March-April 2011

March-April 2011

Features

Creative License

Creative License

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Art is the path of the creator to his work.” For these local visual and performing artists, there’s a personal journey behind every audience ovation. For these...

Home Improvement

Home Improvement

Hermosa Beach residents for more than 10 years, Kari and Dennis Doody replaced their original shelter with a brand new, entertaining-friendly, Spanish revival home.

The Art of Adventure

The Art of Adventure

For Palos Verdes art collector and gallery owner Michael Hamson, a meeting of quality, utility, clarity, power and elegance separates the art from the artifact.

Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

From the first full-length film to a teen sensation’s sitcom, the South Bay has provided the backdrop for many memorable moments on both the big and small screens. Film historian and local writer...

Arts Preview

Arts Preview

The South Bay and greater Los Angeles area will soon come alive with an exciting mix of performances, gallery shows and more to drop in your iPhone calendar. Here are a few arts and entertainment...

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Local Talent

Dency Nelson

Dency Nelson

A longtime behind-the-scenes force at live television broadcasts, this Hermosa resident brings his passion for the environment front and center.

William and Marianne Hunter

William and Marianne Hunter

Longtime Peninsula residents, this well-crafted couple finds artistic inspiration in nature and each other.

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Chic Boutique

Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

Hot or iced, this Manhattan Beach shop and café is our cup of tea

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The Arts

Celebrate. Appreciate. Create.

Celebrate. Appreciate. Create.

When Palos Verdes Estates was nothing more than a planned development on the Peninsula map, a cultural arm of the community was already in the works. Eighty years strong, the non-profit continues...

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Fashion

Patron Saint

Patron Saint

Collector, philanthropist and style savant, Manhattan Beach’s Homeira Goldstein champions cultural consciousness in South Bay circles and beyond. Between trips to Hong Kong and India, we caught...

To Fund, or Not to Fund?

To Fund, or Not to Fund?

Across the state of California, public schools are facing a huge budget crisis. In order to address the budgetary shortfall, drastic cuts have already been made in music and visual and performing...

Aloha Oe

Aloha Oe

The 5th annual Southern California Slack Key Festival honored one of the world’s great acoustic guitar traditions in the first and biggest showcase of its kind anywhere outside the islands.

Green Scene

Green Scene

Proto Homes officially put out the welcome mat for a special reception preview hosted at its first sustainable, modern and evolved residence, the Sunlight Residence.

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia

Hermosa Beach Education Foundation’s 3rd Annual Mom’s Night Out made for a fabulous night of fun and laughter at The Comedy & Magic Club, proceeds going to Hermosa Schools.

Tower Record

Tower Record

Lifeguard tower panels from Summer of Color, the largest public art project in the country, were auctioned off to the community at the Hermosa Beach Community Center to raise money for Portraits of...

Now You're Cooking

Now You're Cooking

The Wellness Community-South Bay Cities and Trump National hosted the Undiscovered Chefs Dinner benefiting support programs for cancer patients and their families. Sponsored by Providence Little...

Oscar Buzz

Oscar Buzz

The stars came out in scores to celebrate pre-Oscars at the QVC Red Carpet Style party at the Four Seasons Los Angeles.

Room to Grow

Room to Grow

Providence TrinityCare Hospice Foundation, in partnership with the Torrance Four Rotaries, dedicated its Courtyard Garden Project, redesigned and landscaped for patients at Little Company of...

Love Affair

Love Affair

Over 280 guests attended the 21st annual Valentine Ball at Terranea Resort, a gala event to benefit the Norris Center for the Performing Arts.

Weddings and Wine

Weddings and Wine

The Love Tour at Portofino Hotel and Yacht Club provided South Bay brides and grooms a place to mix and mingle.

Home Run

Home Run

One of baseball’s most respected figures, Tommy Lasorda, visited Chadwick School to speak about “What It Takes to Succeed in Life.”

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Weekender

The Other Sante Fe

The Other Sante Fe

Suffering from post-winter blues? New Mexico’s exhilarating and vibrant capital might offer the perfect remedy.

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Parting Shot

Ready for a Close Up

Ready for a Close Up

Actors Barbara La Marr and Lewis Stone prepare for a scene in the 1926 silent film The Girl from Montmarte.

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