Terpsichore is one of the nine Muses and Goddess of dance and chorus in Greek mythology and the origin of the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance" that’s fundamental to global cultures from the beginning of time; and relevant to story in the films suggested for your viewing pleasure that might inspire to “turn the light fantastic”.
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Chesley Bonestell - A Brush with the Future - zoom and dvd. (Virtual) Sunday, January 29, 2023⋅4:00 – 5:00pm. Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for Zoom event with the filmmaker and Rancho Palos Verdes resident Douglass Stewart who will discuss the amazing life and career of Chesley Bonestell. $30 per family includes home delivery of dvd, which participants can view in advance of this date.
Read MoreThe RMS Queen Mary is the last survivor of the golden age of ocean liners. She was a symbol to many of hope for the future out of the depression, and eventually became even more symbolic after World War II. She now sits docked in Long Beach as a historical landmark, hotel, museum, and events venue, still a sight to behold, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the beginning of her construction, December 1, 1930.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles area has many art collectors with noteworthy collections that the public does not always get to see unless they are loaned to a museum. One unusual collector – a public high school – has some of its treasured paintings
Read MoreMy journey was one of self-teaching. Classroom settings were not really for me so I had no formal photography training. Instead, I learned by observing and reading. I read all I could get my hands on regarding photography, and studied photographers I admired. Ansel Adams’s black and white photos come to mind. How did the photographer apply what I had read about, as far as, rules of composition, use of lighting and subjects?
Read MoreThose of us who love the Palos Verdes Peninsula know that it’s a wondrous place with many stories and traditions. There’s the story of the Tongva and the Chumash tribes. Russian and Aleutian fur traders, Portuguese and Spanish explorers, the Vanderlip family, California surfing history… all are part of PV tradition.
Read MoreDocent Orientation (Virtual) – Thursday, December 8th, 12pm – 1:30pm. Join us and learn how you can share your love of nature with others! Sign up at https://pvplc.volunteerhub.com/.
Read MoreSome Palos Verdes locals may know Chuck Dickerson as a long-time music director at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, but as I learned in our recent conversation, this multi-talented man is involved in many other projects.
Read MoreHow do you measure great art? Is it by the quality of materials in the work? The message it tries to convey to the audience? Or the iridescent life the artist had to experience to develop the ability to capture inspiration onto canvas? On the Palos Verdes Peninsula there is another way to measure art — in miles.
Read MoreI am an early riser so, for me, there is nothing I like better that getting out for a walk first thing in the morning.
We are so fortunate here on the peninsula to enjoy both sunrises and sunsets.
This photo is 17th st in San Pedro basking in the glow.
Put on your sunglasses everyone!
Read MoreNovember and the lovely autumn season seem time for comely comedy with some stories about fun of love, temptation realized or not, films that feature “hooker with a heart of gold” aka, ladies of the night, or in more elegant terms courtesan, who might be working in what been called the “world’s oldest profession, and possesses virtues such as kindness, integrity, generosity.
Read MoreThe world has produced a number of household-name ballerinas like Anna Pavola, Galina Ulanova and Alicia Markova and our own hometown girl, Misty Copeland, who at age 40 has surpassed all expectations in fame, talent and versatility.
Read MoreGuided Nature Walk at Alta Vicente Reserve with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Saturday, November 12th, 9am. Explore rare cactus wren and gnatcatcher restored habitat. Enjoy beautiful views of Catalina Island, blooms of lupine and golden poppy and learn about the military history of the area in honor of Veterans Day. Moderate to strenuous. Sign up at: pvplc.org/calendar
Read MoreMy first sip of wine was at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. If memory serves, I had a Chardonnay that went with my delicious Chicken Piccata.
Read MoreThe South Coast Botanic Garden covers 8 acres and contains over 2500 different species of plants. The garden is also home dozens of species of birds including the following:
Read MoreJoe Ackerman spent over 60 years photographing and getting autographs from over 5,000 stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond. Additionally, he took over 400 candid photos of the iconic stars and was able to come back and have them autograph the photos. Ackerman did all of this while running 3 successful businesses and raising a family of five children.
Read MoreOctober has an element of fantasy, enchantment, ghosts and superstition with All Hallows at the Eve end of the month. Many films to entertain on a haunted evening most are more funny than scary for your viewing consideration.
Read MoreThings do change in a heartbeat, don’t they? When I last interviewed Daniela Saxa-Kaneko she was serving as the interim executive director of the Palos Verdes Art Center. Not long after that the “interim” was dropped—and she was selected to head up the place, a venerable institution which has been serving the Peninsula for 90 years.
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