Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra 2022/2023 Season Preview with Conductor Carlo Ponti
I am excited to share with you the video below to the video preview of the
Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra's 2022/23 season which promises to be one of our
most exciting yet, with our biggest array ever of young talent making
their debuts with our Orchestra for life-changing, transformative experiences!!
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Kiss Me! Delighting in Donkeys By Photographer and Contributor Dianne Gowder
If you are out walking in Rolling Hills Estates you might be lucky to come across four of the cutest donkeys around! I was smitten the first time I discovered them hidden away in a shady corner off one of the trails.
Who doesn’t love a face like this?
Meet Mario.
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James Webb Space Telescope Surprises By William Lama, Ph.D
NASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet | NASA
The new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images of the cosmos are beautifully awe-inspiring. But to professional astronomers and cosmologists they are extremely surprising. In the flood of technical papers published online since July 12, the authors report that the JWST images show surprisingly many galaxies, galaxies that are surprisingly smooth, surprisingly small and surprisingly old.
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Hummingbirds of the Palos Verdes Peninsula By Local Photographer Randy Harwood
As a Volunteer Trail Watch member with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy as well as an enthusiastic birder and photographer, I can generally count on always seeing hummingbirds when I get out into nature, very often on the 1,400 acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. Thanks to the Conservancy and thousands of supporters, the hummingbirds have an area to call home on these protected lands.
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Your Precious Pet Deserves It. What is Proper Pet Nutrition? Come and Get It! By Jonathan Garay for Sowley For Pets
This is a topic/question I have Researched and discussed for almost 16 years now, and I love it. Hello, my name is Jonathan and I would like to tell you about my story and how we got here. I was 15 when my sister tricked my divorced parents into getting us our first dog.
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Professors Insure Palos Verdes to be Featured at the Los Angeles Film Festival By Kari H. Sayers
As part of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Bruce Schwartz’s movie JUSTICE FOR LIZZIE, much of which is shot in Palos Verdes, has been selected to play on September 5–Labor Day — at 5 pm at the Regal Cinemas, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles.
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Nine Helpful Rules By Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, Ph.D., President of the International Hypnosis Federation
Real help promotes self-realization that enhances life and honors each individual. This is enhanced by these helpful rules:
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Looking Towards A Bigger Tomorrow The Port of Long Beach Begins Demolition of the Gerald Desmond Bridge By Photographer and Contributor Steve Tabor
In July on a Saturday morning, the Port of Long Beach began to remove the fifty-four-year-old Gerald Desmond Bridge (GDB) in order to accommodate the Port’s growing commercial operations and ever-increasing numbers of vehicles carrying commuters and commercial vehicles utilizing the GDB throughout the day to reach local and faraway destinations.
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Lectures with Lianne presents a FREE Lecture September 9, 2022 - Magical Old Hollywood History Created on the Palos Verdes Peninsula With Historian and Author Marc Wanamaker
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! A FUN, FREE & FANTASTIC LECTURE ON September 9, 2022 AT 4PM AT HESSE COMMUNITY PARK.
Magical Old Hollywood History Created on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with Marc Wanamaker
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Talking with Talented Author Christopher J. Lynch, author of DARK STATE, a Modern-Day Thriller Set in California.
The author of the top-rated celebrity biography, Eddie: The Life and Times of America’s Preeminent Bad Boy, and the award-winning One Eyed Jack crime novel series about a professional blackmailer who operates in and around the South Bay, sits down to talk about his latest work, DARK STATE, a modern-day thriller about a terrorist attack that takes down California’s electrical grid.
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Your Friend and Mine "Wally", Tony Dow By Author & Contributor Christopher J. Lynch
One of the best things about being a writer is meeting amazing people. Tony Dow was an amazing person.
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Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Calendar of Events for September 2022
SPECIAL EVENTS
Guided Nature Walk at George F Canyon Preserve with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Saturday, September 10th, 9am. Wander along a willow-filled canyon stream with restored coastal sage scrub habitat. Look down on the Peninsula’s rare Catalina Schist from one of the few places you can see the rock exposed. Easy to moderate. Sign up at: pvplc.org/calendar
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They’ll Be Baaaaaaack! The Goats of Fire Grazers, Inc. Wraps Up Their Annual Peninsula Visit By Steve Tabor
For the owners of Fire Grazers, Inc. Michael Choi and his brothers, Aaron and Joseph, their annual visits to the Peninsula present a unique experience for their goats who perform bush clearance activities around the Peninsula and other areas across our state.
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Time to Glow-up - Before and Afters MC Design By Local Interior Designer and Tastemaker Megan Dufresne (ASID)
We have covered so many design elements in our monthly articles over the last 11 months that in honor of our 12th article we wanted to round out the year with a showcase of some amazing before and afters that implement many of the design tips and tricks we've shared. From total home remodels to some strategic cosmetic upgrades, we'll show you just how much of an impact even small changes can make.
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Point Vicente Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Donates Five Historical Books
Members of the Point Vicente Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution gathered at the Peninsula Center Library in Rolling Hills Estates on July 27th to donate five historical books as part of on-going community service.
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The Hollywood Lighthouse Shines the Spotlight on Stars We Love By Kim Castrobran
If there is one thing that lighthouses are sure to conjure up it is nostalgia. It’s no wonder, whether it’s a music video or a war movie, why lighthouses have been the prime locale to bring both television and motion pictures to life.
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Perspectives on Point Vicente Lighthouse by Erik Jay
Point Vicente Lighthouse #1 – The battle ensued and the clash between The United States government and one of its shining members of American history was underway
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A Landscape Photographer’s Journey By Tim Truby
My landscape travel career started in 2014 while I was at Cars.com doing company portraits, events, car show shots. After 7 years, I was ready to cash out. So I thought about what was next and how it would look if I started living the dream with my travel and landscape photography.
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