Torrance, CA -- Presented by the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation, TOCApalooza (formerly South Bay Festival of the Arts) is a free, family-friendly festival with a day packed with entertainment experiences for everyone! Spend Saturday, June 24th, swinging in the summer season with live performances on 3 stages, interactive activities for kids, specialty vendors and exhibitors offering exclusive art work, food, wine, and other adult beverages.
Read MoreA Hilltop Estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean or $5,000,000 is just a $150 raffle ticket away for the lucky winner of the 2023 Palos Verdes Dream House Raffle. The first and oldest house raffle licensed in California, proceeds help fund the Palos Verdes Art Center’s education, exhibition and outreach programs, keeping them available, accessible and affordable during these challenging times.
Read MoreMy friends who meet at Mayers bakery are quite interested in artificial intelligence. We are the “Bakery Boys” and each week we solve one of the world’s big problems. Unfortunately, by the next meeting we have forgotten the problem and the solution. No wonder we are interested in artificial intelligence, or AI.
Read MoreThe Pastel Society of Southern California (PSSC) announces its 14th Annual Gallery Exhibition showcasing members' artworks, to be held April 26 - May 21 at the Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Dr., Suite 117
Read MoreTraveling and capturing iconic locations in photographs is my passion. But sharing one’s work is immensely gratifying as well. That’s not uncommon I guess. Every week folks share photos on Facebook, Instagram and such. But gathering Likes for your photos isn’t nearly gratifying enough. Not when Facebook posts are seen and instantly forgotten.
Read MoreMay is a month of infinite variety with 31 days of different holidays from “old fashioned” May 1st, “National” Truffle Day (2nd), Quiche Lorraine Day (20th), Wine Day(25th), Hamburger Day (28th), and solemn respectful “Memorial Day”, the last Monday of the month, honoring those who died in military service to the United States of America.
Read MoreLong Beach, Calif. – Ken Burns, one of the most recognizable and popular documentary filmmakers of our time is coming to Long Beach as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. He is appearing live at the Terrace Theater on Monday, May 1, 2023 at 8:00pm.
Read MorePalos Verdes Peninsula: March 29, 2023: “Go Wild for the Peninsula” this year on Earth Day weekend. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy has three amazing ways to participate this year: the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour, an Online Silent Auction and an outdoor volunteer day at the White Point Nature Preserve.
Read MoreWhen Erica Bauermeister’s first novel, The School of Essential Ingredients, was published, her mother, Rolling Hills Estates resident Dorothy Rechtin, threw a house party for local readers.
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San Diego has a dynamic and energetic wine growing culture and the number boutique wineries that you can visit continues to grow. At a good number of the wineries, you will often have intimate access to the wine making process, to vineyards and the winemakers of this growing wine region.
Read MoreComedian Sean Leary wants more laughter in the South Bay. You've probably never heard of him. But he doesn't care.
Read MoreRecently I had the very great pleasure to sit down and have a conversation with David Benoit, one of the founding fathers of contemporary jazz and the man who developed the format we know as smooth jazz, a long time Palos Verdes resident.
Read MoreWhen Skinner’s Pharmacy (Skinner’s) opened its doors in 1961 in Rolling Hills Estates, the Peninsula and surrounding communities were home to many family owned and operated businesses dedicated to serving the needs of their community.
Read MoreEarth Day is a global event celebrated every year on April 22. The day is dedicated to promoting environmental protection and awareness, as well as encouraging individuals and communities to take action to preserve our planet.
Read MoreThe Luminaries and Novas of Torrance Memorial Medical Center are non-profit volunteer groups founded in 1990 providing services and financial donations to the hospital. To date, they have donated over $540,000 to support many important hospital projects.
Read MoreWhen my son was three, I said “Bryce, let’s hit the road and I got in the car. He didn’t follow. Instead, he was in the driveway with a stick.
Read MoreA small thing can change a person’s life, said French writer Guy de Maupassant in his short story “The Necklace.” In Maupassant’s story, it was the loss of a borrowed necklace.
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