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Volume XXI, Issue 5 <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> 3
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PENINSULA<br />
Volume XXI, Issue 5<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong><br />
P A L O S V E R D E S P E N I N S U L A M O N T H L Y<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Golf course designer David Kidd<br />
Photo by David Fairchild<br />
PROFILES<br />
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Rolling Hills links to golf<br />
by Kevin Cody<br />
After a decade of costly and complicated lease negotiations,<br />
Rolling Hills Country Club prepares to unveil a new, world<br />
class golf course by Scottish course designer David Kidd<br />
A taste of Terranea<br />
by Richard Foss<br />
Terranea Resort offers a new view and fresh presentation of<br />
the familiar food and wine tasting concept.<br />
Keys to Coleman<br />
by Esther Kang<br />
When not performing in international piano competitions,<br />
Adam Coleman played saxophone in the Palos Verdes<br />
Intermediate School band and then served as battery captain<br />
in the Palos Verdes High School band.<br />
Change of courses<br />
by Richard Foss<br />
HT Grill chef Nael Taki of HT Grill introduces a new menu,<br />
but his signature style is still in evidence.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
14 Providence Gala<br />
20 Viva España<br />
24 <strong>Peninsula</strong> Heritage gala<br />
30 Land Conservancy garden to table<br />
34 Freedom 4 U<br />
36 Torrance Memorial Grammys<br />
44 <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony 50th Anniversary<br />
68 Fort MacArthur reenactment<br />
74 Lunada Bay Harvest Festival<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
42 <strong>Peninsula</strong> gift guide<br />
46 <strong>Peninsula</strong> calendar<br />
72 Around and about<br />
81 Home services<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Providence Gala<br />
Benefiting Cardiovascular<br />
Center<br />
The Providence Celebration Gala, benefiting<br />
the Torrance and San Pedro Providence<br />
Little Company of Mary Medical<br />
Centers, celebrated its 40th annual masquerade<br />
fundraiser at Terranea Resort. The<br />
black tie event specifically supported the<br />
new Cardiovascular Center of Excellence.<br />
Major donors included American Honda<br />
Motor Co., The Centofante family, Driftwood<br />
Healthcare Center and the Jacqueline<br />
Glass family. The high tech auctions utilized<br />
the guests’ smartphones for bidding.<br />
The evening was an inspirational event,<br />
emphasizing compassionate community<br />
healthcare.<br />
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PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
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1. Glenn Thompson and LaRae Mardesic Bechmann.<br />
2. David and Maria Schinderle, Jake and Tracey<br />
Pierson.<br />
3. Neil and Sanam Chhabria.<br />
4. Nazanin Azadi M.D. and Vanessa Benitez.<br />
5. Raju Chhabria, Carlin and Art Edelstein.<br />
6. Beatrice Schlatter, Janet Teague and Philo<br />
Chhabria.<br />
7. Lynn and Jim Watson.<br />
8. Sassan Farjami M.D. and Beata Farjami, Arty<br />
and Kathy Feles.<br />
9. Uriah Melchizedek and Andreea Maxim.<br />
10. Pat and Debbie Greene, Joan and Tom<br />
Connaghan.<br />
11. Sanam Chhabria, Marshall Varon and Shintia<br />
Lynch.<br />
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14 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
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18 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Viva España!<br />
Benefits LA Phil<br />
An intimate, gourmet dinner for<br />
10 was held September 18 at the<br />
Palos Verdes home of Ed and Nancy<br />
DeRenzis. The dinner was the result<br />
of a silent auction prize donated and<br />
hosted by the DeRenzises and Van<br />
and Diana Honeycutt. Chef Matt<br />
Todd prepared a Spanish menu that<br />
included five appetizers, three tapas<br />
courses, two main courses and<br />
dessert. Paired wines were poured by<br />
Jeff Bonafede, owner of Uncorked in<br />
Hermosa Beach. All proceeds went to<br />
the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee for the LA<br />
Philharmonic of which Nancy and<br />
Diana are members. The <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
Committee was founded in 1952 to<br />
help support the LA Philharmonic<br />
and local youth music instruction and<br />
education.<br />
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PHOTOS BY JULIE SISKOWIC<br />
1. Bud Guthrie, David and Barbara Hart,<br />
Linda Bhatia, Karen Gottlieb, Marian Hall,<br />
David Jones, Bill and Phyllis Glantz,<br />
Sharon Guthrie.<br />
2. Jeff Bonafede of Uncorked in Hermosa<br />
Beach.<br />
3. Hosts Nancy and Ed DeRenzis.<br />
4. Tortilla Española, trio of Spanish<br />
cheese, jamon, Spanish olives.<br />
5. Entertainment by flamenco guitarist.<br />
6. Chef Matt Todd.<br />
7. Tomatoes stuffed with couscous and<br />
wild mushrooms.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Heritage Gala<br />
at Brouwerij West<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Heritage School’s annual Spring Gala, hosted by the<br />
PHS Parents Association, brought together parents, friends,<br />
trustees, teachers and administrators at the festive Brouwerij West<br />
in San Pedro. Parents Association co-president and gala chair Tristen<br />
Moffett, and her committee chairs organized an extensive silent<br />
auction, a superb New York Food Co. dinner, and an exciting live<br />
auction. Proceeds benefited <strong>Peninsula</strong> Heritage’s athletic facilities.<br />
1. Nancy Dineen, Head of School<br />
Patricia Cailler and Renee Dokmanovich.<br />
2. Alicia Yarak, Tony Drockton and<br />
Patricia Hogan.<br />
3. Rick and Dee Edler, Eric Gutierrez<br />
and Mike Dokmanovich.<br />
4. Maria Auerbach, PHS Trustee<br />
Art Auerbach and PHS teacher<br />
Kimarie Lynn.<br />
5. PHS Trustee Zita Macdonald,<br />
Head of School Patricia Cailler and<br />
PHS Trustee Robin Mearns.<br />
6. PHS Parents Assoc. Co-Chair<br />
Kate McKenna, gala Committee<br />
Chair Emily Gutierrez, and gala<br />
Chair Tristen Moffett.<br />
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24 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
Chris Adlam<br />
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Gorgeous 6 bedroom Palos Verdes Estates home. Built in 2005, and designed by Edward Carson Beall, this<br />
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Panoramic Queen's Necklace and ocean views from this Coastal Classic in PVE. Charm throughout<br />
with 3 bedrooms and a beautiful veranda and brick patios! $1,895,000<br />
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large, flat backyard with pool, spa, patios and grass play yards. $2,699,000
Beautiful, contemporary 6 bedroom home in Palos Verdes Estates with ocean views. Over 5400<br />
square feet with open, spacious living spaces. Pool and spa too! $3,199,000<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
Land Conservancy<br />
Terranea Pastoral Garden-to-Table Dinner<br />
An illuminated coastline was the backdrop to an extraordinary evening benefiting the<br />
preservation of the <strong>Peninsula</strong>’s natural landscape. The Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land<br />
Conservancy in partnership with Terranea Resort and Whole Foods Market hosted the<br />
Basque themed alfresco dinner. Using only local ingredients, Terranea’s Executive Chef<br />
Bernard Ibarra created a special menu starting with rosemary sangria cocktails and following<br />
with an organic array of sustainable foods and wine. Co-chair Diana Heffernan described<br />
the sold out event as “the ideal fit for the communal garden-to-table event, where<br />
guests enjoy old friends and meet new ones….”<br />
Terri A. Haack, a member of the Conservancy’s President’s Advisory Council and President<br />
of Terranea Resort spoke to guests saying she was delighted to host this special<br />
evening and that it offered a “unique experience that will benefit and support an important<br />
cause close to all of our hearts - preserving our natural landscape.” Sponsors were entered<br />
to win many prizes including a 2-night get-away at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco<br />
with dinner at the Michelin Star Luce Restaurant. Other prizes included a beautiful<br />
painting by acclaimed plein air artist Dan Dempster and guests also had a chance to win<br />
a pair of Silver Oak reserve wines and a VIP wine tasting for 6 at the Silver Oak Winery.<br />
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN,<br />
KIM D. WEST AND LORI HIRSCH STOKOE<br />
1. Executive Director<br />
Andrea<br />
Vona, Diana<br />
Heffernan-<br />
Schrader, Sharon<br />
Ryan, Terranea<br />
President Terri<br />
Haack.<br />
2. William<br />
Hadley, President<br />
of the Board Dr.<br />
Cassie Jones,<br />
Charlotte and<br />
Allen Ginsburg.<br />
3. Jeralyn Glass,<br />
Jacqueline Glass,<br />
President of the<br />
Board Dr. Cassie<br />
Jones, Jill<br />
Gregerson, Diane<br />
and Jim Staes,<br />
Becky Cool, Don<br />
Tuffli.<br />
4. Becky Cool<br />
and Executive Director<br />
Andrea<br />
Vona.<br />
5. Janet Grothe,<br />
Joelle Arnado,<br />
Susan Fitzhenry,<br />
Jolie Rhinehart.<br />
6. Dan Thomas,<br />
Kevin Kim, David<br />
Dykzeul, William<br />
Hadley, Andrew<br />
DeCristofaro,<br />
Sean Hassett,<br />
John Moffitt.<br />
7. Sharon Ryan,<br />
Chuck Klaus and<br />
Marylyn<br />
Ginsburg-Klaus.<br />
8. Austin and<br />
Brandon Nash.<br />
9. Dimitri and<br />
Leah Bizoumis.<br />
10. Joaquin and<br />
Teresa Madrenas<br />
and Evi and David<br />
Meyer.<br />
11. Diana<br />
Heffernan-<br />
Schrader (far<br />
right) enjoying<br />
sunset with<br />
guests.<br />
12. Steve<br />
Napolitano,<br />
Dimitri and Leah<br />
Bizoumis,<br />
Rebekah Kim.<br />
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30 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
LILY LIANG PRESENTS:<br />
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5 Bedrooms, 10 Bathrooms, 12,270 Sq.ft., Lot Size 1.12 acres<br />
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4 Bedrooms + Library, 6 Bathrooms, 6,208sq. Ft, Spacious Media Room,<br />
Bonus Room/Gym,Huge Wine Cellar<br />
12 San Miguel, Rolling Hills Estates<br />
www.12SanMiguel.com<br />
$3,599,000, 5 Bedrooms + Library 6 Bathrooms, 4,500+ sq ft, Approx.<br />
20,000 sq ft lot, Catalin & Ocean Views, Salt water pool/spa & waterfall<br />
5288 Willow Wood Rd., Rolling Hills Estates<br />
www.lilyliang.com<br />
$1,099,000, 4bdrm, 2ba, 1,971 sq ft, Lot Size 9,185 sq ft<br />
Single level home within close proximity to schools & shopping<br />
32 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
PALOS VERDES’ FINEST HOMES & ESTATES FOR OVER 30 YEARS!<br />
COMING<br />
SOON<br />
Monte Malaga, Palos Verdes Estates<br />
$2,399,000, Price includes lot with plans only, 13,000+ sq. ft. lot. 5,000 sq. ft.<br />
Interior, Infinity pool, Ocean/Coastline/Redondo to Malibu Views<br />
605 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates<br />
$28,000/Mo., 6 Bedrooms, 9 Bathrooms, 6,800+ sq ft, 33,000 sq ft<br />
lot, Landmark Oceanfront Chateau , 1 year Lease<br />
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$10,000/Mo., 3 Beds, 4 Baths, 1,830 sq. ft., Fully furnished,<br />
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24 Narcisa Dr., Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
$7,500/mo., 1825 sq.ft., Resort living at it’s best! Fully Furnished and<br />
Boasting incredible ocean & Catalina Island views!<br />
550 Silver Spur Rd. Suite 240, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90275<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong> •
S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Glass receives Freedom4U<br />
George and Etty Allen Award<br />
L<br />
ong time <strong>Peninsula</strong> volunteer and benefactor Jacky Glass was presented<br />
with the George and Etty Allen Lifetime Achievement Award<br />
during the recent Releasing Youth Into Purpose dinner hosted by Freedom4You<br />
at the Palos Verdes Country Club. In addition to Freedom4You,<br />
Glass volunteers for dozens of other charity and community programs,<br />
including H.E.L.P., the Norris Theater, St. Peter’s by the Sea and the Los<br />
Angeles Philharmonic.<br />
Freedom4U helps parents and teens move towards healthier living and<br />
away from substance abuse, using, peer mentors, healthy activities and<br />
service learning. “The unique thing about our program is we will involve<br />
kids in healthy social activities and our service-learning projects,” said<br />
director George Allen.<br />
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1. Jacky Glass receives the George<br />
and Etty Allen Lifetime Achievement<br />
Award from Greg Allen.<br />
2. Freedom4U leadership teens share<br />
their experiences.<br />
3. The Freedom4U Teen band.<br />
4. Jamie Born and friends.<br />
5. Dr. Greg Allen, Dr. Charles Park, Dr.<br />
Nicole Wesley, Mitzi Cress and Jens<br />
Brandt.<br />
6. Jesse Allen, Joanne Culverhouse,<br />
Roma Mistry, Greg and Christine Allen.<br />
7. Freedom4U Board Members<br />
Michael Kroll, Greg Allen, Lauren<br />
Forbes, Ashton Smith, Suzy<br />
Zimmerman, Peter Boesen and John<br />
Corrales.<br />
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34 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
Enjoy The Holidays in a Spectacular Lake Arrowhead Estate<br />
160 Cedar Ridge Drive<br />
9 Bedrooms, 11 Bathrooms, 16,000 sq ft<br />
$4,925,000<br />
Spectacular French Chateau located in the gated enclave of multi-million dollar homes in Cedar Ridge Estates. Nestled on 2.73 acres<br />
of wooded land, this private property showcases a main residence, separate apt, and a guest house. featuring 9 ensuite bedrooms,<br />
11 baths, 9 fireplaces, and an elevator. Mature cedar and pine trees provide an ideal setting for this impeccably maintained, elegant<br />
remodeled estate. A Magnificent Grate Room with 25 Ft. ceiling, grand fireplace and a gorgeous hand painted mural is the focal<br />
point of this stunning French Manor. Spacious kitchen features a banquette, stainless steel appliances and a butler's pantry. All the<br />
bedrooms are generous in size and beautifully decorated. Retreat to the gentleman's den w/bar and spiral staircase leading up to<br />
the 2nd floor library. A child's fantasy bedroom has 12 built-in bunk beds and an adorable kids bathroom. On the lower level is a<br />
separate apartment w/ 2 bedrooms and kitchen; a wine cellar, gym, and a 3/4 bath. A Fairy Tale guest house offers all the amenities<br />
of a small home w/ 2 car garage. Grounds include an outdoor kitchen, children's playground, fruit trees and several areas to enjoy<br />
the amazing vistas. Lake and beach privileges are included. It's a castle in the Forest.<br />
Shirley Walters<br />
Coldwell Banker- Redlands<br />
Office: (909) 748-5130<br />
Email: shirleywalters@coldwellbanker.com<br />
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Jane Angel<br />
Previews Property Specialist<br />
Coldwell Banker- PV Beach Cities<br />
Cell: (310)292-2290<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
And the GRAMMY<br />
Goes to…<br />
Torrance Memorial patrons<br />
The Torrance Memorial Foundation hosted<br />
a dinner party at the GRAMMY Museum<br />
at LA Live to recognize its foundation patrons.<br />
More than 100 guests spent the evening viewing<br />
the exhibits featuring the clothing, work<br />
and career milestones of legends such as The<br />
Beatles, Michael Jackson and The Rolling<br />
Stones, as well as trying their hand at being<br />
rock stars with various hands-on exhibits.<br />
After taking in the displays, donors enjoyed<br />
dinner and wine on the museum’s rooftop terrace<br />
with spectacular views of the Los Angeles<br />
skyline. Craig Leach, president and CEO<br />
of Torrance Memorial, thanked patrons for<br />
their support of the medical center. For<br />
more information on the Torrance<br />
Memorial Patrons program, visit<br />
torrancememorial.org/giving.<br />
1. Sandy VandenBerge, Kim<br />
Vallee and Song Klein.<br />
2. Nadine Bobit and Pam Crane.<br />
3. Adam Wagner and Sandra<br />
Sanders.<br />
4. Pam Crane, Sally Eberhard and<br />
Judy Sipes.<br />
5. Dan and Marie Stefferud, Barbara<br />
Bentley, Phil and Christina<br />
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Pavesi and David Bentley.<br />
6. Scott and Krissie Douglas,<br />
Greg and Grant Geiger.<br />
7. Liz and Rich Umbrell, Heidi<br />
Hoffman M.D. and Erin Hoffman.<br />
8. Christie Otis, Russ Varon,<br />
Shintia Lynch, Marshall Varon,<br />
Paula Bold and Ed Bold, M.D.<br />
9. David and Ann Buxton.<br />
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10. Del McCulloch, Diana and<br />
Van Honeycutt, Bobbie and George<br />
Farinsky.<br />
11. Kim Vallee, Judy Gassner,<br />
Song Klein, Buddy Parks, Carla<br />
Zanino and Kathleen Parks.<br />
PHOTOS BY DEIDRE DAVIDSON<br />
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The Gift of Luxury<br />
A Sparkling Holiday<br />
Inspired by nature and the beauty of<br />
the world around us, Yael's signature<br />
style blends vintage with classical and<br />
modern influences.<br />
Medawar Fine Jewelers<br />
810C Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates<br />
(310) 544-0052<br />
medawarfinejewelers.com<br />
Give the gift of<br />
Terranea, with indulgent<br />
experiences for friends<br />
and family members including<br />
resort stays, spa<br />
treatments, golf, outdoor<br />
adventures, dining, and<br />
more.<br />
Terranea Resort<br />
100 Terranea Way,<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
(866) 990-7289<br />
Terranea.com<br />
A Gift of Beauty<br />
Purchase a gift certificate at Celibre Medical Laser<br />
Dermatology in November or <strong>Dec</strong>ember and receive<br />
10% off the value.<br />
Celibre<br />
23211 Hawthorne Blvd., Second Floor, Torrance<br />
(800) 689-1571. Celibre.com/beach<br />
Always a delicious gift!<br />
Admiral Risty Gift Certificates<br />
Available in any denomination and they<br />
never expire.<br />
Stop in or call Wayne or Tim today!<br />
The Admiral Risty<br />
(310) 377-0050<br />
www.admiralristy.com<br />
31250 P.V. Drive West • Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
The Magic of Mova<br />
Luxurious, eco-friendly<br />
globes that channel energy<br />
from ambient light and<br />
the earth’s magnetic field<br />
to rotate continuously on<br />
their own.<br />
Nantucket Crossing<br />
867 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates<br />
(310) 377-7201<br />
nantucketcrossing.com<br />
Celebrate the Season with books<br />
by Mary Jo Hazard<br />
The Peacocks of Palos Verdes, P is for Palos Verdes and<br />
Palo’s World<br />
Available at Pointe Discovery at Terranea, Nantucket<br />
Crossing, Point Vicente Interpretive Center and on<br />
Amazon.com<br />
MaryJoHazard.com<br />
Info@MaryJoHazard.com<br />
Morgan’s Jewelers<br />
Palos Verdes<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Shopping<br />
Center 50-C<br />
Rolling Hills Estates<br />
(310) 541-2052<br />
Morgansjewelerspv.com<br />
Give the Gift of<br />
Authentic Italian Cooking<br />
at Deluca Trattoria this Holiday Season.<br />
Gift certificates, private dining available<br />
for family, business, social events.<br />
Lunch & Dinner.<br />
Deluca Trattoria<br />
225 Richmond Street<br />
Downtown El Segundo<br />
(310) 640-7600<br />
Delucapasta.com<br />
ift Guide<br />
The Perfect Place<br />
for your Holiday Parties & Special Events!<br />
Join Us <strong>Dec</strong>. 24-25 and New Year’s Eve -<br />
for party, live music and dancing!<br />
La Rive Gauche<br />
320 Tejon Place<br />
Palos Verdes Estates<br />
(310) 378-0267<br />
LaRiveGauchePV.com<br />
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Musical Gifts for Everyone<br />
Give a gift that lasts a lifetime. Music<br />
Rhapsody has instruments and lessons<br />
for all ages. Perfect gifts for teachers<br />
too! Learn more at MusicRhapsody.com.<br />
Music Rhapsody<br />
1603 Aviation Blvd. #1, Redondo Beach<br />
(310) 376-8646<br />
MusicRhapsody.com<br />
Morgan’s Jewelers Palos Verdes<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Shopping Center 50-C<br />
Rolling Hills Estates<br />
(310) 541-2052<br />
Morgansjewelerspv.com<br />
Give the Gift of Travel<br />
Give that special someone a memorable trip<br />
from custom vacations to exotic cruises or simply<br />
a flight to a favorite destination. Travel is<br />
happiness and one of the only things to buy that<br />
makes a person richer.<br />
We are an accredited full service Travel Agency<br />
in the South Bay.<br />
Pacific Heights Travel<br />
Your Holiday Travel Planner<br />
2204 Elm Ave., Manhattan Beach<br />
(310) 802-0066 or PacificHeightsTrvl@gmail.com<br />
PacificHeightsTravelAgency.com<br />
The Gift of Relaxation<br />
Give the gift of a<br />
therapeutic,<br />
stress relieving, relaxing<br />
thai massage<br />
Men / Women / Couples<br />
Body Scrub, Swedish, Sports, Thai<br />
$60/hr * $10 OFF<br />
Original Thai Massage<br />
7 days 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. * Visa & MC<br />
(310) 539-6097<br />
2231 Lomita Blvd, Lomita<br />
Holiday <strong>2016</strong><br />
Mama Terano<br />
Don’t forget about Mama Terano for<br />
your last minute to-go food.<br />
We can fill in the voids or do the<br />
whole thing! Call us for details.<br />
Mama Terano<br />
815 Deep Valley Dr., Rolling Hills Estates<br />
(310) 377-5757<br />
Mama Terano Cafe<br />
36 Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates<br />
(310) 375-6767<br />
Mamaterano.com<br />
Timeless treasure<br />
Hermês watches embody French<br />
elegance and most are inspired by<br />
timeless styling of equestrian and<br />
nautical themes.<br />
Medawar Fine Jewelers<br />
810C Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates<br />
(310) 544-0052<br />
medawarfinejewelers.com<br />
Del Amo Motorsports<br />
Over 600 new & used units and all your favorite gear<br />
and apparel brands.<br />
Del Amo Motorsports<br />
2500 Marine Ave., Redondo Beach<br />
(310) 220-2223<br />
PV Grill<br />
Book Your Holiday Party<br />
in our Private Room!<br />
Call today for details and<br />
to make reservations!<br />
PV Grill<br />
in Lunada Bay Plaza<br />
2325 Palos Verdes Drive West<br />
(310) 750-6877<br />
facebook.com/pvgrill<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
50th Anniversary<br />
Gala<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony Orchestra<br />
The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony Orchestra celebrated<br />
its 50th anniversary of presenting<br />
free concerts to the community during a dinner<br />
served by the Red Onion at the Rolling<br />
Hills home of Richard Colyear. Dinner was<br />
followed by a concert of wind instruments<br />
conducted by maestro Gary Berkson. Guests<br />
enjoyed strolling through the Versailles-style<br />
gardens and viewing the orchid greenhouse,<br />
roosters, doves and horses, including a<br />
Friesian show horse.<br />
Maestro Joseph Valenti who lived in Palos<br />
Verdes Estates, founded the orchestra at the<br />
Unitarian Church on Monte Malaga Drive<br />
during a rainy night in 1967. His goal was to<br />
provide music for the betterment of the community<br />
and have the orchestra achieve national<br />
prominence. John Williams, the<br />
organization’s president, has been instrumental<br />
in securing continuing support from the<br />
community.<br />
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PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
1. Web Castor, Marion Ruth, Mancy Kimber, Horse<br />
and Tom Redfield.<br />
2. (Front) Mona Gifford, Terri Zinkiewicz, Jean<br />
Dunn, Jean Shriver and Lilli Tom and (back) Paul<br />
Keye, Jack Reider, Betty Reider, Virginia Whittier.<br />
3. Anne and Ray Destabelle.<br />
4. Terri Zinkiewicz and president John Williams.<br />
5. Jackie Crowley, Eugene McAdoo, Wayne Lynch<br />
and Martha Mathes.<br />
6. Betty and Jack Reider.<br />
7. Midge Trost and Sue Williams.<br />
8. Jean Shriver, Tom Redfield and Ann Buxton.<br />
9. Lisa Valenti Barnes and Marion Ruth.<br />
10. Host Richard Colyear, Terry Dallam and Cliff<br />
Meidl.<br />
11. Marion Ruth.<br />
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Marcus Chang<br />
PVRSO feature soloist<br />
Scotch Phantasy<br />
by Max Bruch<br />
Christmas Concert<br />
Saturday, <strong>Dec</strong>. 3rd<br />
7:00PM<br />
The Church of Jesus Christ of<br />
Latter-day Saints<br />
5845 Crestridge Rd, RPV<br />
(310) 541-0601<br />
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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS<br />
Compiled by Mary Jane Schoenheider<br />
You can email your event to our address: penpeople@easyreadernews.com<br />
All submissions must be sent by the 10th of each month prior to event taking place.<br />
Ongoing<br />
Annual Holiday Boutique<br />
Having a hard time finding that gift for the person that has everything? Finish<br />
up your last minute shopping at the Assistance League of San Pedro-South<br />
Bay’s Holiday Boutique. The boutique has a selection of unique gift items that<br />
will appeal to everyone on your list. All proceeds benefit local philanthropic<br />
programs. Sale Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays, and 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturdays.<br />
Now through January 4, 2017. 1441 W. 8th Street (Weymouth Corners),<br />
San Pedro. (310) 832-8355 ext. 221.<br />
Saturday-Sunday, November 19-20<br />
Nutcracker<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> School of Performing Arts performs The Nutcracker. Saturday, 2<br />
and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Norris Theater, 27570 Norris Center Dr., Rolling<br />
Hills Estates. (310) 544-0403 x221 or pspadance.com.<br />
Saturday, November 19<br />
“Unbranded” Horses<br />
Part of the PV Land Conservancy’s Beauty in Nature series, “Unbranded” is<br />
a film about 16 mustangs and four men riding Mexico to Canada. The documentary<br />
tracks the fresh-out-of-college buddies as they set out on the adventure<br />
of a lifetime. 4 p.m. $10. 18 and under free. Tickets at pvplc.org or (310)<br />
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541-7613. Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W 6th St, San Pedro.<br />
Promenade Tree lighting<br />
Enjoy local youth talent from Amuse Music Center and Elite Dance, sip hot<br />
cocoa and meet a surprise guest. Free. 5 p.m. Promenade on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>,<br />
550 Deep Valley Dr., Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Saturday, November 26<br />
Guided Nature Walk<br />
Sponsored by PVP Land Conservancy. 10 - 11 a.m. White Pt Nature Preserve,<br />
San Pedro. Information (310) 541-7613 or RSVP at: pvplc.org.<br />
Sunday, November 27<br />
Another ‘Cracker<br />
Elite Dance Studio presents Twisted Nutcracker. 3 p.m. Warner Grand Theater,<br />
478 West 6th Street, San Pedro. elitedancepac.com for tickets, info.<br />
Tuesday, November 29<br />
ACT II Back to Broadway auditions<br />
Act II, a support group for Palos Verdes Performing Arts, is looking for talented<br />
performers to sing and dance to favorites from Broadway musicals at its 31st<br />
annual variety show. Auditions for “Back To Broadway” will be held at the<br />
Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion. Appointments for both solos and groups are being<br />
taken for times between 5:30 to 10 p.m. Participants should choose music<br />
from a popular Broadway musical to tie in with this year’s theme, and come<br />
prepared with a three minute act of dancing, singing or a combination of a<br />
special talent. An accompanist will be available. This season’s show is set for<br />
March 3-5, 2017 at the Norris Theatre. This year’s production will be in a different<br />
format, with audience members invited to participate in some of the<br />
numbers. For more information call co-producer Maureen Brugh at (310) 375-<br />
3328. 501 Indian Peak Road in Rolling Hills.<br />
Torrance Memorial’s Annual Holiday Festival<br />
TMMC begins its 33rd annual Holiday Festival fundraiser. The festival features<br />
more than 36 themed, decorated trees, live entertainment, the South Bay’s<br />
largest holiday boutique, an opportunity drawing, children's activities and a<br />
food court. Tree themes include “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” “The<br />
Magic of Oz,” and “Floating Through the <strong>Dec</strong>ades,” featuring award-winning<br />
floats by the Torrance Rose Float Association. $5. Hours: Tuesday, Nov. 29,<br />
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, <strong>Dec</strong>.<br />
1, Saturday, <strong>Dec</strong>. 3, Sunday, <strong>Dec</strong>. 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Senior Days: (free for<br />
seniors and those with limited mobility) Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Thursday,<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Service Group Night: ($2 admission<br />
for nonprofit and community service group members) Thursday, <strong>Dec</strong>. 1, 4 to<br />
9 p.m. Torrance Memorial Medical Center, 3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance. For<br />
more information, call (310) 517-4606 or visit TorranceMemorial.org/holidayfestival.<br />
Torrance Memorial’s Festival Fashion Show<br />
Cocktail and evening dresses by Kevan Hall Designs, as well as rare and original<br />
fur fashions and designs by Edwards-Lowell Furs Beverly Hills will be<br />
shown. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $125 per person. For tickets call (310) 517-<br />
4606 or visit TorranceMemorial.org/holidayfestival.<br />
Friday-Saturday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2-3<br />
PV Art Center Holiday Art Sale<br />
Friday, 1 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reception Friday <strong>Dec</strong>ember<br />
2 from 5 to 8 p.m. with holiday entertainment and refreshments hosted by<br />
The Circle. Since 1975, Palos Verdes Art Center has held an art sale to welcome<br />
the Holiday Season. This year's PVAC Student and Instructor Holiday<br />
Sale will feature ceramics, glass, textiles and jewelry, as well as painting,<br />
drawing and prints. A percentage of the proceeds funds much needed equip-<br />
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St. John Fisher Catholic Church<br />
Christmas Eve, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 24<br />
Masses in Church and<br />
Parish Activity Center<br />
4:00 pm Church<br />
4:00 pm Parish Activity Center<br />
6:00 pm Church<br />
8:00 pm Church<br />
Midnight Mass Church<br />
Carols begin at 11:30 pm<br />
Christmas Day, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 25<br />
All Masses in Church<br />
7:30 am<br />
9:00 am<br />
10:45 am<br />
12:30 pm<br />
No evening Mass<br />
Please join us as we celebrate the<br />
Birth of Our Lord<br />
Corner of Crest and Crenshaw<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes 310-377-5571 www.sjf.org<br />
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ment for the PVAC studios. Palos<br />
Verdes Art Center, 5504 West Crestridge<br />
Road, Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
(310) 541-2479. info@pvartcenter.org.<br />
Friday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2<br />
Seaside Beaders<br />
A special interest group of the Embroiderers'<br />
Guild of America is meeting<br />
at 9:30 a.m., at St. Francis<br />
Episcopal Church, 2200 Via Rosa,<br />
Palos Verdes Estates. This will be a<br />
"catch up" meeting to finish projects<br />
started earlier in the year. Visitors<br />
are welcome and you may bring<br />
your own project to work on. For<br />
more information, please call Idele<br />
(310 540-6104 or visit our web<br />
page at azureverdeega.com/<br />
bead_ projects.com.<br />
Banning Luncheon<br />
Victorian Christmas Luncheon in the<br />
Stagecoach Barn, 11:30 a.m. -<br />
1:30 p.m. Elegant plated lunch, holiday<br />
entertainment and special<br />
sneak preview of Victorian-decorated<br />
Museum. Banning Museum,<br />
401 East ‘M’ Street, Wilmington.<br />
Call (310) 548-2005 for tickets and<br />
reservations.<br />
TMMC Festival Gala<br />
The Festival Night Dinner Gala will<br />
include silent and live auctions. 5:30<br />
to 10 p.m. $300 per person/$550<br />
per couple. Bid online from November<br />
9 through 22 by visiting biddingforgood.com/holidayfestival.To<br />
make reservations to attend any of<br />
the events or for Opportunity Drawing<br />
tickets, call the Foundation at<br />
(310) 517-4703. For recorded general<br />
event information, call (310)<br />
517-4606 or visit TorranceMemorial.org/holidayfestival.<br />
Saturday-Sunday,<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 3-4<br />
Victorian Celebration<br />
Kick off the holiday season in grand<br />
style at the Banning Museum’s Annual<br />
Victorian Christmas Celebration<br />
and Open House! Event admission<br />
is free. Visitors will enjoy period entertainment,<br />
tours of the Museum<br />
decorated in holiday splendor, refreshments,<br />
a children’s craft, a<br />
blacksmith, a horse-drawn trolley<br />
ride between The Banning Museum<br />
and Drum Barracks Civil War Museum<br />
as well as local food and craft<br />
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vendors. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. 401 East M Street, Wilmington.<br />
(310) 548-7777 or visit Thebanningmuseum.org.<br />
Saturday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 3<br />
Santa breakfast<br />
Treat your family to a personal visit with Santa at Ruby’s Diner, 8:30-10:30<br />
a.m. Bring your camera! Seating is limited. Adults $15, children under 12<br />
free. Cash or check only. (310) 544-7829. Promenade on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>, 550<br />
Deep Valley Dr., Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Sea salt seminar<br />
Attendees will enjoy an intimate workshop, salt pairing, and wine, as they<br />
learn about the Terranea’s sea salt harvesting process with award-winning<br />
chefs. 10 a.m. Sea Salt Conservatory, located adjacent to the Palos Verdes<br />
Ballroom Terrace. $65 per person, advance reservations required. For more<br />
information contact (310) 265-2885. 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos<br />
Verdes.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 4<br />
Family Hike<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land Conservancy family hike with their naturalist<br />
guide to discover habitat, wildlife and more on an easy hike up the canyon<br />
with amazing views of the city. Free. All ages welcome. For more information,<br />
contact (310) 547-0862 or RSVP at: pvplc.org, Events & Activities. First Saturday<br />
Family Hike at George F Canyon, 9 a.m.<br />
Holiday boat parade<br />
More than 60 vessels of all shapes and sizes will participate in the 54th Annual<br />
Los Angeles Harbor Holiday<br />
Afloat Parade starting at 6 p.m. in<br />
the Port of Los Angeles Main Channel.<br />
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti<br />
has been invited to serve as this<br />
year’s Grand Marshal to preside<br />
over this spectacular display of boats<br />
celebrating the nation’s largest international<br />
trade gateway. laharborholidayafloat.org.<br />
Bach’s Magnifcat<br />
Johann Sebastian Bach’s first major<br />
liturgical composition with a Latin<br />
text, written in 1723 for Christmas<br />
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Lunch with Santa<br />
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San Pedro holiday parade<br />
Enjoy a festive holiday extravaganza beginning at 1 p.m. Parade travels up<br />
Pacific Ave. at 13th St., turns right on Sixth St and ends at Palos Verdes St.<br />
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Holiday Concert Wonder and Joy<br />
Celebrate the season with the Palos Verdes Symphonic Band’s annual holiday<br />
concert, Wonder and Joy, at 5 p.m. in the Frances Young Hall at the South<br />
Coast Botanic Garden. The program consists of traditional Christmas, winter,<br />
and Hanukkah favorites, including Morton Lauridsen’s beautiful O Magnum<br />
Mysterium. The band is especially honored to feature guest musician James<br />
Miller, Associate Principal Trombone with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Tickets<br />
are only $10 each for adults, with free admission for children 12 years of age<br />
and under, and are available in the Botanic Garden courtyard just prior to<br />
concert time. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Speaker series<br />
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Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes. (310) 377-1650 ext.222.<br />
Celebration of the season<br />
Enjoy lively entertainment, holiday crafts for all ages and spirited music from<br />
local entertainment at Terranea’s tree lighting ceremony. Share your holiday<br />
spirit and bring an unwrapped gift to donate to Toys for Tots. 5 p.m. Complimentary<br />
with toy donation. Catalina<br />
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Palos Verdes. For information, (310)<br />
265-2800.<br />
Sat., <strong>Dec</strong>ember 10<br />
Guided Nature Walk<br />
By Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land Conservancy<br />
at Filiorum Reserve, 9 a.m.<br />
Walk Jack’s Hat Trail on this 191-<br />
acre property linking the Three Sisters<br />
and Portuguese Bend Reserves.<br />
This wildlife corridor boasts beautiful<br />
ocean views and native habitat. This<br />
is a strenuous walk. Park on the<br />
street on Ocean Terrace Drive near<br />
Pacifica Drive, RPV. Free and open<br />
to the public. For more information,<br />
contact (310) 541-7613 ext. 201 or<br />
sign up at pvplc.org/ _events/NatureWalkRSVP.asp.<br />
Volunteer Day at White<br />
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Help beautify the native demonstration<br />
garden and surrounding habitat,<br />
9 a.m. – noon. Sign up at<br />
pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Family Storytime<br />
Stories, songs and more for all at the<br />
White Point Nature Education Center,<br />
10 a.m. Share the joy of story<br />
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telling with your children and introduce them to the beauty of our natural surroundings.<br />
Retired Children’s Librarian Carla Sedlacek will read stories and<br />
lead activities featuring nature themes using exciting props and songs. Bring<br />
the whole family! Free. 1600 W. Paseo del Mar, San Pedro. RSVP at:<br />
pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Holiday Ice Spectacular<br />
Group and solo performances, all ages and levels. 5 p.m. Promenade Ice<br />
Chalet, 550 Deep Valley Dr., RHE. (310) 541-6630.<br />
Nutcracker, too<br />
San Pedro City Ballet returns with a holiday season tradition, featuring their<br />
corps de ballet and some of San Pedro's ballet stars of the future. Truly a magical<br />
experience for the entire family. 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets $19-$39. Warner<br />
Grand Theater, 478 West 6th Street, San Pedro. SanPedroCityBallet.org.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 11<br />
Annual Christmas Pageant<br />
Neighborhood Church will be presenting the annual Christmas Pageant at 6<br />
p.m. and again at 8 p.m. Music by the Bell Choir and caroling will begin at<br />
5:30 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary where the Christmas journey begins. Everyone<br />
is invited to attend this traditional Christmas event retelling the Christmas<br />
story enacted in picturesque tableaus set in scenic locations throughout the<br />
property of the beautiful Neighborhood Church. Be stirred by the Annunciation<br />
and awed by the Christmas star and angels. Visit the shepherds overlooking<br />
their flocks by a fireside surrounded by animals in a stunning pastoral setting.<br />
Be turned away at the Inn. View the Magi in their glorious attire, bearing gifts<br />
to the blessed newborn Jesus. See Herod’s Court in all its decadence and<br />
grandeur, and finally end your journey at the scene of new hope, the Nativity<br />
set in a cliffside grotto. This is an event suitable for the entire family and is offered<br />
each year free to the public. A<br />
Christmas offering of canned goods<br />
for a local food bank will be collected.<br />
The Neighborhood Church is<br />
located at 415 Paseo del Mar, Palos<br />
Verdes Estates. For information call<br />
(310) 200-1798.<br />
Nutcracker redux<br />
San Pedro City Ballet’s holiday tradition.<br />
A magical experience for the<br />
entire family. 2 p.m. Tickets $19-<br />
$39. Warner Grand Theater, 478<br />
West 6th Street, San Pedro. SanPedroCityBallet.org.<br />
Swinging holiday<br />
A Big Band Christmas- featuring<br />
Gene Krupa Tribute Orchestra. 2<br />
p.m. Norris Theater, 27570 Norris<br />
Center Dr., Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
(310) 544-0403. palos verdesperformingarts.com<br />
Holiday Chorale concert<br />
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Nature Walk<br />
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A decade of lease negotiations nearly<br />
forced Rolling Hills Country Club to<br />
close permanently and did force it to close<br />
for two years. Now it is awaiting the<br />
opening of a new golf course that may<br />
rival the best in the world<br />
Golf course designer David Kidd during a visit last month to<br />
Rolling Hills Country Club. Photo by David Fairchild
Rolling Hills Country Club general manager Greg Young, club president Aubie Goldenberg<br />
and Chadmar Group builder Chuck Lande. Photo by Kevin Cody<br />
Kidd<br />
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by Kevin Cody<br />
In April 2014, builder Chuck<br />
Lande invited golf course designer<br />
David Kidd to walk the Rolling<br />
Hills Country Club golf course. That<br />
year, Kidd’s Gamble Sands in Brewster,<br />
Washington, had been named<br />
the best new golf course in the<br />
United States by Golf Digest. Kidd had<br />
already achieved golf immortality<br />
with the opening of Bandon Dunes in<br />
Oregon in 1999. Bandon Dunes was<br />
modeled after Scotland’s St. Andrews,<br />
golfing’s birthplace, and the equally<br />
historic Scottish course Gleneagles,<br />
where Kidd grew up as the son of the<br />
golf course’s superintendent.<br />
Lande grew up in Rancho Palos<br />
Verdes in a home his mother still lives<br />
in. He attended Chadwick School and<br />
USC and is the founder of The Chadmar<br />
Group, named after his son Chad<br />
and daughter Marisa. Chadmar built<br />
the Grand Del Mar Golf Club, its 134<br />
fairway homes and the neighboring,<br />
five-star Grand Del Mar Hotel.<br />
Lande planned to build 114 fairway<br />
homes at Rolling Hills and wanted<br />
Kidd to design the club’s new golf<br />
course.<br />
“I looked at the practice range and<br />
thought, Oh, this may not be all I had<br />
hoped for. It was, not the worst I’d<br />
seen, but close,” Kidd would recall.<br />
“It was obvious the course had been<br />
cobbled together over generations<br />
and not a lot of thought had been<br />
given to the overall composition.”<br />
“I was on the point of thanking<br />
Chuck for the opportunity and leaving<br />
when we reached the highest<br />
point of the course and I was able to<br />
look down into the quarry. It wasn’t<br />
a rock quarry. It was a sand quarry.”<br />
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gredient to make a great course, ” Kidd said.<br />
Kidd was also attracted by the opportunity to build a course overlooking<br />
Los Angeles, adding views of a third global city to TPC Stonebrae, overlooking<br />
San Francisco and Beaverbrook, overlooking London.<br />
A third appeal, which Kidd alluded to during a recent visit to Rolling<br />
Hills, was the opportunity to quiet his critics.<br />
‘I’ve heard a few green-eyed monsters say my courses are successful because<br />
I get great sites.” That criticism wouldn’t apply to the Rolling Hills<br />
site because Kidd planned to level the site, literally.<br />
Into the rough<br />
Kidd was correct in his assessment that the course had been cobbled together.<br />
Rolling Hills Country Club opened in 1963 as a par-3, nine-hole<br />
course squeezed onto 14 acres along Palos Verdes Drive East. A round was<br />
$1.25. In 1972, the members, whose aspirations were apparent in the<br />
club’s name, signed a lease with the neighboring Chandler Sand and Gravel<br />
company for another 66 acres, enabling the course to expand to 18 holes<br />
across 99 acres. The new, 6,112 yard course was designed by Ted Robinson,<br />
from the Arnold Palmer Design Company. It was a traditional parkland<br />
course, with tree-lined fairways, neatly groomed bunkers, rose gardens and<br />
ponds with Palos Verdes flagstone waterfalls dotting the namesake rolling<br />
hills.<br />
In 2000, the Chandler family (no relation to the Los Angeles Times’s<br />
Chandlers) told the club they wanted to sell the 66 acres they had leased<br />
to the club. They also planned to sell the adjacent, 61-acre sand and gravel<br />
quarry, which the family founded in the 1930s. Sand and gravel from the<br />
quarry had been used to build Marineland of the Pacific in 1954. In a precursor<br />
to repurposing, when the park was torn down in 1987, the aquarium’s<br />
concrete was trucked back to the quarry and resold as land fill.<br />
The 66-acre lease ran through 2022. The club had until then to acquire<br />
the property or close.<br />
The purchase promised to be both costly and complicated. Approvals<br />
would need to be obtained not only from the city of Rolling Hills Estates,<br />
but also Torrance (the quarry straddled the Torrance border), three school<br />
districts, six property owners associations, utility companies, environmentalists,<br />
Native Americans and over 20 governmental regulatory agencies,<br />
including the FAA.<br />
In addition, the club’s board needed to convince its 465 equity members<br />
to pay a $40,000 assessment, each, and to continue paying dues during the<br />
two years the club would be closed while a new course and clubhouse<br />
were built.<br />
Over 100 members left. Most resigned rather than attempting to sell their<br />
memberships and pay the $25,000 transfer fee.<br />
Finally, in 2008, at a party at the clubhouse, with the 80-year-old Arnold<br />
56 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
have included PGA West in La Quinta, Pelican Hill in Newport and Lande’s Del Mar<br />
wine cellar, gym and a spa. Rendering courtesy Rolling Hills Country Club<br />
Palmer as guest of honor, a jubilant club president Bruce Steckel announced<br />
that a deal had been reached.<br />
Developer John Laing Homes would acquire the Chandler property. The<br />
city would rezone part of the property for residential development, in exchange<br />
for which Laing would fill in the noxious quarry, eliminating pollution<br />
and traffic from the quarry’s 200 daily truck trips. Torrance would<br />
receive $10 million for allowing its portion of the quarry to be annexed by<br />
Rolling Hills Estates. The country club would receive title to 131 acres, including<br />
the quarry, in exchange for helping the home builder obtain the<br />
necessary entitlements and for building a course that would enhance the<br />
value of the fairway homes.<br />
Rather than being forced to close in 2022, the club was to emerge from<br />
the negotiations with a new, $62 million, 160-acre, Arnold Palmer-designed<br />
golf course and a new 60,000 square foot clubhouse overlooking the course<br />
and the Los Angeles Basin.<br />
The $400 million project was arguably to be the largest residential and<br />
recreational community development in the history of the South Bay and<br />
almost certainly larger than any that will be approved in the future.<br />
“All we were waiting for was for the developer to transfer money to the<br />
escrow account. And then the Great Recession of 2008 hit,” current club<br />
president Aubie Goldenberg said during a recent interview.<br />
“Venerable Irvine developer John Laing Homes, one of the nation's<br />
largest, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, joining the growing ranks<br />
of residential builders laid low by the collapse of the housing market,” the<br />
Los Angeles Times reported shortly after the agreement was reached.<br />
Lucky lie<br />
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During the summer of 2013, her son Jake was working in the club’s pro<br />
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dad. But he had been unaware of the club’s problem.<br />
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Lande recalled. “I said, ‘Sure. In high school, I worked with John’s sister<br />
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Robertson was a third generation Chandler and president of the sand<br />
and gravel company. He was heading up the family’s effort to sell the property.<br />
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Lande said.<br />
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Lande’s experience spanned the spectrum, from great success with the<br />
Del Mar course, to a course “put on hold” by the Great Recession in Snow<br />
Creek, Mammoth.<br />
“We built 800 homes in Snow Creek. It had an existing nine hole golf<br />
course that we were going to replace with a new course, along with 600<br />
new homes and a five-star hotel.”<br />
The stalled Snow Creek course had one significant, residual benefit.<br />
Lande met Kidd.<br />
“We worked with Tom Fazio on the Del Mar course. He’s a great golf<br />
course designer. But golf goes through phases. There was a period when<br />
Fazio, Nicklaus and Palmer were the kings. And I’m not saying they aren’t<br />
still. But as far as we’re concerned, David is the king today,” Lande said.<br />
Lande met Kidd through longtime friend and landscape architect David<br />
Howerton, whose San Francisco firm Hart Howerton is doing the landscaping<br />
at Rolling Hills. Howerton worked with Kidd at Bandon Dunes.<br />
Onto the green<br />
Last May, Rolling Hills Country Club held a party to announce that a<br />
new agreement had been reached to build a new golf course, a new clubhouse<br />
and 114 new homes. This time, Kidd was the guest of honor and<br />
Lande the home builder.<br />
“When it’s finished, it will look like it’s been here 100 years,” Kidd told<br />
the members.<br />
It was an audacious promise. Not a blade of grass, not one of the 980<br />
jacaranda, pepper, pine or eucalyptus trees, nor the 100-foot high namesake<br />
rolling hills were to remain of the old course.<br />
Kidd is known for designing “links” courses. Links is a Scottish term that<br />
refers to coastal areas, where the early Scottish golf courses were built.<br />
Any doubt about the club’s commitment to the new plan, was erased by<br />
a YouTube video posted a few days later. The video showed club general<br />
manager Greg Sullivan in his black Dodge Charger, and board member<br />
Kerry Welsh in his midnight blue Tesla Model S, drag racing down the old<br />
number 5 fairway and doing donuts on the green.<br />
“Greg always hated the number 5 hole,” construction superintendent<br />
Bob Vaughey, who was riding in Welsh’s car, says on the video.<br />
Last August, trucks began dumping sand from the quarry at staging areas<br />
around the course while Caterpillar scrapers, commonly used to scrape<br />
coal bowls, began leveling the hills and emptying their 80-ton loads into<br />
the cavernous quarry. Six million cubic yards of dirt would be scooped up<br />
and emptied into the quarry.<br />
Hillside neighbors, behind the white picket fences that border the course,<br />
now wake up to the sun rising over the San Gabriel mountains, east of the<br />
LA Basin. In winter, the view will include snow covered Mount Baldy.<br />
Vaughey describes the new course as “one big tea saucer, or drainage<br />
project.”<br />
“Essentially, that’s what golf courses are. They’re almost always built in<br />
a flood zone.”<br />
To channel the water that flows onto the course from two large canyons<br />
on the western edge, Vaughey’s crews carved barrancas, modeled after the<br />
natural barranca that makes the first hole at the Riviera Country Club,<br />
home of the LA Open, so intimidating.<br />
The barrancas, or arroyos, flow into an irrigation lake, which replenishes<br />
the aquifer, 182 feet beneath the former quarry.<br />
Water rights secured during the negotiations guarantee the club healthy<br />
fairways and greens, regardless of drought conditions. Computerized sprinkler<br />
heads reduce the one million gallons typically required to water an<br />
18 hole course by 60 percent, Lande said.<br />
While the hills were being leveled and the 150-foot deep, 1,000-foot wide<br />
quarry filled, fairway grass was being grown by West Coast Turf, in Thermal<br />
City, near Palm Springs. The company supplies grass for most of the<br />
sports facilities in the west, including the Rose Bowl and Dodger Stadium.<br />
Last month, six to eight West Coast Turf trucks, each carrying 8,000-squarefoot<br />
rolls of turf, began daily deliveries. Groundskeepers unrolled the turf<br />
like carpet, at the rate of a fairway a week.<br />
“Life is short. It would have taken a year to grow the fairways from seed,”<br />
Vaughey said.<br />
He plans to have the course ready for play next June, less than two years<br />
after he did donuts on the number 5 green in Welsh’s Tesla.<br />
The 60,000-square-foot, $35 million clubhouse, clad in Palos Verdes flagstone<br />
and bordered by trimmed, green hedges, is scheduled to open next<br />
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August. It is being built by Suffolk<br />
Construction and was designed<br />
by architect Bob Altevers,<br />
whose other golf course clients<br />
have included PGA West in La<br />
Quinta, Pelican Hill in Newport<br />
and Lande’s Del Mar Club in Del<br />
Mar.<br />
The clubhouse will overlook<br />
seven holes where there was once<br />
a sand and gravel quarry and the<br />
LA basin, beyond. It will offer fine<br />
and casual dining rooms and a banquet<br />
room, ballroom, wine cellar,<br />
gym and a spa. Adjoining the clubhouse<br />
will be tennis, bocceball,<br />
pickleball and basketball courts, a<br />
Junior Olympic-sized pool and a<br />
zero-entry pool.<br />
A 10-acre golf facility will include<br />
a 350-yard driving range that<br />
converts to a 9-hole, par-3 course<br />
whose greens, approaches and<br />
bunkers mimic the 18-hole course.<br />
The clubhouse complex is as important<br />
to the club’s future as the<br />
golf course, Sullivan said. Successful<br />
new golf clubs are increasingly<br />
designed to appeal to families.<br />
Rolling Hills offers non-golfing,<br />
social memberships, which are<br />
crucial to a golf club’s home sales,<br />
Lande said.<br />
“Typically, only 25 percent of<br />
home buyers at a golf club are<br />
The redesigned Rolling Hills Country Club will have a Junior Olympic pool and a zero entry pool, as well as tennis, pickleball,<br />
bocce and basketball courts. Rendering courtesy of Rolling Hills Country Club<br />
golfers, but almost everyone enjoys swimming, tennis<br />
and dining,” he said.<br />
The new, ranch style homes will be 3,200 to 5,800<br />
square feet on 12,000 square foot lots. Lande said he expects<br />
buyers will be older <strong>Peninsula</strong> couples who want<br />
more amenities and less home maintenance and young<br />
Beach Cities families who want yards.<br />
Model homes will be completed in <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2017,<br />
Lande said. He declined to disclose the home prices, except<br />
to say they will be priced at market value.<br />
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house and listened to Kidd’s<br />
thoughts on golf course design.<br />
Kidd asked Sullivan his handicap.<br />
Sullivan answered 13.<br />
“Imagine if I designed a 400-yard<br />
hole, with a 100-yard wide fairway,<br />
no bunkers and the cup in the middle<br />
of the green. What do you<br />
think your chances would be of<br />
parring the hole?”<br />
After hesitating a moment, Sullivan<br />
ventured, “50-50.”<br />
“What if I shaped the fairway<br />
like a taco and upped your chances<br />
of par to 60 percent. Wouldn’t that<br />
be more fun to play?” Kidd asked.<br />
“My detractors say I make<br />
courses too easy. But no golf is<br />
easy. Not if 50 percent of the time<br />
a good golfer can’t par an easy<br />
hole,” Kidd said.<br />
Following his success at Bandon<br />
Dunes, Kidd said, he succumbed to<br />
the prevailing wisdom that a golf<br />
designer’s job was to “defend par.”<br />
“The locals call Tetherow in<br />
The Chandler Sand and Gravel pit as it appeared last year, the day an agreement<br />
was announced to fill it in for the new Rolling Hills Country Club golf<br />
course. Photo by Kevin Cody<br />
Bend ‘Deatherow.’ And that’s my home course,” he said. Kidd moved to<br />
Bend, Oregon, shortly after Tetherow opened in 2008, just ahead of the<br />
Great Recession.<br />
“Ego reigned. Harder was better. Every golf designer wanted to brag about<br />
how hard their courses were, making them 8,000 yards long with 24-yard<br />
wide fairways and a slope ratings of 148. (Slope rating is a measure of a<br />
course’s difficulty, with 155 being the maximum difficulty.)<br />
“We were doing what clients wanted and that was generate a maximum<br />
amount of media attention because most were selling houses.”<br />
“Designers talked about ‘Tiger<br />
proofing’ courses because Tiger<br />
made the game look too easy.”<br />
Golf course designer Pete Dye<br />
expressed the then prevailing philosophy<br />
in 2002, when he was<br />
commissioned to design the Trump<br />
National Golf Course, overlooking<br />
the ocean, on the opposite side of<br />
the <strong>Peninsula</strong> from Rolling Hills.<br />
“The pros are the only people<br />
who like an easy course. And<br />
they’re a bunch of crybabies. And<br />
you can quote me,” Dye said.<br />
Told that his courses are described<br />
as “Dyeabolical,” he shot<br />
back, “Have you ever heard of a<br />
great, easy course? This course will<br />
be tough on players who come out<br />
only once or twice a year. But the<br />
ardent golfer who shoots 95 will<br />
love it. He may curse it, but he’ll<br />
go home to Omaha and tell all his<br />
buddies they’ve got to play it.”<br />
Last year, Trump National was<br />
scheduled to host the PGA Grand<br />
Slam of Golf. The tournament was canceled following protests over Trump's<br />
comments about illegal immigrants.<br />
“In 2008,” Kidd said, “I had an epiphany. Harder is not better. Fun is better.<br />
Why did people love the early courses I designed, when I knew so little?<br />
And why weren’t they returning to play the courses I did 10 years later<br />
when I knew so much more?”<br />
“Golf is already one of the hardest sports there is, and you want me to<br />
make it harder? Imagine if tennis had to be played with wooden rackets<br />
and skiers had to use straight skis.”<br />
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“There’s a saying that courses should be easy to bogey, but difficult to<br />
birdie, which sounds good, but is rarely achieved.”<br />
Welsh mentioned the old adage that golf is 90 percent psychological and<br />
10 percent mental.<br />
Kidd, a 6 handicap, said he learned that early on as a golfer.<br />
“But it took me a long time to understand what that meant for a golf<br />
course architect,” he said. “We’ve been taught that golf is all about intimidation<br />
and playing defense. I’m turning that on its head. I want my courses<br />
to breed confidence. Then golf becomes fun.”<br />
“When you stand at the tee, do you feel confidence, or trepidation? Are<br />
you looking down at that $4 Titleist Pro, thinking ‘I’ll never see it again’?”<br />
“If you hit a rank shot, out of bounds, I can’t help you. But keep it in<br />
bounds and I’ll do my best to keep you playing golf with one ball.”<br />
“Confidence translates into a confident swing. If you played a great round<br />
at Bandon Dunes, it’s not because it’s an easy course. It’s because you<br />
played confidently.”<br />
Kidd traced the divergence between the Scottish links courses he grew<br />
up with and America’s less forgiving parkland courses to the 1933 opening<br />
of Augusta National, the Churchill Downs of golf, with its colorful flower<br />
boxes, tree lined fairways and bright white, egg-shaped bunkers.<br />
“Never was the iron gauntlet of challenge more skillfully concealed in<br />
velvet,” the legendary Bobby Jones said of the course he helped design.<br />
"The architect assumes the role of defender against the golfer attacking the<br />
course," he wrote in “Golf by Design”.<br />
“Every April, golfers watched the Augusta Masters on their color TVs<br />
and dusted off their clubs. Groundskeepers looked at Augusta and thought,<br />
‘That’s my benchmark,’” Kidd said.<br />
“Then Bandon Dunes opened and American golfers were able to experience<br />
the golf I grew up with — its wiry grasses, multiple colors, imperfect<br />
nature.”<br />
“I spent my childhood at St. Andrews and Gleneagles. That’s the only<br />
golf I knew.”<br />
“When I came to Bandon Dunes to meet with (owner) Mike Kaiser, I had<br />
never played a Pete Dye, an Arnold Palmer, a Jack Nicklaus or a Tom Fazio<br />
course.<br />
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“I knew Kaiser had already talked to Nicklaus<br />
and Fazio and didn’t think I had a chance. So I<br />
told him what I thought, that he should keep it<br />
simple because the land was already so good. A<br />
few weeks later, he called and asked, ‘Do you really<br />
believe what you said?’”<br />
“He thought golf had gone down a course it<br />
wasn’t meant to go down and he wanted someone<br />
unencumbered by American golf’s overcontrolled<br />
and overspending look.”<br />
“So, he hired someone who didn’t know<br />
enough to screw it up.”<br />
Kidd was 27. As he had proposed, he left the<br />
relatively flat, nearly treeless site largely alone,<br />
wrapping the fairways around the brown sand<br />
bunkers that had always been there.<br />
When Bandon Dunes opened in 1999 it triggered<br />
a revolution in golf course design in the<br />
U.S.<br />
“Whatever else I achieve, I believe Bandon<br />
Dunes marked a turning point in my life and I<br />
believe it marked a turning point in golf in America.<br />
Sophisticated American golfers already understand<br />
that,” Kidd said.<br />
Like Bandon Dunes, Rolling Hills’ fairways will<br />
be defined by strips of tall grass rather than trees.<br />
Its bunkers will be the brown sand that has always<br />
been there.<br />
“The fairways are very sinuous,” he said. “I<br />
want you to be able to hit the ball high and wide<br />
and still be able to find it.”<br />
When asked what quality makes a great golf<br />
designer, Kidd answered, “Visualization. You<br />
must be able to paint in your mind’s eye something<br />
that doesn’t exist.”<br />
Lande’s contract called for grading the site to<br />
within 18 inches of Kidd’s specifications.<br />
At that point, Kidd said, “Course design<br />
changes from an engineering exercise to a lot of<br />
hand waving, flag planting and foot dragging [to<br />
outline the bunkers and greens].”<br />
“The trick is to make the course look as random<br />
as nature. It’s whimsy that excites golfers. If it<br />
looks engineered, it’s not cool.”<br />
“I admire Tom Fazio. His courses are beautiful,<br />
but too perfect. Pete Dye is not so perfect, but<br />
he’s kind of evil. I’m aiming for something in between.”<br />
Kidd said he played Trump National and<br />
walked off after the 12th Hole. “It was like going<br />
to the dentist,” he said.<br />
“<strong>People</strong> look at the old Scottish courses and ask,<br />
why is there a hump in the fairway? It’s there because<br />
it was there. No one shaped it. My challenge<br />
here is to make features look like they were<br />
there when they weren’t. I’m having to engineer<br />
randomness.<br />
“Luis, who’s designing the bunkers doesn’t play<br />
golf. He’s an artist. I let him do his thing. He built<br />
a bunker with a grass hump in the middle.<br />
“I keep telling Greg to stop telling people we<br />
filled in the quarry and leveled the hills. I want<br />
them to look at the course and think it’s always<br />
been that way.”<br />
The group asked Kidd how their course would<br />
measure up to other Los Angeles area courses.<br />
He responded by speaking admiringly of Riviera,<br />
in Pacific Palisades, whose 1926 design is<br />
largely unchanged and possesses some of the<br />
characteristics of a links course.<br />
He also spoke admiringly of Los Angeles Country<br />
Club’s newly redesigned North Course.<br />
“I’d love it if comparisons were made between<br />
our course and LA North. To be spoken of in the<br />
same breath as Gil Hanse would be cool. Gil<br />
studied aerial photos from the ‘20s of George<br />
Thomas’s original design and paid homage to it.<br />
I hope 100 years from now, people will do that<br />
with this course.”<br />
Then Kidd disclosed his hopes for the new<br />
Rolling Hills course.<br />
“It stands a chance to be one of the best courses<br />
not only in Los Angeles, but maybe in the world,”<br />
he said.<br />
Presumably, he was including Bandon Dunes,<br />
with which it will share many characteristics and<br />
one notable exception.<br />
Bandon Dunes is a privately owned pay by the<br />
round course that hosts 150,000 rounds a year.<br />
The nearby airport is the busiest private airport<br />
in the Northwest. Rolling Hills’ 465 members will<br />
never have trouble getting a tee time on their<br />
David Kidd course. Nor is the nearby Torrance<br />
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As the conversation wound down, Kidd was<br />
asked how difficult he thought their course<br />
would be.<br />
“I want the slope rating to be in the 115 to 120<br />
range. More than 120 is too much,” he said. (113<br />
is considered average difficulty).<br />
“I want your pro to think he can shoot a 59. I<br />
don’t want him to actually shoot a 59. I just want<br />
him to think he can. And maybe he will, if he<br />
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Farm toTerranea<br />
by Richard Foss<br />
Chef Tim Wood prepares California Kurobuta pork shoulder with grated fresh truffle. Photo by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
“We are venturing into uncharted waters with different flavors and textures…” -- Terranea Chef Bernard Ibarra<br />
Most of the people who attended the Third Annual Farm-to-Terranea<br />
Celebration of Food and Wine at Terranea last month probably<br />
didn’t give much thought to the way that the event was put together.<br />
You just bring together a lot of good food and beverages and turn<br />
chefs and sommeliers loose on it, and people will have a great time, won’t<br />
they?<br />
Anyone who has ever managed a large event knows otherwise. Executive<br />
Chef Bernard Ibarra mused thoughtfully over the breakdown of traditional<br />
ideas about pairing food and drink.<br />
“<strong>People</strong> no longer just listen to authority figures about what we should<br />
and should not like. We are venturing into uncharted waters with different<br />
flavors and textures, and leaving it up to ourselves to see if we like it or not.<br />
It would be arrogant of me to try to change people’s minds, but I can expose<br />
them to what is out there.”<br />
Resort Wine Director Szymon Piechaczek agreed and gave an example,<br />
based on one of the dinners on the first evening. That evening was called<br />
“A Study Of Pork,” and featured five chefs. Each was given a different cut<br />
of pork and challenged to serve it in a way that accented its best qualities.<br />
As wine director, Szymon provided both traditional and unexpected offerings.<br />
“I do want people to experience a new approach to a food and wine festival,<br />
but it’s a holistic approach. Some people are so guided by tradition<br />
that they never think of experimenting. For the Study of Pork we provide<br />
wines that can all work and let them find the one that they really like. One<br />
of the wines is Mumm Napa sparkling wine, which is not what you usually<br />
think of with pork, but it has the citrus and acidity to cut through the fat<br />
content.”<br />
A Champagne-style wine with pork? The resort’s Beverage Director Aloys<br />
Scheer was involved with an even more unusual event.<br />
“Our Japanese whiskey dinner begins with a cocktail and moves on to include<br />
tastings of the spirit, neat. The menu is predominantly seafood in an<br />
Asian style, which works with these soft-spoken whiskies. This is an extension<br />
of something we have done before at the resort, introducing people<br />
who think of liquors and cocktails just as after-dinner items to the ways<br />
they can be part of a meal.”<br />
One theme that runs through the event is the idea of using local products,<br />
which is possible to a degree that may surprise even locals. There are farms<br />
and wineries hidden in the hills of the <strong>Peninsula</strong>, and Bernard Ibarra had<br />
a chance to get some hands-on experience at one of them.<br />
“A couple of weeks ago we went to Villa Oneiro and harvested olives and<br />
pressed them for olive oil, so for the first time we have Terranea olive oil.<br />
It’s beautiful extra virgin oil, unbelievable, and we have the olives in some<br />
66 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
Wine Director Szymon Piechaczek, Executive Chef Bernard Ibarra and Beverage<br />
Director Aloys Scheer. Photo by Richard Foss<br />
of our other dishes. We have the salt we gather right here on the property,<br />
and we blend it with herbs grown here, and we make smoked salt too. We<br />
also have what we call our moving backyard, the sea right behind the resort.<br />
We use as much as we can from what Mother Nature provides us with right<br />
here.”<br />
Some of those local producers attended the event, including the roaster<br />
who produces the resort’s signature coffee and winemakers Dimitri Bizoumis<br />
from Villa Oneiro and Jim York of Catalina View. Beverage Manager<br />
Scheer noted that while there aren’t any distilleries on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>, they<br />
use as many local ingredients as possible in their cocktails. Ibarra, a Basque<br />
who grew up in a wine-loving region, sounded just as enthusiastic about<br />
the cocktail revolution.<br />
“The cocktail component of the event is new this year, but that is such a<br />
dynamic part of the culture now. We are using what grows in the <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
in our drinks as well as our food. We have always been utilizing them in<br />
the kitchen, but at the bar it is new.”<br />
Speaking of local produce brought up the question of whether this event<br />
is primarily for local people, or whether there are ambitions to make it<br />
something larger. Scheer suggested that it is already a little of each.<br />
“The event is for local people but is already becoming a regional event.<br />
We have chefs coming from San Francisco, Carmel, Seattle, and San Diego,<br />
and they have spread awareness of this weekend through their clientele. It<br />
has a great potential to grow.”<br />
Szymon suggested that as it does, it could benefit more than just Terranea.<br />
“We have many guests who are coming to this event from Hollywood,<br />
from Malibu, and for many it is their first time to the area. They are not<br />
just seeing this event at Terranea, they are discovering the other attractions<br />
of the <strong>Peninsula</strong>, and they will come back.”<br />
Abigall Parera, Virna Bolang, Andrew Long, Chef Tim Wood and Jessica<br />
Wood. Photo by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
Chef Dushayant Singh of The Camby in Phoenix creates pork frankfurters with<br />
crisped black-eyed peas. Photo by Richard Foss<br />
Wherever the guests came from, they had a wide range of events and<br />
seminars to attend. Szymon characterized these as partly educational and<br />
partly entertaining.<br />
“In the entertaining category I would put our recreation of the famous<br />
‘Judgment of Paris’ dinner of 1976, which will include representatives of<br />
Chateau Montelena and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. In the educational category,<br />
I would put our event evaluating the wine styles of the Old World.<br />
That’s focused on discovering the regional wine styles, and people can learn<br />
a lot from that.”<br />
On the weekend of the event, that balance of intellectual understanding<br />
with basking in the experience was on full display. The “Study of Pork” on<br />
Friday night was a great example. The chefs were all accessible, explaining<br />
to anyone who was interested how they had created each recipe to enhance<br />
the natural flavors and textures of the cut they had been assigned. Some of<br />
the presentations were elegant and stylish, like Chef Tim Wood’s California<br />
Kurobuta pork shoulder with grated fresh truffle. Others were more down<br />
home. Chef Dushyant Singh of The Camby in Phoenix created delicious<br />
pork frankfurters and served them in a bun alongside crisped black-eyed<br />
peas, a plate that looked like something you might get at a ballpark but<br />
tasted amazing. Between trips to the food stations guests sampled beer,<br />
cocktails, and wine, including that Napa sparkler that did indeed go superbly<br />
with pork. It was an education for those who cared to get one, and<br />
a great meal for those who just came for the experience.<br />
Moving on through the weekend, guests could attend a seminar by<br />
women winemakers, a seafood and Champagne brunch, and a celebration<br />
of the legacy of Robert Mondavi. Or they could just stroll the grounds at<br />
Terranea, enjoy the views, and think about what they would eat and drink<br />
next. PEN<br />
Selman and Pauline Shaby, David Buckley and Chef Paul McCabe.<br />
Photo by Stephanie Cartozian
S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Old Fort Mac Arthur<br />
Hosts multi-era reenactment<br />
History buffs from around the Western<br />
United States showed up at Old Fort<br />
MacArthur Days last July for a multi-era<br />
historical reenactment. Unlike most<br />
events that focus on a single time period,<br />
here one saw encampments of ancient<br />
Britons and Romans, civil war cavalrymen,<br />
Napoleonic infantry, World War II<br />
leathernecks and peoples of other times<br />
and places. Alongside the soldiers were all<br />
the other people who enable armies to<br />
function, including blacksmiths, surgeons,<br />
cooks, nurses, and other artisans.<br />
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PHOTOS BY RICHARD FOSS<br />
1. This group of Soviet Army reenactors is<br />
composed entirely of fathers and sons. (Bottom<br />
row) sons Dakota Boettcher, Shane Pollack<br />
and Tom Marinello. (Top row) fathers<br />
Scott Boettcher, Todd Pollack and Dennis<br />
Marinello.<br />
2. Ice cream vendor C.K. Farnsworth poses<br />
with “Doughnut Dollie” Kim Hallenger of the<br />
Great War Historical Society. During WW1 the<br />
British “Doughnut Dollies” made fresh pastries<br />
in the trenches and were the only women allowed<br />
at the front.<br />
3. Civil War “Buffalo Soldiers” Trooper Dillis,<br />
August Simian Jr., and Trooper Redfern.<br />
4. Colonial American blacksmith Peter<br />
Farquhar.<br />
5. Early California reenactor Mike Breckinridge<br />
with his horse Juan.<br />
6. President Lincoln (Robert Brosky).<br />
7. Legio 6 Victrix trooper John Long.<br />
8. Roman Centurion David Michaels wears<br />
medals for valor while standing next to a shrine<br />
to Jupiter.<br />
9. Scottish clan chief Steven Gillan talks with<br />
Tory officer John Savage.<br />
10. World War 2 field cook David Kellerman<br />
with his restored army jeep.<br />
11. 19th Century naval Lieutenant John Ash,<br />
better known Gary McAulay of the Manhattan<br />
Beach Historical Society, poses with Dale Erickson<br />
of Lomita.<br />
12. Michael Cawelti as T.R., straight from San<br />
Juan Hill.<br />
13. French and Indian War Surgeon Mark<br />
Rutledge has an encyclopedic knowledge of<br />
18th Century medicine, as well as some scary<br />
looking saws and tools.<br />
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Homegrown virtuoso<br />
by Esther Kang
A 21-year-old<br />
Palos Verdes native<br />
rises to<br />
international<br />
acclaim<br />
Aplastic toy keyboard he received from<br />
his parents on his sixth birthday sealed<br />
Adam Coleman’s fate.<br />
“Apparently, I would just sit there for hours<br />
at a time plucking at the keys that lit up,” said<br />
the now 21-year-old Coleman. “I learned<br />
some classic pieces that way.”<br />
The following year, his parents took him to<br />
Maria Denima, a talented Russia pianist who<br />
studied at St. Petersburg Conservatory. Over<br />
the following decade, Coleman’s musical career<br />
blossomed.<br />
At 9, he began competing in piano performances<br />
around the world, winning the Southern<br />
California Bach Festival, Cypress College<br />
Piano Competition and the MTAC State Solo<br />
and Concerto Competition. In 2012, he was<br />
named a finalist in the 2012 Schlern International<br />
Music Festival Competition in Italy. He<br />
also earned multiple scholarships from the<br />
Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Alice Frazier<br />
Kitchen Memorial.<br />
Despite his competitive successes, the<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> native considers them a “necessary<br />
evil.” Coleman is in his fourth year at the Indiana<br />
University Jacobs School of Music,<br />
where he is studying Piano Performance<br />
under esteemed professor Evelyne Brancart.<br />
“I don’t like putting musicians and the<br />
music up against each other,” he said. "I think<br />
it defeats the whole purpose of the art. Especially<br />
the way a lot of these competitions score<br />
and the way they decide, it’s very subjective<br />
and there’s a lot of politics involved.”<br />
Performing for people who come to enjoy<br />
the music rather than to judge — that’s the<br />
“best feeling in the world,” he said.<br />
“For me, it started more as a relationship<br />
with the instrument rather than with the<br />
music,” he said. “I fell in love with the instrument<br />
before I fell in love with classical music.<br />
I always felt safe there and felt like I had<br />
something to say when I was making music."<br />
“Later came the love of the music, once I<br />
started hearing about classical composers and<br />
really diving into their genius, why they’re so<br />
well-known now and why it is so important<br />
to listen to them.” Beyond the classical repertoire<br />
of Bach, Mozart and Chopin, Coleman<br />
said he is drawn toward 20th century “new<br />
music” and the late romantics. "Why has their<br />
music lasted hundreds of years,” he said, “and<br />
other people’s music died out instantly?"<br />
At Palos Verdes Intermediate School, he<br />
played saxophone in the school concert band<br />
(and gave piano lessons to the director). At<br />
Palos Verdes High School, he played the snare<br />
drum, quads and bass drum and served as<br />
battery captain, front ensemble captain, and<br />
eventually drum major in the marching band.<br />
He also delved into mallet percussions, including<br />
the marimba and vibraphone.<br />
In 2011, when the Tohoku earthquake and<br />
tsunami hit Japan, Coleman teamed up with<br />
a friend and decided to put his musical chops<br />
to use. It was his first ever attempt at organizing<br />
a concert for the community.<br />
“I had no idea what I was doing, but I just<br />
went around to random churches and asked<br />
if I could play a concert there,” he recalls. “Finally,<br />
someone said yes."<br />
The benefit concert at St. Francis Church,<br />
curated and performed by Coleman, raised<br />
$2,500 for Direct Relief International. Since,<br />
he has organized an annual benefit chamber<br />
concert at the Palos Verdes Golf Club to benefit<br />
the San Pedro-based SHAWL House (Support<br />
for Harbor Area Women’s Lives), which<br />
helps battered and addicted women. The concerts<br />
have raised $50,000 over the years for<br />
the organization. The next one is scheduled<br />
for next spring.<br />
Coleman, who this summer spent an immersive<br />
six weeks at the Brevard Music Festival<br />
in North Carolina, keeps his engine<br />
revving. For next fall, he will be applying for<br />
master’s programs for classical piano performance<br />
across the country (his top choice is Indiana<br />
University). He hopes to make a living<br />
by performing — what he does best.<br />
“By sitting through a performance, you experience<br />
it, and I think in some ways it makes<br />
you a better person, and it makes you grow,”<br />
he says. “I’m really fascinated by how people<br />
can react to music and how it can change your<br />
mental state.” PEN<br />
Adam Coleman. Photo by Brian Chin<br />
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Ground breaking<br />
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Gathering for the annual Veterans Day Health and Wellness Fair at the<br />
Palos Verdes Golf Club are Cecil Wyman, Ackerman Geo, Frank Campion,<br />
Bruce Campbell, Laverne Harry Peck, Ray Burns, Bill Garley, Joe<br />
Sherwood, Frank J. Brown, Judge Robert Evans and Wally White.<br />
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hit the spot. It was a creamy mix of<br />
blue cheese and sweet caramelized<br />
onions with chopped dried figs, run<br />
under the broiler to create little<br />
crispy bits on top. My companion is<br />
not usually a fan of blue cheese but<br />
grudgingly admitted that he liked it<br />
in this context, where a less assertive<br />
cheese would have been lost<br />
in the shuffle.<br />
For main courses my companion<br />
selected the meatloaf while I decided<br />
on a paprika-marinated skirt<br />
steak with potatoes, arugula, and a<br />
Fresno chile pico de gallo. The steak<br />
itself was very good, cooked to the<br />
medium rare I requested, with the<br />
paprika rub lending it a delicate<br />
smoky spiciness with balanced<br />
sweetness. I might order this again,<br />
but would request that it be served<br />
deconstructed rather than over the<br />
mix of smashed baby potatoes and<br />
raw arugula and topped with the<br />
pico de gallo. There were flavors<br />
here I would have liked to investigate<br />
separately and in combination,<br />
but that wasn’t an option.<br />
I was less of a fan of the meatloaf<br />
because it went overboard on the<br />
sweetness, having been topped with<br />
a very liberal slathering of sweet<br />
bacon jam and served over a<br />
mashed potatoes on a bed of chipotle<br />
ketchup. My companion had ordered<br />
this because he really likes a<br />
good meatloaf, but the taste of the<br />
meat was almost completely obscured.<br />
We hadn’t known both<br />
items were served sauced, and we<br />
both wished we had so we could<br />
have requested them separate.<br />
The desserts offered were a salted<br />
brownie with caramel and nutella,<br />
fried cheesecake, s’mores, and<br />
something referred to as a blueberry<br />
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Rather than a cake made of batter<br />
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The wine list is good, as is the bar<br />
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There were enough things that<br />
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slightly sweet<br />
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Whether it’s a<br />
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tastes here are different from mine,<br />
but I certainly respect his skill and<br />
78 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>
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815 Deep Valley Drive<br />
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Northwest Corner of Crenshaw Blvd. & Pacific Coast Hwy.<br />
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84 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2016</strong>