Peninsula People May 2017

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PENINSULA 

Volume XXI, Issue 10 

May 2017 

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 

ON THE COVER 

Rancho Palos Verdes rough rider 

Doug Willmore 

Photo by David Fairchild 

PROFILES 

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A man called Willmore 

by David Mendez In the tradition of an Old West gun for 

hire, Rancho Palos Verdes city manager Doug Willmore makes 

law abiding citizens of city officials. In a Hipshot way. 

Montgomery Ward back in fashion 

by Stephanie Cartozian Montgomery Ward department 

store built in the 1930s is restored as an art deco home by collectors 

George Woytovich and Patti Kraakevik. 

Peninsula noir 

by Esther Kang Peninsula attorney Don Davis mines his 

criminal defense case for a series of South Bay crime novels. 

Music Man strikes back 

by Bondo Wyszpolski The musical that knocked off West 

Side Story in 1958, deservedly so, shows why – this month 

at The Norris Theater. 

Mar-a-lago west, with a better view 

by Richard Foss Café Pacific proves itself a worthy, West 

Coast counterpoint to President Trump’s Florida retreat. And 

it’s closer to friendly China. 

HIGHLIGHTS 

12 Las Ninas Day at Palm Beach 

16 California Art Club VIP night 

20 Torrance Memorial Luminaries 5K 

24 Palos Verdes Juniors Cuba gala 

42 Silver Spur Garden Club’s 60th anniversary 

46 Peninsula kids camps 

60 Panhellenic scholarship luncheon 

64 Palos Verdes Links Legacy luncheon 

66 PV Booster Black and Gold Affaire 

DEPARTMENTS 

30 Around and about 

52 Peninsula calendar 

69 Home services 

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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L 

“A Day at Palm Beach” 

Las Niñas de las Madrecitas Fashion Show 

Terranea Resort on March 25 hosted the Las Niñas de las Madrecitas Fashion Show 

2017, dubbed “A Day at Palm Beach,” to honor, in a grand tribute, those Palos 

Verdes seniors who had volunteered over the previous four years at the Orthopedic 

Institute for Children and in their local community. There was not a dry eye in the 

audience while approximately 21 high school girls were honored with Silver Heart 

Awards for having given more than 400 hours of community service. A prerecorded 

message to their families along with a video put to music brought to life each recipient’s 

story and what brought each volunteer to reach this pinnacle of success. Mothers 

and fathers were on stage dressed to the nines with their daughter honorees, 

sharing in this pivotal moment of love and gratitude. Many of these honorees will 

be going away to college in the fall and they expressed how Las Niñas and their families 

had helped pave the road for them to succeed in their anticipated professions. 

PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN 

1. Corinne Perahia, Miley 

Oshiro, Annika Dietiker, Marina 

Kare, Laura Gong, Madison 

Hama, and Kyra Smitham. 

2. Catie Mihm, Madeline 

Babros, Addie Brannan and 

Emily Levin. 

3. Jeff Bogosian, Steve 

Traversi, Todd Walker, Tom 

Nickl, Bill Spelta and Alan 

Smerling. 

4. Yanina Barriga, Allie Cromer 

and Karen Salazar. 

5. Claire Bogosian, Sally 

Gerich, Courtney Zwarg, Lauren 

Hart and Claire Irawan. 

6. Debi Robinson and 

Margarita Cooper. 

7. Anna Baronsky and Amanda 

Elliott. 

8. Justine Lewis and Carole 

Kopecek. 

9. Las Madrecitas President 

President Kerbanu Pudumjee introduced 

the Rose Presentation. 

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California Art Club 

The California Art Club hosts its 106th 

Gold Medal Show 

The historic California Art Club (CAC) presented its 

106th annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum 

of the American West in north Los Angeles. Over 

600 art submissions were submitted by esteemed artists; 

the board selected only 137 pieces to be exhibited at this 

exclusive show. The artists’ reception was held on the 

evening of April 9 at the museum and the collectors 

brunch was held the following morning. The excitement 

surrounding the high caliber of art at this year’s exhibit 

was palpable. Peter Adams, the CAC’s President, made a 

resounding speech congratulating all the artists’ submissions. 

The entire Portuguese Bend Art Colony was present 

at the show. The colony’s most well-known artist, Dan 

Pinkham of Rancho Palos Verdes, exhibited a masterpiece, 

showing an open road in Portuguese Bend meandering 

around a verdant hillside. The painting’s price tag was 

$51,000. 

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1. Diane Dempwolf with 

artists Karl Dempwolf, 

Rodolfo Rivademar and 

Thomas 

Redfield. 

2. Artist Amy Sidrane with 

Donna Rahm. 

3. Artist Stephen Mirich. 

4. Irvine Museum Executive 

Director Jean Stern and 

Thomas Redfield. 

5. Amy Sidrane, Linda and 

Rick Humphrey, artist. 

6. Steve Hilton, artist Alexey 

Steele, Aileen Adams and 

Geoffrey Cowan. 

7. Olga Vlasova, Alexey 

Steele and their twin boys. 

8. Patricia Watwood, Diane 

Waterhouse, CAC President 

Peter Adams and Justin 

Hess. 

9. Dan Pinkham. 

10. Portuguese Bend Art 

Colony artists Dan and Vicki 

Pinkham, Thomas Redfield, 

Stephen Mirich, Kevin Prince, 

Amy Sidrane and Rick 

Humphrey. 

11. Artist Ignat Ignatov, Michael 

Klein, Emily Dietrich, Alexey 

Steele, Olga Vlasova, Pierre 

Guidetti and Patricia Watwood. 

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Spring into Fitness 

Torrance Memorial Hospital 

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the South Coast Botanical Gardens in Rolling Hills Estates. More than 

80 volunteers and 343 participants raised over $33,000. The first to finish 

was Reggie Green who ran the hilly course in less than 20 minutes. 

Sponsors of the event include Grant Uba M.D. and Debbie Uba, Charles 

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All net proceeds will support the renovations of the Torrance Memorial 

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1. More than 343 walkers/runners 

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3. The Luminaries and Novas 

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5. The “Nurses for Ninos” team consisting 

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participants. 

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Noche Caliente 

Fundraiser at Trump National 

The Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club Presented 

its “Hot! Hot! Hot!” Havana Nights Gala fundraiser 

on Saturday night, March 18. It was an elegant evening 

of adventure with a distinctive 1950s tropicana style 

ballroom decorated with enormous feathered and 

rose-laden centerpieces. A bevy of scantily clad flamenco 

dancers entertained guests along with an authentic 

Cuban cigar lounge situated conveniently 

outside the Grand Ballroom. The dress was Black Tie 

with rum specialty mojitos at the bar, exciting live and 

silent auction items (including an adorable designer 

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3. Kevin and Nadia 

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4. Sonia Nahara, Jane and 

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Never coast 

City Manager 

Doug Willmore 

builds anew in 

Rancho Palos Verdes 

after weathering storms in the 

City of Bell and El Segundo 

Doug Willmore. Photo by David Fairchild 

by David Mendez 

Compared to his previous jobs, Doug Willmore 

has a cherry gig in Rancho Palos 

Verdes. 

Though his office is situated in a former Army 

barracks, built to serve a now-retired Nike missile 

site and lacking heating or cooling, his view overlooks 

rolling hills leading toward the Pacific 

Ocean, rows upon rows of peaceful houses. 

It’s a far cry from the frying pan he found himself 

in when he was hired on as El Segundo’s city 

manager from the top administrative position in 

Utah’s Salt Lake County. Within 10 months, Willmore 

was fired after calling attention to a 

decades-old tax deal between El Segundo and the 

city’s largest landowner, Chevron. 

He was not out of work for long. He was 

quickly hired by the City of Bell, which was on 

the verge of bankruptcy due to corrupt practices 

by its former city manager. 

But while he’s in a less stressful workplace, taking 

it easy isn’t his philosophy. 

“For me, every place is what you make it. I 

guess another person could coast through this job 

but I have a council that wants to do things,” 

Willmore said. “I’m not one to sit around and be 

told what to do.” 

Willmore is a Washington, D.C. native with 

bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration 

from George Mason University and the 

University of Utah, respectively. But his career 

really started after his position at a golf course on 

the Utah-Idaho border turned south. 

“It was just a summer job with my brother, before 

I got serious about my career,” Willmore 

said. “The the golf course went bankrupt before 

we even got our first paycheck.” 

As the brothers looked further into their 

prospects, they learned the club was going to be 

liquidated. No one had put in a reorganization 

plan. 

“We borrowed some money, put together a 

plan, and it was passed,” Willmore said. “At age 

23, we were the owners of a golf course.” 

That happy episode started an eight year career 

in buying, turning around and selling failing companies, 

as well as a stint with the U.S. State Department’s 

Agency of International 

Development. In 1993, Willmore began work 

with a consulting firm, endeavoring to turn floundering 

companies back on the right path. 

“The key is engaging with employees,” Willmore 

said. “Ninety-nine percent of answers, employees 

already have. It’s working with 

leadership to engage their employees that matters.” 

Too often, he found, leadership didn’t work 

with employees directly to solve problems, eventually 

seeking help from outside. Willmore’s experience, 

however, was that employees need to 

be listened to. 

“Employees will create, they’ll want to choose 

big goals if you let them,” he said. “Leaders get 

out of the way and work with employees engaging 

them and their passions to create a bold, 

bright future.” 

After a few years, a friend asked Willmore if he 

could take a look at a healthcare company run by 

a mutual friend. The small research laboratory 

Reference Pathology tested tissue samples. 

Willmore told owner David Bolick the challenges 

he faced. The company was losing money 

through some of its testing, while suffering from 

a lack of focus at the top. 

Bolick offered Willmore the job of CEO, compensating 

him with stock to make up for the fact 

that they couldn’t pay him. 

Within 90 days, the company was in the black, 

and within four years, Reference Pathology grew 

from 10 employees to 150. 

“I’ve seen more companies fail from a lack of 

focus than from being too focused,” Willmore 

said. “I think the important thing is to focus on a 

few key things, and that’s what fuels growth.” 

After cashing out of the company in 2004, Willmore 

found a job in the public sector as the Chief 

Administrative Officer of Utah’s Salt Lake 

County. He was hired in 2005 by newly-elected 

County Mayor Peter Corroon after working on 

his campaign and leading his transition team. 

“I just called him up one day and offered to 

write speeches for him,” Willmore recalled. “He 

was a longshot candidate running against an incumbent, 

and he ended up getting elected on 

small donations, $50, $100.” 

As chief administrator, Willmore held reins 


over a $650 million budget and 4,000 employees. 

“The attraction was being able to make a big 

difference in social services, large regional parks, 

handling the sheriff’s office, and so on,” Willmore 

said. “I was there when we had the ‘Great Recession’ 

of 2007-08, and I’m proud of how we 

weathered that.” 

But after seven years on the job and news that 

Corroon was not seeking reelection, Willmore decided 

to seek new employment westward. In 

April 2011, he was brought on as El Segundo’s 

City Manager. 

“It’s a big change, coming to El Segundo,” he 

told the Daily Breeze at the time. 

“At the time, it seemed like a great opportunity,” 

Willmore said. “Looking back, I’m not quite sure 

what I was looking at.” 

His marching orders, he said, were to foster 

economic development and repair a deficit that 

grew out of the 2008 financial meltdown. Despite 

its small size, El Segundo is a cradle of industry. 

There were, at one time, more Fortune 500 companies 

based in El Segundo than any other city 

in California, save for San Francisco, according 

to Forbes Magazine. 

A third of the city’s acreage is tied up in the 

Chevron refinery, which is one of the largest refineries 

on the West Coast. Then-Mayor Eric 

Busch asked Willmore to look into the taxes 

Chevron paid to the City. Willmore and his staff 

found that Chevron paid millions less in utilityusers’ 

taxes than other refineries and operated 

under a fixed-tax agreement that appeared illegal. 

In February 2012, two months after reporting 

his findings, the council voted to fire him, 3-2. 

“I was surprised, but when you find what I believed 

was wrongdoing — and I think the record 

reflects that — you take the heat that comes with 

it,” Willmore said. “Subsequently, the City got 

huge tax revenue increases from Chevron, and 

the residents and businesses were better off.” 

Three months later, Willmore was hired by the 

City of Bell to help the city recover from the scandal-wracked 

administration of former City Manager 

Robert Rizzo, whose pension scheme would 

have seen him collect millions of dollars. 

“I think the council at Bell, given the scandal 

they’d been through, looked at someone who was 

willing to stand up to powerful forces as someone 

with a badge of honor,” Willmore said. 

Bell’s government, he said, wasn’t working; it 

was three years behind in posting revenues and 

audits, and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The 

city was also fighting 55 lawsuits, some against 

its former staff and officials, and was dealing with 

bad land deals. 

Two years and nine months later, the city had 

reduced its debt by half and grown its general 

fund to more than $20 million. 

In 2015, Willmore began looking elsewhere. 

“There were two remaining jobs in Bell — one 

was the turnaround, which was complete, and 

the second was an economic development effort, 

which I figured was a five to seven year process,” 

Willmore said. “I didn’t know I was willing to be 

there for that.” 

After four years of managing through fire and 

flames, Willmore landed the job as the Rancho 

Palos Verdes city manager. 

“The City Council is extremely impressed with 

Willmore’s background, financial acumen, and 

high ethical standards,” then-Mayor Jim Knight 

said in a press release. “He is clearly a skilled and 

respected professional city administrator who 

will bring a tremendous amount of value, transparency, 

and innovation to the City of Rancho 

Palos Verdes.” 

“[Rancho Palos Verdes] had some transparency 

issues, financial issues and infrastructure issues 

that were very different from Bell,” Willmore 

said. “The relationship between the council and 

senior staff was frayed, from both sides…but I 

think that’s been repaired now.” 

All indications, he said, point to a trusting relationship 

between the council and his staff, as well 

as a renewed relationship with the public. 

“This council sees public safety as the most important 

thing to do, and we’ve worked hard to 

tackle that,” Willmore said, noting that residential 

burglaries dropped 50 percent over the last year. 

His next goal, Willmore said, is to have a new 

civic center with new public safety facilities and 

permanent council chambers — not to mention 

air conditioning for the summers and heat for the 

winters. 

“I like to work with the council and achieve 

things, and surround myself with progressive 

people,” Willmore said. “I want to continue to do 

the best job I can.” 

Though he didn’t realize it at the time, his philosophy 

could’ve been read off of a water bottle 

that rested on the desk behind him as he was interviewed. 

It said, in bold black letters: Never 

coast. PEN 


Archbishop Gomez forges ties with 

Marymount California University 

n The Most Reverend José Horacio Gómez, Archbishop 

of Los Angeles, will deliver the 2017 Commencement 

address at Marymount California University 

on Saturday, May 6. The Archbishop will also receive 

the university’s Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. 

In inviting Archbishop Gomez to address the class of 

2017, Marymount California President Lucas Lamadrid, 

Ph.D. said, “Marymount California University is anchored 

in the Catholic tradition. From that tradition, 

Marymount California University welcomes all and abides by the principle that 

each student is sacred.” 

At the Marymount Board of Trustees meeting on March 4, Archbishop Gómez 

was invited to serve as an ex-officio member of the university’s board of Trustees. 

Ex-officio trustees are excused from attending board meetings, but are afforded 

the same rights as other members of the board of trustees. 

Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrated Mass at the university’s inauguration of its 

seventh President, Dr. Lucas Lamadrid, last October at St. John Fisher Catholic 

Church in Rancho Palos Verdes. 

Archbishop Gomez serves as Vice President of the United States Conference of 

Catholic Bishops. 

Marymount California University is a Catholic university offering bachelor degrees 

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arts. It also offers master’s degrees in business, community psychology, and leadership 

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practice of giving “from the 

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row, left to right) Kyrstan 

Galosic, Mackenzie 

Guardado, Kaelyn Mc- 

Cloud, Sofia Nam and 

Madeline McConaughy. 

(Middle row) Jacqueline 

EK Kardia class of 2017. Photo by Corey More 

Council, Shannon 

Wilborn, Lindsey Britt, 

Hannah Lyons, Sarajane 

Bradford, Angelina Lauro 

and Krystal Johnson. (Back 

row) Kara Wahl, Meghan 

Mahoney, Rachel Ko, 

Tiffany Zscheile, Kiersten Hazard, Isabella Palacios and Alexandra Fresch. (Not 

pictured) Morgan Rivera, Christina Amiridis and Olivia Polischeck.For more information 

visit ekkardia.org. 

Bah! 

n The goats are back at work at the 

Point Vicente Interpretive Center, clearing 

the grounds of hazardous brush. In addition 

to reducing the danger of brush 

fires, the goats are a popular family attraction. 

The goats come from Fire Grazers 

and are friendly, though separated 

from visitors by a low-voltage electric 

fence. Photo by Stephanie Cartozian 




Art Deco Life 

The Art Deco building at night is an iconic San Pedro landmark. 

by Stephanie Cartozian 

How a couple transformed a former department store into an utterly unique home 

Fifteen years ago, George 

Woytovich and Patti Kraakevik 

decided that a 1930s 

Montgomery Ward department 

store in downtown San Pedro perfectly 

suited what they were looking 

for in a new home. 

The Art Deco building had already 

enjoyed multiple lives. After 

Montgomery Ward, it was a 

McMahon’s Furniture and then 

Foster Future Furniture. The different 

uses covered eras when housewives 

were collecting Blue Chip 

stamps to buy the latest kitchen 

gadgets, neighbors were throwing 

tupperware parties and families 

were shopping at Gemco and Newberry’s 

five and dime stores for 

their household essentials. Following 

the couple’s purchase, their 

“home” — still a commercial enterprise 

— was completely renovated; 

they gutted out everything 

George Woytovich, owner and proprietor, surrounded by the nostalgia of the 

Art Deco era. 

to the exterior walls. And the vast 

reconstruction they began has no 

end in sight. “It’ll always be a work 

in progress,” Woytovich said, undaunted. 

“Every ten feet of flooring 

had holes made to facilitate desk 

wiring and such, and trying to 

match and cut the wood to restore 

the original flooring proved to be a 

tremendous undertaking,” he said. 

“We cleared thirty containers of 

debris,” he added. “Nothing here 

when we bought the building had 

intrinsic or extrinsic value. We 

went through three years of 

restoration, plumbing, electrical; 

there was no heating or air conditioning. 

We had to retrofit all of the 

utilities. There’re nine air conditioning 

systems here now and 

everything is zoned.” 

The couple's passionate quest to 

purchase and remake the 24,000 

square foot art deco building and 


This residence used to be a Montgomery Ward department store and is stylized with Art Deco architectural design throughout especially along the roof line. 

fill it with well curated antiques of 

that same era started back in 1994, 

after the Northridge earthquake. 

They owned a three story house on 

a hill that was destroyed by the 

quake, the chimney fell into the 

house. 

“There was no saving the house,” 

Woytovich recalled. “The whole 

hillside would have had to been reengineered.” 

So the couple started anew. 

Woytovich, during a tour of the 

home, motioned toward an old art 

deco style jukebox that they had 

purchased back in the early 1980s. 

“I think that’s when we really got 

into it,” he said. 

But the arts are not something 

the couple just fell into. Woytovich 

holds a degree in Fine Arts from 

California State University, Northridge 

and studied photography and 

cinematography. In the home’s 

Photos by Tony LaBruno and Anastasios Papadakis 

The owners’ collection of cinema and movie equipment paraphernalia is extensive 

and dates back to the 1920’s and 1930’s. 

gallery, Woytovich’s framed photos 

are on display along with works by 

James Allen, owner of the Random 

Lengths newspaper based in San 

Pedro. The turnstiles at the entrance 

of the gallery, Woytovich 

says, are originally from San Francisco’s 

Candlestick Park. Adding to 

his list of expertise, Woytovich also 

represents trustees, many from 

out-of-state who have clients or 

they themselves have inherited estates 

that now require liquidation. 

The couple owns two real estate 

companies, A-Delta Realty and 

L.A. Express Appraisals. 

“Most of our clients are attorneys 

or CPAs,” said Woytovich. 

Oftentimes the couple has first 

dibs at these estate sales to buy 

valuable artifacts for their voluminous 

collections, but more often 

they find their treasures through 

their travels and online. 


This kitchen island was custom constructed in the Art Deco style is pictured along 

with the 30 foot bar they purchased on a trip to Atlanta, Georgia. 

This narrow room is the Club Car room, designed to authenticate the plush train 

cars of the 1930s. 

“Most of your art deco you’re going to find right 

here in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco,” 

Woytovich said. “You’ll find a lot of the pieces 

gravitate toward the architecture.” 

One of the most interesting aspects of the home 

is the authentic, 1930s style Club Car room, made 

to exactly replicate the train club cars of that period. 

There’s an actual stainless steel subway 

door at the entrance that originally came from the 

New York Transit Authority. It’s a long, narrow 

room accessible only by a deep and downward 

set of stairs that are original to the building. 

Kraakevik shares how two years ago, Woytovich 

and she attended his high school reunion back in 

Chicago. Excited to see what a real club car 

looked like, instead of flying back to Los Angeles, 

the couple decided to take the train. They proceeded 

to videotape, in twenty-minute intervals, 

the small towns and sights along the way home. 

They now play the film footage on screens made 

to look like windows so when you’re “riding inside 

the club car,” looking out, you see the same 

United States scenery they saw on that trip they 

took together back in 2015. Along with custom 

designed period lighting and library cabinets is 

an Art Deco bar, enhancing the decor that utilizes 

a pull-down wall sink from a Pullman Sleeper 

Car, now used as an ice receptacle. At the rear of 

the room is an entry into a charming, temperature 

controlled wine cellar that Woytovich put together 

with some help in only three days. It can 

house nearly 300 bottles of wine and is as ambient 

as it is inviting. 

The upper mezzanine lobby contains a set of 

cast bronze elevator doors at the top of the stairs. 

These are the entry doors into the couple’s personal 

resident loft and were originally from the 

historic Cooper Building on 9th Street in downtown 

Los Angeles. Upon opening these doors, 

there is an original Otis controller and elevator 

operator seat. Following the entry is an Art Deco 

display cabinet housing a number of original 


THINKING OF MOVING TO THE PENINSULA, 

we affectionately call The Hill? Let me 

conduct a tour of the Palos Verdes 

Peninsula, consisting of four incorporated 

cities, two unincorporated areas, one 

annexed area. Building requirements 

consider lot coverage, air space, views, 

privacy, and neighborhood compatibility. 

We call it “The Terraced Land”. 

Let me show you why. 

The wine cellar designed by Woytovich, situated in the rear of the Club Car 

room, is temperature controlled and can store 300 bottles of wine. 

RMS Queen Mary pieces. The 

booklet in the center is the original 

brochure from the ship’s launching, 

which was distributed at the event 

to dignitaries and guests including 

the King and Queen of England. 

There are also original boarding 

tickets dating back to March 24, 

1936 when the Queen Mary went 

out on its first demo cruise, according 

to Woytovich. Of course the 

Queen Mary’s interior, stylized and 

geometric, is emblematic of Art 

Deco style. The Queen Mary is 

known as the “Ship of Woods” and 

its décor and artwork are considered 

some of the best examples and 

landmarks of Art Deco style in the 

world. Some of the woods in the 

ship's interior are actually now ex- 

• “A Village”, parklands, open space, no congested 

cities, traffic, or parking meters 

• Thirteen micro-climates from which to choose 

• Views are common here: Mighty Pacific, City 

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Canyons, LA Harbor and most are without 

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• Active Peninsula Senior Center, Three beautiful 

Public Libraries 

• Horseback Riding Stables, Ice Skating Rink, 

Sports Parks (soccer, baseball), Toddler Parks, 

Dog Park, countless Hiking/Walking Trails 

• Palos Verdes Performing Arts Center, providing 

classes for all varieties of art 

• Regal 13 Cinema, plenty of easy parking, seating 

• 45 minutes to LAX (in traffic) 

• Three major hospitals within a 15-minute drive 

• HOMES IN EVERY PRICE RANGE AND LOCATION 

The Art Deco building is filled with stylized, period lighting and nostalgic artifacts 

curated by the owners from all over the United States. 

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tinct and can only be viewed on 

that ship. Leading proponents of 

the Art Deco movement were 

commissioned by Cunard Line to 

create unique and contemporary 

pieces of art work, many of which 

can still be found on the ship 

today. Some of the most famous 

works are murals by Doris 

Zinkeisen, whose work translated 

mythology, animal and nature 

genres into an abstracted form 

during this period. 

Situated around the home's 

kitchen area is a thirty foot contiguous 

stylized bar divided into 

sections to accommodate the 

home’s interior wall space. Picked 

up in Atlanta, Georgia, at an antique 

warehouse, the bar is as useful 

today as it must have been 

back in the 1930s, probably serving 

up hotel guests and other imbibers 

somewhere in the Old 

South for decades. The entire 

kitchen not only evokes nostalgia 

for a bygone time but remains 

practical and useful for any present 

affair or gathering. The couple 

interface with their local San 

Pedro community and host many 

philanthropic events at their historic 

museum/home, where they 

utilize the building’s vast facilities. 

Woytovich is a board member on 

the San Pedro Waterfront Arts 

District. The couple actively do 

fundraising for the Warner Grand 

Theater and they are members of 

the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. 

They host monthly culinary 

events, called Chef’s Studio, every 

third Monday at their kitchen facilities; 

Funky Sax Man and 

Chazzy Green are regular jazz musicians 

who play the home’s 

cabaret basement room every 

third Thursday during San Pedro’s 

Music Walk. The couple’s museum 

is open during the first 

Thursdays Art Walk and the 

cabaret is available to rent for special 

community or family events. 

In the cabaret room is a stage constructed 

by Woytovich himself, 

featuring velvet draperies and 

lounge furnishings; the bar is 

from a bank “cage” in Portugal 

and the word “caja” is etched into 

the metal plating, meaning 

cashier, says Woytovich. 

Everything in this unique home 

has a story and a provenance. 

Even the old entry doors from the 

historic San Pedro Hotel La Salle 

are here. The couple say the home 

is a hobby and serves as their rest 

and relaxation, but it is more than 

that — it is a living dedication to 

the arts, cinema, photography, 


Patti Kraakevik and George Woytovich inside an authentic bird cage elevator 

that took years of restoration and reconstruction to bring back to life after they 

found it in a salvage yard. 

luxury, rich craftsmanship, classic 

automobiles, architecture, and to 

Woytovich and Kraakevik’s abiding 

faith in technological and social 

progress and the power of community. 

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LOCAL 

MYSTERIES 

by Esther Kang 

Author Don Davis’ four mystery crime 

novels are available in paperback 

and in digital copies on Amazon. 

Acclaimed lawyer Don Davis weaves intriguing crime mystery novels inspired by his own experiences 

Afew years ago, Don Davis was walking to the Yacht Club, just a 

stretch away from his vacation home in Avalon, when he noticed a 

barrage of police activity. When he inquired, a policeman informed 

him that a fellow Yacht Club member had gotten into an altercation with a 

local Chicano gang and had gotten injured. That’s when the victim’s wife 

emerged from the crowd. 

“And she said, ‘That’s not how it happened at all,’” recalled Davis, a longtime 

Palos Verdes resident. “‘They surrounded him and beat him up. He’s 

in a hospital and in a coma.’” 

This event, which exemplified the boiling tensions between different 

groups on Catalina Island, would serve as a foundation in Davis’ second 

mystery crime novel, “The Island”, which he self-published in 2015 under 

his pen name Davis MacDonald. So far, he has four installments under his 

belt and is working on his fifth, titled “The Cabo.” 

The novels, revolving around themes of love, money, power and fame, 

are led by the protagonist called The Judge, who is based on Davis himself. 

Weaving colorful descriptions and strong narratives, the stories have engaged 

many readers and have been reviewed at a nearly perfect five stars 

on Amazon. 

Davis, a West Covina native who moved to Palos Verdes after graduating 

at the top of the class from USC Law School in 1969, has been practicing 

business and securities law for most of his life. His storied career includes 

a long stint with international law firm O’Melveny & Myers as well as a 

professor at Southwestern University Law School. In 1998, he founded his 

own securities law firm Davis & Associates, which operates out of his 60- 

foot motor yacht in Marina Del Rey. 

“Great thing about what I do is, I get to touch all sorts of deals,” Davis 

said. “I do oil and gas deals, movie syndication, real estate development, 

technology, medical device, agriculture ... Everything is a little different, so 

you get to learn a little bit about a lot of industries. It’s great fun." 

“And they pay you,” he added with a chuckle. "Even better.” 

It’s no surprise, then, that many of his personal experiences inform the 

characters and stories in the novels he weaves on his free time. Self-described 

as a voracious reader, Davis said he’s wanted to write a novel for 

some time. He argues that through his profession, he has been writing all 

his life — letters to the FCC, trial briefs, memorandums and the many forms 

of narrative that building a legal case often requires. 

Getting a start was the hardest part, he said. He had written a few outlines 

of prospective novels, but that was as far as he got. The one day, he came 

across an article featuring an interview with a NY Times best-selling author. 

The author described a writing process called the “Faulkner Method,” based 

on William Faulkner’s methods for expounding on narratives. Instead of 

working off an overarching outline, the writing is based on a single setting, 

then a few strong characters, and the story evolves by itself. 

“And I said, ‘Well, I can do that,’” Davis said with a laugh. “So I did. That’s 

how I write my books." 

Each novel takes place in a different town that he has intimate knowledge 

of. “The Hill” takes place in his adopted hometown of Palos Verdes, chronicling 

the story of the judge following the trails of a murder case involving 

a female high school student. His second novel, “The Island”, takes place 

in Avalon on Catalina Island, where the judge, on vacation, is confronted 

with gang violence, civil disobedience, bitter rivalries and murder. In his 

third book “Silicon Beach”, the judge traverses the boardwalks of Venice, 

the bars and upscale restaurants of Santa Monica, the yuppie ghetto of Playa 

Vista and the sex clubs of West LA. His latest installment “The Bay” takes 

place in Newport Beach and deals with the back offices of the FBI after a 

murder. 

Each story, Davis said, wraps around a specific social issue as well. From 

the ethical responsibilities of a public school teacher to public perception 

of radical muslims, Davis takes the reader through exercises in expanding 

his or her perception of a particular issue by presenting a kaleidoscope of 

different perspectives and elements through his stories and characters. For 

example, in “Silicon Beach”, he explores the issue of homelessness by incorporating 

real stories about the suicide bridge in Pasadena, where many 

homeless people end their lives. 

“There’s stories in here about people on the Westside living in cars, middle 

class people who lost everything,” he said. “It looks at the categories of 

homeless. They’re all different people — people who are drug-based, vets, 


Attorney Don Davis, who has become an author under the pseudonym Davis 

MacDonald. Photo courtesy Don Davis 

have emotional problems, or people who are just out of work and broke. I 

write things that, in my mind at least, have some social interest. And then 

I kind of cloak it, like sugarcoating it in a mystery novel.” 

The novel he’s currently working on — “The Cabo” — takes place in 

Cabo San Lucas, the resort city on the southern tip of Baja California in 

Mexico. In this one, he said, the mystery is set in the vast human trafficking 

industry, both sex and forced labor. 

The following installment will be back in Southern California, he said. 

Called “The Strand”, it will take place in Hermosa Beach and Manhattan 

Beach. Though he has no plans to pursue writing full time, Davis said he 

will continue cooking up new mysteries in his free time. 

“It’s a very competitive space, mystery novels,” he said. “You have to 

build up your reputation. It’s a process.” PEN 


summercamps 

uCAMPS & SCHOOLS FOR SUMMER FUN 

BeachSports 

w BeachSports Surf & Beach Camps is celebrating its 22nd year. BeachSports 

was created by LA County Lifeguards to provide beach and ocean safety education 

to local and visiting boys and girls. BeachSports programs start at age 4 and 

include instruction in ocean safety, surfing, beach volleyball and Junior Lifeguard 

skills. Participants will leave camp with the ability to safely and confidently enjoy 

the beach and ocean. Four camps are offered: Surf Camp, Beach Camp, Beach 

Volleyball Camp, and our Intro to Junior Lifeguard Program. With safety in mind, 

camps are located at these Lifeguard Tower locations: Manhattan Beach, 14th 

St., Hermosa Beach, 15th St., Redondo Beach, Ave. I. 

Online registration is available at BeachSports.org 

or Call (310) 372-2202. 

PCH Skate Camps 

w Learn to skateboard or take your skills to the next level at PCH Skate Camps 

Beginner to intermediate level skate instruction covers from the very basic to advanced 

flip tricks, grinds, vert skating. We have a variety of ramps, rails and fun 

boxes that we position differently each day to offer a variety of trick options. All 

campers are required to wear full pads. Private skate instruction is also available 

at our Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach locations. PCH Skate runs in association 

with BeachSports.org. 

Register online at PCHSkateCamps.com 

or call (310) 372-2202. 

Skaters get ready to drop in at PCH Skate Camp. 

Performing Arts Workshop 

w Winner of LA Parent Magazine Best Summer Camp. PAW camps include Musical 

Theater, Guitar, Rock The Mic, Filmmaking, Magic, Photography and Stage 

F/X Makeup! “Our kids don’t need to be experts – just have a curiosity and love 

for performing,” says Cheryl Appleman-Gale, PAW President. Campers participate 

in a free creative performance for their family and friends. 

PAW teachers are nurturing, skilled instructors who have or are working towards 

their Bachelors or Masters degrees in their respective disciplines. Their teaching 

experience and knowledge, combined with the PAW philosophy, provide students 

with a level of training comparable to 

private studios and conservatories. 

PAW offers 10 convenient locations. 

PerformingArtsWorkshops.com 

(310) 827-8827 

Palos Verdes Performing 

Arts Conservatory 

w This summer, the Palos Verdes Performing 

Arts Conservatory will offer a 

series of exciting theater camps for kids 

of all ages and experience levels. 

Camp Curtain Call, which introduces 

musical theatre to elementary schoolaged 

children, has three fun-filled sessions: 

“Madagascar: A Musical 

Adventure” (June 19-30); “Wizards in 

Training” (July 10-21); and “Once 

Upon a Time” (July 24-Aug. 4). The 

Summer Master Class Series will take 

intermediate to advanced performers, 

ages 10-18, to the next level with acting 

and dance workshops. Performers 

ages 12-18 can also audition on May 

11 for a fully-staged summer production 

of “Fame: The Musical.” 

For more information go to 

PalosVerdesPerformingArts.com 

/education 

or call (310) 544-0403, ext. 

303. 

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Marching Orders 

by Bondo Wyszpolski 

Brent Schindele as Harold Hill with the Pick-a-Little Ladies. Photos by Ed Krieger 

The Music Man raises his baton at the Norris Theatre 

Most Broadway musicals come and go, 

but 60 years after its debut “The Music 

Man” still lights up the theater marquees 

across the country. Right now it’s lighting 

up the Norris Theatre marquee in Rolling Hills 

Estates, where it’s playing this weekend and next. 

Meredith Willson wrote the lyrics and the 

music, as well as the book (with Franklin Lacey, 

uncle of Rolling Hills resident and Comedy and 

Magic Club owner Mike Lacey). The work appears 

seamless, although in reality it took six 

years and 40 drafts. The effort clearly paid off, 

however. “The Music Man” swept the Tony 

Awards in 1958, besting “West Side Story.” It wasn’t 

Willson’s only hit (he also wrote “The Unsinkable 

Molly Brown”), but it’s the show for which 

he’ll be remembered for. 

“The Music Man” takes place in 1912 and is set 

in River City, Iowa. The town and its people are 

reminiscent of Mason City, Iowa, where Willson 

(1902-84) spent his boyhood years. 

The story zeroes in on a traveling salesman 

named Harold Hill, who steps off the train and 

makes his pitch, which is to form a boys marching 

band. Every town needs one, right? Of course 

he’ll have to be entrusted with the funds to buy 

the musical instruments. Once the dough’s 

handed over, and because Harold Hill, charmer 

though he may be, is really a con man, he’s off 

to the next town. The cycle then repeats itself. 

Or rather it has, until now. That’s because he 

becomes, shall we say, emotionally entangled 

with River City’s librarian, Marian Paroo. But 

why should I tell their story when I have Harold 

Hill and Marian Paroo sitting across from me? 

Love slowly comes around 

Brent Schindele is a versatile actor who was 

last seen at the Norris in “White Christmas.” He 

also recently graced the Ahmanson stage as Herr 

Zeller in “The Sound of Music.” In civilian 

clothes, so to speak, he’s got that vibrant Frankie 

Avalon/Bobby Rydell look, which makes me 

think of “Grease.” Katharine McDonough, on the 

other hand, resembles a Jane Austen heroine. She 

performed as Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at 

Musical Theatre West. Her Norris Theatre debut 

was three years ago in “The Drowsy Chaperone.” 

In many instances, lead actors in a play or musical, 

especially if they’re romantic leads, have 

had the opportunity to scope each other out before 

rehearsals get underway. At the very least 

they’re often acquaintances or familiar with one 

another’s work. But not this time. 

“We were a blind match,” Katharine says. 

“We had these high expectations,” Brent says, 

“but now we just have to tolerate each other at 

every single rehearsal.” 

“It’s true,” Katharine replies. “I can’t stand this 

guy.” 

They laugh, I laugh, and that’s when we get 

down to business. We talk about “The Music 

Man” and why it’s an enduring success, What 

surprises me is the depth of their interpretation 

and psychoanalyzation of their characters. 

“It’s one of the great American musicals,” Brent 

says. “There’s a reason that theaters do it so often, 

because it’s one of the tried-and-true shows that 

work, that audiences always respond to.” 

Katharine agrees. “It holds a special place in 

people’s hearts, throughout different generations.” 

When she mentioned to a neighbor that 

she was doing the show her neighbor broke out 

into “Seventy-Six Trombones.” “I love that; I feel 

a lot of people have that reaction.” 

“The Music Man” has several other memorable 

songs, such as “Gary, Indiana” and “Till There 

Was You,” the latter covered by The Beatles on 

an early recording. 

Harold Hill is such a likeable character that it’s 

easy to forget that he simply intends to take the 

money and run. 

“That kind of gets lost,” Brent says, “because he 

does such good things in this town. But his motivations 

are not so pure because he’s a con man. 

He’s about to swindle all these people out of their 

hard-earned money, and he’s kind of gleeful 

about that. He’s not apologetic about it at all. This 

is his stock-in-trade, this is what he does.” 

Marian is among the few townsfolk who suspects 

Harold of ulterior motives, but she also sees 

the benefit of what he’s brought to River City. 

“He’s actually transformed this town,” Brent 

continues, “and made it a more lively, connected 

place to be. And, also, Marian puts him in touch 

with something, and I think you can infer at the 

end that he’s going to mend his ways. He’s a 

swindler (but) with a heart of gold.” 


Brent Schindele, as Professor Harold Hill, and cast sing "Trouble." 

“Everyone in the show and in the 

audience is so thoroughly charmed 

by him,” Katharine says. She mentions 

“The Sting,” Brent mentions 

“Ocean’s Eleven,” and I’m thinking 

“The Founder,” all of these being 

key films where suave and savvy 

manipulators have the last word. 

Katharine: “We love them and we 

want them to succeed.” Or at least 

until we check the contents of our 

billfold. 

Katharine notes that she’s been 

thinking a lot about her character, 

who comes off as a strong, independent 

woman, but who has perhaps 

had somewhat of a bumpy 

past. In other words, underneath 

the fortitude is an ever-present vulnerability. 

Katharine’s Marian has “these 

epic soprano ballads” which require 

that the singer “really dig into the 

text and make them relatable to 

every single or lonely person.” 

What happens is that Harold 

charms her, breaks the ice, and lowers 

her defenses. But in contrast to 

this rogue’s subterfuges, Marian 

confesses her feelings, thanks him 

for what he’s brought to River City, 

but shows that she’s not expecting 

anything more. What Marian says, 

in Brent’s wording, is “Here’s where 

I am and you know my heart. You 

know what I’d love to have happen, 

but I’m not going to force you into 

anything. And,” he continues, “that 

always brings us up short in life, 

whenever we encounter that.” He’s 

been a player, but he can’t play Marian. 

He ferret outs the Romantic in 

her, but somewhat surprisingly (for 

Harold) she finds the Romantic in 

him as well. 

Life as one long parade 

Naturally, any showpiece called 

“The Music Man,” whose most 

memorable tune is “Seventy-Six 

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guys in the pit, even though Brent 

says he once saw a production 

buoyed by only a couple of synthesizers. 

“In some shows you can get away 

with that,” he says, “but this show’s 

about 76 trombones and (Harold) 

creating basically a marching band 

in the town. And to not have those 

actual instruments playing the 

music is really kind of a letdown.” 

Norris Theatre patrons shouldn’t 

worry: The show comes with a live 

18-piece orchestra. 

As a young man, Meredith Willson 

played flute in a town band, 

and while still in his teens he joined 

John Philip Sousa’s group (Sousa, of 

course, being best known for “The 

Stars and Stripes Forever”). That’s a 

roundabout way of saying that his 

writing and his instrumentation for 

“The Music Man” comes out of 

first-hand experience. “It’s a great 

score,” Brent adds; “it’s one of the 

best scores ever.” 

Furthermore, the music seems 

true to the era it depicts, with 

maybe one or two numbers, such as 

“Till There Was You,” a tad closer to 

1957 than to 1912. But nowhere in 

the work is there anything blaringly 

incongruent. 

“It never jerks you out of the period,” 

Brent says. “And 1912 was exactly 

when these marching bands 

were so popular in America. It was 

wholesome, it was physical activity, 

it was artistic. It was all these things 

at once. It was kind of a little window 

in time.” 

Asked why “The Music Man” resonates 

with audiences year after 

year, Brent says it’s because everything 

in it works. He’s speaking 

from prior knowledge, having 

played the lead role once before. 

“There are a lot of musicals that 

are well written in one way or another. 

To me, very few are so internally 

consistent. There are so many 

that have great elements but then 

there’s always some little kind of 

thing hanging off that nobody 

knows what to do with. Or there’s 

a song or two that doesn’t quite belong, 

or there’s something that’s 

sort of politically incorrect if it’s an 

older show. Most shows have some 

flaws; very few are these little gems 

where every facet belongs. There’s 

not an extraneous song in this 

show.” 

And as for the characters that inhabit 

Wilson’s masterwork… 

“They’re mostly lovable people,” 

Brent says. “They’re people you’d 

like to spend time with. I think part 

of the enduring appeal of the show 

is that River City, Iowa, in 1912, is 

a place that people like to visit, and 

we kind of wish there was a place 

like that still.” 

A kind of Norman Rockwell 

world? And so “The Music Man” 

conveys, as much as possible, that 

idyllic, American-as-apple-pie sensibility. 

“We’re doing it exactly as written,” 

Brent says. “Any play or musical 

that’s written well, I think that’s 

the key, you don’t have to try to 

reinvent it or come up with a new 

concept. You just try to do it as true 

to what is on the pages as can be, 

and it’s shocking how alive it feels, 

and how immediate and real and 

fresh.” 

The Music Man is onstage Friday 

and Saturday, April 28 and 29, as well 

as May 5 and 6, at 8 p.m., plus Saturday 

and Sunday, April 29 and 30, as 

well as May 6 and May 7 at 2 p.m.,at 

the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center 

Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. Closes 

May 7. Tickets, $30 to $65. Call (310) 

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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS 

Compiled by Teri Marin 

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All submissions must be sent by the 10th of each month prior to event taking place. 

Ongoing 

Outdoor Volunteer Days 

At Native Plant Nursery, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. Enjoy nurturing seedlings 

and help shrubs grow for habitat restoration projects. Must RSVP 48 hours in 

advance. Sign up at: pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 

Rapid Response Team 

Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - noon. Work alongside Land Conservancy 

staff protecting important wildlife habitat by closing unauthorized trails. Tasks 

include trail maintenance, building fences, installing signage and more. Work 

at various locations around the Preserve where work is most needed. Directions 

to sites emailed upon sign up. No experience needed. 15 and up. 

Pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 

Sunday, April 30 

Satisfy a “Suite” Tooth 

Concert 3 of Peninsula Symphony’s 50th Anniversary Season. Doors open at 

6 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Maestro Berkson (for members only) begins at 

6:15 p.m. and at 7 p.m. the concert begins. Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite 

No. 1, Opus 46, opens the concert. Concert and parking are free. Redondo 

Union High School Auditorium, 631 Vincent Street, Redondo Beach (PCH at 

Diamond). (310) 544-0320, music. pensym@verizon.net, or Pensym.org. 

MAYDAY! - Tales of Love and other Emergencies 

Celebrate the lusty month of May with delicious love stories read aloud, 

around a bonfire under the stars. The 2nd annual MAYDAY! will charm the 

night 7 to 8:30 p.m at Angels Gate Cultural Center. Bring your own seating 

and dress for sitting outdoors. Picnics welcome. Free folding chairs are available 

on site. Recommended for adults and young adults. $15/couples; 

$10/individual. Cash only, please. No reservations required. 3601 South 

Gaffey Street in San Pedro. Enter from Gaffey Street at 32nd Street. For more 

information visit: angelsgateart.org or call (310) 519-0936. 

Sunday by the Sea 

The 26th Annual Sunday by the Sea will be held at a gorgeous private villa 

along the bluffs of Palos Verdes Estates where guests will enjoy stunning ocean 

views while sampling delectable bites created by local chefs, fine wines and 

an all new selection of craft beers from artisanal breweries in the South Bay. 

2 to 5 p.m. Tickets $200. A benefit for Providence Little Co. of Mary Hospital. 

For more information, please call the Foundation office: (310) 543-3440, 

California.Providence.org/PTCevents. 

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Monday, May 1 

Floral Arrangers Meeting 

The South Coast Floral Arrangers meets the first Monday of the month at South 

Coast Botanic Garden (except July and August) 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Classroom 

A. For additional information contact Gudy Kimmel at (310) 530-2382 

or Judy Unrine at (310) 378-0227 californiagardenclubs.org. 26300 Crenshaw 

Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. 

California Natives Meeting 

The California Native Plant Society meets the first Monday of the month at 

South Coast Botanic Garden (except July and October) 6 - 10 p.m. in Classroom 

B. For additional information contact David Berman at (310) 833-4377. 

26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. 

Palos Verdes Begonia Society Meeting 

The Palos Verdes Begonia Society meet the first Monday of the month at South 

Coast Botanic Garden (except August and September) 7 - 9 p.m. For additional 

information contact Carol Knight at (310) 508-3801. No registration 

required for this meeting. Meetings are open to the public. 26300 Crenshaw 

Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. 

Tuesday, May 2 

Ask-A-Lawyer Program 

South Bay Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service will sponsor “ASK-A- 

LAWYER” , in celebration of Law Day. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Torrance Superior 

Court, 825 Maple Avenue in Torrance. Tables and chairs will be set up 

in the common area on the first floor. Attorneys of varying specialties will be 

on hand to provide legal assistance to the public at no charge. For more information, 

contact Nicole at The South Bay Bar Association (310) 325-4200. 

Thursday, May 4 

Spirit of Innovation Gala 2017 

A prestigious group of more than 450 business and community leaders, physicians, 

scientists and philanthropists will gather at Vibiana, 214 South Main 

St., Los Angeles, 6 p.m., to celebrate LA BioMed’s 65th anniversary at its Spirit 

of Innovation Gala. LA BioMed will honor “Innovation”, the hallmark of its 

focus and success for the past 65 years. LA BioMed has generated diagnostics, 

therapeutics and medical devices that have literally saved the lives of millions 

of individuals as well as bettered the lives of millions more worldwide. 

For tickets to the event, please contact: Danielle Wagner, 310-974-9569, 

Danielle.Wagner@LABioMed.org. 

Friday, May 5 

Children’s Day 

Celebrate Children’s Day, 4 - 4:45 p.m., at Peninsula Center Library. Children’s 

Day is a national holiday in Japan to celebrate children’s growth and 

happiness. Make koinobori (carp) flags to fly to celebrate the children in your 

family! This program is best for children in Kindergarten and up but all are 

welcome. No registration necessary. For a full list of events, visit pvld.org. 701 

Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates. 

South Bay Women’s Conference 

Celebrate and support local women! The day includes keynote speakers Jen 

Bricker and Tieko Nejon, informative breakout sessions, an inspirational panel, 

a lovely lunch, plus a networking reception for guests to connect with other 

businesswomen. The Torrance Marriott, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, 7:30 

a.m. - 4 p.m. Tickets/Info: $135, at: southbaywomensconference.com. 

Student Art Exhibition 

Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education proudly 

presents its Annual Student Art Exhibition, featuring student work. This exhibi- 


tion will highlight this year’s artistic creations from 

Palos Verdes Art Center school-based outreach program 

Art At Your Fingertips. Additionally, there will 

be a showcase of work produced in the PVAC artist 

residencies held throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula 

Unified School District. Opening reception, 4- 

6 p.m. Exhibit runs through May 28. 5504 

Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes. 

Saturday, May 6 

Family Hike 

First Saturday Family Hike at George F Canyon, 9 

a.m. Join a PVP Land Conservancy naturalist guide 

to discover habitat, wildlife and more on an easy 

hike up the canyon. Free. All ages welcome. For 

more information, contact (310) 547-0862 or RSVP 

at: pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 27305 Palos 

Verdes Dr. E, Rolling Hills Estates. 

Outdoor Volunteer Day 

Help restore this unique canyon habitat at Alta Vicente 

Reserve, home to many threatened and endangered 

wildlife species. 9 a.m. – noon. Sign up 

at: pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 30940 Hawthorne 

Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes. 

Sunday, May 7 

Impressions Workshop 

Enjoy a naturalist-guided coastal hike and family 

friendly activities along Discovery Trail to Terranea 

Resort for a children’s art workshop. 9 - 11 a.m. All 

ages welcome. $25 per family. Meet in front of the 

statue at Pelican Cove Parking area, 31300 Palos 

Verdes Dr. South, RPV. For reservations visit: 

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Beauty of Nature 

Film series –Tortoise in Peril/Antarctica – A Year On 

Ice, 5 p.m., at John Olguin Auditorium. Small actions 

have a large impact on species from the 

deserts to Antarctica. Q&A with film maker Tim 

Branning. Live tortoises will be exhibited. Cost $10. 

Youth free. Tickets: pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 

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Full Moon Hike 

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Wednesday, May 10 

Palos Verdes Woman’s Club 

Craig Leach will present an update on Torrance Memorial Hospital, at noon. 

Cost is $32. For information or reservations call Beverly Teresinski at (310) 

378-1349. Rolling Hills Country Club, 27000 Palos Verdes Dr. East. 

Thursday, May 11 

Fame: The Musical Auditions 

The Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory will hold open auditions at 5 

p.m. May 11-13 for a student production of “Fame,” based on the Oscar-winning 

film and successful TV series. Students ages 12-18 may audition either 

date, and should come prepared to sing and dance. Performance dates are 

weekends, July 14-23, at the Norris Theatre, and rehearsals begin June 9. 

This is a tuition-based program, and scholarships are available based on need. 

Auditions are held at the Conservatory Studios at 27525 Norris Center Drive 

in Rolling Hills Estates. For more information, call (310) 544-0403, ext. 303, 

or visit: http://www.norriscenter.com/education/auditions. 

Gardeners Meeting 

The Gardeners meet the second Thursday of the month (except June, July, August 

and December) 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at South Coast Botanic Garden. For 

information contact Gudy Kimmel at (310) 530-2382. No registration required; 

meetings open to the public. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. 

St. Petersburg Concert 

This a cappella quartet, the St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, with a repertoire 

of ancient Russian chants to modern musical techniques, performs at St. Paul's 

Lutheran Church of Palos Verdes, 7 p.m. Free and open to the community. 

31290 Palos Verdes Drive West, RPV. (310) 377-6806. 

Friday, May 12 

Heart screening 

A screening of The Legacy of Heart Mountain details the imprisonment of 

Japanese Americans in concentration camps, and what daily life looked like 

inside the camps. 9 a.m. at the Peninsula Center Library. Followed by a Q & 

A with the film’s producer, writer, and narrator, and ABC-7 anchor David Ono. 

No registration necessary. For a full list of events, visit: pvld.org. 701 Silver 

Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates. 


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Join a celebration of Japanese culture, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Peninsula Center 

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Angeles Japanese Music Ensemble at 2! Light refreshments provided. No registration 

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Help restore important wildlife habitat while looking out at a beautiful view. 9 

a.m. to noon. Portuguese Bend Reserve, Rancho Palos Verdes. Sign up at: 

pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 

Guided Nature Walk 

Appreciate some of the best wildflower viewing and dramatic geological formations 

on the cliffs of the former basalt quarry at Forrestal Nature Preserve. 

9 a.m. This is a moderate to strenuous walk. Free and open to the public. For 

more information, contact (310) 541-7613 ext. 201 or sign up at: 

pvplc.org/_events/NatureWalkRSVP.asp. 32201 Forrestal Dr., RPV. 

Rose, Clematis Show and Sale 

South Coast Rose Society will hold its 36th Annual Community Rose Show, 

“A Celebration of Roses & Clematis” at the South Coast Botanic Garden. Anyone 

may enter their roses in the show on Saturday morning, 7 - 9:45 a.m. 

Ribbon presentation at 12:30 p.m. Individual roses (containers will be supplied) 

or bouquet arrangements (in your own container). Public is invited 10 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula. 


Storytime in the Garden 

The whole family is encouraged to bring a blanket to enjoy storytime in the 

garden and a casual afternoon adventure this Mother’s Day on the Lower 

Meadow. “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt will be read. 3 - 4 

p.m. Included with Garden Admission. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes 

Peninsula. 

Waste Roundup 

Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Roundup. Open to all LA County residents. 

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at RPV Civic Center (City Yard), 30940 Hawthorne 

Blvd. If you cannot wait until this roundup, the Gaffey SAFE center located at 

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Symphonic concert 

Mother's Day Concert. South Coast Botanic Garden, Frances Young Hall, 

26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, 5 p.m., (310) 373-2442, 

pvsband.org, tickets at the door. 

Monday, May 15 

In Conversation 

6 p.m. -7:45 p.m., at Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling 

Hills Estates. Join author Naomi Hirahara and local resident Naomi Hamachi 

for a conversation about the impact of Japanese Americans on the Peninsula. 

Following the program, share your own story at the oral history booth provided 

by the PVLD. No registration necessary. For a full list of events, visit: pvld.org. 


Birding with Wild Birds Unlimited 

Explore the birds making a home in the restored habitat at the beautiful White 

Point Preserve. Binoculars supplied for beginners. 8:30 a.m. The program is 

free. All ages welcome. 1600 W. Paseo del Mar in San Pedro. RSVP at: 

pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 


Champions for Children 5K Run/Walk 

South Bay Children’s Health Center, Run/Walk 8:30 a.m. South Coast Botanic 

Garden, 263 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. For information & registration: 

sbchc.com/c4crun. (310) 316-1212. 

Walk For Life 

The leisurely seaside 5K starts at 9 a.m. from Veterans Park in Redondo Beach. 

The Center has provided free services 

or over 40 years, including testing 

and limited ultrasound. To learn 

more or form a team, call (310) 

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Help beautify the native demonstration 

garden and surrounding habitat. 

9 a.m. to noon. White Point 

Nature Preserve, 1600 W. Paseo 

del Mar in San Pedro. Sign up at : 

pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 

World Trade Week 

The Port of Los Angeles! Free boat 

tours, two locations: Los Angeles 

Maritime Museum, 600 Sampson 

Way, Berth 84, San Pedro and Banning’s 

Landing Community Center, 

100 E. Water St., Wilmington. Tours 

every 30 minutes. 10 a.m - 3 p.m. 

First-come, first-served. portoflosangeles.org. 

Los Serenos Tours 

Enjoy a guided hike led by the Los 

Serenos docents through the Alta Vicente 

Reserve, 10 a.m. Walk the 

trail through the coastal sage habitat, 

view wildflowers, visit one of the 

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lations. The hike is moderate to strenuous. Parking and meet up will be at the 

Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall. Free! Hike will be canceled if there is rain. For 

more information, call (310) 377-5370 or visit losserenos.org. 30940 

Hawthorne Blvd., RPV. 

Tribute to Hollywood 

Relive the glory days of Tinseltown as six top tribute artists honor the biggest 

stars in show business at the Norris Theater. Backed by the Icons Orchestra, 

the performers authentically capture the legendary stars. 8 p.m. Tickets $55- 

$65, with $10 discount for children 12 and under. For more information or 

to purchase tickets, call (310) 544-0403 or go to 

palosverdesperformingarts.com. 27570 Norris Center Dr., RHE. 


Grand Salon 

The Peninsula Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic presents an evening of 

world class music at the Grand Salon, at a spectacular Palos Verdes oceanfront 

estate. This year’s event will feature a performance by Los Angeles Philharmonic 

principal trumpet Tom Hooten. Prior to the concert guests will be 

greeted by classical music performed by musicians from Peninsula schools, 

sample fine wine and an array of gourmet tastings. A silent auction will benefit 

youth music education programs in the South Bay. 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets $175 

per person. For further information, (310) 378-2914 or pclaphil@gmail.com. 

Beer, Wine Festival 

The best of Southern California’s regional breweries, wineries and restaurants. 

Exhibitors, live music, art show. Tickets $75, for unlimited tastings; free parking. 

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Los Verdes Country Club hosted the Panhellenic Luncheon which supports learning 

by offering educational scholarships. The Luncheon thanked guests for their 

generous support that helps the organization fund scholarships for high-achieving 

high school seniors bound for colleges with National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) 

sororities and collegiate members of NPC groups. They have awarded over $300k 

since 1967. Isabella Williams, a guest and previous scholarship recipient, stated that 

she spent her time in high school helping the community, being involved in student 

government and broadening her horizons being active with many different clubs and 

philanthropies-because her heart led her in that direction. Visit SouthBayPanhellenic.com 

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Diners on the patio at Café Pacific at Trump National Golf Course can watch golfers. Photo by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com). Inset: The crab cakes were an unexpectedly 

fine pairing with discs of fried crab mixed with red bell pepper. Photo by Richard Foss 

President Trump would find Café Pacific at Trump National Golf Course 

a worthy alternative to Mar-a-Largo for state dinners 

by Richard Foss 

Ididn’t know when we started driving there, but yesterday’s dinner at 

Café Pacific with my wife was an anniversary in more ways than one. 

I knew we had been married for 29 years, but it wasn’t until later I realized 

that exactly a decade before we had visited the same restaurant for 

the same occasion. 

Since I wrote a review then and still have a copy, I have an unusually 

good perspective on how much things have changed at the restaurant. (My 

wife is unchanged and still wonderful, of course) 

The views of Catalina and the mansion-like grandeur of the foyer are the 

same. The building reminded me then of Hearst Castle and still does. It’s 

an American version of Italianate architecture, featuring big windows with 

curved tops and marble floors with terrazzo inlays. Hearst had a penchant 

for tapestries and friezes, while Trump’s style tends toward putting gold 

leaf on things that don’t usually have it. You don’t even have to look in the 

restrooms to know you’re not going to see chrome or nickel sink fixtures 

there. In general it is done tastefully. 

On our first visit we had dined in the formal room that boasts arched 

ceilings with pretty frescoes, but when we arrived this time a singer was 

playing pop standards on an electric piano. He wasn’t bad, but we decided 

to dine in a quieter, more casual room designed as a bar or lounge. I’m all 

for live entertainment, but if ever there was a room that would fit a classical 

guitarist or pianist, that dining room was it. 

Our table in the lounge had a superb view of Catalina and Founders Park 

where locals strolled and walked their dogs. The menu is intriguing and 

shows the influence of Chef Chris Garasic, formerly of Shade Hotel in Manhattan 

Beach, but the pricing on some items is absurd. “Trump’s Famous 

Calamari,” simple fried squid with chili aioli that you can get anywhere, is 

seventeen bucks, while lump crabcakes over a pancetta, chickpea, and leek 

“cassoulet,” were only three dollars more. To charge almost the same for 

the one that uses cheap ingredients in a standard way and the innovative 

one using expensive stuff seems crazy. Similar inconsistencies are across 

the menu. 

We ordered those crabcakes partly because they were made with real 

lump crabmeat and partly because we wanted to see what was under them. 

It couldn’t be a real cassoulet because that is a dish of meat, sausage, and 

beans cooked down over a period of days, and isn’t remotely like a vegetarian 

chickpea item. What we got would be properly called a ragout, and it 

was an unexpectedly fine pairing with discs of fried crab mixed with red 

bell pepper. The crabcakes had the consistency of lump crabmeat, the rich, 

slightly oily swimming muscles of the crab, rather than cheaper claw or leg 

meat, and though they were on the small side they were worth the price. 

We continued with a salad of arugula and baby watercress with poached 

pears, gorgonzola and spiced walnuts with a passion fruit dressing. My wife 

had been more interested in the three beet salad but graciously allowed me 

to choose this – such compromises being the basis of long relationships. 

The slightly bitter arugula and peppery cress were nicely modified by the 

fruity dressing, and the sweetness of the wine-poached pears and slight 


funkiness of the blue cheese added interest. The only thing I’d change 

would be to chop the arugula more finely, because it was in large pieces 

and difficult to eat neatly. 

Our starters came with a basket that included excellent housemade focaccia, 

and cheese-crusted cracker bread and a curiously poor bread that 

we were told was sourdough. This had no sourness and a dense interior, 

and was more like an Italian loaf that hadn’t risen properly. We liked the 

focaccia enough that we could have filled up on that so didn’t mind. 

Café Pacific has a sommelier available, so we asked for his assistance in 

choosing wines to accompany each course. Maitre d’ Martial Perrin was a 

wise and witty guide to their list and suggested a Loire Valley Sancerre and 

a Ferrari-Carano Sauvignon Blanc. The Sancerre was excellent with the 

salad, the Sauvignon with the crabcakes. He also helped us pick wines with 

our main course, and came back to see whether we liked them. I suspect 

that not many people call on his services, which is a shame because when 

you have professional advice available it’s silly not to use it. Another reason 

to consult him is that you probably won’t be bringing your own, as corkage 

rates here are $35 per bottle, among the highest in greater Los Angeles. 

Mr. Perrin had come up with fine pairings for our main courses too. My 

wife chose roasted branzino, the small Mediterranean sea bass, over what 

was referred to as a “herb potatoes, cherry tomatoes, spinach, corn, and 

pancetta cassoulet.” Someone likes the term cassoulet and uses it indiscriminately, 

because this also had no relationship to the French stew. It was a 

fine sauté of vegetables that complemented the simply roasted fish very 

well, but should be renamed to reflect what it really is. 

Her fish was an elegantly composed plate in which every element worked 

together, my lamb an interesting failure. The lamb itself was very good, 

meaty Colorado chops with a Moroccan-spiced herb crust, but the rest of 

the plate didn’t match the menu description and didn’t support the lamb 

flavor. The menu described toasted pearl couscous with merguez sausage, 

but the couscous was a simple bland starch with no spice, toasted flavor, or 

sausage. The harissa sauce was on the plate but it didn’t fit in anywhere – 

the lamb didn’t need it and putting it on the bland couscous gave the effect 

of eating sauce. It did go fairly well with the roasted tomato, but not the 

vegetable mix of carrot, broccoli, and flageolet beans. It was one of those 

cases in which most items were individually good but the result underperformed. 

Mr. Perrin suggested Pinot Noirs with both of our meals, and his judgment 

was unerring – the Etude worked nicely with the lamb, the lighter 

Miura with the fish. His suggestions added to our enjoyment of the evening, 

and his remarks on pairing will be helpful at future meals. 

At his suggestion we tried two desserts: a key lime cheesecake tart and a 

chocolate cup filled with layers of hazelnut mousse, white chocolate 

mousse, and flourless chocolate cake. I am not generally a fan of white 

chocolate in anything but it worked as a component of this item, and the 

presentation of the chocolate cup inside a spiral of caramel drizzle was stunning. 

The little key lime pie was nicely tart, a traditional item well done. 

As we finished the meal we decided that Café Pacific had been good but 

conventional before and was better now. 

Dinner for two with two glasses of wine each ran $238, well above average, 

even for the Hill, but about what might be expected here. Was it worth 

it? Chris Garasic’s cooking is generally excellent, the surroundings opulent 

and the view of the sea lovely, and it might be for you. 

It can’t be ignored that for many people it is a political act to dine here or 

not. I expect that some of my friends on the left will be furious that I ate 

here at all or didn’t use this article to insult the place. I also expect that people 

on the right will suggest that anything short of adulation for everything 

I was served is vindictiveness from a journalist who like all in my profession 

can’t be trusted. To both I can only say that my job sometimes involves 

writing negative reviews of restaurants owned by very good people and 

vice versa. A journalist’s job is to be more fair to others than others are to 

us, and I have written what I experienced. Café Pacific is very expensive 

and very good. Profits go to Donald Trump. Make of that what you may. 

Café Pacific is at 1 Trump National Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes. Opens 

daily at 7 a.m., closes 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Valet, lot, or street 

parking. Wheelchair access good, full bar, corkage $35, some vegetarian items. 

310-303-3260. Menu at TrumpNationalLosAngeles.com.PEN 



The Legacy Luncheon 

A PV Links fundraiser 

The Palos Verdes Chapter of Links recently sponsored the bi-annual 

Legacy Luncheon at the Torrance Marriott. Nearly 535 attendees vigorously 

applauded three outstanding honorees who are making a difference 

in local and international communities. Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordon, 

Timothy Watkins and Korin Huggins were introduced by Marc Brown, 

the co-anchor for ABC Eyewitness News. More than $80,000 was raised 

to support the Links award-winning programs and scholarships. The 

Links, Inc., was established in 1946 and is one of the nation’s oldest 

African-American women’s organizations. The Links was originally 

founded to promote, civic, educational, health, economics and the cultural 

interests of the communities that they support. 

PHOTOS BY TRACY BLACKWELL OF 

2 NICE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 

1. Brenda Williams, Timothy Watkins, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Marc Brown, 

Korin Huggins and Cynthia Williams. 

2. Anita Nelson, Julia Matthews-Manor, Cynthia Williams, Kimily Pruitt-Batiste, 

Cassandra Alexander and Tahia Hayes. 

3. Marcia Mills, Cynthia Williams, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Michelle Anderson. 

4. Jessie Ford, Dolores White, Barbara Jordan and Carol Smith. 

5. Dale McWilliams, Olivia Rodriguez and Gordon McWilliams. 

6. Jean Adelsman and Lea Ann King. 

7. Betty Coleman, Cynthia Williams, Dolores Caffey-Fleming and Lisa Brooks. 

8. Era and Leo Davis, Jacqueline Sholes and Shirley Starke-Wallace. 

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Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates. Event URL: sbbeerwinefest.com 

Ticket URL: sbbeerwinefest.com/tickets/. 

Spring Concert 

Peninsula Symphonic Winds spring concert 3 p.m., Rolling Hills Covenant 

Church Community Center, 735 Silver Spur Road, RHE. Info: pswinds.org. 

Tuesday, May 23 

Sanctuary talk 

Meeting, lunch and speaker presented by Republican Women Federated. 

10:30 a.m. social; 11 a.m - 2 p.m. luncheon and speaker. Jim Horn, retired 

U.S. Diplomat and veteran, will speak on Sanctuary Cities. RSVP, preferably 

by 5/18, to Barbara Hart (310) 544-9810 or bahart09@verizon.net, 

PVPRWF.org. Palos Verdes Golf Club, 3301 Via Campesina, PVE. 


Birding with Wild Birds Unlimited 

At George F Canyon presented by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, 

8:30 a.m. Explore the birds in nesting season making a home in the 

canyon. The program is free and all ages welcome. 27305 Palos Verdes Drive 

East, Rolling Hills Estates. RSVP at: pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 

Musical showcase 

Ready, Willing and Able, a unique dance program for special needs students, 

will be presented at 4 p.m. at the Norris Theatre. Performance will include 

group dances, solo spotlights and duets. No tickets or reservations required, 

but donations are appreciated. For more information contact the Palos Verdes 

Performing Arts Conservatory at (310) 544-0403, ext. 303. 27570 Norris 

Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates. palosverdesperformingarts.com. 



At Native Plant Nursery, 9 a.m. – noon. Nurture seedlings and grow shrubs 

for habitat restoration projects. Reservation required by Wednesday, May 24. 

Sign up at: pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 

Bird Call Intro 

At White Point Nature Education Center & Preserve, 11 a.m. Presentation on 

local birds and the sounds they make. Free. RSVP to: pvplc.org. Events & Activities/Whitepoint 

Presentations or call (310) 541-7613. 

Native Plant Sale 

At White Point Nature Preserve, noon– 2 p.m. 1600 W. Paseo del Mar in 

San Pedro. For more information call (310) 541-7613. 


Bonsai Meeting 

The South Coast Bonsai Association meets the fourth Sunday of the month (except 

December) 10 a.m. - noon at South Coast Botanic Garden. For additional 

information contact Ken Ueda at (310) 987-6345. No registration required 

for this meeting. Meetings are open to the public. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., 

Palos Verdes Peninsula, 

Family Picnic Day Perennials and Annuals 

Come spring, the Garden is at its showiest! Prepare to be delighted as you 

wander the Garden during this bountiful time! Family PIcnic on the Lower 

Meadow, included with Garden admission. Visit Guest Services or the Gift 

Shop for additional information about the perennials and annuals for a selfguided 

tour and enjoy your visit. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. South Coast Botanic Garden, 

26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula. PEN 



PV Athletic Booster Club 

Raises $180K 

The Palos Verdes Golf Club hosted the Booster Club’s 26th annual, 

A Black and Gold Affaire, which raises funds to support local athletes, 

the sports venues and the staff responsible for athletic training 

and safety. At the VIP pre-event party, Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi 

presented Principal Mitzi Cress with the Assembly Proclamation acknowledging 

her distinguished career at Peninsula High School. Kelly 

Johnson, Peninsula’s first Principal, was a surprise guest and gave a 

touching tribute to Mrs. Cress about her years of service. She will be 

retiring at the end of the school year and Brent Kuykendall will become 

Peninsula High School’s third Principal in twenty-six years according 

to the Club’s press release. The Booster Club is a non-profit organization 

and further information can be found at PVPHSABC.com. 

1. Nicole Hay, Garrett 

Moore, Jasmine Nguyen 

and Stacy Surace. 

2. Annie Wu, Allison 

Phillips, Mitzi Cress and 

Francine Mathiesen. 

3. Hannah Spieler, Mina 

Kim, Natalie Watts, 

Devyn Hebert, Sarah 

Aoyagi, Mehak Dedmari 

and Morgan Maes. 

4. Christina Brit, 

Francine Mathiesen, 

Mitzi Cress, Assemblymember 

Al Muratsuchi, 

PHOTOS BY TONY LABRUNO 

Lea Toombs, Sandy 

Nemeth and Michael 

Wanmer. 

5. Steve and Ceci 

Watts, Christina Brit and 

Francine Mathiesen. 

6. Coaches: Brian 

Bowles, Bryan Weaver, 

Ryan Quinlan and Chris 

Foster. 

7. Hope Reveche and 

Tia Nguyen. 

8. Jason Phillips, Hope 

Reveche, Wendell 

Yoshida, Tom Nguyen 

and John Zuercher. 

9. Bob and Suzanne 

Suppulsa, Barb Dancy 

and Beth Meyerhoff. 

10. Laura Beaudoin, 

Liz and Richard Umbrell. 

11. Denise Ball and 

Teri Walsh. 

12. Francine and Pat 

Mathiesen, Mary Simonell, 

Karla Azzopardi 

and Laura Beaudoin. 

13. Cari Wanmer, 

Micah and Jennifer Farrell 

and Mike Hoeger. 

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