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The 61st Annual Neighborhood Church Yule Parlor Tea<br />
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Friday, December 1 and Saturday December 2,<br />
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.<br />
Neighborhood Church is located on the bluffs of Malaga<br />
Cove at 415 Paseo del Mar, Palos Verdes Estates. We will<br />
begin the celebration by viewing the original treasured hand<br />
painted ceilings and walls of the Mediterranean architectural<br />
estate and art work of the historic Haggerty home built in<br />
1927. The home was purchased and converted to the Neighborhood<br />
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High Tea will be served with live holiday music.<br />
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PENINSULA<br />
Volume XXII, Issue 4<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>2017</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 />
Photo by David Fairchild<br />
Pianist, composer and<br />
conductor David Benoit will<br />
conduct his “Journey of the<br />
Endeavour” at the California<br />
Science Center, where the space<br />
shuttle Endeavour resides.<br />
PROFILES<br />
22 Ed Foundation foundation<br />
by David Mendez Two-term Ed Foundation President Roma<br />
Mistry helped restructure the organization to serve future<br />
generations..<br />
28 Benoit looks up<br />
by Bondo Wyszpolski Over the past five decades, David<br />
Benoit has cast a wide net in the musical world as a performer,<br />
composer, conductor and KJazz DJ. Now he’s focusing on work<br />
that is less ephemeral and more enduring.<br />
38 A life of passing passions<br />
by Maneesha Prakash For most of his 22 years, Marco<br />
Vignale has suffered from a progressively debilitating gene<br />
mutation, a condition so rare that it is known to be shared by<br />
just one other person in the United States. It hasn’t stopped<br />
him from living a full life.<br />
48 Schoeben’s students<br />
by Robb Fulcher By the end of the school year one fifth of<br />
the Palos Verdes School District’s 11,500 students will visit<br />
campus therapists through a new program created by therapist<br />
and entrepreneur Liz Schoeben.<br />
58 Born to serve<br />
by Robb Fulcher Faith driven volunteer Jackie Crowley has<br />
been helping the less fortunate for nearly five decades. Now<br />
she will be the focus of attention when the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
Chamber of Commerce recognizes her as the <strong>2017</strong> Citizen<br />
of the Year.<br />
76 Sea Change at Chez Melange<br />
by Richard Foss Chez Melange chef Robert Bell and partner<br />
Michael Franks abandon their restaurant’s name and menu in<br />
order to continue their tradition of culinary adventures.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
10 60th Annual Portuguese Bend Horse Show<br />
14 Act II Shop ‘til you drop<br />
18 Torrance Police Foundation on the Hill<br />
34 PTN Halloween Ball at The Depot<br />
44 Friends of the Library at Villa Narcissa<br />
52 Palos Verdes Concours takes to the air<br />
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60 <strong>Peninsula</strong> calendar<br />
74 Around and about<br />
78 South Bay Dining Guide<br />
85 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 />
Portuguese Bend Horse Show<br />
Raises funds for Children<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee Children’s Hospital held their main fundraiser<br />
on September 8 -- 10 at Ernie Howlett Park in Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
This was the 60th year of the Portuguese Bend National Horse Show<br />
benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). This year’s proceeds<br />
will provide support for the CHLA Associates Endowed Chair for<br />
the Chief of the Children’s Orthopaedic Center, as well as The Associates<br />
Endowment for Liver and Intestinal Research. The theme for this<br />
year’s horse show was “Stirrup Hope – the Story of our Lives.” In addition<br />
to the three day horse show, the weekend featured a children’s carnival,<br />
food booths, a boutique, a Saturday Night BBQ dinner and special<br />
events, varying from miniature therapy horses to the Long Beach<br />
Mounted Police.<br />
1. Joe Leimbach, Jeff MacLean, Darren<br />
Del Conte and Scott Stuckman.<br />
2. Megan Moore, Diane Moore, Lisa<br />
Noski and Andrea Sala.<br />
3. Doug and Gwynne Shaw.<br />
4. Kathy and Kirk Johnson, Marnie<br />
and Dan Gruen, Holly and Jeff Gardner.<br />
5. Jay and Valerie Crawford.<br />
6. Doug Van Riper, Steve Mitchell,<br />
Jan Van Riper and Karen Mitchell.<br />
7. Larry Clark, Noelle Giuliano and<br />
PHOTOS BY FLORA FAIRCHILD<br />
Anne Clark.<br />
8. Michael, Diana and Lizzy Grannis.<br />
9. Long Beach Mounted Police<br />
10. Dave Rowe, Dave Farrell, Carole<br />
Rowe and Anne Farrell.<br />
11. Lisa Van Nortwick, Shari Moore<br />
and Jenny Litchfield.<br />
12. Jim Witte, John Whitcombe,<br />
Craig Knickerbocker, Flora Fairchild<br />
and David Wendorff.<br />
13. Charlie Stuckman.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
ACT II Supports Theatre<br />
Holiday Fundraising Boutique<br />
ACT II was founded in September of 1984 as a support organization<br />
for the Palos Verdes Performing Arts. This year their “Shop till you<br />
Drop” lunch included gourmet food stations and a boutique featuring<br />
clothing, purses and jewelry. The women of ACT II have raised over<br />
$450,000 through their annual Variety Show and Spring Fashion Show.<br />
The members meet monthly from September through June to plan the<br />
shows and to enjoy numerous theatre-related programs. “It used to be<br />
us knocking on all these production and musical artists’ doors asking<br />
them to come perform here. Now they are calling us,” Julie Moe-<br />
Reynolds said. This year the boutique was in the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion<br />
and presented dozens of purveyors, including The Pottery Barn, to<br />
help ring in the holidays.<br />
1. Halloween Boutique.<br />
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
2. Julie Moe-Reynolds, Pam Barrett-<br />
Hill, Jim Hill and Abby Douglass.<br />
3. De De Hicks, Deena Gribben and<br />
Meredith Grenier.<br />
4. Judy Dinh and Georgia Ellingson.<br />
5. Arline Grotz, Nancy Budde, Donna<br />
Day, Adrienne Ang, Pam Barrett-Hill,<br />
Joyce Kochanowski and Mary Graff.<br />
6. Maryann Ayres, Donna Day and<br />
Carolyn Harrington.<br />
7. Pam Barrett-Hill and Lorraine<br />
Kasse.<br />
8. Melinda Grotz.<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 Community<br />
Supports Torrance Police Foundation<br />
Ann and David Buxton opened up their Palos Verdes Tuscan style estate<br />
to host a fundraiser for the Torrance Police Foundation. The<br />
organization’s mission statement is to “stand behind those who wear<br />
the badge” by appealing to the community to support public safety projects.<br />
The grants issued by the Torrance Police Foundation (TPF) to the<br />
police department fund projects that typically are not covered by the<br />
police department budget. Among the guests were Torrance Mayor Pat<br />
Furey and members of the police department. A drone demonstration<br />
was presented by Torrance Police Office Matthew Slawson. To learn<br />
more visit www.TorrancePoliceFoundation.org.<br />
1. Hosts Ann and David Buxton.<br />
2. Marylyn and Chuck Klaus.<br />
3. Officer Matthew Slawson, Jerry<br />
and Gabriela Rocha.<br />
4. Board member and founder Jack<br />
Messerlian and Mayor Pat Furey.<br />
5. Donna and Councilmember Geoff<br />
Rizzo.<br />
6. Councilmember Mike Griffiths and<br />
Cecilia Geronimo.<br />
7. Board chair Hank Parker and<br />
Captain Jon Megeff.<br />
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
8. Elisabeth Swardstrom and Emmett<br />
Miller.<br />
9. Officer Matthew Slawson demonstrates<br />
the drone donated by the<br />
Torrance Police Foundation.<br />
10. Diamond Level Sponsor Tim<br />
Rogers and Mayor Pat Furey.<br />
11. Diamond Level Sponsor Tim<br />
Rogers with Kristen Matsuda and<br />
former Police Chief Mark Matsuda.<br />
12. Captain Jon Megeff and Board<br />
Member and Platinum Level Sponsor<br />
David Buxton.<br />
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22 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>2017</strong>
Ed<br />
foundation<br />
Roma Mistry put the<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Education Foundation<br />
on a solid footing<br />
during her two term<br />
presidency<br />
by David Mendez<br />
Despite her two-term presidency of the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Education Foundation’s<br />
Board of Trustees, Roma Mistry doesn’t think what she’s<br />
done merits much consideration, compared to the community of<br />
volunteers that she lives among<br />
“I’ve lived on the hill for 22 years…people seem to be involved in so<br />
many wonderful organizations, giving back to the community,” Mistry said.<br />
“I don’t think what I’ve done is anything unique beyond what other people<br />
have given back.”<br />
But during her two years as PEF’s President, Mistry saw two consecutive<br />
executive directors move on in quick succession, and helped stabilize the<br />
foundation to continue its mission of supporting the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
Unified School District.<br />
“We have a great community, principals and teachers who care, and volunteers<br />
who come together to keep our schools successful,” Mistry said.<br />
“We’re ensuring our kids have the tools they need to be successful.”<br />
The former child welfare attorney for Los Angeles County has lived on<br />
the hill with her husband Sameer since 1995. The two met when they were<br />
working on their postgraduate studies; Roma was at Pepperdine Law<br />
School, while Sameer was studying medicine at USC.<br />
They first moved to the South Bay after they were married, when he accepted<br />
a residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and lived in Redondo<br />
Beach.<br />
“We would drive around, and I had never heard of PV before,” Mistry<br />
said. “I remember thinking it would be awesome if we could live there,<br />
and as a young couple, the timing was right — we saved and bought a<br />
house before we had kids.”<br />
The two, she recalls, were the youngest on their block when they moved<br />
in. Roma was 27, Sameer was 30. They fell in love with their new neighborhood.<br />
“We were young, no kids, working hard, and we knew we wanted to live<br />
there, where the schools were great,” Mistry said.<br />
Former two-term Education Foundation president Roma Mistry.<br />
Photo by David Fairchild<br />
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Their son Dilan was born four years later; their daughter Shefali three<br />
years after him.<br />
When their children were ready to go to school, their parents decided to<br />
send them to public school, rather than take advantage of any nearby private<br />
options.<br />
“It’s about being part of your local community; I went to LA Unified<br />
schools,” Mistry said. “I think public schools have a lot to offer, especially<br />
in the community we’re in. It’s a no brainer.”<br />
Mistry started her support for the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Education Foundation as a<br />
donor. She was still practicing law at the time, while volunteering at her<br />
child’s school.<br />
“Eventually, I became aware of the funding issues, and how our schools<br />
are funded,” Mistry said.<br />
In terms of per-pupil funding, the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> School District<br />
is among the lowest-funded school districts in the state. The bulk of its<br />
budget comes from the state’s Local Control Funding Formula. As of the<br />
2015-16 school year, PVPUSD receives $7,579 per student. By comparison,<br />
the statewide average for all unified school districts is $8,954 per student.<br />
“When we started donating, my kids were really young; I don’t think I<br />
fully grasped the scope of disproportionality in funding for schools,” Mistry<br />
said. “From that point, I started paying more attention to what PEF was<br />
funding, and it grew from there.”<br />
Music programs nationwide have become expendable in many situations<br />
as belts have tightened for schools. However, PEF has named funding music<br />
programs among its top priorities.<br />
“That caught my eye; my son participated in music in elementary school<br />
and got his first taste of playing an instrument,” Mistry said. “It was a selfesteem<br />
boost for him and it spurred an interest going forward and continuing<br />
his musical education. That was a big selling point for me.”<br />
As she continued looking into PEF, Mistry appreciated that its board of<br />
trustees was a cross-section of the community. Its members ranged from<br />
volunteers to professionals, and parents at each level of schooling and across<br />
the peninsula community.<br />
“It offered a vantage point from being an elementary school parent to<br />
what lies ahead, and what we have to look forward to; plus, it gave a look<br />
at what the Ed Foundation does beyond elementary school,” Mistry said.<br />
Mistry joined the PEF Board of Trustees in 2011, shortly after she stepped<br />
away from her legal career. In 2014, she was elected board president.<br />
Mistry is reticent about giving herself much credit, instead deferring to<br />
the Board of Trustees, as well as PEF Executive Director Christine Byrne,<br />
and the organization’s staff and volunteers.<br />
“[Byrne] goes in and is there every day…the PEF office staff is the hardest<br />
working group I’ve worked with. They’re a well-oiled machine, making<br />
sure things run smoothly, contacting companies and seeking partnerships,”<br />
Mistry said. “The buck stops with them.”<br />
Mistry’s challenge, she said, was beyond strictly fundraising. Under her<br />
leadership, PEF underwent a review of its bylaws, wrote a strategic plan,<br />
and put in place a new employee handbook.<br />
“Those things don’t sound sexy or important, but they’re important for<br />
governance,” Mistry said. “For an organization to be successful, it has to be<br />
guided.”<br />
Of course, PEF continued its fundraising endeavors. In 2015 and 2016,<br />
the organization donated $6.76 million to PVPUSD, with the bulk of contributions<br />
coming from PV families. Donors will be thanked and honored<br />
at the organization’s upcoming Food and Wine Fest on <strong>Nov</strong>. 16. That night,<br />
winners of the Chuck Miller Teacher Grant will be honored. Teacher<br />
awardees will receive up to $1,500 to bolster their classroom budgets.<br />
Last year Mistry left the board in the hands of co-presidents Matthew<br />
Rener and Michelle Fullerton, though she’s still volunteering. Her son recently<br />
graduated from Palos Verdes High School, and is on to Chapman<br />
University, while her daughter is in her second year at <strong>Peninsula</strong> High.<br />
“It’s nice to be in a position where my family and I have been able to<br />
benefit from the groundwork that’s been laid for us,” Mistry said. “I love<br />
when people’s kids have graduated, and that we’re ensuring the success<br />
and longevity of the schools and local community...PEF supports students<br />
from the moment they start in kindergarten, and it’s there at every level.<br />
We’ve been able to make sure that continues so that future generations can<br />
benefit, too.” PEN<br />
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Rising above his<br />
musical horizon<br />
David Benoit takes a poolside break at his Palos Verdes Estates home. Photo by David Fairchild.<br />
On the launching pad with David Benoit<br />
by Bondo Wyszpolski<br />
Jazz artist David Benoit and the California Science Center are rarely mentioned<br />
in the same sentence, but that’s beginning to happen more often<br />
these days thanks to the space shuttle Endeavour. So far, so strange, so<br />
let’s explain.<br />
On Sunday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 5, the Manhattan Beach native and Palos Verdes<br />
Estate resident will conduct the Asia America Youth Symphony in the<br />
Samuel Oschin Pavilion, at the Science Center in Exposition Park, where<br />
the Endeavour is on view. The orchestra will tantalize the audience with<br />
the theme from “Star Wars” and soon thereafter fill the hall with Benoit’s<br />
spirited “Journey of the Endeavour.”<br />
The composition is largely ebullient and celebratory and just over fiveand-a-half<br />
minutes in length. Benoit premiered in 2013 at the James Armstrong<br />
Theatre in Torrance. At that concert, footage of the shuttle was<br />
projected behind the orchestra, a former astronaut was one hand to lend<br />
gravity to the occasion, and among the people sitting in the audience was<br />
an executive from the California Science Center.<br />
“She said we must do this at the Endeavour,” Benoit says from the kitchen<br />
table at his home in Palos Verdes Estates. “So we talked about it for a couple<br />
of years and finally they pulled the trigger and said, ‘We’re going to do it,’<br />
so here it is.”<br />
After the piece is performed, the audience will turn their heads and marvel<br />
at the long-distance voyager itself, imposing and radiant.<br />
Benoit explains how the “Journey of the Endeavour” came about.<br />
“I try once a year to do an artist residency in Villa Montalvo (in Saratoga,<br />
near San Jose), where I can take a couple of weeks and write something<br />
fresh. The idea is not to write anything commercial. I was looking for some<br />
inspiration and I saw this video of the Endeavour when it went through the<br />
streets of L.A.” Because of its size, its route from LAX to Exposition Park<br />
had to be carefully choreographed, reminiscent of LACMA’s plan for “Levitated<br />
Mass.”<br />
The 184-foot long Endeavour was named after Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour.<br />
“I saw it almost like a ballet,” Benoit continues. “I saw it as an orchestral<br />
piece.<br />
“I edited the video so that you see it take off and then you see it land.”<br />
The mood shifts as it wends its way across Manchester Avenue, north along<br />
Crenshaw Boulevard, and east again on Martin Luther King Boulevard.<br />
“And then finally, when it finds its home in the garage I kind of slowed the<br />
music down. It was a little sad in a way, a little remorseful, but it was like,<br />
well, that journey’s over, here’s the new one, and now he’s in the museum.”<br />
Known for now, known for later<br />
In 1982, the late Timothy Purpus wrote a cover feature for Easy Reader<br />
about David Benoit as he was first achieving success as a professional jazz<br />
musician. In the 35 years since, Benoit has released over two dozen albums,<br />
including four this year. Foremost, perhaps, is his “Music of Montalvo” CD,<br />
a crowd-funded effort recorded with the West European Symphony Orchestra<br />
that highlights “Bikeride” (with the All-American Boys Choir) and “Napa<br />
Crossroads Overture,” a catchy number co-written with David Pack, (formerly<br />
of Ambrosia). The centerpiece of the CD belongs to the Endeavour.<br />
The other new releases include the commercially-tilted “So Nice,” with<br />
Marc Antoine; an all-solo piano CD called “The Steinway Sessions,” and a<br />
holiday record with Dave Koz (“That’s more his CD, but I did the orchestral<br />
arrangements and conducted, and played piano on it, too.”).<br />
That would be a bumper crop year for any artist, on top of which Benoit<br />
is a morning DJ for radio station 88.1 KJazz. It’s a weekday show, 8 a.m. to<br />
12 noon, but because of traveling and other commitments Benoit is often<br />
able to record several upcoming programs at a time. He’s also hosting a Saturday<br />
show from 10 to noon, this one focused on piano players. He has a<br />
free hand with Saturday’s selections, but not so much with those aired dur-<br />
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ing the week.<br />
Perhaps you’re thinking, hey,<br />
that’s great, Benoit’s really on a roll<br />
and he must be a happy camper.<br />
Well, yes and no.<br />
In some circles, Benoit is regarded<br />
as a purveyor of smooth jazz<br />
(or “easy listening”), a label he abhors.<br />
“You get typecast,” he admits.<br />
“Okay, everybody knows me for<br />
writing the pretty melodies.” And,<br />
yes, they are pretty, and often<br />
charming.<br />
Clearly, there’s an audience for it;<br />
Benoit might be living under the<br />
freeway if there weren’t. But<br />
“smooth jazz” isn’t the only thing he<br />
hopes to be remembered for, and<br />
that’s one reason why “Journey of<br />
the Endeavour” is a vital piece. He<br />
would like to find other projects<br />
that take him out of his comfort<br />
zone and, like the shuttle itself, into<br />
new frontiers.<br />
“I’m always looking for new<br />
things to write about,” he says. “Part<br />
of the problem, well, the good and<br />
the bad news, is it’s been an unusually<br />
busy year for me commercially,<br />
which is good. The ‘bad’ thing is<br />
that when you have a year like that<br />
there’s so little time to do the other,”<br />
meaning of course the non-commercial.<br />
“I need to get back to that<br />
creative space.<br />
“That’s what’s important as an<br />
artist. We have our stuff to do to<br />
earn money and keep the bills paid,<br />
but the ‘Journey of the Endeavour’<br />
is an example of something that has<br />
no connections with making<br />
money, it’s just, hey, here’s some<br />
art; art’s important.” He points to<br />
“Kobe,” written years ago in response<br />
to the earthquake that damaged<br />
the city of the same name, and<br />
to the fairly recent “Bikeride,” as<br />
more complex works that needed<br />
time to be thought out and developed.<br />
Benoit was 29 when Timothy<br />
Purpus interviewed him, and he’s<br />
64 now. That’s still young, or young<br />
enough, for a strong second-half<br />
showing. Sure, Schubert and<br />
Mozart died when they were just<br />
kids, but Verdi, Sibelius, and<br />
Richard Strauss all lived productively<br />
deep into their 80s. As Saul<br />
Bellow once told Herbert Gold,<br />
“Don’t count any writer out while<br />
he’s still alive.” Sometimes one’s<br />
greatest adversary isn’t old age so<br />
much as it’s the unwillingness to<br />
risk failure.<br />
At the moment, Benoit’s legacy is<br />
in his jazz compositions, the soundtrack<br />
to “The Peanuts Movie,” and<br />
so on, but will this work endure?<br />
With the exception of a few tunes<br />
(“Kei’s Song,” “Freedom at Midnight,”<br />
“Drive Time,” etc.) will he<br />
be remembered and played a generation<br />
or two hence? Nobody<br />
knows for sure, and one can’t even<br />
guess whether his earlier classical<br />
pieces will survive, but chances<br />
could be greater that posterity<br />
awaits him in the field of classical<br />
or rather orchestral music. If he<br />
persists in this genre...<br />
He may not have cut his teeth at<br />
a prestigious music academy, but<br />
Benoit has the tools and the knowhow.<br />
He’s been the music director<br />
and chief conductor of the Asia<br />
America Youth Symphony for a<br />
dozen years, and has played or conducted<br />
in numerous venues, including<br />
Disney Hall where he led a<br />
performance of Beethoven’s “Ninth<br />
Symphony.”<br />
In short, Benoit says, referring<br />
back to “Kobe” and “Journey of the<br />
Endeavour,” “Something I want to<br />
do more and more [are works] like<br />
these, expressing myself in a way<br />
where I’m not encumbered by commercial<br />
restrictions.”<br />
Pushing at old boundaries<br />
And thus the question, can he<br />
transcend that by which he’s been<br />
primarily known? Danny Elfman,<br />
who tumbled into the new wave<br />
music scene with Oingo Boingo,<br />
has become a world-class composer<br />
of soundtracks. Others, from Paul<br />
McCartney to Joe Jackson, have<br />
made the leap into writing symphonic<br />
music, and Benoit himself<br />
mentions Frank Zappa, whose<br />
records like “Hot Rats” and<br />
“Weasels Ripped My Flesh” belie<br />
the fact that he was an accomplished<br />
composer on a much<br />
grander scale.<br />
“<strong>People</strong> in the symphony world<br />
and classical world are discovering<br />
Frank Zappa,” Benoit says. “He was<br />
a serious composer. But he’s been<br />
dead now, how many years (almost<br />
25), and people are just starting to<br />
figure it out.”<br />
Benoit wonders aloud if he’s running<br />
out of time, and in a sense we<br />
all are, and especially those of us<br />
who harbor unrealized artistic ambitions.<br />
“One of my dreams would be to<br />
take a year off,” Benoit says, “which<br />
I’ve never done, and it’s been pretty<br />
much just doing gigs since I was 18.<br />
And all of a sudden I’m 64 years<br />
old, and still doing gigs.” It isn’t that<br />
he doesn’t enjoy performing, it’s<br />
just that a lengthy retreat, a sabbatical,<br />
or what have you, would be a<br />
rejuvenating balm and, need it be<br />
said, could possibly give him the<br />
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eathing room required for a<br />
larger-scaled work, one on which,<br />
who knows, he might even stake<br />
his reputation.<br />
Looking ahead to potential opportunities<br />
is important, he says,<br />
“and continuing to be really creative,<br />
because I feel like I’m doing<br />
some of my best work now as I’ve<br />
gotten older and a little smarter<br />
about things. When you’re young<br />
you think you know it all, then you<br />
realize the adage ‘the more you<br />
know the more you realize you<br />
don’t know.’ Yup, that’s true,” and<br />
he laughs.<br />
In the meantime, Benoit has his<br />
work cut out for him locally. This<br />
includes a dinner concert on Sunday,<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>. 12, at the Palos Verdes<br />
Golf Club. Proceeds from the<br />
event, with tickets at $125, benefit<br />
the Asia America Symphony Association.<br />
“I’ll do a few of my signature<br />
tunes,” he says. “We’ll probably do<br />
a couple things that people know<br />
me for. I want it to be a fun, loose<br />
event where maybe we’ll jam on<br />
an Eddie Harris tune and then Herbie<br />
Hancock, and maybe (throw in)<br />
a few cover tunes. Everyone’s<br />
gonna get a chance to stretch out<br />
and jam a little bit.” In addition to<br />
David Benoit introduces Manhattan Beach resident and Space Shuttle Endeavour<br />
Astronaut Dr. Garrett Reisman at the premiere of "Journey of the Endeavour"<br />
at the James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance in 2013. Benoit conducted the Asia<br />
American Youth Orchestra wearing an Endeavour flight suit. Photo by Kevin Cody<br />
Benoit on piano, the lineup is likely<br />
to consist of guitarist Pat Kelley,<br />
drummers Clayton Cameron and<br />
Brad Harner, bassist Ken Wild, and<br />
saxophonist Michael Paulo. “Plus<br />
I’ll have a couple of my young<br />
members from the orchestra performing<br />
so they’ll have a chance to<br />
be featured as well,” the latter musicians<br />
being 14-year-old Vinnie<br />
Aguas on drums and 17-year-old<br />
Colton Russell on bass.<br />
As for the Asia America Youth<br />
Symphony, the 2018 season has yet<br />
to be announced, but one of the<br />
highlights (if not the highlight, for<br />
those involved) takes place in June<br />
when 30 members of the orchestra<br />
will travel to Seoul, South Korea, to<br />
perform. This is actually a reciprocal<br />
concert: in February of this year<br />
some 30 South Korean musicians<br />
came to the States and were guests<br />
of the Asia America Symphony.<br />
On this side of the Pacific, however,<br />
the AAYS will host its alumni<br />
concert, on April 20: “We’ve had<br />
the orchestra for 15 years now,”<br />
Benoit says. “In those years we’ve<br />
had a lot of students who have<br />
gone on to be very successful in<br />
music, so we’re asking them to<br />
come back.” In other words, if you<br />
or someone you know performed<br />
with the group during those years,<br />
dust off your oboe or viola and get<br />
ready for the big reunion.<br />
For the moment, though, all eyes<br />
are glued to the space shuttle and<br />
David Benoit’s “Journey of the Endeavour”<br />
concert, which is also the<br />
fall fundraiser of the Los Angeles<br />
Philharmonic’s <strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee<br />
(our local LA Phil Affiliates).<br />
The performance takes place from<br />
7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 5, in<br />
the Samuel Oschin Pavilion at the<br />
California Science Center, 700 Exposition<br />
Park Drive, Los Angeles.<br />
Tickets, $150. Hors d’oeuvres,<br />
desserts, fine wine and coffee to be<br />
served. For information and tickets,<br />
go to pclaphil.org. PEN<br />
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Seeing the Space Shuttle Endeavour transported from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center in 2012 inspired David Benoit to write<br />
“Journey of the Endeavour.” Photo by John Post<br />
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Marco Vignale and Emily Jordan on their way to the <strong>Peninsula</strong> High prom in 2013. Photos courtesy of the family<br />
A rare gene mutation takes away a young man’s physical abilities, but not his passions<br />
by Maneesha Prakash<br />
On October 27, 2016, my son Marco was admitted to Torrance Memorial<br />
Intensive Care Unit, complaining of shortness of breath, and<br />
extreme stomach pain. We assumed this was another inflammatory<br />
episode of his chronic condition that would be resolved with bed rest and<br />
proper nutrition in a few days, at most. Marco did not return home, or see<br />
the world beyond the walls of a hospital, for over three months.<br />
Marco suffers from a very rare, rapidly progressing, life-threatening type<br />
of Muscular Dystrophy known as BAG3 MFM6 myopathy. This condition<br />
is caused by a spontaneous mutation in a single gene – parents and family<br />
do not carry it. No treatment exists. All known subjects with the disease<br />
have died in their teens or twenties.<br />
Marco, now 22, is confined to a wheelchair and needs a breathing machine.<br />
Alexander Zah, a 14-year old Massachusetts boy, is the only other<br />
person in the U.S. known to have the same unlucky strike mutation. Both<br />
boys have lived with no treatment, no hope, and the knowledge that their<br />
condition is so rare that there is little incentive for medical research to be<br />
conducted on their behalf.<br />
We moved to Rancho Palos Verdes in 2003 when Marco was 8 years old,<br />
with his two older sisters. He attended Soleado Elementary School and was<br />
your average All-American Boy, with an average dislike of math, and an<br />
above average love of soccer. He spent most of his free time kicking a soccer<br />
ball against the garage door of his Longhill Drive home. As soon as he was<br />
old enough he began playing AYSO soccer.<br />
He was the slowest player on the field, which was not a surprise. When<br />
Marco was a toddler he had a difficult time sitting on the floor or crossing<br />
his legs. He would fall off playground swingsets because he didn’t grip the<br />
ropes tightly enough. Neurological tests showed that Marco was missing<br />
some key nerve reflexes, but doctors were at a loss as to why. Nevertheless,<br />
Marco enjoyed playing AYSO, which is open to all kids, regardless of ability.<br />
In 2006, his team, the Strikers, won the championship cup, which sent him<br />
to a heaven of happiness.<br />
Marco continued playing soccer at Ridgecrest Middle School, but with<br />
more and more difficulty. P.E. required running around the field, which<br />
was excruciatingly difficult. The UCLA Pediatric Neurology Clinic conducted<br />
multiple tests, but could not diagnose the problem. He attended<br />
summer soccer camps, and though he could not run much, he was praised<br />
by his coaches for his technique. He hoped to try out for the <strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />
soccer team. But by the end of the summer of 2008, he was forced to accept<br />
the reality that he could not keep up with the physical requirements of the<br />
game. Instead, he became a living encyclopedia of FIFA and soccer World<br />
Cups, dating back to 1930. He hoped to become a game commentator, until<br />
he discovered those jobs go exclusively to former players.<br />
He looked for another passion and found music. After trying drums and<br />
guitars, he settled on bass guitar. He joined a jazz band through the Harbor<br />
College outreach partnership. The group played at El Camino over the holiday<br />
season. He immersed himself in music theory and composition. Music<br />
filled his head and his home.<br />
But, as with soccer, Marco’s body could not keep up with the physical<br />
demands of his new passion. As his disease progressed he began to lose coordination<br />
in his extremities. His fingers, once deft at pressing chords, lost<br />
their strength, making it difficult to learn new and challenging pieces. After<br />
advancing within just a few years from novice to accomplished bassist, he<br />
had to move on, once again.<br />
Marco transferred to Rancho del Mar in 2011, which offers individualized<br />
instruction to <strong>Peninsula</strong> students. A shorter work day and a different approach<br />
to learning helped him tremendously. He became an A student<br />
(though still not in math). He drove a car with hand controls. But a diagnosis<br />
still eluded the UCLA neurologists.<br />
In 2012, Marco transferred back to <strong>Peninsula</strong> High and began dating a<br />
beautiful young woman named Emily. By then, his health had declined to<br />
the point that he could no longer walk, and was confined to a wheelchair.<br />
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Marco cont. from page 38<br />
He went with Emily to the 2013 prom in his wheelchair.<br />
Finally, in early 2012, the UCLA team reached a diagnosis. Marco tested positive<br />
for the recently discovered and usually fatal mutation known as BAG3 MFM6<br />
myopathy. Our family was on the verge of despair.<br />
Then, out of the blue, I received calls from two individuals who gave us hope.<br />
The first was from Dr. Monte Willis, of the University of North Carolina. He<br />
was doing basic research on a heart condition known as cardiomyopathy, which<br />
results from a gene mutation similar to the mutation responsible for Marco’s condition.<br />
The second call was from Laura Zah, of Massachusetts, mother of 14-year-old<br />
Alexander. She had seen a slide presentation about Marco that I had posted on<br />
YouTube.<br />
Our families began talking to medical researchers, among them, an expert in<br />
gene therapy from Harvard University who is studying genetic mutations. We are<br />
now in negotiations to help commence a research project on their mutation.<br />
There are no government funds for research on such a rare disease, and no<br />
pharmaceutical company will invest in the necessary research for a disease with<br />
so few sufferers.<br />
To raise money to fund research, our families have established the non profit<br />
Alexander’s Way Research Fund at Alexandersway.org and a GoFundMe campaign<br />
at GoFundMe.com/genecure.<br />
Last month marks one year since Marco’s urgent admittance to Torrance Memorial<br />
Hospital. Since then, his condition has stabilized and he is living his life to<br />
the fullest. Soccer matches are on the sports channels and he has begun to compose<br />
digital music, which does not require the muscular dexterity required of conventional<br />
composing. Emily, has been by his side throughout his ordeal.<br />
Since the beginning of the human race, rare and deadly genetic diseases have<br />
left children like Marco and Alexander without hope. Now, for the first time in<br />
human history, we are developing the technical tools that in a not too distant future<br />
may eradicate these diseases from the face of the Earth. It is our duty to do<br />
all we can to save Marco, Alexander, and future generations of children. PEN<br />
Marco Vignale and friends on his 22nd birthday. Photos courtesy of the<br />
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Liz Schoeben’s therapists help school students deal with increasing pressures<br />
by Robb Fulcher<br />
Liz Schoeben is using a rare combination of<br />
therapeutic and entrepreneurial acumen to<br />
help students on the <strong>Peninsula</strong> avoid, or<br />
overcome, the increasing pressures of school life.<br />
Through her nonprofit organization CASSY<br />
(Counseling and Support Services for Youth)<br />
Southern California, Schoeben is making trained<br />
therapists available to Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
school students. She established a similar program<br />
in Northern California.<br />
Through the year, one in five of the district’s<br />
11,500 students will visit a CASSY therapist, and<br />
the bulk of the student body will receive classroom<br />
presentations from CASSY.<br />
Schoeben said the school partnership is a welcome<br />
reality in a nation where 80 percent of<br />
young people with mental health concerns are<br />
not getting help.<br />
Business beginnings<br />
Schoeben began her professional career with<br />
Wells Fargo, selling services to small businesses,<br />
when she discovered that she “loved hearing people’s<br />
stories.” She began tutoring kids in difficult<br />
straits – kids who might have a father behind<br />
bars and an overworked mother.<br />
In her late 20s, she left Wells Fargo and returned<br />
to school for a master’s degree in marriage,<br />
family and child therapy. Then, for the next<br />
dozen years she worked as a school-based therapist<br />
in Northern California.<br />
A systematized approach<br />
Along the way, she realized that she could<br />
make a greater difference for a greater number<br />
of kids by forming an agency to direct counseling<br />
efforts in the schools.<br />
She and colleague Liz Llamas co-founded<br />
CASSY Bay Area in 2009. They hired trained<br />
therapists, marking an immediate upgrade from<br />
school-based systems that use graduate students<br />
who are unpaid and less trained.<br />
CASSY became a thriving concern, thanks to<br />
Schoeben’s gifts as a counselor, coupled with her<br />
flair as an entrepreneur who can conceive, develop<br />
and administer a nonprofit organization.<br />
“<strong>People</strong> usually have one brain or the other,”<br />
she said. “It’s hard to find a therapist who wants<br />
to run an agency.”<br />
Schoeben worked to build CASSY from the<br />
ground up, reading a “For Dummies” book about<br />
starting a nonprofit.<br />
She said her husband Rob Schoeben, then a<br />
marketing vice president at Apple, provided expertise<br />
and connections that helped CASSY start<br />
its life with a professional website and logo design,<br />
pro bono legal help, and a “polished look”<br />
right out of the gate.<br />
In six years CASSY grew into a $3 million-ayear<br />
operation, serving more than 40 schools. Its<br />
success with students was confirmed with stateof-the-industry<br />
metrics. Last year, Schoeben left<br />
to seek a new horizon.<br />
“I’m an entrepreneur,” she said. “At that point<br />
it was a really well run agency.”<br />
To the Hill<br />
Schoeben was speaking on a panel at a mental<br />
health symposium in Sacramento when she met<br />
officials from the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Unified<br />
School District.<br />
“They wanted me to do CASSY down here,”<br />
she said.<br />
Her experience up north spared her some<br />
growing pains with the new CASSY. In the Bay<br />
Area, she juggled the administrative and clinical<br />
functions, and worked in the schools.<br />
“That was way too much. I learned I can’t do<br />
everything.”<br />
This time, Schoeben hired a part-time clinical<br />
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director to manage the counselors, and partnered with The Giving Back<br />
Fund, a nationwide organization that takes care of accounting, payroll taxes<br />
and other similar functions for nonprofits. And once again, Schoeben’s<br />
husband helped out.<br />
“All this allowed us to start up the agency in less than a month,” she said.<br />
Student issues<br />
In the high schools, a CASSY counselor occupies an office in the administration<br />
building, and is seen as “just another support” for the students.<br />
“What we’ve found over the years is that [other students] have no problem<br />
with it. It’s like, ‘Oh, you’re seeing her too, cool!’ They’re referring<br />
their friends,” Schoeben said.<br />
“There’s a lot of social work kind of stuff,” she said. “It’s not a long, yearafter-year,<br />
lie-on-the-couch-and-talk kind of thing. We help them function<br />
happily in school.”<br />
Crisis intervention and treatment is also an important part of the work.<br />
“A crisis is in the eye of the student,” said Schoeben. For instance, a student<br />
might say, “I broke up with my boyfriend, and he’s in my second period<br />
class,” prompting the counselor to talk the student through the<br />
situation, sort out her concerns, and return to functioning comfortably in<br />
the classroom.<br />
“This could also be a kid, or another student or staff member, saying he<br />
plans to kill himself, and he has the means, and he has a plan, and he’s<br />
getting ready to carry it out,” Schoeben said.<br />
In such a case, an eminently suicidal student might be hospitalized for<br />
evaluation, with the cooperation of parents, and stabilized before returning<br />
home. Then CASSY counselors help the student transition back to school.<br />
CASSY counselors also help students cope if death strikes a student or<br />
teacher, and help with issues of drug and alcohol abuse, or inappropriate<br />
sexual behavior. They refer students for more intensive therapy for issues<br />
such as eating disorders or suicidal planning.<br />
Nationally, one in eight young people is clinically depressed, 26 percent<br />
of high school girls have been victimized by physical or sexual abuse, including<br />
date rape. A host of other issues, less serious and less chronic, still<br />
can interfere with a student’s happy adjustment to their environment.<br />
Although crisis counseling is sometimes needed for younger children,<br />
much of the work with them is done in classroom presentations on social<br />
skills and friend-making.<br />
“We’re exposing almost every student to some level of emotional learning,”<br />
Schoeben said.<br />
Universal forces<br />
Data collected on the issues raised by students show a universality of<br />
experience, from affluent school districts to economically disadvantaged<br />
ones, such as the East Palo Alto schools served by CASSY Bay Area.<br />
“Every high school has the same issues – anxiety and depression symptoms,<br />
communication with parents, the stress and anxiety of wanting to<br />
get everything done, wanting to please everyone.”<br />
Schoeben said the pitfalls facing kids have not changed fundamentally<br />
since she attended high school in the ‘80s, but some things have changed,<br />
such as the ubiquity of texting and social media.<br />
“We don’t turn off as well now,” she said. “We used to hang up the phone<br />
and go to sleep, or if my sister was on the phone, I couldn’t talk to my<br />
friend, and I’d just go to bed. Now they can text all night, and are exposed<br />
to the drama, and it’s hard to get a break. It doesn’t go away.”<br />
On social media kids – and adults – have difficulty interpreting the tone<br />
of online comments, and can be tempted into too-impulsive online communication.<br />
“Their brains are still growing, until they’re about 25, and so they’re<br />
more impulsive, it’s harder to slow down and make good decisions.”<br />
Money matters<br />
The school district covers 80 percent of CASSY’s funding, and Schoeben,<br />
the former business banking salesperson, must fundraise the rest, which<br />
totals about $45,000.<br />
CASSY’s effectiveness is measured through feedback from kids, parents<br />
and school staff, and by the Children’s Global Assessment Scale, commonly<br />
called C-GAS, which evaluates the level of functioning, and severity<br />
of mental illness, in children and adolescents.<br />
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“We assume it will parallel<br />
[CASSY Bay Area], where 90 percent<br />
of the students we see get better,<br />
based on the C-GAS scale,”<br />
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The school district had been<br />
seeking ways to better address students’<br />
social and emotional needs<br />
for a couple of years, said Kimberly<br />
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Conversations with students and<br />
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upon later, to handle the greater<br />
stresses that high school can bring.<br />
“I’m very excited and enthusiastic<br />
about this partnership with<br />
CASSY,” Fricker said.<br />
Looking ahead, Schoeben wants<br />
to expand CASSY.<br />
“It’s important to have the district<br />
buy-in. We would like to grow<br />
district by district.” Growing<br />
Liz Schoeben MFT, founder and executive director of CASSY, Southern California.<br />
would help costs low and allow for<br />
better employee training, Schoeben<br />
said.<br />
Funding can be secured for counseling<br />
in financially disadvantaged<br />
school districts through grants, and<br />
through Title IX of the federal civil<br />
rights law.<br />
“East Palo Alto is a very underserved<br />
community. Ninety percent<br />
of students get free and reducedcost<br />
lunch. But sometimes these districts<br />
are easier to fund. It’s hard to<br />
write a grant for a community that<br />
has a lot of wealth,” Schoeben said.<br />
In her limited spare time,<br />
Schoeben relaxes by kickboxing,<br />
and she volunteers four hours a<br />
week with crisistextline.org, a free,<br />
24-hour crisis counseling text line.<br />
Rob works as a consultant for startups<br />
and fledgling businesses. The<br />
Schoebens live in Manhattan Beach,<br />
and have three sons, ages 19, 21 and<br />
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The historic D-Day Doll Douglas C-53 Skytrooper that dropped paratroopers into combat during WWII. Photos by Tony LaBruno<br />
by Randy Angel<br />
The 24th edition of the Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance had a different<br />
look this year. Instead of a <strong>Peninsula</strong> golf course, the venue<br />
was Zamperini Airfield in Torrance, at the Robinson Helicopter Company’s<br />
facility. The new venue enabled the concours to include historic<br />
aircraft alongside the dozens of vintage automobiles. The theme was “Elegance<br />
and Speed,” a reflection of this year’s marquee cars, Packard and<br />
Porsche.<br />
Other cars fitting the “speed” theme were South Bay icon Vic Edelbrock<br />
Sr.’s 1932 Ford, his record-winning V8-60 Sprint Car, a 1964 Ford Fairlane<br />
427 “Thunderbolt” drag racer, one of only 100 ever produced, and David<br />
G. Adishian’s 1961 Chrysler 300, one of the first muscle cars. The car was<br />
known as the “Banker’s Hotrod” because of its luxury interior and 396<br />
horsepower cross ram Wedge V-8.<br />
Another highlight of the show was the Italian-built Pagani, exhibited by<br />
Christopher Pagani. The Pagani is the world’s most expensive production<br />
car.<br />
The historic aircraft included a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper and a North<br />
American P-51 Mustang D. During the Normandy invasion, the Douglas<br />
C-53 dropped members of the 101st Airborne, behind enemy lines before<br />
the first wave of soldiers hit the beach.<br />
The masters of ceremonies were Dave Kunz and Ed Justice, Jr. Kunz has<br />
been the Eyewitness News Automotive Specialist at ABC7 since 2001. Justice<br />
comes from a family of automobile enthusiasts and has been heard on<br />
radio programs Road & Track, Car and Driver and Motor Trend, in addition<br />
to appearing on MSNBC.<br />
Concours Chairman Ray Johnson said the new venue proved to be pop-<br />
Superformance President Lance Stander.<br />
The Torrance Tiger Squadron.<br />
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Al Cellier, of Palos Verdes, with his 1962 red Corvette. Ed and Mort Bauchman, of Rancho Palos Verdes, with their 1964 Porsche 356 C.<br />
Stearman 1942 aircraft N2S3 owned by Frank Mauro of Torrance.<br />
ular.<br />
“We have received very positive feedback from the exhibitors, sponsors,<br />
and attendees,” Johnson said. “Robinson Helicopter, the Airport Commission<br />
and the City of Torrance were very supportive of the show and helped<br />
make the new venue a success and we would like to hold the show there<br />
again next year.”<br />
Rolling Hills residents Tom and Carrie Lieb, who have participated in the<br />
event for many years, were two-time winners for the second time. They<br />
took first place in the Hot Rods, Golden Era (1930-1960) class with their<br />
1929 Ford Roadster and in the Brass/Antiques through 1924 category with<br />
a 1923 Wills St. Claire Roadster. The Wills St. Claire won the Vintage Class<br />
at Pebble Beach in 2001.<br />
“It feels great to get a double win,” Tom Lieb said. “The ‘29 roadster was<br />
prepared by my grandson Connor. He spent about 20 hours detailing the<br />
car. I bought the car in 1959 but sold the engine for college tuition in 1961.<br />
Mark Guggenheim, of Palos Verdes, with his 1958 Porsche<br />
Speedster.<br />
I put it back together in late 2009 and took it and the Wills to the Grand<br />
National Roadster show in 2010 and won best roadster. I drive both cars<br />
regularly which is a lot of fun.”<br />
Darren Moore, of Rancho Palos Verdes, took two second-places with his<br />
1922 Stutz Bearcat (Brass/Antiques through 1924) and his 1932 Packard<br />
Twin Six 905 Coupe Roadster (Open Classic Packard, 1925-1948). He was<br />
also presented the Chairman’s Award for his P51D Mustang Airplane.<br />
Moore has seven cars and six airplanes in his collection but it was the<br />
first time he has exhibited his cars.<br />
“I’m not a car show person, but since the Concours was presented at Torrance<br />
Airport where my collection is, I couldn’t refuse” Moore said. “I have<br />
displayed and flown my aircraft at airshows before, but I no longer participate<br />
in those events. I haven’t acquired the vehicles as an investment, only<br />
because I like them.”<br />
Moore purchased the P51D Mustang in 2011 after completing a training<br />
Robert Knee, of Los Angeles, with his 1928 Mercedes-Benz 630K Murphy<br />
Town Car.<br />
Lianne Graham, of Palos Verdes, with her 1932 Chrysler Imperial CH Convertible<br />
Sedan.<br />
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The scene at The Louis Zamperini Airfield venue.<br />
The $2.4 million Italian Pagani.<br />
Darren Moore( left), is presented the<br />
Chairman’s Award by Ray Johnson<br />
for his P51D Mustang airplane.<br />
Photo courtesy of PV Concours d’Elegance<br />
Christopher Pagani whose father manufactures the Pagani automobile. Photo by<br />
Stephanie Cartozian<br />
course in the aircraft with Stallion 51, the only school in the country that<br />
offers this course.<br />
“Soon after I completed the course, a man down in Florida had just completed<br />
a six year restoration of his Mustang and decided to sell it,” Moore<br />
added. “I flew it home a few weeks later. I tell everyone that I’m just the<br />
“Caretaker” of it. It’s American history and I’ll pass it on to someone who<br />
loves it just as much as I do.”<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> residents placed first and second in the Post-War European Elegance<br />
through 1976 class. Jay and Bonnie McDonald, of Palos Verdes Estates,<br />
took top honors with their 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL while Hiram<br />
Bond and Paul Marcelino, of Rancho Palos Verdes, were runner-up with a<br />
1963 Rolls-Royce CT100.<br />
Tom and Shannon Hartman, of Rancho Palos Verdes, placed second in<br />
the Open American Classics, 1925-1948 class with their 1932 Lincoln<br />
Model 248 K LeBaron Convertible Roadster<br />
Local third-place finishers included John Marian, of Rancho Palos Verdes,<br />
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Aaron and Valerie Weiss, of San Marino, won Best of Show with their 1936<br />
Mercedes-Benz 290 Cabriolet A. Photo courtesy of PV Concours d’Elegance<br />
David G. Adishian with his 1961 Chrysler 300, one of the first muscle cars.<br />
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Jackie Crowley<br />
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by Robb Fulcher<br />
Jackie Crowley has been giving of herself for more decades<br />
than she will reveal, visiting kids recovering from surgery<br />
in an orthopedic hospital, lugging supply-filled backpacks<br />
to disadvantaged schools, and sitting on the boards of Palos<br />
Verdes Performing Arts and the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony Association.<br />
If you ask her why, she might have to think for a moment.<br />
Service has become second nature, to the extent that she sometimes<br />
must remind herself to turn her attention to her other career,<br />
real estate. Still, her answer is clear and simple: her work<br />
is animated by faith and gratitude.<br />
In recognition of her volunteer spirit, Crowley has been<br />
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of Commerce, which will officially bestow the honor at an<br />
annual dinner <strong>Nov</strong>. 1.<br />
Service in faith<br />
In an interview, Crowley spoke of her church, Rolling Hills<br />
Covenant, and its mission to “lead people to Christ.” She believes<br />
that in addition to that Christian mission, people are<br />
given individualized missions to be useful to each other.<br />
“It probably sounds corny, but the good Lord has been very<br />
good to me. Life has been very good to me,” she said.<br />
Of course, she volunteers at the church too, taking care of<br />
“leapers,” kids 18 to 24 months old, in the nursery, once a<br />
month during the 9:30 service.<br />
“We have peepers, creepers and leapers. I have the leapers,”<br />
she said.<br />
The morning of the interview, she had been on hand for the<br />
“Shop ‘Til You Drop” fundraiser, with food and retail vendors,<br />
to support Palos Verdes Performing Arts, which brings highly<br />
regarded stage, musical and ballet performances to the Norris<br />
Theatre, and oversees a student Conservatory and a multi-use<br />
pavilion.<br />
The next day would see her in San Diego where, in her role<br />
as a state director for the California Association of Realtors, she<br />
would help ride herd on one of the association’s three yearly<br />
conferences.<br />
Much of her current volunteer work involves structure and<br />
organization. On the Performing Arts board, for instance, she<br />
helps make decisions about which theater productions should<br />
be brought in, with a bottom-line focus that they must be affordable.<br />
The board also oversees a variety of uses of the Harlyne<br />
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support groups such as Bravo!, Chorusliners, and Act II, which<br />
put on “Shop ‘Til You Drop.”<br />
Jackie Crowley in front of a wall lined with local service awards. Photo by Tony LaBruno<br />
Crowley also solicits advertising for a program book that sits on the laps of Norris<br />
Theatre patrons.<br />
Depression child<br />
Crowley was born during the Great Depression, in a hospital along Lake Erie. She<br />
used to call her birthplace Cleveland, until she found out that, technically, she was<br />
born in the eastern suburb of Euclid.<br />
“I was sort of surprised,” she said. “I had always said Cleveland, Ohio.”<br />
In the rough and tumble of a desperate economy, her father worked for Ford Motor<br />
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Co. until that job went away. He operated his own auto dealership for a<br />
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Toothbrushes and teddy bears<br />
Her extensive volunteer service began in the early 1970s, when she went<br />
into the orthopedic hospital in Los Angeles, performing duties including<br />
working in the gift shop and visiting children in the recovery room following<br />
surgery.<br />
“We could go into the recovery room and then see the parents. It gives<br />
them a wonderful feeling, that communication, to know that somebody<br />
saw their loved one. It was wonderful.”<br />
Crowley did that recovery room work for about 20 years, “as long as they<br />
had that job.”<br />
Also among Crowley’s volunteering favorites is the Affinity Group,<br />
which she has chaired for five years, for the Volunteer Center South Bay.<br />
The centerpiece of the effort is Operation Teddy Bear, which prepares and<br />
delivers backpacks stuffed with supplies like books, crayons and toothbrushes<br />
– topped off with a teddy bear – to school kids in underprivileged<br />
areas.<br />
“We’re known as the teddy bear support group,” she said.<br />
Several hundreds of the backpacks have been delivered to date.<br />
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Service in work<br />
Crowley sees her real estate career as another form of service, with the<br />
benefit of a paycheck.<br />
“I love selling real estate. You help people make one of the biggest decisions<br />
they make in life…It’s a very important step,” she said.<br />
“Some people I’ve sold houses to, they’re still in the same house 50 years<br />
later,” Crowley said.<br />
“I’ve been in real estate for over 50 years – I wouldn’t want to say how<br />
many more,” she added with a laugh.<br />
Crowley lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, and fills her limited spare time<br />
with physical activity including bowling, golf, swimming and ballroom<br />
dance classes.<br />
“I love to dance,” she said. “When you’re dancing, you don’t know that<br />
you’re exercising, but you’re exercising.”<br />
To be happy, she must be of service.<br />
“I belong to Rotary Club of Palos Verdes Sunset, and the Rotary motto is<br />
also my life motto: ‘Service Above Self,’” Crowley said. “Happiness for me<br />
is anything I can do that makes someone else happy.”<br />
“I don’t want people to think I’m a Pollyanna, but I definitely see the<br />
glass as half full. I can’t see it half empty.”<br />
Jackie Crowley will be honored as the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Chamber<br />
of Commerce <strong>2017</strong> Citizen of the Year at the chamber’s annual gala 5:30<br />
p.m., Wednesday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 1 at Terranea Resort. In addition, Walk With Sally<br />
will be named Nonprofit Organization of the Year, and Vistas For Children<br />
will be named Community Service Organization of the Year. Tickets are<br />
$150. For information see palosverdeschamber.com or call 310-377-8111.<br />
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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS<br />
Compiled by Teri Marin<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 />
Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Days<br />
n Nurture seedlings and help shrubs grow for habitat restoration projects.<br />
RSVP 48 hours in advance. Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - noon. Sign up at<br />
pvplc.volunteerhub.com<br />
Rapid Response Team<br />
n Work alongside Conservancy staff protecting wildlife habitat by closing<br />
unauthorized trails. Task include trail maintenance, building fences and installing<br />
signage. Work at various locations around the Preserve. Directions to<br />
sites emailed upon sign up. No experience needed. 15 and up. Visit volunteerhub.com<br />
Nature on the Big Screen<br />
n Birders take note! The PVP Land Conservancy is compiling photos for<br />
slideshow showcasing your bird photographs for <strong>Nov</strong>ember 19 to be shown<br />
on the “big screen” at the Warner Grand Theatre. If you have bird photos<br />
that you would like to be included, please email up to 3 images to:<br />
photo@pvplc.org. Please make sure they are in large format, at least 240 dpi<br />
and 1920 x 1200 pixels. Include your name, location of the photo and<br />
species of bird, if known.<br />
n Are you a student who loves filming videos? You too can be featured on<br />
the big screen. Please send a 1- 2 minute video about what you love about<br />
nature, how nature impacts your life or what nature taught you. Send your<br />
.mov or .mp4 file tophoto@pvplc.org. Include your name and year in school.<br />
Sunday, October 29<br />
Water music<br />
n Season opener of the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony. Pre-concert lecture by Maestro<br />
Berkson (members only) at 6:15 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. The doors<br />
open at 6 p.m. Concert opens with Felix Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous<br />
Voyage, Opus 27. Aleksandr Glazunov’s majestic Das Meer (The<br />
Sea), Opus 28, follows. After intermission, the concert hall is transformed to<br />
a fairy tale lake in Anatole Liadov’s The Enchanted Lake, Opus 62. The concert<br />
ends with Leonard Bernstein’s haunting On the Waterfront. Concert and<br />
parking are free. Redondo Union High School Auditorium, 631 Vincent Street<br />
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Together, let us …<br />
Pray for all who carry burdens.<br />
Worship the Christ whose love<br />
overcomes the darkness.<br />
Light candles of peace, courage, love,<br />
hope, faith, remembrance and<br />
thanksgiving.<br />
The Service<br />
of Reflection<br />
and Thanksgiving<br />
Wednesday<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 15, <strong>2017</strong><br />
7:00 pm (new time)<br />
The Sanctuary<br />
St. Peter’s by the Sea<br />
6410 Palos Verdes Drive South<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275<br />
StPetersPres.org<br />
Sponsored by the Stephen Ministry,<br />
Deacons and Caring Ministries<br />
DAVID FAIRCHILD PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Sunday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 5<br />
Musical Endeavour<br />
n “Journey of the Endeavour,” by<br />
Grammy nominated <strong>Peninsula</strong> composer<br />
David Benoit, will be performed<br />
at the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee<br />
Los Angeles Philharmonic (PCLAP)<br />
fall fundraiser at the California Science<br />
Center Samuel Oschin Pavilion.<br />
Benoit will conduct the Asia<br />
America Youth Symphony. “Journey<br />
of the Endeavour” will be accompanied<br />
by NASA footage of the space<br />
shuttle’s journey to its permanent<br />
home in Los Angeles. 7-10 p.m.<br />
$150 at pclaphil.org. 700 Exposition<br />
Park Dr., Los Angeles.<br />
Jacob Miller and the<br />
Bridge City Crooners<br />
n The Palos Verdes Performing<br />
Arts’ Cabaret Jazz series opens with<br />
one of the finest roots-oriented vineventcalendar<br />
in Redondo Beach (PCH at Diamond). For further information, please call the<br />
Symphony Office at 310-544-0320, e-mail music.pensym@verizon.net, or<br />
visit Pensym.org.<br />
Friday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 3<br />
Full Moon Hike<br />
n Sponsored by the PVP Land Conservancy. Explore nocturnal sights with an<br />
expert naturalist under a full moon at the George F Canyon Nature Preserve,<br />
27305 Palos Verdes Dr. E., Rolling Hills. Must be age 9 and up. $12 per person.<br />
RSVP required at www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
A show of Ponies<br />
n With classic touches of Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles, The Show Ponies<br />
deliver a sassy blend of indie-folk, bluegrass, old-time country and American<br />
roots-rock. 8 p.m. $20 to $42, available at www.grandannex.org or (310)<br />
833-4813 Mon-Fri 9 to 5. The Grand Annex, 434 W 6th St., San Pedro.<br />
Saturday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 4<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
n At Native Plant Nursery, 9 a.m. – noon. Nurture seedlings and grow shrubs<br />
for habitat restoration projects all around the <strong>Peninsula</strong>. Reservations required<br />
by Wednesday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 1. Sign up at www.pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Family hike<br />
n First Saturday Family Hike at George F Canyon. 9 a.m. Bring your family<br />
and join a naturalist guide to discover habitat, wildlife and more on an easy<br />
hike up the canyon with amazing views of the city. Free. All ages welcome.<br />
27305 Palos Verdes Dr. E., Rolling Hills. For more information, contact (310)<br />
547-0862 or RSVP at: www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Fortunate Son<br />
n Fortunate Son delivers the spirit<br />
and grit of Creedence Clearwater<br />
Revival and John Fogerty. 8 p.m.<br />
$20 to $42, available at www.grandannex.org<br />
or (310) 833-4813<br />
Mon-Fri 9 to 5. The Grand Annex,<br />
434 W 6th St., San Pedro.<br />
"Its Like You’re There All Over Again"<br />
310-316-5547 WWW.DAVIDFAIRCHILDSTUDIO.COM<br />
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tage-style jazz bands on the West Coast. Jacob Miller and the Bridge City<br />
Crooners have taken the hot jazz of the ‘20s and ‘30s and combined it with<br />
country blues, western swing, and ragtime to create an irresistible sound. 7:30<br />
p.m. Tickets are $80, which includes reserved table seating, gourmet supper,<br />
no-host bar, dance floor, and two music sets. Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, 501<br />
Indian Peak Road in Rolling Hills Estates. For more information, or tickets, call<br />
(310) 544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com.<br />
Thursday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 9<br />
Personalized (genomic) medicine<br />
n Modern genetic technology now allows the complete sequencing of an individual’s<br />
entire “genome”, all 3 billion DNA base pairs. In this presentation,<br />
learn about current and future applications of genomics in improving the diagnosis,<br />
the prognosis and therapy, and even prevention of disease, the concept<br />
of personalized medicine. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Lunch provided.<br />
Attendance is limited to Friends, members and one-time guests. LA BioMed<br />
1st Floor Conference Room, 1124 W. Carson St., Torrance. To become a<br />
member, sign up at labiomed.org/friends or contact the Development Office<br />
at (310) 222-4240 or development@labiomed.org.<br />
Friday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 10<br />
Outlandish Raya<br />
n Shimmering blues soul vocalist most recognized as the voice of the opening<br />
credits of the Outlander series and for the shimmering vocals featured throughout<br />
the sci-fi hit Battlestar Galactica. 8 p.m. $20 to $42, available at<br />
www.grandannex.org or (310) 833-4813 Mon-Fri 9 to 5. The Grand Annex,<br />
434 W 6th St., San Pedro.<br />
Saturday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 11<br />
Holiday Boutique & Food Court<br />
n Little Sisters of the Poor Auditorium, 2100 S. Western Ave., San Pedro,<br />
8:30 a.m - 5 p.m. Grand Raffle tickets $5 each, (310) 548-0625.<br />
Guided walk<br />
n Celebrate Veteran’s Day viewing a former gun emplacement and learn<br />
about the military history of the area from the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land<br />
Conservancy. 9 a.m. Don’t miss the Nature Education Center with activities<br />
for the whole family. This is a moderate<br />
walk. Free and open to the<br />
public. White Point Nature Preserve,<br />
1600 W. Paseo Del Mar, San<br />
Pedro. For more information, contact<br />
(310) 541-7613 ext. 201 or sign up<br />
at www.pvplc.org/_events/Nature-<br />
WalkRSVP.asp.<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
n Help beautify the native demonstration<br />
garden and surrounding<br />
habitat. 9 a.m. – noon. Sign up at<br />
www.pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
White Point Nature Preserve,1600<br />
W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro.<br />
Stories, songs and more<br />
n Share the joy of storytelling with<br />
your children and introduce them to<br />
the beauty of the natural surroundings.<br />
Your family will enjoy spending<br />
time with retired Children’s Librarian<br />
Carla Sedlacek for stories and activities<br />
featuring nature themes, exciting<br />
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props and songs. 10 a.m. Free. RSVP at:<br />
www.pvplc.org. White Point Nature Preserve,1600<br />
W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro.<br />
The Company Men<br />
n Featuring stellar performers from Broadway and<br />
national touring companies of “Hairspray,” “The<br />
Lion King,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Camelot,”<br />
The Company Men uniquely interweave Top 40 hits<br />
with re-imagined classics by blending songs by<br />
artists including Sam Smith, The Four Tops, Michael<br />
Jackson, Katy Perry, Adele, The Temptations, Billy<br />
Joel, Prince, Meghan Trainor, Bruno Mars, Michael<br />
Bublé and more. 8 p.m. Tickets $70-$75; $10 discount<br />
for youths. To purchase tickets, call the box<br />
office at (310) 544-0403 or go to palosverdesperformingarts.com.<br />
The Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris<br />
Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 12<br />
TMMC “Light Up a Life”<br />
n Torrance Memorial Hospice will host its annual<br />
“Light Up a Life” tree lighting ceremony and<br />
fundraiser 4 to 6 p.m. at Torrance Memorial Medical<br />
Center’s Hoffman Health Conference Center.<br />
Hosted in honor of National Hospice and Palliative<br />
Care Month, the event provides the community an<br />
opportunity to celebrate and honor a loved one’s<br />
life. The evening will include a reading of names,<br />
performances by the Los Cancioneros Master<br />
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Chorale and the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> High<br />
School Symphonic Orchestra. Individuals can illuminate<br />
a light on the holiday tree by making a donation<br />
of any amount. All contributions support the<br />
hospital’s Hospice and Bereavement Programs and<br />
assist those who cannot afford care. For information<br />
or to RSVP, call 310-517-4694 or visit www.TorranceMemorial.org/Hospice.<br />
Second Sundays At Two<br />
n Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Principal Cellist<br />
Andrew Shulman and renowned Italian pianist and<br />
Colburn Conservatory faculty Fabio Bidini perform.<br />
2 p.m. sharp! Free admission, donations appreciated.<br />
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, 26438<br />
Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
www.RHUMC.org.<br />
Chamber Orchestra, Waarts and all<br />
n Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, the resident<br />
classical orchestra of the Palos Verdes Performing<br />
Arts Center, continues its <strong>2017</strong>-18 season with<br />
featured soloist, award-winning violinist and Curtison-Tour<br />
artist Stephen Waarts. Under the direction<br />
of Frances Steiner, the program will open with<br />
Gluck's Overture to Orfeo et Euridice followed by<br />
Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op.<br />
63 featuring Mr. Waarts. Following intermission<br />
Mozart's wonderful Symphony No. 41 in C Major,<br />
KV 551 "Jupiter". There will be a Preview Talk by<br />
Stephen Richards starting at 6:45 p.m. Concert begins<br />
at<br />
7:30. Single<br />
tickets<br />
are $63 (inc<br />
l u d e s<br />
PVPA facility<br />
fee) and<br />
will be<br />
available<br />
through the<br />
Norris Theatre<br />
Box<br />
O f f i c e , Violinist Stephen Waarts.<br />
(310) 544-<br />
0403, ext.<br />
221 or online at<br />
www.palosverdesperformingarts.com. Further information<br />
on COSB and its future concerts can be<br />
found by visiting www.mycosb.org. Norris Theatre,<br />
27570 Norris Center Dr., Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Monday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 13<br />
‘Jester’s Mom’ talk<br />
n Barbara Saltzman, president of the nonprofit<br />
Jester & Pharley Phund, will talk about “Why The<br />
Jester Jingles” at Lunada Bay Elementary School auditorium,<br />
520 Paseo Lunado, Palos Verdes Estates,<br />
at 6:30 p.m. Free to local residents. Lunada Bay<br />
Cub Scout Pack 276 is partnering with the Phund<br />
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to bring smiles to children with cancer during the<br />
holiday season. For every copy of “The Jester” sold<br />
by Lunada Bay Cub Scouts, The Phund will donate<br />
another to a hospitalized child. For information,<br />
please contact The Jester & Pharley Phund at 310-<br />
544-4733 or email thejester13@cox.net.<br />
Wednesday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 15<br />
Service of reflection and thanks<br />
n Take a moment for reflection as the holiday season<br />
begins anew. Light candles of peace, courage,<br />
love, hope, faith, remembrance and thanksgiving.<br />
7 p.m. The Sanctuary St. Peter’s by the Sea, 6410<br />
Palos Verdes Dr. S., Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
Wild birding unlimited<br />
n Explore the birds making a home in the restored<br />
habitat at the beautiful White Point Nature Preserve.<br />
8:30 a.m. Binoculars supplied for beginners. Free.<br />
All ages welcome. 1600 W. Paseo del Mar, San<br />
Pedro. RSVP at: www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Friday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 17<br />
An Affair to Remember<br />
n Special Children’s League, luncheon and holiday<br />
boutique, 10 a.m - 2 p.m. Palos Verdes Golf<br />
Club, 3301 Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates.<br />
Tickets Kristina Mermelstein, kmermel@cox.net.<br />
Saturday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 18<br />
Running funning<br />
n Palos Verdes Half Marathon, 5K and 10K races.<br />
7 a.m. Pelican Cove Park, 31300 Palos Verdes Dr.<br />
S., Rancho Palos Verdes. www.laceuprunningseries.com.<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
n Help restore this unique canyon habitat home<br />
to many threatened and endangered wildlife<br />
species. 9 a.m. – noon. Alta Vicente Reserve,<br />
30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
Sign up at http://pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Art2Go2 premiers<br />
n Art enthusiasts and the general community welcome<br />
the second annual Art2Go event, a dynamic<br />
concept for enjoying and buying art. Every wall of<br />
Destination:Art will be filled with over 300 original<br />
paintings of all styles and media created by the 22<br />
studio and gallery artists, as well as the 60 associate<br />
artists. Framers with special prices frames will<br />
be on site. 3-7 p.m. Destination:Art Studios &<br />
Gallery, 1815 W. 213th Street, Torrance. 310-742-<br />
3192.<br />
El Rayo-X<br />
n Master guitarist and string player, David Lindley<br />
pioneered the infusion of Americana and roots-rock<br />
with world music then went on to work with some<br />
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of the biggest names in ‘60s and ‘70s rock, including<br />
Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt,<br />
David Crosby, Bruce Springsteen and many<br />
more. 8 p.m. $20 to $42, available at www.grandannex.org<br />
or (310) 833-4813 Mon-Fri 9 to 5.<br />
Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 19<br />
Kids Club<br />
n Families can dig their way into the past with<br />
South Coast Botanic Garden’s Kids Club. Learn<br />
about the Garden’s transformation from an underwater<br />
wonder, to an open pit mine, to a trash<br />
dump, and into a beautiful botanic garden. Hunt<br />
for marine fossils in a simulated dig pit, build your<br />
own landfill model, get dirty with soil testing, and<br />
start your own flower seedling. 1 - 4 p.m. Free with<br />
membership or general garden admission. RSVP<br />
highly encouraged. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos<br />
Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. Southcoastboatnicgarden.org.<br />
Beauty of Nature Series<br />
n This is the final film of the PVP Land Conservancy’s<br />
series with a documentary, The Central Park<br />
Effect, that transports the viewer to the dazzling, hidden<br />
world of America’s most famous city park. 4:30<br />
p.m. Tickets $10 online at pvplc.org. Youth 18 and<br />
under free. Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St.,<br />
San Pedro.<br />
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Wednesday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 22<br />
Birding with Wild Birds Unlimited<br />
n Explore the birds in nesting season making a home in the George F<br />
Canyon. 8:30 a.m. The program is free and all ages welcome. Presented by<br />
the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land Conservancy 27305 Palos Verdes Drive East,<br />
Rolling Hills Estates. RSVP at: www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Saturday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 25<br />
Guided Nature Walk<br />
n Visit White Point Nature Preserve and attend a naturalist-guided hike. Enjoy<br />
coastal views and learn more about the plants, animals, restoration area and<br />
more! 9 a.m. Meet at the information kiosk between parking lot and Nature<br />
Center. White Point Nature Preserve, 1600 W. Paseo del Mar, San Pedro.<br />
For more information call (310) 541-7613 or RSVP at: www.pvplc.org, Events<br />
& Activities.<br />
Native Plant Sale<br />
n Plants sold on first-come, first-serve basis. Noon-2 p.m. White Point Nature<br />
Preserve, 1600 W. Paseo del Mar, San Pedro. For more information call (310)<br />
541-7613.<br />
Sunday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 26<br />
Starbright Holiday Boutique & Music<br />
n A festive benefit to support the Asia America Symphony Association &<br />
Guild, Youth Symphony education programs and concerts will be held at a<br />
magnificent oceanfront home from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Youth musicians and<br />
professional artists perform. Music director David Benoit, renowned pianist.<br />
Unique vendors include inspiring author Deborah Paul, Renko Original Fashions,<br />
Nozomi (jewelry created from Japan’s tsunami) and more. Reservations<br />
(a must) for lunch. Contact AASA (310) 377-8977 or Marlene Okada (310)<br />
594-6510 for more information.<br />
Monday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 27<br />
ACT II auditions<br />
n Act II, a support group for Palos Verdes Performing Arts, is looking for talented<br />
performers to sing in the upcoming annual variety show to be held<br />
March 9-10, 2018. Auditions for “Broadway to Hollywood” will be held at<br />
the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, and appointments for both solos and groups<br />
are being taken for times between 5:30 to 10 p.m. Participants should choose<br />
music from a popular Broadway or Hollywood songs to tie in with this year’s<br />
theme. Accompanist will be available. All proceeds benefit PVPA. For more<br />
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Tuesday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 28<br />
TMMC Holiday Festival<br />
n Torrance Memorial Medical Center hosts its annual<br />
Holiday Festival fundraiser, through Dec. 3.<br />
More than 36 themed, decorated trees, live entertainment,<br />
the South Bay’s largest holiday boutique,<br />
opportunity drawing, children's activities and food<br />
court; $5 general admission. General Public Hours:<br />
today: 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 29,<br />
Thursday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.<br />
– 9 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Senior<br />
Days: (free for seniors and those with limited mobility)<br />
Wednesday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 29 and Thursday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 30,<br />
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Service Group<br />
Night: ($2 admission to nonprofit and community<br />
service group members) Thursday, <strong>Nov</strong>. 30, 4 to 9<br />
p.m. In the white tent at Skypark and Medical Center<br />
drives, Torrance. (310) 517- 4606 or www.TorranceMemorial.org/holidayfestival<br />
for more<br />
information.<br />
Friday, December 1<br />
Yule Parlor<br />
n Welcome the holiday season with the Neighborhood<br />
Church’s annual event featuring the formal delectable<br />
Yule Tea by the Sea, accompanied by the<br />
popular shops of vintage antiques and memorabilia,<br />
bake shop with homemade pastries and candies<br />
wrapped for gift giving, and the Yule crafts and<br />
homemade arts created by loving hands. View the<br />
treasured hand painted ceilings and walls of the<br />
Mediterranean architecture, and treasured art work<br />
of the Church. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.<br />
$25 each guest for one day; $30 if purchased<br />
the day of event. Send your check to: Yule Parlor<br />
Neighborhood Church, 415 Paseo del Mar, Palos<br />
Verdes Estates. Ticket will be held for pick up at the<br />
door.<br />
Nutcracker sweets<br />
n Start your holiday season with the annual production<br />
of “The Nutcracker”, presented by <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
School of Performing Arts. A beautiful blend of<br />
professionals, pre-professionals, adults and young<br />
dancers come together to delight audiences of all<br />
ages with this rich rendition of the classical ballet.<br />
World renowned performer Alexander Kalinin, as<br />
Herr Drosselmeier, weaves an enchanted story<br />
through the dreams of a young girl, Clara, and her<br />
Nutcracker. Her travels take her to the Battle of the<br />
Nutcracker and the Mouse King then to the Land of<br />
Snow, and on to the Kingdom of the Sweets, where<br />
Clara is greeted by the ever so beautiful Sugar Plum<br />
Fairy and her court. Music by Tchaikovsky and choreography<br />
by Tita Boulger, Vera Ninkovic, Marina<br />
eventcalendar<br />
Kalinina and Alexander Kalinin. A treat for the entire<br />
family. Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m & 7<br />
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $35 for<br />
adults and $25 for Children 17 and under. For tickets<br />
contact the Norris Theater Box Office at 310-<br />
544-0403. palosverdesperformingarts.com.<br />
Saturday, December 2<br />
Victorian Christmas celebration<br />
n The Banning Museum will kick off the holiday<br />
season with its annual Victorian Christmas Weekend<br />
Celebration. The Museum grounds are transformed<br />
into a Christmas Festival featuring Victorian<br />
period entertainment, walk-thru tours of the decorated<br />
Banning Mansion, blacksmith demonstrations,<br />
refreshments, family holiday crafts, a bake sale,<br />
local food vendors, handmade crafts by area artisans,<br />
and jolly ol’ St. Nick himself will pose for photos<br />
with the little ones in an historic carriage. One<br />
of the highlights of the festivities is a horse-drawn<br />
trolley ride to the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum<br />
in Wilmington. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and<br />
Sunday. Banning Museum, 401 East “M” Street,<br />
Wilmington. For more details contact Friends of<br />
Banning Museum at (310) 548-2005 or www.thebanningmuseum.org.<br />
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Clint Wilson, Teresa Klinkner, Kent Burton, Brad N. Baker, Christine Daniels, Albro Lundy, Evan Koch<br />
Baker, Burton & Lundy, P.C.<br />
Giant-killing law firm still growing after all these years<br />
Baker, Burton & Lundy, the local law firm with a nationwide<br />
reputation and billions of dollars won for its clients,<br />
continues to expand both its practice and its physical<br />
presence in the heart of Hermosa.<br />
The giant-killing firm has won more than $4 billion in verdicts<br />
and settlements, and the attorneys have argued twice before<br />
the U.S. Supreme Court and won an affirmative verdict from<br />
the California Supreme Court.<br />
Never content to stand still, BBL has been growing its<br />
probate and employment law divisions, while energetically<br />
maintaining its core practices that include business, real estate,<br />
personal injury, elder abuse and estate planning.<br />
To house the expanding practice, the 41-year-old firm is making<br />
its third expansion along Hermosa’s iconic Pier Avenue,<br />
adding new offices and a “lifeguard tower-esque” roof deck<br />
to its storefront.<br />
Partner Brad N. Baker, who heads up estate planning,<br />
probate, trust administration and trust litigation for the firm,<br />
works to bring peace of mind to clients by putting their affairs<br />
in order which allows clients to protect and care for their loved<br />
ones who truly appreciate Brad’s attention to detail and forethought<br />
dedicated to a comprehensive Estate Plan.<br />
In addition to his legal work, Baker serves as vice chair of the<br />
nonprofit Healthcare and Elder Law Programs Corporation<br />
(H.E.L.P.), which provides information, education and<br />
counseling on elder care, law, finances and consumer<br />
protection.<br />
BBL Partner Kent Burton heads up real estate and business<br />
transaction law, while partner Albro Lundy heads the firm’s<br />
litigation efforts.<br />
BBL is recognized far beyond Hermosa’s cozy confines for<br />
high-profile wins, including a multibillion-dollar settlement for<br />
California consumers in a complex, multi-state case<br />
concerning natural gas prices and the energy crisis of 2000 and<br />
2001.<br />
BBL also has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to<br />
battle cases that protected people maimed in preventable<br />
accidents or exploited by those in positions of power, with no<br />
profit to the firm.<br />
The firm’s associates include:<br />
Trial lawyer Evan Koch, who for three years running has been<br />
named one of Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars,” placing him<br />
among the top 2.5 % of Southern California attorneys under<br />
age 40;<br />
Real estate and business transactions attorney Teresa<br />
Klinkner, who has earned the highest Martindale-Hubbell<br />
rating from her peers;<br />
Business and real estate transactions attorney Clint Wilson,<br />
praised by colleagues and clients for his competitive zeal and<br />
his ability to harness the fine details of cases that others might<br />
overlook;<br />
Estate planning attorney Christine Daniels who is bilingual<br />
(Spanish) and is known for embracing the challenge of<br />
creating individualized estate plans for clients;<br />
Steven J. Dawson, a labor and employment law and<br />
litigation attorney, with nearly three decades of experience<br />
representing corporations and public agencies in matters including<br />
labor, employment, construction and property<br />
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around&about<br />
Silver Spur Garden Club honors Red Onion<br />
Author children’s book<br />
Inspired by Misty Copeland<br />
n <strong>Peninsula</strong> resident Debra Paul has published<br />
her first children’s book. The title, “The<br />
Ballad of Baby Rain,” is a nickname for<br />
local ballerina Misty Copeland, whom Paul<br />
wrote about when she was a newspaper<br />
reporter. The story tells in rhyme the story of<br />
a woodsman in medieval times, who<br />
chances upon a young ballerina in the<br />
countryside. With the handsome woodsman<br />
as her manager, Baby Rain travels the<br />
world performing for kings and queens.<br />
“The Ballad of Baby Rain” is available at<br />
orders@Xlibris.com or by emailing the author<br />
at DeborahPaul16@cox.net.<br />
Red Onion owner Jeff Earle with members of the Silver Spur Garden Club (left to right) Yu-Hsin Kreitzman, Joan<br />
Friedman, Diane Camarata, Pat Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Burns, Philo Chhabria, Maureen McGowan, Faye<br />
Strumpf, and Pauletta Bryson. Photo provided by Lorraine Kasse<br />
n The Silver Spur Garden Club recently awarded its Commercial Landscape Award to the Red Onion Restaurant the<br />
for its drought resistant gardens. Third generation owner Jeff Earl said the restaurant’s recipes trace back to his greatgrandmother<br />
Catalina Castillo, who was born in Sonora, Mexico, and his great-grandfather, Guillermo Spiva, who<br />
was a blacksmith in Tombstone, Arizona. Catalina operated a café that cooked meals for local miners.<br />
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RESIDENTS FROM LEGAL BLINDSIDES<br />
When legal difficulties threaten the livelihood and security<br />
of affluent South Bay residents, they can turn to decorated<br />
attorney Jamie Keeton, who has saved clients<br />
millions of dollars, and won more than $13 million in judgements<br />
and settlements.<br />
When such troubles strike, “Jamie is the go-to person,” law<br />
partner Kurt Schlichter said, pointing to her recognition by the<br />
Super Lawyers rating service four years running. “She’s the<br />
lawyer you want to nail down before the other guy does.”<br />
The attorneys at Schlichter & Shonack, LLP, aggressively represent<br />
clients from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, up and<br />
down the state and federal court systems. All the while, they remain<br />
dedicated to giving their clients individual attention, and<br />
keeping their costs low.<br />
Keeton says the legal troubles that blindside affluent people<br />
can come from unexpected sources such as neighbors, ex-business<br />
partners, ex-spouses or domestic employees.<br />
She represents plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and<br />
general civil litigation, handling cases from assault and battery<br />
at high-profile Orange County nightclubs to multimillion dollar<br />
real estate litigation,<br />
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defect cases.<br />
Keeton handles all<br />
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mediations, and is<br />
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“We’re not a big Century City firm, or a big downtown firm.<br />
You won’t have to wait an hour and a half to meet with us for<br />
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“We’ll hold your hand at 10 o’clock at night because you’re<br />
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Assistance League hosts back to school shopping<br />
Art2Go second annual art sale<br />
around&about<br />
Dana School students and volunteers who participated in the the Assistance<br />
League back to school shopping program (left to right) Andrew<br />
Lozano, Edward Ruiz, Griselda Salgado, Valeria Belanzo, Romeshia<br />
Banks, Destiny Alari, Daniela Alari and Helen Sandoval. Photo by Sharon<br />
Cole<br />
n The Assistance League San Pedro-South Bay hosted their shopping program<br />
for middle school students identified as being in financial need. Participating middle<br />
schools included Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson in Rancho Palos Verdes and<br />
Richard Dana Middle School in San Pedro. Over 300 students had an opportunity<br />
to spend $100 on school apparel. The Assistance League is a national nonprofit<br />
organization. To learn more about the Assistance League San Pedro-South Bay<br />
contact Michele at (310) 832-8355, ext. 221.<br />
Tony Sr. celebrates 90th birthday<br />
n Tony Arminio Sr. recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a large family<br />
gathering at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. Family traveled from all over the United<br />
States and as far away as Japan to wish him well. Arminio has been a Palos<br />
Verdes Estates resident since 1969 when he moved here with his wife Anita and<br />
their six children, all of whom attended Palos Verdes High School. Tony enjoyed<br />
a 50 year career in executive sales management for Electrolux. He is an Emeritus<br />
Trustee of the Providence Little Company of Mary Foundation Board and a member<br />
of both the Palos Verdes Golf Club and the Palos Verdes Breakfast Club, where<br />
he is well known for his mentorship and storytelling skills.<br />
Clouds, an original oil on canvas by Jean Comings of Rancho Palos<br />
Verdes will be exhibited at the Art2Go sale.<br />
n Art enthusiasts and the general community are welcome to attend the second<br />
annual Art2Go event. Doors open at 3 p.m. Saturday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 18 at Destination<br />
Art Studios and Gallery, 1815 W. 213rd Street in Torrance. Over 300 original<br />
paintings will be exhibited, in all styles and media created by 22 studio and<br />
gallery artists, as well as 60 associate artists. Art2Go endeavors to increase<br />
awareness of art as essential to the flourishing of the human spirit. Destination Art<br />
is a non-profit art studio and gallery cooperative in Downtown Torrance dedicated<br />
to public education in fine art.<br />
Scary garden party at Orchard Supply Hardware<br />
Stephanie Sanders and Chris Tabellario show ways to scare off garden<br />
pests. Photo by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
Tony Arminio is surrounded by his family members (left to right, back row)<br />
Mark Arminio, Tony Arminio Jr., Rosanne Farnum, Anita O’Hara, Maria<br />
Arminio and (front row) Caroline Somers.<br />
n Palos Verdes’ new Orchard Supply Hardware store presented “Fright Weekend”<br />
on October 13-15 for the little ghouls on the peninsula. Among the many<br />
activities were “Frank’s Friends Craft,” where kids learned to make a spider from<br />
a terracotta pot and then add spindly legs and googly eyes. Pumpkin carving<br />
demos and spooky scavenger hunts were led by store staff. PEN<br />
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Sea Change<br />
for THE better<br />
Sea Change co-owners Michael and Lisa Franks with chef Reilly Quillan. Photo by Brad Jacobson (CivicCouch.com)<br />
Chez Melange stays ahead of the curve with a new name and a new focus<br />
by Richard Foss<br />
There was a time when restaurants fit into<br />
categories, serving only the French, German,<br />
Mexican, Italian, American coffee<br />
shop, or whatever else was their specialty. California<br />
cuisine blew up that expectation, creating<br />
eclectic cuisine as its own category. Suddenly you<br />
had to scan the menu carefully and weigh unanticipated<br />
flavor combinations in your head. The<br />
small plate revolution followed closely, so that<br />
not only the flavors but the whole rhythm of the<br />
meal was freeform. It was exciting to some people,<br />
intimidating to others, and confusing to most<br />
until we got the hang of it.<br />
The first establishment in the South Bay to<br />
wholeheartedly embrace this culinary revolution<br />
was Chez Melange, and owners Michael Franks<br />
and Robert Bell kept things edgy for decades.<br />
After they moved to their current location, the<br />
front room of the restaurant became Bouzy, a gastropub<br />
with a more stable menu, but in the main<br />
dining room culinary exploration reigned. A few<br />
items were perennials, but all else was as variable<br />
as the seasons and the whims of chef Robert Bell.<br />
It was therefore a surprise when this most daring<br />
of restaurants announced that the main dining<br />
room would have a new name and a new<br />
focus. It is now Sea Change, and most of the<br />
menu is based on things that lived underwater.<br />
It’s a smart move. While many restaurants offer<br />
eclectic cuisine there isn’t another restaurant in<br />
this nightlife-intensive neighborhood that specializes<br />
in seafood.<br />
The interior of Sea Change has been freshened,<br />
the room transformed from a dark and clubby<br />
cave to a brighter and altogether more appealing<br />
space. It’s amazing how a simple repainting and<br />
new upholstery changed the feel of the place,<br />
which is now much more welcoming.<br />
The new menu is recognizably a product of the<br />
same aesthetic that created Chez Melange, with<br />
multicultural and whimsical elements. You can<br />
get kung pao lobster and Thai-style curried<br />
Hawaiian ono, but also Southern shrimp and grits<br />
or a hangtown fry, an oyster and bacon omelet<br />
invented during the Gold Rush. On our first visit<br />
our party included a pescaphobe eater who focused<br />
on the short list of Chez Melange classics<br />
and was reassured to find there were things she<br />
could eat as well.<br />
We asked our server to suggest starters and<br />
were served Boston clam chowder, an avocado<br />
stuffed with shrimp, clam and corn fritters, a<br />
“Japanese” salad that included seaweed, Persian<br />
cucumber, and pine nuts, and a starter of grilled<br />
octopus. Though we hadn’t planned it that way,<br />
it was a tasting of seafood fads of over 200 years.<br />
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Chowder was popular in Colonial days, fritters in the 1880s, shrimp stuffed<br />
avocados were big in the 1920s, Japanese-American salads hit in the ‘70s,<br />
and grilled octopus went big at the end of the ‘90s. Had we wanted to chart<br />
the development of the American palate with regard to seafood, we could<br />
hardly have done better.<br />
Boston is noted for chowder that includes salt pork and has a light broth<br />
that includes cream and butter. They also add a bit more pepper and herbs<br />
than other regions, and this one hit that mark on all counts. The clams<br />
were tender, the flavors integrated so that no one stood out from the others.<br />
The clam and corn fritters here have a more Southern flair – think hush<br />
puppies with some chopped clam mixed in and a creole remoulade sauce<br />
on the side.<br />
Avocados stuffed with shrimp are a delight that has mysteriously gone<br />
out of fashion. The flavor balance is simple, two things that are rich and<br />
luscious with a little housemade French dressing to add interest.<br />
The octopus derives from a different tradition, where brighter and more<br />
complex Spanish and Mediterranean French flavors play together. Grilled<br />
octopus tentacle tastes the same about everywhere, smoky mild seafood<br />
with a distinctive slightly chewy texture, but the right accompaniments<br />
can enhance the enjoyment. The mix of butter beans and celery stewed<br />
with potato and black garlic and accompanying dabs of black olive pesto<br />
provided a succession of clean, simple flavors to pair with the grilled tentacle.<br />
The little plate with a lot of flavors was a reminder of why tapas<br />
caught on and octopus went from bait to entrée.<br />
The salad was close to the standard Japanese mix of lettuce, seaweed,<br />
and scallion with ginger miso dressing, but with a few extra touches. The<br />
pine nuts and crumbled nori added a bit of umami and texture, and the<br />
slightly peppery cress was an interesting substitute for the radish that<br />
would usually fill that niche.<br />
For mains we got petrale sole with couscous, kung pao lobster, chicken<br />
schnitzel, and steak frites. The schnitzel and steak proved that the people<br />
in this kitchen didn’t forget anything about cooking meat when the focus<br />
changed to fish. Our non-seafood eater and her husband tore through both<br />
so fast that I barely managed to steal a few bites. The schnitzel came with<br />
a blueberry-port sauce that I recommend be served on the side – it’s good<br />
but sweet for some palates. As fine as that butter-fried schnitzel is, the<br />
gruyere cheese and rye bread pudding outshines it – it was invented here<br />
but encapsulates Northern European flavors.<br />
The sole was sautéed with what was described as a falafel crust, which<br />
made me expect a thick chickpea batter with fish inside. That wasn’t quite<br />
what was going on, because the point was to show how the Middle Eastern<br />
seasonings that are usually used in falafel go with seafood. It works, too –<br />
– the delicate fish was heavily dusted with cumin, coriander, parsley, and<br />
other flavors I couldn’t quite identify. A dollop of yogurt over the fish and<br />
mild, fragrant couscous underneath made it a satisfying meal.<br />
The one item that didn’t quite work for me was the kung pao lobster,<br />
and it wasn’t for the usual reason. The red chili heat and bell pepper often<br />
overwhelm everything else, but were muted in this version. That left the<br />
soy, sesame, and other mild elements in the forefront, and though those<br />
are perfectly good flavors they aren’t what I associate with kung pao.<br />
The wine list here has always had many selections that go well with<br />
seafood, and we asked our server to select some for us to sample. Our<br />
server offered tastes of a Vermentino and a Quady Rhone-style blend from<br />
Oregon, while the carnivores in our midst shared a Paoletti Piccolo Napa<br />
blends in the Bordeaux style. The cocktails are on point too. If you enjoy<br />
a good Manhattan you should try the “Summer in the Hamptons,” a variation<br />
that uses a spicy rye and lavender bitters to deliver complex herbal<br />
and floral notes.<br />
That cocktail was the only after-dinner item we had despite some tempting<br />
options because we had binged on the starters. There weren’t any<br />
seafood items on the dessert list, and the seafood was what I had come to<br />
try. On departure, our impression was unanimously favorable. Sea Change<br />
is delivering a revitalized experience in a more dynamic space. They’re<br />
serving a little of everything and a lot of seafood. It’s a good next chapter<br />
for the people who wrote the book on modern dining in our area.<br />
Sea Change at Chez Melange is at 1611 S. Catalina in Redondo. Open<br />
daily 4 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Sunday brunch 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Valet parking weekends,<br />
lot, or street. Full bar, corkage $15, some vegetarian/vegan items. Reservations<br />
recommended. (310) 540-1222. ChezMelange.com. PEN<br />
The Landmark<br />
Pictured above Michel Medawar restores the historical<br />
tower clock at Malaga Cove School back to its original<br />
working condition. By hand, he repairs the damaged<br />
numbers, hands and the mechanism retaining its<br />
authenticity.<br />
Your clock has a complex mechanism of inter-working<br />
parts designed to keep time accurately, and it is your job to<br />
keep this timeless treasure healthy for the next generation.<br />
Your clock reminds you of its presence every time you<br />
wind it and if its accuracy is not what it used to be, or its<br />
chimes are not as strong rhythmic, or maybe it just stops.<br />
That means it’s talking to you and telling you that its<br />
endless life is in jeopardy.<br />
It is imperative to maintain and service your clock<br />
regularly. Oil gets old and dry forcing the train of gears to<br />
work twice as hard to accomplish their goal. This results in<br />
damage that drastically shortens the life of a fine timepiece.<br />
Michel Medawar has been extending the lives of<br />
timepieces for over fifty years as his father did fifty years before.<br />
He is the inventor of the first talking clock in the<br />
world. He is a graduate from Patek Philippe in Geneva,<br />
Switzerland, The Theod Wagner clock Co. in Wiesbaden,<br />
Germany, and the Howard Miller Clock Co. in Zeeland,<br />
Michigan. Call him so that he may come to your home and<br />
offer you a free estimate for servicing your clock. Or bring<br />
your wall or mantel clock to our store to see our showroom<br />
and receive the same complementary diagnosis.<br />
We are located at 810C Silver Spur Rd., in Rolling Hills Estates, Ca.<br />
90274. Or call us at (310) 544-0052<br />
Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday - Saturday<br />
810C Silver Spur Road • Rolling Hills Estates • CA 90274<br />
Call 310.544.0052<br />
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78 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>2017</strong>
S O U T H B AY<br />
DININGGUIDE<br />
1<br />
EL SEGUNDO<br />
Deluca Trattoria<br />
225 Richmond St.<br />
(310) 640-7600<br />
delucapasta.com<br />
2<br />
HERMOSA BEACH<br />
Hennessey’s<br />
8 Pier Avenue<br />
(310) 372-5759<br />
hennesseystavern.com<br />
3<br />
MANHATTAN BEACH<br />
Hennessey’s<br />
313 Manhattan Beach Blvd.<br />
(310) 546-4813<br />
hennesseystavern.com<br />
1<br />
2<br />
4<br />
RANCHO PALOS VERDES<br />
Poke Me<br />
31234 Palos Verdes Dr. #A,<br />
(424) 327-2172<br />
Pokeme.net<br />
5<br />
3 4<br />
Best of The Beach <strong>2017</strong> Winner<br />
Best Eclectic, American Contemporary<br />
Daily Breeze “2015 South Bay’s Favorite”<br />
American Restaurant & Bar<br />
“ Best New Restaurant”- Richard Foss of Easy Reader<br />
Favorite Soul Food of 2015- Daily Breeze( yeah, we were surprised<br />
too)<br />
5<br />
REDONDO BEACH<br />
Baleen Kitchen<br />
The Portofino Inn<br />
260 Portofino Way<br />
(310) 372-1202<br />
Hotelportofino.com<br />
Hey! We like to party, especially with YOU! Call us for your next<br />
Occasion. We’ve got a Banquet Room perfect for any celebration<br />
Call 310-378-8119 for details<br />
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S O U T H B AY<br />
DININGGUIDE<br />
6<br />
REDONDO BEACH<br />
Barney’s Beanery<br />
100 Fisherman’s Wharf<br />
(424) 275-4820<br />
barneysbeanery.com<br />
9<br />
Quality Seafood<br />
130 International Boardwalk<br />
(310) 374-2382<br />
Qualityseafood.net<br />
7<br />
8<br />
Hennessey’s<br />
1712 S. Catalina Avenue<br />
(310) 540-8443<br />
Hennesseystavern.com<br />
HT Grill<br />
1701 S. Catalina Avenue<br />
(310) 791-4849<br />
htgrill.com<br />
10<br />
11<br />
Riviera Mexican Grill<br />
1615 S. Pacific Coast Hwy.<br />
(310) 540-2501<br />
facebook.com/RivMex/<br />
Ws China Bistro<br />
1410 S. Pacific Coast Hwy.<br />
(310) 792-1600<br />
wschinabistro.com<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8 9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
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12<br />
13<br />
S O U T H B AY<br />
DININGGUIDE<br />
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES<br />
Plates - An American Bistro<br />
550 Deep Valley Dr. #145<br />
(310) 541-9500<br />
platesrgi.com<br />
TORRANCE<br />
Alpine Village Restaurant<br />
833 West Torrance Blvd.<br />
Torrance, CA 90502<br />
310-323-3954<br />
alpinevillagecenter.com<br />
14<br />
15<br />
Hey 19 Public House<br />
4525 Calle Mayor<br />
(310) 378-8119<br />
Hey19publichouse.com<br />
Truxton’s American Bistro<br />
24530 Hawthorne Blvd.<br />
(310) 373-8790<br />
truxtonsamericanbistro.com<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
Barney’s Beanery<br />
Here at Barney’s we've got our full newspaper-sized menu available as well as 40 beers<br />
on draft. Daily and weekend specials and a great Happy Hour Mon - Fri, 4pm to 7pm.<br />
ALL DAY Happy Hour on Monday! We offer free wifi and always have the TV's tuned<br />
to numerous sporting events, in case you want to settle in for a long lunch or dinner.<br />
Either way, we are here for you so come on in and enjoy!<br />
100 Fisherman’s Wharf, Suite H, on the Redondo Beach Pier.<br />
(424) 275-4820 www.barneysbeanery.com<br />
15<br />
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Welcome to the Riviera Mexican Grill<br />
Just the place for people who think life's a little bit better splashed with salsa. When you pull up a chair<br />
here, we want you to know that our food will always be fresh and good. This is the one place where the sun<br />
shines and the surf's up every day of the year! So, eat drink and be mello, amigos, you're in the Riviera!<br />
Mon.-Thurs.11:00am - 9:00pm, Fri.and Sat.11:00am - 10:00p.m. Sun.10:00am - 9:00pm<br />
1615 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach (310)540-2501<br />
82 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>2017</strong>
German traditional cuisine,<br />
contemporary American fare,<br />
award-winning artisanal sausages,<br />
20 taps of European & craft beers.<br />
Happy Hour<br />
Live Entertainment<br />
Weinerschnitzel<br />
Pan-fried Pork Cutlet<br />
ALPINEVILLAGECENTER.COM<br />
The Alpine Village Restaurant<br />
833 West Torrance Blvd.<br />
Torrance, CA 90502<br />
310-323-3954<br />
Closed Monday & Tuesday<br />
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ickedler.com<br />
4032 VIA PICAPOSTE PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA 90274<br />
$1,799,000<br />
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$1,829,000<br />
3602 GREVE DRIVE RANCHO PALOS VERDES CA 90275<br />
$1,399,000<br />
85 LAUREL DRIVE RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275<br />
$5,249,000<br />
RICK EDLER<br />
RICK@VISTASIR.COM<br />
310.872.4333<br />
CALBRE#01113145<br />
KITTY EDLER<br />
KITTY@VISTASIR.COM<br />
310.283.8790<br />
CALBRE#00800837
Classifieds 424-269-2830<br />
ELECTRICAL<br />
MUSIC LESSONS<br />
POOLS & SPAS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Prime for VRBO, Home + Office or Retirement in the city of<br />
Mount Shasta, California. 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, 2,482 sq. ft. on 1/4<br />
acre. Renovations in 2003 included electrical, drywall, plumbing,<br />
flooring, windows, roofing and heating. Garden includes fruit trees,<br />
raised vegetable and flower beds, an arbor for outdoor dining.<br />
Asking $294,000<br />
Please contact<br />
Sandra Haugen<br />
at Elite Real Estate Group<br />
(530) 859-2907 • dnshaugen@hotmail.com<br />
Classifieds 424-269-2830<br />
LYNCH<br />
ELECTRIC &<br />
General<br />
Building<br />
Contractors<br />
• Residential<br />
Troubleshooting<br />
• Remodel Specialist<br />
Scott K. Lynch<br />
P.V. Native<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
Cell<br />
310-930-9421<br />
Office & Fax<br />
310-325-1292<br />
www.LynchElectric.us<br />
Lic 701001<br />
FLOORING<br />
Vocal Technician<br />
Piano Teacher<br />
Vocalist<br />
Jeannine McDaniel<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
20 year experience<br />
All Ages<br />
310-544-0879<br />
310-292-6341<br />
Jeannine_mcdaniel2001@yahoo.com<br />
PLASTERING<br />
Patch Master<br />
Plastering<br />
Patch Plastering<br />
Interior • Exterior<br />
• Venetian Plastering<br />
• Ceiling Removal<br />
• Drywall Work<br />
• Acoustic<br />
Ceiling Removal<br />
• Water & Fire Restoration<br />
310-370-5589<br />
Lic. # 687076 • C35-B1<br />
POOLS • SPAS<br />
HARDSCAPES<br />
New Construction<br />
& Remodeling<br />
Excellent References<br />
Horusicky Construction<br />
310-544-9384<br />
www.Horusicky.com<br />
Credit cards accepted<br />
Lic #309844, Bonded, Insured<br />
ROOFING<br />
QUIXTAR<br />
Concrete & Masonry<br />
Residential & Commercial<br />
310-534-9970<br />
G<br />
CONCRETE<br />
Lic. #935981 C8 C29<br />
classifieds<br />
424-269-2830<br />
D<br />
Remodeling<br />
Design<br />
Kitchens<br />
Bathrooms<br />
Room Additions<br />
New Construction<br />
Reserve<br />
your space in the<br />
next<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Pub Date: <strong>Nov</strong> 18<br />
Deadline:<br />
<strong>Nov</strong> 3<br />
Call direct<br />
s<br />
(424)<br />
269-2830<br />
Charles Clarke<br />
Local Owner/General Contractor<br />
Ph: (310) 791-4150<br />
Cell: (310) 293-9796<br />
Fax (310) 791-0452<br />
“Since 1990” Lic. No. 810499<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Call us to Discuss the<br />
ENDLESS POSSIBILITES<br />
Extreme<br />
Hillside Specialist<br />
Foundation Repair Experts<br />
Grading & Drainage<br />
Retaining Walls,<br />
Fences & Decks<br />
310-212-1234<br />
www.LambConBuilds.com<br />
Lic. #906371<br />
GARAGE DOORS<br />
HANDYMAN<br />
Handyman<br />
Services…<br />
Fix It Right the<br />
First Time<br />
We like small jobs<br />
/ Free estimates<br />
What we do…<br />
Plumbing,<br />
Electrical, Drywall,<br />
Painting & more.<br />
Valente Marin<br />
310-748-8249<br />
Unlic.<br />
PLUMBING<br />
Thank You South Bay for<br />
50 Years of Patronage!<br />
Residential • Commercial • Industrial<br />
Plumbing 24/7 • Heating<br />
Air Conditioning<br />
pfplumbing.net<br />
800-354-2705 • 310-831-0737<br />
PLUMBING<br />
MATTUCCI<br />
PLUMBING • HEATING • COOLING<br />
DEPENDABLE • PROFESSIONAL • AFFORDABLE<br />
FULL SERVICE PLUMBING • COPPER REPIPES<br />
SEWER VIDEO INSPECTION • HEATING<br />
DRAIN & SEWER SERVICE • COOLING<br />
TRENCHLESS SEWER REPLACEMENT<br />
Tile Reroof and<br />
repair specialist<br />
310-847-7663<br />
Family owned<br />
business since 1978<br />
Lic 831351<br />
ON CALL<br />
24 HOURS<br />
7 DAYS<br />
FREE ESTIMATES<br />
310.543.2001<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
Lic. #770059<br />
C-36 C-20 A<br />
2013<br />
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