Get out your calendar. Here are a few of the interesting local events and fundraisers that will be taking place at the Corner Store or in our neighborhood.
• Tuesday, June 8: Bungy Hedley shows a movie of the history of Royal Palms and talks of her memories growing up there
• Saturday, June 12: The 4 year anniversary of Bruce and Peggy Lindquist owning The Corner Store.
• Sunday, June 13: Sprint for White Point Home Tour. Tickets on sale at the Corner Store’s front counter.
• Saturday, June 19: Soda Tasting for the L.A. Maritime Museum Children’s Exibit. More info to come. Tickets will be on sale at the front counter.
• Saturday + Sunday, June 19 + 20: Art Sale buy local Angel’s Gate Cultural Center artists Andrea and Phoebe. Unique and beautiful wares.
• Sunday, July 4: Tickets for the fireworks show and private VIP beach party to benefit the Cabrillo Beach Boosters on sale at the front counter.
• August, date TBA: Sidewalk Chalk contest for the local kids in front of the store.
• Sunday, October 3: Wine Tasting fundraiser for the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.
• November, date TBA: Wine Tasting fundraiser for the Marine Mammal Care Center.
• Friday, December 17: Miracle on 37th Street with Santa Claus, caroling in the neighborhood and free eggnog.
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Point Fermin Lighthouse Fundraiser, May 8
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Clean San Pedro, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that deals with cleaning up graffiti, trash, weeds, etc. that are in the streets of San Pedro in the areas around Gaffey and Pacific Streets. A fundraiser will be held on May 16 to help them continue this community-minded work. There will be a martini bar, wine tasting, beer, food from San Pedro restaurants
WHAT: Thirst of San Pedro fundraiser for Clean San Pedro, Inc.
WHEN: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 1pm–7pm
WHERE: Portuguese Bend area (address to be announced to ticket holders)
COST: $85/person
CONTACT: Clean San Pedro website or call Steve Kleinjan at 310-832-4931
WHAT: Annual Wine & Beer Tasting
WHEN: Saturday, May 8, 2010. Tasting times are set for 1:30-3pm; 3:30-5pm; and 5:30-7pm.
WHERE: Corner Store, 1118 W. 37th St., San Pedro
COST: Early Bird special for the first taste at 1:30pm is $10 per person; all other times are $15 per person. Tickets can be purchase at the Corner Store or at the lighthouse, 807 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro.
DETAILS: Hosted by the Pt. Fermin Lighthouse Society to help raise funds to complete the refurbishment of the antique kitchen sink and counter in this historical lighthouse, which was built in 1874. Highlighting the event will be a silent auction, opportunity drawings, and wonderful, live music. Adults only. Appetizers will be served. Art by Muriel Olquin. Music by Nova Trees…Duet. Download the flyer (pdf): lighthouse_beer_wine_2010_final
CONTACT: Pt. Fermin Lighthouse Society president, Martha McKinzie at 310-832-5234
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Clear out your old electronics and help raise money for San Pedro Girl Scout Troops 9535 and 11955 this weekend at their e-waste recycling fundraiser, Saturday April 17 managed by eGreenRecycle.
WHAT: Girl Scout E-Waste Recycling Fundraiser
WHEN: Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 10am to 1pm
WHERE: Albertsons, 28090 S. Western Ave, San Pedro
DETAILS: Bring computers, monitors, laptops, TVs, printers, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players, stereos, cameras, keyboards and scanners (no appliances or batteries).
CONTACT: If you have many items to donate, e-mail Sandy at sandy@aldrichpr.com or Laurie at pedrolaurie@yahoo.com to possibly arrange a pickup at your location.
Discover an eclectic mix of San Pedro’s most fascinating homes at the Spring for White Point Home Tour & Reception on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 1- 5 PM. A contemporary remodel with beautiful water gardens inside and out, a 1920’s cottage with an award-winning New Zealand artist’s modern studio,are two of six homes to be featured on this year’s self-guided tour,. The tour is an annual community event hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and the Spring for White Point Committee. All proceeds from the event benefit the White Point Nature Preserve and new Nature Education Center in San Pedro.
This year Random Lengths News is supporting the event by offering exclusive advertising opportunities to the Home Tour Sponsors in HarboRLiving magazine. The issue to be published on May 27, 2010 is a Special Home Tour Edition featuring the history, architecture and other interesting details about the featured homes. Sponsor advertising will have prominent media visibility at a special discounted rate in this popular edition of HarboRLiving, which has a circulation of 30,000.
Following the tour, ticket holders are invited to enjoy a celebration reception from 4:30 to 7:00 PM at the new White Point Nature Education Center with wine, appetizers, live music, and a silent auction. They will have a special opportunity to tour the Nature Education Center which features multi-media exhibits of White Point’s cultural and natural history and a native plant demonstration garden and which will serve as a community resource for students, families and community groups from all over Los Angeles. The Center is set amidst the beautifully restored 102-acre Preserve with impressive ocean views, and 3.7 miles of groomed and handicapped accessible hiking trails that wind through the restored native coastal sage scrub habitat.
Tickets will go on sale in April and may be purchased in advance for $50 per person. More information on tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available on the Land Conservancy’s website at www.pvplc.org or call (310) 541-7613.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated
to preserving land and restoring habitat for the enjoyment and education of all.
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The 2010 celebration of the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942 will happen this Saturday at Fort MacArthur Museum. There will be live music, dancing, vintage costumes and cars and food and drink.
WHAT: The Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942
WHEN: Saturday, February 20, 2010, Noon–8 pm
WHERE: Fort MacArthur Museum, 3601 S. Gaffey St.
TICKETS: $20 Pre-Sale (ends today at 5 pm) or $30 the night of the show
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Fancy a tea party with fashion? The Harbor L.I.T.E.S. (Ladies Involved in Time, Effort and Service) is hosting a Tea & Fashion Show. Harbor L.I.T.E.S. is an LAPD - Harbor Division support group that started 41 years ago. They provide funds for the Explorers program, decorate the station for the holidays, and help the police at community functions among other things. This fundraiser will be MC’d by none other than our local Senior Lead Officer Joe Buscaino. Former Captain Bob McVey will also be a part of the program.
WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: San Pedro Elks Lodge, 1748 Cumbre Drive
DETAILS: Download the flyer
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WHAT: San Pedro Bay Historical Society (WPBHS) Wine Tasting
WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Historic Muller House, 1542 S. Beacon Street, San Pedro
A $25.00 donation is requested. Tickets are available Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. at the SPBHS Archives, 638 S. Beacon Street, Sixth Floor, 310-548-3208; also from SPBHS president, Joe McKinzie at 310-832-5234.
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This weekend there will be a yard sale fundraiser with all proceeds going to support the programs and activities of the San Pedro Bay Historical Society (SPBHS). There will be lots of furniture. Come check it out on your way to the beach or parks!
WHEN: Saturday, July 18, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
WHERE: 3712 Almeria Street, just off Paseo del Mar
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This weekend at the Corner Store there will be a fundraiser for the Point Fermin Lighthouse Society (PFLS), a non-profit 501(c)(3) whose purpose is to rehabilitate and sustain the 1874 historical landmark. There will be a silent auction and opportunity drawings and art by Muriel Olquin. Appetizers will be served.
Beer & Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Tasting Times: 1:00–2:30, 3:00–4:30, and 5:00–6:30 pm
Corner Store
37th & Barbara Streets
Tickets may be purchased at the Point Fermin Lighthouse or the Corner Store. Tickets are $15 (or $18 at the door). For more information call the PFLS at 310-241-0684 or 832-8656.
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