Friday, May 11, 2012
The contestants perform on stage after the show's season finale.
An after concert party took place at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach Wednesday after The Voice season finale. The concert featured more than a dozen contestants from season two of The Voice, including Tony Vincent, Jamie Lono, Anget Taylor and more, according to a report on Buddy TV. The event was organized by by Team Cee Lo’s Justin Hopkins—a resident of Redondo Beach—and Team Adam's Pip.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Cafe wall to serve as site of second display in Hermosa Beach's 10-mural project.
The large wall space on the side of New Orleans Cajun Café at the corner of Pier and Manhattan avenues soon will feature an artistic snapshot of Hermosa Beach circa 1907, the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission has decided. The panel voted unanimously in a meeting Tuesday night to approve the proposed mural, which serves as the second in the Hermosa Beach Murals Project’s initiative to paint 10 local murals in 10 years. "We’ll get started by the end of October if all things go well," George Schmeltzer, who sits on the Murals Project board of directors, told the commission. Schmeltzer said that Hermosa Beach resident and artist Chris Coakley has been selected to paint the proposed mural, which is "an image of a young woman… who’s throwing a …
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New Orleans Cajun Cafe
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Residents gather as the first mural in a series of 10 is unveiled, depicting a 1920s Hermosa Beach.
Hermosa Beach, circa 1924: sharp-dressed men and elegantly dressed women walk the dusty sidewalks of Pier Avenue while Ford Model T cars scuttle across the beachside landscape of a changing city. Such is the scene depicted in the first mural of the Hermosa Beach Mural Project, which is expected to decorate the city with 10 murals in 10 years. This first image was formally unveiled Saturday at a ceremony held adjacent to its location on the north-facing wall of parking Lot C at 13th Court and Hermosa Avenue. “Every day when I went to work, I could see this mural progressively grow and really capture the essence of Hermosa and the spirit we have in this community,” said Hermosa Beach Mayor Peter Tucker, speaking at the unveiling ceremony. …
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13th Ct & Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The City Council directs city staffers to explore street-pole signage options with community groups—suggesting that the space continue to display public art.
The Hermosa Beach City Council reviewed in a meeting Tuesday night the city's policy on how street-pole banner space downtown can be used, and what can be displayed. Council members unanimously decided to direct City Manager Steve Burrell to further explore options with the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and other entities. The council and Burrell agreed that the banner space provides a creative way to display public art in the community. "It could be a very artsy thing that would allow everybody to participate and it’s not expensive," Burrell told the council. "We could start off this spring or summer with a theme if we want." To install banners on the city's street poles costs about $200, Burrell said. The poles that now line Pier …
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City Council
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Hermosa resident and photographer Remy Haynes exhibits photos from her book "The Currency Project" at Earth Cafe.
When two-year Hermosa resident Remy Haynes felt the painful effects of last year's recession hit her photography career, she knew that something great still existed in the economic rubble and it was her job to find it. The local artist set out to complete "The Currency Project," a photo book and video chronicle of 18 inspiring stories from Americans who were able to transform their lives during tough economic times. A celebration was held for the artwork Thursday night at Planet Earth Eco Café, where the café's walls have been filled since September with some of Haynes' favorite photographs from the project, including shots of local Hermosans. Owner of Planet Earth and friend of Haynes, Christina Carano, urged the artist to show her pieces…
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Planet Earth Coffee and Tea
509 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA
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Beach Cities resident and personal chef Melinda Curtis demonstrates how fresh fruits from the Hermosa Farmer's Market can create tasty and healthy treats.
Even during the fall and winter months Hermosans can find farm-fresh ingredients at the weekly Farmer's Market on Friday afternoons. One popular produce has been Pluots, which is a cross between a plum and an apricot. Either for after-school snacks or entertaining guests, here are three recipes you can try that feature the trendy fruit. Patriotic Fresh Fruit Salad 1 cup of your favorite Pluot, cut into cubes (this can also be substituted with any stone fruit in season) 1 cup of fresh Raspberries 1 cup of fresh Blueberries 1/2 cup of shaved dried unsweetened coconut (I got mine from the Farmer's Market, but you can find it at most grocery stores) Juice of one lemon, about 3 tablespoons 1 tablespoon honey or to taste 4 fresh mint leaves, …
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The fair provides a platform for paintings and sculptures that otherwise may go unseen, but artists have to pay for the opportunity.
Bright, golden sculptures, abstract paintings dripping with color and thousands of art-lovers filled Pier Plaza and Hermosa Avenue over Labor Day weekend for the biannual Fiesta Hermosa. The citywide arts and crafts fair allows more than 270 local artists to showcase their work for sale. Artists who have participated over the years said that the event has increased sales, but setting up shop at the Fiesta comes with a price. Artists, crafters or importers interested in space at the Fiesta Hermosa pay $550 for a booth, plus a non-refundable $25 jury fee. In comparison, arts and crafts vendors interested in setting up shop at the annual Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival, similar in size to Fiesta Hermosa, pay rates starting at $…
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Pier Ave & the Strand, Hermosa Beach, CA
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Monday, September 6, 2010
This lifeguard tower art project brightens up the foggy landscape.
Without the public art program that transformed lifeguard towers, it would have been a very gray summer indeed. Since May, bright flowers, abstract geometric shapes, waves and colorful fish have adorned lifeguard towers that are usually painted a simple light blue shade. Through the thick morning (and all too often, afternoon) fog, the splashes of color have livened up the landscape. This public art project, the biggest in the U.S., is entitled "Summer of Color" and spans the shoreline from Point Vicente in Palos Verdes all the way up to Leo Carillo State Beach in Malibu. It is an offshoot of a worldwide project called Portraits of Hope, which was founded by brothers Ed and Bernie Massey as a way of creating public art while also building …
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Pier Ave & the Strand, Hermosa Beach, CA
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
As part of the 10-Murals-in-10-Years project, City Council agreed Tuesday for the first mural to be painted on a parking structure wall.
The large parking structure on the corner of Hermosa Avenue and 13th Street, just a block away from ocean waves, will soon be transformed into an artistic masterpiece. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Hermosa Beach Murals Project to paint its first mural on the north wall of the structure, Lot C. The project is a community initiative to paint 10 murals around town in 10 years. "We intend to do the best we can to improve this city one mural at a time," said Chuck Sheldon, Hermosa Beach Murals Project president. "We're ready to do the first one." Themed "Early Hermosa," the first mural will be centered around the city's founders, depicting local history in vibrant color painted directly on the parking structure's wall …
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Historical Museum debuted a new collection of surfboard art, expanding over decades of history.
A new exhibit at the Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum teemed with memories of the city's vibrant surf culture. The museum, known for its unique beach relics, showcased an original display of surfboard art on Saturday. "We all but invented beach culture and it's nice to see," said Brendan Moir, who grew up in Hermosa Beach and now serves as theatre technician for Hermosa Beach Playhouse. The museum launched a surfboard exhibit in September as part of its homage to lifeguards and paddleboarders. But as a new crop of boards displays through the summer, the focus is on the art. "It's a brand new exhibit," Moir said while gazing at the colorful, hand-painted longboard "Three Dolphins," by the late airbrush artist and surfer Jack Meyers. …
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Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum
710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA
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Fantastic feature...it is great to see local events highlighted in this way! more ›