Posts by Bondo Wyszpolski
Arrested and tried in Hermosa Beach
…and a bad apple or two “A Few Good Men” opens Saturday at Surf City Theatre in Hermosa Before it was released as a film in 1992, “A Few Good Men” was a play by Aaron Sorkin, perhaps the first important work in what has been a noteworthy career as a writer not only for…
Read MoreSouth Bay arts calendar for Sept. 15 to 20
Friday, September 15 Whimsical, colorful “José Lozano: Chicano Trickster” opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Art Center, 1560 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach. Hours, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closes Oct. 8. Call (310) 802-5448 or…
Read MoreWhimsical, colorful art from José Lozano
Tales from the Neighborhood In Manhattan Beach, a solo show devoted to artist José Lozano You can have a down-to-earth conversation about art if you talk with José Lozano, and maybe you’ll get that chance because “José Lozano: Chicano Trickster” opens a week from today at the Manhattan Beach Art Center and the artist will…
Read MoreSouth Bay arts calendar for Sept. 7 to 13
Thursday, September 7 Forever bonded “Mother and Child,” a group show that depicts the fundamental relationship in most people’s lives, opens with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. in the El Camino College Art Gallery, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. An artist talk is scheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m. Through Sept. 21. Call (310)…
Read MoreAstrid Francis at “Resin” in Hermosa Beach
Where is the Monkey? Do you see the Monkey? Rafael McMaster opens “Resin,” and Astrid Francis is among the featured artists Earlier this year, when Rafael McMaster talked energetically about revitalizing the Hermosa Beach art scene, at least one local writer remained skeptical. Many galleries and gallerists have tried; few have enjoyed enduring success. But…
Read MoreSouth Bay arts calendar: Aug. 31 to Sept. 6
Thursday, August 31 This is the end, my friend Strange Days, a Jim Morrison and The Doors tribute band, performs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Octagon on the Redondo Beach Pier. This is the final RB pier concert of the summer, so don’t miss out. More at redondopier.com. Friday, September 1 All aboard!…
Read MoreSouth Bay Chamber Singers debut on Saturday afternoon
The Musical Grace of the Human Voice A youthful 12-piece choral group debuts this weekend with an eclectic selection of music The South Bay Chamber Singers is a brand new choral group, founded and directed by Redondo Beach resident Mallory Gantner. The inaugural performance takes place Saturday in Palos Verdes Estates. Gantner and group member…
Read MoreSouth Bay art calendar for August 24 to 30
Thursday, August 24 Say the magic word! Abrakadabra plays Latin jazz from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Redondo Beach Pier (at the Octagon). It’s free. Further information at redondopier.com. Friday, August 25 Sci-Fi ‘50s Four science-fiction “classics” from the 1950s are being shown this weekend at the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond…
Read MoreInnovative local photographer Bob Witte
Under the Radar Bob Witte gives depth and substance to traditional modes of photography The South Bay has many talented artists, but surely one of the finest is someone you may not have heard of. That’s largely because Bob Witte, who lives in Redondo Beach, doesn’t often exhibit, doesn’t toot his own horn on Instagram…
Read MoreSouth Bay Art Calendar for August 17 to 23
Thursday, August 17 Last one until next June The last of this summer’s three art walks in Smoky Hollow and downtown El Segundo takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. Fine art, live music, great food. More at elsegundoartwalk.com. Musical spectrum Living Color plays contemporary rock from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Octagon on…
Read MoreMeeson Pae Yang on view at SoLA Gallery
The Unseen made Visible Losing ourselves in the art of Meeson Pae Yang In 1998, when Meeson Pae Yang was a senior at Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills, her brother died of cancer. “That was a very difficult time,” she says. “I was trying to process all of that, the fact that I lost…
Read MoreSouth Bay arts calendar for August 10 to 16
Thursday, August 10 On their beat Ghost in the Machine, a tribute to Sting and The Police, performs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Octagon on the Redondo Beach Pier. Free. More at redondopier.com. Happy Hour with History A presentation by the Hermosa Beach Sister City Association takes place from 6 to 8 p.m.…
Read MorePhotographer Thomas Annan at the Getty
A Guide to Certain Places that You’ll Never Find Thomas Annan: Photographer of Glasgow (through Sunday at the Getty) A few more days remain to catch or revisit this exhibition of work by Thomas Annan (1829-1887), whom the Getty’s Timothy Potts describes as “the preeminent photographer of Glasgow in the mid-nineteenth century.” I confess to…
Read MoreSpirit of the Peninsula
Spirit of the Peninsula Peninsula founder Frank Vanderlip has seemingly lived in Vicki Mack’s downstairs office, and very likely he’s still there Vicki Mack has put so much heart and soul into her book about Frank Arthur Vanderlip that her husband even thought that she was going to leave him for her, despite the fact…
Read MoreMonty Python humor comes to Redondo
Monty Python’s Medieval Madness “Spamalot” actor Marc Ginsburg on his role as Lancelot… and four other parts. The show plays two weekends in Redondo Beach “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” was a hilarious send-up of the Arthurian legend that provoked mayhem at movie theaters in 1975. Three decades later, and altered somewhat, it appeared…
Read MoreSouth Bay arts calendar for August 3 to 9
Thursday, August 3 Royalty rocks King Chris plays funk and soul from 6 to 8 p.m. on the west end of the Redondo Beach Pier, where the Octagon meets the International Boardwalk. Free. More at redondopier.com. Photographic possibilities PADA (or the Photographic and Digital Artists group) is having their third and final reception from 6…
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