Volume 3, Number 6 May, 2017 SAN PEDRO | LOS ANGELES HARBOR | PALOS VERDES PENINSULA | CATALINA ISLAND Family Fun All Summer Long Plus… Extended Calendar of EventsDining GuideArea Directory And More 1 All About May In This Issue Events You’ll Want to Check Out Family Fun 4 A TRULY OUTSTANDING FARMERS MARKET awaits on the second Saturday of every month at the Corner Store, 1118 W. 37th Street on the Peninsula. It begins at 10 and runs until May Calendar of Events 7 noon. Get there early and also enjoy breakfast or lunch at the Store. (see page 7) All about cruising from LA 10 EVERY WEDNESDAY the Los Angeles Yacht Club convenes at noon for a public luncheon Dining Guide 14 with a nautically-related speaker. It’s always interesting and a very friendly environment with great food. The beautiful clubhouse is located at 285 Whalers Walk, Cabrillo Marina. The Directory 15 310-831-1203, www.LAYC (see page 7) ON THE COVER—We’ve got family GET A FREE HARBOR TOUR courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles’ World Trade Week on Satur- fun. Linda Gunn captures the day, May 20. The tours depart every 30 minutes 60-minute narrated boat tours of Los world as an author, fine artist, Angeles Harbor depart every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. from two locations: illustrator, and instructor. This Banning's Landing 100 E. Water Street, Wilmington and Downtown Harbor 504 S. Harbor acrylic on paper is entitled “A Blvd., San Pedro. (see page 8) California Family” and is in the permanent collection of the San See all the month’s events on the calendar beginning on page 7 or at Pedro Visitor Center. You can SanPedroTourist.net see the entire painting at right on this page. Cover by Linda Gunn www.LindaGunn.com Discover This Month San PedroVisitor Chef’s Studio San Pedro The Penthouse kitchen of the Art Deco Building at Pacific Avenue and 8th Street (520 W. 8th Street) is the Chef’s Studio San Pedro this month on the 15th for a fun and entertaining cooking demonstration with Patti and Rexx. They’ll present a wine tasting and small bites appetizer, starter, and des- sert. It’s limited to 30 lucky guests. This is a great discovery. San Pedro Visitor is published by www.ChefsStudio101.com Visit San Pedro, the independent convention and visitor authority serving San Pedro, the Los Angeles Harbor and Palos Verdes Peninsula communities, and Catalina Island. Visit San Pedro is a brand of the San Pedro & Peninsula Education, Tourism, and Cultural Organization. 225 W. 6th Street San Pedro, CA 90731 310-729-9828 www.SanPedroTourist.net [email protected] Volume 3, Number 5 April, 2017 Admiral Members Ports O’ Call Waterfront Dining Spirit Cruises It’s Showtime The Art Deco Building www.SanPedroTourist.net 2 3 By Veronica Felipe THERE’S NOT MUCH REASON TO HEAR THOSE DREADED WORDS, “I’M BORED,” this summer around San Pedro, the LA Harbor and Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Catalina Island because there’s plenty to do, see, and keep busy with. You’ll find everything in the range of physical, educational, and just fun activities. with its shops and dining). New England fishing town. There are Fiesta Harbor Cruises is another great many shops, a great candy store, way to see the Harbor with 45-minute restaurants, and great views of the harbor. Be sure to include at least one Spirit cruises that include Angels Gate And along the docks of Ports O’ Call Cruise around Los Angeles Harbor. These Lighthouse, the Fire Boat Station, Vincent you’ll find the twin Official Tall Ships and 45-minute cruises show the sites of the Port Thomas Bridge, and lots more. They sail Maritime Ambassadors of the City of Los of Los Angeles, including Angels Gate daily Monday through Friday starting at Angeles, the Exy Johnson and the Irving Lighthouse, Fire Boat Station, Vincent 11:30 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from Johnson. They are the only twin brigantines Thomas Bridge, and lots more. 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the world and are offering a number of They operate daily from Ports O’ Call Be sure to spend some time looking opportunities to sail on board the vessels— Village (which is a place you’ll want to see around Ports O’ Call Village, styled on a (Continued on page 5) 4 The Fanfare Fountains—You can enjoy a free water, light, and music show at the beautiful fountains adjacent to the Los Angeles World Cruise Terminal at Harbor Blvd. and Swinford Street. Wading is not allowed in the fountains, but there is a walkway between the two that provide plenty of opportunity get wet, especially on a hot summer day. —Photo by Gloria Uribe (Continued from page 4) California marine life on display in the and even get involved pulling lines, if you Try on the shore! world, an outdoor tide pool touch tank, like. A good part of a day—or even all day—can teaching laboratory, auditorium, research be spent at Cabrillo Beach. On its north The summer fun starts with a Family lab, and gift shop. Fiesta Sail on Saturday, May 6. The , June side, Cabrillo Beach is a calm, sandy 17 sailing will be a photo contest at sea. shoreline, protected by the Los Angeles How About Water on There’s probably no better way to see the Harbor breakwater. Head south a couple area July 4 fireworks, especially the John hundred yards and you’re at Hurricane the Shore! Olguin Fireworks Spectacular at Cabrillo Gulch, the open Pacific Ocean waters with The Fanfare Fountain is a great place for Beach, than on the water. And the tall ships afternoon winds that make this a great spot the children to cool off in the daytime and will sail out on a special cruise from 7 to 10 for windsurfing and other water activities. a show for the whole family—especially at p.m. And there’s even more to do at Cabrillo night when the lights come on. It’s actually There’s a summer camp and Catalina Beach, like visiting the historic 1932 bath two fountains, both with synchronized voyage from Monday, July 31-Friday, house. music and lights, that put on beautiful August 4. Another thing you can do at Cabrillo musical shows. You can’t swim in the And there will be a Family Sunset Sailing Beach is visit San Pedro’s own a well- fountains, but a walkway passes between on Saturday, August 19. regarded and very active aquarium and them that, if you venture through it, you’ve Try one or all, the ocean calls. marine research facility. The Cabrillo got a good chance of a drenching, or at Feel adventurous? Learn about paddling. Marine Aquarium offers an extensive least a few sprinkles. Take a few steps Wade Lawson and the team at SUP with regular series of educational activities and north, across Swinford Avenue and you’ll Wade offer stand up paddle boarding programs for all ages and lots of exhibits to find a quiet reflecting pool. Head south on lessons. Private and group lessons are see in the 21,000- square foot facility available. designed by noted architect Frank Gehry. It (Continued on page 6) houses the largest collection of Southern 5 the Waterfront Promenade and you’ll find corridors (built into the cliffs) of historic www.AngelsGateArt.org and make plans an interactive fountain at 2nd Street that Battery Osgood-Farley, from the days to attend one or more. pops right out of the ground and you can when Ft. MacArthur was a coastal defense SS Lane Victory is a heroic steamship get as wet as you want. There’s an hour’s with big guns. It interprets and preserves from World War II that served clear free parking at the World Cruise Center history from the days before World War I through the Vietnam War as a merchant lot. to the Cold War. Ft. MacArthur Museum is vessel. Learn about the real patriotism of open Tuesdays, Thursdays, weekends, and men who served on this ship, including its Get Outside! holidays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. incredible service during the Korean War. White Point Nature Education Center is a The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort On the Waterfront at Berth 49 at the end of restored coastal sage scrub habitat. It offers MacArthur is a hospital for ill, injured, and Miner Street adjacent to Cabrillo Way hiking and handicap accessible trails orphaned marine mammals, such as Marina. Open for tours and exploring daily overlooking the ocean and Catalina Island. California sea lions, northern elephant from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open Wednesdays, Saturdays, and seals, harbor seals, and northern fur seals. Everyone loves the Los Angeles Sundays 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 1600 W. Paseo Del The animals are treated and when possible Maritime Museum, located in the former th Mar, Peninsula. released back into the ocean. You’ll get to Municipal Ferry Building at the foot of 6 see these great creatures up close (but Street at the Waterfront. The museum has Imagine Indoor Activities! through a fence) as they progress in their great exhibits about the growth of the Old Fire Station 36 Museum is a great recoveries. Helpful volunteers are on hand harbor, an incredible collection of highly museum includes remarkable Los Angeles to explain the work and answer questions detailed professional ship models, and a Fire Department apparatus, artifacts from about the animals.