San PedroVisitor Volume 3, Number 3 February, 2017 S AN PEDRO | LOS ANGELES HARBOR | PALOS VERDES PENINSULA | CATALINA ISLAND San Pedro: A Town Full of Art And for Valentine’s, a Town Full of Plus… February Calendar of Events Dining Guide Area Directory And More 1 All About February Events In This Issue DO SOME GOOD and have some great food at the Third Annual Great San Pedro Crab Feed Lots of ways to experience the on Saturday, February 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Cabrillo Youth Center. It’s sponsored by arts in San Pedro 3 the Rotary Club of San Pedro and benefits community causes. February calendar of events 7 PLAY SOME UKULELE at the Ukulele Hootenanny at the Corner Store, 1118 W. 37th Street Isn’t it romantic? 11 on the Peninsula. It begins at 3. Or just listen and sing along. Always a lot of fun. And there’s great food available, too. Restaurant profile 13 ALVAS SHOWROOM, the intimate music venue in quaint Weymouth Corners, is hosting two Dining Guide 14 CD release parties this month. First up is Lockout Station on the 12th, followed by Tom- The Directory 15 my Peltier and the Heat on the 18th. No better place to hear music and be close up with the musicians in the entire Soutland. ON THE COVER—A new mural by local artist Luis Sanchez TAKE COVER! The Great Los Angeles Air Raid gets reenacted on the 25th at the Ft. MacAr- depicting the vitality of the thur Museum at Angels Gate Park. There’ll be planes and soldiers and music and danc- Warner Grand Theatre will be ing. unveiled along the newly See all the month’s events on the calendar beginning on page 7 or at renovated Lilian Fierman SanPedroTourist.net Walkway connecting 5th and 6th Streets at the Warner Grand Theatre on February 2 at 5 p.m. Read about the mural and some of the San Pedro art scene beginning on page 3. Discover This Month San Pedro’s Connection with Korea S P V San Pedro is home to the Korean Bell of Friendship, dedicated during the an edro isitor U.S. Bicentennial. It’s also home to SS Lane Victory, one of only five exist- ing ships of its class—and it served with distinction and valor during the Korean Conflict, rescuing civilians, troops, and even vehicles at crucial times during the battles. The Korean Bell of Friendship is located in Angels Gate Park, 3601 S. Gaffey Street. And SS Lane Victory is located at Berth 49, at the southern end of Miner Street San Pedro Visitor is published by Visit San Pedro, the independent convention and visitor authority www.LaneVictory.org 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 Convention and Visitors Bureau, a California non-profit Dining Nightlife corporation recognized as tax- THE WHALE & ALE is what the Brits call exempt by the Internal Revenue LLET’S HAVE MEXICAN! their “local.” The kind of pub where you Service under IRC 501(c)6. EIN 27- 4362639. JOLLY BURRITO—Your Downtown choice for feel welcome and, yes, someone might 225 W. 6th Street the freshest Mexican food. Burritos, yes. know your name. Drop around on Fridays But lots more. On Pacific Avenue and you’ll find Rob at the piano. He’s great San Pedro, CA 90731 and he’s got great friends who come and 310-729-9828 THE ORIGINAL LAS BRISAS—You’ll feel like family at this Northwest San Pedro land- play along with him. Kicks off at 7.On Sat- www.SanPedroTourist.net urday evenings, Markus Carlton plays jazz [email protected] mark. Thirty-five years of great, authentic food. On Gaffey Street. guitar starting at 6:30. Volume 3, Number 3JFebruary, 2017 And great tacos and other good things at THE ADMIRAL RISTY in Rancho Palos Admiral Members Happy Diner, San Pedro Café, Beach City Verdes—right on the point of the Peninsu- Ports O’ Call Waterfront Dining Grill. la—has music Tuesday through Sunday in Spirit Cruises Seaside Lounge with outstanding views of Find them and all the area’s certified finest It’s Showtime the Pacific Ocean. Go early this time of The Art Deco Building restaurants are in the Best Dining guide on page 14 year and you might see some whales. 2 San Pedro Which really means it’s a great place for art lovers FROM THE GALLERIES AND STUDIOS TO ITS the Port of Los Angeles on the Waterfront. tively captures the soul and spirt of the INNOVATIVE YEAR-ROUND arts and crafts They exhibit together at San Pedro’s week- adjacent Warner Grand Theatre. marketplace and even to the streets, you’ll ly farmers market on 6th Street between The mural, featured on the cover of this find art all across San Pedro and the Palos Pacific Avenue and Mesa Street. And on issue of San Pedro Visitor and above, will Verdes Peninsula. the First Thursday of every month, when be unveiled at a ceremony on February Behind many of the unassuming doors of San Pedro opens all of Downtown for its First Thursday, the second, at 5 p.m. the town are artists creating remarkable Art Walk, the Art Association members Art prints of the mural are available. and distinctive works of oils, watercolors, seem to be all over. Different members reg- And the San Pedro Waterfront Arts Dis- sculpture, and every medium available. ularly have their exhibitions at the San Ped- trict has just announced another mural San Pedro benefits from a City of Los An- ro Visitor Center at 225 W. 6th Street. project. At the corner of 6th and Centre geles ordnance that provides for artist live- Drop by and see the member artists at Streets Pappy’s restaurant is under con- work spaces. any of their exhibitions. They love to dis- struction with the renovation of the historic cuss their work. Papadakis Taverna. And it’s been that way for a long time. San Pedro Art Association From submissions to the Lilian Fierman THE SAN PEDRO ART ASSOCIATION was at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles Walkway project, Pappy’s will have two established in 1936 by a small group of 112 E 22nd Street, Waterfront 310-831-2928, ww.SanPedroArt.org murals on its façade painted by Jason Os- local artists to bring together creative peo- tro, owner of the Gabba Gallery, and Mon- ple with similar interests within the Harbor THE SAN PEDRO WATERFRONT ARTS DIS- cho 1929—also known as DanMonteavaro. area community, and to provide a focal TRICT is the driving force behind much of Pappy’s will be a locally-sourced fresh point for those with such interests to work the public art you’ll see around town, espe- seafood restaurant. together, to learn, and to exhibit their work. cially in the Historic Downtown. You can watch the progress of the murals And it’s still going strong in its 81st year. This non-profit organization was instru- and artists are inviting the public to take The artist regularly exhibit at the associa- mental in facilitating the new mural by photos as the works move along. tion’s extensive galleries at CRAFTED at local artist Luis Sanchez along the newly San Pedro Waterfront Arts District renovated Lilian Fierman Walkway be- 310-832-7272, MURAL COMPLETES WALKWAY PROJECT—The tween 5th and 6th Streets at the Warner www.SanPedroWaterfrontArtsDistrict.com mural featured above (and on the cover) by Luis Sanchez is the culminating feature of a Grand Theatre. NOT ALL THE ART IN SAN PEDRO IS QUITE project to renovate and improve Lilian Fier- Mr. Sanchez, born in Mexico City, is a so large scale. man Walkway that connects municipal park- fine art painter, sculptor, and muralist and th ing to the Warner Grand Theatre and 6th Community Art Machine on 6 Street is Street shopping district. painted one of the 11 utility boxes you’ll working to improve communities with art —Photo courtesy of San Pedro Waterfront see decorated on Harbor Boulevard. and hard work. It currently has two pro- Arts District His design was selected because it inven- (Continued on page 4) 3 (Continued from page 3) working role models among the art com- exhibit that runs through April 23. grams underway, Machine Community Art munity. Cao was born in China to a family that Studio and the C.U.T.S Crew. Community Art Machine was victimized by the Cultural Revolution The Community Art Studio’s primary 387 W 6th Street, Downtown and as a five-year-old was forced to work 323-644-8200, www.MachineStudio.com goal is to invite the public to create, show- on heavy construction sites. But he found case, and enjoy art. It also hosts various peace through difficult years in art and at free art related events including movie SAN PEDRO IS ALSO HOME TO DEFINITIVELY 11 began studying with a noted artist from screenings, art contests and workshops. WORLD-CLASS ART. Beijing. And even as he faced persecution C.U.T.S Crew (Cleaning up the Streets) And at the Parkhurst Galleries you can in college because of his family back- specializes in murals and neighborhood become just such an artist. ground, he excelled to earn his degree, cleanups in underserved areas. All of the Its Painting with the Masters instruction- becoming the youngest art professor at Crew’s projects are open to the public to al program helps everyone from beginners Tibet University.