Family fun – Page 4

Cheesy Christmas Sweaters

cheesy Christmas sweaters, Christmas, Christmas party, Family fun, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / December 10, 2012

When I think about it, the concept of cheesy Christmas sweaters always seemed to be set against the backdrop of a 60’s or 70’s sitcom; or perhaps a Family Circle cartoon in the Sunday funnies, I did not really give any thought to the fact that this might be a real thing. Well, I have had my eyes opened. Saturday, Tanya and I joined some friends at their 3rd Annual Cheesy Christmas Sweater Party. Since I do not think I have really noticed a cheesy sweater before, I was not entirely sure what to expect in the way of cheesy …

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Photos of Mooneyes Xmas Party, Show & Drag, 2012

car show, Christmas party, drag races, Family fun, Irwindale Raceway, Mooneyes, Photos, pictures, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / December 9, 2012

Saturday, December 8, 2012 was the annual Mooneyes Christmas Party, Car show and Drag Races at Irwindale Dragstrip. I am not really sure how long they have been having this event; but I have been photographing it since 2010. It is a fun event. The car show is limited to pre-1965 model years; and the drag races are limited to pre-1969 model years. In addition, there was a Pinup Girl contest, tons of vendors selling everything you could want to customize your hot rod or fuzzy dice for your lowrider as well as food and drink. Live music was provided …

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Candy Cane Lane at Sleepy Hollow ready for Christmas 2012

Candy Cane Lane, Christmas lights, Family fun, Photos, pictures, Sleepy Hollow, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / December 2, 2012

December is here and that means that the Sleepy Hollow area of Torrance has been transformed once again to Candy Cane Lane. Last night was the first night of the Sleepy Hollow Christmas Light Extravaganza so we decided to take a drive over and see if the neighborhood was ready yet. Since it was the first weekend not all the homes appeared to be ready yet; but as it was a little rainy the crowds were minimal so it was okay. You can be sure that as Christmas draws closer there will be more and more homes decorated and the …

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50 shades of South Bay gray; a day at the beach

Brewco, Family fun, geek good girl, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Roundhouse Aquarium, seascape, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / December 1, 2012

Every once in a while I need to just take a day off, away from the house for a while, and yesterday was that day. I had been seeing Facebook status updates mentioning big surf was coming and I figured that with the rain clouds that it would make for some nice photographs. Since Tanya has been feeling a lot better for the last few weeks, she has been able to use her Canon Rebel again; so she was excited to join me. Without bothering to look at the surf report, we headed over to the beach. We started off …

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Alpine Village hosts benefit concert and car show

Alpine Village, bike show, car show, classic cars, Family fun, Photos, pictures, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / October 29, 2012

These photos are from Sunday at Alpine Village in Torrance, where they hosted a benefit concert and a classic car and bike show. The concert had four bands, with headliners The Fabulous Thunderbirds and three bands from Wild Records; The Rhythm Shakers, The Delta Bombers and The Neumans. I guess I am getting old because the definition of a “classic” was 1992 or earlier. As you can see from the photos, the cars that showed up were indeed classics. The music was definitely classic. The crowd was small, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and that is really what …

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Photos of the Torrance Centennial Birthday Bash

Family fun, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance, Torrance Centennial, Wilson Park / 1 minute of reading / October 28, 2012

These photos are from the Torrance Centennial Birthday Bash which was held Sunday at Wilson Park in Torrance, CA. I have to say, this was a very fun family event that included arts and crafts, live music, games for the kids, food trucks, a petting zoo and culminated with the release of 100 doves and a parachutist team that came down with a centennial flag along with flags of Torrance, California, and an American flag. It was a beautiful day and those that took advantage of it seemed to have a great time. There seems to be some discrepancy as …

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Chef Shafer’s 17th Annual Halloween Ball, benefiting the Pediatric Therapy Network

Chef Shafer, Family fun, Halloween, Pediatric Therapy Network, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / October 15, 2012

These photos are from Chef Shafer’s 17th Annual Halloween Ball, benefiting the Pediatric Therapy Network which was held yesterday in Old Torrance. Chef Shafer is the owner of The Depot and Buffalo Fire Department restaurants, both located in downtown Torrance. He was also the recipient of this year’s Torrance Citizen of the Year Award and I suspect that this event is one of the reasons he was presented with this honor. Chef Shafer said when he started this fundraiser there were less than 50 attendees and he was able to host it in his restaurant. Yesterday’s event had more than …

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Kids Magic Show at the Redondo Beach Castle

Family fun, Lady of Magic, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Castle / 1 minute of reading / October 15, 2012

These photos were taken at the Redondo Beach Castle’s free magic show for children. At the end of 2011 I decided that I would try to devote as much time as possible to promoting fund raising events for local non-profits. It was then that I learned of and met the Lady of Magic, Sisuepahn Phila. She was having a New Years Eve party benefiting the Midnight Mission, a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles. Since then we have attended her fundraisers whenever possible. Yesterday, she had a free magic show for children. I had a previous engagement so I was …

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Photos from Oktoberfest at Alpine Village, Torrance

Alpine Village, Business N Beer, craft beers, Family fun, German beer, LA Beer Week, Local business, Oktoberfest, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / September 22, 2012

These photos are from Friday night at Oktoberfest at Alpine Village in Torrance. After we held a Business & Beer meeting at the Alpine Inn at Alpine Village, the General Manager invited us back to attend Oktoberfest. Since it was Day Two of LA Beer Week, we decided to take him up on his generous offer last night. If you have never attended Oktoberfest and you enjoy good beer, oompa bands and the Chicken Dance I suggest you head over to Alpine Village to check out their 45th Annual Oktoberfest. It is the biggest and longest running Oktoberfest this side …

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Photos of Madrona Marsh Torrance

Family fun, Madrona Marsh Preserve, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / July 21, 2012

Today we headed over to the Madrona Marsh Preserve in Torrance to take a few nature photos. The Madrona Marsh is what they call a vernal marsh in that it gets its water solely from rain; or melting snow, but primarily from rain around here. It is the last vernal marsh in the South Bay, and is one of the few wetlands in Los Angeles County. As it is July 21, the marsh is not very marshy but there are still some interesting things to photograph. The last time I went to Madrona Marsh was back when I was the …

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