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View MoreWestside Regional Center celebrated the grand opening of its new El Segundo headquarters on Sunday, Aug. 30, after 38 years in Culver City, with actress and Down syndrome advocate Sofia Sanchez among the speakers at the event serving nearly 8,000 people with developmental disabilities.

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View MoreA round-robin pickleball tournament at Manhattan Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 12, benefits Manhattan Beach public schools through the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation, which raised a record $2 million at its June wine auction.

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View MoreThe Manhattan Beach Fire and Police Departments will hold their annual 9/11 memorial ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, at the memorial site on 15th Street and Valley Drive, with road closures starting at 7 a.m.

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View MoreThe 54th Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair returns Oct. 3-4 with free admission, 180 arts and crafts vendors, a parade led by Scout troops and closed by the Mira Costa Marching Band, Kid Country activities and live music on Valley Drive.

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View MoreThe third annual Manhattan Beach Food & Wine Festival takes over Westdrift Manhattan Beach on Sept. 25-26 with 46 chefs, 50-plus wineries and three ticket tiers, though some reserved tables have already sold out.

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View MoreThe Hawthorne Historical Society inducted Olympic kayaker Cliff Meidl, NFL Hall of Famer Ron Mix, pro football brothers David and Oliver Williams, the Hawthorne Imperial Lions Club and Pizza Show at its annual Hall of Fame ceremony on Aug. 22.

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View MoreHermosa Beach announced its 2026 Concert Series lineup: Magic! headlines Sept. 13 and Cubensis headlines Sept. 20, both free Sunday afternoons on the sand south of the pier starting at 3 p.m.

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View MoreThe El Segundo Kiwanis Club's 34th annual Main Street Fair takes over eight blocks of downtown El Segundo on Saturday, Sept. 26, with 180-plus booths, two live-music stages and a beer garden; vendor registration is now open.

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View MoreManhattan Beach's Gallery Hop, linking three galleries along Manhattan Beach Boulevard, will become a monthly event after its third edition took place Saturday, Aug. 22, according to city cultural arts supervisor Randy Niessen.

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View MoreThe 53rd annual Fiesta Hermosa takes over downtown Hermosa Beach from Sept. 5 through Sept. 7 with four music stages, 250-plus vendors, a carnival and a free bike valet that can hold more than 1,000 bikes per day.

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View MoreThe Roundhouse Aquarium hosts a free, all-ages presentation on marine mammal rehabilitation at the Manhattan Beach Library on Wednesday, Sept. 2, featuring Marine Mammal Care Center's Dave Bader.

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View MoreHermosa Beach Pride and LA sapphic community group UNDRGRWND are hosting a five-bar pub crawl from the Redondo Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier on Saturday, Aug. 22, with $10 and $25 ticket tiers.
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