BeachLife Weekend is Here

Welcome to the 12th edition of Listen Up Beaches!

It’s a big weekend in the South Bay with musical legends Lenny Kravitz, Sublime, and Alanis Morissette performing at the 2025 BeachLife Festival in RB.

It looks like the weekend-pass package is sold out, but tickets are still available for each day. I'm not sure how long they'll last, though!

Featured this week:
🎸 BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach
🎠 El Segundo Annual Hometown Fair
🛍️ 5th Annual Spring Boutique hosted by Warrior Women’s Business
🏃‍♀️ Relay for Life, Little League Night, and more

✨ Featured Events

🌊 BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach
🗓️ May 2-4, Friday-Sunday | various times

Get Ready to Rock ‘n Roll in the South Bay!

📌 BeachLife Festival is here (tomorrow!) from May 2–4, bringing 50+ live performances across four beachside stages. This year’s lineup is stacked with crowd favorites, including Lenny Kravitz, Sublime, Alanis, Train, and many more!
Come and share the experience with 10,000 of your closest friends, enjoy installations from South Bay artists, ample food and drinks all sourced locally, and free water stations to keep you hydrated enough to dance all day and night!

🎟 Grab your tickets here: BeachLife Tickets.
🗓️ Check set times here: BeachLife Set Times.

🏄🏼‍♂️ BeachLife Extra: California Surf Club Opening
🗓️ May 8, Thursday

📌 If you love the BeachLife ethos, check out the brand-new California Surf Club located at the gateway to King Harbor, brought to you by the BeachLife Festival team! It’s an inclusive, members-only club and public waterfront restaurant blending surf culture, music, food, wellness, and community into a single, experience-driven destination. It’s BeachLife all year-round!

🎪 El Segundo Annual Hometown Fair & Carnival
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

📌 Enjoy a full day of live music, carnival rides, a Booth Expo, student-run games, a Bake-Off, and a lineup of local vendors selling handmade goods. Plus, connect with the El Segundo Police and Fire Departments, and get the inside scoop on city programs and nonprofits.

🎪 Warrior Women's Businesses 5th Annual Spring Boutique
🗓️ May 3-4, Saturday-Sunday, | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

📌 Shop till you drop! The event features a curated selection of women-owned small businesses offering gifts perfect for Mother’s Day and more. Plenty of food, drinks, and interesting people! Shoppers earn tickets toward the raffle basket giveaway on Sunday.

😊 Can’t Wait for the Weekend?

🍸 Mijenta Tequila Dinner; 4-Course Pairing Experience @ Rebel Republic Social House, RB
🗓️ May 1, Thursday | 6:00 PM
📌 Enjoy a 4-course dinner paired with Mijenta Tequila cocktails. Might need an Uber!

🌊 Roundhouse Aquarium: Splash 2025 @ Manhattan Beach Pier
🗓️ May 1, Thursday | 6:00 PM
📌 Enjoy a luau-themed evening of food and fun to support the Roundhouse Aquarium and marine conservation.

🎤 Craig Shoemaker @ The Comedy & Magic Club, HB
🗓️ May 1, Thursday | 8:00 PM
📌 Get ready for some sharp stand-up, blending fan-favorite material with new stories.

🌞 Daytime Delights

🚗 Classic Car Show @ Pier Plaza, HB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 10:00 AM
📌 50 classics on show, from Woodies to DeLoreans!

🏇 Kentucky Derby Party @ King Harbor Yacht Club, RB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 1:00 PM
📌 Mint Juleps, bourbon tasting, and fancy hats. Oh, and a horse race!

🍺 Beer & Yoga @ Absolution Brewery, Torrance
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 11:00 AM
📌 Beer and Yoga? You had me at Beer.

👜 Bespoke Bag Painting @ Hammitt Manhattan Beach, MB
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 1:00 PM
📌 Grab some bubbles and watch Jamie Lee Reardin transform your Hammitt bag into an incredible work of art!

👟 Lace Up & Let’s Go!

🚶 Walk from Obesity + FunRun! @ El Segundo Rec. & Parks
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 9:00 AM
📌 Walk, run, and connect to support obesity awareness and advocacy in SoCal.

🧬 Relay For Life of Torrance @ Downtown Torrance
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 12:00 PM
📌 Celebrate 23 years of hope and action in the fight against cancer.

🚶‍♂️Men Walking, Men Talking @ HB Pier
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | Email Organizer
📌 Make new friends and talk about anything except politics.

👨‍👩‍👦 Fun for the Kiddos

👩 Wood Slice Art Workshop – A Mother’s Day Celebration! @ Denton & Denton Group, 3516 Highland Ave., MB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 10:00 AM
📌 Kids create painted wood-slice decorations - perfect for Mother's Day!

🎉 Little League Night at the Ball Park @ Clark Field, HB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 1:00 PM
📌 HB Little League hosts a family night of baseball fun and a sleepover at Clark Field.

🫧 Amazing Bubbleman @ Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 11:00 AM
📌 Experience science, magic, and comedy come to life with jaw-dropping bubble tricks!

🐶 Pets are People too!

🐕 Pets in the Park @ Valley Park, HB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 11:00 AM
📌 Celebrate furry friends at Pets in the Park, hosted by HB Friends of the Parks.

🐕 Polliwog Park Dog Run Ribbon Cutting @ Polliwog Park Dog Run, MB
🗓️ May 7, Wednesday | 1:00 PM
📌 Polliwog Park Dog Run reopens with more space and upgrades for your best furry friends!

🎭 Get the Giggles

🎤 10 Comics Show at 8PM @ The Comedy & Magic Club, HB
🗓️ May 2-3, Fri-Sat | 8:00 PM
📌 10 comics for the price of one? Is this some kind of a joke?!

🎤 We Don't Comedy the Same @ Schooner Bar & Grill, RB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 8:00 PM
📌 The WDSTS podcast brings a high-energy comedy show with Sam Tripoli.

🎤 Jay Leno @ The Comedy & Magic Club, HB
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 7:00 PM
📌 Jay Leno is funny. Very, very funny!

 🎤 Hot Tip Improv @ Torrance Theatre Company
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 7:00 PM
📌 Bring your suggestions to a night of improv comedy with a talented local cast.

🎭 Local Theatre

🎭 "Bright Star" Musical Showings @ Mira Costa HS Auditorium, MB
🗓️ May 1-3, Thursday - Saturday | 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM, 2:00 PM
📌 Broadway sets, student stars, and musical magic at MCHS!

🎤 Dracula: And Other Insidious Characters - RimoVision Original Dark Comedy @ Second Story Theatre, HB
🗓️ May 2, Friday | 8:00 PM
📌 A vampire, a nun, and Satan walk into a café….

🎶 Live Music This Weekend

Thursday & Friday

🎸 Soft Palms w/ Dream Phases @ Saint Rocke, HB
🗓️ May 1, Thursday | 8:00 PM

🎸 Feed the Kitty @ multiple locations
🗓️ May 2-4, Friday | Check Times Here

🎺 Jazz & Jam @ Coast Music, MB
🗓️ May 2, Friday | 6:30 PM

🎸 Whitey Morgan w/ Special Guests @ Saint Rocke, HB
🗓️ May 2, Friday | 8:00 PM

🎤 The Real Deal LIVE @ Hennessey's, HB
🗓️ May 2, Friday | 9:00 PM

Saturday

🎸 ACME Time Machine Live @ 600 Block of Main Street, El Segundo
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 10:00 AM

🎸 Emo Night Live: With Tributes to My Chemical Romance, AFI & Panic at the Disco @ Saint Rocke, HB
🗓️ May 3, Saturday | 8:00 PM

Sunday

🎺 SoCal Jazz Collective @ The Lighthouse Cafe, HB
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 10:00 AM

 🎭 “May the 4th Seduce You” Burlesque w/ Special Guests @ Saint Rocke, HB
🗓️ May 4, Sunday | 4:00 PM

🎶 Cinco de Mayo

🎸 Cinco de Mayo - $5 Rockn' House Margaritas All Day @ Rock & Brews, El Segundo
🗓️ May 5, Monday | 12:00 PM
📌 Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with $5 Rock’n House Margaritas all day.

 🎶 Deja Vu Unplugged on Cinco de Mayo @ The Lighthouse Cafe, HB
🗓️ May 5, Monday | 4:00 PM
📌 Enjoy three hours of unplugged CSN&Y classics performed live.

 🎶 Mariachi Night - Cinco de Mayo Celebration! @ Riviera, RB
🗓️ May 5, Monday | 5:00 PM
📌 Celebrate with live mariachi, tequila specials, and top-notch Mexican food at The Riv.

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