Our guest this morning is Mike Garcia, Founder of Enviroscape LA.

Mike Garcia offers complete and sustainable native garden landscaping design, installation, and maintenance for residential and commercial property in and around the South Bay.  He began his career in the horticultural field more than 30 years ago.  After earning his college degree in Ornamental Horticulture, he earned his Landscape Contractor license and his Tree Service Contractors license. Under his leadership, Enviroscape has won numerous landscape and water feature awards at the local, state national and international levels.

Mike holds a certification in Pond building at the national level through the NAPP and is only one of 8 Internationally Certified Pond Builders in the world.

Enviroscape’s most notable work can be at the Science Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The Enviroscape crew recently finished a 50-foot waterfall at the world famous Greystone Mansion, which is owned by the city of Beverly Hills.  Last year, his company earned 4 first place finishes at the prestigious CLCA landscape competition, held in Los Angeles.  On occasion, Mike flies to Sacramento to assist the Contractors State License Board to revise and update the written tests.  Enviroscape specializes in drought tolerant gardens and drip irrigation.

This morning, we’re going to learn about drought tolerant landscaping, how to save money on water bills and other environmentally friendly gardening tips.

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Our guest this morning is Michele Brown, a South Bay resident and real estate professional and a regular contributor to this podcast.

Michele is the Executive Director for the Real Estate Professionals Team at Keller Williams South Bay.  Her team has been honored as Top Producers with Gold & Platinum Medals for 5 years running. 

Michele is also an experienced keynote and motivational speaker, utilizing her experience of forming, and maintaining the longevity, of teams.  Her sold-out teambuilding sessions for both companies and local associations are renowned.

Michele is a member of the California Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, and the California Apartment Association. She has served for 6 years on the Keller Williams International Leadership Council and is the recipient of numerous industry awards, including the Keller Williams Cultural Icon award. She specializes in selling luxury properties with as little disruption as possible to the homeowner’s daily routine and with an emphasis on client confidentiality.

Michele's luxury and commercial real estate teams are located in Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville and most recently, Orange County.  She has an office located in Riviera village and a new office in The Point in El Segundo and this morning, she’s going to tell us about the new office and an upcoming event in April in conjunction with other members of The Point.

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Our guests this morning are Michelle Lucio and Emily Pater, a couple of representatives of the Food Swap movement, and Spencer Chambers of Honest Abe Cidery.

Emily Paster is the author of Food Swap: Specialty Recipes for Bartering, Sharing & Giving. As a working mom who dreamed of spending time in the kitchen with her kids, Emily turned to canning and preserving when her daughter’s food allergies – to eggs, wheat, and dairy – rendered baking impossible. 

Michelle Lucio is a Professional Chef and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. Over the last 18 years she has honed her skills by working in several prestigious restaurants on the East and West Coast, catered on set for several movie studios in Los Angeles, and owned her own business as a private chef.  Self-proclaimed workaholic, she longed to slow down and enjoy more quality time with her husband and young daughter. 

Spencer Chambers opened Honest Abe Cidery in Gardena which features hard ciders and meads. L.A.'s first and only local hard cider, it’s produced with California apples and local honey. Honest Abe Cidery is committed to eco-friendly sustainability with a portion of all proceeds going toward planting apple trees in California. The motto is "Cider of the people, by the people, for the people."

This morning, we’re going to learn about the South Bay Food Swap which takes place on Sunday, March 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Honest Abe Cidery located at 17800 South Main Street in Gardena.

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Our guest this morning is Kevin Hanson, President of the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge, No. 1378

Kevin Hanson is a native of Redondo Beach and graduated from Redondo Union High School.  Though he spent some time away for his early undergraduate studies, he has maintained his permanent residence in Redondo Beach.  One of his favorite hobbies is to collect screen-used movie and TV memorabilia.

Kevin’s professional life has seen parallel tracks over the last 23 years with entertainment industry work in front of and behind cameras and microphones, as well as work in public relations, catalog editing, and dabbling in fields that require the occasional broker.

As a youth Kevin was a member of Boy Scout Troop 655 chartered to the local Elks Lodge and received his Eagle Scout Award in the Lodge Room.

Kevin became a member of the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge, No. 1378, of the Benevolent and Protective Elks of the United States of America in April of 1996 and soon became active in committee work and became an elected officer of the Lodge.  In 1999, Kevin became the Exalted Rule (President) of the Lodge and helped the membership celebrate the 80th Anniversary of their Charter. 

Kevin has maintained his membership and activity at the Elks Lodge over the past two decades and, among other work, is part of the 100th Anniversary planning committee preparing for a year of celebrations during the 2019-2020 Fraternal Year.

This morning, we’re going to learn the history of our local Elks lodge and some of the events that take place at the facility.

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Beach Cities Symphony - Music Director, Barry Brisk

Barry Brisk first conducted in public at the age of fourteen, when he performed selections from South Pacific at his graduation from Webster Junior High School in West Los Angeles.

As a student he also conducted the orchestras at University High School, Mount St. Mary's College, and the University of Music (formerly Academy of Music) in Vienna, Austria where he studied with the prominent conductor/teacher Hans Swarowsky.

Professionally, Brisk has conducted many orchestras in Southern California, as well as in Mexico and Austria.

 

Maestro Brisk has been Music Director of the Beach Cities Symphony since 1994 and is particularly proud of having expanded the orchestra's repertoire. 

He has conducted works by more than eighty composers, more than a dozen of whom are living.

Today we are talking about ...

MARCH 24th, 2017 - 8:15PM -- ENCHANTED EVENING

Maurice Ravel - Mother Goose Suite

Max Bruch - Scottish Fantasy in Eb major Op. 46

    Roberto Cani, violin soloist

Igor Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919)

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Beach Cities Symphony, Barry Brisk, Marsee Auditorium, el camino college

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Our guests this morning are Joe Charles from the popular GI Joe Bootcamp in Manhattan Beach.

Joe Charles, a former UFC fighter, has been running Beach Bootcamp on the Manhattan Beach Pier for more than 15 years with the City of Manhattan Beach Parks & Recreation Department.  Joe's group workout is designed to help you lose weight, tone your body, build endurance and network with others.  Joe also organizes the Pier to Pier Run three times each year.  In addition, he hosts the annual Push-Up Challenge during the Village Runner 4th of July 5K. Joe had a stroke two years ago but he’s back and stronger than ever.

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Our guest this morning is Nigel Heath, CEO of Absolution Brewing Company located in Torrance.

Nigel started brewing (& tasting!) in 1978 in his UK homeland. After a physics major in college his career steered him into leadership in the high tech world, but he remained loyal to his science roots in “the study of how particles interact and combine with one another” – particularly barley, hops, yeast, and water! California became his home in 1994, and since then he has been motivated to promote the complexities and flavors of the Old & New World craft ales. He is now living that dream with Absolution Brewing Company. Today, he is excited to combine the great traditions of Ye Olde English Ales with the creative genius of his Californian Brewer and produce truly exceptional craft beers to satisfy the interests of the modern beer connoisseur.

So this morning it’s all about beer…. but they do a lot more than just brew at Absolution! They regularly have food trucks and Saturday morning yoga, and recently partnered with 21 Square on several menu items. 

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We have a couple of returning guests this morning -  Joy Corradetti from Mystical Joy and Bernard Ibarra from A Basq Kitchen, both located on the International Boardwalk in the Redondo Marina.

Joy Corradetti has been a resident of Redondo Beach for over 25 years and was an employee of both Boeing and Raytheon when she was laid off during the recent recession. She opened Mystical Joy six years ago. This distinctive gift shop brings mystical, magical, spiritual and whimsical flavor to the International Boardwalk. They offer items such as crystals, jewelry, candles, incense, stained-glass, statuary and have a large selection of wind chimes. Mystical Joy offers classes in Astrology, Tarot, Dream Interpretation, Feng Shui and Meditation.

Chef Beñat (“Ben-yat”) Ibarra was born and raised in the Basque Country. He began his culinary career under the direction of Chef Arrambide at the Michelin starred “Hotel Les Pyrenees” while simultaneously attending culinary school. He left Europe at 22 to further his knowledge of international cuisine.

A Basq Kitchen and Mystical Joy will be the first local businesses to kick off a CASH MOB on Friday, March 24th. What is a Cash Mob? A Cash Mob is a group of people who assemble at a local business to make purchases. The cash mobs are promoted by everyone and encourage fans to visit a particular business on a specific day and time. People are invited to participate through everyone making multiple purchases at the same time, greatly helping to support local businesses.

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Fridays GIJOE Show

We have a room full of guests this morning from Mira Coast High School to tell us about their upcoming concert.

Mira Costa Choirs will present their third annual Cathedral Concert featuring the 48-voice Advanced Women's Chorale and the 29-voice Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Michael Hayden and pianist Mark McCormick.

This year, they are excited to present in concert with them, the Kammerchor from the University of Cologne in Germany. With the special nature of having a European guest choir, Mira Costa is moving the concert venue, from the high school to St. Cross Episcopal Church in Hermosa Beach. The concert is scheduled for March 21 at 7:00 pm.

Our guests are Michael Hayden, choir teacher and director; Mark McCormick, choir accompanist and co-teacher; Kris Ornelas, student teacher; and Students Theo Barry, Emily Chase, Kayla Elson, Azaan Esmail, Isabel Gray and Kavita Sarathy.

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