Tucked in a Torrance neighborhood is one of the most spectacular display of Christmas lights in the South Bay. It’s a neighborhood tradition where folks can walk or drive through to get in the holiday spirit. Sleepy Hollow Christmas Lights Extravaganza is located on Roberts Rd. off Pacific Cost Highway. SHCLE is on display from 6-10 p.m. every night until the evening of New Year’s Day. Walking offers a much more relaxed, up-close view of all the displays, without worrying about holding up the cars behind you. More info on our blog post about Sleepy Hollow Lights in South Torrance.
See below for some festive South Bay Events happening this weekend.
Houses glow in South Torrance neighborhood during Sleepy Hollow Lights (2013).
Old Town Music Hall: Scrooge: Friday, December 19, 2014 – Sunday, December 21, 2014 Where classic silent films have been regularly scheduled in an authentic 1920s movie house with the Mighty Wurlitzer accompanying since 1968. Get your Christmas fix this weekend and enjoy the best of Holiday Music played by Bill Field on the Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ. Watch classic comedy shorts, and sing along your favorite Christmas carols. Then enjoy Scrooge, a rarely seen 1922 silent version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. more info
10th Annual – Ratopia Surf Classic 2014: Saturday, December 20, 2014 – 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM The Ratopia Surf Classic is an annual surf contest created to raise awareness and funding for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). From the 1st Annual Ratopia Surf Classic event back in 2005 to present day, the Ratopia Charity Fund has raised over $108,000 in donations to the LLS. For the past 9 years, the contest has successfully hosted over 120 surfers each year. Surfers from all skill levels (amateur to professional) are in attendance, traveling from California, Hawaii, the East Coast and Australia to compete for a great cause. more info
Golden State Pops Orchestra’s “Holiday Pops Spectacular!”: Saturday, December 20, 2014 – 8:00pm-10:00pmThe Golden State Pops Orchestra’s acclaimed production “Holiday POPS Spectacular” returns this year with joyous music and high spirits. Celebrate the holiday season by joining Maestro Steven Allen Fox and the Golden State Pops Orchestra and Chorale (led by Choir Maestra Marya Basaraba) for a festive performance of timeless holiday film music and traditional favorites that will be sure to put you in the holiday mood. more info
Where classic silent films have been regularly scheduled in an authentic 1920s movie house with the Mighty Wurlitzer accompanying since 1968 (Image Courtesy of Old Town Music Hall)
The Nutcracker at El Camino College: Saturday, December 20, 2014 – Sunday, December 21, 2014 – 2:00 PMUnder the artistic direction of Diane Lauridsen and assistant director Elijah Pressman, nationally known South Bay Ballet delivers a holiday confection for savvy ballet audiences who are looking for impeccably trained artists and a creative, accessible interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s classic. Grandmother Clara tells the story of a young girl on Christmas Eve, dreaming a lush and vivid fantasy of her faithful Nutcracker Prince escorting her to the Kingdom of Sweets, where she becomes his beautiful, grown-up ballerina–and isn’t that every girl’s Christmas wish? Choreography by Charles Maple. more info
Holiday Craft Beer Events in the South Bay Tis the season for some holiday cheer and near by craft beer events, bottle releases and sudsy promos that celebrate the good tidings across South Bay breweries and their thirsty patrons. The holidays in general can be a weird dance caught between conspicuous consumption and the intent to giveback, but one thing is commonplace during this time of year, beer and or wine is a liquid remedy for holiday stress and will be an active ingredient at most holiday parties. Once you have finished shopping and leave that long line with gift receipts and all, there is is a tasty malted or hopped beverage waiting for you when all the chores are done. more info
Otik Records Presents: The 2104 Pay What You Can at Saint Rocke: Sunday, December 21, 2014 – 8:00 PM – Close This Sunday – Otik Records presents 2014’s Pay What You Can – a canned food drive benefiting Saint James Parish in Redondo Beach. A community church that doubles as a homeless outreach program. Come support a local charity for the holidays. more info