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Sherman Library & Gardens offers an inspired line-up of classes and events every month for you to enjoy! With offerings ranging from wellness workshops and children’s activities, to floral design classes, lectures in the library, and plant shows, there is something for everyone to experience.
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Evening Lecture & Film: Newport & Me – Seymour Beek (SOLD OUT)
June 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Video history film featuring life and times of our friend and neighbor Seymour Beek. Learn about Seymour’s ancestry, how and where his parents met and the developement of Balboa Island, Harbor Island and “Beek-un” Bay. We’ll travel through his school years, swimming at NHHS and Pomona College, working years at Ford, retirement, and taking on the Balboa Island Ferry business. Wonderfully preserved home-movies will show you first hand action of the Beek’s at home, playing in the year and on the beach, exploring Little Corona’s tide pools, lots of boating and sailing, their “mountain” retreat, the ferry business and so much more.
Director Biography – Celeste Dennerline, Edward Olen
Collaborating for the past 4 years, Celeste Dennerline and Ed Olen have shared their passion for Newport Beach hisotyr by writing filming, editing and presenting histroical documentaries for the Balboa Island Museum/Newport Beach.
$10 Member | $20 Non-Member
