BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20241001T010000Z DTEND:20241001T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Book Reading: Swimming Pretty DESCRIPTION:The Hermosa Beach Museum is proud to host Vicki Valosik\, author of exciting new cultural history Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water\, for a book reading\, signing\, and Q&A on Monday\, September 30. Per Valosik\, Swimming Pretty "traces a century of aquatic performance\, from vaudeville to the Olympic arena and brings to life the colorful cast of characters whose 'pretty swimming' not only laid the groundwork for the sport of synchronized swimming but forever changed women's relationships with water. Far more than bathing beauties\, these swimming starlets ushered in sensible swimwear and influenced lifesaving and physical education programs\, helping to drop national drowning rates and paving the way for new generations of female athletes." Don't miss the opportunity to ask Vicki Valosik about any curiosities you have regarding what is sure to be a beach history mainstay on September 30\, from 6-8pm at the Hermosa Beach Museum. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Hermosa Beach Museum is proud to host Vicki Valosik\, author of exciting new cultural history Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water\, for a book reading\, signing\, and Q&\;A on Monday\, September 30. Per Valosik\, Swimming Pretty &ldquo\;traces a century of aquatic performance\, from vaudeville to the Olympic arena and brings to life the colorful cast of characters whose &lsquo\;pretty swimming&rsquo\; not only laid the groundwork for the sport of synchronized swimming but forever changed women&rsquo\;s relationships with water. Far more than bathing beauties\, these swimming starlets ushered in sensible swimwear and influenced lifesaving and physical education programs\, helping to drop national drowning rates and paving the way for new generations of female athletes.&rdquo\; Don&rsquo\;t miss the opportunity to ask Vicki Valosik about any curiosities you have regarding what is sure to be a beach history mainstay on September 30\, from 6-8pm at the Hermosa Beach Museum. LOCATION:Hermosa Beach Museum 710 Pier Ave Hermosa Beach\, CA 90254 UID:e.2438.10624 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T175958Z URL:http://business.hbchamber.net/events/details/book-reading-swimming-pretty-10624 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR