BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:LA County Library X-WR-CALNAME:LA County Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5adcddcf-fbf8-4c1c-a12a-010c35b458ec SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260801T131823Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T183000 SUMMARY:George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture LOCATION:Malibu Library\nMalibu Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Malibu Library;X-APPLE-RAD IUS=10;X-TITLE=Malibu Library:geo:34.0356417,-118.6922353 GEO:34.0356417;-118.6922353 DESCRIPTION:Author Patrick Moser discusses his book Surf and Rescue: Georg e Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture. For adults..\nhttps:// lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/8681501 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Fre eth brought surfing to Venice\, California in 1907. Over the next 12 years \, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a m odern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun\, leisure\, and excitement. A compelling merger of biography and sport s history\, Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Bea ch Culture brings to light the forgotten figure whose novel way of seeing the beach sparked the imaginations of people around the world.

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Pat rick Moser \;is a professor of writing at Drury University and editor of \;Pacific Passages: An Anthology of Surf Writing.

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This even t is held in-person. LA County Public Health strongly encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks will continue to be available for customers upon request. \;

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