September Preview: Escapist Alternatives

If just reading about the back-to-back (and simultaneous) meetings is raising your blood pressure, find relief in some escapist alternatives:

• Have a drink for a good cause at The Corner Store’s Sept. 6 wine tasting. Tickets are $15 and include wine, hummus and soda tasting to benefit local animal rescue efforts. (Two tastings: 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. at 1118 W. 37th St. Call 310-832-2424 for registration and information.)
• Take a nature walk with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. On Sept. 13, the group will lead a two-hour walk at Royal Palms beach. (2 p.m. at the upper lot at Western Ave. and Paseo del Mar. Call 310-541-7613 ext. 201 or visit www.pvplc.org.)