http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=startup;calID=2023;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 WebEvent View 2.7.0 build 42684 http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=80525;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Lisa DeSmidt Date: Fri, May 17, 2013 Time: Midnight - Noon Description: These days potential catastrophes are everywhere you look. You can’t go outside or turn on the TV without reports of the world coming to an ‘End’ - global climate collapsing or terrorists planning new attacks. The world is so full of danger, threats, stress, overload and insecurity. Assuming that we, against all odds, survive the terrifying pitfalls of the future, is creativity going to be the thing that saves us? Will our imagination become an escape route, a place where we can hide, or will it be the one thing that forcefully confronts us with the truth and gives us the strength needed to make a change? What kind of art would a generation of unlikely survivors produce and where would they find their inspiration? What influence would surviving a catastrophe have on our values, ethics and our perception of truth and how might this situation visualize itself in the art of the future? This pressure coming from a hyper tense society of doom is having a massive impact on the art being produced by the artists who manage to keep up their practice and it is forcing others to remain passive or paralyzed while waiting for a change of current that may never come. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=77511;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Nature Center Date: Fri, May 17, 2013 Time: 10:00 AM - Noon Description: "Friday Fun" is a hands-on program for preschoolers, ages 3-6 years and their parents or guardians. The program will be offered at no charge every Friday of every month from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Best to register on Tuesday morning for that week's Friday Fun program. The program will incorporate story time, science, art and a tour emphasizing the chosen topic. Some weeks there will also be potting or other activities. The topics emphasize respect for all living things and prepare the children (and parents) to be good stewards of the planet. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 20 children. Free! Donations accepted. For more information please contact the Madrona Marsh Nature Center at 310-782-3989. http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=80682;token=guest.fb84b11ed905a78c7ffca964cb57b8b0 Gia Inferrera-Jordahl Date: Fri, May 17, 2013 Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Description: What do you get when you put together a parody of The Bad Seed, Gypsy, All Above Eve and Mame into a single musical? RUTHLESS the Musical, with music by Marvin Laird and book and lyrics by Joel Paley.