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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
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Torrance-South Bay YMCA
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Torrance-South Bay YMCA Summer Resident Camp at Camp Whittle in Big Bear August 4-11, 2012 for teens entering 6-12 grade. For more information please contact 310-325-5885 or www.ymcala.org/tsb
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
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Torrance-South Bay YMCA
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Torrance-South Bay YMCA presents many summer camp programs for children preschool to teens. For more information, please contact 310-325-5885 or visit www.ymcala.org/tsb
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
(All Day)
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Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center
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Visit Madrona Marsh Nature Center to purchase your tickets for this years Moonlight Magic Fundraising Event.
A Fundraising Celebration on the Preserve in the Moonlight.
Dinner, music, auctions, dancing, and laughter.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
8:45 AM - Noon
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Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance CA 90503
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Starting June 1, 2012, 50 person limit for this program. You must register to attend. You may register on Saturdays at 12 noon for the following Saturday or you may register by calling the Nature Center at; (310)782-3989. If you plan to attend with a group each person must individually sign up. If you no show after you have signed up, you may not sign up again for 2 weeks.
Join us for our restoration program every Saturday from 8:45 a.m. - 12 noon on the Preserve planting natives, weeding, propagating or maybe watering new plants. Wear closed toe shoes, bring gloves and be ready to work. Refreshments are provided. Rain cancels this program. Late comers will be sent away. If you are 15 years or younger you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Madrona Marsh Nature Center and Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance
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Featuring: Sanderlings, Marbled Godwits, Western and Least Sandpipers. A beginner's guide to birds, bird life and behavior. Each class will include a short presentation about the featured birds followed by a walk on the Preserve to look for them. Bring binoculars and wear comfortable shoes. Classes are limited to 20 students ages 9+. Pre-registration is required. For more information please contact the Nature Center 310-782-3989.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Community Meeting Room - 3301 Torrance Blvd.
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Public sale from 9 am to 4 pm. Once again the Friends of the Torrance Library will offer a great selection of encyclopedias, reference materials, children's books and thousands of books on a vast array of topics - all at bargain prices. A variety of records, CDs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes and DVDs will be offered.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
10:00 AM
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Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St.
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Create two books in one at this hands-on craft program. This program is free, but reservations are required so please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075 to hold your space. Part of Between the Covers: Adult Summer Reading Program, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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3320 Civic Center Drive
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Opening reception, Saturday July 21, 2012 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free to the public.
Gallery Two - 80 Days - A declaration of Customs
A hypothetical touring exhibition of one-night only presentations, each in a different country, 12 in all over 80 days
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Western Museum of Flight, 3315 Airport Dr., Torrance
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Charles “Norm” Stevens grew up in Inglewood. At 18 he joined the Army Air Corps (1943) at the age of 18 and discharged after the war in October 1945. Stevens, now 79, describes what it felt like to find himself in the Plexiglas nose of a B-17 flying bombing raids over Germany. Stevens researched his book with trips to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to bolster his own recollections.
He served as a bombardier on a B-17 in the 8th Air Force, 351st Bomb Group (351st BG) in England (summer/fall, 1944). He served as a listed as 1st Lieutenant in the 509th BS, 351st Bomb Group. Yet on this short tour of duty, Stevens completed 34 bombing missions over Germany and occupied France, Belgium and Holland. (351st BG charged with 279 B17 Flying Fortresses flying 9,075 sorties with 7,945 of them dropping 20,778 tons of bombs. The 351st gunners fired off 2,776,028 rounds of ammunition destroying 303 enemy aircraft.)
After returning from overseas he trained as a radar bombardier at Langley Field, Virginia and Williams Field, Arizona. He was to be assigned to a B-29 crew for duty in the Pacific when the war ended.
Following the war he enrolled at UCLA, graduating with a BA in psychology. After a series of graduate courses he earned his teaching credential. For 32 years Stevens taught science and mathematics in junior high schools and English and American Literature in high school. While teaching he earned a master’s degree in English at California State College at Los Angeles.
He retired in 1984 and has lived a life of reading, writing, traveling and being a grandfather. His latest book, “Back From Combat: A World War II Bombardier Faces His Military Future”, will be available for purchase and signing. Steven’s two prior books, “An Innocent at Polebrook: A Memoir of an 8th Air Force Bombardier” and “The Innocent Cadet: Becoming a WWII Bombardier” will also be available.
As always, WMOF Members are free; non-members are $5, which also includes access to WMOF museum exhibits. Free parking. BTW, a WMoF membership (www.wmof.com/newmem.htm) can be yours for as little as $50 annually giving you one-year unlimited FREE admission to the WMoF museum, all the Celebrity Series Lectures, Quarterly Newsletters, access to the research library and access to Special Events.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Torrance First Christian Church 2930 El doroado St.
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A fund-raising event to benefit Family Promise of the South Bay. Similar to a walk-a-thon, participants raise money in pledges, then sleep overnight in a carboard box to raise awareness for homeless families in the South Bay. Awards/prizes, entertainment, speakers, games and food provided. Deadline to register July 23rd.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Wilson Park Gazebo 2200 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance
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For audiences seeking quality, family entertainment, Shakespeare by the Sea's free performances can't be beat. Pack a picnic, a blanket and beach chair, gather loved ones, and settle in under the stars for a night of classic entertainment.
Admission is FREE
(donations gratefully accepted)
July 20 is Romeo and Juliet
July 21 is Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
8:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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Enjoy this wonderful musical centered on Conrad Birdie, a rock n’ roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. This satire done to perfection features favorites such as Put on a Happy Face, Kids, Spanish Rose, and many more favorites that will have your feet tapping.
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