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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Torrance Crafters Guild - Art in the Park - Columbia Park FREE		 </title>
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    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  4:00 PM

Description: Torrance Crafters Guild Art in the Park  
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    <title>      63RD SOUTH BAY LAPIDARY &amp; MINERAL SOCIETY GEM &amp; MINERAL SHOW (The South Bay Lapidary &amp; Mineral Society)		 </title>
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    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM -  4:00 PM

Description: A special exhibit, presented by the Fluorescent Mineral Society, will display the beautiful colors of rocks from all over the world under ultraviolet lights. This exhibit is one of the most comprehensive and varied collections of fluorescent minerals you will ever see in one place. There will also be ‘how to’ demonstrations such as bead working, sphere making, gem carving, glass bead making, workshops for children, and more.
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    <title>      Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Open		 </title>
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    <author>     Library Administration</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012
Time:  1:00 PM -  5:00 PM

Description: No fooling! The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open today from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Full services available.  Please call the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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    <title>      SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (The Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network)		 </title>
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    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM

Description: Enjoy this musical based on many of the beloved books of Dr. Seuss.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
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    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
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    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities.  Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964. 
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    <title>      One Book One City: Book Discussion		 </title>
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    <author>     North Torrance</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM

Description: The North Torrance Mystery Book Group meets to discuss A Game of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell.  Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration sponsored by the Torrance Public Library Foundation.  Please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200 for more information.  
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
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    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200. 
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    <title>      Traffic Commission		 </title>
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    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      Tour de Torrance - looking at birds in the South Bay		 </title>
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    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Description: Take a stroll with Dave Moody and Ron Melin as you identify the different species of birds at the Madrona Marsh as well as other parks throughout the City of Torrance. This walk is welcome to all ages and is free. Re-occurs on the 1st, 3rd &amp; 5th Tuesday of every month.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
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    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      License Review Board		 </title>
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    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - 11:59 PM


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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
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    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
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    <title>      One Book One City: El Retiro Book Group		 </title>
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    <author>     El Retiro Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: The El Retiro Book Group meets to discuss Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.  The discussion is free and no registration is required. Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration sponsored by the Torrance Public Library Foundation.  Please call the El Retiro Library at 310-375-0922 for more information.
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    <title>      Babytime at the Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: A Librarian will share music, movement, nursery rhymes, games and other activities with caregivers and infants six to eighteen months old in this program designed to build pre-literacy skills.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time.  Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers.  For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
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    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian!  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
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    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200.. 
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
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    <author>     Southeast Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044. 
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    <title>      Artful Days - Free noon time lecture		 </title>
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    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time: Noon -  1:00 PM

Description: Monet and his Peers... Following Manet
Continuing where we left off with Manet and the Realists in the fall, we will follow the journey to Monet, Pisarro and others.  
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
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    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
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    <title>      City Council Meeting		 </title>
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    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: 5:30 p.m. Executive Session, 
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
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    <title>      Rose Float Association		 </title>
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    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 11:59 PM


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    <title>      13th Annual Pancake Breakfast		 </title>
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    <author>     Melissa Lynch</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: The Torrance Community Services Department, the ATTIC, a Torrance Teen Center will be hosting their 13th Annual Pancake Breakfast. Family, friends and neighbors are invited to this community event. Join us for an all-you-can-eat breakfast, entertainment and tours of the facility
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
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    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
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    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
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    <author>     El Retiro Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities. Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the El Retiro Library at 310-375-0922.
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    <title>      Downtown Torrance Market Place		 </title>
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    <author>     Julie Randall</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  3:00 PM -  8:00 PM

Description: Downtown Torrance Market Place every Thursday with arts &amp; crafts dealers, vintage, jewelry and more set up from 3 to 8 pm.  Dave Brownlee is there to offer antique appraisals and DJ Ozzie provides music.  Happy Hour specials at local restaurants as well.  Come join the fun!  Free parking at The Depot Restaurant.  
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    <title>      Torrance Public Library Focus Group		 </title>
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    <author>     Hillary Theyer</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:00 PM

Description: The Library is working on a new Plan of Service, designed to guide your public library into the future.  This is a multi-part process, and it is time to hear directly from you!  We are asking you ~ a library user, non-user, former-user, or future-user ~ to spend about an hour and a half of your time with us, to tell us a bit about yourself, your needs, your aspirations, and how your public library can help.  There is no homework, no age limit, and no requirements for participation.  Though you will be asked for some brief demographic data, your thoughts and opinions will be shared only with the group and will be anonymous in the final Plan of Service.  In order to participate, you just have to show up ready to share, and plan to stay the entire time for the focus group process.  Beverages and refreshments will be provided.  We are asking all those with an interest in their community, and in their public library, to spend some time helping us with this process.  The more meaningful the input, the more meaningful the outcome ~ please join me!
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
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    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      Youth Council 		 </title>
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    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      Planning Commission		 </title>
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    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      One Book, One City: Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group		 </title>
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    <author>     Dana Vinke</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM -  8:00 PM

Description: Discover extraordinary new worlds, travel through space and time, journey to other dimensions as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group discusses The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick.  Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration sponsored by the Torrance Public Library Foundation.  All Torrance Public Library book discussion groups are free and no registration is required.  Please call the Reference Department at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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    <title>      13th Annual Pancake Breakfast		 </title>
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    <author>     Melissa Lynch</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Time:  7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: The Torrance Community Services Department, the ATTIC, a Torrance Teen Center will be hosting their 13th Annual Pancake Breakfast. Family, friends and neighbors are invited to this community event. Join us for an all-you-can-eat breakfast, entertainment and tours of the facility
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
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    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      Tyke Hike		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65926;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: Hey Kids bring your favorite adult! Let's hike on the Preserve listening for birds, looking for frogs and learning about nature. 
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    <title>       Propagation Society		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66028;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Description: Join the Propagation Society and Linda Gonzales as we plant seeds for the future of the Preserve. Learn how to: prepare soil for planting on the Marsh, grow native plants for restoration and fund raising events at the Madrona Marsh, 'pot up' plants to larger containers, collect and 'clean' seeds and prune native plants in the nursery. This program occurs every Thursday. Best for Adults or College Age Students. FREE
For more information contact the Nature Center at; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      Environmental Quality Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62047;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      13th Annual Pancake Breakfast		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67401;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Melissa Lynch</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 6, 2012
Time:  7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: The Torrance Community Services Department, the ATTIC, a Torrance Teen Center will be hosting their 13th Annual Pancake Breakfast. Family, friends and neighbors are invited to this community event. Join us for an all-you-can-eat breakfast, entertainment and tours of the facility
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64846;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 6, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65251;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 6, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      Friday Fun		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=60678;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 6, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Join Cindy Reid every Friday for this educational, fun program called &quot;Friday Fun.&quot; This is a hands-on program for preschoolers ages 3-6 years and their parents or guardians. The program is offered at no charge every Friday from 10 -11:30 a.m. The program incorporates story time, science, art and a tour emphasizing the chosen topic. Some weeks there will also be potting or other activities added. Topics (insects, animals or plants) emphasize respect for all living things and prepare children to be good stewards of the planet. 20 kids maximum. Pre-registration is required, please call the Nature Center to register (310)782-3989. 
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    <title>      13th Annual Pancake Breakfast		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67406;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Melissa Lynch</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: The Torrance Community Services Department, the ATTIC, a Torrance Teen Center will be hosting their 13th Annual Pancake Breakfast. Family, friends and neighbors are invited to this community event. Join us for an all-you-can-eat breakfast, entertainment and tours of the facility
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-West Torrance Homeowners' Association		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66322;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Gavin Wasserman</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

La Romeria Park Clean-up
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-Old Torrance Neighborhood Association		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66326;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Charles Payne</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.). 

El Prado Park Clean-up for the 31st Annual Easter in El Prado Park &amp; clean beneath the Irving Gill Bridge on Torrance Blvd. - the gateway to our City
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    <title>      Habitat Restoration / Community Service for Students		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=48087;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  8:45 AM - Noon

Description: 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 accompnied by a parent or guardian.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64848;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      BREAKFAST AND A VISIT WITH THE BUNNY (The Torrance Community Services Department		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64744;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - Noon

Description: Come join the fun in this special program that will include breakfast, a special holiday puppet show from Jim Gamble Productions, cookie decorating, a snapshot with the Bunny and more.  Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.  All children ten years of age and younger must be accompanied by a paid adult.
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    <title>      Taste of History - Farmers' Market		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67006;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Hays</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - Noon

Description: In Celebration of the City's Centennial, Judi Gerber, author of Farming in Torrance and the South Bay, will be at the Torrance Certified Farmers' Market to share the stories of the men and women who once farmed Torrance.  

Souvenir informational handouts and sweet, fresh-picked strawberries will be given to those who stop by the booth for a listen. Books will also be available for purchase and signing.  The booth will be located in the center of the Farmers' Market, and will have the Torrance Centennial Banner displayed next to it.  

Judi will highlight how family farmers, throughout the early years, contributed to the City’s economy by raising cattle, pigs, turkeys, as well as sugar beets, alfalfa, beans, hay, oats, barley and flowers.  
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    <title>      Breakfast With Bunny		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62863;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - Noon

Description: Come enjoy a morning of fun! Activities will include a pancake breakfast, puppet show, egg hunt, music by DJ Ozzie, picture with Bunny and more! Please bring your camera!

$20.00 per person. Seating is limited, tickets must be purchased in advance.
Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. The last day to register for this event is March 30, 2012.

Please call (310) 618-2930 for more information. 
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-North Torrance Homeowners' Association 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66290;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Robert Rudolph</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  1:00 PM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

Campus Clean-up
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    <title>      &quot;Out of the Wilds &amp; Into Your Garden, Perfect Perennials&quot; Native Gardening Plant Class Series		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=43185;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Please join CSUDH professor Dr. Connie Vanheim for entertaining and educational classes on various native plant topics.  Every month is a different topic - never the same class twice! Topics range from 'Edible Seeds and Berries' to 'Chaparrel Communities and Pruning Techniques'. After each presentation, Connie will lead the class through the Nature Center's Native Plant Garden to illustrate key points and further discussion. Handouts are included. This class is best for adults. Donations accepted.
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    <title>      Friends of Madrona Marsh Annual Garden Tea Party and Native Plant Sale		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61290;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time: Noon -  3:00 PM

Description: Join the Friends of Madrona Marsh for the annual Garden Tea Party and Native Plant Sale. Tour the Native Plant Garden that surrounds the Nature Center with a docent who will talk about and identify the plants. Then come inside the Nature Center and help yourself to refreshments and tea (native plants used to make the teas). Last walk through the native plants sale and purchase your plants today to start your very own native, water-wise garden. For more information call; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      South Bay Scooter Club monthly ride		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=31128;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Mario Artavia II</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Time: 12:30 PM -  4:00 PM

Description: The South Bay Scooter Club meets the first Saturday of every month for a chance to ride around the South Bay on our scooters with fellow scooter enthusiasts. Though vintage Italian scooters are preferred, all types of scooters are always welcome. Meet at Claim Jumper restaurant in Torrance at 12:30pm. Ride leaves around 1pm-ish. Different routes and end spots are chosen every month. Come out and ride!!
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64850;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 8, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      THE WAKAHISAKAI 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPRING RECITAL (The Asian Traditional Dance and Music Company)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64976;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 8, 2012
Time:  1:00 PM

Description: Enjoy an evening of Japanese classical dance performed by the talented Wakahisakai Dance Company.

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    <title>      Spring Teen Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62836;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: TEEN CAMP: Think you are too cool for camp? Then check out Spring Teen Camp where you will enjoy indoor crafts, games, and walking field trips with other teens your age and walking field trips, Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Teen Camp are $135 for residents and $155 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.
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    <title>      Spring Fun Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62809;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: FUN CAMP: The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites participants ages 6-11 to spend Winter Break at Greenwood Park participating in indoor crafts, outdoor games, and walking field trips Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Fun Camp are $125 for residents and $145 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64852;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65255;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65314;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities.  Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964. 
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    <title>      Spring Parks		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62782;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time: Noon -  4:00 PM

Description: Stop in for fun at the parks this Spring. Recreation staff will be leading and supervising activities and crafts at no cost! Children should be accompanied by an adult, as this is a drop in program where children come and go as they please. *Parks marked with an asterisk will be closed in the event of rain.

Please call (310) 618-2930 for more information. 

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    <title>      Civil Service Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61563;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Laura Lohnes</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  6:00 PM -  9:00 PM


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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65590;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200. 
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    <title>      Library Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61630;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      Sister City Association		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61664;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      Spring Fun Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62815;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: FUN CAMP: The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites participants ages 6-11 to spend Winter Break at Greenwood Park participating in indoor crafts, outdoor games, and walking field trips Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Fun Camp are $125 for residents and $145 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.

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    <title>      Spring Teen Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62842;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: TEEN CAMP: Think you are too cool for camp? Then check out Spring Teen Camp where you will enjoy indoor crafts, games, and walking field trips with other teens your age and walking field trips, Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Teen Camp are $135 for residents and $155 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64854;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Mornings on the Marsh 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=47420;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: Enjoy a leisurely stroll on the Preserve while learning more about this fascinating vernal marsh. All ages are welcome. This walk is free.
</description>
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65259;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
</description>
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    <title>      Commission on Aging 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61689;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  9:30 AM


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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61286;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65406;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian!  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65452;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200.. 
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    <title>      Babytime at the Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65360;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: A Librarian will share music, movement, nursery rhymes, games and other activities with caregivers and infants six to eighteen months old in this program designed to build pre-literacy skills.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time.  Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers.  For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65498;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Southeast Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044. 
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    <title>      Spring Parks		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62788;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time: Noon -  4:00 PM

Description: Stop in for fun at the parks this Spring. Recreation staff will be leading and supervising activities and crafts at no cost! Children should be accompanied by an adult, as this is a drop in program where children come and go as they please. *Parks marked with an asterisk will be closed in the event of rain.

Please call (310) 618-2930 for more information. 

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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67466;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      &quot;Out of the Wilds &amp; Into Your Garden, Perfect Perennials&quot; Native Gardening Plant Class Series		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=44923;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Are you interested in learning about native plants? Join Dr. Connie Vanheim as she teaches you all about native plants in the wild and in your own garden.
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    <title>      TRANSITIONS (Palos Verdes Peninsula High School)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64980;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Enjoy a multi-faceted dance concert of over 100 students from grades 9 through 12.  Transitions is a dance concert featuring works from professional choreographers and original student choreography.  This year a special performance of Bollywood choreography by Nakul Dev Mahajan from So You Think You Can Dance will be featured.
</description>
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65636;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
</description>
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    <title>      City Council Meeting		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62197;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: 5:30 p.m. Executive Session, 
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
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    <title>      Birds of Madronna - a walk with Bob Shanman		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=48211;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Description: Whether your an avid birder or just a beginner, you'll have fun on this walk. Search the Preserve for our local residents and seasonal visitors. Bob Shanman is a local birding expert and vibrant speaker. 
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    <title>      Spring Fun Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62820;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: FUN CAMP: The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites participants ages 6-11 to spend Winter Break at Greenwood Park participating in indoor crafts, outdoor games, and walking field trips Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Fun Camp are $125 for residents and $145 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.

</description>
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    <title>      Spring Teen Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62847;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: TEEN CAMP: Think you are too cool for camp? Then check out Spring Teen Camp where you will enjoy indoor crafts, games, and walking field trips with other teens your age and walking field trips, Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Teen Camp are $135 for residents and $155 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64856;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65263;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
</description>
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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61273;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
</description>
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65544;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     El Retiro Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities. Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the El Retiro Library at 310-375-0922.
</description>
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    <title>      Spring Parks		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62793;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time: Noon -  4:00 PM

Description: Stop in for fun at the parks this Spring. Recreation staff will be leading and supervising activities and crafts at no cost! Children should be accompanied by an adult, as this is a drop in program where children come and go as they please. *Parks marked with an asterisk will be closed in the event of rain.

Please call (310) 618-2930 for more information. 

</description>
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    <title>      Liability Claims Review Board		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61745;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  4:30 PM - 11:59 PM


</description>
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67472;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Cable TV Advisory Board		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61792;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


</description>
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    <title>      Parks &amp; Recreation Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61817;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


</description>
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    <title>      TRANSITIONS (Palos Verdes Peninsula High School)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64984;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Enjoy a multi-faceted dance concert of over 100 students from grades 9 through 12.  Transitions is a dance concert featuring works from professional choreographers and original student choreography.  This year a special performance of Bollywood choreography by Nakul Dev Mahajan from So You Think You Can Dance will be featured.
</description>
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65682;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67244;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      One City/One Book – “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=56376;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Keri Gilbert</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Description: A book discussion about Louis Zamperini including speakers and a movie.  
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    <title>      Spring Fun Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62825;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: FUN CAMP: The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites participants ages 6-11 to spend Winter Break at Greenwood Park participating in indoor crafts, outdoor games, and walking field trips Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Fun Camp are $125 for residents and $145 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.

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    <title>      Spring Teen Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62852;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: TEEN CAMP: Think you are too cool for camp? Then check out Spring Teen Camp where you will enjoy indoor crafts, games, and walking field trips with other teens your age and walking field trips, Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Teen Camp are $135 for residents and $155 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64858;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65267;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      One Book One City: Mayhem in the AM		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63176;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM

Description: Read and discuss Killer Smile by Lisa Scottoline. Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration sponsored by the Torrance Public Library Foundation.  All discussions are free and no registration is required.  Please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075 for more information. 
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    <title>      One Book One City: Biography and Memoirs Book Discussion Group  		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=18317;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Reference Department </author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Description: Join us as we discuss Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, the story of hometown hero Louis Zamperini. Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration sponsored by the Torrance Public Library Foundation..  All Torrance Public Library book discussion groups are free and there is no registration required.  Please call the Reference Department at 310-618-5959 for more information.

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    <title>       Propagation Society		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66032;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Description: Join the Propagation Society and Linda Gonzales as we plant seeds for the future of the Preserve. Learn how to: prepare soil for planting on the Marsh, grow native plants for restoration and fund raising events at the Madrona Marsh, 'pot up' plants to larger containers, collect and 'clean' seeds and prune native plants in the nursery. This program occurs every Thursday. Best for Adults or College Age Students. FREE
For more information contact the Nature Center at; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      Spring Parks		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62798;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time: Noon -  4:00 PM

Description: Stop in for fun at the parks this Spring. Recreation staff will be leading and supervising activities and crafts at no cost! Children should be accompanied by an adult, as this is a drop in program where children come and go as they please. *Parks marked with an asterisk will be closed in the event of rain.

Please call (310) 618-2930 for more information. 

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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67477;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Airport Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61842;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      TRANSITIONS (Palos Verdes Peninsula High School)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64988;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Enjoy a multi-faceted dance concert of over 100 students from grades 9 through 12.  Transitions is a dance concert featuring works from professional choreographers and original student choreography.  This year a special performance of Bollywood choreography by Nakul Dev Mahajan from So You Think You Can Dance will be featured.
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67255;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Spring Fun Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62830;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: FUN CAMP: The City of Torrance Community Services Department invites participants ages 6-11 to spend Winter Break at Greenwood Park participating in indoor crafts, outdoor games, and walking field trips Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Fun Camp are $125 for residents and $145 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.

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    <title>      Spring Teen Camp		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62857;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM -  4:30 PM

Description: TEEN CAMP: Think you are too cool for camp? Then check out Spring Teen Camp where you will enjoy indoor crafts, games, and walking field trips with other teens your age and walking field trips, Monday, April 9, 2012 to Friday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fees for Spring Teen Camp are $135 for residents and $155 for non-residents. Camp t-shirts are $7 and must be worn on field trips. Morning and afternoon care are available for an additional fee. 

EXTENDED CARE: Is available for both Fun Camp and Teen Camp. Morning Care is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Fees are $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. After Care is 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Fees are for $20 for residents and $25 for non-residents. 

Resident registration begins February 28, 2012. Non-Resident registration begins March 6, 2012. 

The Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be closed alternating Fridays.

For more information, please call (310) 618-2930.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64860;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      AARP Tax Aide for Seniors		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65271;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Linda Wilson</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:30 PM

Description: Free Tax Assistance for Seniors! The Tax Assistance Program for Senior Citizens sponsored by AARP begins February 1, 2012, and continues through April 13, 2012. Assistance is available Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, please call: 310-618-2724 or 310-618-2930.
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    <title>      Torrance Public Library Focus Group		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65297;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Hillary Theyer</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Description: The Library is working on a new Plan of Service, designed to guide your public library into the future.  This is a multi-part process, and it is time to hear directly from you!  We are asking you ~ a library user, non-user, former-user, or future-user ~ to spend about an hour and a half of your time with us, to tell us a bit about yourself, your needs, your aspirations, and how your public library can help.  There is no homework, no age limit, and no requirements for participation.  Though you will be asked for some brief demographic data, your thoughts and opinions will be shared only with the group and will be anonymous in the final Plan of Service.  In order to participate, you just have to show up ready to share, and plan to stay the entire time for the focus group process.  Beverages and refreshments will be provided.  We are asking all those with an interest in their community, and in their public library, to spend some time helping us with this process.  The more meaningful the input, the more meaningful the outcome ~ please join me!
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    <title>      Friday Fun		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=60682;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Join Cindy Reid every Friday for this educational, fun program called &quot;Friday Fun.&quot; This is a hands-on program for preschoolers ages 3-6 years and their parents or guardians. The program is offered at no charge every Friday from 10 -11:30 a.m. The program incorporates story time, science, art and a tour emphasizing the chosen topic. Some weeks there will also be potting or other activities added. Topics (insects, animals or plants) emphasize respect for all living things and prepare children to be good stewards of the planet. 20 kids maximum. Pre-registration is required, please call the Nature Center to register (310)782-3989. 
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    <title>      Spring Parks		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62803;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Vic Arevalo</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time: Noon -  4:00 PM

Description: Stop in for fun at the parks this Spring. Recreation staff will be leading and supervising activities and crafts at no cost! Children should be accompanied by an adult, as this is a drop in program where children come and go as they please. *Parks marked with an asterisk will be closed in the event of rain.

Please call (310) 618-2930 for more information. 

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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67482;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      ASIA AMERICA'S YOUTH &quot;GOT TALENT&quot; (The Asia America Youth Orchestra)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64992;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM

Description: Music Director and Conductor David Benoit will lead the multi-talented Asia America Youth Orchestra in their annual concert.  This year, three very gifted young virtuoso soloists from the orchestra - Jessie Chen, violin; Sara Sithi-Amnuai, trumpet; Wes Wubbena, piano, along with the Asia America Youth Orchestra will delight you as they perform concerti by Haydn, Grieg, and a world debut concerto for violin composed by Mr. Benoit.  Also featured will be excerpts from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, A Tribute to Film Composer John Williams, and music by Chick Corea. 
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67260;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      City-wide Beautification- Torrance Kiwanis Club		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66298;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Laurie Love</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  Time TBA

Park Clean-up
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    <title>      Free Ocean-Friendly Gardening and Landscape Workshop		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67074;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Martha</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - Noon

Description: This &quot;HOW&quot; on-site workshop offers &quot;Hands On&quot; training.  There is no prerequisite for this workshop.  You will learn how to develop a pleasing and water-conserving &quot;Ocean Friendly Garden&quot;.  There is also a workshop on June 2, 2012, that teaches the &quot;Basics&quot;, which is an instructional class.  Refreshments will be provided.  Please arrive by 8:30 a.m.  Space is limited, so register early.
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    <title>      Habitat Restoration / Community Service for Students		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=48091;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  8:45 AM - Noon

Description: 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 accompnied by a parent or guardian.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64862;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Stories of Birds, &quot; Ducks: Dabblers &amp; Divers&quot;		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67440;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - 11:00 AM


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    <title>      Special Needs Torrance Sports Festival		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66545;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Phil Duthie</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  3:00 PM

Description: Torrance Sports Festival, an Official Torrance Centennial Event.

Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Dee Hardison Sports Center at Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd. Starts at 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.

ADMISSION IS FREE
The Torrance Sports Festival is a sports competition - Basketball and Bocce Tournament for athletes with special needs.

If you have any questions, please contact Phil Duthie, Program Coordinator at (310) 618-2934, or you can also send an email to: pduthie@TorranceCA.Gov or check our website at www.torranceca.gov

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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-South Bay Jr. Woman's Club		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66294;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Carole Campis</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

Campus Clean-up
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    <title>      HOLLYWOOD SOLOISTS (The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64996;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM

Description: Renowned oboe, flute, piano, cello, and double bass soloists – whose work can be heard in Schindler’s List, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Dances with Wolves, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Inception, and many others perform Hollywood’s legendary movie themes, classical masterpieces, and Latin American music.
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    <title>      One Book One City: The War Years		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63100;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Public Library Foundation</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM

Description: The Western Museum of Flight and the Torrance Public Library Foundation present a speaker on World War II. Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration sponsored by the Torrance Public Library Foundation..  Please contact the Torrance Public Library Foundation at 310-651-5230 or TPLF2012@gmail.com for more information.  
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    <title>      THE POET WITHIN YOU		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67071;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Reference</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM - 11:59 PM

Description: Join us for an afternoon with Traci Kato-Kiriyama, a multi-disciplinary artist, arts educator, community organizer, actor, and author of a book of poetry, 'signaling.'  Traci will help bring out the poet in you through exercises and skills tools.  Copies of 'signaling.' will be available for purchase at the event.  This event is free.  Seating is limited and is first-come, first-seated.
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67487;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      EVIL (Eternal Icon Productions)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64740;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Evil is a new show that is like In Living Color meets Melrose Place on speed.  It’s a live stage event that reinvents itself approximately every 15 minutes with an ongoing theme of ugly behavior.  This show pushes the envelope! Mature audiences suggested.
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    <title>      HOLLYWOOD SOLOISTS (The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65001;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM

Description: Renowned oboe, flute, piano, cello, and double bass soloists – whose work can be heard in Schindler’s List, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Dances with Wolves, Titanic, Forrest Gump, Inception, and many others perform Hollywood’s legendary movie themes, classical masterpieces, and Latin American music.
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67265;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64864;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Open		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=56829;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Library Administration</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Time:  1:00 PM -  5:00 PM

Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open today from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Full services available.  Please call the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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    <title>      KNOX COMPETITION SHOWCASE FINALS (The Peninsula Symphony Association) 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65006;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center]</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM

Description: Join in a wonderful evening featuring six teenage musicians performing full concertos with piano accompaniment as they vie to win a spot to play with the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra in June.
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    <title>      Second Sunday Science- Dinosaur Hunt &amp; Class		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65934;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM -  4:00 PM


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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67492;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67270;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64866;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65319;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities.  Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964. 
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65595;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200. 
</description>
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67497;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Cultural Arts Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67206;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


</description>
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67275;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Tour de Torrance - looking at birds in the South Bay		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61298;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Description: Take a stroll with Dave Moody and Ron Melin as you identify the different species of birds at the Madrona Marsh as well as other parks throughout the City of Torrance. This walk is welcome to all ages and is free. Re-occurs on the 1st, 3rd &amp; 5th Tuesday of every month.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64868;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
</description>
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    <title>      License Review Board		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61437;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - 11:59 PM


</description>
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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61351;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
</description>
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    <title>      Babytime at the Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65365;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: A Librarian will share music, movement, nursery rhymes, games and other activities with caregivers and infants six to eighteen months old in this program designed to build pre-literacy skills.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time.  Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers.  For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
</description>
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65411;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian!  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65457;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200.. 
</description>
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67502;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65641;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
</description>
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    <title>      Audubon Meeting with Guest Speaker TBA		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=58178;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM -  9:00 PM


</description>
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    <title>      City Council Meeting		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62201;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: 5:30 p.m. Executive Session, 
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67280;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64870;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61356;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65549;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     El Retiro Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities. Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the El Retiro Library at 310-375-0922.
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    <title>      L.A. County Sanitation District 5 &amp; 11		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61946;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  1:30 PM


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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67507;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Youth Council 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61508;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65687;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      PALOS VERDES HIGH SCHOOL CHOREO ROCKS (Palos Verdes High School Choreo)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65010;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Enjoy this performance from 9th through 12th graders as they present jazz, ballet, hip hop, Latin, contemporary, lyrical, and other popular styles of dance. 
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    <title>      Planning Commission - Cancelled		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61885;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 11:59 PM


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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67285;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64872;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>       Propagation Society		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66036;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Description: Join the Propagation Society and Linda Gonzales as we plant seeds for the future of the Preserve. Learn how to: prepare soil for planting on the Marsh, grow native plants for restoration and fund raising events at the Madrona Marsh, 'pot up' plants to larger containers, collect and 'clean' seeds and prune native plants in the nursery. This program occurs every Thursday. Best for Adults or College Age Students. FREE
For more information contact the Nature Center at; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      World Book Night - Free Books at the ATTIC		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67217;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Hillary Theyer</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  3:00 PM -  6:00 PM

Description: Hi ATTIC Members! Are you interested in a great adventure story, featuring a young man who grows up in a future Battle School, and is sent to save the planet?  Did you enjoy Hunger Games, Men in Black, or Starship Troopers?  Come to the ATTIC on Thursday April 19 from 3-6 and get your free copy of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.  This book was selected for the first ever World Book Night in the United States, and the Torrance Library will be presenting copies, discussing this classic, and recommending other books like it.  Free books while supplies last, so join the Torrance Public Library at the ATTIC on April 19!

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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-South Bay Jr. Woman's Club		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66301;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Carole Campis</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  5:00 PM -  7:00 PM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

Campus Clean-up
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67512;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Torrance Historical Society 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61971;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      Water Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62122;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM


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    <title>      PALOS VERDES HIGH SCHOOL CHOREO ROCKS (Palos Verdes High School Choreo)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65015;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Enjoy this performance from 9th through 12th graders as they present jazz, ballet, hip hop, Latin, contemporary, lyrical, and other popular styles of dance. 
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67290;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Last Day to View Beth Shibata's Photography Exhibit 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61361;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Description: View Beth Shibata's, local and professional photographer, at the Nature Center from March 6, 2012 through April 20, 2012. The artist's reception will be held on Friday, March 23 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Refreshments are provided.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64874;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Friday Fun		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=60686;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Join Cindy Reid every Friday for this educational, fun program called &quot;Friday Fun.&quot; This is a hands-on program for preschoolers ages 3-6 years and their parents or guardians. The program is offered at no charge every Friday from 10 -11:30 a.m. The program incorporates story time, science, art and a tour emphasizing the chosen topic. Some weeks there will also be potting or other activities added. Topics (insects, animals or plants) emphasize respect for all living things and prepare children to be good stewards of the planet. 20 kids maximum. Pre-registration is required, please call the Nature Center to register (310)782-3989. 
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    <title>      COFFEE HOUSE 2012		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67460;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Time:  6:00 PM -  9:00 PM

Description: The Community Services Department and the Torrance Youth Council will be hosting a COFFEE HOUSE. This event is for high school students only. The proceeds will benefit Relay for Life 2012. Come by and enjoy great entertainment by your peers, coffee drinks, and snacks. It wil be a night to relax and have fun.
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67517;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      PALOS VERDES REGIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT (The Palos Verdes Regional Symphony Orchestra		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65020;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Time:  7:05 PM


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    <title>      TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS - TIL BETH DO US PART 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67120;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Friends of the Torrance Theatre Company</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by:  Jim Hormel. In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she's getting from her husband, Gibby.  Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah's newly hired assistant, a gregarious highly motivated daughter of the South.  Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well run machine.  When Gibby realizes it's Suzannah's career Beth is really after, he sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah's best friend.  Their efforts to stop Beth at any costs sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry!
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    <title>      Thanks for the Memory: 100 Nostalgic Years of Chorale Music 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=56380;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     David Burks</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012

Description: This event will commemorate the Torrance Centennial with the annual TCC concert in the James Armstrong Theatre.  The concert will trace 100 years of historic choral music as sung by community choristers.  
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67295;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-West Torrance Homeowners' Association 		 </title>
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    <author>     Gavin Wasserman</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

La Romeria Park Clean-up
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-Torrance Youth Council &amp; TUSD		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66330;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Reed</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

Lago Seco Park Community Gardens Weeding
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    <title>      Earth Day		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65870;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - Noon

Description: Join us at the Madrona Marsh to celebrate California's Earth Day! We will be planting native plants and grasses, to enhance the natural beauty and the habitats of the Preserve.
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-Madrona Marsh		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66311;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Tracy Drake</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - Noon

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

Planting native plants and grasses to enhance the natural beauty and the habitats of the Preserve

Sponsored by So. California Gas Co. 
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    <title>      Earth Day		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67365;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:30 AM - Noon

Description: Celebrate Earth Day 2012 by enhancing the beauty on Madrona Marsh Preserve. Join us in planting native grasses and flowering schrubs in the upland areas. Please wear closed toe shoes and long pants.
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    <title>      Habitat Restoration / Community Service for Students		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=48095;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:45 AM - Noon

Description: 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 accompnied by a parent or guardian.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64876;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-Southwood Homeowners' Association 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66307;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Sarah D'Anjou</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  

Campus Clean-up
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    <title>      Musical Mornings - Melissa Green		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67792;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Heather Firchow</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Description: This fun, interactive, pop-folk family concert features music from Green’s albums will have your entire family up on their feet singing and dancing along!
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    <title>      SPRING SCRAPBOOKING		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66447;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - Noon

Description: Join us for a fun scrapbooking project taught by an expert from A to Z Scrapbooking.  This event is free, courtesy of the Friends of the Torrance Library, but space is limited and registration is required.  Please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075 for more information.
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    <title>      WMoF Celebrity Lecture Series: G. Pat Macha &amp; the History of the Vultee		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63764;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Cindy Macha, WMOF Executive Director</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM -  1:00 PM

Description: G. Pat Macha, described as the “the Indiana Jones of plane wrecks”, will tell the tale of the Vultee Legacy and history of the Vultee Aircraft Company.   Macha, a retired history teacher has identified 3,700 plane crash sites in California and visited more than 800 such sites.  Author of three books and aircraft historian, Macha is familiar with the legend of Vultee founders Jerry Vultee  and Vance Breese; the Vultee Aircraft Corporation and eventual merger with Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (1943) to form the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, i.e., Convair.

Vultee and Breese had redesigned the V-1 aircraft to meet American Airlines' needs and gave birth to the new eight-passenger V-1A.  American purchased 11 V-1As.  The Vultee died when the twin-engine Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s came on the scene. 

By 1937 Jerry Vultee had his own production factory in Downey with orders for V-1s, V-1As and V-11s.  Regrettably in 1938, Jerry Vultee died when the plane he was piloting crashed in a snowstorm near Sedona, Arizona. 

Vultee Aircraft Division began to develop military designs creating the BT-13, BT-15, and SNV Valiant trainers, V-72 Vengeance, etc. The XP-54 fighter project was the last Vultee Aircraft design.  

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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    <title>      BUNKA-SAI JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL (Torrance Sister City Association)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65024;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center]</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM -  5:00 PM

Description: This hugely popular festival features performances, exhibits, demonstrations, and workshops of Japanese dance, music, martial arts, flower arranging, calligraphy, a tea ceremony, and more!  A variety of Japanese foods will tantalize your taste buds and there will be games for the children to enjoy. Don’t miss this fun-filled family event.
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67522;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      THANKS FOR THE MEMORY: 100 NOSTALGIC YEARS OF MUSIC (The Torrance Civic Chorale)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65032;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center]</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM

Description: Celebrate the City of Torrance Centennial through song with an evening of music from Hollywood movies, pop, Broadway, musicals, and classical masterpieces.  Highlights include selections from A Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof, and Les Miserables along with a classical vocal soloist and the Chorale Band.
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    <title>      TORRANCE CIVIC CHORALE &amp; BAND PRESENT -  THANKS FOR THE MEMORY - 100 YEARS OF MUSIC 1912-2012		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67412;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: Celebrating the City of Torrance Centennial -  Choral music from Hollywood movies, Musicals, Broadway, Pop, Swing &amp; Classical with featured soloists
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    <title>      TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS - TIL BETH DO US PART 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67145;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Friends of the Torrance Theatre Company</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by:  Jim Hormel. In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she's getting from her husband, Gibby.  Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah's newly hired assistant, a gregarious highly motivated daughter of the South.  Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well run machine.  When Gibby realizes it's Suzannah's career Beth is really after, he sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah's best friend.  Their efforts to stop Beth at any costs sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry!
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-Torrance Little League		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66315;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Tim Kacius</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  Time: TBA

Little League Field Clean-up
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67300;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Downtown Torrance Antique Street Faire		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=60463;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Julie Randall</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  8:00 AM -  3:00 PM

Description: Over 175 vendors set up in the streets of Historic Downtown Torrance on Sartori, El Prado &amp; Marcelina, right off of Torrance Blvd.  from 8 am to 3 pm, FREE Admission &amp; Parking.  In addition to the vintage sellers there are many antique &amp; specialty shops open as well as great restaurants, sports bars, bakery and market.  This year , the Antique Street Faire will celebrate 14 years in downtown Torrance!    
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    <title>      Downtown Torrance Antique Street Faire 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64060;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Julie Randall</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  8:00 AM -  3:00 PM

Description: Over 175 sellers set up in the streets of historical downtown Torrance.  Antiques, Collectibles, Furniture, Vintage Clothes, Jewelry, Toys, Tools, LP's, Arts &amp; Crafts, Home Decor and more...all on sale at bargain prices!  Also, have that vintage heirloom or recent treasure appraised by Dave Brownlee and crew at the Appraisal Tent, only $3.00 per item.
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    <title>      PIANO FESTIVAL 20123 (The Japan Musicians Association)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65037;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: Enjoy a special student piano competition sponsored by Yamaha, Kawai, Canon and Sound Sources Technology. 
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64878;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      BUNKA-SAI JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL (Torrance Sister City Association)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65028;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center]</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM -  5:00 PM

Description: This hugely popular festival features performances, exhibits, demonstrations, and workshops of Japanese dance, music, martial arts, flower arranging, calligraphy, a tea ceremony, and more!  A variety of Japanese foods will tantalize your taste buds and there will be games for the children to enjoy. Don’t miss this fun-filled family event.
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    <title>      Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Open		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=56834;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Library Administration</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  1:00 PM -  5:00 PM

Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open today from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Full services available.  Please call the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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    <title>      TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS - TIL BETH DO US PART 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67175;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Friends of the Torrance Theatre Company</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM -  4:00 PM

Description: Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by:  Jim Hormel. In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she's getting from her husband, Gibby.  Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah's newly hired assistant, a gregarious highly motivated daughter of the South.  Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well run machine.  When Gibby realizes it's Suzannah's career Beth is really after, he sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah's best friend.  Their efforts to stop Beth at any costs sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry!
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
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    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67305;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64880;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65324;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities.  Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964. 
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    <title>      NETWORKING RECEPTION (COMMUNITY SERVICES AND GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67444;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time:  5:00 PM -  7:00 PM

Description: The City of Torrance invites you to a networking reception at the Torrance Art Museum. All Torrance residents who care about and work in the arts and culture are invited to spend some time together. Tours of the Cultural Arts Center will be provided and the museum galleries will be open.
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    <title>      Civil Service Commission		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65090;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Laura Lohnes</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time:  6:00 PM -  9:00 PM


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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65600;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200. 
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67532;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Centennial Committee		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62000;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 11:59 PM

Description: Exec. meeting 5:00 p.m. Full Committee 7:00 p.m.
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  <item>
    <title>      Pacific Arts Exhibit Begins		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65878;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012


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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67310;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64882;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61365;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65462;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200.. 
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    <title>      Babytime at the Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65370;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: A Librarian will share music, movement, nursery rhymes, games and other activities with caregivers and infants six to eighteen months old in this program designed to build pre-literacy skills.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time.  Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers.  For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65416;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian!  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
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    <title>      Family Storytime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65508;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Southeast Library</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Family storytime is open to all ages, so drop in for stories, songs and activities with the Librarian! This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044. 
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67537;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65646;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964.
</description>
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  <item>
    <title>      City Council Meeting		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62205;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: 5:30 p.m. Executive Session, 
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67315;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64884;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
</description>
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    <title>      Tuesday &amp; Wednesday Weeders		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61370;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: If you would like to spend a quiet morning on the Madrona Marsh Preserve with the plants and nature, this is for you.  Please call the Marsh Manager for more info, 310-782-3989. This program is for adults only. No highschool or college kids please. Volunteers should be willing to commit 50 - 100 hours per year for this program.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65554;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     El Retiro Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities. Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver. This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the El Retiro Library at 310-375-0922.
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    <title>      One Book One City: Pages and Pizza		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63881;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Southeast Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time:  4:00 PM

Description: Teens are invited to discuss Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand over a slice of pizza.  Part of the One Book One City Centennial Celebration.  This group is free, but please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044 for more information.  Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library.  
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67542;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      WORKS IN PROGRESS: ZANE GREY (The Torrance Cultural Services Division)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65041;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Zane Grey, a failed baseball player turned dentist had been struggling for ten years to transform himself into a popular writer.  Then in 1912, he published a novel that would make him a household name and become the archetype for all Western stories and movies to follow.
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65692;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Henderson Library</author>
    <description>Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the Henderson Library at 310-371-2075.
</description>
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67320;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64886;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>       Propagation Society		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66040;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Description: Join the Propagation Society and Linda Gonzales as we plant seeds for the future of the Preserve. Learn how to: prepare soil for planting on the Marsh, grow native plants for restoration and fund raising events at the Madrona Marsh, 'pot up' plants to larger containers, collect and 'clean' seeds and prune native plants in the nursery. This program occurs every Thursday. Best for Adults or College Age Students. FREE
For more information contact the Nature Center at; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      South Bay Cities Council of Governments		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=62072;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     City Clerk</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Time:  6:00 PM


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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67547;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Creative Spirit Book Group		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63232;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Southeast Library</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Time:  7:00 PM

Description: The Creative Spirit Book Group meets monthly to discuss books and authors.  This group is free and no registration is required.  Please call the Southeast Library at 310-530-5044 for more information.  
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    <title>      ANNIE (St. Bernard High School)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65046;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Time:  7:30 PM

Description: In the depression of the 1930s a young orphan girl lives in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. However, Annie befriends Oliver Warbucks and the story takes off as she quickly charms her way into his heart. See what happens and how Annie gets out of her “hard luck life”.
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67325;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64888;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Friday Fun		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=60690;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Join Cindy Reid every Friday for this educational, fun program called &quot;Friday Fun.&quot; This is a hands-on program for preschoolers ages 3-6 years and their parents or guardians. The program is offered at no charge every Friday from 10 -11:30 a.m. The program incorporates story time, science, art and a tour emphasizing the chosen topic. Some weeks there will also be potting or other activities added. Topics (insects, animals or plants) emphasize respect for all living things and prepare children to be good stewards of the planet. 20 kids maximum. Pre-registration is required, please call the Nature Center to register (310)782-3989. 
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    <title>      Hardback Book Sale		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64767;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Reference </author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM -  6:00 PM

Description: Friends Members Only pre-sale from 2 - 6 pm (memberships sold at the door starting at 1 pm).  The Friends of the Torrance Library will offer a great selection of encyclopedias, reference material, 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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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67552;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      ANNIE (St. Bernard High School)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65050;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Time:  7:30 PM

Description: In the depression of the 1930s a young orphan girl lives in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. However, Annie befriends Oliver Warbucks and the story takes off as she quickly charms her way into his heart. See what happens and how Annie gets out of her “hard luck life”.
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    <title>      TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS - TIL BETH DO US PART 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67125;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Friends of the Torrance Theatre Company</author>
    <description>Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by:  Jim Hormel. In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she's getting from her husband, Gibby.  Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah's newly hired assistant, a gregarious highly motivated daughter of the South.  Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well run machine.  When Gibby realizes it's Suzannah's career Beth is really after, he sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah's best friend.  Their efforts to stop Beth at any costs sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry!
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    <title>      Relay for Life of Torrance 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=56383;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     LaVerna Edmonds</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012

Description: An overnight team event to raise donations for the fight against cancer held at one of the Torrance High Schools’ practice fields. 
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67330;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Habitat Restoration / Community Service for Students		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=48099;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  8:45 AM - Noon

Description: 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 accompnied by a parent or guardian.
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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64890;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Photographing Birds in Nature		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65790;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM - Noon

Description: Join Pro. Wildlife Photographer David McChesney as he takes you on the Preserve to share and learn how a professional photographer explores and captures the beauty of all living things. View some of Davids work and learn about the new book he just published. This program is best for adults with an interest in photography. The cost is $5 per person. To register for this event call; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      City-wide Beautification-Seaside Homeowners' Association		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66318;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     June Lee and Melissa Wright</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  2:00 PM

Description: During the month of April, join us in a City-wide Clean-up/Beautification to get Torrance ready for it's Birthday Bash! Please wear sun-screen, old clothes &amp; tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).  Time: TBA

Seaside Heroes Park Clean-up
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    <title>      Free Residential Hazardous and E-Waste Roundup in the City of Hawthorne		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=63827;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alison Sherman</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  3:00 PM

Description: Properly dispose of your residential hazardous, electronic, and sharps waste by bringing it to a roundup open to all L.A. County residents.
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    <title>      Hardback Book Sate		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64770;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Reference</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM -  4:00 PM

Description: Public Sale from 9 am to 4 pm.  The Friends of the Torrance Library will offer a great selection of encyclopedias, reference material, 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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    <title>      Nature Walk		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61387;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Take a relaxing informative walk with a docent, exploring and enjoying the Preserve in the fall. All ages welcome. This walk is free and happens the 4th weekend of every month on Saturday and Sunday. For more information please call the Nature Center at (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      WHAT'S UP FOR KIDS EXPO (What's Up For Kids)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65054;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM -  3:00 PM

Description: This annual event showcases over fifty exhibitors, live entertainment, and hands-on activities for the whole family.  A wide array of products and services for parents and children will also be on display.

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    <title>      Torrance Elementary campus clean-up/beautification day 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67200;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Hays</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM -  3:00 PM

Description: In celebration of the City's Centennial, and Earth Day,  Torrance Elementary is hosting a campus clean-up/beautification day.  

The public is invited to join the TE Family in sprucing-up the campus -- together, we'll help make a difference in our community.  

Volunteers are encouraged to wear old clothes, tennies, gloves and suntan lotion.  
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    <title>      PLANT A VICTORY GARDEN		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=66727;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>      Reference</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Please join us for our Victory Garden make &amp; take craft!  Guest speaker: Marilyn Rubin.  Remember to RSVP!  We can only accommodate 22 people.  The Riviera Garden Club and the Friends of the Torrance Library gererously support El Retiro Library's One City, One Book program: Unbroken by Lara Hillenbrand.
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67557;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      Star Party		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61397;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  7:30 PM -  9:30 PM

Description: Discover the night sky in the spring with Paul Livio and the Riverside Astronomical Society. View the moon and planets, learn how to identify what you are looking at. All ages welcome, best for families. For more information call; (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      CULTURE SHOCK L.A.: WHICH-A-WAY? (The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation)		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=65059;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM

Description: Which-a-Way takes a young hero through a series of adventures in a fantastical land told through classic street dance styles, hip –hop music, and narration.  Culture Shock L.A. brings together some of the most talented Southern California hip-hop artists to astound and amaze you with their agility and athleticism in this upbeat production.
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    <title>      TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS - TIL BETH DO US PART 		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67150;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Friends of the Torrance Theatre Company</author>
    <description>Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Time:  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Description: Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by:  Jim Hormel. In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she's getting from her husband, Gibby.  Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah's newly hired assistant, a gregarious highly motivated daughter of the South.  Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well run machine.  When Gibby realizes it's Suzannah's career Beth is really after, he sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah's best friend.  Their efforts to stop Beth at any costs sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry!
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=67335;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=64892;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Nature Walk		 </title>
    <event_link>       http://www.torranceca.gov/events/webevent.plx?cmd=showevent;eventID=61392;token=guest.3cedba14256f11931ae53048e651074a</event_link>
    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM - Noon

Description: Take a relaxing informative walk with a docent, exploring and enjoying the Preserve in the fall. All ages welcome. This walk is free and happens the 4th weekend of every month on Saturday and Sunday. For more information please call the Nature Center at (310)782-3989.
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    <title>      Audubon Yes Awards		 </title>
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    <author>     Nature Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time: Noon -  4:00 PM


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    <title>      Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Open		 </title>
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    <author>     Library Administration</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  1:00 PM -  5:00 PM

Description: The Katy Geissert Civic Center Library is open today from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Full services available.  Please call the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library at 310-618-5959 for more information.
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    <title>      THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (The Torrance Cultural Arts Center)		 </title>
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    <author>     TorranceCultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM

Description: Donizetti’s charming comedy is a celebration of innocence, so what setting could be better than a small Italian-American community in Napa Valley, circa 1915?  In this ingenious update, the naïve Nemorino believes that a love potion will win him Adina’s heart.  Blossoming from a shy Italian immigrant to a plucky entrepreneur, he captures both his sweetheart and the American dream over the course of this delightful opera buffa.  Tenor Ramon Vargas superbly embodies the role of the lovesick Nemorino.  The beautiful but aloof Adina is sung by soprano Inva Mula.  Recorded fall 2008, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco.  In Italian; English subtitles; one intermission.
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    <title>      Torrance Fire Dept. -- Celebrating 100 Years		 </title>
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    <author>     Debbie Hays</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM -  4:00 PM

Description: The City of Torrance is not the only one extolling a Centennial this year.  Sharing the City's 100 birthday, is also the Torrance Fire Dept. (TFD) - celebrating a century of community service. The TFD started as a volunteer organization during the very first meeting of the town's leadership in 1912. 

Retired Torrance Fire Fighter and historian, Jim Ellingson, will highlight the history of what began as a one-man volunteer fire department, and grew into a Class One rated team of dedicated Firefighters.  Jim has also written a book on the history of the Torrance Fire Dept., and it will be available for purchase and signing.

Light refreshments will be served.

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    <title>      TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS - TIL BETH DO US PART 		 </title>
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    <author>     Friends of the Torrance Theatre Company</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  2:00 PM -  4:00 PM

Description: Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by:  Jim Hormel. In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden needs a lot more help on the home front than she's getting from her husband, Gibby.  Enter Beth Bailey, Suzannah's newly hired assistant, a gregarious highly motivated daughter of the South.  Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well run machine.  When Gibby realizes it's Suzannah's career Beth is really after, he sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah's best friend.  Their efforts to stop Beth at any costs sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry!
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    <title>      A CELEBRATION OF 100 YEARS OF THE ARTS IN TORRANCE (Torrance Centennial Committee)		 </title>
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    <author>     Torrance Cultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  3:30 PM

Description: Celebrate the arts with performances by the Aerospace Players, Los Cancioneros Master Chorale, and Maestro Frank Fetta along with Dr. Joanna Medawar Nachef, Artistic Director of the Los Cancioneros Master Chorale.
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    <title>      THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (The Torrance Cultural Arts Center)		 </title>
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    <author>     TorranceCultural Arts Center</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  6:00 PM

Description: Donizetti’s charming comedy is a celebration of innocence, so what setting could be better than a small Italian-American community in Napa Valley, circa 1915?  In this ingenious update, the naïve Nemorino believes that a love potion will win him Adina’s heart.  Blossoming from a shy Italian immigrant to a plucky entrepreneur, he captures both his sweetheart and the American dream over the course of this delightful opera buffa.  Tenor Ramon Vargas superbly embodies the role of the lovesick Nemorino.  The beautiful but aloof Adina is sung by soprano Inva Mula.  Recorded fall 2008, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco.  In Italian; English subtitles; one intermission.
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
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    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Sun, Apr 29, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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    <title>      TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER HOSTS PIANO FOR LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S  &quot;PLAY ME I'M YOURS&quot; COUNTY WIDE FREE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION		 </title>
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    <author>     Debbie Collins</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012

Description: The City of Torrance is pleased to host a piano on the plaza of the Cultural Arts Center as part of the broad-scale public art installation “Play Me, I’m Yours” by artist Luke Jerram from Thursday, April 12 through Thursday, May 3, 2012. “Play Me, I’m Yours” is being presented in 30 locations around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) to culminate their season-long celebration of Music Director / Pianist Jeffrey Kahane’s 15th anniversary. The pianos, decorated by professional and amateur artists and groups, are being placed in high traffic public spaces to foster hubs of creativity through spontaneous music making. They will be available to the public to play 24 hours per day, 7 days a week without a fee or reservation required. City of Torrance Mayor, Frank Scotto said,” We’re excited to participate in a growing international legacy.  The combination of innovation and creativity is a perfect fit for the Torrance community.”
Torrance’s piano will be decorated by Roseline Seng, a Torrance resident and LACO’s graphic designer.

The public is invited to attend any of the locations for the “Play  Me, I’m Yours” kick-off on Thursday, April 12 at noon with 30 pianists, both local music students and acclaimed musicians, on all 30 pianos simultaneously performing Complete Preludes from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Chairs will be set up at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center plaza for the event. Other locations in the South Bay/Harbor area include the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro and the Watts/Willowbrook Boys &amp; Girls Club. 

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    <title>      Construction at Walteria Library		 </title>
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    <author>     Jan Wierzbicki</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Time:  9:00 AM

Description: The Walteria Library will be closed for several weeks for ADA improvements.  While the Walteria Library is closed, all other Torrance Public Library locations will be open for your reading, reference, and recreational needs.  Print and audiovisual materials may be returned in the book drops or at any other Torrance Public Library location.
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    <title>      Toddlertime		 </title>
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    <author>     Youth Services Department</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM

Description: Join us as the Librarian presents stories, songs and activities.  Toddlertime is designed for children eighteen months to three years old, participating with a parent or caregiver.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. Storytimes are designed for individual families and cannot accommodate organized groups or group daycare providers. For more information, please call the Youth Services Department at 310-618-5964. 
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    <title>      Pajama-rama		 </title>
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    <author>     North Torrance Library</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM

Description: Children and caregivers are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring special pillows and blankets to this evening family storytime.  This program is free and no registration is required, however space is limited so please arrive on time. For more information, please call the North Torrance Library at 310-323-7200. 
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    <title>      Be paid to attend English Classes		 </title>
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    <author>     Alban Gelix</author>
    <description>Date: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Time:  6:30 PM -  8:30 PM

Description: Hi everybody,

Teaching House will run several FREE ENGLISH COURSES in 2012. That is to say you can practice both your written and your speaking for free! The next one it from April 16th to May 11th. 

There will be two levels of languages : Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate and classes will take place from Monday to Friday evenings (6:30 to 8:30PM).

Moreover, if you attend to 100% of this classes during the week, you will receive $25 each week (you have to be Pre-Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate to attend to this class)!

You can come to the office at 6PM to register on the first day or send us an email to alban _ @ _ teachinghouse.com.

You can visit our webpage: http://thlosangeles.com/free-english-classes

Teaching House Los Angeles is located at GEOS English Academy in Torrance (in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County). The center is within the Village Del Amo Shopping Center, at the corner of Torrance and Hawthorne Blvds. Enter through Village One Offices, across from Starbucks, and proceed to the second floor.
GEOS English Academy
21235 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 206/208
Torrance, CA 90503

For a map view, click here: http://thlosangeles.com/los-angeles-center/map-directions

To register you just need to give us a call at 212-732-0277 or come a 6PM.

Moreover, if you MISS NO CLASS during the week, we will GIVE YOU $25!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. 

Thanks,

Alban 
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