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Sunday, April 1, 2012 |
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Torrance Cultural Arts Center [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Sunday, April 1, 2012 |
2:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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Enjoy this musical based on many of the beloved books of Dr. Seuss.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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La Romeria Park 19501 Inglewood Ave. 90503
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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 & 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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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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El Prado Park@ El Prado & Cravens
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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 & 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 & clean beneath the Irving Gill Bridge on Torrance Blvd. - the gateway to our City
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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
9:00 AM - Noon
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Toyota Meeting Hall [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
9:00 AM - Noon
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Torrance Cultural Art Center, Toyota Meeting Hall 3330 Civic Center Drive (Next to Ken Miller Recreation Center)
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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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Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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North High School 3620 W, 182nd St. Torrance 90504
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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 & tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).
Campus Clean-up
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Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
1:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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Enjoy an evening of Japanese classical dance performed by the talented Wakahisakai Dance Company.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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Location TBA
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A book discussion about Louis Zamperini including speakers and a movie.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
8:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
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Wilson Park 2200 Crenshaw Blvd. 90501
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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 & 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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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Dee Hardison Sports Center at Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd.
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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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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
10:00 AM - Noon
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West High School 20401 Victor St. 90503
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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 & tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).
Campus Clean-up
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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
2:00 PM
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George Nakano Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
2:00 PM
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Western Museum of Flight, Torrance Airport
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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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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
8:00 PM
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George Nakano Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
2:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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West High School 20401 Victor St. 90503
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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 & tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).
Campus Clean-up
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
7:05 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
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James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Torrance
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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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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Sunnyglen Park 5525 Del Amo Blvd. 90503, Entradero Park 5500 Towers St. 90503
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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 & 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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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Lago Seco Park 3920 235th St. 90505
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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 & 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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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
8:30 AM - Noon
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Madron Marsh Nature Center 3201 Plaza Del Amo 90503
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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 & 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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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
10:00 AM - Noon
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Jefferson Middle School 21717 Talisman St. 90503
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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 & tennies, and bring along gloves (and maybe even a few gardening tools - weed picker, clippers, etc.).
Campus Clean-up
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Torrance Cultural Arts Center [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
8:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
(All Day)
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Torrance Little League Field 1740 PLaza Del Amo 90501
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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 & 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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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
9:00 AM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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Enjoy a special student piano competition sponsored by Yamaha, Kawai, Canon and Sound Sources Technology.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Torrance Cultural Arts Center [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Torrance Art Museum [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
7:00 PM
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George Nakano Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
7:30 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
7:30 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
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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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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Seaside Heroes Park 22851 Anza Ave. 90505
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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 & 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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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Torrance Cultural Arts Center [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
8:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
2:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [TorranceCultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
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Torrance Cultural Arts Center [Torrance Cultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
6:00 PM
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James Armstrong Theatre [TorranceCultural Arts Center] 3330 Civic Center Drive
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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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