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October 2017

Oct 2017

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1 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 6:00 PM58th Annual St. Catherine Laboure Parish Fiesta 8:00 AMTorrance Fire Dept. CERT Classes 10:00 AMPalos Verdes Concours D'Elegance 10:00 AMPalos Verdes Concours D'Elegance 11:00 AMMini-Train Rides (Public Run Days) 1:00 PMKaty Geissert Library Open 2:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller 2:00 PMA WINK AND A SMILE	2 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery Hallowe'en Creepy Code 10:30 AMBabytime at the Library 1:30 PMBabytime at the Library 6:00 PMCivil Service Commission 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 6:30 PMMystery Book Group 7:00 PMTraffic Commission 7:00 PMTraffic Commission	3 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:30 AMTour de' Torrance - Birding "hot spots" of the South Bay 10:00 AMEl Retiro Book Group 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 11:00 AMFamily Storytime 12:10 PMARTFUL DAYS: THE ANCIENT PEOPLE OF CRETE - A UNIQUE ART STYLE 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMCity Council Meeting - CANCELLED	4 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 10:00 AMRomance in the Stacks Book Group 11:00 AMToddlertime 11:30 AMCommunity Alert Siren Test 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMScience Fiction & Fantasy Book Group 7:00 PMPlanning Commission 7:00 PMYouth Council	5 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 10:00 AMTyke Hike 10:30 AMPropagation Society - Planting Seeds for the Future 2:00 PMAirport Noise Hearing Board 6:00 PMYMCA Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) 7:00 PMEnvironmental Quality Commission 7:00 PMEnvironmental Quality Commission	6 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 10:00 AMFriday Fun for Kids 10:00 AMFree Advance Directive Workshop 10:15 AMToddlertime 11:00 AMToddlertime 7:30 PMCo-Rec Club 8:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller	7 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:45 AMHabitat Restoration - Service Learning for Students 10:00 AMTurtle and Tortoise Day 11:00 AMFree Flu Shots 12:00 PMDave Boatman: Spooky Drawing 2:00 PMOpen Opera Talks 2:00 PMIN PERFECT HARMONY 5:00 PMDAKSHINI BENGALI ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA ANNUAL FESTIVAL 8:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller 8:00 PMIN PERFECT HARMONY
8 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 1:00 PMKaty Geissert Library Open 2:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller 2:00 PMDOKTOR KABOOM - IT'S JUST ROCKET SCIENCE 5:00 PMDOKTOR KABOOM - IT'S JUST ROCKET SCIENCE	9 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Hallowe'en Creepy Code 10:30 AMBabytime at the Library 1:30 PMBabytime at the Library 6:00 PMCivil Service Commission 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMLibrary Commission 7:00 PMLibrary Commission	10 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 9:30 AMCommission on Aging 9:30 AMCommission on Aging 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 11:00 AMFamily Storytime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMCity Council Meeting	11 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 8:00 AMThe Birds of Madrona - A Walk with Bob Shanman 11:00 AMToddlertime 4:30 PMLiability Claims Review Board 6:00 PMParks and Recreation Commission - Grants Committee 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMPlanning Commission 7:00 PMYouth Council 7:00 PMParks & Recreation Commission 7:00 PMParks and Recreation Commission 7:00 PMThe Big One - Are you Prepared	12 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 10:00 AMLicense Review Board 10:30 AMPropagation Society - Planting Seeds for the Future 10:30 AMBiography and Memoirs Book Discussion Group 1:00 PMInquisitive Naturalist Program 5:00 PMTorrance Rose Float Assn. Restaurants for Roses 7:00 PMAirport Commission 7:00 PMAirport Commission 7:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller	13 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League CITY HALL CLOSED 8:00 AMTorrance Area Chamber of Commerce: Women in Business 9:30 AMLIPSTICK, SHOES, AND FANCY MOVES 10:00 AMFriday Fun for Kids 10:00 AMFree Advance Directive Workshop 10:15 AMToddlertime 11:00 AMToddlertime 11:45 AMLIPSTICK, SHOES, AND FANCY MOVES 4:00 PMFUN-tastic Fridays: Halloween Spooktacular with Buster Balloon 7:30 PMSTREETLIGHT CADENCE 8:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller	14 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:45 AMHabitat Restoration - Service Learning for Students 10:00 AMScavenger Hunt 10:00 AMWater Harvest Festival 7:00 PMNight Hike on the Preserve 7:30 PMSTREETLIGHT CADENCE 7:45 PMLIPSTICK, SHOES, AND FANCY MOVES 8:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller 9:00 PMYMCA Free Teen Night
15 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 1:00 PMKaty Geissert Library Open 2:00 PMAll My Sons by Arthur Miller 2:00 PMMeet the Author - Torrance High - 1917-2017 7:00 PMJUST DESSERTS CONCERT: LET'S DREAM 9:00 PMHalloween Ball for Pediatric Therapy Network	16 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Hallowe'en Creepy Code 10:30 AMBabytime at the Library 1:30 PMBabytime at the Library 6:00 PMCivil Service Commission 6:00 PMCivil Service Commission 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMCultural Arts Commission 7:00 PMCultural Arts Commission	17 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:30 AMTour de' Torrance - Birding "hot spots" of the South Bay 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 11:00 AMFamily Storytime 4:00 PMBlue Submarine: Adventures in Marine Biology 4:30 PMTorrance Area Chamber of Commerce: Business Expo & Showcase 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMCity Council Meeting 7:00 PMPV/SB Audubon Meeting	18 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 8:30 AMTorrance Area Chamber of Commerce - Education & Workforce Committee Meeting 11:00 AMToddlertime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMTorrance Rose Float Association - A Fundraising Night of Laughter 7:00 PMPlanning Commission 7:00 PMYouth Council	19 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League 10:30 AMPropagation Society - Planting Seeds for the Future 2:00 PMAirport Noise Hearing Board 4:00 PMBalloon Workshop 4:00 PMPing Pong Ball Monsters 7:00 PMTorrance Rose Float Decorators Meeting	20 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMTurkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Early Registration 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration 10:00 AMFriday Fun for Kids 10:00 AMFree Advance Directive Workshop 10:15 AMToddlertime 11:00 AMToddlertime 2:00 PMBook Sale 7:30 PMCo-Rec Club	21 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration WMoF Celebrity Series: The Battle of Britain 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:45 AMHabitat Restoration - Service Learning for Students 9:00 AMExploring Henrietta Basin - Nature Walk 9:00 AMBook Sale 10:00 AMHalloween Treat Boxes 12:00 PMMini-Train Rides (Public Run Days) 1:00 PMSpectacular Spiders 1:30 PMNature Origami 8:00 PMVAUD & THE VILLAINS
22 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration 8:00 AMTorrance Antique Street Faire 19 Year Anniversary Celebration 1:00 PMBook Sale 1:00 PMKaty Geissert Library Open 1:30 PMWalking Tour of Historic Old Torrance 3:00 PMBaha'i Bicentenary Celebration	23 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration Hallowe'en Creepy Code 10:30 AMBabytime at the Library 1:30 PMBabytime at the Library 5:00 PMTeens Teach Kids 6:00 PMCivil Service Commission 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime	24 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:00 AMTorrance Area Chamber of Commerce - Technology & Innovation Committee Meeting 9:00 AMTorrance Area Chamber of Commerce: Chamber 101 9:00 AMLet's Get Torrance's Businesses Online 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 11:00 AMFamily Storytime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMCity Council Meeting	25 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration 8:00 AMTorrance Antique Street Faire 10:30 AMWayback Wednesday 10:30 AMWayback Wednesdays 11:00 AMToddlertime 4:00 PMSpooky Slime Story & Craft 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMWater Commission 7:00 PMYouth Council 7:00 PMPlanning Commission 7:00 PMWater Commission	26 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration 9:00 AMNature Journaling - Observational Drawing: A Home School Instructional Series, Where Art, Writing and Science Come Together 10:00 AMLicense Review Board 10:30 AMPropagation Society - Planting Seeds for the Future 2:00 PMAirport Noise Hearing Board 6:00 PMSocial Services Commission 6:00 PMSocial Services Commission	27 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration CITY HALL CLOSED 8:30 AMTorrance Area Chamber of Commerce - Economic Development Committee Meeting 10:00 AMFriday Fun for Kids 10:00 AMFree Advance Directive Workshop 10:00 AMYMCA Halloween Carnival 10:15 AMToddlertime 11:00 AMToddlertime 6:00 PMHALLOWEEN TRAINSPOOKULAR 7:30 PMBIG RIVER	28 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration FREE California Friendly Landscape Training 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:30 AMMake a Difference Day 8:30 AMAudubon Bird Walk 10:00 AMNature Walk 10:00 AMSUPER DIMENSION CONVENTION 2017 10:30 AMSerendipity Saturday 11:00 AMPugtacular Spooktacular 2:00 PMMeet the Author: April Peveteaux 6:00 PMHALLOWEEN TRAINSPOOKULAR 6:00 PMScare Down In Downtown 7:00 PMStar Party - Saturn and the Moon 7:30 PMBIG RIVER
29 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 5:00 PMSouth Bay Escape Room: Mortuary Mystery 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration SKECHERS Walk to benefit TUSD 10:00 AMNature Walk 1:00 PMKaty Geissert Library Open 2:00 PMBIG RIVER	30 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration Hallowe'en Creepy Code 10:30 AMBabytime at the Library 1:30 PMBabytime at the Library 6:00 PMCivil Service Commission 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime	31 1:00 PMHistory! History! Read All About It! 8:00 AMYouth Basketball Registration - Leagues forming 9:00 AMVolunteer Coaches needed for City of Torrance Youth Basketball League Turkey Trot 3 Mile Fun Run Registration 8:00 AMTORRANCE CERTIFIED FARMERS' MARKET AT WILSON PARK 8:30 AMTour de' Torrance - Birding "hot spots" of the South Bay 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 10:30 AMFamily Storytime 11:00 AMFamily Storytime 4:00 PMHalloween Carnival 6:30 PMPajama-Rama Evening Storytime 7:00 PMCity Council Meeting - DARK	1	2	3	4