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VOLUME 2  |  ISSUE 35 

OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10 , 2012

DALA (TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 

SHOW STARTS AT 7 PM   

COLUMBIA PARK HOME GARDEN LEARNING CENTER

Featuring vocal harmonies guaranteed to give you chills, Dala also makes use of their considerable talents on guitar and piano to create a unique brand of acoustic pop. Their fun and energetic stage presence has made Dala a fan favorite across the country.

 

Ticket prices are $32.50 for General Seating and $27 for Season SubscribersRead More...

SALOME (TORRANCE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 | 2 & 6 PM | $15 / $13.50
JAMES ARMSTRONG THEATRE

Considered scandalous a century ago, this one hour and fifty-three minute adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play has not lost its ability to shock. Set in Biblical times, the erotically charged opera centers on a tangled triangle: the persecuted John the Baptist, a lecherous King Herod and his pathologically seductive stepdaughter, Salome. Read More...

 HENDERSON LIBRARY CLOSED

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 | ALL DAY

4805 EMERALD STREET.

The Henderson Library is closed for construction beginning September 24, 2012. The closure is anticipated to last about three months. Materials may be returned in the outside drops, or at any other Torrance Library. For more information, please contact Library Administration at 310-618-5950. Read more . . .  

ANN VAN OPPEN "BREAKING NEWS: MARSH-IANS SPOTTED AT MADRONA MARSH" EXHIBIT BEGINS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 | FREE

MADRONA MARSH NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE

View the works of local artists portraying the beauty of the Madrona Marsh Preserve. Exhibits on display daily at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center. All are welcome! Free! For more information please contact the Madrona Marsh Nature Center at 310-782-3989 or Read More...

ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS BOOK GROUP
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012 | 11 AM 
WALTERIA LIBRARY

 

All Torrance Library book groups are free, require no registration, and are sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Come join the organizational meeting of the new book group at the Walteria Library. For more information, Read More...

MEET THE AUTHOR: DON LECHMAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012 | 7 PM 
KATY GEISSERT CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY

Los Angeles Dodgers Pitchers: Seven Decades of Diamond Dominance. Join author Don Lechman, a Los Angeles newspaperman for forty years, as he recounts the history of the team's aces. This program is free, no registration is required, sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Library. Read More...

CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY BASH CELEBRATION

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012 | 10 AM- 5 PM

WILSON PARK

The Torrance Centennial Committee invites you to join them in the Grand Finale of the Centennial Celebration that has been taking place for the past twelve months.  

 

On Sunday, October 28th, we will be presenting a Birthday Bash to mark Torrance's 100th birthday. The celebration will take place at Wilson Park, 2300 Crenshaw Blvd, (just North of Sepulveda Blvd) from 10:00 am to 5:00pm, and there will be something to entertain every member of your family. Read More...
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