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SPRING CAMP

MONDAY APRIL 4 - FRIDAY APRIL 8

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM | $130 - $140

GREENWOOD PARK

1520 GREENWOOD AVENUE

The Community Services Department is offering camp for kids during spring break. Kids age 6-11 are invited to spend their spring break at Greenwood Park for Spring Fun Camp. The week of activities includes crafts, outdoor games, walking field trips, and an excursion for $130. Older participants ages 12-14 can enroll in Spring Teen Camp for $140. Registration is still open! Call (310) 618-2930 for more information. Spring Break Fun...

As part of the 2016 Armed Forces Day Celebrations in the City of Torrance, the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce will host a 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, May 21. Participants are encouraged to register before May 1 for a $5 discount. This fun run is sure to be a highlight among the many exciting activities during the three days of Armed Forces Day events in Torrance. Run for Fun...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUMS
VARIOUS DATES AND TIMES

A series of forums will give voters in Torrance the chance to meet and hear from the six candidates who are running to fill three open seats on the Torrance City Council. Find a Forum...

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VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 13

March 31 - April 6, 2016

CHERRY BLOSSOM CULTURAL FESTIVAL

SUNDAY, APRIL 3 | 11 AM - 4 PM

COLUMBIA PARK

4045 190TH STREET

Celebrate the season of spring at the fifth annual Cherry Blossom Cultural Festival. Enjoy live entertainment throughout the day including taiko drumming, Polynesian dance, traditional Japanese folk music and a concert by Mystic Wave. There also will be craft booths and food vendors. Bring a blanket and enjoy a day among the cherry trees at Columbia Park. Beautiful Bloom...

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 | 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | 1 PM & 7:30 PM

SUNDAY, APRIL 3 | 2 PM
$28 ALL SHOWTIMES

JAMES R. ARMSTRONG THEATRE

3330 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE

Watch the Cat in the Hat, Horton the elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, the Lorax, and all your favorite Dr. Seuss characters leap off book pages and onto the stage of the Armstrong. The Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network presents "Seussical the Musical," a show where anything is possible! Tickets are $28. See the Show...

TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: THE 39 STEPS

THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 17
DATES AND TIMES VARY | $25

TORRANCE THEATRE COMPANY

1316 CABRILLO AVENUE

Torrance Theatre Company's latest production, "The 39 Steps," continues with three performances this weekend. The show is a fast-paced, Monty Python style, mystery melodrama adapted from an Alfred Hitchcock film. It features more than 150 zany characters played by just four actors, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and even more excitement. Solve the Mystery...

PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND OPEN HOUSE

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | 7 - 11 AM | $5

THE ATTIC

2320 WEST CARSON STREET

The ATTIC, Torrance's teen center, is holding its 17th Anniversary Pancake Breakfast. Enjoy this all-you-can-eat breakfast prepared by the Torrance Youth Council in the ATTIC Caf�. There also will be live entertainment and tours of the space. Big Breakfast...

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING EXXONMOBIL

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | 9 AM

TORRANCE CITY HALL, 3031 TORRANCE BLVD.

The Hearing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District will hold a public hearing to consider the issuance of an Order for Abatement against ExxonMobil Oil for start-up of the Fluid
Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) at the Torrance refinery. This legal proceeding is open to the public. RSVPs are not required to attend. Note: Signs are not permitted in the Hearing Board room. Learn More... And if you cannot attend but would like to watch the meeting, you can see it later that same day on Torrance CitiCABLE's YouTube channel.

67TH ANNUAL GEM AND MINERAL SHOW

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | 10 AM - 5 PM

KEN MILLER RECREATION CENTER

3341 TORRANCE BLVD.

South Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society is hosting its 67th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, "Nature's Treasures." Check out the Fluorescent Mineral Society's exhibit, one of the most comprehensive collections of rocks and minerals from all over the world. There also will be various demonstrations and workshops during the day to learn about topics including bead working, sphere making, gem carving, and glass bead making. Sparkle and Shine...

LACMA ON-SITE: FAMILY ART WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM

KATY GEISSERT CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY

3301 TORRANCE BLVD.

Get the LACMA workshop experience without the drive. Los Angeles County Museum of Art artists are making a special on-site visit at the Civic Center Library to teach a family art workshop. The class is designed to stimulate critical thinking, support creative expression and provide meaningful experiences with art for all ages. This free workshop is limited to the first 25 participants. Register by calling (310) 618-5964. Get Artsy...

"DOPPELGANGER" OPENING RECEPTION

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 | 6 - 9 PM

TORRANCE ART MUSEUM

3320 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE

Check out "Doppelganger," the latest exhibit at the Torrance Art Museum. Coordinated as a collaboration between German- and Los Angeles-based curators, this exhibition explores similarities of practices that occur within globally expansive yet hyper-connected art production. Thirty German and American artists' works are paired as "doppelgangers." Arrive early 4 p.m. to attend the Artist and Curator Discussion. The Opening Reception for the exhibit is free, and will be from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit runs until Saturday, May 28. Art on Display...

SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP: YOU'RE SOCIAL, NOW WHAT?

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 | NOON - 1:30 PM

TORRANCE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

3400 TORRANCE BLVD.

Your business is on social media. Now what? Attend this free workshop to learn how to effectively use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram to create an online company persona that customers follow and trust. Register Online...