Page 2 October 12, 2017 TORRANCE TRIBUNE
Calendar of Events
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THURSDAY, OCT. 12
• Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for the
Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh Nature
Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, free
to public, Call: 310-782-3989.
• Biography and Memoirs Book Discussion
Group, 10:30 AM. – 11:30 AM., Katy Geissert
Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance
Blvd., Call: 310-618-5959.
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 7:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
• Free Advance Directive Workshop, 10:00
AM. – 11:00 AM., 5315 Torrance Blvd. Suite
#B1, Call: 310-543-3402.
• Friday Fun for Kids, 10:00 AM. – 12:00
PM., free, Madrona Marsh Nature Center &
Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Call: 310-
782-3989.
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 8:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
• Lipstick, Shoes, and Fancy Moves, 9:30
AM. & 11:45 AM., James Armstrong Theatre,
3330 Civic Center Drive, For more info:
www.tutudance.org.
• FUN-tastic Fridays: Halloween Spooktacular
with Buster Balloon, 4:00 PM., free for
school aged children, no registration required,
Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301
Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964.
• Streetlight Cadence, 7:30 PM. – 9:30 PM.,
Tickets: $48/$33, George Nakano Theatre,
3330 Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
• Toddlertime, 10:15 AM. & 11:00 AM.,
Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301
Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
• Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at
Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200
Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. &
Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520.
• Streetlight Cadence, 7:30 PM. – 9:30 PM.,
Tickets: $48/$33, George Nakano Theatre,
3330 Civic Center Drive, Call: 310-781-7171.
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 8:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
• Lipstick, Shoes, and Fancy Moves, 7:45
PM., James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic
Center Drive, For more info: www.tutudance.
org.
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
• All My Sons: By Arthur Miller – Torrance
Theatre Company, 2:00 PM., 1316 Cabrillo
Ave., Tickets: $30, Call: 424-243-6882.
• Just Desserts Concert: Let’s Dream, 7:00
PM. – 9:30 PM., Tickets: $25, James Armstrong
Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Call:
310-781-7171.
• The 22nd Annual Halloween Ball – Benefiting
Pediatric Therapy Network, 4:00 PM.
– 9:00 PM., Tickets: $150, The Depot Restaurant,
1250 Cabrillo Ave., Call: 310-328-0276.
MONDAY, OCT. 16
• Hallowe’en Creepy Code, Visit all day and
crack the code, El Retiro Library, 126 Vista
Del Parque, Call: 310-375-0922.
• Babytime at the Library, 10:30 AM. & 1:30
PM., free - no registration required, Ages 6-18
months, Katy Geissert Civic Center Library,
3301 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-5964.
• Pajama-Rama Evening Storytime, 6:30 PM.,
free, kids can wear pajamas, Walteria Library,
3815 242nd Street, Call: 310-375-8418.
TUESDAY, OCT. 17
• Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at
Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200
Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. &
Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520.
• City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM. – 9:00
PM., City Hall, Council Chambers, 3031
Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-2780.
• Blue Submarine: Adventures in Marine
Biology, 4:00 PM., free – no registration
required, North Torrance Library, 3604
Artesia Blvd., Call: 310-323-7200.
• Family Storytime, 10:30 AM., North
Torrance Library, 3604 Artesia Blvd. Call:
310-323-7200.
• Family Storytime, 10:30 AM., Henderson
Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371-
2075.
• Family Storytime, 11:00 AM., Southeast
Library, 23115 Arlington Ave., Call: 310-
530-5044.
• Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce:
Business Expo & Showcase, 4:30 PM. – 7:30
PM., free parking & admission, Torrance
Marriott Redondo Beach, 3635 Fashion Way,
Call: 310-540-5858.
• Pajama-Rama Evening Storytime, 6:30
PM., kids can wear pajamas, Katy Geissert
Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd.,
Call: 310-618-5964.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18
• Torrance Rose Float Association – A Fundraising
Night of Laughter, 7:00 PM. – 11:00
PM., Tickets: $20, Must be 18 & older only,
The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa
Ave., Call: 310-618-2425.
• Pajama-Rama, 6:30 PM., free – no registration
required, kids can wear pajamas, North
Torrance Library, 3604 Artesia Blvd., Call:
310-323-7200.
• Pajama-Rama, 6:30 PM., free – no registration
required, kids can wear pajamas,
Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald Street,
Call: 310-371-2075.
• Toddlertime, 11:00 AM., for kids 18
months to 3 years, El Retiro Library, 126
Vista Del Parque, Call: 310-375-0922.
THURSDAY, OCT. 19
• Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for
the Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh
Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del
Amo, free to public, Call: 310-782-3989.
• Balloon Workshop, 4:00 PM., Ages 5 and
up only, space is limited, registration is required,
Walteria Library, 3815 242nd Street,
Call: 310-375-8418. •
Community Briefs
Dee Hardison Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established at Torrance Education Foundation
Torrance Education Foundation has established
the Dee Hardison Memorial Scholarship
Fund in honor of the late Dee Hardison,
who passed away on September 30 after a
short illness.
At the request of Hardison’s husband Lowell,
and sons Brad and Mark Hardison, the
Foundation is accepting contributions from the
community to create a scholarship to provide
annual financial support to a graduating senior
from Torrance Unified School District.
Dee Hardison dedicated much of her life
and career to education. After retiring from
Torrance Unified School District and being
elected to Torrance City Council, she dove
in with her typical vigor to create the Torrance
Education Foundation with a group of
community volunteers, and to raising funds to
support the schools. She was a charter board
member of the Foundation, and remained an
active member until her death. Dee served two
terms as Foundation President and chaired numerous
work groups and committees, including
the annual Scholarship Committee.
“Nothing gave Dee greater pleasure than
chairing the TEF Scholarship Committee,”
says Lowell Hardison. “She took tremendous
delight in presenting the scholarship awards
every year. Dee especially loved corresponding
with and personally congratulating each winner,
and looked forward each year to welcoming
the students and their families to a reception
in their honor.”
“The imprint Dee Hardison leaves on Torrance
Education Foundation and Torrance Unified
School District will never fade,” says current
TEF President, Dr. Chad Mabery. “Dee set high
standards, and was tireless in her commitment
to achieving them. She gave unstintingly of
herself to the cause of excellence in education
for Torrance students. All of us at TEF are
proud to carry forward her vision.”
The Dee Hardison Memorial Scholarship
Fund will be a lasting tribute to one of our
community’s most vital, selfless, and dedicated
public servants.
To make a contribution to support the Dee
Hardison Scholarship, please visit www.
TorranceEducationFoundation.org. Gifts may
also be mailed to the Foundation at P.O. Box
1397, Torrance, CA 90505.
– Source: Torrance Education Foundation
“Honda Evening Under the Stars” Raises
$330,000 for Health Care of South Bay Kids
World-renowned saxophonist Kenny G
serenaded a summer night audience at the
31st annual “Honda Evening Under the Stars”
Gourmet Food & Wine Festival on Saturday,
August 26. Presented in partnership with the
Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, this
year’s event at American Honda’s Torrance
campus supported the health care of South
Bay kids. The event raised $330,000 to help
fund the renovation of Torrance Memorial
Medical Center’s North Patient Tower, which
will house new Pediatric, Neonatal Intensive
Care and Mother/Baby Units, as well as support
the local nonprofit Vistas for Children.
In addition to the very best in South Bay
cuisine, approximately 80 varietals of wine
were offered at the event. As part of the
event’s festivities, guests had the opportunity
to participate in a live and silent auction for
exclusive items and experiences. In total,
the auction raised just more than $109,000.
– Source: Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Department of Labor Awards Grants to
SBWIB Programs for At-Risk Youth
The U.S. Department of Labor announced
the award of $1.1 million in YouthBuild grant
funds to the South Bay Workforce Investment
Board (SBWIB) and its partners, Century Center
for Economic Opportunity (CCEO) YouthBuild,
and Habitat For Humanity of Greater Los
Angeles. The funds will support academic and
occupational skills training for at-risk youth and
will directly benefit South Bay area youth in
Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo,
Gardena, Carson, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan
Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance and Lomita.
“We are grateful to once again be recognized
by the Department of Labor with this much
needed grant award,” SBWIB Executive
Director Jan Vogel said. “We anticipate that
after they complete occupational skills training
and earn industry-recognized certifications,
these YouthBuild participants will be able to
secure good paying jobs and get on a path to
self-sufficiency,” he concluded.
The SBWIB and CCOE’s YouthBuild
program aligns with former President Obama’s
My Brother’s Keeper initiative and job-driven
training agenda by promoting a “stepping
stone” approach to a seamless progression from
education to work-based learning. It includes
classroom instruction and occupational skills
training within the construction building trades
for youth ages 16 to 24 at approved worksites
managed by Habitat for Humanity. The
YouthBuild participants have either been in the
juvenile justice system or have aged out of foster
care, have dropped out of high school or are
otherwise at-risk of failing to reach key educational
and career milestones. The program provides
young adults opportunities and career pathways
to gain the skills and education they need
for employment and to become leaders in
their communities. – Source: SBWIB
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