Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation

Name: Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation
Address: 24520 Hawthorne Boulevard , Suite 114, Torrance, CA, 90505, US
Telephone: +13103788100
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Nonprofit that enriches the community through high-caliber performing arts and cultural experiences.

The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation enriches the community via the performing arts by providing diverse entertainment experiences of the highest quality.

10/16/2026

Your Saturday night, elevated. 🎭✨

Curtains rise TOMORROW at the James R. Armstrong Theatre for the highly anticipated Riptide Film Festival!

If you love exceptional storytelling and striking visuals, this is where you want to be. We are gathering film enthusiasts and industry insiders to witness a spectacular collection of short films from California's most talented creators. Watch their passion projects on our giant screen, and stay to see the winners crowned live during our concluding celebration!

📍 Venue: Armstrong Theatre (Free on-site parking)
🗓️ Date: Saturday, Oct 17
⏰ Timeline: Red carpet arrivals and doors open at 4:00 PM
🎟️ Admission Options:
• General Access ($15): Your pass to enjoy every screening block of the festival.
• VIP Upgrade ($40): Grants premium seating, professional step-and-repeat photos, and exclusive lounge entry to mix and mingle with the directors.
Secure your favorite seats ahead of time and walk straight to the doors tomorrow! 👇

🎟️ https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/riptide-film-festival

10/15/2026

Why must we keep independent cinema alive? 🎬✨

Because in a world of predictable studio sequels, independent film is where raw artistic risk, authentic storytelling, and creative freedom thrive.
These bold California voices deserve to be experienced the way they were meant to be seen: on a giant screen, with a live community.

This Saturday, TOCA Presents the Riptide Film Festival right here at the James R. Armstrong Theatre . Come support local filmmakers and keep the soul of cinema alive!

🗓️ This Saturday, Oct 17, 2026
⏰ Red Carpet & Screenings at 4:00 PM
🎟️ All-Access Pass: $15 (Entry to all screening blocks)
👑 VIP Upgrade: $40 (Includes early seating, photos, & lounge access)
🚗 Free parking on-site.
Secure your seats today at the link in our bio or visit:
🎟️ torrancearts.org

10/13/2026

Cinema isn't dead. It's alive this weekend in Torrance! 🎬✨

We are incredibly proud to host the 3rd Annual Riptide Film Festival right here at the James R. Armstrong Theatre. Come experience a curated showcase of boundary-pushing independent filmmakers from across California on our big screen, concluding with a live grand award ceremony!

🗓️ This Saturday, Oct 17, 2026
⏰ Doors & Red Carpet open at 4:00 PM
🎟️ General Admission: $15 (Your pass for all screening blocks)
👑 VIP Festival Pass: $40 (Includes early seating, professional red carpet photos, and VIP lounge access)
🚗 Free parking is available on-site at the theatre!

Secure your seats today at the link below 👇
🎟️ https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/riptide-film-festival

10/09/2026

Still deciding what to do this weekend? Give yourself an evening out.

Jess & Joe take the stage tonight and Saturday at TOCA’s Studio Cabaret. Bring a friend, enjoy dinner, and spend a little time with live music.

Friday & Saturday, October 9 & 10
7:00 PM
George Nakano Theatre

Reserve your seats today.
https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/jess-and-joe

10/08/2026

Your Friday night plans? Dinner, live music, and a few good laughs.

Jess & Joe open TOCA’s Studio Cabaret season tomorrow with original songs that might catch you by surprise with a line that feels like it was written just for you.

Settle in for an intimate evening at the George Nakano Theatre.

Friday & Saturday, October 9 & 10
7:00 PM
George Nakano Theatre

Make a night of it. Reserve your seats today:
https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/jess-and-joe

10/06/2026

They fell in love. Then they started writing songs together.

This Friday and Saturday, join Jess & Joe at TOCA’s intimate Studio Cabaret. Jessica Hayes and Joseph Ott bring clever lyrics, beautiful harmonies, and plenty of humor to an evening of original songs.

Make it a night out with someone you love, or a friend who loves live music.

Friday & Saturday, October 9 & 10
7:00 PM
George Nakano Theatre

Reserve your seats today at https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/jess-and-joe.

10/02/2026

Every animal leaves us with a story. Some make us laugh for years. Some break our hearts. And some are so unbelievable, you have to tell them to a room full of strangers. 🐾

That’s UNLEASHED: True Stories About the Animals We Love, coming to the Armstrong Theatre this Saturday.

Hosted by Wendy Hammers, the evening brings together Kathy Anderson, Allison Cameron Gray, Judy Carter, Drennon Davis, Vicki Juditz, Cathy Stevens, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Suzanne Weerts for a night of true stories about the animals who leave their mark on our lives.

Come laugh. Come feel something. And come with your own favorite animal story in mind. ❤️

📅 Saturday, October 3
⏰ 8 PM
📍 Armstrong Theatre
🎟️ Reserve your seats today!
torrancearts.org/shows/unleashed

09/30/2026

Meet Jess & Joe before they take the Studio Cabaret stage! 🎶

TOCA Backstage is kicking off the new Studio Cabaret season with Jessica Hayes and Joseph Ott, the duo behind Jess & Joe.

Hear how their music comes together, what inspires their original songs, and what audiences can expect when they bring their humor, harmonies, and musical chemistry to the George Nakano Theatre.

Then experience it all live in the intimate setting of Studio Cabaret, where you’re never far from the music or the performers.

🎶 Jess & Joe
📅 October 9 & 10
📍 George Nakano Theatre

🎧 Get to know Jess & Joe before the show! Watch the full TOCA Backstage episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei-6rYXNEwg

09/29/2026

Meet the storytellers behind UNLEASHED: True Stories About the Animals We Love🐾

This Saturday, comedians, actors, writers, and storytellers take the stage to share hilarious, heartfelt, and sometimes unbelievable true stories about the animals they love.

Because if you’ve ever loved an animal, you know... they give us some pretty good stories. 🐶🐱
Now that you’ve met the storytellers, come hear their stories live!
📅 Saturday, October 3
⏰ 8 PM
📍 Armstrong Theatre
🎟️ Fetch your tickets!

https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/unleashed

09/25/2026

🥁 THIS WEEKEND: Feel the power of taiko live!

Two continents. Two distinct taiko traditions. One stage.

KYŌWA: Nikyokan Wadaiko x UnitOne brings together Argentina’s Nikyokan Wadaiko and US-based UnitOne for an international collaboration filled with powerful rhythms, movement, improvisation, and the deep resonance of Japanese drums.

This is a performance you don’t just hear. You feel it.

📍 Armstrong Theatre
📅 Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 PM
📅 Sunday, September 27 at 1:00 PM

Make it part of your weekend and experience taiko live! 🥁

Tickets & show details:
https://www.torrancearts.org/shows/kyowa

Address

24520 Hawthorne Boulevard , Suite 114
Torrance, CA
90505

Telephone

+13103788100

Website

http://www.torrancearts.org/

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