South Bay Arts and Entertainment Calendar, May 5 through 12
The South Bay Film Society shows independent, art, and foreign films at the AMC Rolling Hills 20, in Torrance, often ahead of their Los Angeles runs. Tickets often sell out within a few hours. “Therapy for a Vampire” screens on May 25, but tickets are available today… and they’ll be gone tomorrow (the film opens in L.A. and N.Y. on June 10). Tickets, $10. Go to southbayfilmsociety.com/event/therary-for-a-vampire/ Thursday, May 5 About courage and self-discovery “James and the Giant Peach, Jr.,” the 15th annual spring musical presented by Fantasia Family Music, takes place Thursday at 6:30, Friday at 7, and Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the George Nakano Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. The musical, based on the Roald Dahl story, features a cast of actors ages seven to 13. Tickets, $20; $15. Call (310) 792-1122 or go to FantasiaFamilyMusic.org. Get out of town Head down to San Pedro for the First Thursday Art Walk. Among the treats this month is “Surface Tension,” by John Hillis Sanders,whose work spans over five decades and reflects a post-modern conceptual ethos. It’s on view from 6 to 9 p.m. this evening at Michael Stearns Studio 347, located at 347 W. Seventh…
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