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8 AUGUST 2, 2012 - AUGUST 8, 2012
‘70s Retro Show Brings Disco to Temple City Park
24-Day Santa Anita Meet Opens Sept. 28, to be Highlighted by Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Grab Your Love Beads, Bell-Bottoms and Platform Shoes, and Get Set to Groove on Aug. 8 Concert
Racing is soon to return to the’ great race place’. -Photo by Terry Miller
Stall applications for Santa Anita’s 2012 Autumn Meet are available to horsemen now at Santa Anita, Del Mar, Hollywood Park and on-line at www.santaanita.com. Applications are due Friday, Aug. 10.
Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet gets underway on Friday, Sept. 28 and the 24-day stand will be highlighted by the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 2 & 3. Closing day is Nov. 4. Horsemen are encour-
aged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The Santa Anita Racing Office will remain open throughout the current Del Mar meeting, which concludes Sept. 5.
Date Change for Annual Taste of Arcadia The date for the annual Taste of Arcadia event organized by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
has changed to September 24 (from September 17). The start time of 5:30pm and location (Los Angeles
County Arboretum) remain the same. Tickets may be purchased online at www. arcadiachamber.org.
Everyday is an open house:
The City of Temple City’s Summer Concerts in the Park series continues Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. with The Funky Hippeez. The group’s ‘70s Retro Show— featuring members Popcorn Jackson, Superfly, Rio Love and the Disco Shiek in elaborate costumes and performing antics reminiscent of the disco and funk era— will have audiences up on their feet in no time. Concerts are free and open to the public, staged every Wednesday evening through Aug. 29 at the Temple City Park Performing Arts Pavilion, 9701 Las Tunas Dr. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs for seat-
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ing. Refreshments are available for purchase. For a full schedule, see the Summer Concerts ad in the Summer
2012 issue of Temple City Connect. For more information, contact Debbie Ingram at (626) 285--2171, ext. 2361.
Amateur Boxers Set for 7th Annual Duarte Youth Boxing Tournament, Aug. 18 Young amateur boxers from boxing clubs throughout Southern California will be in Duarte on Saturday, Aug. 18 to compete in the 7th Annual Duarte Youth Boxing Show hosted by Duarte Parks and Recreation’s Duarte Youth Boxing Club. The Boxing Show will be held at the Duarte High School Gym, 1565 E. Central Ave. Weigh-ins start at 9 a.m., with matchmaking to follow. Doors will open to the public at 11:30 a.m., with the first of 15 to 20 bouts scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. To compete as an amateur, boxers must be certified by USA Box-
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ing Federation. Contenders ranging from 8 years old to 18 will be matched by age, weight and experience. The winner of each bout will receive a trophy. Among local area boxing clubs invited to participate are clubs from Baldwin Park, South El Monte, Azusa, Pasadena, Anaheim, and Hawaiian Gardens. Advance tickets are on sale for $6 at the Duarte Teen Center, 1400 Buena Vista St., $8 at the door. Tickets for children 11 years of age and under are $3, and kids 3 years old and under will be admitted free. Proceeds will be
used to support the Duarte Youth Boxing Program and the Duarte Teen Center. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at the snack bar. The City of Duarte Parks and Recreation Department started the Duarte Boxing Club in 1997. The program has developed over the years into a highly competitive youth boxing program with participants competing successfully in local and national competitions. For more information, call the Duarte Youth Boxing Club at (626) 303-0863 or (626) 967-0291.
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