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KIDS

Hear traditional Japanese folk tales at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, Cal State Long Beach. Friday, 10 a.m. (562) 985-8885.

SOCCER

The Robot Soccer “Dream Team” of computer-driven robots will show off its soccer skills Saturday at California Science Center, L.A. (323) 724-3623.

RACING

The Superbike World Championship begins Friday and lasts through the weekend at Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas. For tickets: (800) 327-7322.

BOOKS

Author Aphrodite Jones (“All She Wanted,” “Cruel Sacrifice”) signs her new crime book, “The Embrace,” tonight at Book Soup, L.A. (310) 659-3110.

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