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Thursday, March 18 - Thursday, March 25 THURSDAY, MARCH 18Storytime for children 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. FRIDAY, MARCH 19Enjoy wine and conversation with Gabrielle Burton, award-winning author of 'Impatient With Desire,' 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Her book is touted as a 'psychologically penetrating, dramatic, provocative and intimate novel of the Donner Party.' Burton, a resident of Venice, has written three other books and wrote the screenplay for the movie 'Manna from Heaven.' SUNDAY, MARCH 21Ron Webster leads the Temescal Canyon Association hikers on a trek starting on the Yucca Trail to the Stunt Trail and on the Cold Creek Preserve, a round trip of about 7 miles. The public is invited. Meet for carpooling at 9 a.m. in the parking lot at the entrance to Temescal Gateway Park. No dogs. Visit temcanyon.org or call (310) 459-5931. Pacific Palisades Hunger Walk, beginning at 1 p.m. from in front of the Palisades Branch Library on Alma Real. Registration begins at noon, followed by pre-Walk ceremonies at 12:30. A free concert by the Brentwood-Westwood Symphony, 3 p.m. at Paul Revere Middle School on Allenford Avenue. Contact: (661) 248-3885. Pacific Palisades resident Maiya Williams reads and signs 'The Fizzy Whiz Kid,' a sweet and funny middle-school novel, 4 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 5.) A free concert by the Palisades Symphony, 7:30 p.m. in Mercer Hall at Palisades High School. MONDAY, MARCH 22Award-winning and best-selling author Robert Levinson reads and signs his latest thriller 'The Traitor in Us All,' 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Levinson has won Ellery Queen Readers Award recognition three times, a Derringer award, and is regularly included in short-story anthologies. He also served four years on the Mystery Writers of America's national board of directors. Monthly Pacific Palisades Civic League meeting, 7:30 p.m. in Tauxe Hall at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The public is invited. Under new business, the agenda includes one home, 601 El Medio (ground-floor addition to a two-story residence). TUESDAY, MARCH 23Dick Van Patten discusses and signs '80 Is Not Enough: One Actor's Journey Through American Entertainment,' 6 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Artist/photographer Matt Elson speaks at the Pacific Palisades Art Association meeting, 7 p.m. at the Woman's Club, 901 Haverford. The public is invited. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24Sunrise Assisted Living hosts a free Alzheimer's support group on the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at 15441 Sunset. RSVP: the front desk (310) 573-9545. The Pacific Palisades Democratic Club presents a State of the Party discussion with special guests Eric Bauman, vice chair of the California Democratic Party, and author Brad Parker, 7 p.m. at the Aldersgate Retreat and Cultural Center, 925 Haverford. THURSDAY, MARCH 25The Rotary Club of Pacific Palisades and the Palisades-Malibu YMCA host the monthly Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA, 821 Via de la Paz. This event will be catered by the Palisades Garden Caf'. Non-members: $25. A free screening and discussion of the movie 'Defiance,' 6:30 p.m. at Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset. The public is invited. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Come and play the interactive Billionaire Game with Natalie Pace, author of 'You vs. Wall Street: Grow What You've Got and Get Back What You've Lost,' 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. |
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