 LOCAL EVENTS: Pacific Palisades
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Annual Event
Saturday, February 25, 9 - 1 pm
Community United Methodist, 801 Via De La Paz, Pacific Palisades
Special early bird admission from 8:30-9:00am is $10 for those who want first pick at all the wonderful treasures. This annual event is a favorite among treasure hunters. Come find the thing you didn’t even know you needed! Donations also accepted drop off at church 8:30-3:00 Monday Friday.
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Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades presents
Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 - 9 pm (Subsequent session Mar 13)
Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades
Step back from the passions and politics and take advantage of this unparalleled opportunity to learn or rediscover the history of the modern state of Israel with some of the worlds leading scholars. Noted thinker and Chair of the UCLA History Department, Dr. David Myers will lead four ninety-minute sessions taking us from the rebirth of Zionism in Europe in the 1870s to the challenges of todays modern state.
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 Featured Events
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Young Actors Project Presents
Saturday, March 3, 3 -6 pm
Malibu Beach Club, 30756 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu Tickets $25
This spring fundraiser is more about FUN than anything. Perfect for the entire family. Come enjoy food, music, fashion show by Who’s Little, improv, silent auction and live performances. Music by DJ Lady Splash! Donations are still being accepted for the silent auction. Call Shoshana at (310) 447-8245 TO DONATE.
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Downtown Los Angeles
Saturday, March 3, 8 am
Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles $28.50 per person
Join the community for the 39th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, March 3rd at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel with keynote speaker, Joni Eareckson Tada. Every year this is a great way to not only pray for the mayor, the larger city of Los Angeles and it’s leaders, but support World Impact with vital funds as they continue to minister to the inner-city of LA.
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Kehillat Israel Early Childhood Center
Tuesday, March 13
Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades
The Kehillat Israel Early Childhood Center (ECC) is an inclusive, developmental, early childhood education program grounded in Jewish values which respects the individuality of each child and seeks to instill a love and pride in being Jewish by providing meaningful experiences for children and their families in a safe, nurturing, stimulating and sacred environment. Director Julie Dubron will be leading a tour of the preschool. Please call (424) 214-7482 to reserve a space.
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 Featured Local Schools
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Featured Local School
10643 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles | (310) 472-1205
There is no mistaking a Marymount graduate. She is smart, articulate, and remarkably self-assured. She is mature, grounded and thoughtful, has a perspective that is global and other-focused and a deep passion for making the world a better place. She is both exceptionally poised and poised for excellence, ready to lead, wherever life takes her.
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Featured Local School
West (K-6) 12001 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles East (7-12) 100 South Barrington Place, Los Angeles
(310) 476-9633
VIEW SCHOOL WEBSITE
Brentwood School is a vibrant and diverse community whose purpose is to promote personal and intellectual growth. We provide challenging, engaging programs in a nurturing learning environment, devoting care and attention to every student. Embracing high standards of character, commitment, and achievement, Brentwood School encourages students to think critically and creatively and to act ethically. Follow link below for more details
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 Family Fun
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Theatre Palisades Youth Presents
Friday - Sunday, March 2 - 11
Theatre Palisades 941 Temescal Canyon Dr, Pacific Palisades Tickets: $14
There is one classroom of students at Madison School that no one wants to teach, a classroom affectionately known as the “Brat Trap.” After the students scare off yet another substitute teacher, the principal decides that she is fed up and talks the students into joining a brand new program at their school: “Students in Space.”
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Young Actors Project presents
Friday, March 16, 7 pm
Malibu Civic Theatre (inside City Hall), 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd, Malibu Tickets $5
Comedy comes to Malibu. This Teen Improv group wil keep you laughing all the way to the home. Last year’s event is still talked about. Now you can say you were there! Tickes on sale now. All are ages welcome.
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Plan ahead for Summer Fun!
Camp Dates: August 6 through 10
At the beautiful UCLA Campus, Westwood - For more information follow links or call (800) 319-0884
The SPORTS BROADCASTING CAMPS return to UCLA August 6-10. Kids 10-18 will have an opportunity to learn from the pros. Meet sports celebrities. Make sports anchor, reporting, and play-by-play tapes. Host your own sports talk radio show. Participate in PTI style shows, trivia and stump the schwab contests, and much more. DAY OR OVERNIGHT OPTIONS available
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Palisades Branch Library hosts
Saturday, February 25, 2 pm
Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades Admission FREE
Palisades Branch Library hosts monthly movies. Bring your own snacks and sit back and relaxt and watch a movie. Read More for title and complete information.
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 FEATURED REAL ESTATE: Pacific Palisades
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Magnificent jetliner views from custom built Mediterranean
3 BR / 2.5 BA - $3,650,000
Agent: Joan Sather - Sotheby's
Breathless changing vistas from Palos Verdes Peninsula to Catalina Island. Architect-designed features assure quality indoor/outdoor lifestyle. Expanded floorplan of 10 ft ceilings, windows with sweeping views, generously sized rooms. Property sits elegantly on a half acre promontary, peaceful & quiet. Gated. Oversized garage 3-4 cars. Plus big driveway. Granite kitchen w/ 2 islands…
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 The Town Buzz
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Pacific Palisades
Application deadline is February 29, 2012.
Please contact Erich Haas, Senior Recreation Director I, at 310-454-1412 or erich.haas@lacity.org for more information.
The Pacific Palisades Park Advisory Board is seeking an in-touch, dynamic, outgoing, community oriented youth representative to serve on the 2012 Pacific Palisades Park Advisory Board. The length of the term is for 1 year. The youth representative is required to attend 4 regularly scheduled meetings per year (one per quarter The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
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 Shopping
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Exceptional Westside Shopping
3835 Cross Creek Road, Malibu, CA 90265
Sign up for our newsletter or “like” us on Facebook (Follow “Read More” for links) to stay up-to-date on news, sale announcements, and upcoming events! The Malibu Country Mart is a truly unique experience with great shops, great restaurants, a childrens playground, and a world class sculpture collection just steps from the beach!
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 Youth Sports
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Palisades Rec Center
Registration through February 29
Palisades Rec Center, 851 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades
Batter up! Get started this year by registering the little ones in Spring T-Ball and 5-Pitch. League Fee: $ 150 per child
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Palisades Recreation Center
Registration Closes February 29
Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades
There are many Spring Sports to choose from at the Palisades Rec Center. T-ball, Co-ed as well as Girls Basketball registration for spring teams closes February 29. Make plans to be part of the action now. Follow links to registration page or register in person at the Pali Rec Center.
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 Art & Museums
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Santa Monica
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 3, 4 - 7 pm Exhibit runs through April 7
Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Building B-3 , Santa Monica
The Artists Image at Craig Krull Gallery will focus on one aspect of McMillans artistic practice, his photographic portraiture of artists. This exhibition demonstrates his inventive techniques at creating a persona rather than a mere likeness. Concurrently, the gallery will present an exhibition of photographs from the 1960s by Dennis Hopper.
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Topanga
Saturday, March 3, 4 - 7 pm
120 N Topanga Canyon Blvd Ste 109, Topanga
Artists Joel Harris and Farideh Azad invite you to join them at the closing reception for drinks, refreshments, and conversation. A canyon resident and full-time artist and father, Harris presents an array of artwork: acrylic paintings, pen and ink drawings, and collage. Farideh Azad, a ceramicist and glass blower, is a six-year veteran of the Gallery. Formally trained in interior design at the University of Minnesota, Azads family settled permanently in the US from Iran just before the Iranian revolution.
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Malibu
Through Sunday, April 1
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu - Admission FREE
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, will debut its new exhibit “The Epic and the Exotic: 19th Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art”. In the 19th century, the great academies of Europe represented a continuation of the grand tradition of European classical art. By emphasizing idealized forms, perfect detail, and noble subjects inspired by history, these official art schools stressed rigorous technical training.
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 What's Cooking
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From ShockinglyDelicious.com
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If youre going to make soup, and I hope you are, this version will make you a star! Everyone loves lasagna, and this pretty much soupifies all those wonderful flavors — the tender ricotta plopped into the middle, the chewy sausage, the al dente noodles, the sweet tomatoes. You wont be able to talk while youre eating it. Thats how good it is.
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 Live Theatre
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Malibu Stage Company presents
Thursdays - Sundays, February 23 - March 18
Malibu Stage Company, 29243 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu For tickets call (310) 589-1998
Haunting and Hilarious: a 16 year old girl ages 7 times faster then normal. Self-absorbed parents. A scam artist, aunt. Twists and turns ultimately provide the joy to the girls last days. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire. Starring Katharine Ross. Directed by Graeme Clifford.
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 Outdoors
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Your guide to the SM Mountains
Hikes & Events happening daily
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you.
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Malibu
Thursday, March 8, 6 pm
Charmlee Wilderness Park, 2577 Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu FREE
Enjoy the mountains, meadow, and an ocean overlook as the moon lights our way. Bring a flashlight and meet at upper parking lot. Rain cancels. Reservations required: 310-317-1364. $4 parking fee.
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Malibu
Sunday, February 26, 8:30 am, (10 am for Young Children)
Malibu Lagoon State Park, 23200 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu FREE
Two Birdwatching events. At 8:30, Experts and beginners, adults and teens, all welcome. At 10 am, Children and Parents are invited for a Special short walk designed especially for children and families (binoculars provided
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 Movies
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Local Guides
Easily find local Westside area movies & show times from Google…
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 Event Calendar
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Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real Dr, Pacific Palisades
Every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m., there will be basic computer classes taught by our comput»¿er aide. Need to sign-up in advance. Call 310/459-2754 for more information.
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Sundays, 8:00 am-1:00 pm - Swarthmore Ave & Sunset Blvd (1037 Swarthmore Ave.)
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Do you have a local event you would like to promote through this Event Calendar section? If so, please submit it for consideration by e-mailing us the information using this link: Nicole@ThisWeekinPalisades.com
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 Worth the Drive
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Dana Point
Sat & Sun, March 3 & 4 and 10 & 11
Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point
Theyre celebrating their 41st anniversary this year and hope youll be able to join them for BOTH fun-packed weekends. Read More to link to the The Calendar of Events, which provides you with a daily listing of all thats going on, including location, time and a short description of the event.
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