THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Palisadian Andy Kelly, Distinguished Scholar of English and Medieval Studies at UCLA, will discuss his controversial new book, “Satan: A Biography,” 7:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, corner of Sunset and Carey. Public invited. Villa Aurora will host a panel discussion on Kurdish Life in Turkey and Beyond with Feuchtwanger Fellow Zeynel Abidin Kizilyaprak, Writer-in-Residence Sherko Fatah and Freimut Duve (chairman of the board of Villa Aurora), 7:30 p.m. at the Villa Aurora in Paseo Miramar. For reservations ($10/free for members), call 573-3603. Shuttle service starts at 7 p.m. from along Los Liones Drive, just north of Sunset. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” a Theatre Palisades production directed by Paula LaBrot and starring Joshua Brandenburg, 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, corner of Haverford and Temescal Canyon Road. Plays every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through October 8. Ticket reservations: 454-1970. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Slightly-used book sale, hosted by Friends of the Library, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library parking lot, 861 Alma Real. The Pacific Palisades Historical Society will host a 90-minute tour of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine off Sunset, starting at 10 a.m. The tour will cover the upper and lower levels of the Shrine, and is open to the public. Admission and parking is free. Reservations: Alice Beagles at 454-2101. (See story, page 14.) MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 First Monday Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Mort’s Oak Room on Swarthmore. Music from the Great American Songbook, Be-Bop and more from local Pacific Palisades players. No cover charge. Contact: Bill Minderhout at 454-9950. Medical entomologist Mike Glassey will share some of his knowledge about bugs with members of the Pacific Palisades Garden Club at their first meeting of the fall, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 14.) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association board meeting, 7 p.m., Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. Public invited. Agenda items include new construction in the 200 block of Amalfi, construction on Stassi Lane and Kingman Avenue, Saturday night firework events in Pacific Palisades, an update on the Canyon Emergency Preparedness Program, a graffiti report and an update on the Hideout. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 John Badham and Craig Modderno sign “I’ll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors,” 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. How do directors elicit the best performances from difficult and terrified actors? The authors offer proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances, including the 10 best and 10 worst things to say. Badham directed John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” in 1977. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Full moon hike in Temescal Gateway Park, 6:30 p.m. Meet in the front parking lot for a 1-mile hike (about 2 hours) lit by the Harvest Moon. Bring water and a jacket; flashlight optional. Admission is free, parking is $5. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, October 10 Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of All Souls: A Family Story signs the continuation of his family saga, Easter Rising: An Irish American Coming Up from Under. MacDonald recalls a one-of-a-kind social history of the 1980’s including the punk music scene. His two trips to Ireland, the first as an alienated young man who has learned to hate shamrocks with a passion, and the second with his extraordinary ‘Ma,’ are healing journeys unlike any other in Irish American literature. Thursday, October 12 Melissa Clark signs her novel, Swimming Upstream, Slowly. Sasha hasn’t slept with anyone in more than two years, but her body has unwittingly hosted a medical anomaly known as ‘lazy sperm.’ Now she must summon the courage to revisit her past loves as her future takes shape within her. Campfire program “Nighttime Tricks to Find Treats,” 6:30 p.m. in Temescal Gateway Park. Meet at the campfire center and discover what tricks the park animals use to find their food and survive. Celebrate the campfire tradition with stories, songs and marshmallows. Bring a blanket and jacket. Parking: $5. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 Chamber of Commerce quarterly networking breakfast ($10), hosted by Barbara Allen, E.A. Tax Preparation, 8 a.m. at Aldersgate Retreat, 925 Haverford. Chamber members only. RSVP required by October 11 to 459-7963. No walk-ins.
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