Thursday, January 14 – Thursday, January 21

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14

  Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.   Linda Chase signs ‘Picturing Las Vegas,’ the story of a city whose history mirrors that of America itself: a tale of the frontier, of corruption and greed, of beauty and loss and ineffable hope, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Chase is also the author of ‘Surfing: Women of the Waves.’

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15

  Kids Pajama Storytime, 6:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Patrice Karst reads ‘The Smile That Went Around the World’ (ages 3+), an uplifting story about how one smile finds its way around the world, cheering up everyone along the way. (See story, page 12.)   Theatre Palisades presents Neil Simon’s ‘Chapter Two,’ 8 p.m. at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd., through February 14. For tickets, call 310-454-1970. The comedy, directed by Sherman Wayne and produced by Martha Hunter, plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

  Food historian Charles Perry will lecture on ‘When Los Angeles Was America’s Wine Country,’ 2 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited and admission is free.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

  Dr. Susan Love, a pioneer in the field of women’s health and breast cancer, will address the members and friends of the Palisades Woman’s Club, 11:45 a.m. at the clubhouse, 901 Haverford Ave. (See story, page 8.)   Monthly meeting of the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, 7 p.m. at the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. The public is invited.   Folklorist Dr. Teri Brewer will be the featured speaker at the Chautauqua series program, 7:30 p.m. in Woodland Hall at Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset. Admission and parking is free.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

  The Palisades Branch Library and Sisters in Crime present mystery writer Harley Jane Kozak, 6:30 p.m. in the library’s community room, 861 Alma Real. ””””””

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

  Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.   Family therapist Susan Stiffelman discusses ‘Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 8.)