Thursday, May 6 – Thursday, May 13

THURSDAY, MAY 6

  Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.   ‘Tapped,’ an award-winning documentary about the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change and pollution, screens at 7 p.m. at Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset.   Rustic Canyon resident Betsy Brown Braun reads and signs her second childraising book, ‘You’re Not the Boss of Me: Brat-Proofing Your 4- to 12-Year-Old Child,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.   Paul Revere Middle School presents the musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday in the Revere auditorium, 1450 Allenford Ave. Tickets are $10. ‘

FRIDAY, MAY 7

  Pacific Palisades resident Maiya Williams, who wrote for the TV shows ‘Rugrats,’ ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ and ‘MAD TV,’ reads and signs her middle-school novel ‘The Fizzy Whiz Kid,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.   David Auburn’s ‘Proof’ continues tonight (8 p.m.) through Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, ending May 9 at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Tickets: visit theatrepalisades.org or call the box office at (310) 454-1970.

SATURDAY, MAY 8

  Free screening of the 1937 British film ‘Young and Innocent,’ 1 p.m. in the Palisades Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock before he immigrated to the United States in 1939.   Palisades Beautiful’s annual meeting, 3 p.m. at the Palisasdes Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited to attend.   Fran Pokras Yariv and Barbara Pokras discuss ‘Feeding Mrs. Moskowitz and the Caregiver: Two Stories,’ 4 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Their book reveals the inner workings of Sunset Hills, a fictional upscale assisted-living facility in Hollywood.   A juried show of paintings and sculpture, sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Art Association, continues throughout May in the Palisades Branch Library community room. An artist’s reception is today from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome.   Opening reception for ‘H20,’ an exhibition of works by artist/photographer Douglas I. Busch, 6 to 9 p.m. at Gallery 169, located at 169 West Channel Rd. Complimentary valet parking. ‘

MONDAY, MAY 10

  Sunrise 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.   Moonday, a monthly Westside poetry reading, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 14.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

  Baby and toddler storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories and flannelboards for children under the age of 3 and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Don’t be late!   Monthly meeting of the Palisades AARP chapter, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

  ‘The Pirate and the Wish Fish,’ featuring puppeteer Jim Peace and his energetic show complete with music, drama and comedy, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. For children ages 3 and up.   Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.   Former Palisades High English teacher Dennis Danziger reads and signs his semi-autobiographical comedic novel novel, ‘A Short History of a Tall Jew,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Danziger is the author of ‘Daddy: The Diary of an Expectant Father.’