THURSDAY, MAY 17
Family storytime for children 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Stories, fingerplays and rhymes: building reading skills while having fun.
Palisadian Betsy Rosenthal, whose latest book is ‘Looking For Me’in this great big family,’ will speak at the Palisades Branch Library’s new Third Thursday Speaker Series, 6:30 p.m. in the community room, 861 Alma Real Dr. Free admission.
Judith Delaney, MFT, leads an Alzheimer’s and dementia support group the first and third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living at 15441 Sunset Blvd. Information: (310) 573-9545.
FRIDAY, MAY 18
Theatre Palisades presents the George Furth comedy ‘The Supporting Cast’ through May 20 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Dr. Directed by Susan Stangl and produced by Sherry Coon, the show runs the gamut from slapstick to satire. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets ($16-$20), call (310) 454-1970 or visit theatrepalisades.org.
The Getty Villa Theater Lab presents ‘Hymns to Aphrodite,’ a Getty-commissioned spoken-word performance by British artists Hugh Lupton and Helen Chadwick, tonight at 8 p.m.; May 19 at 3 and 8 p.m. and May 20 at 3 p.m. For tickets ($7) and parking ($15 per car, reduced to $10 after 5 p.m.) Go to:’getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/theater_lab.html.
SATURDAY, MAY 19
St. Matthew’s Parish School holds its 67th annual Town Fair,10 a.m. to 4 p.m.’Admission is free and the entire community is invited.
Pacific Palisades author Louis Rosen offers an in-depth profile of Henry Gaylord Wilshire, a Los Angeles pioneer and father of the eponymous boulevard, at a free lecture, 2 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
Willa and David Mamet present a photographic essay of the lives and homes of people in Village Trailer Park, one of two remaining trailer parks in the City of Santa Monica, at Gallery 169 on West Channel Road in Santa Monica Canyon, in a special fundraiser today and Sunday, May 20. A reception for the artists is from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
SUNDAY, MAY 20
Temescal Canyon Association hikers will trek about 3 miles from Malibu Creek State Park to Paramount Ranch and join the festivities at the Banjo and Fiddle Festival. Admission is $16 ($11 for seniors). Meet for carpooling at 9 a.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. This is the last of the Sunday day hikes for this season. Visit: temcanyon.org.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
Temescal Canyon Association’s Tuesday Night Hike returns and starts by taking the trail from Temescal to Rivas Canyon. Meet at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot, corner of Sunset and Temescal Canyon Road. Expect to be back about 8 to 8:30 p.m. No dogs. Information: visit temcanyon.org.
THURSDAY, MAY 24
Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
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