THURSDAY, JULY 12 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Dr. Fran Pastoria discusses and signs ‘Women of the Ages: Regaining Our Ancient Memory,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Fast-paced societal changes have alienated women from their internal world, causing loneliness and loss of true identity, says Pastoria, who was told by an Ancient Voice she refers to as the Woman of the Ages to write an Ancient Story that serves as a blueprint to maintain spiritual balance. FRIDAY, JULY 13 Final weekend of the Theatre Palisades production of ‘A Few Good Men,’ directed by Sherry Coon, at Pierson Playhouse on Haverford. Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets: 454-1970, or visit www.theatrepalisades.org. SUNDAY, JULY 15 Summer Splash, a free, family-oriented activity hosted by the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, 5-7 p.m., in the Y’s Temescal Canyon pool. MONDAY, JULY 16 The Classics Under 200 Pages Book Club will discuss ‘Candide’ by Voltaire at its monthly meeting, 6:45 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room. New members are invited. The August selection is ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde. TUESDAY, JULY 17 Story-Craft Time, ‘suggested’ for ages 4 and up, 4 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Tuesday Night Hikes with the Temescal Canyon Association will be an easy hike up Topanga’s Dead Horse Trail. Meet at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. Please, no dogs. Expect to be back between 8 and 9 p.m. Visit temcanyon.org or call (310) 459-5931. Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association board meeting, 7 p.m., Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. Public invited. Howard Frank Mosher signs ‘On Kingdom Mountain,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 15.) WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 Monthly meeting of the Potrero Canyon Community Advisory Committee, 7 p.m. in the old gym at the Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real. The public is invited. Malibu/Palisades Orchid Society hosts speaker Catherine Lee, 7 p.m. in the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Public invited. Palisadian John Haslett presents a discussion and slide show highlighting ‘Voyage of the Manete’o: The Education of a Modern-Day Expeditioner,’ 7:30 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library. (See story, page 15.) THURSDAY, JULY 19 Tom Stern discusses and signs ‘CEO Dad: How to Avoid Getting Fire by Your Family,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Stern delivers a humorous business book that is packed with dozens of spot-on cartoons that illustrate the serious real-life conflicts that business executives everywhere have with the people they love. FRIDAY, JULY 20 Release party for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ in the hours leading up to midnight at Village Books on Swarthmore. Everybody is invited to come in costume and enjoy games, snacks and a costume contest before the final Harry Potter book goes on sale. Friends of the Library and the local AARP chapter will show ‘Calamity Jane’ starring Doris Day and Howard Keel, 2:00 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
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