THURSDAY, MAY 10 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Palisades High grad Harry Medved discusses and signs ‘Hollywood Escapes: The Moviegoer’s Guide to Exploring Southern California’s Great Outdoors,’ 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, MAY 11 Campfire program in Temescal Canyon features the life of the chaparral, 7 p.m. in the campfire center by the dining hall in Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset. Parking is $5. Contact: (310) 454-1395 ext. Theatre Palisades production of ‘The Hot L Baltimore,’ at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Performances continue Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through May 13. For tickets, call 454-1970. SATURDAY, MAY 12 The Notre Dame Concert Band, the oldest band in continuous existence in the United States, will present a free concert, 3 p.m. in the auditorium at Paul Revere Middle School, 1450 Allenford, TUESDAY, MAY 15 Registration for the 2007-2008 school year at Corpus Christi School, 6 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 16 in the Parish Hall. The kindergarten class will be divided into two classrooms this year, with a maximum student-teacher ratio of 9 to 1. Tuesday Night Hikes with the Temescal Canyon Association begin a new season tonight with an exploration of less-traveled trails in Temescal Canyon. Meet at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. Please, no dogs. Expect to be back between 8 and 9 p.m. Contact: temcanyon.org. The free Chautauqua series presents ‘Tracking Topanga’s Terrific Turtles,’ 7:30 p.m. in the dining hall at Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset. Rosi Dagit, a conservation biologist, will discuss the Southwestern Pond turtles in Topanga. The public is invited. Parking is $5. Contact: (310) 454-1395 ext.106 or visit www.LAMountains.com. Pacific Palisades Historical Society hosts historian and author Roger McGrath, who will offer his recollections of Pacific Palisades, 7:30 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. (See story, page 12.) Professional orchid grower Fred Clarke will speak about the queen of Venezuelan cattleyas at the monthly meeting of the Malibu Orchid Society, 7:30 p.m. in the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. The public is invited. THURSDAY, MAY 17 Educational consultant Gail Meyer will offer her thoughts on navigating the college admission process, 6:30 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The lecture is free and open to the public. Chamber of Commerce Mixer, hosted by ‘Dr. Luke’ of Innate Chiropractic, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., 16624 Marquez Ave. The public is invited. Fourth annual Pacific Palisades Film Festival, presented by Friends of Film, from tonight at 7 p.m. through May 19 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. (See story, page 12.) Steven Ross, chairman of the history department at USC, will dispute the current understanding of World War II as the ‘Good War’ in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Villa Aurora. The lecture is $10 per person. RSVP: (310) 573-3603. Shuttle service starts at 7 p.m. at Los Liones Drive off Sunset. Mark Frost discusses and signs ‘The Second Objective,’ 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. Using World War II’s Battle of the Bulge as background, Frost spins real life and fictional characters into thriller gold.
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