THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Authors Stephanie Helper and Margery Schwartz discuss and sign ‘Hometown Santa Monica,’ a colorful and insightful 256-page guidebook that includes an informative section on Pacific Palisades, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Theatre Palisades presents Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through December 16 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Call (310) 454-1970 for ticket information, or go to www.theatrepalisades.org. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 The Temescal Canyon Association hikers will take the trail up Red Rock Canyon to enjoy the view from Calabasas Peak. Public invited. Please meet at 9 a.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot (at Sunset) for carpooling. Bring lunch and water, but no dogs! Palisades Symphony and Brentwood Palisades Chorale perform music from Haydn’s ‘Seasons,’ 7:30 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. Free admission. Contact: (310) 454-8040. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 Annual meeting of the Temescal Canyon Association, 7 p.m. in the historic dining hall at Temescal Gateway Park. Free parking and refreshments. The public is invited. (See story, page 1.) Monthly meeting of the Palisades Garden Club, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. The public is invited. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 Storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories and flannel boards for babies and toddlers under the age of three and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Bentons Sporting Goods, corner of Swarthmore and Monument. Public invited. Non-Chamber members: $20. A weekly writing meeting for all 12-Step programs or anyone with a habitual problem or illness, 7 to 8 p.m. at 16730 Bollinger. Every third Saturday there’s a three-hour writing workshop at 9 a.m., same address. Contacts: (310) 454-5138 or info@12stepsforeverybody.org. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 Pacific Palisades resident Dr. Robert Bornstein will discuss ‘The Truth About Chronic Stress and Its Role in Disease,’ at the Palisades Rotary Club breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. at Gladstone’s on Pacific Coast Highway. Club contact: (310) 442-1607. Bornstein has a private practice on Monument and is pioneering an approach to this medical problem. One World Rhythm, an interactive musical adventure sponsored by Read to Me L.A., for children of all ages, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. ‘Harvey,’ the Palisades High drama department’s fall production, opens at 3:15 p.m. in Mercer Hall on campus ($5 at the door). Additional performances are December 7 and 8 at 7 p.m., and a matinee at 2 p.m. on December 8 (tickets are $10). Barbara Abercrombie discusses and signs ‘Courage & Craft: Writing Your Life Into Story,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. This is a nuts and bolts overview of the personal writing genre, exercises to keep the inner critic at bay, inspiration from writers who’ve been there, and practical advice for getting those words on the page and out into the world. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 Holiday Ho!Ho!Ho!, a Chamber of Commerce tradition featuring Santa’s annual early visit to Pacific Palisades, 5-8 p.m. on North Swarthmore Avenue. A complimentary gift will be handed out to each child. Santa’s line closes promptly at 8 p.m.
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