THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Tanyo Ravicz signs “A Man of His Village,” an epic novel that ranges from the borderlands of California to the strawberry fields of Oregon, from urban Seattle to rural Mexico, from the crowded slums of Tijuana to the isolation of the Alaskan bush, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Palisades Beautiful meets at 10 a.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Upcoming neighborhood tree planting and tree maintenance issues will be discussed. Members, friends and the general public are welcome. Contact: www.palisadesbeautiful@earthlink.net. Monthly movie at the library, featuring Palisadian Nanette Fabray, Fred Astire, Oscar Levant and Cyd Charissee in “The Band Wagon,” directed by Vincente Minnelli, 2 p.m., Palisades Branch Library. Free admission, courtesy Friends of the Library. Please bring a sweater, as the room can be cool. ‘‘Snap Shots Literary Troupe presents “The Story of Hollywoodland,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Readings include Groucho Marx’s letter to Warner Bros. “Re: A Night in Casablanca,” a Woody Allen pastiche of Dashiell Hammett, and the mean streets of noir L.A. in Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep.” Produced and hosted by Eric Vollmer. “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” a Theatre Palisades production directed by Paula LaBrot and starring Joshua Brandenburg, 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, corner of Haverford and Temescal Canyon Rd. Plays every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through October 8. Ticket reservations: 454-1970. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 A musical production of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” featuring Chamber Music Palisades co-artistic director Delores Stevens and musicians from the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, will be presented free of charge for Palisades families at 2 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library patio, 861 Alma Real. (See story, page 16.) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Chautauqua Series program, “Butterflies of the Santa Monica Mountains,” by Palisades resident Margaret Huffman, 7:30 p.m. at the campfire center in Temescal Gateway Park. The program and parking (near the dining hall) are free. (See story, page 15.) Doug Conkin, orchid lecturer, cultivator and consultant, will speak on cattleyas to members and guests of the Malibu Orchid Society, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 16.) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Potrero Canyon Community Advisory Committee meeting, 7:15 p.m. in the old gym at the Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real. Public invited. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 The Chamber of Commerce marketing series features local business owners Elyse Walker, Dave Licht (Kay ‘n’ Dave’s) and Dr. Luke Cohen (Innate Chiropractic), 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Mort’s Oak Room on Swarthmore. Free to Chamber members; $20 for non-members. RSVP: 459-7963. Check-in and reception is 6 p.m. Palisadian Alan Eisenstock signs “Kindergarten Wars: The Battle to Get Into America’s Best Private Schools,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The author, a former screenwriter and seven-year board member of a private elementary school, provides startling insights into the private-school application process.
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