Italian writer and director Daphne Di Cinto, who also had a role in the “Bridgerton” series, visited Palisades Charter High School to screen her short, “The Moor.”
“The short, which has been longlisted for Oscars nominations, is about Alessandro de’ Medici, a Black man who was the son of the Medici Pope and a slave that became the first duke of Florence,” explained Arianna Strippoli, a teacher in the World Languages Department at Pali High. “The event was quite successful, there were about 100 students during the first screening and over 200 during the second.”
The Class of 2026 was featured at National Charity League, Inc., Westside Chapter’s Annual Chapter Tea & Fashion Show, which took place at Brentwood Country Club. Fashion showcased on the runway included garments provided by Palisades Village vendors PAIGE, Favorite Daughter, MISA and lululemon. The event also included a toy and gift drive, with items given to NCL partner Hollygrove.
Calvary Christian School hosted its fall musical, “Elf Jr. the Musical,” performed by students in third through eighth grade in the after school program.
Veterans Gardens at Palisades Recreation Center received an award in the landscape category at the 53rd annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards, hosted by Los Angeles Business Council.
“The winning projects were selected from a pool of hundreds of submissions to win the prestigious awards in design categories ranging from adaptive reuse to landscape architecture,” according to a statement. “Winners … were selected by a jury panel of industry experts, including architects, construction firms, owners and developers.”
The award honored Bill McGregor and The McGregor Company as the developer, Pamela Burton & Company as the design/landscape architect, Gensler as the graphic design architect, and City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks as the owner.
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