You quickly learn much about Rev. Howard Anderson, the new pastor at St. Matthew’s, by observing him in context. His office is located in the prow of the original St. Matthew’s half-Tudor church set in the idyllic woodland of the 30-acre campus. After eight months on the job, Anderson has arranged his space, where he writes, prays and counsels, with the talismans of his life and career. On the coat rack hangs a stole, a liturgical vestment usually made of silk and gold thread embroidery. Anderson’s, a gift from the Ojibwa Indians, features an eagle at the nape embroidered with copper thread. As you move around the room, a portrait of Rev. (John Johnson) Enmegahbowh (One Who Stands Before His People), the first Native American Episcopal priest, furthers the Native American connection. A cotton quilt is decorated with eagles and feathers painted by church school children and students at St. Matthew’s School. Anderson also treasures the peace pipe he received upon fulfilling his four-year adoption period into the Standing Rock Lakota tribe. For Anderson, 60, these objects are not merely a potlatch, but symbolize the heart of his ministry, which is cross-cultural understanding based on the unifying agent of God’s love. Initially a reluctant minister, Anderson imagined a teaching career. With a Ph.D. from the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii in American Studies, he was hired by the Native American Theological Association in Minnesota to start a program ‘to help native people get through seminary without being whitewashed.’ This work took him back to northeast Minnesota in the mid-1970s, to the state where he had grown up. ‘I am an adopted only child of Swedish parents,’ says Anderson, adding that he was the first person in his family to attend college. ‘Before 1976, when I started the recruitment program, there were only two Indians who had completed seminary and were ordained,’ Anderson says. His understanding of the Native American culture that values allegiance to the group over the individual was key to the successful ordination of 76 Native Americans, who attended one of seven seminaries in Minnesota.   ’They made it through because they were not doing this alone, they were part of a community,’ Anderson explains. ‘I brought medicine men and women to study in the seminaries, confirming that they could be both pastors and medicine men and women.’ For 17 years Anderson worked as a lay professional in diocesan administration working with native people. While he eventually completed seminary studies at St. John’s School of Theology in Winnipeg, he did so because it was partially subsidized and was an easy commute from Grand Forks, where he and he wife Linda were living. ‘I had resisted becoming ordained. I was a seminary-trained, competent lay person. I had become a ‘very important person’ in the life of the national church, sitting on the governing body of the Episcopal Church. I didn’t think that I needed to become a priest.’   But the question that had nagged at him found resolution by way of a Native American spiritual practice’the vision quest. Anderson embarked on a personal, spiritual quest alone in the wilderness. Fasting a number of days allowed him to become quiet and more attuned to the spirit world. ‘I had a vision of a white horse that came to me,’ he says. ‘I reached out and touched her. She was real, not a spirit. I looked around and saw four other wild horses, and they all reared up on their hind legs in a sort of dance the Lakota call ‘shunka wakan wachipi,’ or the dance of the horses. Then, they vanished down into the canyon.   ’Elmer Running, the medicine man who was my mentor, started to chuckle as I told him of my encounter with the white horse and the sacred circle gathered, for the vision quest is not for the person questing only, but the vision is sought on behalf of all the people. He knew I didn’t want to listen to the persistent call to pursue ordination. ‘You’re dead meat!’ he said. ‘The white horse only comes to show the wicasa waken (holy man) where his altar is.”   Finally understanding his altar was the priesthood, Anderson fulfilled his holy orders and took up his duties in a parish in Duluth about the size of St. Matthew’s. As of December 2005 there were 979 active members in good standing at St. Matthew’s.   The power of the spirit worked once again in guiding Anderson’s move to St. Matthew’s, which he had not immediately felt was the best placement. After five years at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., serving as president of the Cathedral College, a teaching center for preachers of all denominations, he was ready for a change. Having ministered to an affluent church community in northwest Washington, D. C., where there was no socio-economic diversity, he was wary of coming to another community where he feared that entitlement thinking would prevail.   Fortunately, the 18-month interview process not only allayed his misgivings, but also opened his heart to the people at St. Matthew’s.   ’For the search committee and for me, it was more of a powerful spiritual experience of discernment, not just a job interview,’ Anderson says. ‘The people on the search committee convinced me that this parish was where I should be. There was a Latina single parent, a Polish immigrant whose father was a cavalry officer, and another parishioner who grew up in rural Minnesota in my hometown, population 5,000.   After I accepted the calling, I remember a welcoming picnic on the beach and I was amazed once again by the level-headedness of the congregation. I was hearing comments like ‘I am so grateful to be able to live here, or ‘I can’t believe I live here.’ These people are so aware that they live in a bubble; even the children know they have it good, but also have a high sense of responsibility.’   It wasn’t until February of this year, when 18-year-old St. Matthew’s parishioner Nick Rosser was killed in a tragic car accident on Palisades Drive, a full six months after Anderson had arrived at St. Matthew’s that he felt as if he were truly initiated. ‘When you grieve with people, you become a part of their community,’ he says. ‘When I got to the accident site, a number of St. Matthew’s families were already deciding who would bring meals to the Rossers. I was there when the parents arrived and watched the community wrap around the family. It was a powerful thing to see. At this moment I saw the health, the real guts of the community.’   The parish also started a grief group for Palisades kids to let them process the death. ‘The community itself, not just the pastor, is empowered,’ Anderson says. ‘God taught me that the body [church members] knows what it’s supposed to do to take care of people, and our job is not to interfere. We equip the saints to do the work.’   An ongoing challenge for Anderson is realizing that while the St. Matthew’s community is exemplary in helping those who are less fortunate’a third of the cash budget from fundraisers supports service outreach around the city and the world’the community still needs to be able to receive. They don’t ask when in need. And with that in mind, the parish has begun a fund to help the church members who are hurting, who’ve lost a job.   Despite his initial misgivings, Anderson is well suited to the St. Matthew’s parish. A family man, he and his wife, Linda, who retired from a career as an executive in social service agencies in both the private and public sectors, have two children and three grandchildren. Their daughter Kesha was recently ordained and will be serving an Episcopal parish in Oxnard, and their adopted son Clarence Roy, an Ojibwa, lives with his wife in Minnesota.   Fit and amiable, Anderson has resumed surfing along the beach below the Bel-Air Bay Club’a sport he enjoyed while living in Hawaii, and has recently tackled in-line skating. But he is also skilled in amelioration and cultural understanding and is actively offering guidance on dealing with the hot-button issues’homosexuality, stem-cell research’that are creating schisms within the Episcopal Church. ‘The question I try to help answer is how do we disagree fervently on seminal issues and still maintain the body [church unity]?’ says Anderson, who for six years chaired the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Human Affairs. The group examined these issues from various viewpoints: life experience, doctrine and scripture.   ’While I feel like I have a special position to address these issues,’ Anderson says, ‘I have not engaged them from the pulpit. We have gay and lesbian parishioners on the vestry and on the priestly staff. These are non-issues at St. Matthew’s.’   Anderson admits that his plate is full, but that in his first year he has made an effort to learn as much as he can about the parish. ‘I participate in everything to get an idea of what I want to do,’ he says, which means offering the weekly school chapel lesson, walking the labyrinth with parish men’s group members, serving on the school’s executive committee or surfing with a few buddies.
White Sharks Sighted off Will Rogers Beach
Pacific Palisades resident Stephen Spielberg made ‘Jaws’ in 1975, about a larger-than-life great white shark terrorizing a beach community. Possibly those images popped into Alden Harris’s head when he spotted a large dorsal fin while taking his daily three-mile ocean swim off Will Rogers State Beach on March 18. ‘It was parallel to me and about 15 yards away,’ said Harris, a Palisades resident. ‘I knew it wasn’t a dolphin; it was gliding.’ He immediately ran from the water and climbed atop the storm drain at the Bel-Air Bay Club, looked out at the ocean, and saw a second shark that he estimated to be seven feet in length. He knew two other people were swimming that way, so he ran farther down the beach, got back into the water, and swam out to warn them. Later, the three swimmers heard about another sighting that same day, recorded on sunsetsurf.com, a Web site devoted to tracking the waves for surfers at local beaches. ‘I was at Sunset on a standup board,’ Christopher Harford wrote on the Web site. ‘I saw a large shark swim under me and observed it for about a minute.’ The three swimmers reported the sharks to lifeguards, then contacted Ralph Collier, president of the Shark Research Committee and author of ‘Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century.’ Two days later, Harris, co-owner of Palisades Tutoring with his wife, Amy Barranco, was debating whether to enter the water for his morning swim when he saw a fisherman pull a five-foot shark to shore near Temescal Canyon. A lifeguard was alerted and the white juvenile shark was returned to the water because the species is on the endangered list. KTLA News reporter Jaime Chambers visited Will Rogers Beach on March 25 to interview Collier about the sharks. The expert said he wasn’t surprised by what seems to be a recent increase in great white sharks off the coast, explaining that females migrate to this area to give birth. Offspring range from 47 to 59 inches in length, with two to 10 in a litter. Collier also defended the great whites, saying that they have been given a bad rap in the press.   ’In the 20th century there were 108 authenticated, unprovoked shark attacks along the Pacific coast of the United States,’ he said. Of those, eight were fatal. ‘When you consider the number of people in the water during that 100-year period, you realize deadly strikes are very rare.’   By comparison, in 2007 there were 33 fatal dog attacks in the United States. (Continued on Page 3) Collier said that this area has sharks year round. ‘They don’t pose that much of a threat. The pups stay in this area and eat grunion. There are more reports of sharks when the grunion spawn, which is every two weeks.’ Juvenile great whites eat squid and other fish, such as stingrays and smaller sharks. Adults eat seals, sea lions, dolphins and dead whales. They have also been known to eat elephant seals, sea otters, turtles and sea birds. Humans are not considered ‘food’ for sharks, which prefer fatty tissue to muscle. Collier scoffed at the idea that adult sharks attack humans because they resemble pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), pointing out that the sharks have excellent eyesight, and can see in color. ‘Sharks are curious animals. They’re attracted to anything unusual or unique. They’ll check out something new and may investigate by taking a bite, but then generally leave,’ Collier said. Katina Zinner, a local freelance artist, film editor and producer who swims year round in the ocean, was also at the beach that morning. She told the Palisadian-Post that while taking her daily swim in front of the Bel-Air Bay Club on July 1, 2007, she felt something clamp down on her left arm and yank it below the water. A shark had bitten down, pulled and then let her go. She had teeth and razor marks on her palms and arm. ‘It took me nearly three weeks to go back in the water,’ Zinner said. Collier said no one is sure what the shark population is off the Palisades/Malibu coast: ‘They’ve been protected for 15 years, but there are also more people who are using the ocean, so the likelihood that someone will report a shark is higher.’ Meanwhile, Alden Harris still swims daily. ‘You have to get over it,’ he said. ‘Statistically, it’s extremely rare to get attacked by one.’ Yet he has made some concessions. ‘I’ve stayed away from that area [around the Bel-Air Bay Club]. I used to swim 50 yards out, but now I stay closer to the shore.’
Thursday, April 2 – Thursday, April 9
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
New York writer Timothy Mason reads and signs his comical suspense novel for preteens, ‘The Last Synapsid,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Best for ages 8-12.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
Theatre Palisades presents the 2001 Off-Broadway Tony Award winner ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ opening tonight at 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Performances are Fridays and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m., through May 10. Tickets: Call (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
Slightly-used book sale, sponsored by Friends of the Pacific Palisades Library, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the library’s parking lot, 861 Alma Real. Paulist Choristers of California sing from Bach to Broadway, 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church. For tickets, call (310) 475-2070.
MONDAY, APRIL 6
Garden and home-design writer Debra Prinzing will share her enthusiasm and creative ideas on garden hideaways for Palisades Garden Club members and guests, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 18.) Joanne Stern discusses and signs ‘Parenting Is a Contact Sport,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Skillfully balancing information from her years as a therapist and as the mother of two girls, the author provides advice about various problem areas of parenting, including communication, discipline, belonging, honesty and self-esteem.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
Palisadian Iris Kaphan will discuss the May 19 ballot measures at the local League of Women Voters meeting, noon at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Monthly meeting of the Palisades AARP chapter, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Free on-site parking for early arrivals. Refreshments will be served.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Palisadian Ishaq Shahryer, former Afghan ambassador to the U.S. and now owner of a solar-panel installation company on Via de la Paz, will present his views on both at the Rotary Club breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. at Gladstone’s restaurant on PCH at Sunset. Contact: (310) 459-8551.
CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 2, 2009
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO NEW POSTAL REQUIREMENTS, THE CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS NOW FRIDAY AT 11 A.M.
HOMES FOR SALE 1
EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE HOME, Poipu, Kauai, end of cul-de-sac. 1 blk from beach. Pool, separate ‘ohana, view of mtns over backyard pool. $2.35 million. (808) 634-7189
UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
RUSTIC CANYON CRAFTSMAN CHARMER with 3 bd, 3.5 ba, great room with river rock FP, & cathedral ceilings. Huge porch & large yard. $7,000/mo. Call Dolly at (310) 230-3706
BEAUTIFUL BEL AIR BAY CLUB TRACT, Pacific Palisades. Lovely garden home on private road. Easy walk to beach. 3 bedrm, great room, 2 fireplaces, 2 car garage w/ lots of storage. Many large trees, garden & fenced yard. Highly desirable, quiet neighborhood. Pets ok w/ deposit. $4,250/mo. Avail April 1st. (310) 455-7055 or (310) 383-8055 for appointments. lunasmom@verizon.net
$4,800/MO. 3900 CASTLEROCK, two blocks to beach & Getty Villa. 2,136 sq.ft. 4+3+dine. Totally remodeled. All wood floors, new kitchen, private yard. (310) 309-7714
EL MEDIO BLUFFS. 3 BD, 2 BA, 1,700 sq.ft. home. Open & light on 6,000 sq.ft. lot. Nice yard, LVR with fireplace. Appliances, HW floors, washer/dryer, garage. Gardener incl. $4,500/mo. (310) 741-1138
BRENTWOOD CHARMING 5 BD, 2 story home, north of Sunset with balconies, sun deck, spas, & spectacular views. Fireplace & separate study. Remodeled. $5,500/mo. (310) 472-1869
CHARMING 2 BD, 1 BA, large backyard, refurbished kitchen, stove, refrigerator, microwave, washer/dryer. Hardwood floors, water & gardener included. Small pets ok. Close to village and schools. $3,000/mo. (310) 702-1758
SPECTACULAR OCEAN VIEW near Pali schools. 4 BDRM, 3 BA, LR & master BDRM w/ frpls. W/D, 2 car garage. Gardener incl. 1 yr lease min. $6,400/mo. Contact Debra, (310) 908-8390
$4,950/MO. UPDATED 4 BD, 2 BA RANCH TRADITIONAL. Open LR/DR, w/peekaboo ocean view. Kit/FR w/ direct access to pvt brick patio, 2 car gar, sec. sys. AC. Call Katy Kreitler, (310) 230-3708
MALIBU GREAT CANYON VIEWS, 3 BD+2 BA, 2 car garage, separate studio, big yard, near Pavilions & beach. Open Sat & Sun, 1-4 p.m. 6721 Wandermere. $4,000/mo. (310) 457-2122
FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b
GUESTHOUSE FOR RENT. Single. Price: $1,250/mo. Fully furnished, utilities included. Hrdwd floor. Available April 1st. No pets. No smoking. One person. Maid service. (310) 459-3650
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEW GUEST HOUSE. 1 BR + LR, 2 bath. Private. Wood floors, laundry, nice patio, some furnishings available. Near old Getty. Listen to the surf. For 1 person only. No pets. $2,000/mo. (310) 459-1983
TOP FLOOR 1 BDRM OCEAN/HILLSIDE VIEWS, half block to beach. Off Sunset. Beautifully redone, new wood floors & granite. Pool, sec. gated parking. $1,895/mo. (310) 459-6369
STUDIO KITCHENETTE, FULL BATH, private entrance, private home. Walk to village. $850/mo. plus utilities. (310) 454-3883
CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d
GEM IN THE PALISADES, 2 bdrm, 2½ ba, townhouse, hdwd, tile, new carpet. Large roof deck, W/D, dishwasher. Parking. $3,350/mo. (310) 392-1757
THE PERFECT 2+2. Immaculate, like-new & gorgeous. Totally private & quiet! Spacious & sunny. Custom kitchen, W/D, AC. $2,900/mo. Call agent Pat Haight, (310) 454-1851
3 BED, 3 BATH corner unit. Ocean & mountain views, pools, tennis court, parking, gated. Pac Pal, Sunset/PCH. $3,950/mo. Includes utilities. Westside Leasing, (800) 551-1586
BEAUTIFUL MTN, CYN & some ocean view Townhome in Palisades Highlands. 2 bd, 2.5 ba, updated kitchen & baths, end unit. Tennis & pool. $3,475/mo. Dolly Neimann, (310) 230-3706
EXQUISITE OCEAN VIEW 2+2. ALL NEW interior. Just steps to beach. 5 minutes to Santa Monica. All new cabinets, appliances, granite, marble, hardwood floors. High ceilings. W/D in condo. Ocean view patio. Garage. 1,200 sq ft. Reduced to $3,660/mo. (310) 702-1154 • www.MalibuCoastline.com
WANTED TO RENT 3b
LOCAL EMPLOYED male seeks guesthouse. Quiet, local references. Non-smoker, no pets. Call Palisadian-Post, (310) 454-1321
OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING in Pacific Palisades village for lease. Lovely and spacious suite available. Lease hold improvement allowance. 850 square feet conveniently located in the village. Please call Ness, (310) 230-6712 x105, for more details.
OFFICE SUBLEASE W/ OCEAN VIEW. Four offices available in Pacific Palisades, at the corner of Sunset & PCH, fabulous ocean views. Includes telephone system, internet access & utilities. Lease terms negotiable. Call Angela at (310) 566-1888
PALISADES OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE in the heart of the Village including: 1) Last remaining single office suite at $1,600 per month and 2) Office suites ranging in size from 1,015 sf to 3,235 sf, all with large windows with great natural light. Amazing views of the Santa Monica mountains, private balconies and restrooms. Building amenities include high speed T1 internet access, elevator and secured, underground parking. CALL BRETT AT (310) 591-8789 or email brett@hp-cap.com
VACATION RENTALS 3e
FOUR FULLY SELF-CONTAINED trailers for rent across from Will Rogers State Beach & about 2 miles from Santa Monica Pier. Two for $1,095/mo. and two for $995/mo. (310) 454-2515
BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
Quickbooks Invoicing & Accts Payable for personal or business bank & investment account reconciliations, financial reports, staff management & scheduling are available in the Palisades. Call Shirley, (310) 570-6085
COMPUTER SERVICES 7c
MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL. I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: • Consultation on best hard/software for your needs • Setting up & configuring your system & applications • Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC • Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows • Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access • Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken • Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup • Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning • FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL BEST RATES • (310) 262-5652
YOUR OWN TECH GURU * SET-UP, TUTORING, REPAIR, INTERNET. Problem-Free Computing, Guaranteed. Satisfying Clients Since 1992. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! COMPUTER WORKS! Alan Perla (310) 455-2000
THE DETECHTIVES • PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE. WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC • Consulting • Installation • Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users • Data recovery • Networks • Wireless Internet & more • (310) 838-2254 • William Moorefield • www.thedetechtives.com
USER FRIENDLYMAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827 • email: ryanaross@mac.com • For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/
PALISADES COMPUTER SERVICE • Excellent local references for 8 years. Recent Pitzer College graduate. Palisades resident. Satisfaction guaranteed. $50/hr. and $30/half-hr. FIRST HALF HOUR IS FREE! Call Matt: (310) 383-2471
GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f
PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. • BARBARA DAWSON • Garage Sale Specialist • (310) 454-0359 • bmdawson@verizon.net • www.bmdawson.com • Furniture • Antiques • Collectibles • Junque • Reliable professionals • Local References
ORGANIZING SERVICES 7h
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, ORGANIZATION & BOOKKEEPING. Superior services provided w/ discretion & understanding. Pali resident, local refs. Extensive experience. Call Sarah, (310) 573-9263
CUSTOM FILM & VIDEO TRANSFER 7k
CONVERT VHS TAPES TO DVD! • Preserve your home videos forever! Excellent local references. Palisades resident. Quick and convenient. Call Matt: (310) 383-2471
SOLAR/WIND ENERGY 7l
SOLAR ENERGY with ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SOLAR. Go green, save 40% to 50%! Huge rebates and tax incentives! Call for free estimate or questions. Local Palisades contractor. Lic. #912279. (877) 898-1948. e-mail: sales@alternativeengineering.net
MISCELLANEOUS 7n
BEEN TO COURT? Received a judgment? I can assist. Locate someone? I can assist. Provide employment screening & background checks as well. Murphy Investigative Services. Licensed PI firm. Call (213) 804-8484
NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
NANNY: EXPERIENCED, RESPONSIBLE. Excellent local references. Full time. Available Monday through Friday. Live out. Call Rosie, (323) 234-3002
NANNY LOOKING FOR GREAT FAMILY * Nanny looking for morning work. Childcare, light housekeeping, have own transportation, great refs. Please call Karla at (323) 252-0881
SUPER NANNY AVAILABLE. 14 yrs experience5 yrs in Palisades. Infants, twins, all ages. CDL. Loving care for child and pets. Peace of mind for working mom. Responsible, reliable, flexible. Top references. Please call Phyllis, (818) 340-7183
BABYSITTERS AGENCY OF WLA: on call temporary babysitters. Has your babysitter ever canceled? We can help. Bonded, licensed, CPR, background checks. Residents, hotels, churches. (310) 306-KIDS
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCED NANNY looking for full or part time position. Legal to work. Excellent refs. Available any time. Call Vera, (951) 454-4079
HOUSEKEEPERS 9a
“PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.” We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in housekeeping for the best price. Good references. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419
HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER/ELDER CARE, day or night, available Monday-Sunday. Own transportation, excellent references. Call Maria Patricia, (310) 948-9637
EUROPEAN CLEANING SERVICE. Reliable, local references. Experienced. Own supplies. Call today. (818) 324-9154
NANNY * HOUSEKEEPER * looking for work. Excellent refs. Many years experience. Avail any day. Live-in, live-out. Own transportation. Call Lupe, (323) 583-3202 or (714) 992-0679
HOUSEKEEPING OR BABYSITTING Monday to Friday. I have good local references. I drive my own car. Call Connee, (c) (323) 377-5138 or (h) (323) 735-5725. Leave a msg.
HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Monday-Friday. 5 years experience. Reliable. Excellent references. Frances, (323) 251-0258 or (310) 764-4781
HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER/ELDERCARE ** Day or night. Avail. Mon.-Sun. Responsible, experienced, good refs. Spanish & English speaking. Live-in or live-out. Silvia, (323) 445-3124
HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER. Many years experience. Own car. Can work any time, and any day. Excellent refs. Loves animals. Call Martha, (h) (323) 569-2328 or (c) (213) 305-1304
EXPERIENCED COOK & HOUSEKEEPER, looking for employment, live-in position. Excellent references. English speaking. Call Ana, (c) (323) 470-8061 or (310) 858-1758
HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTER • available Monday to Friday, 7 years experience. Very good references. Live-out. Honest and responsible. English & Spanish. Please call Karina, (323) 919-2244
HOUSEKEEPER OR BABYSITTER * available Monday to Saturday. Great refs & excellent experience. Speaks a little English. Responsible & honest. Live-out. Pls call Marisol, (323) 637-8483
ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a
GOOD COMPANY Senior Care. A premiere private duty home care agency Provides in-home care and companionship to help people remain independent and happy at home. If you are a caring individual who would like to join our team, please call (323) 932-8700. joni@goodcopros.com
PERSONAL ASSISTANT/CARE GIVER. Mature, reliable, educated lady with experience & local refs. Available with a car. Flexible. Please leave me a message. (310) 383-6593
NURSING CARE 10b
YOUR EXTRA SPECIAL PALISADES-BASED STAFFING AGENCY. Registered nurses, LVNs, CNAs & caregivers. Best rates! Free smiles!! Call Jim, (310) 573-9436 (ofc), (310) 795-5023 (c). yourextraspecial.com
GARDENING/LANDSCAPING 11
GARDENING MAINTENANCE • Irrigation • Clean-up • New lawns • Hillside cleaning • Planting • Detailing • Free Estimates • Call Alex (owner), (323) 251-9914
SALOMON’S GARDENING * Maintenance & cleanup. Clean hillsides, cut grass, landscape, trim trees, sprinklers, plant. 1st mo. 10% off. Free est. Good refs. Many years exp. (323) 252-0112
PALISADES GARDENING • Full Gardening Service • Sprinkler Install • Tree Trim • Sodding • Sprays, non-toxic • FREE SPRING PLANT • Cell, (310) 701-1613, (310) 568-0989
GARCIA GARDENING * Landscape, planting, maintenance, sprinkler systems, cleanup, low voltage lights. Everything your garden needs! Many yrs exp. Free estimates. Call Efren, (310) 733-7414
MASSAGE THERAPY 12b
SWEDISH MASSAGE BY A SWEDE! Private and business. Outcalls only. $100/hour. Non-sexual! Swedishimage@gmail.com (323) 360-4231
WINDOW WASHING 13h
THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. 10% new customer discount. Next day service available. Free estimates. Licensed & bonded. (310) 926-7626
EXPERT WINDOW CLEANER • Experienced 21 yrs Westside, 15 yrs Palisades. Clean & detailed. Can clean screens, mirrors, skylights & scrape paint off glass. Free estimates. Brian, (310) 289-5279
CATERING 14
HOLIDAY EVENT PLANNER & CULINARY STUDENT. Le Cordon Bleu student and event planner to help with your holiday prep, cooking, serving, menus & all event details. 10+ years experience. $50/hr. Please call Danielle, (310) 691-0578. daniellesamendez@gmail.com
PERSONAL SERVICES 14f
PRIVATE DRIVER for your business and personal needs. Westside native. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call Scott in Malibu at (310) 456-1840
PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g
PRIVATE DOG WALKER/runner/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, email: Sherry230@verizon.net
PERSONAL TOUCH. DOG WALKING/OUTINGS/SITTING SERVICE. Cats, too! 30 yr. Pali resident. Very reliable. Refs available. If you want special care for your pet, pls call Jacqui, (310) 454-0104, cell (310) 691-9893
MISCELLANEOUS 14k
EXPERT ALTERATIONS BY FILEMON (of Emerson LaMay). Custom made dresses: weddings, proms, costumes. Men’s & women’s clothing. Free pick-up & delivery. Dry clean also. (818) 419-8986
FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a
HAVE FUN! GET FIT! NORDIC WALKING CLASSES. Certified Advanced Nordic walking instructor, Palisades resident teaches private/group classes in the Palisades. Weekends. (310) 266-4651
SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d
PIANO TEACHER. Specializing in children. Learn chordsall ages. Your home or my studio. Pepperdine & UCLA grad. Call (310) 453-1064
TUTORS 15e
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. Children & adults. 20+ years teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, ESSAY WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly Sp. Ed. teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530
MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145
PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134
CLEARLY MATH & MORE! Specializing in math & now offering chemistry & physics! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (310) 459-4722
EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR • All grade levels • Grammar • Conversational • SAT/AP • Children, adults • Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071
SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614
K-4 ELEMENTARY TUTOR. CA & AZ Cert. Elem Teacher • Qualified in all subjects but specialize in reading skills K-4 incl phonics, reading comprehension, spelling & writing • Will strengthen learning while building academic confidence & self-esteem • Motivational, creative, positive relationships w/ students • Will come to your home. Caroline, (424) 228-5744 or email cmiller16@gmail.com
SPANISH TUTOR, CERTIFIED TEACHER for all levels. Has finest education, qualifications, 21 yrs exper. Palisades resident, great references, amazing system, Colombian native speaker. Marietta, (310) 459-8180
MATH & SCIENCE TUTOR. Middle school-college level. BS LAUSD credentialed high school teacher. Test Prep. Flexible hours. AVAILABLE to help NOW! Seth Freedman, (310) 909-3049
ENGLISH TEACHER. Available to tutor in essay writing, grammar and important test preparation. Call (310) 459-2433
CARPENTRY 16a
FINE WOODWORKING: Carpentry of any kind. Bathrooms, kitchens, doors, cabinets, decks & gates. State lic. #822541. No project too small. References available. Reasonable prices. Contact: Ed Winterhalter at (310) 213-3101
CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c
MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 39 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. Custom masonry & concrete, stamped, driveways, pools, decks, patios, foundations, fireplace, outdoor kitchens, drainage control, custom stone, block & brick, tile. Excellent local refs. Lic. #309844. Bonded/ins./workmen’s comp. Family owned & operated. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 • www.horusicky.com
ELECTRICAL 16h
PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service
ELECTRICIAN HANDYMAN. Local service only. Non-lic. Please call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286
ELECTRICIAN: remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, Home Theatre, Audio/Video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaConstruction@gmail.com (310) 270-8596
FENCES, DECKS 16j
THE FENCE MAN • 18 years quality work • Wood fences • Decks • Gates • Chainlink & patio • Wrought iron • Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996
INDEPENDENT SERVICE CARLOS FENCE: Wood & Picket Fences • Chain Link • Iron & Gates • Deck & Patio Covers. Ask for Carlos, (310) 677-2737 or fax (310) 677-8650. Non-lic.
DECK REPAIR, SEALING & STAINING. Local resident, local clientele. 1 day service. (See ad under handyman.) Marty, (310) 459-2692
FINISH CARPENTRY 16k
CUSTOM FINISH CARPENTRY * Cabinets * Doors * Columns * Crown * Base * Wainscoting * Windows * Mantles & more . . . New construction & remodels. Contractors & homeowners welcome. Call John @ (818) 312-3716. Licensed (#886995) and bonded.
JOLYON COLLIER • CUSTOM FINISH CRAFTSMANSHIP • Specialty Construction • JolyonCollier.com • Non-lic. • (323) 493-3549
FLOOR CARE 16m
GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured, Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608
CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR • Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com • centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net • (800) 608-6007 • (310) 276-6407
JEFF HRONEK, 40 YRS. RESIDENT • HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. • Sanding & Refinishing • Installations • Pre-finished • Unfinished • Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414
HANDYMAN 16o
HANDYMAN • HOOSHMAN • Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Lic. #560299. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, 24 Hr.
LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464
LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692
HANDYMAN SERVING PALISADIANS for 14 years. Polite & on time. No job too small. Refs available. Non-lic. Ready for winter? (310) 454-4121 or cell, (310) 907-6169. djproservices@yahoo.com
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p
SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686
PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r
PAUL HORST • Interior & Exterior PAINTING • 55 YEARS OF SERVICE. Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 • (310) 454-4630 • Bonded & Insured
TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099
SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 25 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com
ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Serving Palisades/Malibu over 35 years. Lic. #637882. Call (310) 454-6604
PAINTER, SMALL JOBS PREFERRED. Interiors only. 20 years experience. References available. Very reasonable rates. Excellent craftsmanship. Non-lic. Tim, (310) 433-9610
JAN MASLER PAINTING CO. Interior/exterior, custom finishes, 20 yrs experience. Lic. #826711. Bonded. Insured. (818) 269-7744. “Taking pride in our work.”
ALL SEASONS PAINTING: Spring clean-up specials. Kitchen cabinets • Decks • Garage doors • No job too small. Interior/exterior painting. Free estimates. Call Randy, (310) 678-7913. Lic. #106150
ECO FRIENDLY HOUSE PAINTING. Safe & natural paint solutions for your home & family. NO ODOR. NO TOXIC FUMES. THE GREEN HOUSE PAINTERS. (310) 486-2930. Lic. #843099
REMODELING 16v
KANAN CONSTRUCTION • References. BONDED • INSURED • St. Lic. #554451 • DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN
LABOR OF LOVE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. Kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, tile, doors, windows, decks, etc. Work guar. Ken Bass, General Contractor. Lic. #B767950. (310) 487-6464
COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION • New/Spec Homes • Kit+bath remodeling • Additions • Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 710-3199
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RECEPTIONIST / PR / ADMIN. Exclusive practice in Pacific Palisades. Exceptional opportunity. Please call (310) 454-0317
AUTOS 18b
1999 CAMRY LE Sedan, automatic, fully loaded, gold, low mileage, one owner. Perfect condition inside & out. Reliable gem. $7,500. Office phone: (310) 454-3552
FURNITURE 18c
GLASS DINING ROOM TABLE plus 8 chairs bought at Design Center, $400. Antique secretary, $100. Large antique armoire, $200. (310) 454-7896 (evenings)
GARAGE, ESTATE SALES 18d
GARAGE SALE THIS WEEKEND! * Furniture, clothes, ceramics, collectibles, etc. Friday & Saturday, April 3rd & 4th, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 1000 Lachman Lane, Pacific Palisades.
MOV SALE! Furn/furnishgs/knick-knacks/hsehold gds. FRI.-SAT., Apr. 3-4, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 16490 El Hito Place (Sunset/Bienveneda No.). Details/Photos: www.bmdawson.com
MULTI FAMILY SALE. 1011 Embury, Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Women’s European designer clothes, handcrafted semiprecious jewelry @ below wholesale, crystal, dishes, books, DVDs, CDs, kids stuff. Too much to list.
ESTATE SALE, PACIFIC PALISADES. Fri. 4/3, Sat. 4/4, Sun. 4/5. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 16578 Via Floresta. Bienveneda north to top, turn left. Complete household furn, accessories. PACIFIC ESTATE SALES
MISCELLANEOUS 18g
DODGER TIX FOR SALE! 4 seats+prkg, field level, behind home plate. 4/2, 4/3, 4/4, 4/16, 5/3, 5/6, 9/3. (310) 995-0089
BECHSTEIN GRAND PIANO. $2,500 OBO. Lovely old piano bought from original owner twelve years ago. Played daily. Keeps its tune. Suitable for classical, jazz, pop, or lessons. I need room for another piano. (310) 454-6072, home, (310) 909-4056, cell
POOL TABLE FOR SALE! $259/obo. Like new, 7 ft, mahogany base & legs. Sticks, balls, cover incl. Tom, (310) 458-3531
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CAR WANTED: Great running and clean interior/exterior condition. Small, safe car with airbags for teen daughter. 10-15 yrs old, ok. Low price. Will pay cash. Contact: (310) 573-2004 or varelae@aol.com
Green Machine Wins Flag Title
Green Machine players celebrate winning the Palisades-Malibu YMCA’s first adult flag football league championship. The Green Machine went undefeated, beating Team White, 28-7, in the championship game Saturday at Brentwood Science Magnet. Team members are Tim Wilson, Greg Sinaiko, Anthony Deptula, Rahim Muhammad, Sergio Siderman, Tharen Todd, Cliff Lyon, James Reach and Stephen Hale, Ryan Hilterbran and Steve Hoshimi. Registration is underway for the spring season, which kicks off April 25. Call 310-454-5591.
Swim Teams Lap Rival Venice
If last Friday night’s swim meet was a precursor to the Western League finals, Palisades High should feel pretty good about its chances considering that Venice is the Dolphins’ stiffest competition. Palisades swept all four divisions largely because of its superior depth and it is the Dolphins’ sheer numbers that Coach Maggie Nance hopes will equate to another City championship in May for the girls. “On the whole it’s not that we were swimming that fast… we just have incredible depth and talent,” Nance said after watching Palisades’ varsity girls nearly lap the host Gondos by a 101-68 score. “They have Maggie and Andy who are great swimmers, but they can only swim so many events. Our girls took second, third and fourth in every race and all of those points add up.” Nance was proud of the girls’ frosh/soph squad as well after it won by an even more lopsided score, 100-37. Hannah Kogan, who had led that team to first place at the Beverly Hills Invitational the previous week, swam varsity Friday and contributed valuable points, as did the victorious 200 freestyle relay team of Shelby Pascoe, Nicole Dib, Lizzie Ebert and Ana Silka. It is no shock that the Dolphins dominated the girls’ varsity division (Palisades is, after all, the defending City champion), but Nance was pleasantly surprised at how well her boys performed. The varsity won 92-78 and the frosh/sop won 74-53. “We don’t have quite as much depth on the boys side but what we lack in quantity we make up for with quality,” Nance said. “We’re getting better and we’re going to be a force to be reckoned with, if not this season, certainly in years to come.” Palisades also swam well against San Pedro in a Western League meet last Tuesday at Banning High. Monday’s scheduled meet against Hamilton was cancelled. 9A Palisades High junior Shelby Pascoe won the varsity 500 freestyle against Venice at last Friday’s Western League meet. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Pali Tennis Tops Loyola
Even without top player Justin Atlan, who stayed home with the flu, the Palisades High varsity boys’ tennis team beat host Loyola 15-3 in its final match of the Bay Area Classic on Monday at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. Kyung Choi played No. 1 singles and beat Cubs’ top player Will Martin 7-6 (7-4), but was exhausted and lost to Eric Moyer 6-4. He was subbed out for his brother, Kenneth Choi, in the last round of singles once the Dolphins had clinched the victory. Brandon Clark won two out of his three sets at No. 2 and Max Licona swept 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. Palisades won eight of the nine doubles sets. Jeremy Shore paired with Kramer Waltke to sweep 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 1 spot, Spencer Lewin and Spencer Pekar swept 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2 and Che Borja teamed with Robert Silvers to win two out of three at No. 3 doubles. Palisades took second place in the Bay Area Classic, defeating Santa Monica and Loyola and losing to Mira Costa. The Dolphins (13-3 overall, 5-0 in league) are gunning for the top seed in the City Section playoffs.
Aiming for Perfection
Palisadian Oliver Deutschman Sets Bar High for Crossroads Volleyball Program
Watching Oliver Deutschman play volleyball is like watching a maestro directing his symphony’every move precise, every decision correct, every touch eye-popping in its skill. In fact, for a player considered the best in the country at his position, there are few superlatives that would be an exaggeration. The 6′ 5″ setter from Crossroads won gold at the 2008 Junior Olympics and was named a First Team All-American following the tournament. Last Wednesday, Deutschman put his talents on display against the defending City champions and Palisades players had front row seats. “It was a really fun match and I enjoyed playing against them,” Deutschman said after Palisades rallied for a 23-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-19, 16-14 victory. “I grew up with a lot of those guys and I play on the [Palisades Volleyball Club] 18-1s team with Matt [Hanley]. I liked being on the other side of the net for a change.” Deutschman started on the U.S. Youth National Team that won the 2008 NORCECA title and qualified for this year’s Youth National World Championships in Italy. He was recruited by virtually all of the top Division I schools but committed to UC Santa Barbara after visiting the campus and meeting the coach. “I just think it’s a good fit for me,” he said. “I’m looking forward to going there.” A lifelong Palisades resident, Deutschman has attended Crossroads since kindergarten. His Roadrunners were shorthanded in last Wednesday’s match, having to play without one of their top hitters and one of Deutschman’s friends, fellow Palisadian Jacob Sachse. “It was awesome to have an opportunity to play against Oliver,” Palisades’ Jordan Cohen said. “You can see how good he is and how he can make everyone around him better. Actually, it’s amazing to be the court with him. I’m proud of the way we came back after being down two games.” Deutschman’s team may have lost but he had a typical match–finishing with well over 50 assists without a single lift violation. His versatility was also on display as he won three jousts, served three aces, dumped five balls and, for good measure, added four stuff blocks–including one on Hanley to end the first game. As the senior “quarterback” of his team, Deutschman directs the offense expertly, anticipating where he should set before his teammates even move into position. He is a chatter box, barking out directions before every point. “That’s my job–to see the floor and read where the ball is going,” he said. “What I like about setting is that you touch the ball on every play so you’re very involved in the match. Every point is an opportunity to contribute.”
Dolphins Seize League Lead
In a big game it is nice to be able to give the ball to a pitcher like Jon Moscot. Palisades High Coach Mike Voelkel did that again on Monday and once again his senior ace came through, shutting down Venice to propel the Dolphins into sole possession of first place in the Western League. The Gondos entered the game undefeated and confident. It only took a few blazing fastballs from Pali’s flame-throwing right-hander, however, to realize it was not going to be their day. Moscot struck out eight and the timing of his punch-outs could not have been better. Twice Venice had two runners on with only one out but had only zeros in the box score to show for it. Josh Korn’s RBI groundout in the bottom of the second inning turned out to be all the scoring Palisades would need, but the Dolphins tacked on three insurance runs in the sixth (one on Korn’s RBI single–not that they would be needed given who was on the mound. The victory was Palisades’ 10th straight in Western League play (dating back to a 4-3 loss to Westchester last season). In fact, Monday’s victory made it 37 wins in the Dolphins’ last 38 league games. Through seven games, Palisades has outscored its league opponents 58-12, including three wins by way of the 10-run mercy rule. The loss dropped Venice to 4-1 in league, although the Gondos still led third-place Hamilton (3-3) by two games. Palisades has not yet played Hamilton or Fairfax. Although dominating league has become the norm in recent years, nonleague victories have been harder to come by. Last Saturday, however, Palisades (8-5-1 overall, 7-0 in league) used a bevy of pitchers to build a sizeable lead then held on to beat Ventura 8-5. Since managing only two runs in a four-game losing streak earlier this month, the Dolphins’ offense has come alive. Palisades has averaged 8.3 runs a game in its last nine games, eight of which have been victories. Last Friday, sophomore Dylan Jeffers pitched three stellar innings in relief as the Dolphins beat host University 5-1. With the Wildcats threatening to creep closer in the bottom of the sixth inning Jeffers got out of a two-on, no outs jam by inducing a pop fly and a double play. Ryan Kim doubled to score Moscot and give Palisades a 3-0 lead in the third inning, Marlon Zamboni scored on a RBI single in the fourth inning and Moscot homered to lead off the seventh for the Dolphins. Palisades travels to Venice for another game against the Gondos this afternoon and takes on perennial West Valley League power El Camino Real next Monday in the San Diego Lyons Tournament. Under the City Section’s new playoff format Palisades will not get an automatic berth in the upper division playoffs even if it does win the Western League because not enough teams from the league opted for the higher bracket. Still, the Dolphins would likely get an at-large berth based on their dominance in league and tough tournament schedule.
Thursday, March 26 – Thursday, April 2
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Affinity Bank, 15310 Sunset. Public invited. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Robert Jameson discusses and signs ‘Keys to Joy-Filled Living,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. His book explores how to truly love yourself and have a healthy, long-term relationship.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
Kids Pajama Storytime, featuring Palisadian Teresa Ann Power reading and signing her new book, ‘The ABC’s of Yoga for Kids,’ 6:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Members of the St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra will be joined by KUSC host Kimberlea Daggy, reciter, for a performance of William Walton’s satirical spoof ‘Facade,’ 8 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda Ave. Tickets ($25) at the door. Last weekend to catch PaliHi’s production of ‘Honk!,’ the musical comedy based on Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Ugly Duckling,’ tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., in Mercer Hall on campus. For tickets (students, $10; adults, $15), e-mail palisadespublicity@gmail.com. (See review on page 12.)
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
Pacific Palisades playright and screeenwriter John Gay and his daughter Jennifer Gay Summers discuss and sign ‘Any Way I Can: 50 Years in Show Business,’ 3:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
Author Hank Rosenfeld discusses and signs ‘The Wicked Wit of the West,’ his entertaining book about the late Marx Brothers screenwriter Irving Brecher, who also punched up ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and created TV’s ‘The Life of Riley,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Baby and Toddler Storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories, and flannelboards for children under the age of 3 and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m. sharp in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Palisadian Kathy Jackson moderates a discussion of the Palisades Reads selection, ‘The Soloist: A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship and the Redemptive Power of Music,’ by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books. The public is invited. (See story, page 12.) Dr. Damon Raskin, a Pacific Palisades internist for 13 years, will talk about ‘Osteoporosis: Prevention and Treatment,’ 7 p.m. at Sunrise Senior Living, 15441 Sunset. Admission is free.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
New York writer Timothy Mason reads and signs his comical suspense novel for preteens, ‘The Last Synapsid,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Rob, 12, and his best friend Phoebe try to find out what’s been killing pets in their Colorado mountain town. What they find is The Last Synapsid, a squat dinosaur-like creature who claims he’s wandered into a time snag from his own era, 30 million years before the dinosaurs. Best for ages 8-12.