Teens Leading Change | Palisades Branch Library
Teens Leading Change—in conjunction with Palisades Branch Library Teen Council and Palisades Charter High School art and photography students—will present their work to the community during two events in May.
First, a kick-off celebration will take place on May 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Teen Area of Palisades Branch Library.
“Guests can view the finished native pollinator garden from the Teen Area,” according to an event description. “Art work and photography will be on display in the Teen Area and the Community Room.”
Then, on May 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Teen Area, there will be an Open House.
Refreshments by Sweet Laurel Bakery will be available both days in the Community Room, provided by Friends of the Palisades Library.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Annual Meeting and Marquez Legacy | Pierson Playhouse
Pacific Palisades Historical Society will host its annual meeting on Monday, May 6, beginning at 7 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse.
“The Annual Meeting will honor the Marquez family legacy and the treasured historian and Palisadian Ernest Marquez, [with] presentations by Randy Young and Sharon Kilbride,” read information provided ahead of the event. “Please join us for this special evening of remembrance and tribute.”
During the meeting, members will be asked to approve the slate of 2024-25 officers.
Attendance is free, but RSVPs are requested at pacificpalisadeshistory.org/events.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Walk & Picnic Lunch | Palisades Recreation Center
Pacific Palisades Democratic Club will host a Walk & Picnic Lunch at George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon on Sunday, April 28, beginning at 12 p.m.
The event was originally slated to take place on Saturday, March 23, but was postponed due to rain.
Attendees are invited to “walk through [the] beautiful new George Wolfberg Park in the Palisades,” followed by a “lunch and talk about the history of the park with a local expert and Wolfberg family member at Veterans Gardens.”
Tickets are $20 for PPDC members and $25 for non-members. To purchase tickets or learn more about the lunch options for the event, visit palidems.org.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Friends and Newcomers Supports SMC | The Village
The Pacific Palisades Friends and Newcomers Community Engagement Committee is seeking donations to support Santa Monica College’s Bodega Clothing Rack.
“Bodega Rack welcomes your donation of gently used clothes for students of all ages, [including] clothes for job interviews, to wear to class or to keep warm at night,” read a statement from the committee. “Please, only clothes that we can hang on a rack.”
BOCA, located at 970 Monument Street, is serving as a drop-off center. The store will give a 20% discount on one item for those who donate.
The committee met with Dr. Lizzy Moore—president of Santa Monica College Foundation—on April 10 to learn how the college’s Food Bodega and Bodega Clothing Rack “provide a holistic system, supporting each student, regardless of their means.”
“The committee built upon the event by bringing donations of their gently used clothing for SMC’s Bodega Clothing Rack,” the statement continued. “The response was overwhelming, with members doing their spring cleaning and bringing clothing donations that will fill the Bodega Rack for the next few months.”
—SARAH SHMERLING
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