THURSDAY, APRIL 24 to THURSDAY, MAY 1

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Citizen of the Year Dinner, sponsored since 1947 by the Palisadian-Post, 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on La Cruz. Bill Minor discusses ‘Trek: Lips, Sunny, Pecker and Me,’ a comic adventure novel set in 1976 along the Oregon Trail, 7:30 p.m., Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, APRIL 25 Theatre Palisades presents Michael Frayn’s ‘Noises Off,’ 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, through May 11 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Tickets: (310) 454-1970 or visit theatrepalisades.org. SUNDAY, APRIL 27 Canyon Charter School’s 114th Annual Fiesta and Silent Auction, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the school campus. Free admission. Free shuttle service available at the Marix Restaurant on Entrada. MONDAY, APRIL 28 Monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades Civic League, 7:30 p.m. in the Methodist Church lounge, 801 Via de la Paz. Public invited. TUESDAY, APRIL 29 Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 Free screening of the documentary ‘Shadows in Paradise,’ 8 p.m. at the Villa Aurora, 520 Paseo Miramar. Filmmakers Peter Rosen and Sara Lukinson, UCLA professor Erhard Bahr, Cal State Northridge professor Michael Meyer will take part in a Q & A discussion following the film. RSVP by April 28 to infola@villa-aurora.org or call (310) 573-3603. (See story, page TK.) Sustainable eating? discussion, tasting, and book signing with food writer and author Amelia Saltsman, Molly Gean of Harry’s Berries, and Evan Kleiman host of KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ and owner of Angeli Caffe?, 7 p.m., ?Kehillat Israel ?16019 Sunset Blvd. THURSDAY, MAY 1 Swazzles’ Forest Fables, a free puppet show for preschoolers of all ages, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Robert Levinson discusses and signs ‘In the Key of Death,’ a thriller set in the world of the Los Angeles music industry, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Levison’s book draws on his years as an art columnist, critic, feature writer and reviewer for publications such as Rolling Stone.