Thursday, February 12-Thursday, February 19

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 American Legion Post 283 hosts the monthly Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at 15247 La Cruz. Public invited. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Ted Ashby discusses ‘The Resurrection of the Lone Ranger and Tonto,’ hosted by the Pacific Palisades Historical Society, 7 p.m. at the Pierson Playhouse, corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Haverford. Public invited. Hollywood producer, director, writer and actor Tony Bill discusses and signs ‘Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Snap Shots Literary Troupe presents ‘We Love Abe Lincoln,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Enjoy readings and song from the page and stage, hosted by Eric Vollmer. (See story, page 10.) Theatre Palisades presents Neil Simon’s ‘Lost in Yonkers,’ through February 15 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Directed by Sherman Wayne and produced by Martha Hunter and Pat Perkins, the play runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets call (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 A 2 to 4 p.m. reception for new Pacific Palisades Art Association members Ann Olsen and Florence Bienenfeld, who are displaying their paintings at the Palisades Branch Library during February. The public is invited. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 The Temescal Canyon Association hikers will walk from Zuma Beach over Pt. Dume to brunch at Paradise Cove. If you would like to join the group, please RSVP to (310) 459-5931. The brunch is about $10. Meet at 9 a.m. in the parking lot at the entrance to Temescal Gateway Park for carpooling. No dogs. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Monthly meeting of the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, 7 p.m. at Rustic Canyon Park. Public invited. Award-winning author Philip Fradkin will discuss and sign his 2008 biography, ‘Wallace Stegner and the American West,’ 7:30 p.m. at Woodland Hall in Temescal Gateway Park. (See story, page 10.) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Brenda Webster discusses and signs her novel, ‘The Vienna Triangle,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.