Thursday, January 8 – Thursday, January 15

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 Jamey Hecht, Ph.D., reads his book of poetry, ‘Limousine, Midnight Blue: Fifty Frames from the Zapruder Film,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 Palisades Beautiful meeting, 10 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real Dr. Public invited. Theatre Palisades presents Neil Simon’s ‘Lost in Yonkers,’ running from January 9 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 (Friday and Sunday, adults $16, seniors and students $14; Saturday, add $2 to each ticket) call (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org. MONDAY, JANUARY 12 Moonday host Alice Pero presents poets Nancy Shiffrin and Neil Aitken at 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Ave. Open reading sign-ups begin at 7 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 Joyce Brunelle of Suntricity, Inc., a Pacific Palisades-based company, will discuss how to install solar power at one’s home or business, 7:30 a.m., Palisades Optimist Club meeting at Gladstone’s restaurant on PCH at Sunset. Public invited. Palisadian Dr. Susan Love, the renowned breast cancer specialist and surgeon, will speak at the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club meeting, 11:45 a.m. at the Clubhouse, 901 Haverford Ave. The public is invited. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 Coldwell Banker realtor Michael Edlen is guest speaker at the monthly Palisades AARP chapter meeting, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Renee Tyack discusses and signs ‘They Call Her Cassandra: A Story of Survival,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 Yogaworks Studio hosts the monthly Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 15327 Sunset. The public is invited to enjoy hosted hors d’oeuvres and a drawing for gifts donated by Chamber members. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Jonathan Kirsch discusses his latest book, ‘The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God,’ 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. (See story, page 11.)