THURSDAY, JUNE 12-THURSDAY, JUNE 19

` THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Palisadian Norman Thrower discusses ‘Maps & Civilizations: Cartography in Culture and Society,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, JUNE 1 Theatre Palisades presents ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,’ opening tonight at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Haverford. With book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts, the musical plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m., through July 13. Ticket reservations: call (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org SATURDAY, JUNE 14 The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority presents ‘Animal Talk,’ an interpretive discussion on the language of animals, 10 a.m. in Temescal Gateway Park, just north of Sunset Boulevard. The program is free; parking is $5. The Palisades Branch Library welcomes young adults (incoming grades 6-12) to join ‘Passport to Reading,’ the annual teen summer reading program, beginning today at 1 p.m. with a Mehndi (henna) tattoo workshop, led by Russell Chan. A special screening of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ follows at 2:15 p.m. in the community room, 861 Alma Real. Fancy Feet Dance Studio holds its annual Broadway Babies recital at noon and 6:30 p.m., at Paul Revere Middle School, 1450 Allenford Ave. Contact: (310) 459-7203 or visit www.fancyfeetdance.com. MONDAY, JUNE 16 ‘Bloomsday,” featuring various James Joyce readings in celebration of Ireland’s literary genius, 7:30 p.m., ??at Village Books, ?1049 Swarthmore. Guests are invited to enjoy the heady Irish coffee that host Katie O’Loughlin brews up to commemorate the occasion. TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Cook with the sun? Pasteurize water the same way? Both are being done in refugee camps in Africa and in less developed places all over the world. Come and learn about the work of Solar Cookers International at the Palisades Optimist Club meeting, 7:30 a.m. at Gladstone’s restaurant. Visitors receive a free breakfast and a chance to learn more about the Optimists. Kickoff for the library’s Summer Reading Club with storyteller Michael McCarty (‘Have Mouth, Will Run It’), for children of all ages, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The Temescal Canyon Association hiking group makeS a steep climb up from Paseo Miramar but the payoff is a view of the city at dusk from Parker Mesa Overlook. Public invited. Meet for carpooling at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. No dogs. Expect to be back between 8 and 9 p.m. Contacts: visit temcanyon.org or call (310) 459-5931. Alan Koch will talk about “Understanding the Brazilian Cattleya Alliance” at the Malibu Orchid Society meeting, 7:30 p.m., at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Longtime Palisades resident Charles Wilson discusses his book, ‘Crossing Learning Boundaries By Choice,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.