THURSDAY, June 9
Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.
An evening of sharing the poetry of Czeslaw Milosz, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The public is invited.
A display of photographs by Palisades High students, now through June 22 in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
Palisades High students stage the musical ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday night in Mercer Hall, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets at the door are $10-$15.
Theatre Palisades presents the Stephen Sondheim comic musical ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ 8 p.m., at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd., through July 10. Performances will be 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For tickets ($20-24) call (310) 454-1970 or visit theatrepalisades.org.
Final concert of the season by the Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s, joined by the church’s choir and soloists, 8 p.m. in the sanctuary, 1031 Bienveneda. Tickets at the door: $35. The concert features Haydn’s ‘Harmonie’ Mass, the Violin Concerto by Max Bruch, and the world premiere of a new work by Santa Monica composer Alan Chan, ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors.’
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
Gerry Rennert reads ‘Nathan Saves Summer,’ 3 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Best for ages 4-7.
Palisades Symphony presents the winners of the 41st annual Young Artist Competition in concert with the orchestra, 7:30 p.m. at Palisades High School’s Mercer Hall. Admission is free.
MONDAY, JUNE 13
Moonday, a monthly Westside poetry reading, features Florence Weinberger and Jacqueline Tchakalian, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Future events will continue at a home in Pacific Palisades.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
A discussion of Amy Tan’s ‘The Joy Luck Club’ is part of L.A.’s Big Read program, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The library has copies ready to check out for those who wish to participate.
The weekly Temescal Canyon Association hike will ascend from Mandeville Canyon to the 1950’s missile site on San Vicente Peak. Meet for carpooling at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. Expect to be back about 8 or 8:30. Visit temcanyon.org.
Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association board meeting, 7 p.m. at Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. The public is invited
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
The library’s Summer Reading Club, ‘One World, Many Stories,’ begins at 4 p.m. with a children’s program by puppeteer Len Levitt in the Palisades Branch Library community room.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
Snap Shots Literary Troupe presents Bloomsday, a commemoration observed in Dublin and elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and relive the events in his novel ‘Ulysses,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books.
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