Thursday, March 3 – Thursday, March 10

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

  Storytime for children ages 3 and up, Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.   Pacific Palisades resident James Pagano reads ‘The Bleed,’ a smart, edgy and humorous tale of what happens when the worlds of medicine, the law and the uninspired collide, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

  New Zealand writer Amanda Hampson reads from her top-selling novel ‘The Olive Sisters,’ and discusses her screenplay of the story with producer Bonnie Burgess, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Burgess fell in love with the book while on location with her husband Don Burgess, ASC, in Australia. (See story, page 10.)

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

  The Spolin Players, a popular local improv troupe, provide family-friendly entertainment, 8 p.m. at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Haverford Ave. Tickets at the door: $12.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6

  The Brentwood-Westwood Symphony presents a concert featuring the music of Franz Schubert, including his Great Mass in A Flat, with the 45-member Camerata of Los Angeles, 3 p.m. at Paul Revere Middle School, 1450 Allenford. Free admission.

MONDAY, MARCH 7

  Dr. Jim Downer, master horticulturalist and plant pathologist, will discuss methods of diagnosing plants and garden problems to Palisades Garden Club members and guests, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford.   The U.S. Army Chorus, under the direction of Dwayne S. Milburn, presents a free concert, 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda. The public is invited. The program will include patriotic songs, Broadway show tunes, classical choruses and opera highlights.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

  The Palisades Woman’s Club holds its annual Coming Up Roses fashion show and luncheon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Vivian’s Boutique will provide the fashions, and there will be a raffle and silent auction. For tickets ($40) send a check to PPWC in a self-addressed envelope to 901 Haverford. Indicate if a vegetarian entr’e is preferred. Contact: Jean Aroeste at (310) 230-2794.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

  Palisadian-Post editor Bill Bruns will be guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Palisades AARP chapter, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10

  Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.   Palisadian Lynn Borland discusses and signs ‘Gilmour Dobie: The Pursuit of Perfection,’ a biography of the legendary yet relatively unknown football coach whose teams at the University of Washington went undefeated from 1908 to 1916. (See story, page 8.)