THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Dave Hayward reads and signs his book of poetry, ‘The Substance of Pauses,’ and poet Keden Bellows reads ‘Taking Your Own True Name,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Author and Biblical scholar Jonathan Kirsch discusses his newest book, ‘The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God,’ 7:30 p.m. at Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset Blvd. The public is invited. Free underground parking is provided. The St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas Neenan, plays familiar favorites by Felix Mendelssohn, Jean Sibelius, Richard Wagner and Dag Wiren, 8 p.m. at the church, 1031 Bienveneda. Tickets are $25 at the door (no advance ticket sales or reservations). Theatre Palisades production of ‘You Can’t Take It With You,’ by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Lewis Hauser, 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, corner of Haverford and Temescal Canyon Road. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., through December 14. Tickets: (310) 454-1970, or visit www.theatrepalisades.org. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Volunteers are invited to meet on the Village Green from 9 to 11 a.m. and help with the monthly gardening and maintenance that keeps this vital pocket-park presentable. The Pacific Palisades Art Association hosts a members’ reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 The Temescal Canyon Association hikers will celebrate Backbone Trail Month by hiking the Backbone from Malibu Canyon to Saddle Peak on the Piuma Trail. Meet for carpooling in the Temescal Gateway Park entrance parking lot at 9 a.m. Information: visit temcanyon.org or call (310) 459-5931. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Palisades Jewish Early Childhood Center opens its Parent and I Play Ball toddlers program, 3 to 4:15 p.m. at the Chabad, 15207 Sunset. Contact: Barbara at (310) 628-4440. Family storytime, ‘suggested’ for ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Monthly meeting of the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, 7 p.m. at Rustic Canyon Park. Public invited. Orchid expert James Rose speaks at the Malibu Orchid Society meeting for members and guests, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. The Chautauqua Series presents Ian Recchio, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Los Angeles Zoo, 7:30 p.m. at Woodland Hall (the cafeteria) in Temescal Gateway Park. (See story, page 14.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Former L.A. Times television critic Howard Rosenberg and former CNN correspondent Charles Feldman sign ‘No Time to Think: The Menace of Media Speed and the 24-Hour News Cycle,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.
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