Thursday, September 24 – Thursday, October 1

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Monthly Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce mixer, hosted from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. by CalNational Bank, corner of Sunset and Swarthmore. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room. The public is invited. Longtime Pacific Palisades resident Blanche Rosloff reads and signs her book of poetry, ‘We Bloom,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Palisadian Denise Doyen reads and signs her children’s book, ‘Once Upon a Twice,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. In the tradition of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky,’ this beautiful picture book (by award-winning illustrator Barry Moser) presents a harrowing night in a swamp for Jam, a ‘mouseraskal.’ Doyen’s agile rhythms and nifty near-nonsense language heighten the sense of being adrift in a threatening world. Theatre Palisades presents Larry Shue’s ‘The Nerd,’ 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. The character-driven farce centers on a dinner party interrupted and brought down by the titular houseguest from hell. Performances continue Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. through October 11.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

  Palisades High School 1974-77 Class Reunion, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Palisades Recreation Center. Attendees are asked to bring their own food and beverages (alcohol is not permitted).   State Senator Fran Pavley and Assemblywoman Julia Brownley will be guest speakers at the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club meeting, 1 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Also, Emmy Award-winning producer Don Schroder, Ph.D., will screen his film on the California OneCare Campaign, aimed at implementing a comprehensive new healthcare system in California. The Formalist Quartet debuts a three-concert series, 8 p.m. at the Villa Aurora, 520 Paseo Miramar. For tickets ($20; $15 for students), call (310) 573-3603. Shuttle service begins at 7 p.m. from street parking on Los Liones Drive. This inaugural concert features music by Villa Aurora fellows and California contemporaries.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Weekly Sunday hikes in local parkland resume today, led by State Park volunteers and organized by the Temescal Canyon Association. Meet at 9 a.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot, corner of Sunset and Temescal Canyon Road, for carpooling to Busch Drive in Malibu and an 8-mile roundtrip hike up Zuma Canyon. Contact: (310) 459-5931 or visit temcanyon.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades Civic League board, 7:30 in Tauxe Hall at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The public is invited.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

‘‘Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

Community briefing on the Temescal Canyon Park Stormwater BMP Project, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room. Conscious Parenting expert Teri Johnston and a colleague present ‘Little Soul Productions: Self Esteem,’ a parent/child DVD with a hearty story, music and animation, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.