THURS., FEB. 1
POETRY READING
Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts, conducts a poetry reading and discussion at Pepperdine’s Raitt Recital Hall, 24255 PCH, 7 p.m. 310.506.4000
FRI., FEB. 2
TU B’SHEVAT
Annual Tu B’Shevat seder at Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue,
24855 PCH, 6 p.m. 310.456.2178
FITNESS WALK
Gail Holloway, a personal fitness consultant and a dance instructor, leads an outdoor fitness and exercise walk at Soka University of America, 26800 West Mulholland Hwy. in Calabasas, 9:30 a.m. 818.878.3741
TUES., FEB. 6
AQUARIUS BOOK CLUB
Discussion on Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking” at the Malibu Senior Center, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 1 p.m. 310.456.2489 ext. 357
WED., FEB. 7
MALIBU GARDEN CLUB
Meeting and Yvonne Savio speaking on spring gardening at Point Dume Club, 29500 Heathercliff Rd., 7:30 p.m. 310.455.1558
FRI., FEB. 9
‘MR. DOOLEY’S AMERICA’
A turn-of-the-century comedy about people, pubs and politics opens for a one-month run at Malibu Stage Co., 29243 PCH. Call for time, 310.589.1998
WOMEN IN FILM
In celebration of Black History Month, a panel of black women and men speak, including Deborah Pratt, Pearl Jr. and Roni Walter, at Chart House Restaurant, 18412 PCH, 8 a.m. $10-$15. 310.457.8664
LOCKS OF LOVE
Professionally styled haircuts, with hair donated to children suffering from long-term medical hair loss, at Malibu High School, 30215 Morning View Dr., 12:30 p.m. 310.584.2067
SAT., FEB. 10
FATHER-DAUGHTER VALENTINE DANCE
The annual event takes place at Malibu Presbyterian Church, 3324 Malibu Canyon Rd., 7 p.m. $20. 310.456.1611
SUN., FEB. 11
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR BOOK SIGNING
The basketball legend signs his new book, “On the Shoulders of Giants,” at Diesel, A Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 3 p.m. 310.456.9961
MON., FEB. 12
AVOIDING ‘AFFLUENZA’
Renowned child development specialist Betsy Brown Braun talks about “Affluenza: The Perils of Over-Privilege” at the library of Webster Elementary School, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd., 6:30 p.m. Jennifer@lifequilt.com
WED., FEB. 14
ROTARY CLUB
Dr. Donald Broder speaks on “Physicians for Social Responsibility” at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, 7:30 a.m. 310.456.6958
MALIBU BOOK GROUP
Reading of Orphan Pamuk’s “Snow” at Diesel, A Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 7 p.m. 310.456.9961
ONGOING
STORYTIMES
Family time for children ages 3-6 on Mondays at 4 p.m., toddler time for children 3 and younger on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., at Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 310.456.6438
JIM DINE DRAWINGS
Exhibit of the drawings of one of the founders of Pop Art at Pepperdine’s Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, 24255 PCH, through March 25, 310.506.4851
MALIBU JEWISH CENTER & SYNAGOGUE
Services on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. (6 p.m. this week) and Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., with Torah study on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., at MJC&S, 24855 PCH, 310.317.1364
MALIBU TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
Meetings take place on the third Thursday each month in the meeting room of Malibu Presbyterian Church, 3324 Malibu Canyon Rd., 7:30 p.m. malibutownshipcouncil@earthlink.net
CALVARY CHAPEL
Meets every Sunday at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School, 30237 Morning View Dr., calvarychapelmalibu@mac.com
FOLK BLUES MUSIC
Zuma, consisting of Malibu resident Devon Meyers and Bryn Quick, performs every Friday at Hideaway Café, 6506 Westward Beach Rd., 7 p.m. 310.457.9622
ART EXHIBIT
Malibu artist-designer Charles Ross Dawson’s exhibit of 14- to 16th-century entertainers is on display through December at The Sage Room, 28195 PCH, 310.457.0711
MEDITATION GROUP
Forty-five minutes of quiet meditation followed by a sharing circle every Thursday at Malibu residence, 7:30 p.m. 310.456.3591
MALIBU PRINCESS PLAYGROUP
Girls playgroup for 3rd-5th graders on Tuesdays after school and Saturday mornings with various activities at various Malibu locations, 310.317.2338
HOMELESS DINNER & BIBLE STUDY
All are welcome Thursdays at Webster Elementary School, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd., 7 p.m. 818.880.6372
ADAMSON HOUSE TOUR
Docent-led house tour Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., garden tour every Friday at 10 a.m., Malibu Lagoon Museum, 23200 PCH, 10 a.m. 310.456.8432
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
Meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Dr., 310.456.8714
KNITTING CLUB
Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Malibu Senior Center, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 10 a.m. 310.456.2489 ext. 357
GAME NIGHT
Bridge, mahjong, rummy, chess, Scrabble and more on Wednesdays at the Malibu Senior Center, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 6 p.m. 310.456.2489 ext. 357
OPEN GYM
Open gym on Wednesdays for adult basketball at Malibu High School’s small gym, 30215 Morning View Dr., 6 p.m. 310.317.1364
WALKING CLUB
The Malibu Senior Center sponsors an afternoon walking club every Tuesday, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 4 p.m. 310.456.2489 ext. 357
CHABAD SERVICES
Services at Chabad of Malibu, 22933 PCH, every Friday at dusk and every Saturday at 10 a.m. 310.456.6588
KIWANIS CLUB
Meets every Thursday except the second one of each month at Guido’s Malibu, 3874 Cross Creek Rd., 7 p.m. 310.589.9266
POINT DUME SHUTTLE SERVICE
Drives from Westward Beach to the Point Dume Natural Preserve on weekends and holidays; leaves every half-hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 805.488.1827
MOMMY AND ME CLASSES
At Malibu Gymnastics, 310.589.5538, at Gan Malibu Preschool, 310.454.0499
LIBRARY LIMO
Weekly bookmobile at Point Dume Shopping Center on Heathercliff Road on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. 310.456.8572
MALIBU ORCHID SOCIETY
Meets the third Tuesday of every month at the Pacific Palisades Women’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. in Pacific Palisades, 7 p.m. 310.459.7086
COMPUTER LAB
Chance for seniors to learn the basics about computers at the Malibu Senior Center, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., Fridays at 10 a.m. 310.456.2489 ext. 357
PROFESSIONALS NETWORK
Meets second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 12:30 p.m. 310.456.3043
WOMEN’S SAILING ASSOCIATION
The Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao way, 7:30 p.m. 310.391.5500
UNIVERSITY CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday services in Stauffer Chapel at 8:30 a.m. and Elkin’s Auditorium at 11 a.m. with Bible classes in Seaver Academic Center at 9:50 a.m., 24255 PCH, 310.506.4504