NOTE: Calendar events are scheduled in advance and may be subject to change. Verify dates and times by calling the informational number provided. Submission deadline is Friday at 1 p.m. Please fax submissions to The Malibu Times, c/o Calendar Editor, at 310.456.8986,_or_e-mail_to calendar@malibutimes.com.
WED., MARCH 19
‘AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH’
A disciple of Al Gore presents a slide show about new information on global warming, at City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 6 p.m. 310.456.2489
THURS., MARCH 20
OPTIMIST CLUB
Jeff Sikich, project biologist for the National Park Service, conducts a presentation on his puma study for the Santa Monica Mountains, new members welcome, at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, 7:30 a.m. 310.456.3507
GREAT MUSIC GRAND OPENING
Ribbon cutting ceremony with food and fun for Great Music’s new location, at 3806 Cross Creek Rd., 4 p.m. 310.456.9025
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Service for Malibu Presbyterian Church, at Webster Elementary School, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd., 8 p.m. www.malibupres.org
FRI., MARCH 21
‘WEST BANK, UK’
Opening night of Oren Safdie and Ronnie Cohen’s musical about a Palestinian and an Israeli sharing a rent-controlled apartment in London’s West Bank, at Malibu Stage Co., 29243 PCH, 8 p.m. (continues through April 13 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m.) $25. 310.589.1998
EPISCOPAL GOOD FRIDAY
Liturgy at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 28211 PCH, 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. 310.457.7966
CATHOLIC GOOD FRIDAY
Stations of the Cross at 12 p.m. and the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 7:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Malibu, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd., 310.456.2361
SAT., MARCH 22
EASTER HOPPENINGS
Egg hunt, arts and crafts, and an appearance by the Easter Bunny, at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, 12 p.m. 310.317.1364
EASTER EGG COLORING
Free egg coloring and basket decorating, at Malibu Garden Center, 6444 Trancas Canyon Rd., 10 a.m. 310.457.3981
EASTER VIGIL
Takes place, at Our Lady of Malibu, 3625 Winter Canyon Rd., 7:30 p.m. 310.456.2361
SPRING EQUINOX RETREAT FOR WOMEN
Walk the labyrinth and create a Spirit Mandala to welcome the Spring Equinox with lunch, at the Malibu Canyon Labyrinth, 901 Crater Camp Dr., 9 a.m. 310.459.1948
WILDFLOWER SHOW
The California Native Plant Society holds its Wildflower Show, at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, 10 a.m. (continues at 10 a.m. on March 23) 310.317.1364
SUN., MARCH 23
METHODIST EASTER
Beach Sunrise Service at Zuma Beach Lifeguard Tower No. 7, at 6:30 a.m. followed by potluck brunch and sermon highlighted by singing by Carly Thomas-Smith, at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Dr., 9 a.m. (brunch) and 10:30 a.m. (sermon) 310.457.7505
PRESBYTERIAN EASTER
Service with special guest Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, 11 a.m. www.malibupres.org
EPISCOPAL EASTER
Festive Eucharist with brass at 8 a.m., Eucharist with choir and brass at 10 a.m. and egg hunt at 11:15 a.m., at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 28211 PCH, 310.457.7966
CATHOLIC MASS
Takes place, at Our Lady of Malibu, 3625 Winter Canyon Rd., 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. 310.456.2361
EASTER EGG HUNT
Free hunt, at Malibu Garden Center, 6444 Trancas Canyon Rd., 11 a.m. 310.457.3981
MON., MARCH 24
LOCKS OF LOVE
Annual event offers free haircuts from professional stylists with cut hair being used to create hairpieces for disadvantaged youth suffering from medical hair loss, at Salon at Malibu Creek, 3862 Cross Creek Rd., 10 a.m. 310.506.6272
CITY COUNCIL
Final full meeting with Mayor Jeff Jennings and Councilmember Ken Kearsley, at City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 6:30 p.m. 310.456.2489
SMC POLITICAL FILM SERIES
Screening of “Citizen Ruth” followed by audience discussion, at Santa Monica College’s Humanities & Social Science Building Room 165, 1900 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. 310.434.4588
CPR TRAINING
Free American Red Cross-approved class for individuals ages 16 and up, at Santa Monica Airport, 3021 Airport Ave. in Santa Monica, 6 p.m. 310.393.7758
HEALTH TALK
Dr. Mario Bargetze talks about heavy metal toxicity and electromagnetic radiation, at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 6:15 p.m. 310.447.4853
WED., MARCH 26
ROBERT SCHIMMEL BOOK READING
The comedian reads from his memoir about his battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, at Diesel, A Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 7 p.m. 310.456.9961
BATTERED WOMEN’S SHELTER VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Beginning of training for those interested in volunteering for Sojourn Services for Battered Women and their Children, at Ocean Park Community Center, 1453 16 St. in Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. (continues every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. through May). 310.264.6646 ext. 221
AGOURA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Reception hosted by Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce with guest Pepperdine men’s basketball coach Tom Asbury, at the Hilton Homewood Suites, 28901 Canwood St. in Agoura Hills, 5:30 p.m. 818.889.3150
THURS., MARCH 27
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM
Operation Recovery 2007 hosts a forum, at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Dr., 6:30 p.m. 310.456.4843
SAT., MARCH 29
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM
The Malibu Park Homeowners Association hosts the forum, at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Dr., 4 p.m.
CROSS CREEK ROAD TILE UNVEILING
Official unveiling of the inscribed and hand-painted tiles made for Legacy Park fundraiser, on Cross Creek Rd., 11 a.m. 310.456.2489
‘THE HUNDRED DRESSES’
Opening day of the play based on the classic children’s book about fashion bullying, at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, 11 a.m. (continues Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. through April 13). $5-$7. 310.828.7519
SUN., MARCH 30
CORNUCOPIA FOUNDATION
Family gardening followed by potluck meal, at Malibu High School, 30215 Morning View Dr., 9 a.m. www.malibucopia.com
THE GODMOTHER OF MALIBU
Dolores Rivellino, The Godmother of Malibu, talks about and shares food from “The Malibu Cookbook,” at Diesel, A Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 3 p.m. 310.456.9961
ART EXHIBIT AND SALE
The Mountain Restoration Trust hosts the event with artwork by the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore of local scenic locations, at Headwaters Corner, Mulholland Hwy. and Old Topanga Canyon Rd. in Calabasas, 11 a.m. 818.841.5930
PHOTO CONTEST EXHIBIT
Reception and judging of contest, “From Generation to Generation,” with high school and college students winning scholarships, at Agoura Hills Senior Retreat, 5217 Chesebro Rd. in Agoura Hills, 2 p.m. 818.991.3544
MON., MARCH 31
PEPPERDINE CHAMBER MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
Free event includes guitar, percussion, woodwind, brass and string ensembles performing a broad spectrum of music, begins at Pepperdine’s Ahmanson Music Building, Room 105 at 6 p.m. and moves to Raitt Recital Hall, 24255 PCH, 7 p.m. 310.506.4522
GRUNION GREETERS WORKSHOP
Free workshop for those interested in becoming Grunion Greeters, at Pepperdine, 24255 PCH, 6 p.m. melissastuder@san.rr.com
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SPEAKER SERIES
Gretchen Bonaduce, musician and television personality, speaks at the Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment & Technology’s Screening Room, 1660 Stewart St. in Santa Monica, 7 p.m. 310.434.3777
WED., APRIL 2
ENVIRONMENTAL
LECTURE SERIES
The topic is “The Ethnobotany of Urban Home Gardens in East Los Angeles,” at Santa Monica College’s Bundy Campus, Room 123, 3171 Bundy Dr. in Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. 310.434.4733
ONGOING
ART EXHIBIT
“Between the Lines,” an exhibition of Los Angeles area artists Charles Arnoldi, Larry Bell, Michael Braden, Alex Couwenberg and Peter Lodato, at the William Turner Gallery in Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, in Santa Monica, continues through March 22, 310.453.0909
PHOTO EXHIBIT
Exhibition of photographic artworks by Adam Lewis Smith, which includes a tribute to his grandmother Malibu resident Millie Decker, at Arclight Cinemas, 6360 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, exhibit continues through March 31, www.arclightcinemas.com
ART EXHIBIT
The work from Fusionart International is on display, at James Gray Gallery in Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. in Santa Monica, continues through March 29, 310.315.9502
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday School at 10:50 a.m., 575 Los Liones Dr. in Pacific Palisades, 310.459.3786.
MALIBU PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., at Webster Elementary School, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd., www.malibupres.org
STORYTIMES
Story reading for children and their parents, with preschoolers ages 3-5 on Mondays at 4 p.m. and toddlers ages 0-3 on Tuesdays at 4 p.m., at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 4 p.m. 310.456.6438
CHARLES ARNOLDI EXHIBIT
Includes 25 large-scale works in wood, at Pepperdine’s Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 PCH, continues through March 30 Tuesday-Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 310.506.4851
SCULPTURE EXHIBIT
Works by David Grant, Laurie Hassold and David Hollen, at Bert Green Fine Art, 102 5 St. in Los Angeles, continues through Feb. 23 Tuesday-Saturday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. 213.624.6212
OPTIMIST CLUB OF MALIBU
Meets to plan programs as “Friend of Youth” at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, most Thursdays , 7:30 a.m. 310.456.3507
MALIBU MEDITATION GROUP
The nondenominational group meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m., 310.456.3591
EXTREME BOOT CAMP
Six-week outdoor military-style fitness program with classes at different locations throughout Malibu, 310.721.7944
YOUNG ADULTS CANCER SUPPORT
Free support group facilitated by a licensed psychotherapist meets the first and third Thursday of the month, at The Wellness Community, 2716 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1040 in Santa Monica, 7 p.m. 310.314.2555
LIONS CLUB
Meets first and third Wednesday every month, at Guido’s, 3874 Cross Creek Rd., 7 p.m. marc.goodman@pepperdine.edu
SPORT FISHING
Half-day trips leave from Malibu Pier, 23000 PCH, Wednesday-Sunday at 7 a.m. and 12 p.m. $37.50. 310.456.8031
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMITTEE
The Native American Cultural Resources Advisory Committee meets the first Tuesday of the month at City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 7 p.m. 310.457.5264
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT
Meets the second Monday of each month at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, 1210 Fourth St. in Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. 310.395.1308
MALIBU JEWISH CENTER & SYNAGOGUE
Services on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. 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
CALVARY CHAPEL
Meets every Sunday at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School, 30237 Morning View Dr., 310.589.9673
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
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
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
LIBRARY LIMO
Weekly bookmobile meets off Trancas Canyon Rd. 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
SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION
Free program for family members of those with substance abuse problems meets the Wednesday of the month, at the Malibu Conference Center, Calamigos Ranch, near Kanan Rd. and Mulholland Hwy. 7 p.m. 805.484.0804 ext. 2
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 worship in Pepperdine’s Elkins Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. with Bible classes in Seaver Academic Complex Center for Communications and Business at 9 a.m., 24255 PCH, 310.506.4207
BREAKFAST WITH A LOCAL DEPUTY SHERIFF
Every Thursday a deputy sheriff will be available to answer questions about law enforcement issues and crime prevention issues at Malibu Kitchen & Gourmet Country Market, 3900 Cross Creek Rd., 8 a.m., 310.456.7845
PREM RAWAT FOUNDATION
Meets the second and fourth Thursday every month at Malibu West Swim Club, 37056 PCH, 7 p.m. 310.392.5700