WED., AUG. 30
MALIBU ROTARY CLUB
City Manager Jim Thorsen is the speaker at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, 7:30 a.m. 456.6958
SUPREME COURT DISCUSSION
The nation’s leading constitutional scholars gather to examine the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent term at Pepperdine University School of Law, 24255 PCH, 2 p.m. 506.4000
FRI., SEPT. 1
CHILI COOK-OFF
Opening day of Chili Cook-Off Carnival and Midway that lasts through Sept. 4 at intersection of Pacific Coast Hwy. and Webb Way,
5 p.m. 805.404.0615
SAT., SEPT. 2
CHILI COOK-OFF
First day of two-day chili contest with games, prizes, rides, vendors and arts and crafts at intersection of Pacific Coast Hwy. and Webb Way, 11 a.m. 805.404.0615
THURS., SEPT. 7
FILM SCREENING
Malibu resident Carlos Alvarado’s short film on Cuban ballet, “Cuba: Beyond the Cars and the Cigars” has its Los Angeles premiere at the L.A. Shorts Fest at the Arclight, 6360 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, 1 p.m. 323.461.4400
FILM SCREENING
Malibu residents T.J. Barrack and Wes Brown’s surfing documentary “Peel: The Peru Project” is part of a benefit for the Malibu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation at the NuWilshire Theatre, 1314 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica, 7:30 p.m. 281.8223
FRI., SEPT. 8
MALIBU WOMEN IN FILM
Networking Breakfast with actress/director Dyan Cannon speaking at Chart House Restaurant, 18412 PCH, 8 a.m. 457.8664
FRI., SEPT. 8
SURF MOVIE SCREENING
Soul Gaze Christian Club of Malibu High and Calvary Chapel Malibu host the screening of “Can’t Keep Me Down: The Bobby Ducharme Story” with giveaways, beverages and candy at the old Malibu High gym, 30215 Morning View Dr., 7 p.m. 589.9673
SUN., SEPT. 10
MALIBU ROAD BEACH PARTY
Dinner is a gourmet barbecue picnic and includes wines, beers and soft drinks, plus games for kids, a silent auction and raffle at Field of Dreams Beach, 24712 Malibu Rd., 4 p.m. $20-$40. 317.1040
MALIBU
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Gore Vidal and Lila Garrett speak at fundraiser for Malibu/Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica Campaign Headquarters, at private home,
12 p.m. $40. 454.1487
CLAIRE DOUGLAS
BOOK SIGNING
Douglas reads from, discusses and signs her new book, “The Old Woman’s Daughter: Transformation Wisdom for Men and Women,” at Diesel, A Bookstore 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 3 p.m. 456.9961
WILDFIRE RESEARCH NETWORK BENEFIT
Anne Nelson’s “The Guys,” a play honoring some of the firefighters lost on 9/11, is performed as a benefit for the Wildfire Research Network at Topanga Community House, 1440 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga, 7:30 p.m. $25. wildfireresearch@yahoo.com
MON., SEPT. 11
9/11 REMEMBRANCE
Deena Burnett, widow of Flight 93 hero and Pepperdine alumnus Tom Burnett, signs her new book, “Fighting Back: Living Life Beyond Ourselves,” outside Pepperdine’s Sandbar Cyber Café, 24255 PCH,
2 p.m. 506.4000
WED., SEPT. 13
MALIBU ROTARY CLUB
City Planning Manager C.J. Amstrup is the speaker at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, 7:30 a.m. 456.6958
DIESEL BOOK GROUP
Meeting to discuss “The History of Love” by Nicole Krauss at Diesel, A Bookstore 3890 Cross Creek Rd.,
7 p.m. 456.9961
ONGOING
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, 457.0711
FALL STORYTIMES
Stories and activities for toddlers (0-3) on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and preschoolers (3-5) on Mondays at 4 p.m. at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 456.6438
MEDITATION
GROUP
Forty-five minutes of quiet meditation followed by a sharing circle every Thursday at Malibu residence,
7:30 p.m. 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. 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., 456.8714
KNITTING CLUB
Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Malibu Senior Center, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 10 a.m. 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. 456.2489 ext. 357
OPEN GYM
Open gym on Wednesdays for adult basketball at Malibu High School’s small gym, 30215 Morning View Dr., 5:30 p.m. 317.1364
WALKING CLUB
The Malibu Senior Center sponsors an afternoon walking club every Tuesday, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd.,
4 p.m. 456.2489 ext. 357
CHABAD SERVICES
Services at Chabad of Malibu, 22933 PCH, every Friday at dusk and every Saturday at 10 a.m. 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. 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, 589.5538, at Gan Malibu Preschool, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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, 506.4504