WED., SEPT. 12
ROSH HASHANAH
Evening service, at Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue, 24855 PCH, 7:30 p.m. 310.456.2178
THURS., SEPT. 13
ROSH HASHANAH
Services at Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue, 24855 PCH, 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Sept. 14 service at 10 a.m.) 310.456.2178
OCEANSIDE ROSH HASHANAH
Rabbi Arielle Hanien conducts a service and Tashlich at a private residence, 21465 PCH, 10 a.m. 310.869.0505
DON WINSLOW READING
The noir mystery writer reads from his recently released paperback version of “The Winter of Frankie the Machine” at Diesel, A Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 7 p.m. 310.456.9961
FRI., SEPT. 14
MALIBU SOCIAL CLUB
Monthly potluck dinner for singles approximately in their 50s, at a private residence, 7 p.m. 310.589.2726
NEW WEST SYMPHONY
The 2007/08 season opens with an All-American program featuring the music of Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way in Oxnard, 8 p.m. $25-$85. (performances continue at 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Countrywide Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks and at 4 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Wadsworth Theatre in Brentwood) 866.776.8400
BEBOP CONCERT
The Jon Mayer Quartet performs at Santa Monica College’s Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, 7 p.m. 310.434.3000
SAT., SEPT. 15
BENEFIT FOR DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
Dinner and entertainment 5:30 p.m. $350. Malibu Global Awareness. Reservations: 310.457.3120
SHERIFF’S STATION OPEN HOUSE
The event includes displays and demonstrations, plus food and drinks, at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, 27050 Agoura Rd. in Agoura, 10 a.m. 310.456.6652
THOUSAND OAKS ARTS FESTIVAL
Malibu resident Jane Seymour is the honorary chair of the annual event, at Carpenter Plaza Park, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., 10 a.m. (continues on Sept. 16) 805.498.6591
ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION
The various California artists with work being shown at exhibit marking the Weisman Museum’s 15th anniversary are attending reception, at Pepperdine’s Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 PCH, 6 p.m. 310.506.4851
SUN., SEPT. 16
REEF RESCUE 2007 DINNER
The Reef Check Foundation hosts its annual gala, honoring Sylvia Earle and Daryl Hannah, at Malibu West Beach Club, 30756 PCH, 5 p.m. $250. 310.230.2371
MALIBU TRIATHLON
Athletes from around the country gather for the 21st annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon, at Zuma Beach, 7:15 a.m. www.nauticamalibutri.com
MALIBU ROAD ASSOCIATION BEACH PARTY
The annual party takes place with gourmet dinner catered by Monrose, drinks, raffle and silent auction, at the Field of Dreams Beach, 24712 Malibu Rd., 4 p.m. $20-$55. 310.317.1040
MON., SEPT. 17
MALIBU GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a modified scramble-format tournament with lunch, cocktail reception, dinner and live auction, at Malibu Country Club, 901 Encinal Canyon Rd., 10:30 a.m. $150. 310.456.9025
SMC POLITICAL FILM SERIES
Screening of “Starship Troopers” followed by audience discussion, at the Santa Monica College Science Building Room 145, 1900 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. 310.434.4000
TUES., SEPT. 18
SMC LITERARY SERIES
Dr. Kate Gale, managing editor of Red Hen Press and editor of the Los Angeles Review, speaks on “Poetry & Writing: The Way into Your Best Work,” at the Santa Monica College Art Complex, 1900 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, 11:15 a.m. 310.434.4000
WED., SEPT. 19
STEP UP ON SECOND BENEFIT
Fourth annual Art Heals event includes art show, food and live music to benefit the organization that assists the mentally ill to reintegrate into the community, at The Lowe Gallery, 2034 Broadway in Santa Monica, 6:30 p.m. $100. 310.260.7843
FRI., SEPT. 21
KOL NIDRE
Service, at Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue, 24855 PCH, 7 p.m. 310.456.2178
OCEANSIDE KOL NIDRE
Candlelight and service, at private residence, 21465 PCH, 7 p.m. 310.869.0505
SAT., SEPT. 22
YOM KIPPUR
Service at Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue, 24855 PCH, 9:30 a.m. 310.456.2178
OCEANSIDE YOM KIPPUR
Services, at private residence, 21465 PCH, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. 310.869.0505
TEA PARTY FUNDRAISER
Shannon Tweed, Catherine Dent and other celebrities host “Cure in the Canyons,” a tea party and beauty-fest to raise awareness for the need to find a breast cancer cure, at Bony Pony Ranch, 12555 Yerba Buena Ranch, 11 a.m. $40. 213.486.4558.
LIVE CLEAN-SURF CLEAN BENEFIT
Musical performance by Astra Heights and Peter Di Stefano, art/photography exhibit and screening of Fuel TV film series “Sufari” with food, drinks and auction to benefit Surfers United in Recovery Foundation, which helps surfers fight drug and alcohol addiction, at Epoxybox, 602 Venice Blvd. in Venice, 7 p.m. $20-$25. www.surfrecovery.org
GUITAR MASTER CLASS
Christopher Parkening, founder of Pepperdine’s Guitar Department, hosts the class, at Pepperdine’s Raitt Recital Hall, 24255 PCH, 2 p.m. $10-$25. 310.506.4522
ALS SUPPORT GROUP
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the ALS Association holds a support group meeting for those with ALS, their families and friends, at the city of Westlake Village Community Room, 31200 Oak Crest Dr., 1 p.m. 818.865.8067 ext. 234
SUN., SEPT. 23
WINE TASTING
Wine, hors d’oeuvres, art for sale, silent auction and musical performances, at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 28211 PCH, 4 p.m. $25. 310.457.7966
ESTATE AUCTION
Villa Vista Oceano, a 19-acre luxury Malibu retreat, is being auctioned by Premiere Estates Auction Co., at the estate location, 4365 Ocean View Dr., 2 p.m. 877.337.8283
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER SPEAKS
Betty Williams, the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner who formed a grass-roots movement to end the violence in Northern Ireland, hosts a lecture at the Culture of Peace Resource Center, 525 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica, 1 p.m. 310.260.8900
L.A. SURFAID
KICK-OFF BBQ
A barbecue and fundraiser takes place to commence the L.A. Chapter of SurfAid, an international nonprofit that brings healthcare and malaria prevention technologies to underprivileged communities located mainly in the Sumatran Islands, at A&I Photo Labs, located at 1550 17th St. in Santa Monica, 2 p.m. www.surfaidinternational.org
MON., SEPT. 24
SENIOR INVESTMENT FRAUD
Senior investment fraud expert Anne Hammond makes a presentation, at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 6:30 p.m. 310.456.6438
TUES., SEPT. 25
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP
Dr. Tom Hall and the Red Cross present a workshop in the context of Malibu’s unique nature and volatile topography, at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 6:30 p.m. 310.456.6438
CPR TRAINING
Free American Red Cross-approved class for individuals age 16 and up, at Santa Monica Airport, 3021 Airport Ave. in Santa Monica, 6 p.m. 310.393.7758
WED., SEPT. 26
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BREAKFAST
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a panel discussion about business and resident preparation for natural disasters and their aftermath, at Duke’s Malibu, 21150 PCH, 8 a.m. $20. $20. 310.456.9025
ACTIVIST SUPPORT CIRCLE
Eisha Mason, host of “Morning Review” on KPFK, is the speaker for the public meeting, at Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard St. in Santa Monica, 7 p.m. 310.399.1000
ONGOING
ART EXHIBIT
Works from California artists marking the 15th anniversary of the museum, at Pepperdine’s Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 PCH, Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 310.506.4851
‘TUG OF WAR’
Roman comedy with a modern twist, at the Getty Villa, 17985 PCH, 8 p.m. Thurs, Fri. and Sat. through Sept. 29. $30-$35. 310.440.7300
‘DRACULA’
Ellen Geer directs the play based on the Bram Stoker novel, at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through Sept. 29, $8-$25. 310.455.3723
‘GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
The Actor’s Gang performs an adaptation of the Jonathan Swift novel through Oct. 27, at Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd. in Culver City, Thursdays-Sunday, 8 p.m. $25. 310.838.4264
FALL STORYTIMES
Stories, music and craft through Dec. 3, at Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, children ages 3-6 on Mondays at 4 p.m. and toddlers up to age 3 on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. 310.456.6439
YOUTH YOGA
For children ages 3-8, classes take placed on Fridays from Sept. 14-Oct. 19, at Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 2:15 p.m. $80 for all classes or $15 per class. 310.317.1364
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
DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
Yosi “Saffi” Levy sings and plays guitar at BeauRivage Restaurant, 26025 PCH, Fridays & Saturdays, 7 p.m. 310.456.5733
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMITTEE
The Native American Cultural Resources Advisory Committee meets the first Tuesday of the month at City Hall, 23185 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
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., 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 MESSAGE
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 LEFT A MESSAGE
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 second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Malibu Conference Center, 327 Latigo Canyon Rd., 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