WED., DEC. 27
ACTIVIST SUPPORT CIRCLE
Progressive activists share their activist-related New Year’s resolutions at the Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard St. in Santa Monica, 7 p.m. 310.399.1000
FRI., DEC. 29
LIFE ROLLS ON FUNDRAISER
Concert to raise money for nonprofit dedicated to spinal cord injury research and awareness with performances by local band Mardo and Run Run Run and Will Crum at Malibu Inn, 22969 PCH, 8 p.m. 310.456.6060
SUN., DEC. 31
BLUFFS RAMBLE TO SEA
The California Native Plant Society hosts activities at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, 10 a.m. 818.348.5910
NATURE WALK
Topanga Canyon docents lead a two-hour walk through Topanga State Park, 1 p.m. 310.455.1696
SAT., JAN. 6
MALIBU LITTLE LEAGUE
Tryouts for hardball, ages 8-10, and all softball age groups at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, various times, 310.317.2018
SUN., JAN. 7
MALIBU LITTLE LEAGUE
Tryouts for hardball, ages 11-12, at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, 10 a.m. 310.317.2018
WED., JAN. 10
MALIBU BOOK GROUP
Reading and discussion of John Berger’s “To the Wedding” at Diesel, A Bookstore, 3890 Cross Creek Rd., 7 p.m. 310.456.9961
FRI., JAN. 12
TRIBUTE TO MEL TORM…
The famous big band singer’s son, Steve March Tormé, performs his father’s best-known songs at Pepperdine University’s Smothers Theatre, 24255 PCH, 8 p.m. $40. 310.506.4522
SAT., JAN. 13
YOUTH NATURALIST PROGRAM
The subject is “What Makes a Mammal a Mammal” and includes a hike to look for signs of mammals, a guest speaker who will bring live mammals and a related craft, for children ages 8-12, at Headwaters Corner, 23075 Mulholland Hwy. in Calabasas, 9:30 a.m. $15. 818.591.1701 ext. 181
WED., JAN. 17
MALIBU GREEN MACHINE
The nonprofit group with a mission to green Malibu’s public areas celebrates its second birthday at Hideaway Café, 6506 Westward Beach Rd., 5 p.m. www.malibugreenmachine.org
SUN., JAN. 21
CHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES
The six-member classical music ensemble comprised of some of Los Angeles’ top musicians performs at Pepperdine University’s Raitt Recital Hall, 24255 PCH, 2 p.m. $25. 310.506.4522
SAT., JAN. 27
YOUTH NATURALIST PROGRAM
The subject is “All About the Night Sky” and includes the exploration of the stars with telescopes and a guest speaker, for children ages 8-12, at Headwaters Corner, 23075 Mulholland Hwy. in Calabasas, 6:30 p.m. $15. 818.591.1701 ext. 181
ONGOING
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
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
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
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
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