WED., JAN. 2
SUPPORT GROUP FOR FIRE VICTIMS
Therapist and 1993 fire survivor Susan Stiffelman lead the session, at City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 6:30 p.m. 310.589 7020.
THURS., JAN. 3
OPERATION RECOVERY 2007
Support group meeting for victims of the 2007 fires to deal with the rebuilding process, at Room 130 of Pepperdine’s Keck Science Center, 24255 PCH, 6:30 p.m. 310.456.4843
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meeting to discuss marketing and publicity, at the Chamber office, 23805 Stuart Ranch Rd. Suite 100, 2 p.m. 310.456.9025
SAT., JAN. 5
LOOKED UP IN MALIBU
Drummers, poets and improvisers from the Camp Vernon Kilpatrick group talk about the Corral Fire, at Malibu Methodist Church, 30218 Morning View Dr., 8 p.m. 310.457.7505
RENAISSANCE AND MEDIEVAL CONCERT
Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble sings Renaissance and Medieval works from Cyprus, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Poland, Byzantium, Portugal, Sicily, the Netherlands, Denmark, Britain, France, Germany, Mexico, and Peru, Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset Blvd. in Pacific Palisades, 8 p.m. $10-$15. 626.260.8249
MON., JAN. 7
MEASURE BB ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Monthly meeting with allocation of undesignated $38 million, at SMMUSD Offices, 1651 16 St. in Santa Monica, 4 p.m. 310.450.8338
THURS., JAN. 10
SMC FACULTY ART SHOW
Opening reception for the Santa Monica College Faculty Art Show, featuring a wide range of works in various media, at the college’s Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery, 1310 11 St. in Santa Monica,
6 p.m. (show continues through Jan. 31 Monday-Friday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) 310.434.3434
MOMMY & ME
Meet and spend time with other mothers living in the area while the young children enjoy new friendships and quality playtime, at Gan Malibu Preschool, 22933 PCH, 9:30 a.m. 310.456.6573
SCULPTURE EXHIBIT
Opening reception for exhibit of works by David Grant, Laurie Hassold and David Hollen, at Bert Green Fine Art, 102 5 St. in Los Angeles, 6 p.m. (exhibit continues through Feb. 23 Tuesday-Saturday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.) 213.624.6212
FRI., JAN. 11
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Business Development Committee meets, at the Chamber office, 23805 Stuart Ranch Rd. Suite 100, 1 p.m. 310.456.9025
MALIBU SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB
Monthly meeting with potluck lunch and appearance by professional storyteller Ellen Switkes, at the Point Dume Mobile Home Clubhouse, 29500 Heathercliff Rd., 12 p.m. 310.457.7086
ANTI-AGING SEMINAR
Dr. Tony Jimenez speaks on how to look and feel better and live longer, at Bluffs Park, 24250 PCH, 7 p.m. 310.317.4833
SAT., JAN. 12
CHARLES ARNOLDI EXHIBIT
Opening reception of exhibit with 25 large-scale works in wood, at Pepperdine’s Fredereick R. Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 PCH, 6 p.m. (exhibit continues through March 30 Tuesday-Sunday from 11 a.m. to
5 p.m.) 310.506.4851
PAINT-OUT
The Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore host a paint-out for artists working in all media, at Charmlee Wilderness Park, 2577 Encinal Canyon Rd., 10 a.m 310.338.0333
PIANO CONCERT
New Age pianist Jim Brickman performs, at Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre, 24255 PCH, 8 p.m. $50. 310.506.4522
MON., JAN. 14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Sixty-first annual Installation Dinner, at Malibu Performing Arts Center, 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd., 6 p.m. 310.456.9025
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
First meeting of 2008, at City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Rd., 6:30 p.m. 310.456.2489
LIFE BEYOND CANCER
Opening day of six-week program developed by The Wellness Community and the Lance Armstrong Foundation to help cancer survivors make the transition from active treatment to post-treatment care, at The Wellness Community-Valley Ventura, 530 Hampshire Rd. in Westlake Village, 6 p.m. 805.379.4777
WED., JAN. 16
ROTARY CLUB
The Malibu Times assistant editor Jonathan Friedman speaks to the club on the newspaper’s coverage of the 2007 fires and what’s to come with the City Council election campaign, at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, 7:30 a.m. 310.456.6958
JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE
First week of Pepperdine University Crest Associates’ league for intermediate and advanced players in grades 4-12, at Pepperdine tennis courts, 24255 PCH, TIME. (league continues every Wednesday through Feb. 6) $50. 310.506.4745
ONGOING
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 nondemoninational 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
SCIENCE IN TOYLAND
Exhibit combines the fun of playing games with problem solving to foster a positive attitude toward science, at the California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Dr. in Los Angeles, runs through Jan. 6 from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. www.californiasciencecenter.org
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
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
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
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
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