WED., NOV. 17
CLUB FUN NIGHT Fun evening for your family with a barbecue at the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu Teen Center, 30125 Morning View Dr., 6 p.m. 589.8363
MALIBU BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
The scheduled book for discussion is Paul Theroux’s “Dark Star Safari” at the Point Dume Mobile Home Park’s clubhouse, 29500 Heathercliff Rd., 1 p.m. 457.7839
THURS., NOV. 18
THRIFT SHOP OPENING The National Council of Jewish Women/L.A. opens its new Thrift Shop, 850 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica, 11 a.m. 323.651.2930
BOOK FAIR First day of two-day sale at Calmont School, 1717 Old Topanga Rd., 9 a.m. 455.3725
CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK Celebration of Children’s Book Week at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 3:30 p.m. 456.6438
ONE-ACT PLAYS 4th Annual Malibu International Festival of One-Act Plays at Malibu Stage Co., 29243 PCH, through Sunday. Call for times, 589.9151
FRI., NOV. 19
REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED Pepperdine law professor Doug Kmiec speaks on “Now the Hard Part…What Election 2004 Means for America” at Guido’s Malibu, 3874 Cross Creek Rd., 11:30 a.m. 456.5518
SAT., NOV. 20
HIGHWAY CLEANUP Santa Monica Baykeeper’s monthly cleanup of Lincoln Blvd. Meet at Baykeeper office, 3100 Washington Blvd. in Santa Monica, 9 a.m. 822.4522
ART EXHIBITION Opening reception of Holiday exhibition featuring oil paintings of Malibu resident Rena Smith Patterson at the Schomburg Gallery in Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. E3A in Santa Monica, 5 p.m. 453.5757
SURF CONTEST Malibu High hosts two-day ISF Surf Contest at Zuma Beach, between towers 7 and 10. Call for time, 457.6801
SCULPTURE EXHIBIT Two-day exhibit of Diane Covington’s sculptures at Malibu Racquet Club, 23847 Stuart Ranch Rd., 11 a.m. 456.3313
TURKEY SHOOT Opening day of two-day archery contest at Malibu Mountain Archery Club, 5656 Latigo Canyon Rd., 9 a.m. 841-0516 or 673.5214
SURF MOVIE Free screening of “Noah’s Arc” by Malibu High School’s “Soul Gaze” Club at the school gym, 30215 Morning View Dr., 7 p.m. 589.9673
BOOK SIGNING Malibu resident Elizabeth Kaye McCall discusses and signs “The TAO of Horses: Exploring How Horses Guide Us on Our Spiritual Path” at Borders, 125 West Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks, 2 p.m. 805.497.8159
SUN., NOV. 21
ART EXHIBIT Opening reception for Dale Chihuly’s glass art exhibit at Pepperdine’s Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 PCH, 2 p.m. 506.7257
TUES. NOV. 23
ART SALE Opening reception of landscape painting art sale at the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St. in Santa Monica, 6 p.m. 392.8537
WED. NOV. 24
THANKSGIVING DINNER Annual dinner to feed the homeless, struggling and elderly at Saint Monica Catholic Church, 725 California Ave., 3 p.m. 458.6042
THURS., NOV. 25
INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING
Annual service at Our Lady of Malibu, 6315 Winter Canyon Rd., 10 a.m. 589.1964 or 689.5508
SAT., NOV. 27
NUTCRACKER Performance at Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre, 24255 PCH, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $15-$25. 828.6211 or 213.365.3500
SUN., NOV. 28
NUTCRACKER Performance at Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre, 24255 PCH, 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. $15-$25. 828.6211 or 213.365.3500
WED., DEC. 1
MALIBU BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP The scheduled book for discussion is Ernest J. Gaines’ “A Lesson Before Dying” at the Point Dume Mobile Home Park’s clubhouse, 29500 Heathercliff Rd., 1 p.m. 457.7839
ONGOING
FALL STORYTIME Reading for toddlers at 10:30 a.m. and preschoolers at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the Malibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, 456.6438
PHOTO EXHIBIT “Photoholic” features photography from Malibu resident Billy Blake at Lucas Da Silva’s Universal Art Gallery, 2001 Lincoln Blvd. in Venice through Dec. 1
TILE EXHIBIT Exhibit features Malibu Tiles at the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St. in Santa Monica, through Jan. 2. 392.8537
GUITAR PERFORMANCE Dave Lichten plays guitar every Friday at Mimosa Café, 395 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga, 455.4341
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
PT. 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, Tuesday, 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
ROTARY CLUB Meets every Wednesday at Pepperdine’s Fireside Room, 24255 PCH, 7:30 a.m. 456.3936
PRAYER & WORSHIP Prayer and healing service at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Dr., Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Worship celebration Sundays at 10:30 a.m. 457.7505
LEONIS ADOBE MUSEUM Every Tuesday children are invited to feed the ranch animals and join sing-a-longs, games and stories at Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Rd. in Calabasas, 9:30 a.m. $1. 818.222.6511
WOMEN’S SAILING ASSOCIATION Meetings preceded by a social take place on the second Tuesday of every month at the Santa Monica Windjammers’ Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, 6:30 p.m. 836.5651
NEED HELP? Dinner and Bible study for homeless or people in transition meets Thursdays at Webster Elementary Auditorium, S.O.S Community Outreach, 3602 Winter Canyon, at 7 p.m. 818.880.6372
WORSHIP SERVICE Holy Eucharist at Saint Aidan’s Church, 28211 PCH, 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Childcare available, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. 457.7966
PEOPLE IN TRANSITION Dinner and bible study at Webster Elementary School, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd., Thursdays at 7 p.m. 818.880.6372