Jemma Pizzeria Ribbon Cutting | Palisades Village
Jemma Pizzeria in Palisades Village will celebrate its recent grand opening with a Malibu Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting event on Thursday, January 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Jemma Pizzeria opened on Monday, December 18, 2023, for a one-year pop-up run in a space previously occupied by ROCA Pizza. Jemma offers a selection of antipasti, salads, sandwiches and pizzas.
Chef and restaurateur Jackson Kalb, who grew up in Pacific Palisades on Via De La Paz, described the restaurant as a homecoming, years in the making.
—LILY TINOCO and SARAH SHMERLING
PPLA Book Donations | Palisades Branch Library
After a several-year pause, Pacific Palisades Library Association has resumed accepting donations for future parking lot book sales.
Volunteers will be accepting donations on Wednesdays—January 17, 24 and 31—and Saturdays—January 13, 20 and 27—from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Palisades Branch Library.
PPLA, also known as Friends of the Palisades Library, can only accept books in “good condition,” according to an announcement. Books donated should not be written in or highlighted, or show signs of excessive wear and tear.
“Parking lot book sales have been a treasured community activity in Pacific Palisades for more than three decades,” the announcement read. “The book sales provide critical funds for library books, educational materials, community programs and other improvements at the Palisades Library, as well as assistance to underserved libraries in other parts of Los Angeles.”
For more information, email friends@friendsofpalilibrary.org.
—LILY TINOCO
Chamber Music Palisades Concert | Pacific Palisades
Chamber Music Palisades will host a concert featuring harp, violin, viola and flute on Wednesday, January 24, in the sanctuary of St. Matthew’s Parish.
The concert will feature professional performers from Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the studios, showcasing works by Mozart, Prokofiev, Bach, del Aguila and a world premiere by local composer Todd Mason, according to a press release.
Tickets will be available for $35 online or at the door at St. Matthew’s Parish, located at 1031 Bienveneda Avenue. Full-time students will be admitted free of charge with an ID.
For more information, visit cmpalisades.org.
—LILY TINOCO
Mysterious Book Club | Palisades Branch Library
Palisades Branch Library will host the next meeting of the Mysterious Book Club on Tuesday, January 16, at 1:30 p.m.
This month’s selection is “Bluebird, Bluebird” by Attica Locke. Readers—including new members—who love mystery and suspense are invited to attend.
“When it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules—a fact that Darren Mathews, a Black Texas Ranger, knows all too well,” according to a synopsis, shared by Palisades Branch Library. “He travels up Highway 59 to the small town of Lark to solve two murders: a Black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman.”
—LILY TINOCO
PLATO Society Colloquium | Los Angeles
The PLATO Society will host a Colloquium event, featuring USC Professor Geoffrey Cowan, on Thursday, January 18.
“PLATO organizes seven colloquia a year in which distinguished scholars, journalists, public figures and other professionals address topics of wide interest,” according to its website.
At this event, Cowan is slated to speak on the topic of “Media and the Future of Democracy: Safe or Threatened.”
PLATO members and their guests are welcome to attend the program, which will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The event will be at the Skirball Cultural Center, located at 2701 Sepulveda Drive. For more information, visit theplatosociety.org/colloquia.
—LILY TINOCO
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