Pali Runway Auction Gala | Pali High
Palisades Charter High School Booster Club will host the fundraising Pali Runway Auction Gala on April 13 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at a private residence in Brentwood.
“We invite you to join the PCHS community on April 13 for the Pali Runway Auction Gala as we celebrate and support our students and staff,” read a note from organizers. “For the first time in Pali history, our annual auction is taking on a fabulous new twist with a spectacular fashion show, inspired by our beloved Dolphin mascot.”
Between now and the gala date, community members can purchase tickets, bid on silent auction items, donate or become a sponsor. All proceeds from the event will support Pali High students and programs.
For more information, text PALIRUNWAY to 91999 or visit go.palihigh.org/auction.
—SARAH SHMERLING
‘A View from the Bridge’ | Pierson Playhouse
Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” opens on Friday evening, March 29, and runs through April 28 at Pierson Playhouse.
“Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman, makes room in his home for two of his wife’s cousins that have been smuggled into the country,” read a synopsis provided by Theatre Palisades. “When one of the men falls in love with Catherine, Eddie’s teenage niece he raised as his own, a jealousy takes hold in Eddie that can only lead to tragedy.”
The show, directed by Cate Caplin, and produced by Martha Hunter and Sherman Wayne, will be performed on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., as well as Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for students and seniors. A full review of the show will appear in a future edition of the Palisadian-Post.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit theatrepalisades.org.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Women’s Self-Defense Class | The Village
American Legion Ronald Reagan – Palisades Post 283 will offer a women’s self-defense course, “open to all women in the community over the age of 17,” on Saturday, March 30.
There will be two classes available, taught by Model Mugging Self Defense, to enroll in: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.
According to the Model Mugging website, the workshop will cover: “five principles of self defense; four general options if confronted with a threat; boundary setting and conflict de-escalation; full force fight against frontal attack against the padded assailant; and rear attack defense that also involves learning to defend from the ground against the padded assailant.”
The classes will take place at Post 283, located at 15247 La Cruz Drive. Register at alpost283.com/calendar#!event/2024/3/30/women-apos-s-self-defense.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Guest Speaker | Palisades Branch Library
Pacific Palisades Art Association will host guest speaker Peter Carr, who will discuss his art and artistic process at Palisades Branch Library on Wednesday evening, April 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
After a 28-year career in commercial real estate, the Alphabet Streets resident retired at the end of 2017 to “pursue his lifelong passion for making art,” read his bio. Carr, who also goes by the name “Futuredog Surf,” said that he draws inspiration for his work from a variety of avenues, including his love of science, mathematics, music, poetry, spirituality, surfing and nature.
—SARAH SHMERLING
‘Aristotle/Alexander’ | Castellammare
Getty Villa Theater Lab will present “Aristotle/Alexander,” a new play written and directed by Alex Lyras, April 5 to 7 at Getty Villa, located at 17985 Pacific Coast Highway.
“In 342 BC, in the wilds of northern Greece, the greatest scientific mind to grace the ancient world collided with the most formidable conqueror history will ever know,” read a synopsis provided by Getty. “A battle of wits unfolds between Aristotle, a radical Athenian philosopher, and a highly precocious, teenaged Alexander the Great, raising the question of whom, exactly, is teaching whom?”
The work-in-progress performances will take place April 5 at 7 p.m. and April 6 and 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets are free but must be reserved at getty.edu.
—SARAH SHMERLING
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