THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Opening night of the three-day Pacific Palisades Film Festival, 7 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse on Haverford. Tonight’s feature is a documentary, ‘Fields of Fuel.’ For a complete schedule, visit www.FriendsOfFilm.com. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Theatre Palisades box office at (310) 454-1970, or purchased at the door if available. Susan Stiffelman, a licensed family, marriage and child counselor in Malibu, discusses ‘Principles of Passionate Parenting,’ 7 p.m. at Westside Waldorf School, 17310 Sunset. Public invited. Admission is free. Contact: (310) 454-7064. Pacific Palisades author and filmmaker Nicholas Clapp discusses his book, ‘Who Killed Chester Pray? A Death Valley Mystery,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore. Clapp has received more than 70 major film awards, including Emmys and Academy Award nominations. SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Poetry reading by philosopher poet Steven Friedman, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Summit Club in the Palisades Highlands, 1501 Chastain Pkwy West. Light refreshments will be served. (See story, page 13.) MONDAY, MARCH 10 Moonday, a monthly Westside poetry reading, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 14.) TUESDAY, MARCH 11 The Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club holds its annual ‘Coming Up Roses’ fashion show and auction at the clubhouse, 901 Haverford. The reception is at 11 a.m., followed by the luncheon at noon. Fashions will be provided by Vivian’s Boutique on Monument. Tickets are $40. Contact: Jean Aroeste at (310) 230-2792. Storytime for children of all ages, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 Baby and toddler storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories, and flannelboards, for babies and toddlers under the age of 3 and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m., Palisades Branch Library on Alma Real. The Palisades League of Women Voters group meets at noon in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. (See story, page TK.) Monthly Palisades AARP chapter meeting, 2 p.m. in the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Public invited. The guest speaker is Palisades author Jeanette Griver. A 12-Step writing meeting for all 12-Step programs or anyone with a habitual problem or illness meets every Wednesday, 7 to 8 p.m., at 16730 Bollinger Dr. Contact: (310) 454-5138 or e-mail info@12stepsforeverybody.org. Heather Summerhayes Cariou discusses and signs ‘Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Cariou’s book chronicles how her sister’s battle with cystic fibrosis led to the founding of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by Cariou’s family. THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Gerry Blanck’s Martial Arts Center in the 881 Alma Real building (Suite T-14). Event features live martial arts demonstrations and hosted hors d’oeuvres from Tivoli Caf’. Non-Chamber members: $25. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Betsy Braun discusses and signs ‘Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore. Braun covers everything from sibling rivalry to food wars, to questions about death, sex and divorce. (See story, page 12.) FRIDAY, MARCH 14 Editor Victoria Zackheim and contributors Barbara Abercrombie and Amy Liu discuss and sign ‘For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth about Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Professor Ismail Bardhi, a Muslim scholar, lectures about his work on interreligious dialogue, 8:30 p.m. at Kehillah Israel, 16019 Sunset Blvd. Public invited.
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