Thursday, September 13 – Thursday, September 20

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

  Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

  ‘Twelve Angry Men,’ a Theatre Palisades production directed by Sherry Coon, 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd., through October 14. Tickets: Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.: adults $18, seniors and students $16; Saturday at 8 p.m.: adults $20, seniors and students $18. Box office: (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.com.

  Wahoo Night, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Simon Meadow in Temescal Gateway Park. Learn about the Y Adventure Guides and Princess program. The event is free and there will be arts n’ crafts, a bounce house, zip line and rope swing. Dinner will be served and program information disseminated. Contacts: (310) 454-5591 or e-mail anthonycruz@ymcala.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

  Volunteers are invited to join the monthly work party on the Village Green, 9 to 11 a.m., corner of Swarthmore and Sunset.

  Author Lesley Jacobs-Solmonson of the Culinary Historians of Southern California will speak on ‘Gin, from Rotgut Booze to Cocktail King,’ 2 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Free admission.

  Dr. Henry Cloud, a best-selling author, clinical psychologist and leadership consultant, will discuss his book, ‘Raising Great Kids,’ nd answer questions from the audience, 6 p.m. at Calvary Christian School, 701 Palisades Dr. Free child care is available for babies through age 11. Admission is $35 ($60 for a couple). Register: calvarychristian.org/drcloud.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

  Family storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Stories, fingerplays and rhymes: building reading skills while having fun.

  The Malibu Orchid Society hosts Joseph Arditti, emeritus biology professor at UC Irvine, who will discuss the various ways that orchids have adapted to survive in nature, 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. The public is invited.

  The 2012 Chautauqua Series in Temescal Gateway Park presents author Diane Lang, 7:30 p.m. in Woodland Hall. She will discuss her book, ‘Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved,’ about snakes, spiders, cockroaches and other less-than-loved animals. Parking is free.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

  The Pacific Palisades Library Association’s Author Series hosts Palisadian James Jennewein, co-author of ‘RuneWarriors: Sword of Doom,’ 6:30 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Contact: (310) 459-2754.