Calendar for the Week of November 8

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Irad Malkin, chairman of the department of history at Tel Aviv University, will discuss the relationship between the rise of Greek civilization and the multi-directional networks the Greeks established in the Mediterranean Sea, 8 p.m. at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades. Admission is free, but advance tickets are required. For tickets visit: www.getty.edu or call (310) 440-7300. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Calvary Christian School Holiday Boutique, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the campus, 701 Palisades Dr. Music at St. Matthew’s presents baroque music by Ensemble Caprice of Montreal, 8 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda Ave. Tickets at the door: $25. Theatre Palisades presents Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through December 16, at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Call (310) 454-1970 for ticket information, or go to www.theatrepalisades.org SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 YA author Brian Mandabach discusses and signs his debut novel, ”Or Not,’ 4 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Center for the Jazz Arts is providing live jazz music at Tivoli Caf’ each Saturday in November from 8 to 11 p.m. at the caf’,15306 Sunset. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Annual Holiday Home Tour & Boutique, presented by the Pacific Palisades Junior Women’s Club, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds benefit local schools and charitable organizations. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The library’s Drama Book Club will discuss Sam Shepherd’s ‘True West’ and read from the play, 6:45 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Moonday in the Village, a monthly Westside poetry reading, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 The monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades AARP chapter will feature a white elephant sale, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Public invited. Friends of Film screening, ‘Willie Francis Must Die Again,’ 6:30 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real Drive. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Gabe Rotter discusses and signs his first novel, ‘Duck Duck Wally,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 St. Matthew’s annual Christmas Faire, 6 p.m. in the Sprague Center at St. Matthew’s Parish, 1031 Bienveneda.