Palisades Podcast Hosts Alan Eisenstock | Pacific Palisades
The August episode of Palisades Podcast, which has resumed after a one-month hiatus in July, will feature Palisadian writer Alan Eisenstock, who took a leap of faith when he walked away from a successful television writing and producing career to follow his dream of writing prose.
Within one year of moving to Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting, Eisenstock began a 25-year career in the industry, writing sitcoms like “Mork and Mindy,” “Angie,” “Family Matters” and “The Nanny.” He described his career as “great” and “lucrative,” but that somewhere along the line, he lost “that rush” and “desperately wanted it back.”
“In the seventh grade, I wrote my first magazine article,” he told the podcast hosts. The piece was a “detailed account” of Eisenstock’s “one and only failed and humiliating ski lessons.”
He submitted the piece to Reader’s Digest, which returned it with a note from the editor that urged Eisenstock to “keep trying.”
Since changing his career, he has penned 18 books, with his newest coming out in September called “Redeeming Justice” with Jarrett Adams.
He shared that he savors the fact that for the second time in life, he has had the chance to “take a plunge” into something new: “In fact, every writing day is a new adventure.”
Each month, Palisades Podcast features a new episode with a local voice, hosted by longtime community members Steve Cron and Maryam Zar. To check out this episode and others, visits palipost.com/palipodcast.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Street Food Cinema Presents ‘Big’ | Will Rogers State Historic Park
Street Food Cinema will present an outdoor screening of “Big,” starring Palisadian Tom Hanks, on Saturday, August 21, at Will Rogers State Historic Park.
The 1988 film follows Hanks’ character: “After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult,” according to IMDb.
The film was written and produced by Anne Spielberg, sister of fellow Palisadian Steven Spielberg.
Food will be available for purchase from Boba Ni Taco, Stout Burgers + Beer, Original Gourmet Kebab, The Tropic Truck and Coco’s Lip Smacking Cupcakes. Guests are also invited to bring their own picnic as an option too.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with a pre-show performance by Even Kevin starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit streetfoodcinema.com. —SARAH SHMERLING
Gelson’s Virtual Wine Tasting | The Village
Gelson’s will celebrate Washington Wine Month with winemaker Charles Smith, who will host a virtual wine tasting on Thursday, August 26, at 6 p.m. Smith, a three-time Winemaker of the Year, is the owner and winemaker of House of Smith.
“Gelson’s is offering its customers the unique opportunity to sip with Smith, who has over 800 wines with 90+ points and is known as a ‘Rockstar winemaker,’” according to a press release.
The featured wines, the 2017 Sixto Uncovered Chardonnay and 2018 K Vitners Motor City Kitty Syrah, will be available for purchase in Gelson’s stores at a special price.
The wines will be paired with Gelson’s Custom Cheese & Charcuterie Plate, which includes Beecher’s Flagship Cheddar, Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam, Pecorino Toscano and others, served with dried apricots and cherries.
The cheese board and special pricing on the wines will be available on August 25 and 26. Customers can pre-pay for the charcuterie board and RSVP for the Zoom at gelsons.com/houseofsmith.
—SARAH SHMERLING
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