Parking Lot Book Sale | Palisades Branch Library
The Friends of the Palisades Library Parking Lot Book Sale will take place on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“The beloved tradition is back,” read an email from event organizers. “The Friends of the Palisades Library will host their first book sale since before Covid.”
The event was originally postponed from April 13, due to rainy weather.
“All books have been generously donated by our wonderful community, and include a mix of contemporary fiction, nonfiction, art books, cookbooks, special interest, children’s and young adult books,” the email continued. “Books are in excellent condition, and there is sure to be something for everyone.”
Cash, checks and credit card will be accepted at the sale, with proceeds helping the Friends continue to supplement library materials, host speaker programs, and provide initiatives for youth creative art and writing.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Class of 1964 Reunion | Pali High
The Palisades High School Class of 1964—the first graduating class to go through 10th, 11th and 12th grade at the new school—will host its 60-year reunion on Friday, September 20.
“One remarkable thing about Palisades High School Class of 1964 is that we have dedicated, organized, planned and celebrated our 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 55th and now our 60th high school reunion,” Wendy Anderson wrote.
The reunion will include a sunset dinner harbor cruise on a FantaSea Yacht out of Marina del Rey, which will depart at 5:30 p.m. and return at 8:30 p.m.
“It was so successful for our 55th reunion that we wanted to repeat it again,” Anderson wrote.
There will be an “after party” at one of the neighboring hotels after the yacht docks.
The cost per person is $175. For more information, including where to send the check, contact event organizers Pam Ball (pammball@aol.com or 949-533-8525) or Anderson at (pricelesseaview@gmail.com).
Plans are also underway for a picnic at Pali High. The Classes of 1963 to 1965 are invited to join the reunions.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Chamber Music Palisades | The Village
Chamber Music Palisades will present “An Afternoon Concert: Virtuoso Solos, Duos and Trios” on May 19 at 3 p.m. at Pacific Palisades United Methodist Church, located at 801 Via De La Paz.
“Join us for a kaleidoscope of chamber music featuring colors from the highest to the lowest members of the flute, clarinet and bassoon families,” wrote CMP Artistic Director Susan Greenberg. “Along with pianist Pierre Tang, the program includes duos and trios by [Ludwig van] Beethoven, [Felix] Mendelssohn, [Francis] Poulenc, [Scott] Joplin and others.”
The featured musicians perform with Santa Monica Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Symphony and Vicente Chamber Orchestra.
The concert is free to attend but donations will be accepted in person and online via cmpalisades.org.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Author Talk | Palisades Branch Library
Palisadian author Cambria Gordon will speak about her new young adult historical fiction, “Trajectory,” on Tuesday, May 15, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Palisades Branch Library.
The book, set during World War II, follows the story of 17-year-old Eleanor, who is “nothing like her hero Eleanor Roosevelt,” but instead “timid and all together uncertain that she has much to offer the world.” She is “consumed with worry” for her Jewish relatives living in Europe.
“When a chance encounter proves her to be a one-in-a-generation math whiz—a fact she has worked hard all her life to hide—Eleanor gets recruited by the U.S. Army and entrusted with the ultimate challenge: to fine-tune a top-secret weapon that will help America defeat its enemies and secure the world’s freedom,” read a summary of the book.
All ages are welcome to attend the event.
—SARAH SHMERLING
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