THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Storytime for children ages 3 and up,’4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Theatre Palisades Youth presents the musical ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes,’ 7:30 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. The show continues today through Sunday, then again February 26 through 28, at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on Sundays. For tickets ($12), call (310) 454-1970. (See story, page 11.) Janet Salaff and Ivan Light discuss ‘Hong Kong Movers and Stayers: Narratives of Family Migration,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books. The book features in-depth tales of nine Hong Kong families by Salaff, professor of sociology, emerita, at the University of Toronto, and Light, professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at UCLA. Their multifaceted study began in 1991, when migration was attributed primarily to the political anxieties of the time and the notion that Hong Kong residents were seeking a better life in the West. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 The Friends of the Palisades Library hold a gently used book sale, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the library parking lot, 861 Alma Real. All proceeds from these periodic sales are donated to the library to purchase new books and CDs. A concert by the Formalist Quartet, 8 p.m. at the Villa Aurora, the artists residence and historic landmark on Paseo Miramar. Admission is $20 for nonmembers. Please RSVP to (310) 573-3603. Visit: infola@villa-aurora.org. (See story, page 11.) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 The Temescal Canyon Association hikers will walk from Zuma Beach over Pt. Dume to brunch at Paradise Cove (about $15). If you would like to join the group, please call Carol Leacock at (310) 459-5931 and leave a message. Meet for carpooling at 8 a.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot at Sunset and Temescal Canyon Road. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 The Pacific Palisades Civic League board holds its monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m. in Tauxe Hall at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The public is invited. The agenda has three homes under new business: 1158 Chautauqua (new two-story residence), 946 Fiske (single-story addition) and 810 Iliff (second-story addition). ‘ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Judith Delaney will discuss ‘Normal or Abnormal Age-Related Memory Decline,’ a free talk, 7 to 8 p.m. at Sunrise Senior Living, 15441 Sunset. Please RSVP to the concierge at (310) 573-9545. Photographer and painter Bernard Fallon will be the guest speaker at the Pacific Palisades Art Association meeting, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. Fallon will discuss interpreting photographs in order to create better paintings. The public is invited. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Sunrise Senior Living hosts a free Alzheimer’s support group on the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at 15441 Sunset. RSVP: Bruce Edziak at (310) 573-9545. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Dr. Charlotte Reznick, a child educational psychologist, discusses and signs ‘The Power of Your Child’s Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Her book provides nine simple tools that can help children tap into their imagination to access their own natural strength and confidence.
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