THURSDAY, MAY 14 Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Trish Bowe at her State Farm Insurance office, 845 Via de la Paz, Suite 12. Public invited. Non-members: $25. Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Mireya Navarro discusses and signs ?Green Wedding: Planning Your Eco-Friendly Celebration,? 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 14.) Sixth Annual Pacific Palisades Film Festival begins at 7 p.m. in Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Also Friday and Saturday. (See story, page 15.) FRIDAY, MAY 15 The Palisades Branch Library presents a free screening of ?Victor/Victoria,? a comedy featuring Julie Andrews and James Garner, 1 to 3 p.m. in the library?s community room, 861 Alma Real. Denise Hazen discusses and signs ?Treat Her Like a Princess: How to Help When a Girlfriend Gets Breast Cancer,? 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. SATURDAY, MAY 16 Traditional St. Matthew?s Town Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the meadow, 1030 Bienveneda Ave. Free admission. SUNDAY, MAY 17 The Pacific Palisades Junior Women?s Club hosts the Second Annual Love Walk through Huntington Palisades, 9 a.m. at the corner of Alma Real and the Palisades Branch Library. The Temescal Canyon Association hikers will walk about three miles from Malibu Creek State Park to Paramount Ranch and join the festivities at the Banjo and Fiddle Festival (admission is $12; $8.50 for seniors). Meet at 9 a.m. in the entrance parking lot at Temescal Gateway Park for carpooling. No dogs. Information: visit temcanyon.org or call (310) 459-5931. Community Expo, hosted and organized by the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Antioch Street and Via de la Paz. (See story, page 7.) Palisades Presbyterian Church holds its annual Ladies Tea and Fashion Show, noon in Janes Hall at the church, 15821 Sunset. ? TUESDAY, MAY 19 Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The Temescal Canyon Association?s weekly Tuesday evening summer hikes start today, beginning with a hike along some of the less-traveled trails in Will Rogers State Historic Park. Meet for carpooling at 6 p.m. in the Temescal Gateway parking lot. Expect to return between 8 and 9 p.m. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, 7 p.m. at Rustic Canyon Park. Public invited. The Malibu Orchid Society hosts miniature orchid expert Harry Phillips, 7 p.m. at the Woman?s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 18.) The Chautauqua series presents Dr. Chuck Kopczak, curator of ecology at the California Science Center, who will speak on interactive science displays, 7:30 p.m. in Temescal Gateway Park. (See story, page 15.) WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 A welcoming reception for persecuted Uzbeki journalist Galima Bukharbaeva, Villa Aurora?s 2009 Feuchtwanger Fellow, 8 p.m., at Villa Aurora on Paseo Miramar. The public is invited. (See story, page 14.) Diane Hammond discusses and signs ?Hannah?s Dreams,? 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. In the tradition of ?Water For Elephants,? comes a captivating story of an aging caretaker and his beloved elephant, and an extraordinary cast of quirky characters in a dilapidated zoo. THURSDAY, MAY 21 Emmy Award-winning television writer Stuart Kreisman discusses and signs his political satire ?Dick Cheney?s Diary,? in which one of the most controversial vice presidents in history reveals his innermost thoughts, 7:30 at Village Books on Swarthmore.
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