Books were a very important part of my childhood. TV had not been invented so we learned from books and listening to the radio. And…
A green tsunami of weeds is rising throughout the Santa Monica Mountains this spring. This living tide of vegetation threatens to drown the native plants,…
The abundant rains this spring have been a blessing for mushroom enthusiasts in the Santa Monica Mountains. Foraging is so popular this season that it…
The record rain California received in January is a boon for the Western toad, Anaxyrus borea (California has its own subspecies, Anaxyrus borea halophilus). This…
Instead of Topanga’s rugged mountains and oak-forested canyons, imagine a city with a population of 60,000, straight off the cover of a 1960s paperback sci-fi…
Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby (2021), is a current and juicy “comedy” with humor that will set your teeth on edge, rather than provoke light-hearted giggles….
This coming October, the highly anticipated “Nights of the Jack” Halloween event will return for its fourth year, and it’s back to the popular walking…
Fire-ravaged Northern California received some welcome rain last week, but the forecast for Southern California continues to be dry, as we head into autumn. Fire…
Architect William Pereira wasn’t the first visionary who sought to design a city of tomorrow in the Topanga area. Park Moderne, just off of Old…
John Jennings and Sasha Tarnopolsky, husband and wife, architects, and founders of Dry Design, reinvented their former home in Topanga Canyon. Sasha from Canada, and…
In The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well, independent scholar Julian Baggini proposes the idea – upon…
I sat quietly in my meditation this morning—feeling into all the subtle sensations of my body, listening to my breath, to the ancient mantra music…
The National Park Service is urging pet owners to think twice before hiking with animals after at least three dogs have died on local trails…
Zeke Reed grew up in Topanga and found his spiritual and creative grounding in the canyon at a young age. Weekends and afternoons were spent…
One of America’s premier flamenco and Spanish dance companies, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana has dedicated 40 years of dazzling performances to honoring, invigorating, and expanding...
Wed, March 22, 2023, 6-7:45pm Topic: TTC General Meeting: March 22, 2023 Time: Mar 22, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom...
Sponsored by the Flamminio familyPraised as “the soul of the Spanish guitar,” worldwide sensation Pablo Sáinz-Villegas is this generation’s greatest guitarist. With his “virtuosic playing...
Would you like to walk in the Paradise Realm? You have to know it, to live it. It’s your own world, and you will write...
Malibu Library, March 25/26; Topanga Library, April 1/2: 2 pm admission FREE/library parking Topanga Actors Company presents THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein. Another (innovatively-staged) staged-reading from...
Vintage clothing, antique and Mid-C furniture, primitive tools, 1970’s technology, punk rock t-shirts, victorian brooches, Eames chairs, Danish Modern tables, automobilia, ephemera, Hollywood star autographs,...
Opening Reception for the City of Malibu’s Next Public Art Exhibition in City Hall, “Behind Bars,” by Renowned Artist Pep Williams (Malibu, CA) – The...
Malibu Library, March 25/26; Topanga Library, April 1/2: 2 pm admission FREE/library parking Topanga Actors Company presents THIRD by Wendy Wasserstein. Another (innovatively-staged) staged-reading from...
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