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…
In other parts of the world, nature hibernates. In the Santa Monica Mountains, winter is one of the busiest times of the year. Mating and…
Welcome to the year of the Water Tiger. The Lunar New Year begins February 1, and runs through January 21 2023. In countries where the…
The Vanishing, or Spoorloos, is a brilliant and suspenseful Dutch thriller from 1988, directed by George Sluizer. The film is an adaptation of Tim Krabbé’s…
Imagine a net-zero community, one where every home is carbon neutral. It almost became a reality in a small master-planned community in Colorado. When Norbert…
The Bauman and Burroughs families have lost their north star. Suzanne, mom, passed peacefully in her bed in Wrightwood with my Dad, Doah, and myself…
I cannot recall a time in my reading life when I became so quickly and thoroughly enchanted with a writer. Less than 100 pages into…
The Lunar New Year arrives on February 1. Prepare to say goodbye to the patient, hard-working Ox, and hello to the fierce and volatile Tiger….
In 2013 I was handed nutritionist and holistic wellness expert Kimberly Snyder’s book The Beauty Detox Foods, after I had mustered up the courage to…
Community Engagement of Orange County, California, has awarded Catalyst Muse Creativity & Change Consultancy a $10,000 grant to make a short, documentary film about the…
1:30 PM mingle, 2 – 3:30 electeds, 3:30 bonus Open event w/ Ted Lieu, Ben Allen, Richard Bloom, Sheila Kuehl, and Mike Bonin, as well…
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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