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Christmas in Topanga, 1942 
The Coastwatchers, TNT’s original fiction series set in Malibu during WWII, concludes in this issue. Our story began in December, 1941, just after the United States entered WWII, and ends on Christmas, 1942. Coastwatchers focuses on the experiences of...
New Books: Local Authors / Local Interest 
This is TNT’s annual holiday season round up of new books by local authors and new books on subjects of interest to our local community. For more local books published earlier this year, check out our summer reads list...
Mushroom Madness 
Fungi can cure or kill, nourish life, and also decompose it back into soil. Fossil evidence for fungi is limited, but the ability to analyze molecular data has led to revelations about the evolution of this extraordinary family of...
Fool’s Gold: The Myth of Tiburcio Vasquez 
“And still of a winter’s night, they say,  when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon  tossed upon cloudy seas,    When the road is a ribbon of moonlight  over the purple moor,    A...
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Music Above the Clouds 

Spend an intimate evening at a tantalizing feast for the senses among twinkling lights, mouthwatering bites, delicious drinks, and a specially curated classical concert. Lose yourself in the transformative vibration of music as it is performed, live, by some...
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A Christmas Memory 

Topanga Library, December 18. 2 p.m. A staged-reading with music: FREE. Stories become classics for a reason. Topanga Actors Company is so excited to announce a special engagement performance of Truman Capote’s lyrical and touching classic “A Christmas Memory.”...
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Lightscape in LA 

Following its inaugural run in Los Angeles, internationally acclaimed Lightscape returns to the 127-acre Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden from November 11, 2022 through January 8, 2023! The enchanting, after-dark, illuminated trail will span one mile and...
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Film Festival Wrap Up 

The 17th Annual Topanga Film Festival–Now Streaming on Video on Demand Over the course of six days Topanga transformed into a hub of film and ideas, bringing out an enthusiastic crowd that connected over movies, ideas, compelling roundtable discussions,...
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XANADU 

October 29 & 30… a community theatre production of XANADU Produced by FOCUSfish, Directed by Kristy Beauvais and Gabbi Beauvais Local teens are taking the lead in Xanadu, a romp of a musical that takes the 1980 movie material...
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Intellivision 

Topanga Canyon Gallery proudly presents “Color by Numbers,” a solo exhibition by gallery member and Malibu artist Mark Estes. The opening reception will be Saturday October 29, 4-7pm.  Mark Estes is an engineer turned artist. Creativity has marked his...