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Recovering the Past: Mapping Los Angeles Landscape History

Suzanne Guldimann, October 20, 2023 2 9 min read

They are called the Chumash. The name refers to a group of related languages and dialects, but it has become the de facto title for the people who spoke them and who lived along the California coast from San...

Books & Such

Patrick Stewart

Jimmy P. Morgan, October 20, 2023 0 6 min read

Before reading and planning to comment upon the recently published memoir of Sir Patrick Stewart—Making It So: A Memoir (October 2023)—I anticipated spending time reminiscing about Star Trek. For me, I was drawn to this one because Stewart played...

Editorial

18th Anual Topanga Film Festival

Suzanne Guldimann, October 20, 2023 0 5 min read

The theme of the 2023 Topanga Film Festival is “Unreel.” It’s a playful invitation to reflect on many aspects of filmmaking illusion, from cutting edge AI to more traditional forms of film magic. The 18th annual Topanga Film Festival...

Feature

Tony Lee: Strong Hunter

Jill Cotu, October 20, 2023 0 6 min read

A Chumash story of creation holds that the Earth Mother, longing for company, planted magical seeds in an area now known as Santa Cruz Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. The seeds grew into plants from which sprung men...

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Beautiful Music in Topanga for Over 40 Years

Jill Cotu, October 20, 2023 0 6 min read

Jerry Kessler may have missed his calling. When I told him he could have been a comedian, he quipped, “I’ve never done stand up, but I’ve done a lot of sit down.” Instead, he entertains an audience with melodic...

NewsBeat

Russell Charles Jensen 1933-2023

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 2 min read

With great sadness the Jensen family wishes to inform that Russell Charles Jensen passed away on September 11, 2023. Russell was born January 18, 1933 in Germantown, NY. As a child people would find him far from home riding...

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Getting WiLD with Your Local RCD

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 1 min read

Earlier this year, your local Resource Conservation District launched an innovative opportunity to connect community members with nature. This immersive workshop series, known as WiLD CiTY, has so far introduced participants to: a local endangered fish, a coastal wetland,...

ArtBeat

Topanga Symphony Performance Oct, 29

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 1 min read

The Topanga Symphony, the Santa Monica Mountains’ only community orchestra, announces the Fall 2023 free concert date of October 29, at 3:00 P.M. at the Topanga Community Center 1440 North Topanga Canyon Blvd. Music Director Jerome Kessler will conduct...

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Halloween Roundup

Elizabeth Guldimann, October 20, 2023 0 4 min read

It’s the spookiest time of the year. This year’s bumper crop of orb weaver spiders have decorated our mountains in cobwebs, and we’re sharing our favorite local haunts for getting into the spirit of the season. From theme parks...

Storyland

THE COASTWATCHERS Chapter Thirteen

Suzanne Guldimann, October 20, 2023 0 9 min read

Jessie and I printed the The Malibu Coastwatcher the day after Kitty and her family were forced to leave for the internment camp. It wasn’t the same without our friend and our hearts weren’t in it. I carefully used...

ArtBeat

Open Studios Tour is a Resounding Success

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 1 min read

Open Studios of Topanga, Artists and Organizers, Trudy Perry and Danielle Hutchens, extend their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of this year’s event. From the talented artists who generously opened their homes and studios to...

ArtBeat

Theatricum Botanicum Celebrates 50 Years

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 1 min read

Join the Topanga Historical Society in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Theatricum Botanicum. This one-of-a-kind outdoor theater presents the beauty and trials of humanity in striking relief against the incredible backdrop of our natural Canyon. Lovers of Shakespeare,...

E-Issues

18th Anual Topanga Film Festival

TNT Staff, October 20, 2023 0 1 min read

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Location is Everything

Suzanne Guldimann, October 6, 2023 0 12 min read

How the Santa Monica Mountains Helped Shape Film History A reader recently reached out for help finding the film location for an episode of the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, filmed in 1955. The location he sought turned out...

Books & Such

Barbara Kingsolver

Jimmy P. Morgan, October 6, 2023 0 6 min read

About a month ago while browsing in my local library, I saw Barbara Kingsolver’s latest, Demon Copperhead (2022), among the “staff picks” and brought it home. It didn’t take 50 words to discover that I was on to something...

Editorial

Location Location

Suzanne Guldimann, October 6, 2023 0 5 min read

The Santa Monica Mountains have been a destination for filmmakers and a location for filming for more than a hundred years, and movie history is an important part of the cultural heritage of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation...

Feature

Topanga Film Festival Unveils Unreel

Jill Cotu, October 6, 2023 0 6 min read

It was a sweltering late summer afternoon, and I could hear the chatter below: “How long has she been in the attic? It’s pretty hot up there…is Mama ever coming back down?” I had discovered a box of books...

Books & Such

Announcing Another Salon: Tea @TNT

TNT Staff, October 6, 2023 0 2 min read

NOTE: The October SALON event was well-attended and much enjoyed. Attendees were on the edge of their seats, and full of questions. Another SALON event is tentatively scheduled for Spring of 2024 to continue the conversation! Please RSVP to...

ArtBeat

Meet Some of the Artists October 7 – 8, 2023

TNT Staff, October 6, 2023 0 2 min read

Artists in the canyon will be opening their home studios to the public to connect with the art and the processes behind it. With the purchase of a ticket, attendees will gain access to a map of the studios...

ArtBeat

Topanga Actors CompanyPresents: The Boy Who Saw True

TNT Staff, October 6, 2023 0 2 min read

Topanga Actors Company regular Harry Hart-Browne has made guest appearances on a host of popular television shows and received eleven theater awards for Excellence in Acting. Among his other talents he is a professional storyteller. Now in October, Harry...

TCEP—Our Non-Profit for 2024

TNT Staff, December 13, 2024 0

Every Holiday season, Topanga New Times chooses to honor a local non-profit for longevity, relevance and growth as a service organization. The Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (TCEP) is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has been operating...