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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...
Billions in Flight: Migratory Birds 
Autumn doesn’t officially begin until the equinox on September 22, but all across North America birds are already on the wing—billions of them. Migration times and destinations vary based on the species and variables like weather and food sources—some...
One-Room Schoolhouse 
Back to school. A hundred years ago in Topanga, it would have been on foot—and often barefoot—to the little, red, one-room schoolhouse by the creek in the bend of the dirt road.  Public education in California was still relatively...
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Parrots! 

They’re loud, smart, adaptable and colorful, and they’ve made a home for themselves far from their native Central and South America. Meet the wild parrots of the Santa Monica Mountains, birds that have found an ecological niche for themselves...
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Topanga Actors Company 

Topanga Actor’s Company brings more stirring, contemporary theater to our local library this fall. September THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT: Malibu Library, September 16 & 17. Topanga Library, September 23 & 24. A quirky, thoroughly absorbing drama based on...
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Open Studios of Topanga 

Celebrating Art, Nature, and Community in Topanga Canyon Open Studios of Topanga, October 7 & 8 — Step into a world where creativity blooms amidst the lush beauty of nature. The much-anticipated “Open Studios of Topanga” event returns for...