An Essay About People Power
This essay kicks off an inquiry into how to make America and Topanga better than ever. News reports that we are more divided and polarized than at any time in US history. It doesn’t feel that way to me,...
Terrence McNally’s ‘A Perfect Ganesh’ seeks truth and compassion at Theatricum
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum continues its 50th anniversary repertory season with A Perfect Ganesh, the magical, poetic, Pulitzer Prize nominated play by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey, the play will open Saturday, July 15,on...
How Theatricum Botanicum Revived a Teen’s Passion
During the enforced seclusion of the pandemic, Ella Storm, then 15, became detached from a central source of joy in her life—the theater. She soldiered on at first, doing community theater via an online production, but the experience was...
Hunting for Fun at The Huntington
School’s out for summer and many of us are looking for a fun activity to entertain children, visiting relatives, or a date. As we make our way towards the solstice, summer is on the horizon, and it presents an...
THE COASTWATCHERS Chapter Eight
The Coastwatchers chronicles the adventures of James Ellis Anderson, a young boy from Illinois sent to live with his eccentric aunt in Malibu during WWII. In the tradition of fiction from that period, TNT is presenting this original story...
Canyon Sages June Update
Sages leaders recently met with Sophia Soudani, Field Deputy for County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, to discuss the needs of Topanga seniors, including the limited access to transportation for seniors and disabled in Topanga. Sophia has now informed us that...
Art on the Green
The Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore whose motto is “Painting and Preserving the Santa Monica Mountains” will once again be having their Art on the Green art show supporting the Palisades Village Green, and local...
The Nature Observer
Suzanne Guldimann is the editor of the Topanga New Times, and also TNT’s resident naturalist. She was recently asked to give a talk on being a naturalist for the Topanga and Malibu Creek State Park docents. This article grew...
Theatricum Botanicum Celebrates 50 Years
One of Topanga Canyon’s most beloved arts institutions is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and so in this month’s Lost Canyons LA column we are celebrating the fascinating history of the Theatricum Botanicum and the extraordinary life of...
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