Christmas on the Homestead
The earliest written account of Christmas in the Santa Monica Mountains appears to be one published by Frederick Hastings Rindge in his 1895 book, Happy Days in Southern California. Rindge describes his ranch house in Malibu festively decorated with...
The Nature Boys, Topanga’s Original Hippies
Welcome to a new monthly column from Los Angeles cultural historian Emmeline Summerton. Lost Canyons LA explores the evocative siren call that has been bringing newcomers to the Santa Monica Mountain region for more than a century and shares...
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...
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.”...
Helitankers Arrive in Time for Peak Fire Season
The three massive helitankers that are the core resources for the Quick Reaction Force, are back in town. This high-tech, highly efficient aerial firefighting team will be stationed in Southern California throughout peak wildfire season. These three mammoth airships...
Hotel California
Short term rentals have become a source of income for some property owners in the Santa Monica Mountains and a source of aggravation for others, leaving local governments scrambling to regulate this burgeoning new industry. Most short-term rentals are...
Topanga Canyon Gallery Presents 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...
Mule Deer: Unicorns in the Garden
Once upon a sunny morning a man who sat in a breakfast nook looked up from his scrambled eggs to see a white unicorn with a golden horn quietly cropping the roses in the garden. —James Thurber, “The Unicorn...
Orb Weavers: Artists & Architects of the Insect World
“What’s miraculous about a spider’s web?” said Mrs. Arable. “I don’t see why you say a web is a miracle—it’s just a web.” “Ever try to spin one?” asked Dr. Dorian. ― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web The webs appear...
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