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THURSDAY
SMMUSD Board of
Education
5:30 p.m. March 15,
Malibu City Hall, 23825
Stuart Ranch Road. The
SMMUSD Board of Education
will meet. For more
information, visit www.sm
musd.org/board/meetings.
html.
Zuma Talks Presentation
6:30-8 p.m. March 15,
Malibu Healing Center,
21355 Pacific Coast Highway,
Suite 200, Malibu.
Jason Kaufman, of Soul
Space in Malibu, will speak
as part of the Zuma Talks
lecture series, put on by
Zuma Wellness. The title
of Kaufman’s free lecture
is “Is Your Posture Killing
You?” Refreshments
and discussion will follow
the presentation. For more
information, visit www.
soulspacemalibu.com or
www.zumawellness.com.
To reserve a spot, call (310)
317-4888.
FRIDAY
Gold Hunt
10 a.m. March 16, Malibu
Bluffs Park, 24250
PCH. Celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day with the City of
Malibu Community Services
Department and the
Malibu Library at the free
Gold Hunt. Event registration
begins at 9:45 a.m.
Two gold hunt activity
times will be available on
a first come, first serve basis
at 10:15 a.m. and 10:45
a.m. For more information,
call (310) 456-2489 ext.
239 or visit malibucity.org/
goldhunt.
Pepperdine Guitar Concert
3 p.m. March 16, Malibu
Library, 23519 Civic Center
Way. The Pepperdine
Guitar Department presents
a concert featuring
musicians studying with
world-renowned classical
guitar virtuoso Christopher
Parkening. A variety of
works are to be presented
in both solo and ensemble
settings. For more information,
call (310) 456-6438.
SATURDAY
Malibu Creek Park
Restoration
9 a.m. March 17, Malibu
Creek State Park, 1925 Las
Virgenes Canyon Road,
Calabasas. Join Mountains
Restoration Trust to restore
vegetation — planting native
trees and grasses, as
well as removing weeds
and invasive plants — in
Malibu Creek State Park.
Bring a hat, water, snack,
and sturdy shoes. Gloves
and tools will be provided.
Volunteers under the age of
16 must be accompanied
by a parent or a guardian.
Volunteers under the age of
18 must bring the Parental
Consent Form. Registration
is free, but required. Registered
volunteers will receive
an email confirmation
with more details. For more
information, contact volunteer@mountainstrust.org
or call MRT at (818) 591-
1701. Register at www.
eventbrite.com/e/malibucreek-state-park-restora
tion-tickets-43185323465.
Gray Whale Watching
10 a.m.-12 p.m. March
17, Leo Carrillo State Park,
35000 PCH, Malibu. Join
rangers in search for signs
of gray whales, and explore
the beach and tide pools.
The group will look for
seals, dolphins, and sea and
shore birds too. Bring binoculars.
Meet at the visitor
center. Parking fee.
SUNDAY
Surf Swap Sale
9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 18,
Point Dume Marine Science
School, 6955 Fernhill
Drive, Malibu. New
and used surfboards, beach
gear, clothes and more will
be available at this sale,
hosted by Ted Silverberg.
Proceeds will benefit PD-
MSS.
All Abilities Fair
12-3:30 p.m. March 18,
Malibu Jewish Center &
Synagogue, 24855 PCH.
Join for the All Abilities
Fair, a family-friendly day
hosted by the Malibu Jewish
Center & Synagogue’s
Hand in Hand program.
Geared to all ages and all
abilities, this is a day to
celebrate inclusion. Enjoy
games, art, music, dance,
and special performances
by The Miracle Project,
Kolot Tikvah Choir and integrated
wheelchair dance
companies Limitless and
Infinite Flow. Admission
and valet parking are free.
This event is rain or shine.
For more information, visit
www.mjcs.org/community/
hand-in-hand.
MONDAY
Rotary Mixer
5:30-7:30 p.m. March
19, Casa Escobar, 22969
Pacific Coast Highway,
Malibu. Meet Malibu Rotary
Club members, friends
and neighbors at this mixer
and hear more about what
the Rotary Club does. Appetizers
will be free.
Malibu Democratic Club
Monthly Meeting
6-8 p.m. March 19, Malibu
Library, 23519 W. Civic
Center Way. The Malibu
Democratic Club will meet,
and Mayor Pro Tem Jefferson
Wagner will provide
a briefing on MRCA
Parkland Proposals. Dinner
and refreshments will be
served. The meeting, which
is open to all Democrats,
is free. Donations are welcome.
For more information,
email MalibuDems@
gmail.com or visit www.
MalibuDemocraticClub.
org.
Planning Commission
6:30 p.m. March 19,
Malibu City Hall, 23825
Stuart Ranch Road. The
Planning Commission will
meet. For more information,
visit www.malibucity.
org.
TUESDAY
Special SMMUSD Budget
Workshop
5:30 p.m. March 20,
SMMUSD District Office,
1651 16th St., Santa Monica.
The SMMUSD Board
of Education will meet for
a special meeting. For more
information, visit www.sm
musd.org/board/meetings.
html.
Learn About Native Plants
and Hummingbirds
6 p.m. March 20, Malibu
Library, 23519 Civic Center
Way. Lili Singer, of the
Theodore Payne Foundation
for Wild Flowers and
Native Plants, will discuss
how to attract and support
hummingbirds in a garden.
Learn about which native
plants hummingbirds favor
and how to keep the birds
healthy and happy all year.
For more information, call
(310) 456-6438.
Orchid Auction
7-9 p.m., March 20, Pacific
Palisades Woman’s
Club, 901 Haverford Ave.,
Pacific Palisades. The
Malibu Orchid Society will
hold its annual orchid auction.
For more information,
visit www.malibuorchidso
ciety.org.
WEDNESDAY
Library Speaker Series
7 p.m. March 21, Malibu
Library, 23519 W. Civic
Center Way. Journalist Gabriel
Thompson will discuss
his new book, “Chasing
the Harvest,” as well as
his work and philosophy.
The event is free, but space
is limited and RSVPs are
required. For more information,
or to RSVP, visit
www.MalibuCity.org/Li
brarySpeakers or call the
Malibu Library at (310)
456-6438.
UPCOMING
Easter Hoppening
3-6 p.m. Friday, March
23, Malibu Bluffs Park,
24250 PCH. This free
event will offer an Easter
egg hunt, photos with the
Easter bunny, art activities,
bounce houses and food
trucks. For more details,
visit www.malibucity.org.
Lisa Hilton Concert
8 p.m. Friday, March 23,
Pepperdine University Raitt
Hall, 24255 PCH, Malibu.
Malibu resident Lisa Hilton,
an award-winning
composer and critically acclaimed
pianist, will debut
new compositions from her
20th release, “Escapism.”
For more information, or
to buy tickets, visit arts.pep
perdine.edu/events/com
munity-events.htm.
Malibu Lagoon Adult Walk
8:30 a.m. Sunday, March
25, Malibu Lagoon, PCH
and Cross Creek Road.
Join the Santa Monica Bay
Audubon Society for this
two- to three-hour walk.
Meet at the metal-shaded
viewing area next to the
parking lot and begin walking
east toward the lagoon.
Bring binoculars if you
have them; loaners available
if you don’t. For more
information, visit smbas
blog.com.
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