Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

“Mean Girls” Provides Terrific Fun and a Delightful Evening

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Only at Pacific Palisades High School, could you experience a Broadway caliber musical, without having to leave town. Mean Girls opened tonight, October 5 at Mercer Hall. This show is exceptional on several levels, starting with the talent. Director Nancy … Continue reading →

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Ribbon Cutting Held for Highlands Elder Care Facility

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  PaliBu Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Ciela on October 3 in the Palisades Highlands. About a hundred members and guests enjoyed drinks and appetizers in the upstairs patio overlooking the Santa Monica Mountains. Ciela, which is … Continue reading →

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Me-Treat Offered to Select Women

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

A Me-Treat is being offered Alison Burmeister of Balanced Beauty and Kathy Katims of Saved by a Story, as a way to destress, to connect and to create on Sunday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Temescal … Continue reading →

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Gladstone’s Not Closing This Month: Will Remain Open for Two Years

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Numerous newspapers and television stories wrote that Gladstones, built in 1972, was going to close in October. It is not. And won’t, for at least two years. It has opened under new management and residents are invited down for drinks … Continue reading →

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A New Book Teaches How to Be Fluent in Bear Talk

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

A new book How to Talk Like a Bear, written by Palisadian Charlie Grandy, will offer tips on how to speak bear. Grandy will read and sign his book at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, at Loomey’s Toys, 833 … Continue reading →

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Jubilee Produces a Joyful Celebration, While Honoring Volunteers

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Almost 300 people spent time in Simon Meadow on September 30, as the Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) celebrated its 50th birthday. Almost every organization in the Palisades was represented by a booth on the meadow, adjacent to the Palisades-Malibu … Continue reading →

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Andrew Cereghino Finds His Passion on Stage

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor Andrew Cereghino was driving to rehearsal at Theatre West when we spoke on the phone last week. The native Palisadian is appearing in Walking in Space, a role he landed just a few … Continue reading →

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Palisades Malibu YMCA Receives $1 Million from Senator Ben Allen’s Office

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

California State Senator Ben Allen presented a check for one million dollars to YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley at the end of the Pacific Palisades Jubilee and Community Celebration on September 30 in Simon Meadow. “Having grown up here and … Continue reading →

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Winners of the Youth Writing Contest Announced: Will Be Honored October 12

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The annual summer youth writing contest winners have been announced. This year there will be two events to celebrate the winners: one for teens and one for students in first through sixth grade. The contest, with the theme “The Best … Continue reading →

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Renowned Trumpeter Jens Lindemann Opens Music Guild Season

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Now in its 39th year, the Music Guild concert will open its season on Friday, October 6, with renowned trumpeter and Palisades resident Jens Lindemann. He will be playing the Trumpet Concerto by Franz Joseph Haydn and Allen Vizzutti’s evocative … Continue reading →

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