Category Archives: Arts

Willie Simon Featured in Art Show November 21

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Sue

Willie Simon will be featured in an art show “National Parks Series 2025” from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, November 21, on the front lawn of 440 Toyopa Drive. This will be the perfect time to purchase original paintings … Continue reading →

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350 Getty Docents Told “Go Home”

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Sue

    A resident called CTN and said, “The Getty has ‘fired’ all 350 of its docents, including me. They want to get rid of older, white women in the name of diversity, just like the Art Institute of Chicago … Continue reading →

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“The Diviners” Presented by PaliHi

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Sue

Even though Palisades High School thespians are in a temporary school and have to rent theaters to perform, the talented students  are undeterred in presenting a fall play The Diviners. The play, which opened on November 6, will run November … Continue reading →

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Come Give the Temescal Mural a “Bubblebath”

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Sue

The Temescal Canyon Mural, which was started in 1983 by Palisades Charter High School students Kat Kozik, David Strauch, Jennifer Wilsey and Cathy Salser, needs restoration. Led by Kozik and Salzer, money has now been raised to start the project. … Continue reading →

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Residents Attend “Oedipus the King, MAMA!”

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: The Getty Villa offered free tickets to Palisades residents who had been impacted by the fires to its annual Villa Outdoor Classical Theater production. Tahitian Terrace resident Krishna Thangavelu went and came back with this report about “Oedipus … Continue reading →

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Getty Offers Residents Free Tickets to “Oedipus the King Mama!

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sue

The Getty Villa Museum, which annually hosts a classical tragedy or comedy, is inviting Pacific Palisades Community members who have been impacted by the Palisades Fire to join them at its 2025 outdoor theater production of Oedipus the King Mama! … Continue reading →

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Theatre Palisades Awards Produces a Bittersweet, Optimistic Evening

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Sue

Annually, the Theatre Palisades hosts an award evening to fete the actors and productions that were deemed the best of the season of the five produced plays/musicals. It is usually a lovely evening with a meal held at Founders Oak … Continue reading →

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Nestor’s Kingdom on Exhibit at Getty Villa

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Sue

The Palace of Nestor was described in Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor’s kingdom of “sandy Pylos.”  The structure is one of the best-preserved Mycenaean Greek palaces discovered – a two-story building with workshops, baths, receptions rooms and a sewage … Continue reading →

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Opportunity to “Freshen” the Village Green 52 Years Later

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Sue

Sabrina Halper grew up in Pacific Palisades, and Elad Gil, an entrepreneur and investor, who also spent time here, are proposing revitalizing the Green. That will include repairing the green, updating the landscaping and funding the creation and installation of … Continue reading →

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Amazing Design for Potrero Pedestrian Crossing Submitted for Clas Project

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Sue

Kaylie Ward  grew up in Pacific Palisades and attended Santa Monica Catholic High School. She played club volleyball at UCLA, while attending college. After graduating, she took a temporary job at the Bay Theater in Caruso’s Palisades Village when it … Continue reading →

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