Category Archives: Holidays

Kids and adults are looking forward to Sunday, December 15, when Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive by firetruck in Pacific Palisades, kicking off this year’s annual holiday Ho!Ho!Ho! free outdoor community party. Like last year’s successful event, volunteers are working … Continue reading →

\ The Pacific Palisades Historical Society will hold its annual holiday celebration from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, at the Aldersgate Retreat Center, 925 Haverford.  The social hour starts at 6 p.m. and a lite buffet dinner … Continue reading →

December 3 is called Giving Tuesday and was created in 2012 with the simple idea to encourage people to do good, and thereby help transform communities (particularly as we move into the “giving” season). Former Pacific Palisades Citizen of the … Continue reading →

    When my dad had a truck farm near San Diego in the 1950s, we all worked to pack tomatoes one Thanksgiving Day: my parents, my two younger sisters, and I, about age 11. There had been a hot … Continue reading →

Many of us were taught in elementary school that the first Thanksgiving took place between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. The holiday was recognized in 1789 by the newly inaugurated President George Washington, who called for a national day of … Continue reading →

If a Pacific Palisades resident ever doubted that he/she lived in a unique environment, only one question needs to be asked: “In what other community in the United States would all the clergy gather to celebrate an interfaith Thanksgiving service?” Annually … Continue reading →

The United Methodist Women are holding their annual Holiday Bazaar 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 9, at the church at 801 Via de la Paz. There is a wide assortment of costume jewelry, quilts and napkins. There are … Continue reading →