MAY-June EVENTSOngoing every Sunday, Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m. Topanga Christian Fellowship. Service with Pastor John Klein follows at 11 a.m. info@topangachristianfellowship.org. 269 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Topanga CA 90290, (310) 455-1048.
Ongoing. Food Truck Fridays, 4:30-8 p.m.
Topanga Community Center, 1440 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290.
topangacommunitycenter.org.
Ongoing. Third week of “Jewpernatural” ZOOM course with Rabbi Mendy Piekarski. Judaism’s answers regarding paranormal beliefs from the Jewish Learning Institute that unearths the Jewish perspective on dreams, astrology, spirits, demons, ghosts and other enduring mysteries. Chabad of Topanga, 1459 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Topanga, CA 90290. For information: Rabbi Mendy Piekarski at (310) 455-1597 or RabbiMendyPiekarski@gmail.com.
Friday, June 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m., TYS Teen Open Mic Night, ages 13-19. Hosted by River Noble & Adam Roberts. Share your poetry, music, comedy, story, dance or mode of expression suits you. All ages welcome. Pay $5 cash at door or scan code. Volunteers get in free. Pre-register at tys@topangayouthservices.org. Topanga Community Center, 1440 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290. Info: topangacommunitycenter.org.
Kidiwische Corner Workshops.
Saturday, June 3. Pueblo pottery with Rowan Harrison.
Saturday, June 10. Flintknapping with Chumash flintknapper Steven Saffold.
Sunday, June 11. Father’s Day. Round reed baskets. Make Dad a special gift!
To be scheduled: Book signings, storytelling events, Native kids’ games, Dreamcatchers, Acorn cooking and Arts, Everything Elderberry, dogbane and yucca cordage, kelp rattles, using earth pigments, a prickly pear party, and more!
For information: KatCalls@aol.com.
Sunday, June 4, 2 p.m., The Crazy J Ranch presents the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band. This bluegrass supergroup features four legendary, award-winning musicians: John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; Herb Pedersen on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals; Mark Fain on bass; and Patrick Sauber on acoustic guitar and vocals. Expect impeccable musicianship, great songwriting, tight harmony vocals and seasoned showmanship. Dress for outdoor event. $25 Suggested Donation. For info: (310) 752-6069; crazyjtopanga@gmail.com
Sunday, June 18, 2 p.m., The Crazy J Ranch presents Roberto Cani & Friends, Concertmaster of the LA Opera Orchestra. Principals of the orchestra create a superb string quartet for a concert of classical music at Crazy J. On the program are works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Puccini. Dress for outdoor event. $25 Suggested Donation.
For info: (310) 752-6069; crazyjtopanga@gmail.com |
Spend the Summer with Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum and Celebrate its 50th Anniversary Gal Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum opens its summer repertory season with two plays by Shakespeare in one weekend with two more to follow and set to run through September. Unlike most theaters in the L.A. area that stage continuous runs of a single play, Theatricum will perform all four plays in repertory, making it possible to see them all in one single late summer weekend.
Saturday, June 10, 7:30 p.m., Macbeth’s most infamously lethal couple feed each other’s ambitious passion with the gall to scale above and beyond everything and everyone around them. Unable to be sated until the bones are picked clean, they continue to devour the very food that brings their disastrous end. Directed by Ellen Geer. Friday, July 21st, 7:30 p.m. “Pay What You Will” ticket pricing is available for the show. Saturday, August 26th, 6:30 p.m. Join the cast for a prologue discussion before the show.
Sunday, June 11, 3:30 p.m., A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Theatricum’s signature play and Shakespeare’s most beguiling comedy transforms Theatricum’s wooded stage every year when it morphs into the enchanted woods of Athens, where mortal lovers chase and are chased, players prepare, and fairies make magical mischief. Melora Marshall directs. Sunday, July 9, 3:30 p.m. “Pay What You Will” ticket pricing” is available for the show. Friday, July 7, 2:30 p.m. Join the cast for a prologue discussion before the show.
June 24, 7:30 p.m., Queen Margaret’s version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses, compiled by Ellen Geer from the Bard’s best-known history plays (Henry VI Parts I, II and III and Richard III). Theatricum’s production centers on Queen Margaret and the women and children of Shakespeare’s civil war saga. Friday, August 18, 7:30 p.m., “Pay What You Will” ticket pricing is available for the show. Saturday, August 12, 6:30 p.m, Join the cast for a prologue discussion before the show.
July 9, 7:30 p.m., A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally. Two friends travel to India with heavy baggage, reeling from loss and personal demons. The Hindu god Ganesha, manifests in their fellow travelers and points them toward the revelation that sometimes, the greatest journey is surviving life. Friday, September 1, 7:30 p.m., “Pay What You Will” ticket pricing is available for the show. Sunday, September 10, 6:30 p.m. Join the cast for a prologue discussion before the show.
In addition to its summer plays, there is other theater entertainment, theater camps and classes for kids and adults. For information: theatricum.com.
Off the Grid Comedy Improv Troupe for a hearty weekday laugh. All shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 30, Thursday, July 27, Thursday, Aug. 31, Thursday, Sept. 28.
Under the Oaks September Salon Series. All shows at 7:30 p.m. Every Friday in September 8, 15, 22, 29.
Sunday, October 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Annual Americana Harvest Festival with a special performance of The Woody Guthrie Story.
Saturday, December 9, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Annual Holiday Family Faire featuring an Artisan Holiday Marketplace, Special Performances, Festive Food and Drink, Caroling and Singing Madrigals, Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Winter Holiday Stories from a Variety of Traditions… and much more! Want to be a vendor? Call (310) 455-2322.
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