October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021

View the October 29, 2021 issue (Vol. 2, No. 21) in PDF format.

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ENVIRONMENT

Burrowing Owls

Most unusually, we currently have two Burrowing Owls in care. They are now migrating to Southern California for the winter and these two came in just a week apart from one ano ...(Read More)

ASTROLOGY

So Big! That’s what November is!

Big, big, big, so get a copy of your birth chart (available free online), and let’s get into it. First, we start the month with a powerful New Moon in Scorpio. This lunar e ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

ALL THINGS CONNECTED

ALL THINGS CONNECTED

Stars to the Stars

William Shatner may have been the oldest person to travel to space, but he is not the first actor. On October 5, in an historic first, a Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmona ...(Read More)

Paula Labrot

By Paula Labrot

ARTS

Gallery Surpasses Expectations

On October 23, the opening reception at the Topanga Canyon Gallery and its show, “When Pigs Fly,” was a delightful surprise to behold in its new space at 137 S. Topanga C ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

Peter Alsop’s Kids Koncert, First & Last of the Year

Save the Date! November 7, 10-11 a.m. Peter Alsop says, “Hi! to all you formerly house-bound Topangans and families with children and grandparents and fr ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Dangerous Game

There was a time when I thought nothing of driving nearly 100 miles round-trip several nights a week to catch a double-bill at one of LA’s then-flourishing re ...(Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

FEATURE

Dia de los Muertos—A day to Celebrate the Lives of Departed Loved Ones

skullpexels-thirdman-1918290 Face painting and decorated skulls are traditions honoring the departed as are favorite foods, drink, music, and dancing. ...(Read More)

Kait Leonard

By Kait Leonard

FERNWOOD RAIN REPORT

Historic Rain Report and Fernwood’s 2020-2021 Season

The water year, or rain year runs from October 1 to September 30 every year. This last rain year was the second driest that I have recorded in 25 years. We received a paltry 5 ...(Read More)

Fleeing Afghanistan | Sahar’s Journey

Sahar Rezai fled the Taliban and Afghanistan in 2016 when she was just 14 years old after witnessing heinous atrocities brought against her family and her commu ...(Read More)

FERNWOOD RAIN REPORT

Final Notes

As a global community, we must recognize our privilege, tap into our compassion and recognize that refugees coming into our countries need our support, attentio ...(Read More)

NEWS

Topanga Town Council’s October Meeting

It was a spirited gathering when Council President Carrie Carrier and Vice President Alisa Land Hill co-hosted the Oct. 13 Zoom meeting of the Topanga Town Council with update ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

Rose Wiley: A Brief History

(Reprinted from the June 12, 2018 issue of the Messenger Mountain News) “Rose Wiley has lived in Topanga her whole life and is our eldest native. Her grandfather, Francis ...(Read More)

The Canyon Chronicle

By The Canyon Chronicle

Rose Wiley Celebrates 90 Years!

More than 150 guests gathered at Ed O’Neill’s historic house on Old Canyon that was once a stop for the pony express mail drop, to celebrate the community’s much-beloved ...(Read More)

Annemarie Donkin

By Annemarie Donkin

THINKING OUT LOUD

Thinking Out Loud

Finding Home

It’s been almost three months since the U.S. withdrew troops from Afghanistan amidst chaos and criticism. It has fallen out of the 24-hour news cycle but presents occasional ...(Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

ALL THINGS CONNECTED

FERNWOOD RAIN REPORT

THINKING OUT LOUD

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