Ongoing: Sunday Bible Study with Michelle Klein, 10 a.m., Worship Service with Pastor John Klein, 11 a.m. Come to church this Sunday and be renewed! “I am leaving you with a gift...peace of mind and heart…a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14: 26-27. Topanga Christian Fellowship, 269 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Topanga, CA 90290, (310)455-1048, topangachristianfellowship.org.
Ongoing: Mondays 10-11 a.m., New Balance for Seniors with Kat High. Topanga Community Center. Exercise class to improve balance and strength led by physical and occupational therapist Kat High. $10 per class. katcalls@aol.com.
Ongoing: Sundays, 3 p.m. Learn Argentine Tango with Barbara Webb. Free classes. For more information: (Cell: (213) 448-8330; Home: (310) 455-2760. In private home.
Ongoing: Fourth Thursday, 12-3 p.m., Song Circle with Linnea Richards. Rise up Singing and Rise Again. In conjunction with SongMakers. All ages welcome. Topanga Community Center, 1440 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290.
Tuesday, All Day, June 21, Make Music Day. Topanga will be making music all day for the third year in this entirely volunteer-run event. It started in France in 1982 when France’s Ministry of Culture imagined a day of free, live music everywhere on the summer solstice. Three decades later, the holiday has spread throughout the world and is now celebrated in more than 120 countries. In the U.S., the presenting sponsor is the NAMM Foundation; in Topanga, 88.5 AM, the SoCal Sound is the presenting sponsor
Saturday, June 24, 7:30 p.m., Queen Margaret’s Version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses. Theatricum Botanicum’s production encompassing Henry VI Part I, II, III and Richard III, centers on Queen Margaret and the women and children of Shakespeare’s civil war saga. Written by William Shakespeare; Directed & Compiled by Ellen Geer. Pay What You Will ticket pricing is available for the 7:30 p.m. performance on August 18. A prologue discussion with the cast will take place before the show at 6:30 p.m. on August 12. Theatricum.com.
Saturday, June 24 to Friday, June 30, 9 a.m.-Noon, ZOOM Event. 24th Annual Healers Intensive with Deena Metzger. Begins at 9:0 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST and ends at 9 p.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. Work is based on the “19 Ways to a Viable Future for all Beings,” dream guidance, divination, intellectual rigor and heartfelt listening to Earth and Spirit. For environmental healing at a time when we are called to meet the threats of illness, despair, violence, social chaos, environmental disintegration, and AI. By application only – For information on fees or to apply please call Jude Weber at (310) 985.3740; or e-mail: deenaworkshops@gmail.com.
Sunday, June 25, 7:30 p.m., Topanga Symphony Summer Concert. Pamela Goldsmith will perform a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi for the unique Viola D’amore, an eighteenth-century-style bowed instrument. Topanga Community Center, 1440 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290. For information: topangasymphony.com.
Sunday, June 25, 2-3 p.m. Sages Art Exhibit. Topanga Library, 122 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290, (310) 455-3480
Monday June 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Introduction to Ukulele with Melanie Kareem. Ukuleles provided. Sages Room at Topanga Community Center, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. RSVP: (310) 403-3159, getstartedplayingukulele.com.
Saturday, July 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Ballona Wetlands Celebrates the El Segundo Blue Butterfly. Register (ballonafriends.org/esb2023) for one of three one-hour viewing of the federally endangered butterfly and the Friends efforts to bring it back from the brink of extinction. Parking behind Gordon’s Market, 303 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey 90293. Carpool or ride share recommended. You must register for each person. For more information: Alexis Elias, Friends of Ballona Wetlands alexis@ballonafriends.org, Ballona Discovery Park 13110 Bluff Creek Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90094.
Sunday, July 9, 2 p.m., Crazy J Ranch. Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk led by legendary fiddle player Phil Salazar. These talented musicians mix traditional music with rock, blues, country, jazz, Irish, pop, and bluegrass. They have been together for so long they think they’re related. When you hear their music you may think so, too! Dress for outdoor event. $25 Suggested Donation. For info: (310) 752-6069; crazyjtopanga@gmail.com.
