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REELSTORIES FilmFest is an opportunity for filmmakers to instill change by creating films that captivate and challenge the audience to think beyond the accepted norms in society. The festival showcases the best student films, as well as critically acclaimed feature length documentaries.

Experience Division 1 Men’s Basketball live and local. Bring the family out to the Fieldhouse and get in the action during the Pepperdine Men’s Basketball.

Seda Baghdasarian, MAA Vice President, will do a free demo & be giving away a beautiful framed painting of Malibu! There will also be an art exhibition & sale by MAA Members. The event is open and free for all. Please come & enjoy treats courtesy of the ChocolateBox Cafe!

Enjoy a break with family or friends at the Market’s wonderful Food Court where fresh delights are prepared right there for you. Come meet the wonderful farmers and food vendors who will be supplying Malibu with freshest, tastiest fruits, veggies, nuts, fish, chicken, eggs and baked goods. The Farmers’ Market Outdoor Cafe has an exciting new menu! Enjoy brunch or takeout! Bon appetit!. Please follow link below for more details and a full list of our vendors.

How is your child spending this summer? How about . . . a Traditional Camp, Language Immersion, Outdoor Adventure, Community Service, Marine Biology, an Internship in an specific area of interest, Study on a College Campus, Sailing in the Caribbean, Creative and Performing Arts, a Cross Country Tour, Horseback Riding, a Girls’ Empowerment Program and more! Attend a TIPS on TRIPS and CAMPS Summer Opportunities Fair to learn about quality summer overnight programs for students, ages 8 – 18.

Come tour the school and meet the faculty. Our Lady of Malibu School is in its 52nd year of providing an outstanding education, with a challenging curriculum offering foreign language, technology, art, music, and enrichment programs. OLM’s curriculum has proven to be very successful. Their graduates have had a 100% acceptance rate to college preparatory schools.

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Calvary Christian School provides an exemplary education for preschool through 8th grade students that combines academic excellence with the development of Christian values. Calvary’s Preschool offers Mommy and Me classes, and developmentally appropriate classes for children ages 2-5. Calvary’s exceptional Elementary and Middle School academic programs, nurturing environment, small class sizes and extra-curricular activities provide opportunities for students to develop their personal best academically, physically and spiritually. Follow link below to read more…

Participating restaurants will present a specially priced three-course meal for lunch and/or dinner. Local foodies and visitors to LA will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of specially priced three-course meals from some of LA’s best restaurants during this dining event.

Malibu youth artists will exhibit a variety of art pieces one night only at Malibu City Hall. Guests may watch artists create one of a kind pieces including graffiti art, henna tattoos, photography, and more! Get inspired and create your own piece of art.

The City of Malibu will proudly host the Malibu Student Art Show at the Michael Landon Center at Malibu Bluffs Park. The art show is open to students in grades K-12 and the deadline for students to submit a piece of art is Monday, January 30, 2012. Artwork may be submitted at the Michael Landon Center or at Malibu City Hall. $5 fee per submission.

All storytimes feature fun, age appropriate pre-literacy activities including books, rhymes, movement, and song. Free. No registration is needed. Call the Malibu Library at (310) 456-6438 for more information.

The making of Tony Bennett’s 2011 chart-topping “Duets II” album, which features some of his greatest hits recast as duets with various singers, is documented. The sessions include “Body and Soul” with Amy Winehouse; “The Lady Is a Tramp” with Lady Gaga.

Breathless changing vistas from Palos Verdes Peninsula to Catalina Island. Architect-designed features assure quality indoor/outdoor lifestyle. Expanded floorplan of 10 ft ceilings, windows with sweeping views, generously sized rooms. Property sits elegantly on a half acre promontary, peaceful & quiet. Gated. Oversized garage 3-4 cars. Plus big driveway. Granite kitchen w/ 2 islands…

What’s easy and delicious and vegetarian and dirties only one pan? Skillet Gnocchi with Chard and White Beans! This one-pan wonder uses those shelf-stable gnocchi, and pan-fries them instead of boiling. What a great trick that is! Add some healthy chard, white beans, tomatoes and aromatics, and you’re on the way to a wonderful supper.

Visit our Malibu Lumber Yard sub-section where you’ll find a full directory of Malibu Lumber Yard merchants, learn about special events and other happenings at the Malibu Lumber Yard.

Haunting and Hilarious: a 16 year old girl ages 7 times faster then normal. Self-absorbed parents. A scam artist, aunt. Twists and turns ultimately provide the joy to the girls last days.

Adapted for the stage by D.D. Brooke from the television play by Richard Levinson and William Link. Directed by Sherman Wayne and produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company. Don’t miss this murder mystery. For Information and Reservations call 310-454-1970.

Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you.

“Forks over Knives” discusses the health benefits of a whole-foods, plant-based diet. Refreshments will include plant–based items. Co-sponsored by Palisades Cares and the Palisades-Malibu YMCA. Free admission

The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, will debut its new exhibit “The Epic and the Exotic: 19th Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art”. In the 19th century, the great academies of Europe represented a continuation of the grand tradition of European classical art. By emphasizing idealized forms, perfect detail, and noble subjects inspired by history, these official art schools stressed rigorous technical training.

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Please join Superintendent Lyon and Malibu schools principals for the 7th Annual State of Our Schools Community Report.