40th Annual Topanga Days, May 25-27
Midway between the Pacific Ocean and the San Fernando Valley, the pristine and idyllic city of Topanga Canyon rejoices on Memorial Day weekend with its Topanga Days Country Fair, three days of jam-packed live music, arts and crafts, local vendors, amazing food and beverages, fun family activities and the historic Topanga Memorial Day Parade. “Topanga Days gets bigger and better every year without losing the rich traditions on which… [Read More...]
Topanga Children’s Librarian Recognized for Outstanding Service
The Topanga Library is excited to announce that its Children's Librarian, Julie Frieze, has won the County of Los Angeles Public Library's "Charlotte Award" for outstanding children's services. The Charlotte Award is given annually to one children's librarian in the County of Los Angeles Public Library system. The award reflects outstanding performance in relating library services to children in a creative manner, enthusiasm in prom… [Read More...]
Second Annual Snyder Sutton ‘Pup Parade’ at Topanga Days
You may remember them from last year, when Snyder Sutton Real Estate agents walked in the Topanga Days Memorial Day Parade with six happy shelter pups recently sprung from kill shelters throughout Los Angeles. All the pups came spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated and ready for their forever homes with all adoption fees paid for by Snyder Sutton Real Estate. Throughout the parade, they took names and numbers of interested families… [Read More...]
Theatricum Botanicum at 40 Asks $400,000 for the Next 40
Theatricum Botanicum’s May 4 Open House celebrated the theater’s 40th year of Will Geer’s dream of an established repertory theater coming true. Carrying on the tradition of her grandfather, Willow Geer announced the theater’s goal of $400,000 to build on all it does now and continue the dream into the future. That money would go towards touring their shows and educational programs across the country; to create an indoor facility t… [Read More...]
Topanga Beach Water Quality Update
What microbes can tell us about water quality Since fall 2012, a team of dedicated scientists from the Jay Lab at UCLA and the RCDSMM Topanga Creek Stream Team has been waking up really early and hiking into Topanga Lagoon and Creek before the sun rises to collect water samples. The goal is to figure out what is causing high bacterial levels at Topanga Beach. Preliminary results are pretty interesting, and will be presented a… [Read More...]
NPS to Host Mountain Lion Fundraiser, May 19
THOUSAND OAKS, CA—The Santa Monica Mountains Fund, official fundraising partner of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, will host a fundraiser to support mountain lion research at King Gillette Ranch on Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds will support the decade-long mountain lion study currently conducted by the National Park Service (NPS). Park biologists are currently tracking eight mountain lion… [Read More...]
Love Along Highway 27—Topanga Days 2002.
You never know what you'll come home with from Topanga Days. Ten years ago I went to hear music and came home with a husband. So how did a city chick like myself end up in God’s country? Just like life, the winding twists and turns of Highway 27 seem to hide what’s just ahead, like a 30-ton boulder to stop you dead in your tracks. That was me, speeding along in life, happily residing in Venice to keep my New York edge and from say… [Read More...]
Topanga’s Wildlife Youth Project and Essay Contest
Topanga Wildlife Youth Project Raises Awareness with Kids and Adults The Topanga Wildlife Youth Project (TWYP) was formed in response to a first-hand experience witnessing sick and dying wildlife. This is a grassroots group that asks only for a conscious decision to support our children’s actions and future by not buying or using poisons and to seek best practices in rodent control solutions. OUR STORY Our story began… [Read More...]
Topanga’s Wildlife Youth Project and Essay Contest
Topanga Wildlife Youth Project Raises Awareness with Kids and Adults The Topanga Wildlife Youth Project (TWYP) was formed in response to a first-hand experience witnessing sick and dying wildlife. This is a grassroots group that asks only for a conscious decision to support our children’s actions and future by not buying or using poisons and to seek best practices in rodent control solutions. OUR STORY Our story began… [Read More...]
Topanga’s Wildlife Youth Project and Essay Contest
Topanga Wildlife Youth Project Raises Awareness with Kids and Adults The Topanga Wildlife Youth Project (TWYP) was formed in response to a first-hand experience witnessing sick and dying wildlife. This is a grassroots group that asks only for a conscious decision to support our children’s actions and future by not buying or using poisons and to seek best practices in rodent control solutions. OUR STORY Our story began… [Read More...]
