Free Performance/Exhibition Retreat Space

Earlier this summer, the SunMoon Retreat Center hosted a solo concert with singer/songwriter, Jana Pochop, and a concert and art exhibition with L.A. band Cousin Kate, as a fundraiser at the Sun…

‘Under the Oaks’ Salon Series, Sept. 1– 22

Beginning September 1, at 8 p.m., and for three Fridays thereafter, Theatricum Botanicum presents four evenings of live music and performance outdoors in the intimate S. Mark Taper Pavilion Friday, Sept. 1, 8…

August 25, 2017

  Vol 1, Issue 16, August 25, 2017

Franklin W. Roberts—1932-2017

Frank Roberts transitioned on Sunday, July 23rd, in peace at 85. The Sylvia Park neighborhood will miss him. Frank was a larger-than-life character, a Topanga-classic personality. Born in Glendale, he moved to…

Counting to Ten…Emmys, That Is

The PBS travel show, “Travelscope,” hosted and directed by Topanga’s Joseph Rosendo, walked away with two Emmys from the Television Academy Creative Arts Awards, one for Directing and another for Hosting. These…

Letters – August 25, 2017

Without Question…The Best Yet!   To the Team at Mountain Messenger, This current issue (Vol. 1, No. 15) is without question the best yet under your innovative guidance! The stories are Topanga-centric…

TPA First Friday, September 1

What the Health is the groundbreaking follow-up film from the creators of the award-winning documentary Cowspiracy. The film follows intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the secret to preventing and even…

Zev Yaroslavsky L.A. River Greenway Trail Opens

The Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles River Greenway Trail, opened on June 3, and is being hailed as the “missing link” of the San Fernando Valley, but it’s so much more. The half-mile…

Liberty Canyon Wildlife Corridor: Donate Now!

National Wildlife (NWF) California Regional Executive Beth Pratt-Bergstrom is appealing for donations from private foundations towards completing the wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon. “If we can confirm $140,000 in new commitments by September,”…

For the Record

Roxanne Berger and Geoff Sheldon, referring to the article, “Architects and Design Lighting Duo” (August 11, 2017, Vol. 1, No. 15), clarified that their home is not LEED certified. “In 2003, when…