2018-02-09 Messenger Mountain News - “Topanga Style”

“Topanga Historical Society’s Quarterly Event”

For the third time, the Topanga Historical Society (THS) has mined the history of Lower Topanga for a presentation entitled, “Three Surf Filmmakers,” for its first quarterly event of 2018 on Wendesday, February 21, at the Topanga Community House.

Three generations of filmmakers who lived at Topanga Beach helped define the surf film genre: Grant Rohloff (Men Who Ride Mountains, 1963), Hal Jepsen (Cosmic Children, 1970) and Scott Dittrich (Fluid Drive, 1974).

Local historian, Pablo Capra, has edited together their previously unseen Topanga Beach footage from the ‘60s and ‘70s into a short documentary [called Topanga Style] about the houses, parties, Nude Beach, floods, fires, and catamarans of the surfing lifestyle. Guests Scott Dittrich and Grant’s son, Chris Rohloff, will add live commentary throughout the video presentation.

The book, Topanga Beach Snake Pit, by Chris Rohloff and Pablo Capra, will be available for purchase at the event, as will The Topanga Story (new expanded edition) for $49 – just in time for giving on Valentine’s Day and Easter.

Potluck starts at 7 p.m. Bring your best dish and a favorite beverage to share. THS will provide organic decaf coffee, hot tea, and lemon water. The program begins at 8 p.m.

Join the Topanga Historical Society, an organization of historic people and proportions made greater by its remarkable members, for an awesome evening of fellowship, food, and film, topangahistoricalsociety.org.

The Topanga Community House is located at 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290.

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