Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences.
Oct. 21
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans from all services and ages, and their supporters, meet, 8:30-11 a.m. Park on Valerio Street. Location, auditorium at 7401 Shoup Ave., West Hills. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-421-8946. www.wingsoverwendys.com
Reseda Neighborhood Council – Online: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Zoom link: tinyurl.com/ycxt4mhp. ID: 85794343370. By phone, 833-548-0282 and use the ID and press #. Email: [email protected]. www.resedacouncil.org
Oct. 22
Tarzana Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Tarzana Child Care Center, 5700 Beckford Ave. Email: [email protected] or [email protected]. www.tarzananc.org
Oct. 23
Channel Islands Chapter of the Embroiders’ Guild of America: The group learns how to sew on little mirrors for embroidery projects at this meeting, 9:30 a.m. All experience levels are invited to attend the guild’s meetings. Location, United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo. Email: [email protected].
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Check the agenda page on the website for meeting location or on Zoom. 818-856-1060. Email: [email protected]. canogaparknc.org. canogaparknc.org/calendar/
Encino Neighborhood Council – Online: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Check the agenda page on the website for meeting location or on Zoom. 747-282-0450. encinonc.org. www.encinonc.org/calendar
Studio City Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Refreshments, 6:30 p.m. Details on joining by Zoom or by phone and the meeting’s agenda (when posted on the website). Location, Radford Studio Center, MPR-7, 4024 Radford Ave., (enter at the Radford Gate, north of Ventura Boulevard, and follow instructions by security). 818-655-5400. www.studiocitync.org
Oct. 24
Sylmar Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 6:30 p.m. Discovery Charter Preparatoru School, 13570 Eldridge Ave. (the council’s general board meetings are at two different locations in 2024; see the schedule here: tinyurl.com/y7eneafh). Also available on Zoom. 818-833-8737. Email: [email protected]. www.sylmarnc.org
Oct. 26
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and Kaiser Permanente Southern California: Members of Kaiser Permanente and the public may drop off expired and unwanted prescription drugs, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. No questions asked. KP collecting locations include: Panorama City Medical Center, front of the hospital,13651 Willard St.; Woodland Hills Medical Center, parking lot, 5601 De Soto Ave. and also Antelope Valley Medical Offices, 615 W. Ave., L, Lancaster. No needles or sharp objects will be accepted. Use your zip code for KP and other collection sites: www.dea.gov/takebackday
Child and Family Guidance Center Halloween Festival and Health Fair: The non-profit holds the event that includes arts and crafts, pumpkin decorating, carnival games, trick-or-treat Halloween areas, health booths, live music and a petting zoo, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Families with children ages 12 and younger are invited to wear costumes (children must be accompanied by an adult). Learn about the programs and services offered at the center in regard to mental health. Free admission. The event is a fundraiser (see details on the event page). Register on the website to attend. Location, 9650 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. Child and Family Guidance Center: tinyurl.com/muzk744a
Oct. 27
Dracula and the Mystery of the Missing Chapter: Leslie S. Klinger, anthologist and editor (“The New Annotated Dracula” and “In the Shadow of Dracula”), and actor, writer and producer David Dastmalchian (“Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter”) team up for a discussion, live reading and question-and-answer session on the novel, 2-3:30 p.m. Minimum age: teens and older. Limited seats. First-come, first served. The program is presented by Friends of the North Hollywood Library. North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library, 5211 Tujunga Ave. 818-766-7185. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/dracula-and-mystery-missing-chapter-bram-stokers-classic-novel
Oct. 28
Mammograms for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Los Altos Foods’ “Say Cheese for Life” breast cancer awareness campaign, and Vallarta Supermarkets team up for free mammograms with a registration, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Vallarta Supermarket, 9136 Sepulveda Blvd., North Hills. Details and to register in advance: saycheeseforlife.com/
Oct. 30
Granada Hills Woman’s Club – Halloween Game Day and Luncheon: The group holds the event that also includes a “best costume” contest, 10 a.m. Costumes are optional. Pre-paid reservations only and are required by Oct. 25. Mail a check in the amount of $25, payable to GHWC, to the clubhouse address: Granada Hills Woman’s Club, 10666 White Oak Ave., Granada Hills, CA 91344. Questions about the event: Yolanda Petroski, 818-363-9844.
Mystery and Thriller Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “The Golden Gate” by Amy Chua, 6:30 p.m. (meets on the last Wednesday of the month, except for December). Location, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-thriller-book-club-1
Fundraiser and Volunteer
Children’s Hospital Halloween Greeting Card Drive: Choose a card from the website (three design choices and patients color the cards after receiving) and write a message to a child in the hospital. Website gives guidelines for writing a message. Cards will be printed out and hand-delivered with a “goody bag” by a member of the CHLA’s Child Life team. An anonymous donor has pledged to give $1 per card — up to $50,000 — to the hospital through Oct. 31. Details: chla.org/halloween
Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Find a list of upcoming projects: https://volunteerscleaningcommunities.com/schedule-of-events. Send an email to register for the project you want to join so they know to expect you and will have enough equipment for everyone. Also, sign the waiver to take part in the clean-up. Information on the group and how to make a donation for clean-up supplies: volunteerscleaningcommunities.com. 818-519-7567. Email: [email protected]
Farmers markets
Granada Hills Farmers Market: The Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce presents the market, 6-10 p.m. Fridays. Location, White Oak Avenue (at Chatsworth Street). 818-368-3235. www.granadachamber.com/
Canoga Park Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays. Rain or shine. Location, 7248 Owensmouth Avenue, between Sherman Way and Wyandotte Avenue. www.instagram.com/mainst.canogaparkfarmersmarket
El Nido Farmers Market – Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, Pacoima Family Source Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. Facebook: tinyurl.com/2p8rmtc2. www.elnidofamilycenters.org/farmers-market
Woodland Hills Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 5650 Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: bit.ly/44cFl0P
Encino Farmers Market: ONEgeneration presents the market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. Location, 17400 Victory Blvd. (between Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue). Farmers market manager, 818-708-6611 or email: [email protected]. www.onegeneration.org/farmers-market/
Good Times Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2p.m. Sundays. Los Angeles Valley College, parking lot A, 5800 Fulton Ave. (at Burbank Boulevard), Valley Glen. Email: [email protected]. Instagram: tinyurl.com/mrxcaxrn
Send information at least two weeks in advance to Holly Andres at [email protected]. 818-713-3708.
