Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley
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Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 6 p.m. Sun Valley Branch Library, 7935 Vineland Ave. www.svanc.com. Details: tinyurl.com/2s4hm4sw
Northridge West Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 6:15p.m. Northridge Christian Church, 18901 Chatsworth St. Email: board@ northridgewest.org. northridgewest.org. Details: tinyurl. com/3m8wpxfd
Winnetka Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Winnetka Convention Center, 20122 Vanowen St. Email: board@winnetkanc. com. www.facebook.com/winnetkanc. winnetkanc.com
WEDNESDAY
Mystery Book Club at West Valley Regional Branch Library — In-person and Online:
Discusses “Evergreen” by Naomi Hirahara, 10:30 a.m. Request the Zoom link in advance and by email to wvalley@lapl. org (put “Mystery Book Club, Feb. 14” in the subject line). Location, 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda. 818-345-9806. Details: tinyurl.com/24k8pwys
Mystery Book Club at Sylmar Branch Library:
Discusses “Twilight Falls” by Juneau Black, 2 p.m. Location, 14561 Polk St. 818-367-5872. Details: tinyurl.com/8z7xf7fa
FEB. 15
Burbank African Violet Society meeting:
Guest speakers Jay Kapac and Aprielle Curtis, members of the Geranium Society of Los Angeles, give a presentation on geraniums and take questions after, 10 a.m. The meeting also includes a learning lab about African violets, a show-and-tell of plants, silent auction tables and a raffle. Little White Chapel Christian Church, parish hall, 1711 N. Avon St., Burbank. 661940-3990. www.burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com
Children’s Bureau — Resource Parents Online Orientations:
Learn how to help children in the foster care system by becoming a resource parent or how to become adoptive parents with a talk by a Children’s Bureau team member and a foster parent, 4-5 p.m. Request the Zoom live meeting link or a learn-at-your-own-pace online presentation, by sending an email to Rfrecruitment@ all4kids.org. 800-730-3933. Details about the orientations: www.all4kids.org/programs/ family-foster-care-and-adoption. Learn more about the nonprofit that was established in 1904 here: all4kids.org
Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 6 p.m. Castlebay Lane Charter Elementary School, 19010 Castlebay Lane, Porter Ranch. Email: board@prnc.org. www. prnc.org
Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 7 p.m. The council covers the area of Lake View Terrace, La Tuna Canyon and Shadow Hills. Meeting location, 11075 Foothill Blvd., Lake View Terrace. www.facebook.com/FoothillTrails. www. ftdnc.org/
THURSDAY
Granada Hills Woman’s Club rummage sale:
Event raises funds for the club, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., and also Feb. 17. Location, 10666 White Oak Ave., Granada Hills. Yolanda, 818363-9844.
FRIDAY
Peace in 2024 with Meditation — Online:
Longtime meditation devotee and teacher Doug Frankel discusses meditation techniques and leads a short meditation, 11 a.m. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to Marc at mschatkun@lapl.org (put “Feb. 17 Meditation” in the subject line). The event is presented by Platt Branch Library, Woodland Hills. 818-340-9386. Details: tinyurl.com/3kau37vw
Glendale and Pasadena branches of the American Association of University Women:
Guest speaker is
Dr. Irna Ianculescu, PhD, a clinical scientist in the product development oncology group at Genentech, delivers a talk on “Women and Science,” 11:30 a.m. Reservations, required by Feb. 14, by email to: marilyn_robinson@hotmail. com. Admission $60, payable at the door by cash or check. Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive, Glendale. https://glendale-ca.aauw.net
FARMERS MARKETS Canoga Park Farmers Market:
A certified market, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Rain or shine. Location, 7248 Owensmouth Avenue, between Sherman Way and Wyandotte Avenue. www.instagram.com/ mainst.canogaparkfarmersmarket
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, 818-7086611 or email: farmersmarket@ onegeneration.org. www. onegeneration.org/farmersmarket/
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. www.elnidofamilycenters.org/ farmers-market
Woodland Hills Farmers Market:
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 5650 Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: bit. ly/44cFl0P
VOLUNTEER
Volunteers Cleaning Communities:
Join the group for clean-up projects in the San Fernando Valley. Find a list of upcoming projects, and also how to make a donation for clean-up supplies, volunteerscleaningcommunities.com. Voicemail, 818-519-7567. Email: jill@vcc.world or fill out the form on the website: volunteerscleaningcommunities. com/contact-vcc