Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of events in the San Fernando Valley area.
FEB. 19
Wings Over Wendy’s:
Veterans from all services and ages, and their supporters, 8:30-11a.m. Due to the Presidents Day holiday today and a school holiday at the West Hills venue where the group normally meets, the group meets at Canoga Park
Elks Lodge, 20925 Osborne
St., Canoga Park. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-884-4013. www. wingsoverwendys.com
FEB. 20
Southern California Garden Club:
Meeting includes a plant market and country store, both for fundraising, plus a plant specimen display, 9:30 a.m.; business meeting, 10 a.m.; club member Terri Taylor leads a hands-on workshop “Garden of Love,” 10:30a.m.; guest speaker Lisa Cosand, vice president of Conejo Valley Garden Club, presents a program “Sogetsu Design Made Easy,” 11 a.m. Bring-yourown lunch, noon. Club meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month, Sept.-June. Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633Magnolia Blvd., Encino. 818-996-3530. www.socalgardenclub.org and www.facebook.com/southerncaliforniagardenclub
Arleta Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 6:30p.m. Location, Osborne Neighborhood Church, Fellowship Hall, 13501 Osborne St. www.arletanc.org
Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 7p.m. Toluca Lake Elementary School, auditorium, 4840
Cahuenga Blvd. 818-971-9134. Email: info@gtlnc.org. www. gtlnc.org/
FEB. 21
Book Club for Adults at Studio City Branch Library:
Discusses “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro, 6:30 p.m. Location, 12511 Moorpark St., 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl. com/5c4r29rn
Ask the Psychiatrist Night — National Alliance on Mental Illness — San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys:
Guest speaker Dr. Alex Kopelowicz, from Olive View — UCLA Medical Center, answers your questions about mental illness and mental health, 7-8:45 p.m. online on Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3bMNm1Y. By phone, 669-900-9128and use ID: 81835523630 and # and Passcode: 692327. Information for resources on mental health, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: dmh.lacounty. gov. www.facebook.com/NAMISFV.ORG. Information about the local NAMI group and their support groups, www.namisfv. org
North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 7p.m. Los Angeles Fire Department, Station 89, community room, 7063Laurel Canyon Blvd. Email: board@nhnenc. org. www.nhnenc.org
Northridge East Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting is scheduled, 7p.m. Check the agenda page on the website for meeting venue. Voicemail, 818527-2913. Email: info@nenc-la. org. nenc-la.org/
Studio City Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 7p.m. Location, Radford Studio Center, 4024 Radford Ave., MPR-3 (enter at the Radford Gate, north of Ventura Boulevard). 818-6555400. www.studiocitync.org/
Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association:
Guest speaker Jim McDonnell, former Los Angeles County Sheriff, discusses crime in Los Angeles, homelessness and policing and other community policing concerns, 7:15p.m. Prior to the meeting, a social hour, 6:15p.m. Also, streamed on Zoom (check the website for the link). Sherman Oaks East Valley Adult Center, 5056Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks. 818-3774590. Email: soha914@gmail. com. www.soha914.com
FEB. 22
Cover to Cover Book Club at Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library:
Discusses “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent Krueger, 6 p.m. Upcoming: “The Glass Hotel” by Emily St. John Mandel, March 28. Location, 16244 Nordhoff St., North Hills. 818895-3650. Details: tinyurl.com/ j4ntw33m
Sylmar Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 6:30p.m. Discovery Charter Preparatory School, 13570Eldridge Ave. Voicemail, 818-833-8737. Email: board@sylmarnc.org. www.sylmarnc.org
Northridge South Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 7p.m. Northridge Middle School, library, 17960Chase St. Email: northridgesouthnc@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/NorthridgeSouthNeighborhoodCouncil. www.northridgesouth.org. www. northridgesouth.org/calendar
San Fernando Valley Historical Society:
Maya DeBus discusses “The Life of a Lady in 1901,” 7 p.m. DeBus is an 8-year-member of the SFVHS and its newsletter editor for 6 years, and also a tour guide at the Leonis Adobe museum in Calabasas. Free to attend the meeting; donations appreciated. Meeting at New Life Church of the Nazarene, 10650 Reseda Blvd., Porter Ranch. sfvhs.com and www.facebook. com/SFVHS/
FEB. 24
Get Ready for College — Questions about Standardized College Testing:
Students and parents are invited to learn about the SAT and ACT tests and how these tests influence college application, 11a.m. Platt Branch Library, 23600Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. 818-340-9386. lapl.org/teens/college-career. Details on the workshop: tinyurl. com/58sfjkdu
Safety with Dogs Puppet Show:
Stephanie Parke, from Actors and Others for Animals, presents a program for ages 4-8 on safety around dogs, and also responsibilities that come with having a dog, 1-3. The branch library’s teen group, Platt’s Paw Protectors hosts the event. Platt Branch Library, 23600Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. 818-3409386. Email: platt@lapl.org. Details: tinyurl.com/bde6f43v
FEB. 26
Book Club with Sherman Oaks Branch Library — Online:
Discusses “Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson, 6:30p.m. Request the Zoom link in advance and by email to shrmno@lapl. org (put “Book Club, Feb. 26” in the subject line). Library, 14245 Moorpark St. 818-205-9716. Details: tinyurl.com/4tnbj8ma
FEB. 28
Sci-Fi Book Club at Van Nuys Branch Library:
Discusses “Dune — Messiah” by Frank Herbert, 5p.m. The discussion is moderated by John Tommasino (tinyurl.com/2s4ceww7). Location, 6250Sylmar Ave. 818-7568453. Facebook: tinyurl.com/ bdea8azm. Details: tinyurl.com/ y9dewzfj
Mystery and Thriller Book Club at Studio City Branch Library:
Discusses “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave, 6:30 p.m. Location, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl.com/y7d8uccz
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council:
A board meeting, 7p.m. (meeting was rescheduled from the normal second Wednesday of the month due to Valentine’s Day; tinyurl.com/437yavhz). Email: info@vnnc.org. vnnc.org/
FARMERS MARKETS
Canoga Park Farmers Market:
A certified market, 9a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Rain or shine. Location, 7248Owensmouth Avenue, between Sherman
Way and Wyandotte Avenue. www.instagram.com/mainst. canogaparkfarmersmarket
ONEgeneration presents the market, 8a.m.-1p.m. Sundays. Location, 17400Victory Blvd. (between Balboa Boulevard and White
Oak Avenue). Farmers market manager, 818-708-6611 or email: farmersmarket@onegeneration. org. www.onegeneration.org/ farmers-market/
Encino Farmers Market: El Nido Farmers Market — Pacoima:
El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the market, 9a.m.-2p.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, 5650Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: bit. ly/44cFl0P