Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences plus the potential for positive personal, change and community enrichment.
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans of all services and their supporters meet online on Zoom. Meet and greet, 8:30 a.m., followed by meeting, 9:30 a.m. every Monday of the month. Guest speakers scheduled for every meeting. Contact Ed Reynolds for the Zoom link, ID and password. 818-884-4013. Email: wingsoverwendys@outlook.com
Encino Neighborhood Council seeking candidates for board election: Candidates may file now through Feb. 16. Check the website for requirements for each position. The election date is May 4. Email: info@encinonc.org. See how to file from the council’s Facebook: bit.ly/3rQKLM6. www.encinonc.org
Greater Valley Glen Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Jan. 4. Check the agenda on the website for details on the meeting. To join the meeting by phone: 669-900-6833 and use ID: 89105032935 and press #. Use this page to contact the board: www.greatervalleyglencouncil.org/contact. www.greatervalleyglencouncil.org
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Jan. 4. Check the website for details on how to join the online meeting. Council’s voice mail, 818-869-4577. www.mhnconline.org
Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 5. Check the agenda on the website for details on how to join the Zoom meeting or by phone. Email the board from a link here: www.ghnnc.org/board-of-directors. www.ghnnc.org
Seven Must-Have Herbs to Grow in Your Garden: Guest speaker Frank McDonough, a botanist with Los Angeles County, discusses the easy-to-grow herbs, their history and tips on how to grow them during an online meeting of the Burbank-Valley Garden Club, 10 a.m. Jan. 7. Send an email in advance to request the Zoom link to Kathy Itomura at kathyitomura@pm.com
Film Club at Granada Hills Branch Library: Use your Los Angeles Public Library card to watch the 1974 film “The Conversation” on the library’s Kanopy account in advance of the discussion, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 7. Send an email to request the Zoom link to grnhls@lapl.org. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/film-club-0
Introduction to Plant-Based Living: North Hollywood Regional Branch Library presents an online talk about living a vegan lifestyle with the definition, history of the movement and how to start, 4 p.m. Jan. 7. Send an email to request the Zoom meeting link to nohlwd@lapl.org. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/intro-plant-based-living
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council seeking candidates for board election: Seven seat on the council’s board are up for election on April 20. Requirements: Be a minimum of 18 years old; live, work or own property in the council’s district. Must file as a candidate by Feb. 2. Candidate Information Sessions: 6 p.m. Jan. 7, 9 a.m. Jan. 16 or 30 (make a reservation for the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/2L55QkU). Council’s voice mail, 818-869-4577. www.mhnconline.org
Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7. Check the website closer to the date for information on how to join the Zoom meeting or by phone. Council’s voice mail, 818-668-5969. www.ghsnc.org
West Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Jan. 7. Check the agenda on the website closer to the date for information on how to join the Zoom meeting or by phone. 818-254-9378. www.westhillsnc.org
NoHo Book Club: Discuss a book of your choice that you have enjoyed, 10 a.m. Jan. 8. Send a request for the Zoom link to nohlwd@lapl.org. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/noho-book-club-discuss-book-your-choice
That Farm Town, L.A.: Charles Perry, the president of the Culinary Historians of Southern California, discusses the agricultural, dairy and chicken farm history of Los Angeles, 10:30 a.m. Jan. 9. The Zoom meeting is free but a reservation is required (closes 24-hours in advance). Register and watch from the link here: bit.ly/3poDlNU. www.chsocal.org
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants – Classes: “Right Plant, Right Place” with Scott Cher, 1 p.m. Jan. 9 ($25; bit.ly/3nt75sq). “Native Plant Garden Maintenance,” with Katherine Pakradouni, 10 a.m. Jan. 23 ($25; bit.ly/38NytLF). “Capturing Rainwater for Native Gardens,” with Orchid Black, 1 p.m. Jan. 23 ($25; bit.ly/37MLTII). Links to classes will be sent after payment and closer to the dates. The foundation’s nursery is open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday with a time slot reservation only at this time (see the website). 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. 818-768-1802. theodorepayne.org
American Association of University Women Glendale Branch: Guest speaker Andy Winnick, professor emeritus of economics and statistics at Cal State, Los Angeles, and president of the American Institute for Progressive Democracy, discusses “Voter Suppression,” 10 a.m. Jan. 9 (for a copy of a paper on the topic by Winnick, send a request to andy.winnick@gmail.com). Send an email request to receive the meeting’s Zoom link to Marilyn_Robinson@hotmail.com by Jan. 5 (include your full name and email). glendale-ca.aauw.net
San Fernando Valley Writers Branch – California Writers Club: Author PJ Colando gives a talk on “I Write Funny and You Can, Too” plus other tips on effective writing, 1 p.m. Jan. 9. Check the website for how to join the Zoom meeting; click on the $10 guest payment tab. www.cwc-sfv.org
Book Club at Sun Valley Branch Library: Discusses “Still Life” by Louise Penny, 4:45 a.m. Jan. 11. Send a request for the Zoom link to Esther at ebarrera@lapl.org. bit.ly/2XJ1Xoh
Film Club at Sherman Oaks Branch Library: Discusses “The Stranger” (1946), 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11. Use you Los Angeles Public Library card to watch the film on the library’s Kanopy account in advance of the meeting. Send an email to request the Zoom link to shrmno@lapl.org. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/film-club
Book Club at Pacoima Branch Library: Discusses “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13. Send an email to request the Zoom link to lziman@lapl.org. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-26
Genealogy Garage – The Power of Public Records: James Wiggins, a private investigator and researcher, discusses the topic for use in building your family tree, 11 a.m. Jan. 16. Watch the streaming talk on the Los Angeles Public Library’s Facebook here: www.facebook.com/lapubliclibrary or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/user/losangeleslibrary. bit.ly/34nd7Dh
Tuesday Evening Book Club from Calabasas Library: Discusses “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson, 6 p.m. Jan. 19. Send a request for the Zoom link to Barbara Lockwood, blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org. bit.ly/3ph1mq0
Alzheimer’s Association – 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease: Canoga Park Branch Library presents the meeting for on learning about normal aging and Alzheimer’s and why early detection of the disease is important, 2 p.m. Jan. 21. Send an email request for the Zoom link to pmiranda@lapl.org. www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/10-warning-signs-alzheimers
San Fernando Valley Audubon Society – Membership: The society is offering, for a limited time, a free, one-year trial membership. Sign up from their website here: www.sfvaudubon.org/membership. www.sfvaudubon.org
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