Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences plus the potential for positive personal, change and community enrichment.
North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Find the Zoom meeting link, ID and phone number on the meeting’s agenda to join the meeting. Voice mail, 818-446-6469. Email: nohowestnc@empowerla.org. nohowest.org
Tarzana Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Check the agenda on the website for information on how to join the meeting by Zoom or by phone. Email: tnc@tarzananc.org. www.tarzananc.org
Classics Book Club at Granada Hills Branch Library: Discusses “The End of the Affair” by Graham Greene, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Request the Zoom meeting link by email at grnhls@lapl.org. bit.ly/3fdzw96
Mystery & Thriller Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Request the Zoom meeting link by email to Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org. bit.ly/2Vy8tP1
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Join the Zoom meeting from the link on the website and use the ID on February’s agenda. Voice mail, 818-856-1060. Email: info@canogaparknc.org. canogaparknc.org
Encino Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Join the meeting by using the Zoom link address on the calendar page on the website. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 82218121936. Voice mail, 818-971-6996. www.encinonc.org
Neighborhood Council Valley Village: A board meeting with guest speaker Scott Schmerelson, board member Los Angeles Unified School District, 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Join the meeting on Zoom and use ID: 87240296637. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use the ID and then press #. Voice mail, 818-759-8204. Email: info@myvalleyvillage.com. myvalleyvillage.com
Woodland Hills Homeowners Organization: Guest speaker Vahid Khorsand, the West Valley Area Representative from the mayor’s office, discusses concerns of West Valley residents, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Register in advance for the Zoom meeting from here: bit.ly/3se2zjl. Log in information will be sent by email upon registration. 818-719-9181. Email: john@whho.com. whho.com
Cover to Cover Book Club with Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library: Discusses “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes, 6 p.m. Feb. 25. Request the Zoom link by sending an email to npholana@lapl.org. Mid-Valley Regional is in North Hills. bit.ly/2XeXARC
Sylmar Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Check the agenda page for information on ow to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone (bit.ly/3bkBQeq). Voice mail, 818-833-8737. www.sylmarneighborhoodcouncil.org
Northridge South Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Feb. 25. Check the agenda page on the website for information on how to join the meeting (northridgesouth.org/agendas). Email: northridgesouth@gmail.com. northridgesouth.org
NoHo Book Club at North Hollywood Regional Branch Library: Discusses “Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward, 10 a.m. Feb. 26. Request the Zoom link by sending an email by Feb. 24 to nohlwd@lapl.org. bit.ly/3mC5rVc
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants – Classes: “Gardening for Wildlife with California Native Plants,” with Erin Johnson, 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 26 ($25; bit.ly/366xyFz). “Native Plant Garden Maintenance,” with Katherine Pakradouni, 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 27 ($25; bit.ly/3qHJC87). “Right Plant, Right Place,” an introduction to gardening with native plants, with Scott Cher, 1 p.m. March 6 ($25; bit.ly/2NkOcLl). Links to the online Zoom 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 (see the website). 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. 818-768-1802. theodorepayne.org
Book Club Zoom Meeting – Friends of the Chatsworth Library: Discusses “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich, 1:30 p.m. March 3. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to sstamm@lapl.org. www.laplchatsworthfriends.org/calendar.html
Benefits of Insects in Home Gardens and Yards: James Hogue, manager of biological collections and a biology lecturer at Cal State University, Northridge, discusses the topic at a meeting of the Burbank-Valley Garden Club, 10 a.m. March 4. Request the Zoom link in advance of the date by email to Kathy Itomura: kathyitomura@pm.com
Book Club at Pacoima Branch Library: Discusses “Lost in Oaxaca” by Jessica Winters Mireles, 6:30 p.m. March 10. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to lziman@lapl.org. bit.ly/2yLw4TR
Encore Adult Education Program: Pierce College offers online classes geared for ages 50 and older that promote positive aging, personal growth and physical health selections. Specific classes include, computer, drawing, exercise, post World War II United States History, painting and introduction to poetry. Registration open now for Spring semester. Leave your name, phone and a short message for a call-back, 818-710-2561. www.piercecollege.edu/encore; community.piercecollege.edu/encore/2021_Spring_noncredit_schedule.asp
ONGOING
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
Send information at least two weeks in advance to holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.