Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings in the San Fernando Valley.
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. May 24, and 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
Virtual Community Visioning Workshops in Council District 7: Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez holds the workshops for Mission Hills and North Hills, 6 p.m. May 25, and for Lake View Terrace, La Tuna Canyon, Shadow Hills, Sunland and Tujunga, 6 p.m. May 27. Also, a meeting in Spanish, 6 p.m. June 1. Register in advance, with an option to take a survey, here: bit.ly/345THCE. 818-352-3287. www.facebook.com/MonicaRodriguezCD7/
Tarzana Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. May 25. Check the agenda on the website for how to join the Zoom meeting or by phone. www.tarzananc.org
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants classes: “California Native Container Plants,” with Flora Ito, 10 a.m. May 26 ($35; bit.ly/33sKzYp). “Irrigation Practices for Native Plant Gardens,” with Max Kanter, 10 a.m. June 5 ($35; bit.ly/3v1Jd2V). “Right Plant, Right Place,” with Scott Cher, 1 p.m. June 5 ($35; bit.ly/342uPLT). 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
Classics Book Club with Granada Hills Branch Library: Discusses “Bone” by Fae Myenne Ng, 1:30 p.m. May 26. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to grnhls@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/3fdzw96
Mystery and Thriller Book Club with Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “Mimi Lee Gets a Club” by Jennifer J. Chow, 6:30 p.m. May 26. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org (put Mystery Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/3xU6fdL
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. May 26. Click on the Zoom link on the website’s meeting page to join online (bit.ly/2T5StVI). 818-856-1060. Email: info@canogaparknc.org. www.canogaparknc.org
Encino Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. May 26. Join the Zoom meeting here: https://bit.ly/3hJZhT2 and use ID: 84943280006. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use the ID. 747-282-0450. www.encinonc.org
NoHo Book Club with North Hollywood Regional Branch Library: Discusses “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy, 10 a.m. May 27. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to nohlwd@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/3mC5rVc
Cover-to-Cover Book Club with Mid-Valley Regional Branch Library: Discusses “A Long Petal of the Sea” by Isabel Allende, 6 p.m. May 27. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to npholana@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/2XeXARC
Chatsworth Library Book Club: Discusses “The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary” by Simon Winchester, 1:30 p.m. June 2. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to sstamm@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-6
Current Events Nonfiction Book Club with Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “Underland – A Deep Time Journey” by Robert Macfarlane, 12:15 p.m. June 4. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org (put Current Events Nonfiction Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/3nOuBQB
Mystery Book Club with West Valley Regional Branch Library: Discusses “Jade Dragon Mountain” by Elsa Hart, 10:30 a.m. June 9. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to wvalley@lapl.org (put Mystery Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/3fwaxBz
Book Club with Pacoima Branch Library: Discusses “The Amber Room” by Steve Berry, 6:30 p.m. June 9. Request the Zoom meeting link in advance by email to lziman@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/2yLw4TR
Book Club with Sun Valley Branch Library: Discusses “Red, White and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston, 4:45 p.m. June 14. Request the Zoom link in advance by email to Esther at ebarrera@lapl.org (put Book Club in the subject line). bit.ly/2XJ1Xoh
CHARITY
Donations of luggage for foster care children: H. Savinar Luggage Co. is collecting the items to be given to children who are served by Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. Foster care children benefit from having a wheeled case since many often have only a trash bag to transport their possessions to a new foster home. Receive a discount on luggage items with a donation of a wheeled case during the company’s May sales event. Two locations: 6931 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park (818-703-1313) and also, 4625 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles (323-938-2501). Call or look online for store hours. savinarluggage.com
Community Citrus Harvest: Council District 12 is collecting donations of backyard citrus fruit, 10 a.m.-noon May 25, and Tuesdays through June 29. The fruit will be donated to MEND (mendpoverty.org). Drop-off location, CD-12 Office, 9207 Oakdale Ave., Chatsworth. 818-882-1212. cd12.org
Send information at least two weeks in advance to Holly Andres at holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.