Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of online 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. 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
Greater Valley Glen Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. March 1. Check the website for the Zoom meeting link or by phone information. www.greatervalleyglencouncil.org
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. March 1. Check the agenda on the website for how to join the Zoom meeting or by phone. Voice mail, 818-869-4577. Email: board@mhnconline.org. www.mhnconline.org
Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7:30 p.m. March 2. Enter the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3bJst8l and use ID: 98538834487. By phone, 669-900-6833 or 833-548-0282 and use the ID and then press #. Email: info@ghnnc.org. bit.ly/3aUkBSf
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
Chatsworth Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. March 3. Check the agenda on the website for the Zoom meeting link. Voice mail, 818-464-3511. Email: president@chatsworthcouncil.org. www.chatsworthcouncil.org
Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. March 3. Join the Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/3eXnU9O and use ID: 93626962330. By phone, 669-900-9128 and use the ID and then press #. Voice mail, 818-779-9026. lakebalboanc.org
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
West Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. March 4. Check the agenda for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone: bit.ly/37NniDc. Voice mail, 818-254-9378. www.westhillsnc.org
Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants – Classes: “Right Plant, Right Place,” an introduction to gardening with native plants, with Scott Cher, 1 p.m. March 6 ($25; bit.ly/2NkOcLl). “Cool Container Plants,” with Flora Ito, 9 a.m. March 20 ($25; bit.ly/2ZO82l0). 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 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
Divorce Workshop: A family law attorney from the Law Collaborative in Woodland Hills discusses the divorce process and issues including state guidelines for child custody and support, financial and tax concerns, 10 a.m.-noon March 13. Free. Call to join the talk: 609-663-5450. www.thelawcollaborative.com
Culinary Historians of Southern California: Flo Selfman discusses singer Dinah Shore’s 1970 television talk show “Dinah’s Place,” and Shore’s cookbooks including “Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah,” 10:30 a.m. March 13. Selfman was a staff member on the talk show. Free. Register in advance for the Zoom meeting (reservations close 24-hours before the meeting): bit.ly/2ZTiMyk. www.chsocal.org
Online Tuesday Evening Book Club with Calabasas Library: Discusses “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway, 6 p.m. March 16. Request the Zoom meeting link from Barbara Lockwood at blockwood@calabasaslibrary.org. bit.ly/3knIwMI
Online Wednesday Morning Book Club with Calabasas Library: Discusses “The Last Days of Pompeii” by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 11 a.m. March 17. Request the Zoom meeting link from Karilyn Steward at ksteward@calabasaslibrary.org. bit.ly/3bGzHtr
Adult Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “Convenience Store Woman” by Sayaka Murata, 6:30 p.m. March 17. Request the Zoom link by email from Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org. bit.ly/2U9HOqF
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
Mystery and Thriller Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “A Rising Man” by Abir Mukherjee, 6:30 p.m. March 31. Request the Zoom link (closer to the date) by email from Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org. bit.ly/2Vy8tP1
CHARITY
Flair Cares Food Drive – Hang Up Hunger: The sixth annual food drive at their locations in Studio City and Valencia runs through March 31. Drop off nonperishable boxed and canned food (no glass jars or expired dates) during business hours. Donations go to the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry and the nonprofit Santa Clarita Grocery. Donations by customers will be matched up to 250 pounds per location. Customers who donate receive a 50%-off coupon on a dry cleaning order on a future visit. 4060 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Studio City (818-761-3282; flaircleaners.com/locations/studio-city) and 27011 McBean Parkway, Valencia (661-753-9900; flaircleaners.com/locations/valencia). Also contributing to local food pantries are the Redondo Beach and Santa Monica locations. www.facebook.com/flairdrycleaners; flaircleaners.com
Send information at least two weeks in advance to holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.