A view from the San Fernando Valley: The renovations to the Madrid Theatre on Sherman Way in Canoga Park continue on Thursday, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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.
April 22
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans from all services and ages, and their supporters, meet at 8:30 a.m. Location, auditorium at 7401 Shoup Ave., West Hills. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-884-4013. www.wingsoverwendys.com
April 24
Channel Islands Chapter of the Embroiders’ Guild of America: The group holds a “Spring Tea” and members will answer general questions from guests attending, 9:30 a.m. Location, United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo. Email: president@channelislandsega.org.
Secrets to Self-Publishing lecture series at Platt Branch Library: Author Cody Sisco presents a program on “The Secrets of Developmental Editing,” 3:30 p.m. Location, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. 818-340-9386. Details: tinyurl.com/fuv64rm6
Sci-Fi Book Club at Van Nuys Branch Library: Discusses “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir, 5 p.m. The discussion is moderated by John Tommasino (tinyurl.com/2s4ceww7). Location, 6250 Sylmar Ave. 818-756-8453. Details: tinyurl.com/56d2hj8d
Mystery and Thriller Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister” by Joyce Carol Oates, 6:30 p.m. Location, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl.com/y7d8uccz
Canoga Park Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Location, 7248 Owensmouth Ave. 818-856-1060. Email: info@canogaparknc.org. canogaparknc.org. Updates: www.facebook.com/CanogaParkNeighborhoodCouncil/
Encino Neighborhood Council – Online: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Check the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom. 747-282-0450. encinonc.org. April newsletter: tinyurl.com/2nk9s9e3
Neighborhood Council Valley Village: A board meeting is scheduled, 7 p.m. Check the website for location/how to join the meeting on Zoom. Email: info@myvalleyvillage.com. www.myvalleyvillage.com/
April 25
Child Car Seat Safety Installation and Inspection: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council presents a “Spring Shower” for new parents event with representatives from the California Highway Patrol checking on proper car seat installations plus First Five California Kit, safety and other resource information for parents, by appointment-only, 8-11:45 a.m. Westfield Fashion Square, 14006 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks. Make an appointment, 818-558-3043. Details on the flyer: tinyurl.com/yfr3hu8m
Sylmar Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Also, check the website for how to join the meeting on Zoom or by phone. Discovery Charter Preparatory School, 14940 Osceola St. 818-833-8737. Email: board@sylmarnc.org. www.sylmarnc.org
Northridge South Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Northridge Middle School, library, 17960 Chase St. Email: northridgesouth@gmail.com. www.northridgesouth.org/
San Fernando Valley Historical Society: Dinna Rivera Pitt, historian and curator at the Leonis Adobe Museum in Calabasas, discusses “Miguel Leonis: King of Calabasas?” 7 p.m. Free to attend the meeting; donations are accepted and appreciated. Meeting at New Life Church of the Nazarene, 10650 Reseda Blvd., Porter Ranch. sfvhs.com and www.facebook.com/SFVHS/. www.sfvhs.com/blog/categories/events-2
May 1
Sherman Oaks Woman’s Club: Prospective new members are invited to meet the group, 10:30 a.m. Reservations required to attend. The group welcomes women for “friendship, fun and philanthropy.” Location, 4808 Kester Ave., Sherman Oaks. Make a reservation in advance to Joan, 818-781-2894. www.facebook.com/shermanoakswomansclub/
May 4
California Writers Club – San Fernando Valley: Guest speaker Luis J. Rodriguez (“Always Running – La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.”) presents a talk “The Transformative Experience of Writing My Memoir,” 1 p.m. Rodriguez’s talk will be presented on Zoom. To attend the meeting on Zoom or in-person viewing on a wide-screen, register on the website before noon May 3 (cwc-sfv.org/contact-us). Saban Wellness Center, Motion Picture and Television Fund, 23388 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills. www.facebook.com/luis.j.rodriguez3/. www.cwc-sfv.org
Charity, Fundraiser and Volunteer
Southern California Garden Club Flower Show: The club’s 57th flower show, with this year’s theme “Nature’s Forces,” includes floral designs, educational exhibits, a plant market, horticulture specimens, bake sale and a white elephant sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 27. This is an educational and fundraising event for the club. Free admission. Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. www.southerncaliforniagardenclub.com
NAMIWalks: Join the National Alliance on Mental Illness – San Fernando Valley group at the 20th anniversary of NAMIWalks Greater Los Angeles County event to raise awareness of mental illnesses and reduce the stigma of mental illness, and raise funds for mental health programs, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 4. All participants need to register. No fee to register. Register online is advised; or register at 10 a.m. May 4. Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. The 5K walk begins at 11:15 a.m. Also, the event welcomes dogs on leashes (there will be a pet costume contest, 10:15 a.m.). Register to walk as an individual or with a team. Raise and donate $100 for event T-shirt. Frequently asked questions: tinyurl.com/3xuwwubt. Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1315 N. Spring St., Los Angeles. Email for the walk manager, Gigi de Pourtales, at gdepourtales@namiglac.org. 310-850-9519. www.namiwalks.org. Details on the event and to register here: tinyurl.com/mw7jxnm3
Classic Chevys of Southern California Car Club’s Classic Car Show: The 41st annual display of cars from the Model T through the classics and hot rods to muscle cars of today, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. May 5. Registration of your car on day of show, $35. Free admission for spectators. Rancho San Antonio, also known as Rancho San Antonio Boys Home, sells a barbecue lunch. The fundraiser for the non-profit event also includes a scale model car show (laskiscale.com), musical entertainment, a baked goods and silent auctions, raffles and vendors. Rancho San Antonio, 21000 Plummer St., Chatsworth. Find out how to register your car, 818-360-9025. Or, email: yesterdayschevys@gmail.com. classicchevysofsocal.com
William Shatner’s Priceline Hollywood Charity Horse Show: The event is a fundraiser for various Los Angeles-area charities. The 45-minute-long equestrian show, 5 p.m. June 1. Dinner and an Elvis Presley tribute concert by Las Vegas-style Elvis Presley impersonator James Cawley, follow the arena show. The fundraiser also includes an online silent auction with “unique” and signed items, beginning on May 13 to noon June 2 (for how to bid: horseshow.org/silent-auction/). Tickets $300 (entry and dinner); VIP dinner ticket $400 (entry, dinner and a table photo opportunity with William Shatner); check the website for table for 10 ticket options. Ticket sales end on May 30. Sponsors of the event include Banc of California and Priceline. Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive, Burbank. Charities that will benefit: www.horseshow.org/charity-recipients. Details and to purchase tickets: www.horseshow.org/the-event-and-tickets/
Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Join the group for clean-up projects in the San Fernando Valley. Find a list of upcoming projects: https://volunteerscleaningcommunities.com/schedule-of-events. Information on the group and how to make a donation for clean-up supplies: volunteerscleaningcommunities.com
Farmers markets
Canoga Park Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 7248 Owensmouth Avenue, between Sherman Way and Wyandotte Avenue. www.instagram.com/mainst.canogaparkfarmersmarket
El Nido Farmers Market – Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, Pacoima Family Source Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. Facebook: tinyurl.com/2p8rmtc2. www.elnidofamilycenters.org/farmers-market
Woodland Hills Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 5650 Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: bit.ly/44cFl0P
Encino Farmers Market: ONEgeneration presents the market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. Location, 17400 Victory Blvd. (between Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue). Farmers market manager, 818-708-6611 or email: farmersmarket@onegeneration.org. www.onegeneration.org/farmers-market/
Good Times Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. Los Angeles Valley College, parking lot A, 5800 Fulton Ave. (at Burbank Boulevard), Valley Glen. goodtimesfarmersmarket@gmail.com. Instagram: tinyurl.com/mrxcaxrn
Send information at least two weeks in advance to Holly Andres at holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.
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