Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley, Oct. 7-14
Find community meetings to suit your interests plus volunteer opportunities and farmers markets.
Tomas K - Moderator 
Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences.
Oct. 7
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans from all services and ages, and their supporters, meet, 8:30-11 a.m. Park on Valerio Street. Location, auditorium at 7401 Shoup Ave., West Hills. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-421-8946. www.wingsoverwendys.com
Telescope Night at Sylmar Branch Library: All ages are invited to the program that includes a guest speaker from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Sidewalk Astronomers set up homemade telescopes, 6:30 p.m. (weather permitting). Location 14561 Polk St. 818-367-6102. Details: tinyurl.com/ymv7y844
NAMI Family Support Group – Online: National Alliance on Mental Illness – San Fernando Valley offers a meeting for adults — who have family members with mental health conditions — to learn how others in a similar situation are coping with challenges, 7 p.m. (and also, on other first Mondays of the month). Robin Steiner leads this support group. No specific therapy or treatment is endorsed. Free to attend. Join the meeting on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/8501613047 and use ID: 8501613047. Education coordinator, caleb.portales@namisfv.org. www.facebook.com/NAMISFV.ORG/
Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council – Online: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom: tinyurl.com/mrydw685. By phone, 877-853-5257 and use ID: 85049640880 and press #. www.greatervalleyglencouncil.org
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Check the website to confirm meeting. Los Angeles Police Department Mission Community Police Station, 11121 Sepulveda Blvd. 818-869-4577. Email: board@mhnconline.org. empowerla.org/councils. mhnconline.org
Oct. 8
Northridge West Neighborhood Council – Online: A board meeting, 6:15 p.m. Join the Zoom meeting: tinyurl.com/2aeywatn. By phone, 669-444-9171 and use ID: 85213481572 and press #. Email: board@northridgewest.org. northridgewest.org
Winnetka Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Winnetka Convention Center, 20122 Vanowen St. Email: board@winnetkanc.com. winnetkanc.com
Oct. 9
Mystery Book Club at West Valley Regional Branch Library: Discusses “The Bat” by Jo Nesbo, 10:30 a.m. The discussion is in-person and on Zoom. Request the Zoom link in advance and by email to wvally@lapl.org (put “Mystery Book Club, Oct. 9” in the subject line). Location, 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda. 818-345-9806. Details: tinyurl.com/24k8pwys
Mystery Book Club at Sylmar Branch Library: Discusses “Everyone Here is Lying” by Shari Lapena, 2 p.m. Location, 14561 Polk St. 818-367-5872. Details: tinyurl.com/37t4atr9
Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6 p.m. Castlebay Lane Charter Elementary, Performing Arts Center, 19010 Castlebay Lane. 818-217-0279. Email: board@prnc.org. www.prnc.org
Memory Cares – Caring for Your Brain: A representative from Alzheimer’s Los Angeles discusses what to do when you notice signs or symptoms about memory impairment and how to talk about your concerns with your doctor, 6:30 p.m. Sun Valley Branch Library, 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details: tinyurl.com/4pvej5kk
North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m., in-person, on Zoom and by phone. Join the Zoom meeting: tinyurl.com/5c4v8an8. By phone, 888-475-4499 and use ID: 87945288311 and press #. Valley Plaza Branch Library, 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood. Email: board@nohowest.org. nohowest.org
Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council: A board meeting is scheduled for second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. Check the website to confirm a meeting and for location. 818-951-7411. empowerla.org/councils. stnc.org. stnc.org/calendar
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center, conference room, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd. Email: info@vnnc.org. www.vnnc.org
Oct. 10
Youth 4 Hoods Coalition: Youth, parents and representatives from community-based organization and schools get together to “enhance skills to address substance misuse by youth in the Northeast San Fernando Valley,” 6 p.m. The group also promotes community events. Free to attend. The group meets every second Thursday of the month. Location, 1024 N. Maclay Ave., Suite M13, San Fernando. 818-837-2272. Email Jason Strickler for more information at strickler@pys.org.
Oct. 11
Current Events Nonfiction Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe” by Mark Dawidziak, noon. Library, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl.com/mr3mnwsx
Oct. 15
My 60 Years in Roses: Southern California Garden Club presents a talk by Tom Carruth, rose garden collection curator at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, 11 a.m. Prior to the program: a plant market and country store, both for fundraising plus a plant specimen display, 9:30 a.m.; business meeting, 10 a.m.; club member Rosemary Ecker presents a workshop on “The Secret Life of Gloves,” 10:30 a.m.; Carruth’s presentation at 11 a.m. Bring-your-own lunch, noon. Club meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month, September-June. Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. 818-996-3530. www.socalgardenclub.org and www.facebook.com/southerncaliforniagardenclub
Oct. 16
Adult Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses “North Woods” by Daniel Mason, 6:30 p.m. Location, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl.com/5c4r29rn
Farmers markets
Granada Hills Farmers Market: The Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce presents the market, 6-10 p.m. Fridays. Location, White Oak Avenue (at Chatsworth Street). 818-368-3235. www.granadachamber.com/
Canoga Park Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays. Rain or shine. 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.-1:30 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.-2p.m. Sundays. Los Angeles Valley College, parking lot A, 5800 Fulton Ave. (at Burbank Boulevard), Valley Glen. Email: goodtimesfarmersmarket@gmail.com. Instagram: tinyurl.com/mrxcaxrn
Volunteer
Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Find a list of upcoming projects: https://volunteerscleaningcommunities.com/schedule-of-events. Send an email to register for the project you want to join so they know to expect you and will have enough equipment for everyone. Also, sign the waiver to take part in the clean-up. Information on the group and how to make a donation for clean-up supplies: volunteerscleaningcommunities.com. 818-519-7567. Email: jill@vcc.world
Send information at least two weeks in advance to Holly Andres at holly.andres@dailynews.com. 818-713-3708.
