IMMIGRANT SONG: THE VACCINATED VERDUGO HUUT

The community is invited to a fun-filled, informational evening of music, a film short debut, refreshments and more.

The festivities are on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills, 4451 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta.

COVID precautions observed.

CRAFT FAIR AND BOUTIQUE

Crafters of Sunland-Tujunga are hosting a craft fair and boutique on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. There will be food, craft vendors and fun! Face masks required.

Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada

ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL

The community is invited to attend the City of Glendale’s Annual Fall Festival, featuring a petting zoo, pony rides, food, games arts & crafts, face painting, music, bounce house, pumpkin patch, carnival games and the Glendale Rocks! climbing wall.

The event will take place at Pacific Park & Community Center, 501 S. Pacific Ave., Glendale, on Oct. 16 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call (818) 548-4098.

DEMOCRATIC CLUB SUNDAY TACKLES ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION WINS & LOSSES

Cheryl Auger will speak on Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Zoom meeting of the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club with an update on California and federal laws that address the environment. Auger is president of Ban SUP (single-use plastics), a group that focuses on awareness of the plastics crisis and on local, state and federal legislation, and is the owner of Ban SUP Refill, a Pasadena store that helps people transition away from plastic to reusable containers and sustainable packaging.

With keen interest in environmental legislation, Auger will zero in on what progress has been made and where it is lacking. Login info for the 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. meeting is found on the Club’s website, ccdemclub.org.

Officer candidates for 2022 will also be presented to the members.

The Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club serves the Crescenta Valley and Sunland-Tujunga. The meetings are open to anyone and are free of charge. For more information, the Club’s website is ccdemclub.org.

PROGRAMS FOR CANCER PATIENTS

A workshop discussing breast cancer prevention and lifestyle changes will be given online at the Cancer Support Community-Pasadena on Monday Oct. 18 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dr. Katherine Schultz-Costello, breast cancer surgeon at City of Hope, will give an informative workshop on breast health.

Then on Thursday, Oct. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. Jan-Kees Van Der Gaag a former professional opera singer, will give a talk on the use of operatic music in coping with a cancer diagnosis, survivorship and grief.

On Oct. 22 from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. a presentation will be given about mindfulness as an aid to cancer patients

Heather Gross, certified yoga instructor, will offer guided meditation, gentle movement, breath work, and sound healing. The presentation will end with a brief discussion and a mindful “check in.”

The programs are free of charge.

Cancer Support Community-Pasadena is located at 76 E.  California Blvd., Suite 215, in Pasadena. (626) 796-1083 www.cscpasadena.org

TGHS PRESENTS: IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

The Glendale Historical Society presents “Is There a Doctor in the House?” a paranormal investigation of the Doctors House Museum. The complimentary event is on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.; advance RSVP required.

Historical researcher and ghost expert Craig Owens has been tasked to discover if the Doctors House is indeed haunted.

Join museum director Laura Crook as she and Mr. Owens discuss why Victorian architecture is often presumed to be haunted and whether or not that assumption applies to the 1890s house museum. The findings will be shared and audio evidence analyzed from two recent investigations.

To conjure up a link to join this event visit https://tinyurl.com/xu8669m2.

NEXT MEETING OF BURBANK AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY

The Burbank African Violet Society will be having its next club meeting on Thursday morning, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. at The Little White Chapel Christian Church, 1711 N. Avon St. in Burbank.

The program will be “A Dawg Show.” Members and guests are asked to bring their most challenging African violet to the meeting. The necessary techniques will be shared on how to turn these “dawgs” into beautiful African violets. Questions and answers will follow.

There is a raffle and silent auction tables. Refreshments are served and friendships are made. Guests are always welcome to attend the meetings. 

For more information, please call (661) 940-3990 or reference the website www.burbankafricanviolets.weebly.com.

PAUL HADDAD AT FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE

On Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore welcomes Paul Haddad, author of the recently released novel “Paradise Palms: Red Menace Mob.” Haddad is the author of the Los Angeles Times’ bestseller “10,000 Steps a Day in L.A.: 57 Walking Adventures,” which takes readers to obscure and iconic LA. landmarks. He is a native Angeleno with a passion for the city and its history. “Paradise Palms” is set in Los Angeles in October 1957, a time of Eisenhower conformity, police and mob strongholds, and Red Scare paranoia. A relic of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the aging Paradise Palms Hotel is on the brink of change. David Shapiro – eldest son of recently widowed Max Shapiro – has assumed a leadership role. But the more he digs into the hotel’s business, the more he questions who his father is. It’s not just the tenuous ties to gangster Mickey Cohen, who is trying to commandeer “the Palms,” but also the sudden appearance of a mysterious African American guest named Rae Lynn, who improbably rises in stature. As long-buried secrets come to light, Shapiro’s battle to keep the family intact takes a tragic turn. His actions mirror an America lurching from the surface simplicity of the ’50s to the turmoil of the ’60s in this riveting neo-noir family saga.

In addition to contributing essays to the Los Angeles Times and other media outlets, Haddad hosted a column for the Huffington Post uncovering the secret history of LA. He also works in television as a writer, director and executive producer, earning multiple Emmy nominations. He is an avid supporter of 826LA, a nonprofit workshop dedicated to helping school age kids find their writing voice.

Flintridge Bookstore is located at 858 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Beulah Drive. All COVID protocols will be observed.

COMMUNITY BINGO NIGHT & FOOD DRIVE

Glendale Moose Lodge No. 641 is hosting its inaugural community bingo night and food drive on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall. Food and check-in is at 5 p.m. with the first game at 6 p.m. All bingo games pay $100 or more! Entrance fee is $20, which includes 10 games. For each bag or box of food donated patrons will receive one big chip.

To reserve tickets, call (818) 957-7133 or email lodge641@gmail.com.

Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall is located at 4011 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta across the street from the La Crescenta Woman’s Club.

‘BACKYARD WILDLIFE’ TOPIC OF MEETING

The Crescenta Valley and Verdugo Hills Groups of the Sierra Chub are planning a virtual meeting on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. 

“Backyard Wildlife: Conflict and Coexistence” will be presented by biology teacher and urban wildlife specialist Dana Stangel of Teranga Ranch. Register at https://tinyurl.com/5x7jubew.

FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE WELCOMES BERNSTEIN

On Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore welcomes Ken Bernstein, author of “Preserving Los Angeles: How Historic Places Can Transform America’s Cities,” for an outdoor multimedia presentation on how historic preservation has revived Los Angeles neighborhoods, created a downtown renaissance, and guided the future of the city.

“Preserving Los Angeles” is a chronicle of urban transformation and a guide for citizens and urban practitioners who hope to preserve the unique culture of their own cities. Bernstein’s text is illustrated with full-color images by prominent architectural photographer Stephen Schafer.

Bernstein is a principal city planner for the Los Angeles Dept. of City Planning. Schafer is an architectural photographer who crisscrosses America documenting significant places for the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Buildings Survey collection at the Library of Congress.

Flintridge Bookstore is located at 858 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Beulah Drive. All COVID protocols will be observed.

VHHS PLANS REUNION

“Team 74” is planning a 50th high school reunion in 2024. Friends and graduates of Verdugo Hills High School are invited to attend to trade stories of family, careers, adventures and anything else.

Currently Team 74 is in the planning phase of collecting names and numbers of classmates and putting together a database; emails from classmates can be received at clsof74reunion@yahoo.com. Information should include a mailing address, cell number and graduate’s name at graduation (if different than now).

A list of frequently asked questions will be provided to keep everyone updated as the reunion plans move forward. Those who belong to various VHHS groups will see redundant information to ensure all classmates are notified and have an opportunity to attend.

At this time the FB VHHS groups will be the reunion information outlet until a more focused site is created.