UPDATE ON CITY URBAN PLAN ON KIWANIS CLUB GLENDALE AGENDA

Arlene Vidor of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission will be speaking on the Urban Art Plan for the city at the March 29 lunch meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Glendale.

Guests are welcome at the lunch meeting. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $15. Meeting starts at noon.

The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado Blvd. in Glendale.

HOME TOUR PLANNED

Pasadena Heritage presents its 2019 spring home tour Historic Homes & Gorgeous Gardens on March 31. It is a self-driving tour featuring examples of noteworthy architecture and landscape design. There will also be a lecture by Busch Garden historian Michael Logan prior to the tour today, Thursday, March 28.

The tour is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; advance tickets may be purchased for $43 for non-members, $38 for members. On the day of the home tour, tickets are $48.

For more information, visit http://www.pasadenaheritage.org/springtour.

‘AN ARCHITECTURAL GUIDEBOOK TO LOS ANGELES’

On Sunday, March 31 at 5 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse welcomes award-winning urban walker Robert Inman. Inman and original author Robert Winter have extensively revised and edited “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles” for a sixth edition. First published over 50 years ago by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and written by Winter and David Gebhard, both renowned architectural historians, the latest edition also has a foreword by historian Nathan Masters.

Considered a veritable bible of built LA, “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles” is more than an effort of exploration; the guide is an outfit of discovery. The much-anticipated revision, long since a classic standard of the Los Angeles architecture, has been updated rigorously with more than 200 new entries cataloging every crease, region, and style of Los Angeles County’s metropolitan sheath, from the missions of Spanish California to present day.

For further information, contact Gail Mishkin at (818) 790-0717. 

Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse is located at 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and the Angeles

Crest Highway.   

Parking is in the rear of the store.

ATTENTION MUSIC LOVERS

Dr. Ted Stern, a professor of music, is again conducting a series of music appreciation classes for adults in the community. This is the 18th consecutive year of classes for non-musicians and musicians alike that explore the histories of composers and their music. The topic for this new series is “Musicals in the 20th Century” (years 1960-2000).

The 10-week series of classes began Jan. 29; classes are from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and continue every Tuesday through April 2 at the Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church cultural hall, 2700 Montrose Ave. in Montrose.

The cost for the 10-week series is $90. Everyone is welcome!

For more information, call Dianne at (818) 445-2390.

NOON CONCERTS OPEN TO PUBLIC

Glendale Noon Concerts is a free-admission concert series that takes place every first and third Wednesday from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church.

The next concert is on April 3 and features violinist Alexander Knecht and pianist Brendan White performing Fauré’s “Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major” and selections from Igor Stravinsky’s “Divertimento.”

For more information, email glendalesda@gmail.com or call (818) 244-7241.

Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. (at Isabel) in Glendale.

JEWEL CITY KNITTING NEWS

Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Scholl Canyon Estates, 1551 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale. Membership is free. Knitters, crocheters and those who wish to learn are welcome. For more information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email susandietel@yahoo.com.

Jewel City Knitters will hold its monthly JCK Charity Knit & Crochet on Saturday, April 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Library, 3301 E. Chevy Chase Dr., Glendale (818) 548-2046. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of knitting, crocheting and conversation. For more information, visit www.jewelcityknitters.com or email sandra.canfield@yahoo.com.

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH CELEBRATED AT FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE

Throughout April, Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse celebrates National Poetry Month with special events.

On April 4 at 4 p.m., Moonday Poetry Series features Suzanne Lummis, the 2018/19 COLA (City of Los Angeles) award winner and fellow. This honor comes with an endowment to create a new body of work. Her poetry has been published in The New Yorker magazine and many literary journals. The Los Angeles Times named the anthology she edited, “Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond” one of the Ten Best Books of 2015. 

Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse is located at 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest Highway.  For more information, call (818) 790-0717.

NEXT MEETING OF PACIFIC CAMELLIA SOCIETY

The Pacific Camellia Society is having its next club meeting is Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Descanso Gardens (Birch Room).

Dr. Bradford King, editor of  “Camellia Journal,” the internationally acclaimed publication of the American Camellia Society, who also lives locally, will be making a PowerPoint color presentation on “Old Timers – Tried and True Camellias.”

Dr. King will also be giving the main program, which will be a PowerPoint tour of camellia gardens in and around Mobile, Alabama where he attended the National Camellia Show.

Guests are always welcome to attend the meeting. Refreshments are served.

For further information, email Karen Harrison at pacificcamelliasociety@gmail.com.

Descanso Gardens (Birch Room), 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge

‘IT’S ALL ABOUT JAZZ!’

The Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic will feature the Dave Siebels Trio at its 71st annual Scholarship Benefit Luncheon on Saturday, April 6. Dave Siebels is a local resident and well-known composer, arranger, keyboardist and record producer.

The event will be held at Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive in Glendale, beginning at 11 a.m. Reservations are $75 per attendee and includes lunch, one raffle ticket and valet parking. Advance reservations are required. The invitation and reservation form is available on the group’s website – www.glendalepanhellenic.org in the Annual Benefit Luncheon section. Online reservations are also available at www.bit.ly/GlenPanBenefit2019. Inquiries can be emailed to frogs91011@hotmail.com.

Since 1948, the Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic, a 501(c) (3) public charity, has been providing financial assistance to local area young women. Scholarship recipients are young women in the Burbank, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, Sunland and Tujunga area. Scholarships are awarded to high school senior women who will attend a four-year college/university in the fall and also to active National Panhellenic Conference sorority member undergraduates.

PASADENA WALK FOR KIDS

More than 750 supporters are expected to take part in the annual Pasadena Ronald McDonald House Walk for Kids on Sunday, April 7. The fundraiser aims to raise $165,000 for programs supporting families who must travel outside their communities to access medical treatment at local hospitals for their critically ill children.

The event takes place at Central Park Pasadena beginning with registration and family activities at 8 a.m. For more information, contact Hillary Manners at (626) 204-0410 or email hmanners@rmhcsc.org. 

Central Park Pasadena, 275 S. Raymond Ave.

TASTE WITH THE SOMMS 2:

Le Petit Vendôme presents the second annual Taste with the Somms on the grounds of the historic Lanterman House estate on Sunday, April 7. The event features a unique wine and gourmet cheese pairing with some of their favorite sommeliers. 

The event will be held on the patio that surrounds the 1915 landmarked Lanterman House. Visitors can enjoy their wine and stroll the patio to peer into the house, which will be open and staffed by knowledgeable docents.

Tickets are $50 per person for the event. All profits of the event will benefit the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge and the Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation.  Purchase tickets at www.cclcf.org.        

Taste with the Somms 2 will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lanterman House, 4420 Encinas Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Parking is limited. 

MONTROSE SEARCH & RESCUE ON CV SIERRA CLUB ROSTER

The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Group presents the Montrose Search and Rescue team of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., on Tuesday April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library.

This life-saving group prepares training for men and women for many circumstances and for every eventuality. Climbing, rappelling, with rope and mechanical systems, wilderness survival using tracking and radio directional finding, winter rescue techniques and trail and terrain familiarization and always with patient care are only some of the all-important training for rescue.

The program begins following news of conservation and outings. This is a free program and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Contact Wayne Fisher at (818) 353-4181 for further information.

La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta

TOUR OF 710/MARKHAM PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD

On Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Pasadena Heritage hosts a walking tour of the Governor Markham Landmark District, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the City of Pasadena. Residences included in the District parallel Pasadena’s growth from incorporation as a city in 1886. This area became an official Landmark District in 2005 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

In the path of the long-debated 710 Freeway extension, this neighborhood has been threatened for decades and many of the homes have been owned by Caltrans for years. The demise of plans for a destructive tunnel, announced at the end of 2018, offers the promise that these homes will be sold and this historic neighborhood returned to livability. Hear the latest on the freeway fight while enjoying the distinctive architecture on this walk.

Tours include exteriors only. Starting locations and parking information will be available upon purchase of tickets. Price is $20 for nonmembers, $18 for members.

For additional information, contact Katherine Baxter, (626) 441-6333 or email

kbaxter@pasadenaheritage.org.

ANNUAL CALTECH JAZZ FESTIVAL

The Caltech jazz band will present its 19th Annual Caltech Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 13 from 1 p.m. to 6 pm. at Gates Annex Patio on the Caltech campus, just west of Dabney Lounge. It is open to the public and performers will include The Jimmy Branly Trio featuring Andy Langham and Edwin Livingston, Amanda Hamilton Group CSUN Award Winning Combo, and The Caltech jazz band directed by Barb Catlin.

Food and beverages will be available for sale. The audience is welcome to bring a lawn chair or blanket, and food and beverages.

Admission is free. No tickets are required, but limited seating is available. For more information, visit bands.caltech.edu or call (626) 395-3295.

MARK IT WITH A STONE

The speaker at the next Little Landers historical and educational program is Craig Durst, The History Hunter. He will take the audience for a trip down Foothill Boulevard like none other. He will introduce notable points of interest not otherwise known and after this presentation, Foothill Boulevard will never seem the same again.

This program is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. It takes place on   Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum in Tujunga. Parking is available a few doors uphill at the Elks Lodge.

Additional information is available from Little Landers Historical Society, (818) 352-3420 or www.littlelandershistoricalsociety.org or email littlelanders@verizon.net. 

Bolton Hall Museum is located at 10110 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga.

GHS PRESENTS VICTORIAN EASTER

The Glendale Historical Society is hosting a Victorian Easter at the Doctors House Museum on Sunday, April 14. Festivities will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and include a children’s egg hunt on the rolling lawns of the Doctors House Museum (children should bring their own basket to collect eggs), traditional Victorian games and more.

Donation of $10 requested (cash or check).

The Doctors House Museum, 1601 W. Mountain Ave. in Glendale.

WORLD ART DAY

Becky and Randy Mate will again host their annual Community Art & Chocolate celebration as part of World Art Day festivities on April 15. This year’s free garden potluck party will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Displays will include attendees’ art, an open mic, a barbecue, a Kids’ Table and The Great Art Trade. Last year, the Mates collected art for trade on a table where departing guests could choose which art to take home. Many paintings and other works changed hands.

   Those who cannot attend are welcome to submit Mail Art that will be on display.

For more info on Mail Art, visit ArtistsforaBetterWorld.org and scroll down to the Worldwide Call for Mail Art. To RSVP to the April 15 event, email Becky at artday@earthday.net.

Becky and Randy Mate, 7862 Apperson St., Sunland

‘ELEVATE YOU’ HOSTED BY HEAL WITHIN

The 7th annual Women’s 3E event takes place on June 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Castaway in Burbank. The day focuses on “cooperation, genuine connections and powerful self-reflection.” There will be guest speakers, guided visualization and more. Tickets are $145. Admission includes healthy buffet lunch and beverages.

For information, visit https://healwithin.com/3e-event-2019.

Castaway Restaurant, 1250 E. Harvard Road, Burbank

FREE DANCE CLASSES AT SUNLAND REC CENTER

The community is invited to take part in free Tuesday night dance classes at Sunland Recreation Center. Dances include Zumba, hip-hop and swing. No prior knowledge or experience required.

Couples and families are encouraged to attend.

Classes are from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sunland Rec Center, 8651 Foothill Blvd., Sunland

NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF THE SUNLAND-TUJUNGA BRANCH LIBRARY

The bookstore of the Friends of the Sunland-Tujunga branch of the library, located inside the library, is filled with used books on almost every subject. There are books on psychology, religion, self-help, cooking, classics and many more subjects. It is open during library hours (except evenings). Prices range from 10 cents to a few dollars. All books are donated.

All monies collected from the sale of these books support the Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library in purchasing new books, DVDs and equipment. The Friends also supports programs for children and young adults as well as adults. It is a 501(c)(3) organization, so donations are tax deductible. Arrangements can be made to pick up large donations. Call the library at (818) 352-4481 to schedule a pick-up.

Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library, 7771 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga

TOPS OFFERS LOCAL MEETINGS

TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – is a self-accountability group meeting held every Monday at Center for Spiritual Living, 4845 Dunsmore Ave. (at Santa Carlotta) in La Crescenta. Weigh-in begins at 5:30 p.m. with a one-hour meeting starting at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Lisa O. Mayo, (626) 484-0554.

A meeting is also held in Sunland every Thursday at New Hope Community Church, 10438 Oro Vista St. Weigh-in is at 6:30 p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Virginia Timpson, (818) 645-4985.

First meeting is free and all visitors are welcome!

FREE DIABETES COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASS

The Diabetes Care Center at Glendale Adventist Medical Center invites the community to a free diabetes community education class held every Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital (Committee Room A).

Participants will learn more about living with diabetes – care and treatment, healthy eating strategies – the importance of blood glucose monitoring and AIC and tools for healthy life style to reduce the risk of complications.

For more information or to RSVP, call (818) 409-8100.

Glendale Adventist Medical Center (Committee Room A – Ground Floor), 1509 Wilson Terrace, Glendale

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP AT Y

The Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA, in partnership with the La Leche League, is hosting a monthly lactation and infant development support group to help support new mothers. This monthly group meets on the third Friday of each month from noon-1 p.m.  This group is free and open to the community and will answer all breastfeeding-related questions that new mothers may have.

The Y is also offering a Mindful Parenting Course designed to help parents connect to their children and raise them to thrive. This course is adapted from the work of Dan Siegal, M.D and will focus on reducing daily stress while connecting with your child. The classes meet weekly on Tuesdays. The course is open to all and there is a fee to attend.

For more information, contact the Y at (818) 790-0123.

The Y is located at 1930 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada.