FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE WELCOMES BERNSTEIN

Today, 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.

BAILEY CENTER BENEFITS FROM FOOD DRIVE

The Crescenta Valley High Academy of Science and Medicine will be hosting a food donation drive on Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tujunga United Methodist Church. The food will support the Bailey Center food bank located at the church.

Bailey Center is now serving more families than pre-pandemic numbers, which ranged from about 200-300 to now over 1,000.

The United Methodist Church is located at 9901 Tujunga Canyon Blvd., Tujunga.

YMCA HOSTING PRAYER BREAKFAST

The 30^th Annual YMCA Community Prayer Breakfast is on Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA, 1930 Foothill Blvd. The keynote speaker is KABC’s meteorologist Dallas Raines with live music performed by the Media City Church Worship Band. Breakfast is from 7:45 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.; program begins promptly at 8:30 a.m.

Donations are $600 for a table of eight; however, individual tickets are available upon request. For reservations, visit ymcafoothills.org.

LCWC HOLDS CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER

The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is having a fundraiser at Chipotle, 895 Foothill Blvd. “A” in La Cañada on Tuesday, Nov. 2 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thirty-three percent of event sales will be donated to the Woman’s Club.

For those ordering online for pickup, use code B8496R7 or bring in the flyer found on the CV Weekly website under Just For Fun. 

CAMPBELL CENTER HOSTS TURKEY TRIVIA

The community is invited to get in the mood for Thanksgiving by joining supporters of the Campbell Center on Thursday, Nov. 4 from 5 p.m. -to 9 p.m. for a Turkey Trivia Happy Hour at The Pub at Golden Road. Spend the evening connecting and conversing with friends of TCC, and civic and business leaders in Glendale – all to support a great cause.

Participants can win a free beer and food if they place first in the Thanksgiving themed trivia.

Feel free to bring colleagues and friends – the more the merrier!

To participate, just show the flyer at www.cvweekly.com/JUSTFORFUN or mention the fundraiser and 15% of all proceeds will go to support the mission of the Campbell Center.

STEVEN GERISCHER GUEST SPEAKER AT GARDEN CLUB

The Burbank-Valley Garden Club will hold the next meeting on Nov. 4 at the Little White Church, 1711 N. Avon St. in Burbank. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

 Steven Gerischer will present “A Year In The Rose Garden.” Gerischer has gardened in Southern California all his life and is currently vice-president of the Southern California Horticulture Society and is past president of both SCHS and Pacific Horticulture Society. He has been designing, installing and maintaining gardens as the owner of Larkspur Garden Designs. He will take members through an entire year of rose culture and care.

All are invited to not only hear this amazing speaker but also to make a few new friends. 

Masks are required and in the event that indoor gatherings are prohibited, the meeting would take place via Zoom. Those with questions can contact Anne White at (818) 434-3616 or via email at annewhite1@aol.com.  

FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE PLANS FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

On Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (weather-permitting), Flintridge Bookstore hosts special events for Small Business Saturday including author meet and greets and book signings, poetry readings, guest artists and more. To keep everyone as safe as possible during COVID times, most of Flintridge Bookstore’s activities are outside this year, but the doors are also open for in-store shopping. Masks are required inside.

A full calendar is planned; learn more at www.flintridgebookstore.com.

Flintridge Bookstore is located at 858 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Beulah Drive.        

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.