BUSINESS CALENDAR

UPCOMING

* Cal State Northridge College of Extended Learning series of import business classes continues with: “The Role of Customs, Banking and Finance,” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today; and “Product Pricing and Channels of Distribution” from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26. The fee is $65 per class or $145 for the series.

The CSUN campus is at 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. For more information, call (818) 677-3911.

* Tri-Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Costco Wholesale, 21300 Roscoe Blvd., Canoga Park. Breakfast is free for Canoga Park/West Hills, Chatsworth/Porter Ranch and Woodland Hills chamber members and their guests and $10 for nonmembers.

For information, call (818) 884-4222.

* VICA Hosts a Breakfast Meeting with City Councilman Alex Padilla from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar. The cost is $10 and the public is welcome.

For reservations, call the Valley Industry and Commerce Assn. office at (818) 226-6466.

* Mid Valley Chamber’s Business Mixer will be held Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys.

Call the chamber at (818) 989-0300.

* Investing in Municipal Bonds is the topic of the American Assn. of Individual Investors meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Los Angeles Times AV Room, 20000 Prairie St., Chatsworth. The meeting is free and open to the public.

For more information, call (818) 999-2586 or (818) 349-1923.

* JVS Career & Job Fair will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Auditorium A, 5601 DeSoto St., Woodland Hills. Many Valley-based companies will be represented, including Warner Bros., Countrywide and Washington Mutual. A resume workshop will be held Oct. 25 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at JVS, 22622 Vanowen St., Woodland Hills. The fee is $25.

To register, call (818) 464-3222 or visit their Web site at https://www.ASKUS@jvsla.org.

* Adam Smith Goes to Hollywood: Demystifying the Economics of the Entertainment Industry, is the subject of a daylong conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday at Cal State Northridge’s College of Business Administration and Economics, 18111 Nordhoff St. The fee is $99 and includes lunch.

To register, call (818) 677-2504 or (818) 677-2644.

* Skills for Successful Presentations, a workshop for business and professional women, sponsored by the Verdugo Hills Business and Professional Women’s Assn. will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Red Lion Hotel, 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Validated parking available.

For more information and reservations, call (818) 246-1263.

ONGOING

* Professionals Exchanging Business meets Tuesdays at 7:10 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas.

For information, call Ken Abramson at (818) 701-7510.

* The Premier Business Xchange meets for breakfast every Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road. Bring 50 business cards.

For reservations and information, call (818) 552-2120.

* BizNet OnLine magazine holds a networking breakfast Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Denny’s restaurant, 9001 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Breakfast and parking are $9 for members, $10 for nonmembers.

Reservations can be made online at https://www.biznetonline.com.

For information, call (818) 892-7883, Ext. 6.

* Toastmasters of Woodland Hills, a group designed to develop speaking and leadership skills, holds free public meetings Tuesdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Pacific Lodge, 4900 Serrania Ave., Woodland Hills. Visitors are welcome.

For information, call (818) 788-1157.

* Glendale 1 Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Two Guys From Italy restaurant, 1114 E. Broadway, Glendale.

Call Lori Hartwell at (818) 543-0863.

* Tugnet, a computer-users group network, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Granada Pavilion, 11128 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills. Admission for nonmembers is $3.

For information, call (818) 884-9441 or visit the Web site at https://www.tugnet.org.

* Valley Computer Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Burbank YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd. Wheelchair access is available.

For more information, call (818) 768-4916, e-mail burvally@pacificnet.net or visit the Web site at https://www.pacificnet.net/~burvally.

* Executives Assn. of the San Fernando Valley, a business networking organization with international chapters, meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills.

For more information or to make reservations, call (818) 703-6161.

* LeTip of Burbank meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 150 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Visitors should bring 30 business cards.

For reservations and information, call (818) 295-3778.

* The Calabasas chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Marmalade Cafe, Calabasas Commons, 4783 Commons Way, Calabasas. Breakfast is $8.

For information, call Marie White at (818) 597-9668.

* The Business Exchange Group meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Marie Callender’s, 6633 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills.

For reservations, call (818) 377-5851.

* The Northridge chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

For information, call Mary Lou German at (818) 346-6877 or Franchelle Youngers at (800) 767-7337.

* The Woodland Hills Leads Club meets Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. at Weiler’s Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, Canoga Park.

For information, call Gary Rich at (818) 906-7356.

* Jewel City 29 Toastmasters, a group designed to bolster public speaking skills, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

Call Linda Cota-Kumagai at (818) 771-7180.

* Burnt Toastmasters, a business communications mentoring group, meets Thursdays at 7 a.m. at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana.

For information, call (818) 996-0345.

* Networking Business Alliance meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast at the Woodland Hills Country Club, 21150 Dumetz Road.

For information, call Earl at (818) 883-4440.

* The Tarzana chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Carrows restaurant, 18355 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.

For information, call Eileen Elliot or Lois Terrazas at (800) 767-7337.

* Let’s Do Business, a networking group, meets Thursdays at 8:15 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe, 19710 Nordhoff Place, Northridge.

For information, call Carlene Gepner at (818) 698-6169.

* Toast”mice”sters (The Disney Club) meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon in the Glendale-Burbank area.

Call Safoa Abboa-Offei at (818) 972-3335 for information and location.

* Unity Toastmasters meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the American Red Cross building, 1501 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

For information, call Victoria Villanueva at (818) 241-5715.

Chez Gourmet Toastmasters meets for dinner every third Saturday at 6 p.m. at various Glendale restaurants.

Call Toni Gallager-Berkowitz for more information at (310) 649-6268.

News and announcements for this column can be sent two weeks in advance to the Business Calendar, 20000 Prairie St., Chatsworth 91311, or faxed to (818) 772-3338.