UPCOMING

* International Assn. of Administrative Professionals is holding a program meeting today at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 21101 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. The cost is $18.50 for members and $20.50 for guests.

For reservations, call Mary Jane Rotella at (818) 908-2828.

* Calabasas Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon with live entertainment at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. The cost is $20 for members and 425 for nonmembers. Western dress is encouraged.

For reservations, call (818) 222-5680.

* Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber of Commerce Mixer, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center, 7300 Medical Center Drive, West Hills. Free to members and guests, $5 for nonmembers.

For more information, call (818) 884-4222.

* The Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business mixer from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Anheuser Busch brewery, 15800 Roscoe Blvd, North Hills.

Call the chamber at (818) 989-0300 for reservations.

* Pierce College Entrepreneurial Resource Center business seminars continue Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon with selling strategies, Friday, and quick books, Oct. 1, at 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. The fees are $30 per seminar or $100 for all four.

For information and reservations, call David Braun at (818) 719-6479.

* Taste of Encino, sponsored by Auto Stiegler Inc. and the Encino Chamber of Commerce will be held from 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, 6337 Balboa Blvd., Encino, just south of Victory Boulevard. The event features tastes of food and wine, live entertainment, arts and crafts, a military equipment display and a children’s carnival. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a variety of community projects.

For more information, call the chamber at (818) 789-4711.

* Helen Gurley Brown, Ray Bradbury and David Brown will talk about their pioneering roles in magazine publishing, science fiction and filmmaking at Woodbury University on Oct. 3. A cocktail reception will be at 5 p.m. and a panel discussion at 7 p.m. will include coffee and dessert. The campus is at 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. The cost is $75 for the evening or $25 for the panel and dessert.

Tickets are available at (818) 767-0888, Ext. 230, or at the door.

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.

* 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.

* That New Network, a NAFE-affiliated business group for executive women, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. The cost is $32.

For more information, call (818) 995-4215.

* 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.