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Travel back in time with Civil War buff Bret Schweinfurth, who will
appear in costume and share his collection of artifacts. Schweinfurth
will speak about the Civil War at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Central
Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd. The program is free. For more information,
call 238-5551.
TODAY
“True” will be shown at 1 p.m. today at the Glendale Central Library
Auditorium, 222 E. Harvard St. The film tells the story of a Korean
adoptee raised by a white family. The presentation is part of the Asia
Society Southern California Center’s series, “Race, Class and Identity:
Cultural Understanding Through Cinema.” Call (213) 624-0945, ext. 14.
American Lutheran Church Music Ministry holds a garage sale from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church’s parking lot, Hollywood Way and Clark
Avenue. 846-0295.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 8310 hosts a
dinner-dance at 6:30 p.m. at 1006 W. Magnolia Blvd. 843-3381.
Farmers’ Market will be held rain or shine from 8 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at
Olive Avenue between Glenoaks Boulevard and Third Street. 238-2660.
The Burbank Chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship
International meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays for breakfast and fellowship at
Ramada Inn, 2900 N. San Fernando Blvd. Special guest speaker this
Saturday is Jim Steele, who with his wife, Trish, is pastor of the True
Life Foursquare Church. For more information, phone Paul Norquist at
846-0563.
Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step group for people suffering from
compulsive overeating and other eating disorders, meets at 10 a.m. at the
Magnolia Park United Methodist Church, 2828 Magnolia Blvd. Meetings are
free and confidential. 881-4776.
Students from Cal State Northridge will offer free tax help to
low-income families and individuals from 1 to 3:30 today at McCambridge
Park, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Eligibility is limited to those with a gross
annual income of less than $40,000. 677-4519.
Victoria’s Garden Walking Club invites women to join a two-mile walk.
The club meets at 3:30 p.m. at Victoria’s Garden Sign & Gift Store, 3208
1/2 W. Magnolia Blvd. 238-0401.
SUNDAY
Health Fair Expo 2001, presented through a partnership between KNBC-TV
and the American Red Cross with sponsorship from Sav-On Drugs, brings
preventive health care screenings to Southland communities. At 44 health
fair sites, a large variety of medical screenings will be available today
free of charge or for a minimal cost. Detailed information is available
by calling 1-800-488-EXPO.
Belmont Village Assisted Living Community hosts an information center
open house for Burbank-area seniors and their families from 1 to 4 p.m.
today at 403 East Palm Ave. 972-2405.
Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Michael Ramirez of the Los
Angeles Times speaks about his work and the news events that spark his
creativity. He will explain and display his work during an hour-long
discussion at 7 tonight at Woodbury University, 7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
767-0888, ext. 230.
The New Valley Symphony Orchestra performs at 2 p.m. today at Liberty
Hall, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. A special pre-concert performance
begins at 1:30 p.m. 986-6688.
The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Emet hosts a gigantic flea market sale
beginning at 9 a.m. today at the temple, 600 N. Buena Vista Ave.
843-4787.
Audience suggestions become the basis for improvised one-act plays by
the Really Spontaneous Theatre Company, 7 p.m. every Sunday at The Third
Stage, 2811 W. Magnolia Blvd. For reservations, telephone (323) 969-4991.
Kitten Rescue holds an adoption fair from noon to 3 p.m. at Burbank
Petco, 3525 W. Victory Blvd. Call 347-3037 or log on at
www.kittenrescue.org.
The American Legion holds bingo at 12:30 p.m. at 940 W. Olive Ave.
Proceeds benefit veterans’ rehabilitation. Free parking. 846-0683.
MONDAY
Tickets are available for seniors 55 and older to attend the Los
Angeles Dodgers opening game today through the city of Burbank’s Park,
Recreation and Services Department’s senior services program. Departure
will be from Joslyn Adult Center’s parking lot, 1301 W. Olive Ave. Cost
is $27. 238-5353.
The Senior Bereavement Support Group meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
and is sponsored by the Family Service Agency of Burbank. The cost is $10
per month. Call 845-7671 to reserve a space.
Learn how to preserve family memories at the Writing Your Memories
Group at 1 p.m. Mondays at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave.
238-5353.
The Cancer Support Group offers assistance to cancer patients,
caregivers, relatives and friends. It meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, 501 S. Buena Vista St. 525-4941.
The Battered Women Support Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays.
Admission and child care are free. 845-7671.
Hula and Polynesian dance classes are offered Mondays at the Creative
Arts Center. Beginning and intermediate hula start at 7 p.m., followed by
a more challenging class at 8 p.m., 1100 W. Clark St. 238-5397.
TUESDAY
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Glendale Chapter, meets at
6 tonight at the Verdugo Mental Health Building, 1552 E. Colorado Blvd.
at Lincoln. 248-8045.
Woodbury University Health Fair will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
today at Woodbury University, 7500 Glenoaks Blvd. Free and open to the
public. 767-0888, ext. 238.
The Burbank Public Library hosts Burbank children’s author Melinda
Lilly at 7 this evening at the Northwest branch library, 3323 W. Victory
Blvd. She will read folk tales from her books, followed by a special
craft session. 238-5551.
The Valley Computer Club meets the second Tuesday of every month at
the Burbank YMCA, 321 E. Magnolia Blvd. All are welcome; the guest fee is
$4. Free parking is available across the street. Call 846-4012, or e-mail
burvally@pacificnet.net.
The Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services Department begins
“Earth Daze” day camp registration through April 1 for children ages 5 to
10. Weekday registration is from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at McCambridge
Recreation Center, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
April 16-20. 238-5378.
The Burbank Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. at the Castaway
Restaurant, 1250 Harvard Road. 998-9556.
Braille Community Center classes are from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Joslyn
Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. Sign up with Sharon Ziegler, Braille
Institute Community Outreach, at (323) 663-1111, ext. 268.
The Read-to-Me Club for preschoolers meets at 10 a.m. at the Burbank
Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd; Wednesdays at Northwest Library,
3323 W. Victory Blvd.; and 10 a.m. Thursdays at Buena Vista Library, 401
N. Buena Vista St. The program is free. 238-5553.
Beverly Manor Health Center offers a low-impact arthritis exercise
class from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at 1041 S. Main St. 843-2330.
The Senior Women’s Support Group meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Family Service Agency of Burbank, 2013 W. Magnolia Blvd. The cost is $10
per month. 845-7671.
Games R Us, a group that meets to play several card and board games,
invites seniors to join at 11:30 a.m. at 1301 W. Olive Ave. Please RSVP.
238-5353.
The Don Tuttle Center invites seniors to the Wonderful World of Games,
where they play a variety of board games, card games and puzzles, 12:30
p.m. at 1731 N. Ontario Ave. 238-5367.
The Joslyn Adult Center is offering mah-jongg for beginners at 1 p.m.
The class is for adults 55 and older. The cost is $5 for an eight-week
session. 238-5397.
Self-help group Recovery Inc. meets to help people with fear, anxiety,
panic or depression at 7 p.m. in the play room of the Pickwick, 1001
Riverside Dr. 562-1745.
WEDNESDAY
Speakers from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center present health care
lectures on the first Wednesday of each month. Attend a free presentation
about sleep disorders and how to get a good night’s sleep at 9 a.m. on
the first level of Media City Center, in the Macy’s Court, 201 E.
Magnolia Blvd. 566-8617.
SHHH (Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People) Support Group meets at
1:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Joslyn Adult Center,
1301 W. Olive Ave., to offer support, information and education for
people experiencing hearing loss. 238-5353.
Do you have stories to tell? Join the Wednesday writers class
beginning at 6:30 p.m. April 11 at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive
Ave. Sign up now in the Travel/Recreation Office from 9 to 11 a.m. and
noon to 2 p.m. 238-5353.
The Burbank Sunrise Kiwanis Club meets at 6:45 a.m. at De Bell
Municipal Golf Course, 1500 E. Walnut Ave. 842-3323.
The Burbank Chapter of the Leads Club, an international organization
for business referrals, meets from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. at the Courtside
Restaurant at the Toluca Lake Sports Center, 6711 Forest Lawn Drive.
623-0337.
The Auld Lange Syne Bridge Club meets to play bridge, Shanghai and
mah-jongg from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W.
Olive Ave. For information, call Alan at 507-1514. Seniors interested in
bridge, Shanghai or mah-jongg lessons can call 238-5353.
The Foothill Service Club for the blind meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at 117 E. Los Feliz Road in Glendale. Lunch and entertainment are
provided and transportation can be arranged. Membership is open to
legally blind residents from sponsored communities. 246-1053 or 846-0759.
The Kiwanis Club of Burbank meets at noon at the Burbank Family YMCA,
321 E. Magnolia Blvd. Call Harvey Branman at 954-9294.
Seniors can learn ways to control pain and other symptoms of arthritis
at 12:30 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. 238-5353.
The Wellness Community presents the Family and Friends Support Group
from noon to 1:45 p.m. at 214 Providencia St. (626) 796-1083.
The Joslyn Chess Club meets from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult
Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. 238-5353.
Deal with stress and release tension by taking the Wellness Community
yoga class from 2 to 3 p.m. at 214 Frederic St., Apt. A. The class is
free. (626) 796-1083.
Learn how to reduce stress and tone muscles with Chinese exercise Tai
chi chuan at Verdugo Park, 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd. Beginner classes are
from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. and intermediate instruction is from 8 to 9:30
p.m. (626) 449-5082.
Line-dance classes are taught at the Joslyn Adult Center. Intermediate
instruction begins at 6:45 p.m., advanced at 7:45 p.m., at 1301 W. Olive
Ave. Classes are $2. 238-5353.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at Magnolia Park
Methodist Church, 2828 Magnolia Blvd. 766-8636.
Improve your public-speaking skills at the Jewel City Toastmasters
meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Red Cross building, 501 S. Brand Blvd.,
Glendale. 843-1143 or 662-5036.
Learn how to balance the flow of energy throughout the body at Chi
Gong classes from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. at the Wellness Community at
Providence, 214 Frederic Street, Apt. A. 238-2623.
THURSDAY
Storyteller Harlynne Geisler reads “Tales From the Story Bag” to
preschoolers at 10 a.m. at the Buena Vista Branch Library, 401 N. Buena
Vista St. Free. 238-5551
Family Night at the Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd., beginning
at 7 p.m., will feature the song stylings of the Schwartz Sisters. Free.
238-5551
The Cardiac Rehab and Fitness Center at Providence St. Joseph Medical
Center offers restorative yoga classes beginning in April. Classes will
be from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. every Thursday at 501 S. Buena Vista St. Cost
is $13 per class, $60 for five classes and $100 for 10 classes. 843-5111,
ext. 7470.
Do you know the atomic weight of plutonium, the capital of Costa Rica
or the name of the person buried in Grant’s Tomb? All those answers and
more will be revealed at the fifth annual Friends of the Burbank Public
Library Literacy Services Trivia Challenge. The event is at 6:30 p.m in
the Starlight Ballroom of the Castaway Restaurant, 1250 Harvard Road.
Local service groups will compete with each other to see who is the
smartest. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and students. 238-5577.
H&R; Block representatives will answer questions and offer tax tips for
seniors 55 and over at 12:30 p.m. today at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301
W. Olive Ave. 238-5353.
The Burbank-Magnolia Park Optimist Club meets at 7:15 a.m., at De Bell
Municipal Golf Course, 1500 E. Walnut Ave. 846-5781.
Bet Tzedek will provide free legal assistance for seniors 60 and older
at 8 a.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. By appointment
only. Call 238-5353.
Burbank women are invited to attend Touchpoint Bible Study, composed
of nondenominational women who want to know the Bible better, 9 a.m. and
7:30 p.m. in private homes. 246-2090.
Join the crafts group from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center,
1301 W. Olive Ave. The group meets to socialize while working on a
project. Call 238-5353.
The Joslyn Duplicate Bridge Club meets to play advanced bridge from 11
a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Thursdays at 1301 W. Olive Ave. 842-5826.
Burbank Optimists will hold its oratorical contest from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Coral Cafe, 3321 W. Burbank Blvd. The contest is open to
young people younger than 16 as of Jan. 1 and in school in in the United
States, Canada or the Caribbean. 558-1696.
The Wellness Community presents a general cancer support group, an
eight-week program, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at 214 Frederic St., Apt. A. 238-2623.
The Social Seniors Koffee Klub meets for pleasant conversation, 3:15
p.m. at 1301 W. Olive Ave. 238-5353.
The Swinging Seniors offers ballroom dancing to music by the Silver
Tones from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W.
Olive Ave. Admission is $3 for members and $3.50 for guests. 238-5353.
The Really Spontaneous Theatre Company presents improvised
entertainment at 8 p.m. Thursdays at the Third Stage, 2811 W. Magnolia
Blvd. Tickets are $15. (323) 969-4991.
FRIDAY
The American Indian and Western Relic Show & Sale opens today and runs
through Sunday at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Road.
Friday hours are 2 to 7 p.m., Saturday’s hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and
Sunday’s hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults pay $6 for admission, seniors
pay $5 and children 6 to 12 pay $2. (714) 375-6262.
The Immigrant Genealogical Society meets tonight when Pat Marcy, who
recently toured Scandinavia and Mecklenburg, Germany, will speak on “The
Real Vikings.” Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Immigrant Library, 1310
W. Magnolia Blvd. Public is welcome. 848-3122.
“Private Hearts” opens tonight and runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays through May 11 at Third Stage, 2811 Magnolia Blvd. Doors open
at 7:30. For tickets, call 842-4755.
Seniors can play bingo for a buck, 12:30 p.m. every Friday at the Don
Tuttle Center, 1731 N. Ontario Ave. 238-5367.
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center offers a Chronic Illness Support
Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Fridays at 501 S. Buena Vista St. 525-4957.
Ballroom dance classes for seniors are offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Fridays at the Joslyn Adult Center. 238-5353.
The Western Weavers Square Dance Club of Burbank meets the second and
fourth Friday of each month at the Little White Chapel, on the corner of
Avon Street and Jeffries Avenue. The dances begin with rounds at 7:30
p.m. and squares at 8 p.m. A donation of $5 is requested. 569-4980 or
846-1470.
GETTING ITEMS LISTED
Mail calendar listings to the Burbank Leader, P.O. Box 591, Burbank,
CA 91503, or fax them to 954-9439. The deadline for Wednesday’s calendar
is 10 a.m. Friday. The deadline for Saturday’s calendar is 10 a.m.
Wednesday.