TODAY “Breakfast with Santa,” featuring letter-writing...
TODAY
“Breakfast with Santa,” featuring letter-writing to Santa Claus,
is at 8:30 a.m. at the Media City Center third floor food court, 201
E. Magnolia Blvd. The cost is $6. For more information, call
566-8617.
The Nature’s Artists Club for children 10 and older is at 11 a.m.
at the Stough Canyon Nature Center, 2300 Walnut Ave. For more
information, call 238-5440.
Families are invited to create traditional holiday tin decorations
for the winter season from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Autry Museum of
Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way. For more information,
call (323) 667-2000.
A wreath-making workshop is at 1 p.m. at the Stough Canyon Nature
Center, 2300 Walnut Ave. The cost is $3. For reservations and more
information, call 238-5440.
A book signing, featuring film director Mel Stuart of “Pure
Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,”
author Staci Layne Wilson of “Rock & Roll Fantasy,” Wiccan author Bob
Johnson of “Corporate Magick: Tools for Business Success” and author
Donald S. Glut of “The Frankenstein Archive: Essays on the Monster,
the Myths, the Movies and More,” is at 2 p.m. at Dark Delicacies,
4213 W. Burbank Blvd. For more information, call 556-6660.
The holiday middle school teen dance is from 7 to 10 p.m. at the
Verdugo Recreation Center, 3201 W. Verdugo Ave. Identification is
required and school dress codes are enforced. The cost is $5. For
more information, call 238-5390.
“A Season of Light -- A Season of Miracles,” featuring an
observance, celebration and Hanukkah and Christmas music, is at 7:30
p.m. at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, 111 S. Sixth St. The members of
Temple Beth Emet will also be participating. For more information,
call 843-4787 or 842-7461.
The Burbank Chorale will perform Bach’s “Magnificat,” along with
holiday music from around the world, at 7:30 p.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church of Burbank, 521 E. Olive Ave. For more
information, call 759-9177.
SUNDAY
Tickets for the New Year’s Eve dinner and dance hosted by the
Joslyn Swinging Seniors are on sale at 1 p.m. Sundays, 10 to 11:15
a.m. Tuesdays and 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301
W. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5353.
The Celebration Choir presents “A Song was Born at Christmas” at
10:50 a.m. at the Valley Baptist Church, 2201 W. Alameda Ave. For
more information, call 845-7871.
“Hibernating Animals,” a segment of the Children Exploring Nature
series, is at 11 a.m. at Wildwood Park, 1701 Wildwood Canyon Drive.
For more information, call 238-5440.
The Burbank Chorale will perform Bach’s “Magnificat,” along with
holiday music from around the world, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hall of
Liberty, Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. The New Valley Symphony
Orchestra will also perform. For more information, call 759-9177.
MONDAY
Registration is still available for day trips for seniors 55 and
older, offered through the city’s Park, Recreation and Community
Services Department. Departures will be from the Joslyn Adult Center
parking lot, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5353
between 9 to 11 a.m. or noon to 2 p.m. weekdays.
The annual Burbank YMCA Christmas Tree Lot is selling, flocking,
fire retarding and delivering a variety of trees from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. through Dec. 21 at the corner of San Fernando Road and
Providencia Avenue. All profits are donated to the Burbank Family
YMCA. For more information, call 563-1644.
Children are invited to call Santa Claus and tell him their
favorite holiday wishes from 4 to 8 p.m. at 238-5357.
The Annual Evening Holiday, featuring dancing and singing by
students from Studio 17 followed by a holiday lights viewing by the
Burbank Transportation Service, is at 6 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult
Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5353.
A mixed-media class for adults 55 and older is from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. Local artist Christina
Lambert is the instructor. For more information, call 238-5353.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 7 p.m. at McCambridge
Park Recreation Center, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Room 2. For more
information, call 843-4893.
Women’s Self Defense Safety Classes for people 13 and older meet
from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Burbank Family Martial Arts, 1312-B W.
Magnolia Blvd. Registration is required. For more information, call
566-8676.
TUESDAY
The Braille Book Club, a new club discussing John Grisham’s novel,
“A Painted House,” is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Joslyn Adult
Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5353.
Beverly Manor Health Center offers a low-impact arthritis exercise
class from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 1041 S. Main St. Call 843-2330.
The Weight Watchers Winning Points Plan, an instruction on how to
not gain weight through the holiday season, is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
weekly at the Providence Health Center, 3413 W. Pacific Ave. For
more information, call 953-4487.
The Page Turners book discussion group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
the first Tuesday of the month at the Burbank Central Library, 110 N.
Glenoaks Blvd. Call 238-5580.
* Mail calendar listings to the Burbank Leader, 220 N. Glenoaks
Blvd., Suite B, Burbank, CA 91502, or fax them to 954-9439.