TODAY “A Visit with Great Presidents...
TODAY
“A Visit with Great Presidents & Betsy Ross, Too!”, a children’s
program featuring actors giving first-person accounts of the
presidents and Betsy Ross along with patriotic music, is at 9:30,
10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Hall of Liberty.
Admission is free. For more information, call (800) 204-3131, ext.
4738.
The women’s focus group, a workshop examining spiritual growth,
from the victim mentality to taking control of one’s life, is from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Providence Health Center, 3413 W. Pacific
Ave. For more information, call 953-4487.
A moderate fitness hike is at 6:30 p.m. at the Stough Canyon
Nature Center, 2300 Walnut Ave. For more information, call 238-5440.
The Burbank Media Center Toastmasters provides a chance for people
to improve their public-speaking skills from 6:50 to 9:30 p.m. the
first and third Wednesday of every month. For more information, call
782-4991.
The Screenwriting Group, discussing barriers, reversals and
complications to challenge heroes, meets at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, 731 N. San Fernando Blvd. For more information, call
558-1383.
The Foothill Autism Alliance, Inc. meets at 7 p.m. at Burbank
Center for the Retarded, 230 Amherst Drive. The group meets the
second Wednesday of every month. For more information, call
662-8847.
“SpiritWorks!”, a religious service for honoring love and
commitment in everyone’s life, is from 7 to 8 p.m. at 260 N. Pass
Ave. For more information, call 848-4158.
A praise outreach featuring Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., and
their group, “Soldiers for the Second Coming,” perform at 7:30 p.m.
the third Wednesday of every month at the Valley Baptist Church, 2201
W. Alameda Ave. Refreshments and fellowship follows at 9:30 p.m. The
event is free. For more information, call 845-7871.
THURSDAY
The Magnolia Park Optimist Club meets at 7:30 a.m. at the DeBell
Golf Clubhouse, 1500 Walnut Ave. For more information, call 845-1192.
The senior day trip to the Santa Anita Race Track is from 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. meeting at the parking lot of the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301
W. Olive Ave. The cost is $25. For more information, call 238-5353.
The Burbank Civitan Club meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. the first
and third Thursday of every month at the Coral Cafe, 3321 W. Burbank
Blvd. For more information, call 848-7189.
The Valley Computer Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of
every month at the First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Olive Ave.
Donations are $4. For more information, call 846-4012.
Storyteller Steve reads children’s stories at 7 p.m. weekly at
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 731 N. San Fernando Blvd. For more
information, call 558-1383.
Mike Valente, director of finance for the California Republican
Party and a political consultant for the Republican National
Convention, will speak during the Glendale/Burbank Republican
VIPS/CCR Club’s monthly dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 150
Angelino Ave.
The Burbank Jaycees monthly social mixer, featuring socializing,
networking and appetizers, is at 7:15 p.m. at Dalt’s, 3500 W. Olive
Ave. For more information, call 777-4544.
FRIDAY
Grandparent’s Day, an event honoring grandparents by students at
St. Robert Bellarmine Church, is at 8:30 a.m. at the school, 154 N.
Fifth St. For more information, call 842-5033.
The public is invited to pass out valentines with Miss Burbank and
Miss Teen Burbank to senior citizens from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Belmont
Retirement Home, 455 Angelino Ave. For more information, call
777-4544.
Teen Scene Friday Nights is an ongoing event for children 10 to
15 that features games, sports, crafts, food and special events from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Verdugo Recreation Center, 3201 W. Verdugo
Ave. For more information, call 238-5390.
Nomination forms for the Burbank Older Americans Volunteers
Service Awards on March 7 and applications for the 2003 Burbank
Senior Games on May 12 to 17 are available at the Joslyn Adult
Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5353.
The “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” dance for adults and teens 16 and
older with developmental disabilities is from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. at
the McCambridge Park Recreation Center, 1515 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Admission is $1.50 for dancers, free for caregivers. For more
information, call 843-6829.
* GETTING ITEMS LISTED: Mail calendar listings to the Burbank
Leader, 220 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite B, Burbank, CA 91502, or fax
them to 954-9439.