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.