AROUND TOWN - Oct. 29, 2001

BEST BET: Author, animator and illustrator Frans Vischer, pictured, a

Glendale resident, will be signing his children’s book, “Jimmy Dabble,”

at 2 p.m. Saturday at Once Upon A Time, 2284 Honolulu Ave., Montrose.

Also signing their books will be illustrators John Rowe and Meredith

Johnson. For more information, call 248-9668.

TODAY

The Executive Toastmasters Breakfast meetings are from 6:50 to 8:30

a.m. Mondays at the Glendale YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Drive. Develop your

thinking, speaking and listening skills. For more information, call (323)

254-4748 or (818) 957-4383.

Enjoy singing? The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus meets Mondays at 9:30

a.m. at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, 2902 Montrose Ave. No

tryouts. All ages are accepted. For more information, call 790-7379 or

353-8972.

Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center offers classes on teaching

parents how to install car seats for children, as well as what are the

proper seats for a child’s weight and age. The classes are held from 10

to 11:30 a.m. every Monday, and vary each week between English and

Spanish. For reservations, call 502-4567.

Mother Goose and Me, for children 6 to 17 months, will be from 10:30

to 11 a.m. Mondays through Nov. 5 at the Glendale Central Library, 222 E.

Harvard St. For more information, call 548-2035.

The La Canada Flintridge Orthopedic Guild presents its 2001 Book and

Author Luncheon at 10 a.m. at the La Canada Flintridge Country Club, 5500

Godbey Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Tickets are $40. For reservations,

call 249-2669

TUESDAY

Qigong (chi kung) is from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at

Nibley Park, 1103 E. Mountain Ave. This self-healing exercise is

practiced daily by people for health, longevity, creativity and mental

clarity. The charge is $5 per class. For more information, call 507-4807.

Glendale Memorial’s Cardiac Fitness Center offers Big Band exercise

classes from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on the second floor of

the Glendale Heart Center, 1420 S. Central Ave. The class is available to

anyone in the community who wants to get fit to the sounds of Glenn

Miller, ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll and other contemporary music. The class

consists of aerobic dance, resistance band strengthening and stretching

and flexibility exercises. The fee is $24 for eight sessions or $40 for

16 sessions. The first class is free. For more information, call

502-2303.

Glendale Memorial Hospital’s 50-Plus Department will hold a free

seminar on diabetic retinopathy from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at 1420 S. Central

Ave. Reservations are required, call 502-2396.

Glendale Memorial’s 50-Plus Department will hold a free seminar,

“Medicare ... What’s It All About,” from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the

auditorium, 1420 S. Central Ave. The National Heritage Insurance Co.,

Southern California’s contractor for Medicare Part B, will provide a

general overview of the Medicare program. For reservations, call

502-2396.

Join Aunt Dorothy and her friends at noon every Tuesday at Barnes &

Noble Booksellers, 245 N. Glendale Ave. Boys and girls can have fun

singing, reading, and making arts and crafts. For more information, call

246-4677.

The American Red Cross will host a flu clinic. For time and location,

call 243-3121.

An Afternoon Film Program is held at 2 p.m. Tuesdays in the auditorium

at the Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St. The public is

invited. For more information, call 548-2035.

Glendale One Toastmasters, a public-speaking organization, meets at 7

p.m. at Shaker’s Family Restaurant, 801 N. Central Ave. For more

information, call (866) 862-7862.

The Barbershop Quartet Singers meets at 7:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta

Women’s Club, 4004 La Crescenta Ave. For more information, call 249-6766.

OCT. 31

The Los Angeles Breakfast Club will host a buffet at 7 a.m. at 3201

Riverside Drive, Los Angeles. The club raises funds for charities in

Glendale and L.A. County. For more information, call 507-6531.

Glendale Memorial’s 50-Plus Department will hold a “Coffee,

Conversation and Current Events” meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon every

Wednesday, at the Senior Center, 1330 Glendale Ave. It will be

facilitated by two senior peer counselors, and will give you the

opportunity to meet new friends and talk about current events.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 502-2396.

Glendale Memorial’s 50-Plus Department will hold a free senior seminar

from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at 1330 S. Glendale Ave. “Down Memory Lane” will be

held on the last Wednesday of each month. For more information, call

502-2396.

United Community Church Youth Ministry is sponsoring a “Pumpkin Patch

Party” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 333 E. Colorado St. Bring a pumpkin to

decorate, and enjoy games, prizes, hot dogs, cotton candy and snow cones.

For more information, call 240-6902 or 546-1433.

THURSDAY

The Glendale Certified Farmers Market is from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

on Brand Boulevard between Broadway and Wilson Avenue. Farmers arrive

with fresh vegetables and fruit, eggs, honey and more.

The Rotary Club of Glendale meets at noon every Thursday at the

Brandview Collection Restaurant, 109 E. Harvard St. The speaker will be

Dr. Marta Racasens on “Save Your Sight.” For more information, call

248-1343.

Free Brown Bag Lunch Concerts from noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday at

The Alex Theatre Forecourt, 216 N. Brand Blvd. Performances by area

musicians, actors, poets, dancers, magicians, choirs and school groups.

Bring your lunch and enjoy the entertainment. The event is sponsored by

the city of Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, the Glendale News-Press

and The Alex Theatre. For more information, call (800) 414-2539.

Glendale Community College presents “Aloha Say the Pretty Ladies” at 8

p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Sundays now through Nov. 18, at 1500 N. Verdugo

Road. The play was written by Naomi Iizuka and directed by Mary Sullivan.

There will be no performance on Nov. 4. For tickets, call 240-1000, ext.

5618.

The Glendale Youth Coalition Executive Committee will meet from 4 to

5:30 p.m. in Room 100 of the city of Glendale Personnel Training Room,

613 E. Broadway. The purpose of the meeting is to improve the quality of

life for youth and their families by coordinating and improving service

programs through collaboration with youth, individuals, organizations.

agencies and businesses. For more information, call 548-3219.

The Montrose Family Festival is from 5 to 9 p.m. in the 2200 and 2300

block of Honolulu Avenue. The festival offers farmers produce, arts and

crafts, food, entertainment, children’s rides and more.

A support group for depression and manic depression or bipolar

disorder meets from 6 to 8 p.m. in Psychiatric Unit 1 at Glendale

Adventist Medical Center, 1509 Wilson Terrace. For more information, call

(323) 662-5564.

Sleep-Tight Story Night will be at 7 p.m at Barnes & Noble, 245 N.

Glendale Ave. Come in your pajamas for stories, milk and cookies before

bedtime. For more information, call 246-4677.

FRIDAY

The Glendale Sunrise Rotary meets at 7 a.m. at the Hilton Glendale,

100 W. Glenoaks Blvd. A buffet breakfast will be served. For more

information, call 500-0303, ext. 29.

Glendale Memorial Hospital’s 50-Plus Department is offering a free

blood-pressure screening at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Services Center,

1330 S. Glendale Ave. For more information, call 502-2396.

Church Women of Glendale will celebrate “World Community Day” at 10:30

a.m. at St. Dominic’s Church, 2002 Merton St., Eagle Rock. Collections

will be taken for the Shoe Box Project. For more information, call

241-4027.

SATURDAY

A Neighborhood Garage Sale to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 attacks

will begin at 8 a.m. at Glenoaks Elementary School, 2015 E. Glenoaks

Blvd. Residents of the 750 homes in Glenoaks Canyon will participate.

Some residents will hold sales in their frontyards throughout the canyon.

The proceeds will benefit the Red Cross relief efforts in New York,

Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

First Lutheran Church of Glendale will sponsor a rummage sale from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, 1300 E. Colorado St. New and used

items will be available. For more information, call 240-9000.

Join The Smoky Hollow Carvers for a free woodcarving class from 9 to

11:30 a.m. at Crescenta Valley Park, at the corner of Dunmore and

Honolulu avenues.

The Toastmasters Loquation meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. at Descanso

Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. For more information,

call (323) 550-1997.

A Japanese Garden Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and

Sunday at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge.

The Yoshizawa Flute and Koto Group will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. The

festival will include a chrysanthemum show and the traditional dances and

drama of Taiko drummers. General admission is $5, $3 for seniors and

students. For more information, call 952-4401.

The Glendale Model Railroad Club will hold its Fall Open House from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. today, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 to 10 p.m. Monday at

619 Hahn Ave. The group features all Western railroads and some private

lines, as well. Admission is free. You can visit the group’s Web site at

www.GMRRC.org

The Glendale Central Library invites children 4 and older and their

parents to “Totem Pole” from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Children’s Room, 222 E.

Harvard St. For more information, call 548-2035.

The Investors Club of Glendale Community College will meet at 4 p.m.

in the Library Building, 1500 N. Verdugo Road. Market analyst Brice

Wightman will be the speaker. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 240-1000, ext. 5592.

Combined Choirs of the Glendale and La Canada Circles of Faith will

present “ChoirFest 2001” at 7 p.m. at Glendale Presbyterian Church, 125

S. Louise St. All proceeds will benefit San Gabriel Valley Habitat for

Humanity. Tickets are $10 and $5 for children 12 and under. For more

information, call (626) 398-9371.

The Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus of Sweet Adelines International

presents “Verdugo Goes Platinum” at 7:30 p.m. at the San Gabriel Civic

Auditorium, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel. Tickets prices are $12 to

$40. For more information, call (562) 497-1654.

SUNDAY

Cub Scout Pack 314 will hold a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon

at St. James School, 4635 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta. There is a $4

donation.

The Writers & Authors Group meets at 9:30 a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 245

N. Glendale Ave. Bring your novel, memoir, screenplay and support to meet

with others who share your passion. It’s free. For more information, call

246-4677

Tierra del Sol Foundation’s Italian Dinner Benefit will be from noon

to 5 p.m. on the main campus, 9919 Sunland Blvd., Sunland. There will be

entertainment, games, raffles and more. Tickets are $12, $6 for children

12 and under. For more information, call 353-0777.

Lutheran Health Ministries of the Foothills will hold a memorial

observance at 2:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, 301 N. Isabel St. A

memorial tolling of a bell will accompany the speaking of the names of

those who have died. For more information, call 209-9535.

NOV. 5

The Glendale Homeowners Coordinating Council will meet at 7 p.m. at

Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive. State Sen. Jack Scott

(D-Glendale) will be the guest speaker. For more information, call

246-9633.

To list an event, send complete information, including any available

photos, to Around Town, c/o Glendale News-Press, P.O. Box 991, Glendale,

CA 91209, or fax to 241-1975, or by phone at 637-3205.