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TODAY
GLENDALE
Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets at 9:15 a.m. for a weigh-in and 10
a.m. for a meeting at First Lutheran Church, 1300 E. Colorado St. For
more information, call (800) 932-8677.
The English Conversation group meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the
First Lutheran Church library, 1300 E. Colorado St. For more
information, call 240-9000.
The Los Angeles Zoo presents “Destination: Dinosaurs at the L.A.
Zoo,” featuring robotic dinosaurs, fossil-dig boxes, a puppet show
and a maze through Nov. 21 at 5333 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park.
Admission is $9; $4 for children 2 to 12. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily. For more information, call (323) 644-4200.
Glencopex Coin and Stamp Show will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at
the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Road. Admission is
free. For more information, call (714) 995-0528.
Grandview Branch Library presents “Preschool Storyhour,” children
3 to 5 and their parents at 10:30 a.m. at the library, 1535 5th St.
For more information, call 548-2049.
Dockers presents Fan Appreciation Day with Los Angeles Dodgers
catcher Paul Lo Duca from noon to 1 p.m. at Macy’s Glendale, 2100
Glendale Galleria. For more information, call 379-2816.
Kiwanis Club of Glendale presents guest speakers Norm Chow,
offensive coordinator of USC’s football team, and Donald Winston, the
school’s associate director of athletics, at noon at the Elks Lodge,
120 E. Colorado St. For more information, call 354-8838.
The Glendale Adult Recreation Center offers ballroom dancing from
1:30 to 4 p.m. at 201 E. Colorado St. For more information, call
241-6140.
Brand Library and Art Center presents the piano students of Leola
Miller at 7 p.m. at 1601 W. Mountain St. For more information, call
548-2051.
Mystery and Imagination Bookshop presents author Jesse Sublett at
7:30 p.m. at 238 N. Brand Blvd. Sublett will read and sign his book,
“Never The Same Again.” For more information, call 545-0206.
Emotions Anonymous, a self-help program based on the 12 Steps,
meets at 7:30 p.m. in the boardroom at Glendale Memorial Hospital,
1420 S. Central Ave. For more information, call 840-8395.
Jax Bar and Grill presents the Karen Hernandez Quartet from 9
p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at 339 N. Brand Blvd. For more information, call
500-1604.
LA CRESCENTA
La Crescenta Library presents “Ride a Wild Tale,” summer reading
activities, at 10 a.m. at 4521 La Crescenta Avenue. For more
information, call 248-5313.
La Crescenta Library presents Native American dance and culture,
at 2 p.m. today and Sunday at 4521 La Crescenta Avenue. For more
information, call 248-5313.
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE
Descanso Gardens presents the Garden Night Walk from 7:15 to 9:30
p.m. at 1418 Descanso Drive. Docent Jim Jackson will lead the night
tour. Admission is $13. For reservations and more information, call
949-4200.
SATURDAY
GLENDALE
A tai chi beginners class begins at 8 a.m. at the First Congrega-
tional Church of Glendale, 2001 Canada Blvd. The cost is $4. For
more information, call 243-2109.
The American Red Cross Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter presents
a baby sitters training class from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Glendale
Sports Complex, 2200 Fern Lane. Admission is $40. For more
information, call 243-3121.
The American Red Cross Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter presents
a basic first-aid training class from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
Glendale Sports Complex, 2200 Fern Lane. Admission is $40. For more
information, call 243-3121.
The American Red Cross Glendale-Crescenta Valley Chapter presents
an adult CPR/AED class from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Citibank, 2350
Hon- olulu Ave. Admission is $31. For more information, call
243-3121.
Central Library presents “Puppy Tales,” stories and songs for
children 18 months to 3 at 10:30 a.m. at 222 E. Harvard St. For more
information, call 548-2035.
Forest Lawn Museum presents “Positive/Negative: The Unity of
Film,” an exhibit of local photo- graphers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily through Aug. 1 at Forest Lawn Glendale, 171 S. Glendale Ave.
Admission is free. For more information, call (800) 204-3131.
Central Library presents its “Event For Teens: Henna Tattooing”
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 222 E. Harvard St. For more information,
call 548-2040.
Duplicate bridge games are at 1 p.m. at the Regency Bridge Club,
303 W. Glenoaks Blvd. Card games and refreshments are $7;
first-timers receive a coupon for a future free play. For
reservations and more information, call 500-8669.
Forest Lawn Museum presents “Father’s Day Activity: Make a Memory
for Dad” from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1712 S. Glendale Ave. Children can make
a mosaic tile frame for dad. Admission is free. For more information,
call (800) 204-3131.
Forest Lawn presents “Collecting Oral History: A How-to Workshop”
from 1 to 5 p.m. at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive. This event is the first
in the three-part workshop “Celebrate the Memorial Impulse:
Collecting and Preserving Family Memories.” For more information,
call (800) 204-3131.
The Associates of Brand Library and Art Center presents “National
Watercolor Society Side by Side,” exhibition through July 2 at 1601
W. Mountain St. The gallery hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursdays; 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays; and from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. For more information, call 548-2051.
Homes and Unit Network presents a real estate seminar from 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. at 1201 N. Pacific Ave., Suite 104. Admission is $20. For
more information, call 549-043.
Central Library presents its “Saturday Hoe-Down” at 2 p.m. at 222
E. Harvard St. For more information, call 548-2035.
Casa Verdugo Brand Library presents “Those Unique Papas/ Dads” at
2 p.m. at 1151 N. Brand Blvd. This event features odd nonfiction and
fiction stories about fathers and the ways the unusual ways they care
for their offspring. For more information, call 548-2047.
Mystery and Imagination Bookshop presents author Edward Wright at
2 p.m. at 238 N. Brand Blvd. Wright will read and sign his book,
“While I Disappear.” For more information, call 545-0206.
Adams Square Merchants Assn. presents its Fifth Annual Adams
Square Summer A’Faire, featur- ing live entertainment, foods and
crafts from 3 to 10 p.m. at the 1100 block of South Adams Street. For
more information, call 247-2909.
Mystery and Imagination Bookshop presents guest speaker and author
Bruce Moody at 3:30 p.m. at 238 N. Brand Blvd. Moody will sign and
discuss his book “Will Work for Food or Money: A Memoir From The
Roadside.” For more information, call 545-0206.
Pacific Park Branch Library presents “Saturday Stampede,” stories,
crafts and programs for children 4 and older, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
at 501 S. Pacific Ave. For more information, call 548-2048.
Brand Library and Art Center presents the piano students of
Marliese Quance-Mildenberger at 6 p.m. at 1601 W. Mountain St. For
information, call 548-2051.
LA CRESCENTA
Angel City Crones present the Summer Solstice Potluck, for women
older than 50, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at La Crescenta Church of
Religious Science, 4845 Dunsmore Ave. A $10 donation is suggested.
For more information, call 502-2077.
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Glendale, CA 91209, or fax to 241-1975, or call 637-3217.