TODAY A support group for writers will...

TODAY

A support group for writers will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first

and third Wednesdays of the month at the Chevy Chase Branch Library,

3301 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale. For more information, call (818)

548-2046.

The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce presents the annual

membership and scholarship awards mixer from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jenkins

Properties, 2626 Honolulu Ave., Montrose. Chamber members who have

continuous membership for five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years will be

honored along with 2005 scholarship recipients. Members are $5 and

nonmembers are $7.

The La Crescenta Presbyterian Church will be offering a class on

“History of the Reformation” at 6:30 p.m. on the first three

Wednesdays of the month. The church is at 2902 Montrose Ave., La

Crescenta. For more information, call (818) 249-6137.

Dance to the swing and big band sounds of the Verdugo Swing

Society at 6:30 p.m. at the south end of Verdugo Park,

1621 Canada Blvd., Glendale. Bring a picnic dinner and eat at the

outdoor picnic pavilion. Admission is free. For more information,

call (818) 548-3798.

Blooms & Booms, Family Fun for Nature Nuts will begin at 6:30 p.m.

to celebrate America’s nature with humor, music and audience

participation at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada

Flintridge. Garden gates open at 5:30 p.m. so families can bring

picnics into the Cafe Court before the program. Cost is $10 per

person and $8 for members. For more information, call (818) 949-4200.

THURSDAY

The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club presents the Annual Sierra Club

Summer Picnic at 6 p.m. at Dunsmore Park, north of Foothill Boulevard

and Dunsmore Street in La Crescenta. The Sierra Club will provide

sandwiches, side dishes, soft drinks and desserts. Briquettes will

also be provided. For reservations, call Cathy Kissinger at (818)

352-3361.

Literary Asbarez will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Glendale

Central Library Auditorium,

222 E. Harvard St., Glendale. There will be a free podium for

writers to read their works. For more information, call (818)

500-1532 or e-mail grishdavtianyahoo.com.

FRIDAY

The La Crescenta Public Library’s summer reading program, “Super

Heroes, Super Readers,” continues with Alligator Al’s Traveling

Reptile Pals at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday at the

library, 4521 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta. There will be a

performance that will tie in the importance of reading for children.

For more information, call (818) 248-5313.

SATURDAY

Learn how to harvest and grow lavender in “Lavenders, Fragrance

and Flavor” from

10 a.m. to noon at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La

Canada Flintridge. The cost is $18 ($15 for members). Reservations

are recommended and walk-in space is not always available. To

register, call (818) 949-7980.

Learn about the history and behavior of mountain lions in “Living

with Lions,” a natural history program, presented at 2 p.m. at the La

Canada Flintridge Library, 4545 N. Oakwood Ave., La Canada

Flintridge. The program is free. For more information, call (818)

790-3330.

SUNDAY

Brasil Brazil Concert Under the Oaks will begin at 2 p.m. at

Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. The

concert is free with Gardens admission. For more information, call

(818) 790-7980.

MONDAY

The Glendale Community College Community Services Education

program will offer eight-week dance classes beginning today that will

run through Aug. 29. The classes are from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the

Regency Hall at the YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Drive, Glendale. There

will be tango, ballroom dancing, salsa and swing dancing classes

offered in one hour intervals beginning at 5:30 p.m. Course fees are

$69 per person and $129 per couple. For registration information,

call (818) 548-0864 ext. 5015 or 5016.

The Verdugo Hills Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the CitiBank

Community Room, 2350 Honolulu Ave., Montrose. Sol Taylor, an expert

on the Lincoln cent, will speak on “How to profit from Lincoln Cent

Varieties.” There will a coin auction and refreshments. For more

information, call (818) 249-1237.

TUESDAY

The Genealogical Friends of the La Canada Flintridge Library meets

from 1 to 3 p.m. at 4545 Oakwood Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Guest

speaker Mary Lou Pozo of the Sunland-Tujunga Historical Society will

speak about the historical society. The meeting is open to those

interested in family history and genealogical research. For more

information, call (818) 790-0516.

JULY 13

The Stroke Assn. of Southern California and Blue Shield of

California 65 Plus present “Strike Out Stroke,” from 8:30 a.m. to

noon at the Sparr Heights Community Center lunch room, 1613 Glencoe

Way, Montrose. Learn more about understanding and preventing strokes

from Devin Wallace, educational director with the Stroke Assn. To

reserve a space, call Blue Shield of California at (888) 277-8080.

ONGOING

THURSDAY

The Adams Square Merchants Assn. meets from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the

second Thursday of each month at Crysti Cleaners, 1124 Adams St.

Topics include summer events, an update on public improvement

project/facade program and the status of the business improvement

district. For more information, call (818) 247-2909.

Nursery Tales will be offered from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the

Central Library Children’s Room, 222 E. Harvard St. The fun for kids

3 to 5 includes stories, songs and finger plays. For more

information, call (818) 548-2035.

The Women’s Civic League meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. the last

Thursday of the month. For meeting location and information, call

(818) 242-9799.

Duplicate bridge games are at noon 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 information, call (818)

500-8669.

The Rotary Club of Glendale meets at noon Thursdays at the

Brandview Collection, 109 E. Harvard St. For information, call (818)

248-1343.

The Northwest Glendale Lions Club meets at 12:15 p.m. every Thursday at the Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive,

Glendale. For more information about the club, call (818) 243-4458.

The Montrose-Crescenta Branch Library’s after-school teen book

group meets from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 2465 Honolulu Ave. For more

information, call (818) 548-2048.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meets from 6 to 8 p.m. in

Psychiatric Institute 1 classroom at the Glendale Adventist Medical

Center, 1509 Wilson Terrace. For information, call (818) 559-3672.

Glendale Civic Center Toastmasters meet at 7 p.m. the second and

fourth Thursday of the month at Way to Happiness, 201 E. Broadway

Ave. For information, call (818) 352-4851.

Armenian-Greek folk dancing will be offered 7 to 9 p.m. at the

Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Road. For more

information, call Tom Bozigian at (562) 941-0845.

LA CRESCENTA

Crescenta Valley Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday

of the month at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, 4554 Briggs

Ave. For more information, call (818) 248-7255.

The Crescenta-Canada Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. the second and

fourth Thursday of the month at Grandview Palace Restaurant, 2650

Foothill Blvd. Information: (818) 790-1467.

FRIDAY

The Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. Fridays at the

Glendale Hilton Hotel, 100 W. Glenoaks Blvd. For more information,

call (818) 547-3227.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets at 9:15 a.m. for a weigh-in and

10 a.m. and for a meeting at First Lutheran Church, 1300 E. Colorado St. For more information, call (800) 932-8677.

La Crescenta Library has preschool story time at 10 a.m. every

Friday at 4521 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta. For more information,

call (818) 248-5313.

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available photos, to Around Town, c/o News-Press and Leader, 111 W.

Wilson Ave., Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91209, or fax to (818) 241-1975.