AROUND TOWN - May 23, 2009
TODAY
A Spring Opera Concert with Friends will be performed at the Brand Library Recital Hall, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale at 7 p.m. The concert will include works by Bizet, Lehar, J. Strauss, Massenet, and Verdi. Admission is free, but donations are suggested. For more information, call (310) 498-2163.
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Roaders Car Club Show will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Glenoaks Cafe, 1407 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale. The show is open to all car and truck makes and models, and entry fee is $5 per vehicle. There will be raffles, a 50/50 drawing and a deejay playing music. For more information, call (818) 558-1278.
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La Crescenta Woman’s Club is having a fundraiser dinner/dance “Viva Fiesta Night†at 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the clubhouse, 4004 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta. The cost is $25 per couple and $15 single. For more information, call (818) 249-7247.
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Luna Playhouse will present Leslie Ayvazian’s “Lovely Day†at 8 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday at 3706 San Fernando Road, Glendale. The play is about a couple about to celebrate their wedding anniversary when they discover that their teenage son might enlist in the military. Tickets are $15. May 28 will have a pay-what-you-can performance. May 31 is the closing date. For more information and for reservations, call (818) 500-7200.
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MONDAY
Montrose -Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce and Montrose Shopping Park Assn. remember “Brave Veterans, Past and Present†at a Memorial Day tribute from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Vietnam War Memorial in the Montrose Shopping Center, 2300 Honolulu Ave., Glendale. For more information, call (818) 249-7171.
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The Glendale Chamber of Commerce Patriotism Committee and city of Glendale present the annual Glendale Memorial Day Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Glendale Veterans Memorial, which stands near City Hall on the corner of Isabel Street and East Broadway. Lt. Col. Raffi G. Najarian, a dental officer in the California National Guard, is the honorary keynote speaker. For more information, or if your organization wishes to donate a wreath to be displayed at the event, contact the Glendale Chamber of Commerce at (818) 240-7870.
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The 94th annual Memorial Day Program will be at 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn-Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale. The Memorial March will begin at the Little Church of the Flowers and proceed to the burial site of a soldier who served in the Civil War. Other highlights include a Civil War musket and cannon salute, which will complete the event. For more information, call (800) 204-3131 or visit www.forestlawn.com.
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TUESDAY
“Diabetes: The Silent Killer†will be the topic of a lecture at noon in the Glendale Community College’s Santa Barbara Building room 243, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. It is free. The speaker is Franco Reyna, associate director of Latino Programs for the American Diabetes Assn. For more information, call (818) 240-1000.
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Glendale-based band Thelonious Dub will perform at 7 p.m. at Jax, 339 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. There is no cover charge. To check out the group’s tunes, visit www.myspace.com/ theloniousdub.
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Dance Production 2009 will be presented at 8 p.m. today at Glendale Community College’s Dance Theatre in the Sierra Nevada Gymnasium, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. The show will be repeated at noon and 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The concert is free and features a variety of styles including jazz and ballet that are danced and choreographed by students. For more information, call (818) 240-1000 or go to www.glendale.edu/dance.
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WEDNESDAY
Glendale Business Super Mixer will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites, 800 N. Central Ave., Glendale. The Glendale Business Coordinating Council is hosted the event and member groups include the Adams Square Merchants Assn., Armenian American Chamber of Commerce, Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Glendale Merchants Assn., Filipino American Business Assn., Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Glendale Latino Assn., Kenneth Village Merchants Assn., Montrose Chamber of Commerce, and Sparr Heights Merchants Assn. Entrance fee $15. For more information, call (818) 248-4957.
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A seminar on starting a home-based business is being offered through Glendale College’s Community Services Education Program from 6 to 8 p.m. at Toll Middle School, 700 Glenwood Road, Glendale. The cost is $35 plus a $20 materials fee. For more information call (818) 240-1000, Ext. 5015 or visit www.glendale.edu/cse.
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Kreigh Hampel of the Burbank Recycling Center discusses what you can do about the waste in green waste from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Community Room Montrose Citibank, 2350 Honolulu Ave., Montrose. Composting and other strategies will be discussed. For more information, call (818) 843-0920.
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ONGOING
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/façade program and the status of the business improvement district. For more information, call (818) 247-2909.
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