Around & About

CLUBS

The Verdugo Hills Art Assn. — May 7, at 7 p.m. Monthly meeting will feature artist Quinton Bemiller. Bemiller is a painter, educator and a gallery director and currently has his mural, “Hahamongna,” on display at the Armory Center for the Arts, and also has a solo exhibition at the Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 1. The meeting is held at the Citibank Community Room, 2350 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose, and is open to the public for a $5 donation.

For information call (818) 293-0901.

ACLU Pasadena/Foothills — May 11, 7 p.m. A discussion and debate over open primaries, public campaign financing, raising rates for car insurance in California, and other propositions on the June state ballot. Neighborhood Universalist Church, 301 North Orange Grove Blvd. Pasadena. Free public forum and all are welcome.

For information call (626) 449-3470 or online at www.aclu-sc.org/pasa dena

Mom’s Club of the Foothills — May 13, 10 a.m. Mom’s Club, a support group for stay-at-home mothers will have pediatric dentistry as the topic for this month’s meeting. Visitors and children welcome. Babysitting is available. Meeting will be held at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Church (no religious affiliation) at 2563 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta. For more information call (818) 306-5052 or e-mail at foothillmommember ship@hotmail.com.

EVENTS

Spring Home Tour — May 7. Four beautiful La Cañada residences will be featured in this fundraiser for LCHS 7/8. To purchase tickets, contact Al Brooks at (818) 790-0419 or www.albrooks tickets.com. Tickets can also be purchased Friday at Descanso Gardens.

Learn about drought-resistant landscapes — May 15, 2 to 4 p.m. La Cañada Valley Beautiful is hosting a dedication of the La Cañada Public Library Demonstration Gardens, 4545 Oakwood Ave., La Cañada Flintridge. The public is invited to tour the gardens and hear about sustainable landscape. California-friendly plants are labeled.

Fiesta Days — May 29 to 31, citywide. The La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Assn. presents the 37th annual Memorial Weekend Fiesta Days. May 29: Community Breakfast and Vintage Car Show in Memorial Park, 8 to 11:30 a.mMarket 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Free Family Flick, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” 8 p.m., Memorial Park. May 30: Lanterman Museum Open House, 1 to 4 p.m.; Family Barbecue, Music and Fireworks, 6 p.m., Memorial Park. May 31: Crescenta-Cañada YMCA Fiesta Run, Descanso Gardens, 7:30 a.m.(call the YMCA at (818) 790-0123 for more details).Tickets for Saturday’s Community Breakfast and Sunday’s Barbecue Dinner are available at the Farmers Market, the LCF Chamber office at 4529 Angeles Crest Hwy, Suite 102, through La Cañada Kiwanis-A.M. members and at the event.

FLEA MARKETS

Rose Bowl Flea Market — May 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (second Sunday of every month). R.G. Canning Attractions stages this event at the Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Cost is $8 per person, children under 12 admitted free.

TO YOUR HEALTH

Men’s Cancer Prevention and Treatment Lecture — May 10, 6:30 p.m. The Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA and Huntington Hospital jointly host an evening discussion of men’s cancer prevention and treatment with a team of Huntington Hospital oncology physicians. The panel will discuss cancer prevention, screening and treatment. The event will be held at the CC-YMCA, 1930 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling (818) 790-0123, ext. 225.