Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences.
Wings Over Wendy's: Veterans from all services and ages, and their supporters, meet, 8:30-11 a.m. Park on Valerio Street. Location, auditorium at 7401 Shoup Ave., West Hills. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-421-8946. www.wingsoverwendys.com
North Hills East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Meet-and-greet, 6 p.m. Carl's Jr, 9505 Sepulveda Blvd., North Hills. 818-672-6674. www.facebook.com/NHENC. northhillseast.org/
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 7 p.m. Los Angeles Police Department Mission Community Police Station, 11121 Sepulveda Blvd. Voicemail, 818-869-4577. Email: [email protected]. mhnconline.org
Mystery Book Club at West Valley Regional Branch Library - In-person and Online: Discusses "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie, 10:30 a.m. Request the Zoom link in advance and by email to [email protected] (put "Mystery Book Club, Sept. 11" in the subject line). Location, 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda. 818-345-9806. Details: tinyurl.com/24k8pwys
Mystery Book Club at Sylmar Branch Library: Discusses "Twenty Years Later" by Charlie Donlea, 2 p.m. Location, 14561 Polk St. 818-367-5872. Details: tinyurl.com/565xc8yp
Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6 p.m. Castlebay Lane Charter Elementary, Performing Arts Center, 19010 Castlebay Lane, Porter Ranch. 818-217-0279. Email: [email protected]. www.prnc.org
Youth 4 Hoods Coalition: Youth, parents and representatives from community-based organization and schools get together to "enhance skills to address substance misuse by youth in the Northeast San Fernando Valley," 6 p.m. The group also promotes community events. Free to attend. The group meets every second Thursday of the month. Location, 1024 N. Maclay Ave., Suite M13, San Fernando. 818-837-2272. Email Jason Strickler for more information at [email protected].
Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter's Online Silent Auction: The auction begins, 8 a.m. Sept. 13 and runs through 6 p.m. Sept. 15. The fundraiser for the animal shelter has more than 300 items including entertainment experiences, gift baskets, restaurant gift cards, retail gift certificates, memorabilia items and wine tasting. Minimum age to place bids: 18; must be age 21 to bid on alcoholic beverage items. Auction winners will pick up their prizes from the Burbank Animal Shelter (auction items cannot be shipped). Items cannot be redeemed for cash or resale. Information about Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter: thevbas.org. View auction items in advance: new.biddingowl.com/vbas
Current Events Nonfiction Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses "Why We Remember -- Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold On to What Matters" by Charan Ranganath, PhD, noon. Library, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl.com/mr3mnwsx
What Is Italian Cuisine? - Culinary Historians of Southern California: Author Clifford A. Wright gives a talk on "Constructing a Gastronomy of Italy: Cuisine and Change," 10:30 a.m. Free admission, but a registration is requested. Use garage parking at 524 S. Flower St., Los Angeles (take ticket for parking with you and get it validated if you have a library card; $1 with library validation; see details on the Eventbrite website for parking instructions). Los Angeles Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles. www.facebook.com/chsocal. www.chsocal.org. Register to attend on Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/4w9vas58
Early California Cuisine: Little Landers Historical Society presents a talk by culinary historian Richard Foss, 1 p.m. Free admission/donation suggested $5. Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave. (at the corner of Valmont Street), Tujunga. 818-352-3420. Email: [email protected]. www.boltonhall.org. www.facebook.com/boltonhallmuseum
Adult Book Club at Studio City Branch Library: Discusses "After Annie" by Anna Qyindlen, 6:30 p.m. Location, 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. Details: tinyurl.com/5c4r29rn
Canoga Park Farmers Market: A certified market, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays. Rain or shine. Location, 7248 Owensmouth Avenue, between Sherman Way and Wyandotte Avenue. www.instagram.com/mainst.canogaparkfarmersmarket
El Nido Farmers Market - Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers and the City of Los Angeles present the market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Location, Pacoima Family Source Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd. Facebook: tinyurl.com/2p8rmtc2. www.elnidofamilycenters.org/farmers-market
Woodland Hills Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Location, 5650 Shoup Ave. 818-300-3023. Facebook: bit.ly/44cFl0P
Encino Farmers Market: ONEgeneration presents the market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. Location, 17400 Victory Blvd. (between Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue). Farmers market manager, 818-708-6611 or email: [email protected]. www.onegeneration.org/farmers-market/
Good Times Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2p.m. Sundays. Los Angeles Valley College, parking lot A, 5800 Fulton Ave. (at Burbank Boulevard), Valley Glen. Email: [email protected]. Instagram: tinyurl.com/mrxcaxrn
Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Find a list of upcoming projects: https://volunteerscleaningcommunities.com/schedule-of-events. Send an email to register for the project you want to join so they know to expect you and will have enough equipment for everyone. Also, sign the waiver to take part in the clean-up. Information on the group and how to make a donation for clean-up supplies: volunteerscleaningcommunities.com. 818-519-7567. Email: [email protected]