Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area.
EVENTS
Nordhoff Street Clean Up – Volunteers Cleaning Communities: Register to help clean up litter on an assigned section of the 11-mile-route, 9-11 a.m. Sept. 23. Bring your own gloves and water. Bags, grabber and tee-shirt will be provided. Registration is required. The route runs on Nordhoff Street, from the Chatsworth Nature Preserve, to Osborne Street in Arleta. Details and register in advance here: volunteerscleaningcommunities.com/schedule-of-events
Coastal Cleanup Day – Sept. 23: Join a group or by yourself to take part in the 39th annual event in California, 9 a.m.-noon. Click on the map on the website to find a group and to register: www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html. Updates: www.facebook.com/CaliforniaCoast/
Open Streets Festival – Move Your Way: The cities of Los Angeles and San Fernando present the closed-street event on San Fernando Road, from San Fernando, Pacoima and Sylmar, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 23. Participants follow the street, in either way, by using bicycles, skateboards, roller skates and other non-motorized conveyances or jogging, running, walking. There will be theme “hubs” along the route (see details on the website). See route map and street closures here: www.moveyourwayla.com/maps. Details on the event: www.moveyourwayla.com
Taste of Italy – Italian American Museum of Los Angeles: Tickets available for the event that includes food and wine tickets, demonstrations and live entertainment, 5-10 p.m. Sept. 23. Minimum age: 21. Tickets $90 (see the details on the website for what is included); $175 (includes red carpet entrance and photo and gift bag; see the website for more details). Pico House, outdoors, 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles. www.iamla.org. Details and purchase tickets: www.showclix.com/event/TasteofItalyLA23
Casa de Lopez Adobe tours: The historic 1882 home to Catalina and Geronimo Lopez has docent-guided tours,…
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