Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings, charity/volunteer opportunities and farmers markets in the San Fernando Valley area.
May 8
Wings Over Wendy’s: Veterans from all services and ages, and their supporters, meet from 8:30-11 a.m. every Monday of the month. Location, 7401 Shoup Ave., West Hills. Contact Ed Reynolds, 818-884-4013. www.wingsoverwendys.com
Date with Death Club: The Rev. Matthew McHale, from Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Canoga Park, facilitates an exploration on mortality — fears, ideas and curiosities about death. This third out of a six part series is on “Owning Your Dying,” 3-5 p.m. This is not a bereavement group. Upcoming dates: June 12 and Aug. 14 (at West Valley Regional Branch Library in Reseda) and July 10 (Canoga Park Branch Library). Canoga Park Branch Library, 20939 Sherman Way. 818-887-0320. Details: bit.ly/3HmY4gp
Big Read at Sun Valley Branch Library – Online: Discussion of “Interior Chinatown” by Charles Yu, 4:45 p.m. Request the Google Meet link in advance by email to ebarrera@lapl.org (put “Big Read, May 8” in the subject line). Library, 7935 Vineland Ave. 818-764-1338. Details: bit.ly/42bwWt3
Hidden Los Angeles – A Peek into the Frederick R. Weisman Art Collection: The Sherman Oaks Friends of the Library present an online talk, 6:15 p.m. Register in advance for the Zoom meeting link: bit.ly/40Tec01
North Hills East Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Carl’s Jr., 9505 Sepulveda Blvd. northhillseast.org
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, 6:30 p.m. Louis Armstrong Middle School, 5041 Sunnyslope Ave. www.facebook.com/ShermanOaksNC. shermanoaksnc.org. Details: bit.ly/3NRcSrE
May 9
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council: A board meeting, in-person and on Zoom, 6 p.m. Join the meeting on Zoom: bit.ly/3uT3qXZ. By phone, 669-900-6833 and use ID: 98766580221 and…
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