GLENDALE KIWANIS 

The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On June 5 sommelier Dylan Sylvester will be making a presentation to the Club. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $25. All are welcome. 

The Club meets at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. in Glendale.

DANCING AS EXERCISE

Dancing As Exercise is a free event sponsored by the Los Angeles County Park program for seniors (50 plus).

There will be music from 10 a.m. to noon each Friday in the Park’s building at 3901 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta. Light refreshments and water are provided along with socialization and information about other park activities.

Dancing, per se, is not required; single persons are welcome.   

CCLCF EVENTS

The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge (CCLCF) hosts a variety of events for the community. Among them:

• Registration continues for Camp Runamuk and summer camps. Camp Runamuk for ages 5-10 will run weekly from June 8 to Aug. 14 with a different theme each week. Learn more/register at  cclcf.org/register.
• Summer Camps. Coach Andy’s Summer Sports Camps, Skyhawks Sports Summer Camps, Junior & Pre-Teen Ceramics Camps, Musical Theatre Dance Camp, Cooking Camps, Art Camps, Professor Egghead Camps, and a Speech & Debate Camp promises something for everyone! Camp ages range from 4 to 14. Register today at cclcf.org/register 
• Summer Registration: Summer registration is open. Summer session runs from June 8 to Aug 1. View currently available classes at cclcf.org/register. New classes will continue to be added as they become available.
• Foothills Community Choir Spring Concert – “Tell Your Story”: Enjoy an inspiring evening of musical storytelling on Saturday, June 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets available at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/theatreproductions/event/foothillscommunitychoir26/.
• CCLCF Open House: CCLCF will host an open house on Sunday, Aug. 16 to showcase classes and programs. More info coming soon.

The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge is located at 4469 Chevy Chase Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, (818) 790-4353.

ROSES IN JUNE: THE MUSIC OF FRANK LANTERMAN  

The community is invited to the Lanterman House ballroom for a special fundraiser performance in partnership with La Cañada Congregational Church to support the restoration of its historic Wurlitzer organ, which was supported by the Lanterman family.

“Roses In June: The Music Of Frank Lanterman” will be performed on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. It will be presented by Dr. Matt Thomas, CSU Fullerton and features Mallory Haney Loo, pianist and organist at the  Congregational church. Also featured are vocalists Brooke Iva Lohman,

Theresa Patten-Koeckert, Christina Whitten Thomas, Jacob Christopher Walters and Matthew Ian Welch.

Visit https://www.lantermanhouse.org/list-of-events to reserve a ticket.

AAUW TO HOST LIAN DOLAN

The public is welcome to attend the AAUW branch meeting and luncheon on June 13 at 11 a.m. at The Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive in Glendale. The featured speaker will be nationally famous writer Lian Dolan.

Registration and payment are required by June 10 using Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/author-luncheon-lian-dolan.

Dolan’s latest novel, “Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding,” is a USA Today bestseller. She is the author of six bestselling novels including “The Sweeney Sisters,” “Helen of Pasadena,” “Elizabeth the First Wife” and “Lost and Found in Paris.” For more than two decades, Dolan has hosted and produced Satellite Sisters, a top-rated podcast for women that she created with her four real sisters. She is a popular speaker with women’s organizations, at literary and business events and at book clubs across the country. She graduated from Pomona College with a degree in Classics. She lives in Pasadena with her husband and two adult sons.

HUGE GUITAR SHOW IN COSTA MESA

On Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the OC Fair and Event Center (Arlington Avenue just off Fairview Street in Costa Mesa) will host the Amigo SoCal World Guitar Show, one of the largest consumer guitar shows on the West

Coast with guitars, amplifiers, effects pedals, drums, audio gear, parts, banjos, mandolins and other musical items to sell or trade. 

Tickets at the door for $25 cash. Children 11 years of age and younger are admitted free if accompanied by an adult.

Visit amigoguitarshows.com. Call Larry Briggs at (918) 288-2222 with questions.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT

Those who can, do; Those who can do more, volunteer. Author Unknown

Little Landers Historical Society is seeking volunteers to help support its mission, “To preserve and maintain Bolton Hall Museum and the historical record of Rancho Tujunga.”

Positions on the Bolton Hall 2026 board of directors are open. Other opportunities to volunteer include museum docents, committee members for ongoing projects, special event and exhibit coordinators, administrative, archival or library assistants, facilities maintenance and more.

  Potential volunteers are asked to reach out with questions. Email LittleLanders@BoltonHall.org, phone (818) 352-3420 or send a letter so P.O. Box 203, Tujunga, CA 91043.

MONTROSE LIBRARY EVENTS

• The Montrose Library hosts canasta on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
• The Back Alley Painters is a vibrant group of adult artists who gather to create, share their work, offer constructive feedback and enjoy each other’s company.
  Participants are asked to bring their own art supplies – whether watercolor, acrylic, ink or pencil (no oil paints). Meetings are every Monday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 
• Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, calculation and a degree of chance. Players of all levels are welcomed! Players meet every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Montrose Library.

The Montrose Library, 2465 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose 

(818) 548-2048.

 

NATURE JOURNALING PROGRAM AND GLENDALE OUTDOORS! (GO!) COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT DEUKMEJIAN

Nature Journaling Program and Glendale Outdoors! (Go!) Community programs continue at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. To learn more about the Glendale Outdoors! (GO!) Community Program visit https://tinyurl.com/kjv88w6a. 

To learn more about the Nature Journaling Program visit https://tinyurl.com/2b5u6p6x.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL STAMP COLLECTING 

Community members are invited to join the Glendale/La Crescenta Stamp Club, a community of stamp enthusiasts that meets regularly to share their passion for this timeless hobby.

The Glendale/La Crescenta Stamp Club meets every third Tuesday at the LA County Library – La Crescenta located at the corner of La Crescenta Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, 2809 Foothill Blvd., at 7 p.m. in the second floor community room.

For more information about the club and upcoming meetings, call (818) 903-4451.

ACTIVITIES AT SUNLAND SENIOR CENTER

The Sunland Senior Center offers a selection of classes and activities daily. Whether seniors are looking to exercise or dance or are interested in art, theater, or knitting, the Center has something for everyone. Sunland also hosts bingo on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and a movie matinee on the big screen at 1 p.m. on Thursdays; on Mondays and Fridays there is country line dancing from noon-1:30 p.m. The Sunland Senior Center runs programming from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. with a donations-based lunch served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Sunland Senior Center is located at 8640 Fenwick St. in Sunland. For further information, call (818) 353-9571. These special events are free.