People can remove unwanted drugs from their home, attend the Hometown Country Fair and check out some local art at Friends of Rockhaven – Art on the Rocks – all on Saturday, April 25:

CV Chamber of Commerce Annual Hometown Country Fair at Crescenta Valley Park, 3901 Dunsmore Ave. Come and meet emergency responders, find that perfect item for sale by vendors, learn more about local organizations that support the community, have a great meal at the many food trucks, play on inflatable games/toys like slides and bounce houses, enter a pie-eating contest and listen, and dance, to great music from the CV High School jazz band and the Mary Dyer Band … and of course stroll past the classic cars and talk to their owners. 

So much to do at the local country fair. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friends of Rockhaven’s Art on the Rocks. Since 2018, Art on the Rocks have given shoppers a place to find items created by women artists. Friends of Rockhaven is the champion for the former historical sanitarium Rockhaven located at 2713 Honolulu Ave. For more information on FoR, visit www.friendsofrockhaven.org. 

Art on the Rocks is held at the historic St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, which is made from rocks/stones from the local area. The church is more than 100-plus years and is a perfect setting for this artist boutique that celebrates women’s creativity while remembering the strength of Rockhaven’s founder Agnes Richards. Richards saw the treatment of women in sanitariums in the 1920s and created an oasis for women in need of mental health support. 

St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church is located at 2563 Foothill Blvd. The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Drug Take Back. It’s time to clean out medicine cabinets and get rid of those outdated and unused medications in a safe way with the support of Glendale Police Dept. April 25 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The event offers people a safe way to dispose of medication, whether prescription and over-the-counter. The event is hosted by GPD with the support of community partners CV Cares, DEA National TakeBack, Dignity Health, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and Phoenix House of California.

Prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and liquid medications, tightly sealed, will be accepted. Syringes, sharps, needles or illicit substances will not be accepted. The event helps residents easily dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medication so they don’t put the items down the drain or in a landfill. 

The event is held in front of the Fire House youth center on the grounds of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, 2563 Foothill Blvd. The Fire House is located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard just east of Rosemont Avenue. To drop off medication items just drive, or walk, up to the drop off area tent on Foothill Boulevard.