|
Mason Recreation
Center
Registration for Girls Volleyball, spring 2012, begins
Thursday, Feb 2, at 1 p.m.,
on a first come, first served basis. A birth certificate
is required. Fee is $120, which
includes jersey, shorts, officials’ fees, awards, but
not insurance. Three divisions
for ages 8-10, 11-12, 13-15. Mandatory evaluations start
Feb. 25, and practices in
March. Call 818-998-6377.
Little Kickers, instructional soccer registration begins
Thursday, March 1 at
2 p.m. Fees are $100 for t-shirt, awards. Boys and
girls, 3-4 years old. A birth
certificate is required. The park is located at 10500
Mason Ave., Chatsworth.
Hillcrest and LA Baptist
Hillcrest Christian School and Los Angeles Baptist are
pleased to announce
their upcoming Open Houses on February 2nd & 3rd. As a
part of the ongoing
transition of becoming one unified school starting in
the 2012-2013 school year, each
will host an Open House. On Thursday, February 2nd, the
South Campus (LAB)
will be open from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. On Friday, February
3rd, the North Campus
(HCS) will also be open from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. For more
information, check out www.
hillcrestchristianschool.org or call (818) 368-7071.
Chatsworth High
A pair of 2007 first-round draft choices from Chatsworth
High School’s baseball
team will have their jersey numbers retired prior to the
noon alumni game on Feb.
4. Eric Sondheimer writes in the Los Angeles Times that
Mike Moustakas of the
Kansas City Royals and Matt Dominguez of the Miami
Marlins will be honored.
Moustakas is expected to be at the game. Dominguez will
be in Florida starting
spring training, Sondheimer reports.
Community Clean-Up
Join Northridge West Neighborhood Council and Temple
Ahavat Shalom for
their Day of Service Community Clean-Up on Sunday, Feb.
5, from 12:30 pm to 3:30
pm. They will be working on Tampa Ave., from Devonshire
St. to Chatsworth St. in
Northridge. For more information or to RSVP, call
Shellie Turer at Temple Ahavat
Shalom at (818) 993-2255 or email PetsRPeopleToo@att.net.
Tom Fields-Meyer
American Jewish University will host a conversation and
book signing with
Tom Fields-Meyer on Monday, February 6 at 11:00AM at
AJU’s Familian Campus,
15600 Mulholland Drive in Bel Air. Fields-Meyer, former
senior writer for People,
The New York Times, The Wall Street
Journal, and The Forward, will be signing
his new book Following Ezra: What One
Father Learned About Gumby, Otters,
Autism, and Love from His ExtraordinarySon, which is a tender account of a father’s
experience through his son Ezra’s Autism
diagnosis. For more information or to
purchase tickets for $10, please contact
Caroline Cohen at 310.440.1246 or visit
wcce.ajula.edu.
Bingo Night
The public is invited to our monthly
Bingo Night on Thursday, February 9,
from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, $5 per person to
play all evening (12-15 rounds of Bingo).
Prizes awarded to winners at the end of
each round. Play as many rounds as you
like. No need to stay ‘til the end! This
month we will meet at JAVA Centrale (a
deli/café next to Pacific Theatres), located
at the corner of Winnetka & Prairie, 9201
Winnetka Ave., Chatsworth. Plenty of free
parking. Call to reserve your seats: 818-882-6437. Pay at the door.
E-Waste Collection
Lorne St. PTA, Lorne St.
Elementary School and California
E-Waste are holding their Second
Annual E-Waste Collection event on
Saturday, Feb. 11, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at
17440 Lorne St. in Northridge. For more
information, call Pam Richman at Lorne
Elementary School at (818) 342-2063.
Center Stage Opera
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with us at
L’Affair Café on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 6 pm.
Soprano Adrien Roberts, mezzo-soprano
Danielle Marcelle Bond, and accompanist
and MC Jerry Brown will serve up a
musical feast. Your full-course dinner
includes your choice of entrée: chicken
marsala, pasta primavera, or filet of sole.
The entire evening is just $49 (including
tax and tip), and advance reservations are
required. Call 818-517-4102, or visit us
at www.centerstageopera.org, to reserve
your seats today! For tickets and further
information, call 818-517-4102, or go to
www.centerstageopera.org.
Bunco Night
The public is invited to our monthly Bunco Night on
Monday, February 13, from
6:30pm to 9:00pm for a fun evening of Bunco & prizes. $5
per person to play. Prizes
awarded to winners at the end of the evening. Meet at
Johnny’s Pizza (next to Applebee’s),
located at the corner of Winnetka & Prairie, 9243
Winnetka Ave., Chatsworth. Plenty of
free parking. Reserve your seats: 818-882-6437. Pay at
the door.
Sherman Seminar
On Saturday, February 18, 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.,
Congressman Brad Sherman
will host a Seminar on Refinancing, Home Purchasing &
Foreclosure Prevention
at the Sherman Oaks/East Valley Adult Center, 5060 Van
Nuys Boulevard. All
constituents are invited to attend. Free parking
available on site in public lot on
Hartsook Street and Van Nuys Boulevard.
Del Air Rockhounds
The Del Air Rockhounds Club Education Team, a 6-member
team lead by
Maxine Dearborn is all about education in the Earth
Sciences. Anyone interested
in learning more about the Club is invited to attend a
meeting on the first Thursday
of each month at the united Methodist Church of
Northridge, 9650 Reseda Blvd, at
7:30 PM. There is no charge for the school
presentations. Donations are gratefully
accepted, however. For more information, visit
www.delairrockhounds.org. Email:
delairrockhounds@gmail.com. The public is invited to
attend the Club’s annual
Gem Show on Feb. 24 and 25 at the above location.
Car Seat Check-Up Event
The California Highway Patrol in coordination with
Northridge Hospital
Medical Center are hosting a Car Seat Check Up Day on
Saturday, Feb. 25, 9:00 am
to 1:00 pm, at Northridge Hospital by appointment only.
To make an appointment,
call (818) 885-8500 ext. 3437.
Sherman Town Hall Meeting
Congressman Brad Sherman will host a Town Hall meeting
from 3 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. on Sunday, February 26th, at Reseda High School,
located at 18230 Kittridge
Street. The event, refreshments and parking are free.
Travel to Cuba
The Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce and
Chamber
Explorations have announced plans to “Discover Cuba” in
October 2012 in a new
opportunity to see the island long closed off to
travelers. Anyone interested in the October
Cuba trip is asked to call the Greater San Fernando
Valley Chamber at (818) 989-0300 to
reserve a spot or obtain a brochure or email nancy@sanfernandovalleychamber.com.
Adult Education Classes
Get your GED or HS diploma. Upgrade your job skills.
Learn a new trade.
Computer Op/repair, parenting, culinary, ServSafe Cert.
ESL, construction, healthcare.
Evening & Sat. classes. For information or to enroll,
call: Hughes Edu. & Career Ctr.
at 818-587-4335, El Camino Real Comm. Adult School at
818-610-5600, Canoga Park
High School Campus at 818-673-1391, Reseda Adult School
at 818-758-3700.
Northridge Hospital Brunch
Save the date for the Northridge Hospital Trauma
Center’s Annual Golden Guild
Champagne Brunch, on Sunday, March 25 at the Odyssey
Restaurant in Granada
Hills. If you are interested in sponsoring or donating
toward this event, please call the
Northridge Hospital Foundation at (818) 885-5341, ext.
2.
CalRTA Meetings
Meetings are now held at the Northridge Women’s Club,
18401 Lassen Street.
Luncheon meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of every
other month from October
to June. The business meeting starts at 10:00 am, but
many members prefer to come
a little early to socialize, have a cup of coffee and
cookie and patronize the Boutique,
Share the Wealth drawing table, Fancy Fingers counter
and the Book Sale tables. Our
program is presented after the meeting. We take a
half-hour break after the program
for more socializing. A catered luncheon is then served.
Luncheon cost: $15 advance
reservations, $17 if paid at the door. Phone (818)
360-5014.
“The-J” Your NEW Jewish Community Center Events
818-360-2211
Forever Friends - A NEW Couples Havurah (30-45) is
forming at “The-J.” If
you are interested in meeting new people, sharing fun
times and joining with friends in
exciting events and activities please call Amy at
818-470-3406.
f-Stops Camera Club - Do you like taking pictures? Would
you like your work
to be critiqued by a professional? Our meetings are held
on the second Thursdays of
the month from 7-9:30 pm. We meet at The Village @
Northridge, 9222 Corbin Ave.
Northridge. Please call Monica @ 818-512-4206 for more
information.
Community Trip Club - Would you like to explore our
community? Our new
club is for singles, couples, families and friends. Call
Ellen and Howard @ 818-360-
2211 to get more information.
Parenting Circle - “The Dos and Don’ts of Effective
Discipline” will be the topic
of discussion at our lectures on: Thursdays, February 9
and February 23 at Temple
Ahavat Shalom, 18200 Rinaldi Place, from 6:30 – 8 pm.
Contact Amy Grofsky-Flores
at 818-470-3406.
Cooking Classes - Come visit with Chef Howard. You will
have fun eating and
savoring the tasty and unique dishes you will create and
there will be lots of food to
take home and share with your family. The next two
classes will be held Thursday,
February 23 (Middle Eastern Cuisine) and Thursday March
22 (A Passover Makeover).
The classes are from 7-9 pm. Please call Ellen @
818-360-2211 for reservations. There
is limited seating.
The Valley Voice welcomes local events without charge. Please send to
mel@evalleyvoice.com by the 15th, for the following month's issue. To advertise, please go to
www.evalleyvoice.com for rates.
|