Pinhole camera session upcoming
Forest Lawn Glendale will host a two-part workshop entitled "Designing Your Own Pinhole Camera," the first part from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 6 and the second at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 12.
At the first session, artist and photographer Brian Moss will teach attendees how to make their own pinhole cameras, which do not use lenses. At the second session, attendees will come back to have the photos they have taken with their cameras developed and critiqued by Moss.
The workshop is appropriate for people ages 9 and older. Forest Lawn Glendale is at 1712 S. Glendale Blvd. in Glendale.
For more information call, (800) 204-3131, ext. 4745, or go to www.forestlawn.com.
Sheriff's Department promotes seminar
The Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Department is encouraging residents to attend a free training seminar that will teach them how to handle emergency situations with the Community Emergency Response Team.
Classes will be held at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Department: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 23; 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26 to 28; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 30.
For more information, call Paul Dutton at (818) 249-8378 or Steve Pierce at (818) 248-7859.
Free blood pressure tests offered
Verdugo Hills Hospital volunteer Roy Dill offers free blood pressure readings on the fourth Tuesday of every month, alternating between the Crescenta Cañada YMCA and the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA branches. The next session will be held at the Crescenta Cañada YMCA from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 22.
This service is open to the community, not just YMCA members, and no appointments are necessary.
For more information, contact the Crescenta Cañada YMCA, at 1930 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, on (818) 790-0123 or the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA, at 6840 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, on (818) 352-3255.
