Verdugo Park

TODAY Seniors in need of an in-home worker for housework, laundry, meals or other work are invited at 3:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call (818) 238-5353. A blood pressure check is available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call (818) 238-5353. Burbank Parks and Recreation presents a tai chi chuan class from 6:30 to 7:55 p.m. at Verdugo Park, 3201 W. Verdugo Ave. Tuition is $75 for nine classes.

TODAY A winter wonderland camp for kids is offered by Goldenstate Gymnastics from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1828 Keystone St. Gymnastics- themed holiday festivities, games and arts and crafts are part of the camp. For more information, call 558-1177. Advent worship is offered at 7:15 tonight at All Saints Community Church, 8040 Glenoaks Blvd. For information, call 767-7260. MOMS Club of Burbank, an organization for stay-at-home moms, meets at 1:30 weekly for a Sign Language With Your Baby playgroup.

TODAY Advent worship is offered at 7:15 tonight and Dec. 22 at All Saints Community Church, 8040 Glenoaks Blvd. For more information, call 767-7260. The Los Angeles improv group, Really Spontaneous Theatre Company gives its take on the VH1 series "Behind the Music" with "Behind the Storytellers" at 7:30 tonight at The Third Stage, 2811 W. Magnolia Blvd. For information, call (323) 969-4991. "The Doctor is In" lecture series is at 12:30 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. December's presen- tation is "Osteoporosis and How to Maintain Your Bone Health."

TODAY Really Spontaneous Theatre Co. presents "Behind the Storytellers" at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday until Dec. 15 at The Third Stage, 2811 W. Magnolia Blvd. Tickets are $15. MOMS Club of Burbank, an organization for stay-at-home moms with children 21 to 36 months, meets from 10 a.m. to noon weekly. For play group locations and more information, call 557-0176. The Auld Lang Syne Bridge & Card Club meets from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. Cost is $1.50.

TODAY The City of Burbank Redevelopment Agency is accepting applications for a two-year vacancy on the Burbank Housing Corporation. Applications are available at the city clerk's office in City Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5851. Braille Institute presents a free low vision consultation at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. For an appointment or more information, call 238-5353. The Burbank Chapter Leads Club, an organization dedicated to networking, job leads and expanding business, meets from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. in the Taste Buds Restaurant in the Toluca Lake Sports Center, 6711 Forest Lawn Drive.

Jackie Conley This is the first of a two-part series. BURBANK -- Karen ignores the stares as she enters the Verdugo Park recreation room dressed in a small pink top and low-cut sweat pants that expose her tan belly. (Editor's note: The names of the minors in the story have been changed for their protection.) "I don't care," the 13-year-old Burbank girl says with a shrug. But, at a dance in January, Karen got into a fight with two girls who taunted her about her appearance.

TODAY MOMS Club of Burbank, an organization for stay-at-home moms with children 21 to 36 months, meets from 10 a.m. to noon weekly. For play group locations and more information, call 557-0176. The Don Tuttle Senior Center presents a "Fitness for Life" exercise class at 12:30 p.m. at 1731 N. Ontario St. The program is for men and women 50 and older. Admission is $1. For more information, call 238-5367. A support group for people with Parkinson's disease, and their friends and family, meets at 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at 1301 W. Olive Ave. For more information, call 238-5353.

TODAY The Burbank Chapter Leads Club, an organization dedicated to networking, job leads and expanding business, meets from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. in the Taste Buds Restaurant in the Toluca Lake Sports Center, 6711 Forest Lawn Drive. For information, call 973-7142. MOMS Club of Burbank, an organization for stay-at-home moms with children 21 to 36 months, meets from 10 a.m. to noon weekly. For play group locations and more information, call 557-0176. The Auld Lang Syne Bridge & Card Club meets from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W. Olive Ave. Cost is $1.50.