5 Ways to Kickstart The Week

1. Whether it’s rainy, smoggy, sunny or freezing, there’s really no excuse for not getting your exercise, especially since you can “walk-a-dile” at the Eagle Rock Plaza. Walk a what, you say? Walk-a-Dile is a thrice-weekly communal walking program in which participants walk together as one united whole, like the different parts of a crocodile, instead of doing so alone. That’s right—Walk-a-Dilers meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday to walk the mall from 8-10 a.m. , 2700 Colorado Blvd., 323-256-2147.

2. , located in , now offers two weight management meetings in Spanish twice a week. Today is one of them. Join other determined dieters at 10:30 a.m. Come early to register. 2700 Colorado Blvd., 323-551-6870.

3. Okay, perhaps it’s not a walker’s but a dancer’s heart that beats inside your breast. If so, did you know how lucky you are to have one of the most distinguished and beloved dance instructors in L.A. right here in Eagle Rock? Her name is Patsy Metzger—and she has made hundreds of dancers dreams come true. So go right ahead and experience the joy of dancing at the today. There are tap and jazz classes for kids and a flamenco class for adults. Check out the studio’s schedule here or our recent on the Patsy Metzger Dance Center, where, among other things, you’ll learn that the entrance to the studio is from the rear, not the front. 5054 Eagle Rock Blvd., 818-610-9561.

4. Have a burning issue, pet peeve or just a question about the community you’d like the to take up at its monthly executive board meeting tonight? Send an email asap to education@EagleRockCouncil.org and/or attend the council’s meeting at , held from 7-8:30 p.m. 1958 Colorado Blvd., 323-255-2200.

5. If you haven’t seen the stunning photography exhibition underway at José Vera Fine Art & Antiques, make this your day to do so. The art gallery is hosting “The Golden Age of Mexican Photography™: The Fine Art Photography of Samuel Gutierrez & Herminio Lopez, 1930s-1950s,” until April 25. It’s the first-ever public display of a dazzling collection of photographs preserved by Victor Herminio Lopez, the son and nephew of the late photographers. The collection includes an array of remarkable black-and-white photos such as the one shown here—of Victor Lopez’s great-aunt Celia Gonzalez Gutierrez (1916-2002), riding a Harley. , 2012 Colorado Blvd., 11 a.m.–6 p.m.