THURS., OCT. 30

Halloween Mixer

Agoura/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce hosts a Halloween Networking Mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Shine Garden, 5869 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills with food, door prizes and a special prize for the best costume. (818) 889-3150

Rotary Club Breakfast

Small and medium size business representatives invited to attend special breakfast hosted by Rotary Club of Agoura Hills/Calabasas featuring Judge June Server discussing role of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and Workers’ Compensation at 7:30 a.m. at Calabasas Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada, Calabasas. $12. Reservations: (818) 773-1351 Sherry Keowen

Art of Sequoia

Sequoia Middle School, 2855 Borchard Road, Newbury Park presents An Art Gallery, a PTA Reflections Program from 7-9 p.m. Students’ works in visual arts, literature, photography and musical composition. (805) 498-8152

Gist on Graveyards

Xina Marie Uhl will give a talk and media presentation, "The History of Graveyards," on the fascinating history, lore and legends behind graveyards, at 7 p.m. at the Calabasas Library, 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. She is an author and historian and will cover the history of burial from ancient times through the present. Free. (818) 225-7616

FRI., OCT. 31

Teens Rock Out Here

Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas hosts a Halloween Teen Concert at 7 p.m. featuring popular ska band Suburban Legends plus The Scuba Kids, This End Up, Solemite and In Surgence. Complete with a costume contest and prizes. $10. (818) 880-2993

Trunk or Treat

Calvary Community Church, 5495 Via Rocas, Westlake Village hosts Trunk or Treat Festival from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in church parking lot open to parents and kids ages 2-12. Car show, refreshments, candy plus magic show from 8-9 p.m. in Celebration Center. $10/family or $10/person. (818) 575-2292

Harvest Carnival

Evangelical Free Church of the Conejo Valley hosts sixth annual Harvest Carnival from 5-8 p.m. at 999 Rancho Conejo Blvd., Newbury Park featuring game booths, music, Jolly Jumps, cake walk, hayride, trunk or treat, free candy. Free. (805) 498-6613

SAT., NOV. 1

Older The Better

Conejo Recreation & Park District and Goebel Senior Center Commission presents Holiday Craft Bazaar from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks featuring hand-crafted items by senior adults. (805) 381-2744

Westlake Hip Hop

Westlake High School Dance Team presents hip hop dance workshop for youth ages 5-13 in school gym, 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Registration 9:30-10 a.m. Showcase for parents 2:30-3 p.m. $20. (805) 529-3861

Fall Stroll at the Ranch

Easy paced docent led stroll at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy. (at Troutdale Drive), Agoura, is from 10 a.m.-noon. (805) 370-2301

Give Some Good Will

Holiday boutique and Alternative Christmas Gift Market from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at United Methodist Church, Alton Hall, 1049 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village (corner Hampshire Road) offers hand-crafted items, baked goods, Christmas specialties and opportunities to make donations to a number of charitable organizations. Soup and pie lunch 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (805) 496-1641Marion T. Ward

Sycamore to the Sea!

Conejo Recreation & Park District and the Outdoor Unit host bi-annual fundraiser hike, "Sycamore to the Sea" from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Hike 8 miles downhill all the way to Pacific Ocean at Sycamore Cove State Beach beginning from Rancho Satwiwa/Sierra Vista-Point Mugu State Park off Potrero/Lynn Roads in Newbury Park, enjoy a lunch on the beach then ride a shuttle back to Newbury Park. $20. Proceeds support outdoor education programs. Register: (805) 495-2163

Square Dancing

Pi-R Squares Dance Club hosts plus level square dances tonight and Sat., Nov. 15 at Borchard Community Center, 190 N. Reino Road, at 7 p.m. On Nov. 15 is their 44th anniversary and Luau dance; dinner 6-8:30 p.m. Dinner and dancing $12.50. Dancing only is $6. (805) 492-1442

Time for Ballroom

Thousand Oaks Fifty Plus Dance Club hosts dances from 7:30-10:30 p.m. tonight and Sat., Nov. 15 at Goebel Senior Adult Ballroom Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. $5-$7. (805) 381-2744

Fall Festival for Kid

Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park hosts Fall Festival for Children from 1-4 p.m. with cupcake walk, sack races, bobbing for apples, treats, storytelling, face painting. Bring your already carved pumpkin for prizes and a special lighting ceremony at 4 p.m. (805) 498-9441

SUN., NOV. 2

Post Polio Support

Post Polio Support Group meets 1:30 p.m. in Fireside Room of United Methodist Church, 2394 Erringer Road, Simi Valley. Guest speaker is Dr. Susan Perlman, UCLA neurologist and PPS specialist. (805) 581-1939

MON., NOV. 3

Winged Hummers

Tom Kaminski will present his acclaimed video "Hooked on Hummingbirds" at 7:30 p.m. meeting of Conejo Valley Audubon Society at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Camarillo. For directions: (805) 987-2721

DAR at Denny’s

Conejo Valley Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, meet at noon (no-host lunch) at Denny’s Restaurant, 50 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Program will be a spinning demonstration by Sandy Fahrnbruch. (818) 991-9041 Janet, (805) 495-7563 Patricia

TUES., NOV. 4

Special Needs Info

"Planning for the Future of Your Child with Special Needs" is topic of education workshop presented by Helen Kim Bass at 6:30 p.m. at CLU, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks and at 6:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 11 at Northridge Hospital. RSVP to (818) 999-2800, ext. 456

Powerful Painter

Westlake Village Art Guild: Chris Van Winkle paints "powerful landscapes in striking color using oil and acrylics." He will give demonstration at 7:30 p.m. at Clarion Palm Garden Hotel, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Buffet dinner 6:45 p.m. Demo only $5-$7; dinner and demo $21-$26. Reservations: (805) 379-5655

Web Woes Solved

Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks presents intermediate-level Internet demonstration of searching tips and strategies, "How Do I Find It On The Web?" from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Register: (805) 449-2660, ext. 204

Wreath Magic

Designer/club member Vivien Worth will demonstrate how to create a living succulent wreath for the holidays in program to follow 9:30 a.m. business meeting of Westlake Village Garden Club at Oak Forest Mobile Home Park, 32100 Triunfo Canyon Road, Westlake Village. (818) 991-9030

Poinsettia Pens

Moorpark Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark: Anita Dahl will lead a workshop at 10 a.m. on making poinsettia pens. Bring one or two Bic-type pens to the workshop; all other supplies provided. Makes a great gift idea. Free. (805) 517-6261

WED., NOV. 5

Reserve for Mystic Day

Reservations are required by today for Mystic Day fundraiser for cancer research presented at 10 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 15 at Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village by Conejo Valley League of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation/UCLA. Event features luncheon, fashion show, mystics and boutiques. $60. (818) 991-5743

Moms Get Festive

Conejo Valley Mothers of Multiples invites you to start your holiday shopping early at their annual Holiday Boutique Gift Sale at 7:30 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. They’re a support group for moms of twins, triplets and more. (805) 492-4455

Daybreakers Dialog

Daybreakers of Westlake Toastmaster Club meets 6:30-8 a.m. Wednesdays at Los Robles Regional Medical Center’s East Campus, 150 Via Merida, Westlake Village. www.daybreakers.org

Moms Host Social

MOMS Club of Westlake Village/Agoura Hills invites at-home moms with kids under 5 to attend their Open Social from 10 a.m.-noon at Triunfo Park for playtime and support. (818) 874-9405

Battery Power

Gary Hirth, owner of BatteriesPlus, Inc., will give a talk on "Selection, Use, Care and Maintenance of Present Day Batteries" during 7:30 p.m. meeting of Ventura County Amateur Radio Society at KADY-TV Building, 950 Flynn Road, Camarillo. (805) 499-2743

Mothers Meet

La Leche League of Thousand Oaks offers breastfeeding support and information at 10 a.m. at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Babies welcome. (805) 375-9355

About John Kerry

A delegate from the John Kerry presidential campaign will be guest speaker at 7 p.m. meeting of Simi Valley/Democratic club at Simi Valley Community Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Club will be electing officers for the year 2004. (805) 577-8166

THURS., NOV. 6

White Oak Fun

White Oak Elementary School, 31761 W. Village School Road, Westlake Village hosts Family Fun Night at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Families and friends invited to play games. (818) 889-1450

Get Clogging Now

Conejo Valley Cloggers teach all ages, all levels, at 6:45 p.m. Thursdays (no class Nov. 27) at Old Meadows Park, 1600 Marview Drive, Thousand Oaks. $3-$5. (805) 527-6185

One Again

One Again, Inc., Thousand Oaks chapter meets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at United Methodist Church, 1049 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Support and social organization for anyone divorced, widowed, separated or alone. Call Gayle at *82 (818) 360-7314

Chamber Mixer

Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas hosts Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Mixer from 5:30-7 p.m. There will be food, tour of the facility, rock climbing wall for adventurous. (818) 880-2993

FRI., NOV. 7

Gingerbread Boutique

Westlake Village Junior Women’s Club hosts 22nd annual Gingerbread Holiday Boutique from noon-8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary Community Church, 5495 Via Rocas, Westlake Village. (818) 775-3904

SAT., NOV. 8

Honoring Coach Ernie

Calabasas High School, 22855 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas: The school’s basketball program and ALS research team up for charity basketball tournament, Ernie Wallengren Basketball Fest, to benefit ALS research in memory of local resident and basketball coach who succumbed to ALS earlier this year. Begins 8 a.m. and games played day and evening. Team members pay $50 per person to participate, proceeds go to ALS. (818) 222-7177

Blue and Gray

Moorpark Rotary Club presents "The Blue & the Gray" Civil War Battles & Encampment from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and tomorrow at Tierra Rejada Ranch, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark featuring battles with infantry, cavalry and artillery units plus aerial pyrotechnics. $7-$10. (805) 353-3220

A Trail to Dance Fun

Trail Dusters Square Dance Club hosts plus level square dance (rounds 7:30 p.m., square dancing 8 p.m.) at Bay Laurel School, 24740 Paseo Primario, Calabasas. $6. (818) 986-8172

T-CEP Fundraiser

Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (T-CEP) hosts annual fundraiser, "Casino Royale," from 7-11 p.m. in Top O’Topanga Recreation Hall, 3360 Topanga Canyon Blvd. $45 includes play money, chance at grand prize drawing, gourmet hors d’oeuvres and dessert bar. (310) 455-3000