THURS., APRIL 27

Chamber Mixer Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a mixer at 5:30 p.m. at 805 Fitness, 880 Hampshire Road, Ste. X, Westlake Village to celebrate the facility's grand opening. Food, door prizes. (818) 889-3150

Landscape with Roses Ventura County Rose Society will hear from Verne Arnold of Verne Arnold Landscape Design discussing "Enhancing Landscapes with Roses" during the 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Cowan Conference Center, 550 Airport Way, Camarillo. Visitors welcome. (805) 523-9003

About Antique Dolls Calabasas Historical Society presents a program on antique dolls at 7 p.m. (following a short general meeting at 6:30 p.m.) at Calabasas City Library, 23975 Park Sorrento. Midge Gisel will bring 50 of her 500-doll collection, plus her book "Dolls A to Z" will be available for purchase. RSVP to (818) 917-4475

FRI., APRIL 28

GOP Women Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated host Tim Donnelly, leader of the California Minuteman Corp. during their 11:30 a.m. luncheon meeting at Plug Nickel Restaurant, 717 Lakeside Ave., Westlake Village. The Minuteman project offers backup observers to the border patrol. Public welcome. $20. (805) 495-6418

Get Ready for CVD Conejo Valley Days: At 7 p.m. it's the grand marshal race for charity final countdown at Goebel Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks featuring selection of CVD grand marshal and junior grand marshal. Free. (805) 371-8730

OPHS Events Oak Park Comedy Sportz Team plays for laughs at 7:15 p.m. tonight in room G9 at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Audience voters for winner in two-team improv comedy competition. $3 to $5. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, the OPHS Band hosts a fundraising car wash in school parking lot. $5 to $7 depending on vehicle type. (818) 735-3300 for info on either event

SAT., APRIL 29

Grad Nite to Benefit A garage sale to benefit the Agoura High Class of 2006 Safe and Sober Grad Nite is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the school's teachers' parking lot on the campus at 28545 W. Driver Ave., Agoura Hills. (818) 7073120 Geri Goodman

Anime Film City of Calabasas Library, 23975 Park Sorrento St., presents an anime movie at 2 p.m. No one under 8 admitted without an adult. Free refreshments, free admission. (818) 225-7616

Wine Tasting Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee hosts third annual Education Committee Scholarship fundraiser wine tasting event from 6 to 8 p.m. at a private Lynn Ranch estate in Thousand Oaks. $60. (805) 370-0035

Ecology Trek at Soka Thousand Oaks landscape architect Thomas Kaye leads a spring ecology trek from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on campus of Soka University, 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. Rain cancels. Free with reservations: (818) 878-3741

Camarillo Drum Beat California State University at Long Beach's Steel Drum Orchestra will perform a family concert at 7 p.m. in the Las Colinas School gym, 5750 Fieldcrest Drive, Camarillo in a benefit for the instrumental music program in Pleasant Valley School District. Burgers, drinks and chips available at 5:30 p.m. $3 to $7. (805) 482-4721

Spring Dance Adults of all ages are invited to a Spring Dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Goebel Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Evening attire. Music by the Sophisticats. Light refreshments. $8 to 10. (805) 381-2744

Moorpark Book

Buys Moorpark Library, 699 N. Moorpark Ave.: Moorpark Friends of the Library host outdoor book sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in small parking lot adjacent to library's driveway entrance. Hundreds of books including some fine and rare adult nonfiction titles and many children's books. Book sale

CtoOchRsodrwth$1area inside library will also be open during sale. (805) 529-0440

House Concert Singer/songwriter Wendy Waldman will perform at 8 p.m. at the next Concert at the Bodie House at an Agoura Hills location. Dessert/appetizer bar. $15. Address provided with RSVP: (818) 621-8309

Square Dancers Thousand Oaks PI-R Squares host plus level square dance from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. $6. (805) 4921442

Bard at the Gardens Kingsmen Shakespeare Company is beneficiary of "A Toast to Mid Summer" fundraiser featuring wine tasting, revelry, music and merriment from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. $100. (805) 493-3455

Community Garden Public invited to an open house and tour from 10 a.m. to noon at Oak Park Community Garden, at the corner of Sunnycrest Drive and Kanan Road in Oak Park. Master gardener Richard Blaisdell of Sperling Nursery in Calabasas will be guest speaker. Refreshments. Free. (818) 706-6331

School Hosts Sale Hillcrest Christian School, 384 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks: Senior class hosts a garage sale fundraiser from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. in school's back lot. (805) 497-7501

Schubert Night Classical chamber music concert celebrates Schubert, youngest genius in music history, with "Schubert Night" tribute at 7:30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 32111 Watergate Road, Westlake Village. $5 to $10.

Pet Adoptions Cal State Northridge's Department of Communication Studies students and various L.A.-area animal rescue organizations host "Pet Adoption Awareness Day: Finding Loving Homes for Homeless Animals" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn in front of university's Music Building, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. (818) 793-6940

Multimedia Fest Moorpark College Multimedia Club hosts Multimedia Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. Learn about updated computer technology. Free. (805) 231-8125

SUN., APRIL 30

Garden Club Hosts TouWestlake Village Garden Club hosts its annual fundraising eventGarden and Patio Tour, at five outstanding gardens/patios in the

Agoura Hills/Westlake VillageThousand Oaks area. Hours of the self-guided event are 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15. (818) 706-2119

CVD Chili Cook-off Conejo Valley Days Chili Cook-off is from 10 a.mto 4 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park South, Thousand

Oaks. Sample and judge more than 50 types ochili. There'll be a "whiskeroo" contest at 1 p.mRotary Club of Thousand Oaks is cook-off sponsor. At 4 p.m. in north entertainment tent a raffle drawing to win $30,000 in prize money will be held with Thousand Oaks Mayor Dennis Gillette pulling the lucky numbers out of a hat. Raffle tickets are $100. Cook-off admission is $6. (805) 371-8730

SUN., APRIL 30

Los Cerritos Benefit Benefit concert for Los Cerritos String Orchestra is at 4 p.m. at Westlake High School, 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village featuring chamber music performance by the Avanti Quartet. $12 to $15. (323) 839-7679

Art Stars Awards Ventura County Arts Council salutes individuals and organizations that made a contribution to county's arts culture with the Arts Stars Awards from 3 to 6 p.m. at Adolfo Camarillo Ranch House, 201 Camarillo Ranch Road, Camarillo. $85. (805) 484-2038

Classical Concert Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra and music therapist Tomiko Hamada Taylor present "first classical music concert for children and parents" at 2 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 32111 Watergate Road, Westlake Village. Free. (805) 3760706

Basketball Benefit Hoop-a-Thon Fun-Raiser from 2 to 6 p.m. in gym at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park is a benefit to help break the cycle of illegal child labor in Indian carpet industry.

Gop Gals' Garden Tour Simi Valley Republican Women's Club hosts its eighth annual Garden Tour featuring "six lovely homes scattered throughout our valley" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. $10. (805) 306-0634

Comedian to Perform Comic Jim Gaffigan will entertain at The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Call (818) 8795016 for show time and ticket cost.

Music Therapy Shabnam Cyrus will give a presentation on "Music Therapy" at 10:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room at White Oak Elementary School, 31761 Village School Road, Westlake Village, hosted by local Bahai community. (818) 8890682

MON., MAY 1

Insights on Birding Conejo Valley Audubon Society hosts author, birding tour leader and lecturer Brad Schram discussing adventures on many birding tours he's led at 7:30 p.m. meeting at Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. (805) 987-2721

TUES., MAY 2

A Stirring Story Told Author Hava Ben-Zvi will discuss "Eva's Journey" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills, the saga of her experiences surviving the Holocaust. (818) 889-2278

Watercolor Demo Prize-winning watercolor artist Steve Walters will demonstrate his technique as guest artist during Westlake Village Art Guild meeting at Los Robles Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration 6 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., demonstration 7:30 p.m. $7 to $28. (805) 379-5655

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Game Day RSVP is due by today for Conejo Valley Guild, Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation/UCLA's Game Day fundraising event from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tues., May 9 at North Ranch Country Club, 4761 Valley Spring Drive, Westlake Village. Buffet lunch, boutiques, basket drawings. Welcomed are groups of mah-jongg, bridge, pan, canasta players and board game players; also bingo for prizes. No denim wear. $50. (818) 879-6154 Norma or (805) 374-8407 Joan

Spring Plant Sale Westlake Village Garden Club hosts annual spring plant sale at 9:30 a.m. at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. Everything from seedlings and cuttings to colorful spring plants will be on sale; guests are welcome to attend at no charge. (805) 496-9509

Toastmasters to Meet New Toastmaster Club meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight and May 16 at Motion Picture & TV Fund, 23388 Mulholland Drive, Calabasas. For details call (818) 707-2137

Newcomers Club Westlake Village Newcomers Club hosts a coffee and potluck from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at home and garden of a club member. All residents of these zip codes welcome: 91361, 91362 and 91377. (805) 557-4993

WED., MAY 3

Conejo Valley Days It's here! The Conejo Valley's festive annual Conejo Valley Days opens today featuring midway, carnival, rides, games, food, rodeo and live entertainment, and continues through Sun., May 7 at Conejo Creek Park South, Thousand Oaks. Hours are: 5 to 10 p.m. tonight and Thurs., May 4; 5 p.m. to midnight Fri., May 5; noon to midnight Sat., May 6; and noon to 8 p.m. Sun., May 7. The rodeo is at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission ranges from $3 to $6 with kids under 6 admitted free. (805) 371-8730

Authors to Speak Local authors Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay will discuss their book "Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail" from noon to 1 p.m. in city of Westlake Village Council Chambers, across the courtyard from Westlake Village Library, 31220 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. They will sign their books after their talk. (818) 865-9230