I remember watching Garbo in "The Painted Veil" (1934) a long time ago, late one night when such vintage films are often shown for insomniacs. And I remember thinking, way back when, that I could easily scoop out the melodrama with a ladle and puddle it like so much oozing goo at my feet.
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Local bands to perform at 'Rock the Oaks'
      Four local bands will "Rock the Oaks" at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Countrywide Performing Arts Center, Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. This is the seventh annual concert featuring local bands performing for Conejo Valley teens.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo to perform at Pepperdine
      Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform at 8 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 1 at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Tickets are $40 and are available by calling (310) 506-4522 or through Ticketmaster, (213) 3653500. The eight-member a cappella group from South Africa has been performing since the 1960s.
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Campaign for King memorial holds fundraising dinner
      A committee of Ventura County business and community leaders, whose goal is to raise $1 million to help pay construction costs for the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., will host a fundraising dinner at 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 15 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.
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Family friendly walk features Calabasas movie landmarks
      Harry Medved, co-author of "Hollywood Escapes," will lead a family-friendly walking tour from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 28 through Malibu Creek State Park, off Las Virgenes Road, three miles south of the 101 Freeway. During the walk, Medved will point out locations seen in various Hollywood films.
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Singer to perform at Borders in T.O.
      Vocalist, composer, producer and pianist Jeanne Newhall will sing selections from her latest CD "Wild Blue" at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at Borders Books and Music, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Newhall is a classically trained pianist who grew up listening to Mozart, Bartok and Bach as well as rock 'n roll, folk and pop. Her compositions highlight her warm, rich style.
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