Casa Pacifica hosts annual Angels Ball

The Casa Pacifica Angels and hosts Mary and Anthony Tesoro will present the 18th annual Angels Ball, an evening of dining, dancing and comedy, Feb. 10 at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., and dinner is at 7. This year's theme, "Community of Angels," recognizes the impact that individuals and businesses have on Casa Pacifica and its children.

Guests can dance to Rik Howard Music, and comedians Loni Love and Ralph Harris will headline the evening's entertainment. Love is a regular performer at comedy clubs and on television, including her role as Viola on NBC's "Thick and Thin." Harris appears in the motion picture "Dreamgirls" and on late-night talk shows, sitcoms and specials on Comedy Central and HBO.

David Cruz, a broadcast news journalist for 25 years, will be the master of ceremonies for the evening's activities, including the live auction featuring items such as a one-week stay for a family in a Lake Arrowhead estate home, a martini party for 50, a catered wine dinner for 12, VIP tickets/game package to the 2007 USC/UCLA football game and a UCLA basketball ticket package.

Tickets to the ball, advanced purchase only, are $325. For more information or tickets, call Carrie Hughes, Casa Pacifica's public relations and events manager, at (805) 445-7831.

Casa Pacifica is a crisis-care and residential treatment facility for abused, neglected or at-risk children in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. For more information, call the development department at (805) 445-7800 or visit www.casapacifica.org.