Play review
The devil lives on 'Angel Street'
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com
      The Manninghams, Bella and Jack, are poster children for dysfunctional marriage in Conejo Players' thriller "Angel Street." This middleclass couple resides on Angel Street in Pimlico, a residential district of central London, in 1880. Despite the outward respectability- servants, good ...
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Writers group seeks members
      A small, supportive creative writing group is seeking established writers with publishing credits. The members meet once a month to share ideas and accomplishments, as well as help spur each other's creativity in a friendly and relaxed environment.
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Art winners celebrated at ceremony
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      The Ventura County Arts Council celebrated artists and their supporters at the recent second annual Arts Stars Awards and luncheon at the Courtyard by Marriott in Oxnard. Winners in eight categories ranged from the businesses and city that have supported the arts to individual artists ...
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"The Hoax"
      According to "The Hoax," if there hadn't been a Clifford Irving, there may not have been a Watergate breakin or the downfall of a president. Whether or not one chooses to believe such butterfly's flutter leads to a hurricane, one can certainly understand the paranoia rampant in the so...
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Don't miss Antiques Faire
      The Stagecoach Inn Museum will host its annual Antiques Faire from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., May 5 at 51 S. Ventu Park Road in Newbury Park. The show features antiques, art, collectibles, silver, china, crystal, jewelry, toys, kitchenware, furniture, vintage clothing, timepieces, books and other ...
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Dick Van Dyke to star in high school benefit concert
      Singer/actor Dick Van Dyke will star for the sixth year in the annual benefit concert for local high school choral programs at 4 p.m. Sun., May 13 at the Kavli Theatre in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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Auditions for Cabrillo's 'Beauty and the Beast'
      Auditions for Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" will be Sat. through Tues., May 19 to 22. Non-Equity calls will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat., May 19; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sun., May 20; and 6 to 11 p.m. Tues., May 22 at Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 4...
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Casino Night coming to the Yacht Club
      "Casino Night," a Blue Gavel scholarship fundraiser, will take place starting at 6:30 p.m. Sat., May 12 at the Westlake Yacht Club, 32123 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Casino games will begin at 7 p.m. The evening will feature a nohost bar, party food and prizes, includin...
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Norse rhythms
      DANCING NORDIC STYLE- Ted Martin of Westminster, Calif., swings Diane Gruber of Long Beach around the dance floor at the Scandinavian Festival. The cultural celebration was on Saturday and Sunday at Cal Lutheran University. The "Scandi Dancers" dance troupe performed Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and...
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Ojai storytelling festival coming
      The eighth annual Village of Tales Storytelling Festival will be Thurs. through Sun., May 3-6 at Libbey Bowl on the corner of East Ojai Avenue and North Signal Street in Ojai. Scheduled storytellers are Barbara McBride-Smith, Diane Ferlatte, Donald Davis, Carmen Deedy, Bill Harley, ...
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Conejo Players to stage macabre Christie mystery
      Conejo Players Theatre will present the Agatha Christie play "And Then There Were None" Saturdays and Sundays April 21 through May 12 at 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The ensemble comedy takes place in the island home of a mysterious host. As the guests are sequentially elimi...
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