Celebrity brings Darwin argument to TOHS stage
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
      Actor Patrick Warburton wilturn the Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center into a professional theater every weekend in September with his production of "Darwin in Malibu." Warburton has cast himself as Darwin's defender Thomas Huxley in the modern comedy that focuses on the argum...
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T.O. Borders hosts musical performer Valencias Vas
      Valencias Vas will give a family friendly musical performance at 8 p.m. tomorrow, Fri., Aug. 31, at Borders, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. For more information, call Kevin Michael Vass, Providence Records, at (805) 405-0287.
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Preparing a memorable meal
     READY FOR ACTION- - Eric Frechon, the executive chef at the Bristol Hotel in Paris, works in the kitchen at Amuse Bouche in Simi Valley. Amuse Bouche Fine Dining hosted a prix fixe dinner in which executive chef/owner Sylvain Rivet invited internationally renowned chefs Frechon and Josiah Citrin...
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'When Divas Were Divas' coming to Pepperdine
      The KSLG Playhouse Theatre Players will present "When Divas Were Divas: Remembering . . . Their Lives, Their Way" at 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 22 at the Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu.
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Gypsies in a Trunk close out summer with 'Goldilocks'
      The all-volunteer Gypsies in a Trunk will close their 13th season of Fairytales in the Park with "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in September. All performances are outdoors and open to all ages. Goldilocks has an appointment with her Gramma to bring her some cookies, but her friend, L...
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Buckles and Bows Square Dance Club offers classes
      The most common dances are swing, ballroom, line dancing, Latin and hip-hop. These all emphasize the individual or partners in pairs. Square dancing, on the other hand, is all about including the seven other people in the square and the many other similar squares around the room.
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Big band show coming to Civic Arts Plaza in T.O.
      Cruisin Oldies Concerts will present the Big Band Swing Show and Legends of Las Vegas from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sat., Sept. 22 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Scherr Forum, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.
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CLU concert to blend music, physiology
      A physiologist and musician will perform an original composition that translates the body's inner workings into music at 1 p.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at California Lutheran University's Samuelson Chapel, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.
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Circus Vargas' latest show is new, different
      Circus Vargas will appear in an all-new family show in Thousand Oaks through Sept. 3 at Conejo Creek North, 1379 E. Janss Road.
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Dust Bowl drama
     ROMANTIC MUSICAL- "110 in the Shade" continues at Conejo Players Theatre in T.O. Here we see Snookie (Abby Collins) and Jimmy (James Cluster) as they sing about Snookie's "Little Red Hat." It takes place in 1933 in a drought-stricken town when Starbuck, a con artist, promises he can produce rain in ...
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