Cheering on the piglets
      FASTER, FASTER- Hannah Hanlon, 8, of Moorpark cheers for her favorite piglet as the piggies scoot around the track during the Oktoberfest pig races at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark.
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Lineup announced for Ojai film festival
      The eighth annual Ojai Film Festival will take place from Thurs., Oct. 4 through Sun., Oct. 7. The festival opens with Ron Howard's "In the Shadow of the Moon" at 7:30 tonight at the Libbey Bowl. The film presents crew members of Apollo moon missions telling their stories.
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'Seussical' comes to town
      Theatreworks USA's production of "Seussical," the musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss, will be presented at 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 19 at the Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civics Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Tickets are $18 for children, $24 for adults. They are available at ...
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The Movie Nut
"In the Valley of Elah"
      Directed by: Paul Haggis Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, Jason Patric, James Franco, Josh Brolin MPAA rating: R (for adult language, implied violence, nudity, gruesome images) Running time:
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Old California Days barbecue at winery in Oak View
      The Ventura Music Festival will host its Old California Days Barbecue and Musicale at 2 p.m. Sun., Oct. 14 at the Old Creek Ranch Winery, 10244 Old Creek Road in Oak View. The winery will provide wine for tasting. Lunch from the chuck wagon will feature tri-tip and chicken, beverages ...
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'Edwin Drood' audience gets to solve Dickens' whodunit
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com
      Charles Dickens began writing "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," but died before he finished the book, leaving no notes about how he intended it to end. Playwright Rupert Holmes wasn't stopped by a little thing like a missing ending. He created a musical wherein the audience is as...
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Pepperdine show sheds light on 3-D illusions
      Pepperdine University will present LUMA: Theater of Light at 2 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21 in the Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. According to a spokesperson for the show, LUMA uses darkness as a canvas and light as a brush to create three-dimensional illuminated illusio...
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