Young Artists to present 'The Secret Garden'
      The Young Artists Ensemble presents "The Secret Garden" through Sun., Nov. 18 at the Theatre on the Hill, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The musical by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman is based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The production is directed by Michael Fischer.
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Arts Council bestows award
      The Ventura County Arts Council distributed $2,400 in awards to the winners in the sixth annual National Arts Program at Ventura County for current county employees and their immediate families.
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Methodists collect food for Thanksgiving
      Sunday School classes at United Methodist Church of Westlake Village will assemble Thanksgiving baskets for those in need. Nonperishable food will be donated by members of the congregation. The event will take place at 9 a.m. Sun., Nov. 18 at 1049 Westlake Blvd.
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Traveling without leaving home
     WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers TASTING ANOTHER CULTURE- Benjamin Pettingill, 9, tastes guarana at the booth featuring Brazil while his dad, David, stands by at Friday night's multicultural festival at Ladera Elementary School in Thousand Oaks. The Nov. 9 event included booths representing 20 countrie...
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A Dickens 'radio' show opens in Santa Paula
      The Santa Paula Theater Center will present "A Dickens Radio Christmas" from Nov. 16 through Dec. 23 at the Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S. 7th St. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The show recreates a live broadcast of Charles Dickens' holiday tal...
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Astronomical Society plans meeting
      The Ventura County Astronomical Society will hold its monthly membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 16 in the multipurpose room at Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Banerdt has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1977 and earned a doctorate in geophysics at USC.
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