2008-03-06 / Bulletin Board

Datebook

THURS., MARCH 6

Solo Artists "Singles Only" Moorpark College students perform monologues, music, dance, poetry. 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday, Studio Theatre, Moorpark College Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Road. For adults only. $8. (805) 378 1485, www.moorparkcollege.edu/pac.

Don't Forget To RSVP Reservations due for Westlake Women's Club business-luncheon meeting 10 a.m. Tues., March 11, Weatlke Village Inn, 32001 Agoura Road. Dr. Leanne Neilson, CLU professor, speaks on "Techniques for Memory Improvement." Guests invited. $25.50. RSVP Peggy Glynn (805) 497-4488.

Dems Host Dukakis Reservations due for Ventura County Democratic Center Committee & Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County meeting 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., March 8, The Greek at the Harbor Restaurant, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, Ste. 101, Ventura. Former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis discusses grassroots organizing for elections. $10 donation. RSVP Ron Suckle vtastonewalldems.@aol.com.

Women's Club Speaker Business and Professional Women's Club of Conejo Valley meets 7 p.m., Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd. in lounge near bar. Don Kern discusses "Inter experience of mental illness." Both women, men welcome.

Pest Management Westlake Village Garden Club meets Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. 9:30 a.m. social time, 10 a.m. business meeting, 10:30 a.m. informative talk on integrated pest management by UC master gardener. Refreshments served. Guests welcome, no cost. No RSVP needed. Barbara Oliver, (805) 496-4702.

Woodcraft Conejo Valley Woodworkers Association meets 7 p.m. Redwood Middle School, 233 Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Free, guests welcome. (818) 707-2772, www.cvwa.org.

Career Faire Conejo Valley Unified School District Career Faire, 6 to 8 p.m., main ballroom, Westlake Hyatt Plaza Hotel, 880 S. Westlake Blvd. Local companies host displays, provide information about careers, internships, jobs. For CVUSD students grades 8 to 12. Cita Ricafort (805) 498-3676, ext. 1101.

FRI., MARCH 7

Boost The Band Royal High School Instrumental Music Department & Band Boosters host annual Festival Concert, silent auction, multipurpose room on campus, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Auction start 6 p.m. Concert 7 p.m. $7 adults. All proceeds go to purchase of instruments & musical arrangements for instrumental music department. Tricia Brown, administrative director, (805)3685122, tbrown@simi.k12.ca.us.

Line Dancing West Valley Folk Dancers teach international folk dances, 7:15 to 10 p.m., Canoga Park Senor Center, 7326 Jordan Ave. Turkish line dance "Cano" taught. Bulgarian line dance "Sborinka" reviewed. All ages, skills welcomed. $4. Wear soft shoes. (818) 591-9078.

Fashionable RSVP Reservations due for Thousand Oaks Woman's Club "Heavenly Fashions" fashion show and luncheon Fri., March 14, Thousand Oaks Inn banquet room. Club members model clothing from Draper's and Damon's. $45. Proceeds go to Thousand Oaks Teen Center. RSVP Martha Johnson, (805) 495-8368.

Used Book Sale Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library sponsors used book sale, 6 to 8:30 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Children's books 35 cents, paperbacks 50 cents, hardbacks $1. Craft booklets and magazines, VHS tapes of MASH TV series. Free parking, admission. Tracey Hannel, (805) 493-2648, www.ftol.org.

Games

For Teens Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District hosts Teen Game Night, 7 to 10 p.m., Oak Park Community Center, 1000 N. Kanan Road. Halo 3 tournament, Nintendo Wii, basketball contests, Rock Band on Xbox, pingpong, inflatables, karaoke, DDR, food, drinks. For all Oak Park teens. $5 at door. (818) 865-9304.

SAT.,

MARCH 8

Batter Up Opening day ceremonies for Simi Valley Baseball League, 9 a.m., League complex on Royal Avenue between Sequoia and Tapo Canyon, Simi Valley. Home Run Derby for youths, adults on the Senior field 10 a.m. Regular season games start 1 p.m. City, park dignities present. Special guest former Major League player Jay Johnstone. Raffle $1 ticket. Food, game booths. (805) 581-3378.

Play Ball Opening ceremonies for Camarillo PONY baseball, 8:30 a.m., Pleasant Valley Park, 1030 Temple Ave., Camarillo. Dignitary throws out first pitch. (805) 388-3742.

Exquisite Eggs 29th annual California Egg Artistry Show and Sale, Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. National, international artists present Faberge-style designs from actual eggshells. Seminars, exhibits, supplies, hourly door prizes, raffles. $5 admission, $3 children under three. Carol Ganzi (310) 2735096, egg-art@earthlink.net.

Arbor Day Event City of Moorpark second annual Arbor Day Celebration, 9:30 a.m., College View Park, 15400 Campus Park Drive. Talks and Q&A by state forester, certified arborists, Master Gardner Bill Dobner. Silver maple tree planted. Displays. Visit from Smokey the Bear. Craig Newton provides music. Refreshments provided. Free admission. (805) 5176200, www.ci.moorpark.ca.us.

Comedy Sportz Charity Comedy Sportz of Oak Park High School sponsors fundraiser for Women's Partnership for Justice and Peace in Sierra Leone, 7 p.m., OPHS Pavilion, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Pizza, refreshments, drinks, desserts for sale. $10 adult admission, $5 students, $50 sponsorships. Robin Stidham, stidhams1@verizon.net.

SUN., MARCH 9

Young Fashion Show National Charity League of the Conejo Valley presents "NCL Stars and the City" 10th grade Modelette Fashion Show, 2 p.m., First Neighborhood Community Center, 31830 Village Center Road, Westlake Village. Fundraiser for therapeutic recreation program in Thousand Oaks. Kathy Stelmar (805) 379-2159, gkstelmar@aol.com.

Jazzmen Play Simi Valley Jazz Club meets 1 to 4:30 p.m., Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Dance to music of 20s to 60s. Feature band is Night Blooming Jazzmen. Members $6, nonmembers $9. Jammers welcomed. (805) 527-5905, www.simivalleyjazzclub.com.

Easter Fiddlers California State Old Time Fiddlers Association meets 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road, Oak View. Easter theme. Easter bonnet contest. Refreshments served. Free parking, admission. (805) 517-1131.

Jam Fest Bridges Academy of Studio City hosts second annual Jam Fest, 3 to 6 p.m., Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Musicians from Bridges, HarvardWestlake, Oakwood schools. Fundraiser for MusiCares, philanthropic arm of National Academy of Recording Artists & Sciences. Tickets (818) 506-1091.

MON., MARCH 10

Google Tips California Women Business Owners meets for dinner 5:30 p.m., Maggiano's Little Italy, 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills. Libby Higgins, "the Google Girl" discusses do's and don'ts of website design, getting more exposure to a site. Higgins is partner in CitySites Inc. web site design company. $30 guests, members without reservations. RSVP Hillary@annhillary.com.

Decorative Painters Poinsettia Painters (decorative painting group) meets 7 p.m., Orchid Building, UFCW Local Union Hall, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Peggy Jones, (805) 646-0041.

Outdoor Orchids Conejo Orchid Society meets 7 p.m., Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Mark Zierten speaks on growing orchids outdoors. Raffle, refreshments. Free, guests welcome. Janna, (805) 278-2205; Marian, (818) 889-1895.

Make A Reservation Reservations due for Thousand Oaks Women's Connection luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wed., March 12, Naylor's Banquet Center, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Liz Bailey discusses identity theft. Author Barbara Brown presents an "Easter Egg Hunt." Lisa Lewalt provides music. $16, free child care with reservation. RSVP Joanne, (805) 498-1823; Charlene, (805) 526-9820.

RSVP Due Reservations due for Westlake Village Republican Women Federated luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Wed., March 12, Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road. Retired Brig. Gen. Michael Teilmann discusses his work with USO shows. $35. Spouses, guests welcome. Mail checks to WVRWF, 1125 Lindero Canyon Road, A8, Box 102, Westlake Village, CA 91362.

TUES., MARCH 11

Quilter's Journey Camarillo Quilters meets 9:30 a.m. Orchid Room, Orchid Professional Building, 101 Freeway at Camarillo Springs Road. Lura SchwarzSmith gives slide talk "Journey of an Art Quilter." Guest fee $5. SchwarzSmith leads workshop 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Quilter's Studio, 1090 Lawrence Drive, Ste. 101, Newbury Park. $30. (805) 482-3201.

'Fiddler On

The Roof' Calabasas High School presents musical "Fiddler on the Roof," 7 p.m. today through March 15, plus 2 p.m. Saturday, on campus, 22855 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. $12 adutls, $8 students. (818) 222-9991.

Columnist Speaks Friends of Platt Library host Daily News columnist Dennis McCarthy, 7 p.m., Platt Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free, no reservations needed. (818) 3409386, www.plattlibrary.org.

WED., MARCH 12

GOP Guest Speaker Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated luncheon 11:30 a.m., Thousand Oaks Inn Banquet Facility, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Mike Stoker, volunteer chair of John McCain presidential campaign Santa Barbara County, discusses "The game plan to keep the White House." $20. Reservations required. (805) 495-7509, srbranigan.srb @verizon.net.

Meet Birds Of Prey Reservations due for Women's Fortnightly Club meeting 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fri., March 14, Holy Cross Church, 13955 Peach Hill Road, Moorpark. Ojai Raptors discusses habits of owls and birds of prey. All women invited. RSVP Tami Gresiak (805) 529-5439, gresiak58@hotmail.com.

Super Delegates Democratic Club of Conejo Valley meets 6:30 p.m., Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Superdelegates Mary Ellen Early and Garry Shay answer questions about Democratic presidential nominating process. Public invited. www.conejodemocrats.com.

THURS., MARCH 13

Thursday Club Somis Thursday Club (member California Federation of Women's Clubs) meets for lunch at noon at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Tim Owens speaks on "Recording for the blind and dyslexic." $11. (805) 987-2728.

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