THURS., OCT. 2

Cars Galore

OC Auto Show opens today, noon to 10 p.m., Friday noon to 10 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave. More than 500 new cars, SUVs, trucks, concept cars, exotics, motorcycles on display. Live Sugar Ray concert. Auto manufacturers on site to answer questions. $10 adults, $6 seniors, free children 12 under.

Time: 12:00 PM Date: 10/2/2008

Digital Camera

Photo Group meets at Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Digital camera demonstration, Photoshop techniques lesson, how to compose better pictures. All skill levels welcome. Time: 6:30 PM email: photogroup@topcc.org Date: 10/2/2008

Violet Lovers

Thousand Oaks Violet Society meets at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 667 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks. Culture class, preparing for show, business meeting. Visitors and their plants welcome. Contact: Judy Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.581.0014 Date: 10/2/2008

Talk On Globalization Business and Professional Women's Club Conejo Valley meets in lounge by bar, Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Randall Donohue, PhD, CLU business professor, speaks on "India, China and Globalization." Order from menu. Contact: Mary Lou Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.526.5587 Date: 10/2/2008

Ballot Discussion

Democratic Club of Camarillo meets at Orchid Building, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers Jim and Jane Bright, parents of Evan Ashcraft, Iraqi combat fatality. Discussion of ballot proposition issues. Public invited. Contact: Jack Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.504.3749 Date: 10/2/2008

Club Introduction Westlake Village Junior Women's Club hosts annual social for prospective members at private home in Westlake Village. Meet members, learn about club. Members do community service, raise funds for charities. Contact: Ashley Time: 7:30 PM Phone: 805.405.7829 Date: 10/2/2008

FRI., OCT. 3

Welcome Newcomers

Conejo Valley Newcomers Club invites prospective members to monthly coffee at Corner Bakery, 111 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Learn about club, talk to representatives. For all residents of Conejo Valley, Simi Valley, Moorpark. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.677.2628 Date: 10/3/2008

Harvest Festival

Ventura Harvest Festival at Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd, Ventura. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Handcrafted items for sale, clothing, gourmet foods, toys, home decor, strolling entertainment, puppet shows. Benefits Ventura County Humane Society. $9 adults, $7 seniors 62 and up, $4 youths 13 to 17, free for children 12 and under. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 415.447.3205 Date: 10/3/2008

Come To The Adobe

Reyes Adobe Days begins with senior luncheon 11:30 a.m. at Reyes Adobe Historical Site, 31400 Rainbow Crest Drive, Agoura Hills. $8. Hay Fever Teen Extravaganza ages 10 to 15, 7 p.m. today. $12. Parade and Day at Adobe on Saturday, free. Pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. Sunday. $5. 5K and Fun Run, Latin jazz music on Sunday. Gymkhana, Old Agoura Equestrian Center, Sunday, $6 per class or $25 all day. Time: 11:30 AM Phone: 818.597.7361 Date: 10/3/2008

Avocado Festival

California Avocado Festival on Linden Avenue in downtown Carpinteria. 3 to 5 p.m. today., 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Three entertainment stages with 40 acts, 70 arts and crafts vendors, 30 food booths, 30 commercial vendors. No pet dogs, no canned/bottled beverages brought in. Proceeds go to local nonprofit organizations.

Time: 3:00 PM Date: 10/3/2008

Humanitarian Awards Simi Valley Community Foundation hosts fourth annual Mayor's Dinner and Charity Auction at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Social hour and silent auctions 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. Live auction, live entertainment, Humanitarian Award recipients honored. $125 per person. Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.526.3900 Date: 10/3/2008

SAT., OCT. 4

Moorpark Celebration

Annual Country Days on downtown High Street between Moorpark and Spring roads. Parade 10:30 a.m. Street fair 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food vendors, rides, children's crafts and games, public safety expo, celebrity book signing, booths from local organizations. Free admission.

Time: 10:30 AM Date: 10/4/2008

Adopt The Creek

Mountains Restoration Trust hosts Las Virgenes Creek Work Day, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers meet at Church in the Canyon, 4235 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas. Clean up debris, maintain waterway. Time: 8:00 AM Phone: 818.591.1701 Date: 10/4/2008

Bonsai Exhibit

Conejo Valley Bonsai Society hosts fifth annual bonsai exhibition and demonstration, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at Gardens of the World, 2001 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Exhibit of work by society members. Demonstrations at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. both days. Members answer questions, give advice. Street parking on T.O. Boulevard only. Contact: Ken Time: 9:00 AM Phone: 805.495.7480 Date: 10/4/2008

Fall Festival

Westlake High School Baseball hosts fall festival and boutique, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., parking lot by football stadium, 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Vendors, farmers' market, shaved ice, Dakota's barbecue, face painting, climbing wall, dunk tank. Contact: Lisa Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.492.3719 Date: 10/4/2008

Cowboys And More

Fifth Annual Wild West Weekend 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. Stunt ropers, gun fighters, cowboy poets, medicine men, Sourdough Slim, Cowboy Magician Lincoln Bond. $10 adults, children 2 and under free. Free parking. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.529.3690 email: info@ underwoodfamilyfarms.com Date: 10/4/2008

Pumpkin Party

Faulkner Farm hosts Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at farm, 14292 W. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula. Pick pumpkins, hayrides, petting zoo, mini train rides, live entertainment, pumpkin launching, country-time food for sale. Sponsored by Santa Paula Rotary Club. Proceeds to scholarships, worthy causes. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 888.522.1884 Date: 10/4/2008

Play Date

Brandon's Buddies hosts free Kids Club 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brandon's Village, Gates Canyon Park, 25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Calabasas. For children with or without disabilities and their families. Integrated play, face painting, arts and crafts, entertainment, treats. May bring sack lunch. Free but reservation requested. Contact: Dina Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 818.222.8118 email: brandons buddies@pacbell.neDate: 10/4/2008

Beautiful Homes

Hillcrest Christian School hosts Home and Garden Tour 2008, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour four decorated homes in Westlake Village, North Ranch. Complimentary food samples, boutique. Proceeds benefit school's financial aid and scholarship program. $25 advance, $30 day of event. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 805.497.7501 Date: 10/4/2008

Spirit Of The Season

Rotary Club of Westlake Village hosts fourth annual Spirit of the Season wine pairing dinner and auction at Lundring Event CenterCalifornia Lutheran University, 60 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Dinner, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction, wine, musical entertainment, live auction. All proceeds donated to local charities. $110 per person. Reservations requested. Contact: Karin Time: 5:30 PM Phone: 805.376.0177 Date: 10/4/2008

Casino Night Westlake High School Instrumental Music Boosters hosts Casino Night at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, 5801 N. Kanan Road, Westlake Village. Poker tournaments for adults, teens start 5:30 p.m. Catered dinner by Cisco's Mexican restaurant 6:30 p.m. Casino games 7 to 10 p.m. Proceeds to school's instrumental music department. Contact: Cindy Time: 5:30 PM Phone: 805.529.2782 Date: 10/4/2008

Worthy Cause

Regenerate Films hosts benefit screening of feature film "My Suicide" at Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Discussion with director, stars. Silent auction, hors d'oeuvres, nohost bar. Proceeds benefit Regenerate, nonprofit agency that combats teenage suicide. Assigned seating $22.50, $102.50. Contact: Shae Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.497.7691 email: shaehorton5@gmail.com Date: 10/4/2008

SUN., OCT. 5

Classic Cars 23rd annual Westlake Village Auto Show at parking lot of Countrywide Financial Corporation, 31303 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Placement of cars starts 7 a.m. Show opens 10 a.m. Awards presentation 2:30 p.m. Classic cars, sports, trucks, muscle cars, street rods, customs, exotics, motorcycles, cobras, VW air-cooled, more. Music by The Coveralls, The Flashbacks. "Gen. Lee" car from "Dukes of Hazard." Vendor booths. Raffle, food for sale. Free to public. Contact: Bob Fisher Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.496.5386 email: pr4biz @fisherpr.com Date: 10/5/2008

Breast Cancer Research

Cure in the Canyon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel, Two Dole Drive, Westlake Village. Fundraiser for breast cancer research. Wines, food samples, survivor's tea party, celebrity hosts, free beauty and spa treatments, yoga class, men's lounge, free gift bag, free Guess tote for carpoolers. $55 admission, $10 valet parking, $5 self-parking. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 818.575.3000 Date: 10/5/2008

Autumn In West Hills

West Hills Fall Festival 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at intersection Woodlake Avenue/Saticoy Street, West Hills. International foods, beer and wine garden, children's rides and games, opportunity drawings, children's art area, arts and crafts vendors, local businesses booths, fire and police vehicles, electronic waste drop-off. Ticket To Ride Beatles tribute band plays 4 p.m. Sponsored by West Hills Neighborhood Council. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 818.884.4222 email: info@ cpwhchamber.org Date: 10/5/ 2008

Folk Dance Festival

West Valley Folk Dancers hosts International Folk Dance Festival, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Woodland Hills Park, 5858 Shoup Ave. Large variety of dances performed. Costumed dancers. Dance instruction for beginners. Free. Parking in park or on Shoup Avenue.

Time: 1:00 PM Date: 10/5/2008

African Music West African Drum and Dance Ensemble performs at Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Free, for families. Part of Thousand Oaks Reads One City One Book program. Time: 2:00 PM Phone: 805.449.2660 Date: 10/5/2008

Las Vegas Cool

Hospice of the Conejo hosts Las Vegas Cool fundraiser, 5 to 9 p.m. at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Dining, casino games, music, dancing. $75. Time: 5:00 PM Phone: 805.495.2145 Date: 10/5/2008

MON., OCT. 6

Birds In Motion

Conejo Valley Audubon Society meets at Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Larry Arbanas presents California and Western Birds In Motion, high-def video of birds in Alaska, Florida. Time: 7:30 PM Phone: 805.987.2721 Date: 10/6/2008

TUES., OCT. 7

Garden Habitat

Westlake Village Garden Club meets Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Refreshments served 9:30 a.m. Meeting 10 a.m. Margaret Strachan, California Garden Clubs Inc. Channel Islands District director, discusses how to create a wildlife habitat in home garden. Contact: Carol Time: 9:30 AM Phone: 818.706.8217 Date: 10/7/2008

Watercolorist

Westlake Village Art Guild meets at Naylor's Banquet Center, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Buffet dinner 6 to 7 p.m. Demonstration 7 to 9 p.m. David Deyell gives watercolor painting demo. "Brush lady" with large selection of brushes. $17 members, $22 visitors, includes dinner, demo, tax, tip. Reservations requested. Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.379.5655 email: wlvag@hotmail.com Date: 10/7/ 2008

WED., OCT. 8

Connection For Women Thousand Oaks Women's Connection meets for monthly luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Naylor's Banquet Center, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thomas Herder of Sand Out Cards presents "Keeping in touch." Karen Sawyer, former franchise owner, tells her story, "Picture this." Rebecca Muller musical guest. $16 lunch. Free child care with reservation. RSVP requested. Contact: Joanne Time: 11:30 AM Phone: 805.498.1823 email: bjoanne.wright @verizon.net Date: 10/8/2008