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Datebook THURS., DEC. 4
Chamber Holiday Mixer Sponsored by Calabasas Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn, 24150 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Bring optional new, unwrapped gift with value of $10 or less for donation to AbilityFirst, West Valley Family YMCA. Free admission. RSVP required. Phone: 818.222.5680 Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 12/4/2008 White Oak Elementary School Hosts tile decorating fundraiser for school's 40th anniversary, 7 to 8 p.m. in school multipurpose room, 31761 Village School Road, Westlake Village. $40 per tile. Phone: 818.889.1450 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 12/4/2008 FRI., DEC. 5 Moorpark Melodrama "The Plight Before Christmas" opens 8 p.m. at High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. through Dec. 21. 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. For all ages. $15 adults, $12 seniors, students. $8 children 12 and under. Group discounts available. Phone: 805.529.8700 Time: 8 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 Chamber Networking Breakfast Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce meets 7 to 9 a.m. at Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration 6:45 a.m. Drawing 7 a.m. Features Leap Frog Referral. Sponsored by American Red Cross of Ventura County. Prepaid RSVP due 2 p.m. Dec. 4. $18.50 Chambers members, $23.50 nonmembers. Late RSVP at door $27. Phone: 805.370.0035 Web: www.towlvchamber.org Time: 7:00 a.m. Date: 12/5/2008 International Motorcycle Show At Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. 4 to 9 p.m. today. 9:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by Cycle World, Toyota. Manufacturers' representatives on hand with new models, will answer questions. Street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers, scooters, ATVs. $13 adults, $6 children. Ages 5 and under free. Phone: 800.331.5706 Web: www.motorcycleshows.com Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 Simi Community Christmas International creche exhibit, musical performances at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sinaloa Stake Center, 480 Sinaloa Road, Simi Valley. 5 to 9 p.m. today. 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday. 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday. 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Different musicians each night. Simi Stake Choir, Channelaire Ladies Barbershop Chorus, soloists, instrumentalists, school choirs, instrumental ensembles, harpists, jazz performers, bell ringers. Admission, parking free. Web: www .SimiCommunityChristmas.com Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 Old Town Holiday Celebration 5 to 9 p.m. at Old Town Camarillo on Ventura Boulevard. Santa arrives 5 p.m. 25-foot Christmas tree lighting 6 p.m. Horsedrawn carriage rides ($5, $7). Choral groups sing, free hot cocoa, holiday window display contest. Store and restaurants open. Free admission. Phone: 805.484.4383 Contact: Chamber of Commerce Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber Chamber of Commerce hosts holiday reception, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Lindero Country Club, 5719 Lake Lindero Drive, Agoura Hills. Community leaders, government officials present. Special door prizes donated by local merchants. RSVP requested. Phone: 818.889.3150 Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 58th Annual Tree Lighting In Plaza Park, Fifth and B streets, Oxnard. Community performers, Winter Fantasy music and light show, tree lighting, complimentary refreshments. Light show nightly 5 to 10 p.m. to Jan. 1 at Plaza Park Pagoda. Free admission. Phone: 805.988.0717 Web: www.visitoxnard.com Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 No Room At Inn Opening gala for 16th annual nativity display, 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. Light appetizers, wine, punch. $25 advance tickets, $30 at door. Exhibit hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. $5 adults, $1 children for display only. Proceeds benefit local homeless. Phone: 805.807.1088 Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 'Grease' Musical 8 p.m. tonight, Saturday at Class Act Theatre, 5345 Wilhelmina Ave., Woodland Hills. John Melendez, Ming Na star. Celebrity cast. Fundraiser for Class Act PALS (Performing Arts Learning Sensation). $100 tax-deductible donation. Web: www.classactpals.org Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 Curtain Call Youth Theatre Presents Fall Shakespeare Workshop Production, "An Evening of Shakespeare," 8 to 9 p.m. at Camarillo Community Theatre, 330 Skyway Drive, inside Camarillo Airport. Scenes, monologues by actors ages 10 to 14. 8 p.m. today, Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $5. Phone: 805.388.5716 Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 12/5/2008 SAT., DEC. 6 Agoura High School Dance Team Garage sale fundraiser, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at school, 28545 W. Driver Ave., Agoura Hills. Phone: 818.889.1262 Contact: Debi Email: poppen@lvusd.org Time: 7:30 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Santa Comes To Agoura Volunteers needed for annual food drive sorting, distribution 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Doit Center on Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Food items donated to local needy families. 9 a.m. welcome. 9:15 a.m. food sorting starts. 9:30 a.m. Santa arrives. 9:45 a.m. Girl Scout color guard. School bands, cheerleaders perform. Free. Time: 8:30 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Oxnard Tamale Festival Downtown Plaza Park, 500 N. Fifth St., Oxnard, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Takes place during annual Oxnard Holiday Christmas Parade. Authentic tamales, tamale making demo, eating contest, live mariachi music, raffle, children's crafts, Santa visit. Free admission. Phone: 805.483.1750 Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 American Association of University Women Meets for coffee and chat at Greenhouse Cafe, 652 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. New members welcome. Phone: 805.493.2138 Contact: Narda Email: pfargot@verizon.net Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Simi Valley Art Association Hosts art show and sale with local artists, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at Simi Valley Town Center mall. Original art work for sale; 10 percent of sales go to association scholarships. Free admission. Phone: 805.526.6897 Contact: Michelle Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 12/ 6/2008 Holiday Arts And Crafts Sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in sanctuary of Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. Local artists sell handiwork. Children's crafts. Sandwiches, chips, drinks for sale. Some sales will benefit the church. Phone: 805.382.9794 Contact: Jo Ann Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/ 2008 Malibu Cat Club Hosts Cat Fanciers Association Cat Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ventura Fairgrounds, Seaside Park, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. 225 purebred cats compete for national awards. Household pets in own competition. Vendors sell catrelated clothing, jewelry, toys, grooming needs. $5 adults; $4 children under 12, senior 62 and up, military. Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Holiday Homes Tour 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday. Self-guided tour of select Conejo Valley homes decorated for holidays. Fundraiser for Wellness Community Valley/Ventura. $30 advance, $35 at door. Phone: 888.557.3177 Web: www.TwcVv.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Studio Channel Islands Art Center Hosts Holiday Market, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at art center on Cal State Channel Islands campus on Lewis Road, Ventura Street, No. 18, Camarillo. Handcrafted gift items, jewelry, original fine art for sale. Live holiday music, plays by high school youth. Tour resident artist studios. Silent fine art auction. Art show, demonstrations, workshops. Phone: 805.383.1368 Web: www.studiochannelislands.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Pearl Harbor Special Event 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CAF Museum at Camarillo Airport, 455 Aviation Drive. Special exhibits, photo ops with WWII aircraft, vintage cars. 1 p.m. retired U.S. Army Col. James Hinckley speaks. 2 p.m. flyovers. Admission donation. Phone: 805.482.0064 Web: www.orgsites.com/ca/caf-socal Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Martial Arts For St. Jude Agoura Fitness hosts 5K, 10K run fundraiser for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 28716 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Entry fees $40 public, $25 competitors. Phone: 818.707.8085 Time: 10:30 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Dos Vientos Ranch Hosts second annual holiday open house, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paraiso at Dos Vientos Ranch, 360 Via Las Brisas, Newbury Park. Horsedrawn carriage rides, face painting, Santa visit, carolers, snow play area. "Polar Express" movie shown 4 p.m. Dec. 13. Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Festival y Desfile Navideno 41st annual Christmas holiday parade and festival at Pacoima Recreation Center, 10943 Herrick Ave., Pacoima. Noon to 9 p.m. today and Sunday. Carnival rides and games, live music, Christmas parade, food booths, arts and crafts vendors, commercial products booths. Information on immigration, health, finances, education, legal services, jobs. Free admission. Phone: 818.718.7956 Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Democratic Club of Camarillo Hosts annual holiday luncheon, officer installation, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Ottavio's restaurant, 1620 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. $17. Reservations required. Phone: 805.484.6601 Contact: Joan Rust Time: 12:30 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Stagecoach Inn Museum Holiday Open House 1 to 4 p.m. at 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Hot cider, cookies, docent tours. Special collections of teddy bears, German nutcrackers, Jacob's ladder, Chumash gourds, Victorian holiday decorations. Free admission. Phone: 805.498.9441 Contact: Elaine Email: ejwillia @roadrunner.com Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Nativity Display Display of home nativity scenes, 1 to 5 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in Witman Hall, Simi Valley United Methodist Church, 2394 Erringer Road. Refreshments served. Silent auction benefits Appalachia Service Project team. Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Snow And Fireworks Real snow and fireworks, 2 to 6 p.m. at Pacific View Mall Community Plaza, Ventura. Santa, reindeer, tree lighting, live entertainment. Free admission. Phone: 805.642.0605 Web: www.shoppacificview.com Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 California Dance Academy Presents annual holiday "The Nutcracker" ballet at 9759 Mason Ave., Chatsworth. 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 13. 1 and 5 p.m. Dec. 7, 14. Sixty students and professional guest performers. Call for ticket prices. Phone: 818-341-0525 Contact: Robbin Email: robbin @californiadanceacademy.com Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Muse Speaker Series Environmentalist, actor, author, activist Ed Begley Jr. speaks 4 to 6 p.m. at Malibu Performing Arts Center, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu. Begley discusses ways to reduce the impact individuals can have on the planet. Organic appetizers, wine served. Event benefits MUSE Elementary and MUSE Global Scholarship Funds. $100 general admission. $1,000 VIP package. RSVP requested. Phone: 310-317-0797 Contact: Felicia Email: fsandoval @museelementary.org Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 CSUCI Choir Presents holiday concert at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 1251 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. "Rejoice in the Lamb" by Benjamin Britten, international songs. $15 suggested donation. Phone: 805.643.8430 Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Evening With the Elves Supervised activities for children while parents shop or relax, 5 to 9 p.m. at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, One Church Road, Thousand Oaks. Dinner, crafts, games, entertainment for children. Bring toy to wrap and donate. $10 one child, $5 each additional child. Reservations requested. Phone: 805.495.6441 Contact: Kristin Email: kcityonahill @yahoo.com Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Los Robles Children's Choir Presents holiday choral music concert, "'Tis the Season," at Fred Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Directed by Donna Young, accompanied by Conejo Valley Youth Chamber Orchestra. Phone: 805.480.9416 Email: tickets@singingchildren.com Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Ventura College Symphony Orchestra Presents local pianist Miriam Arichea at Ventura College Theatre. Music includes Rachmaninoff piano concerto, "The Ballad of William Sycamore" by Ojai resident John Biggs, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Phone: 805.654.6392 Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 Native Plants Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Topanga Ranch Motel, 18711 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Sale of native plants. Live music, food, landscape designers and biologists available for free consultations. For families. Phone: 818.597.8627 Web: www.malibuwatershed.org Time: 9:00 p.m. Date: 12/6/2008 SUN., DEC. 7 Judaica Gift Shop Sisterhood hosts annual boutique 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Dec. 14 at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Menorahs, dreidels, home decorations, candles, paper goods, gift wrap, teacher gifts, jewelry. Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 12/7/2008 Medieval War Games Horsemanship Clinic Sponsored by ETI Corral No. 3 at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park, Thousand Oaks. Registration 9 a.m. Clinic 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Teaches various mounted techniques, weapons used in medieval times. Equestrians bring own horse, riding attire, tack. Helmet required for age 17 and under. All medieval equipment provided. $25 ETI members, $30 nonmembers, cash or check only. Phone: 805.558.4911 Contact: Virginia Email: USChorsewmn1 @yahoo.com Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 12/7/2008 Pearl Harbor Ceremony At Rancho Tapo Park Veterans Plaza, 3700 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Marine Corps League and Boy Scouts. Phone: 805.522.6848 Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 12/7/2008 Meadowlark Service League Hosts 30th annual Holiday Home Tour fundraiser, 1 to 5 p.m. at various locations in Camarillo. Selfguided tour of four homes decorated for holidays. Complimentary refreshments. $25 advance, $30 at door. Proceeds go to local charities. Phone: 805.320.6553 Contact: Paige Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 12/7/ 2008 Studio City Holiday Parade Studio City merchants along Ventura Boulevard host in-store events, refreshments, carolers starting 1:30 p.m. Free pictures with Santa at 12265 Ventura Blvd., 1:30 to 5 p.m. Line up along Ventura Boulevard between Whitsett and Laurel Canyon for parade viewing 5:30 p.m. Phone: 818.655.5916 Contact: Chamber office Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 12/7/2008 Bella Vita Italian Social Club Hosts annual Christmas party at Sunset Hills Country Club, 4155 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. Nohost bar, dinner, dancing. Guests welcome. $35. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.446.9225 Contact: Sara Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 12/7/ 2008 MON., DEC. 8 Thousand Oaks Digital Photo Group Meets at Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Demonstrations, Photoshop lessons, field trips, photo contests. All levels of experience welcome. Email: photogroup@topcc.org Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 12/8/2008 Westlake High Fashion Show 6:30 to 10 p.m. at First Neighborhood Community Center, 31830 Village Center Road, Westlake Village. Students model fashions from local retailers. Fundraiser for school's soccer boosters. $10. Phone: 805.630.2157 Email: soccerdan123@roadrunner.com Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 12/8/2008 Jewish Genealogical Society Meets 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Stephen Morse speaks on "One-step web pages: a potpourri of genealogical search tools." Door prizes for members. Light refreshments. Gift for all attendees. Free for visitors. Phone: 818.889.6616 Contact: Jan Email: publicity@jgscv.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 12/8/2008 Bulletin Board RSS feed |
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