Datebook

FRI., APRIL 10

Dance Jam Ventura 7 to 10 p.m. at Ventura NIA Center, 2343 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura. Freestyle dancing with or without partner. DJ provides music. Family friendly. No drugs, smoking, alcohol. $7 to $10 adults, $2 children 16 and under.

Phone: 805.650.7112 Web: www.waywebby.com/dancejam

Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/10/2009

Fireside Concert Concert with folk singer-songwriter Jackie Morris, Jim St. Ours, Restless Hillfillies, Dutch Newman and Musical Melodians at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. Adults only. Open seating, first come first served. $7. Phone: 805.499.3511 Contact: Bob Kroll Email: folksgr1@aol.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 4/10/2009

'Brighton Beach Memoirs' Camarillo Community Theatre presents Neil Simon comedy at 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo, inside airport. Runs through May 10. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Free bag of popcorn with nonperishable food item for food bank. Call for discounts. Phone: 805.388.5716 Contact: Box office Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 4/10/2009

SAT., APRIL 11

Trail Work 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteer to help repair trails. Bring lunch, water, work gloves, long-sleeve shirt, eye protection. Call for work location. Sponsored by Santa Monica Mountains Trail Council. Phone: 818.222.4531 Time: 8:30 a.m. Date: 4/11/2009

Tonks West Cat Show "Sea of Aqua" Cat show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rancho Santa Susana Community Center, Simi Valley. Sixring, one-day show. Veteran cats judged in all rings. Phone: 818.519.8537 Contact: Dyana Email: dyanad@pacbell.net Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 4/11/2009

Paint Out At

Red Rock Canyon 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Old Topanga Canyon Road to Red Rock Canyon Road, half mile past paved surface. For all artists, bring own supplies. Facilities available. Sponsored by Allied Artists of Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore. Phone: 310.338.0333 Contact: Carole Garland Web: www.alliedartists.com Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/11/2009

MON., APRIL 13

Conejo Orchid Society Meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Norito Hasegawa speaks on Paphs. Refreshments, orchid raffle. Guests welcome. Phone: 818.991.1275 Contact: Janice Kobey Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/13/2009

TUES., APRIL 14

B-17 Flying Fortress

On Display Experimental Aircraft Association displays B-17 "aluminum overcast," world's first all-metal four-engine monoplane, at Camarillo Airport today and Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. in front of Waypoint Cafe. Veterans share their stories. Free admission. Aircraft tour $5 individual, $15 family. Children under 8, WWII veterans free. Call for flight cost, reservations. Phone: 800.359.6217 Web: www.b17.org Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 4/14/2009

Los Angeles Opera Talk Discussion of Richard Wagner's "Die Walkure" at Platt Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free, no reservations needed. Phone: 818.340.9386 Contact: Friends of the Platt Library Web: www.plattlibrary.org/events Time: 6:45 p.m. Date: 4/14/2009

Ventura County

Writers Club 7 to 9 p.m. at Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Poetry author Diana Raab to speak. Free, public welcome.

Contact: Sheli Ellsworth Web: www.venturacountywriters.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/14/2009

WED., APRIL 15

Moorpark College

Multicultural Day In Fountain Hall, Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road. Storyteller Jim Woodard presents program on Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation. Free, open to public. For adults. Phone: 805.647.2720 Contact: Jim Woodard Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 4/15/2009

Thousand Oaks

Toastmasters Noon to 1 p.m. in Oaks Room, third level, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Learn public speaking, leadership skills. Phone: 805.796.7653 Contact: Jim Holbrook Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 4/15/2009

Simi Valley/Moorpark

Democratic Club Meets at Simi Valley Library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Evaluate Obama presidency, discuss May 19 ballot initiatives. Bring nonperishable food, blankets, toiletries for charity. Phone: 805.582.2234 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/15/2009

THURS., APRIL 16

Pleasant Valley

Garden Club Meets at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3975 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Social time 9 a.m. Meeting 9:30 a.m. Diane Beeler speaks on low-cost/no-cost gardening. Guests welcome. Phone: 805.484.5484 Contact: Sandy Roth Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 4/16/2009

League of Women Voters

Woodland Hills Meeting Meets at Platt Public Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Discussion of pros and cons of six budget-related measures for May 19 special election. Coffee and snacks 9:30 a.m. Program starts 10 a.m. Free, open to the public. League provides nonpartisan, unbiased information on ballot measures. Phone: 310.479.7482 Contact: Sandra Email: s.trutt@verizon.net Web: www.lwvlosangeles.org

Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/16/2009

Oak Park Gardeners Meets at Mae Boyar Park, 130 Kanan Road, Oak Park. Larry Pender, beekeeper at Jubilee Honeybee, speaks of benefits of bees pollinating gardens. Public welcome, no charge. Phone: 818.889.4478 Contact: Timmie High Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/16/2009

Camarillo Acoustic

Music Club 7 to 11 p.m. at private home in Camarillo. All levels of musical skill. Participate in song circles or listen. Phone: 805.482.0029 Contact: T.J. Zeiler Web: www.Songmakers.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/16/2009

FRI., APRIL 17

Family Pet Expo Orange County Fair and Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Pet product vendors, more than 1,000 species of animals. Performances by IAMS Superdogs, Hollywood Cats. Adoption agencies, rescue groups provide on-site adoptions. $6 to $12 admission. Leave pets at home. Phone: 800.999.7295 Web: www.PetExpoOC.com Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 4/17/2009

Conejo Valley Republican

Women Federated Luncheon meeting at Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. John Allan Peschong speaks on "The GOP, where we've been and where we're going." $20. Reservations required. Phone: 805.796.9732 Email: cvrwf@verizon.net Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 4/17/2009

Simi Valley Art Association Meets at Simi Valley Library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Elena Roche demonstrates colored pencil techniques. $5 members, $7 nonmembers, free to students with paying adult. Phone: 805.526.4599 Contact: Michelle Adler Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/17/2009

Ventura County

Astronomical Society Meets in multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Dr. Marusa Bradac, research scholar at UC Santa Barbara, gives presentation on "The dark side of the universe." Discussion of dark matter. Public invited. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Ashley Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 4/17/2009

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