Datebook
MATES Annual
Winter Gallery 6 to 8 p.m. at Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary School (MATES), 2000 La Granada Drive, Thousand Oaks. Showcase of art by all MATES students. Classroom projects displayed in Winter Wonderland setting. Entrants in PTA Reflections program on display. Open to public. Light refreshments served. Free. Hosted by MATES PTA. Phone: 805.495.7037 Contact: Rachel Lemieux Email: rachelle mieux@verizon.net Web: www .matescharter.org Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 1/28/2010
Ventura County
Rose Society Meets at Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center, 5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo. 6:30 p.m. doors open, refreshments, consultations. 7 p.m. rose celebration. 7:30 p.m. program. Cliff Orent, former president of Desert Rose Society, speaks on rare and unusual rose imports. Phone: 805.523.9003 Contact: Dawn-Marie Johnson Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 1/28/2010
Autism FUN Raiser
Celebration 7 to 10 p.m. at Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Benefits ACT Today! (Autism, Care and Treatment Today). Two live bands (Zac Poor, The Skinwalkers), Mexican cuisine. $40 includes dinner, two drink tickets. Pre-sale tickets entered in raffle drawing. Phone: 818.705.1625 Contact: Amy Zhang Email: amy@acttoday.org Web: www.act-today .org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/28/2010
FRI., JAN. 29
‘Shirley Valentine’ One-woman show opens at Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., through Feb. 27. Special night for couples Feb. 15 with free chocolate, cheesecake, champagne. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $18 general. $15 students, seniors, art center members. Two-for-one price first weekend. Phone: 805.640.8797 Web: www.OjaiACT.org Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 1/29/2010
SAT., JAN. 30
Township Elementary
School Rummage Sale 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at parking lot, 4101 Township Ave., Simi Valley. Fundraiser for sixth-grade outdoor school.
Time: 7:00 a.m. Date: 1/30/2010
Oak Park Neighborhood
School Winter Carnival 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oak Hills Elementary School, 1010 Kanan Road, Oak Park. 15 tons of snow for play, sledding. DJ music, entertainment, food for sale, bake sale, crafts, bounce house, silent auction, face painting, tarot readings. $10 children, $5 adults, includes all activities except food. Children age 2 and under free. Phone: 818.707.7742 Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/30/2010
American Red Cross Of
Ventura County Fundraiser At American Red Cross headquarters, 836 Calle Plano, Camarillo. Participants play Bonkers, table card/dice game. Prizes given. Bring dessert to share. $15 advance reservations, $20 at door.
Phone: 805.987.1514 Email: beaudionE@usa.redcross.org Web: www.arcventura.org Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 1/30/2010
SUN,. JAN. 31
Alpaca Open House 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine at 196 Colt Lane, Thousand Oaks. Meet alpacas up close, watch spinning and weaving demonstrations, children’s crafts. Ranch store open with yarn, roving, handmade products from the animals’ fleece, Peruvian-made merchandise. Free to the public. Phone: 805.217.5491 Contact: Nancy Helwig Email: sterling alpacas@yahoo.com Web: www.925suris.com Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/31/2010 MON., FEB. 1
Moorpark City
Library
Used Book Sale Today through Feb 14 during regular business hours on front porch of library, 699 Moorpark Road, Moorpark. $2 for bag full of books. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s, paperbacks, hardbacks, all gently used. All proceeds support library reading programs. Phone: 805.532.1948 Contact: Mike Fenerin Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 2/ 1/2010
Jewish Genealogical
Society 7 to 9 p.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Ron Arons shows how to use Internet-based online mapping techniques to find anyone, anywhere. Phone: 818.889.6616 Contact: Jan Meisels Allen Email: information @igscv.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 2/1/2010
Ventura County
Philatelic Society 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Church of the Foothills, 6279 Foothill Road, Ventura. Admission, parking free. Email: vcpsforyou@lycos.com Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 2/1/2010
Conejo Valley
Audubon Society Meets at Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Zoologist/photographer Paul Abravaya presents “Birds and other wildlife from Costa Rica.” Photos of birds, animals.
Phone: 805.987.2721 Web: www.ConejoValleyAudubon.org
Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 2/1/2010
TUES., FEB. 2
Westlake Village Art Guild Meets at Naylor’s Banquet Center, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Buffet dinner 6 to 7 p.m. Artist Ray Chavez gives demonstration 7 to 9 p.m. $12 members, $22 guests inclusive. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.379.5655 Email: wlvag@hotmail.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 2/2/2010
Ventura County
Sportfishing Club Meets at Mariscos Cancun, 1074 E. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks. TV sportfishing show host Dan Hernandez gives tips on how to catch, release more and bigger fish. No charge. Guests welcome. Phone: 818.889.1370 Contact: Bill Berger Web: www.vcsc.info Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 2/2/2010
THURS., FEB. 4
Ventura County
Model T Club Kickoff dinner meeting at Greenhouse Cafe, 652 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. For Model T car owners and enthusiasts without a car. Will plan outings where owners, others can enjoy old cars. Contact: Ken Walkey Email: kwalkey22@yahoo.com Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 2/4/2010
Democratic Club
Of Camarillo Meets in Orchid Room, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Socializing 6:15 p.m. Meeting at 7 p.m. Dr. Sean Kelly, political science professor at CSUCI, discusses Democratic agenda in Washington, D.C., healthcare reform, Afghanistan war, gay rights. Free. Phone: 805.987.1846 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 2/4/2010
Conejo Ventura
Mac User Group Meets at Ventura Adult Education Center, 5200 Valentine Road, Ventura in Ron Halt classroom. Admission, parking free. Educational user group. Phone: 805.504.3610 Contact: Susan Herrera Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 2/4/2010
Conejo Valley Fly Fishers Meets at Orchid Room, Best Western-Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Steve Cooper discusses fly fishing for small mouth bass. Phone: 805.498.2944 Web: www.cvff.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 2/4/2010
FRI., FEB. 5
Inaugural Casino
Night Fundraiser 6 to 10:30 p.m. in multiuse facility at Padre Serra Parish, 5205 Upland Road, Camarillo. Traditional casino games, dinner buffet, music, hosted bar, raffle, silent auction. All proceeds evenly shared by Pleasant Valley Education Foundation and Camarillo Optimist Club. $50 individual, $75 couple. Phone: 805.389.6699 Contact: Samson Ghaffari Email: samson .ghaffari@edwardjones.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 2/5/2010
‘Romeo And Juliet’ Shakespeare drama opens at High Street Arts Center, 75 E. High St., Moorpark. In conjunction with California Shakespeare Company. Runs through March 7. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $8 to $15. Phone: 805.529.8700 Contact: Box office Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 2/5/2010
SAT., FEB. 6
TOHS Girls’ Water Polo
Recycling Fundraiser 8 a.m. to noon in parking lot by tennis courts of Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. Collecting bottles, cans, printer cartridges, cellphones, MP3 players, laptops. Phone: 805.493.4195 Contact: Sandy Time: 8:00 a.m. Date: 2/6/2010
Free Electronic Waste
Recycling Day 8 a.m. to noon at Moorpark Unified School District, loading docks on west end, 5297 Maureen Lane, Moorpark. Fundraiser for Moorpark Education Foundation. Open to public, local businesses. Most electronics accepted. No refrigerators, microwaves, batteries, light bulbs, large appliances.
Time: 8:00 a.m. Date: 2/6/2010
Brandon’s Buddies
Playdate 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brandon’s Village universal playground, 25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Calabasas. For children of all abilities. Integrated play, face painting, crafts, entertainment, treats. Free. RSVP requested. Phone: 818.222.8118 Contact: Dina Kaplan Email: brandons buddies@pacbell.net Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 2/6/2010
10th Annual
African
American Art
Festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at STAR ECO Station, 10101 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City. Through Feb. 28, weekday viewings by appointment. Works by established and emerging artists and performers. Celebrity guests. Live traditional African music, dance performances, ceramics, paintings, food, jewelry and clothing vendors, crafts, games. Free. Admission charge for guided tours of STAR ECO Station environmental science museum and exotic wildlife rescue facility. Phone: 310.842.8060 Contact: STAR ECO Station Web: www.eco station.org Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 2/6/2010
In The Mood Pasta Dinner,
Big Band Dance At Thousand Oaks High School cafeteria, 2323 Moorpark Road. Dinner 6 to 8 p.m. Dancing 8 to 10 p.m. TOHS jazz band provides big band music. Fundraiser for TOHS Lancer Band. $10 adults, $5 seniors and children. Tickets available in advance or at door. Phone: 805.208.5998 Contact: Susan Parris Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 2/6/2010
Ojai Concert Series At Ojai Valley Woman’s Club, 441 E. Ojai Ave. Circled by Hounds, Celtic fusion band from Portland with flutist Hanz Araki. $18 advance, $20 at door. Phone: 805.665.8852 Contact: Shane Web: www .ojaiconcert series.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 2/6/2010
WED., FEB. 10
Whizzing Around The
World With Irma At Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Traveler Irma Kackert gives slide presentation on Mayan culture, temples of Guatemala. Phone: 805.381.2744 Time: 12:15 p.m. Date: 2/10/2010
League Of Women Voters
Camarillo Unit Meets in community room of Camarillo Police Station, 3701 E. Las Posas Road. Paula Lite, member of Camarillo Work Force Housing Task Force, shows DVD of stories from children of farmworkers. Phone: 805.389.9949 Web: www.ez2.net/lwv Time: 1:30 p.m. Date: 2/10/2010
Hollywood Filming
Locations Event 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave., across from Hollywood Bowl. Sponsored by Hollywood Heritage Inc. Three Stooges Hollywood filming locations with Jim Pauley and Columbia Studios History. Rare photos, discussion with Marc Wanamaker. Slide show of locations then and now where Stooges filmed. Special guests (pending availability) Joan Howard Maurer (Moe’s daughter), Sylvia Lewis, Nancy Saunders. For all ages. $5 Hollywood Heritage members, $10 nonmembers, free parking. Refreshments available.
Phone: 323.874.4005 Contact: Hollywood Heritage Museum Email: membership @hollywood heritage.org Web: www.hollywood heritage.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 2/10/2010
Annual Jazz Night
Fundraiser At Lindero Canyon Middle School gym, 5844 Larboard Lane, Agoura Hills. School Jazz “A” Band and professional musicians perform. Dinner, silent auction. $10. Funds raised will help school band to attend Reno Jazz Festival. Phone: 818.889.1188 Contact: Julie King Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 2/10/2010
THURS., FEB. 11
Somis Thursday Club Meets at clubhouse 5380 Bell St., Somis. Lunch, program by Jon Bindeck on harmonica and guitar. $15. Phone: 805.987.2728 Contact: Sandi Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 2/11/2010
Safe Kid’s Day 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Simi Valley Boys & Girls Club, 2850 Lemon Drive. Emergency training for children. Basic first aid, water safety, fire safety, safe wheels, lost and found, choking prevention. RSVP requested. Sponsored by American Red Cross of Ventura County. Phone: 805.987.1514 Contact: American Red Cross Time: 3:30 p.m. Date: 2/11/2010
