THURS., APR. 8

Gem & Mineral Club Meets at Hillcrest Art Center, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Sal scarpacto presents program on “Antarctica.” Youth program during meeting. Public welcome, free. Email: rmsorca@adelphia.net Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 4/8/2010

FRI., APR. 9

Moorpark Women’s

Fortnightly Club Meets for luncheon at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Ann Hohimer gives presentation on Hats for the Heart charity work. $20 luncheon. RSVP requested. Contact: Fran Levy Email: franalevy@mac.com Time: 9:45 a.m. Date: 4/9/2010

Somis Thursday Club Meets for luncheon at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Mary Lindberg, “coupon lady,” presents program. $15 for lunch. Phone: 805.987.2728 Contact: Sandi Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 4/9/2010

SAT., APR. 10

Camarillo Kiwanis

5K/10K Race Registration at 6:30 a.m. at Camarillo Community Center. 5K race starts 7:30 a.m. 10K race at 8 a.m. Supports scholarships in the Camarillo area. Phone: 805.389.0347 Contact: Bob Gaboury Email: bobgaboury @aol.com Web: www.kiwanis-clubof-camarillo.org Time: 6:30 a.m. Date: 4/10/2010

American Drum Line

Association Competition 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Rio Mesa High School gym, 545 Central Ave., Oxnard. 40 percussion ensembles from Southern California participate. Public invited. Fundraiser for Rio Mesa High School Percussion Ensemble & school music department. Admission at the door $7 for ages 12 and up, $3 for ages 3 to 11, free for children under 3. Phone: 805.278.5500 Contact: Mark Petrowsky Email: rmhsmusic @gmail.com Web: rmhsmusic.com Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 4/10/2010

Youth Naturalist Program 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mountains Restoriation Trust, 3815 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Calabasas. Program on threatened and endangered species. Live animal, hike, related craft. Pre-registration required. Nominal fee. Phone: 818.591.1701 Contact: Susan Haugland Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/10/2010

Moorpark Bingo Bash 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Moorpark Civic Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. Fundraiser for Moorpark Active Adult Center, $20 advance, $25 at door. Buy-in includes 10 games, unlimited dessert bar, coffee, tea. Two specials available for additional $1 each. Big jackpot of $250. For ages 18 and up. Phone: 805.517.6261 Contact: Active Adult Center Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 4/10/2010

Acoustic Open Mic 1 to 3 p.m. in courtyard of Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road. For singer/songwriters & instrumentalists. Free. Phone: 805.683.4718 Contact: Jim St. Ours Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 4/10/2010

Iceoplex Curling Group Curling open houses at Simi Valley Iceoplex, 131 W. Easy St., Simi Valley. 7 p.m. tonight and April 24. For ages 12 and older. $20. Learn basics of curling, including rules, throwing a stone and sweeping. Dress warmly; wear flat-soled athletic shoes.

Contact: Scott Email: simivalleyiceoplexcurlingleague @yahoo.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/10/2010

SUN., APR. 11

Seventh Annual Art Exhibit 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.at Headwaters Corner, 3815 Old Topanga Road, Calabasas. Original nature art by local Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains & Seashore. Refreshments served. 20 percent of sales donated to Mountains Restoration Trust. Faciltiies, free parking & admission. Phone: 818.841.5930 Contact: Bruce Trentham Web: allied-artists.com Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 4/11/2010

Old Time Fiddlers 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road, Oak View. Music & dancing for all ages. Free admission, parking. Refreshments available. Phone: 805.640.3689 Time: 1:30 p.m. Date: 4/11/2010

Gold Coast Dance

Club At Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Road, Ventura. Suzie & Alan Nielsen give free dance lesson 2 p.m. Dancing 2:30 to 5 p.m. with variety of music. Refreshments served. Wooden dance floor. $10 per couple for members, $20 nonmember couples. Phone: 805.386.4641 Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 4/11/2010

MON., APR. 12

Conejo Orchid Society Meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Paul Gripp will speak on species. Refreshments, orchid raffle. Guests welcome. Phone: 818.991.1275 Contact: Janice Kobey Web: www .ConejoOrchidSociety.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/12/2010

TUES., APR. 13

Las Virgenes League

Of Women Voters Meets in private home in Westlake Village. 9:30 a.m. coffee. 10 a.m. meeting. Brief study of state of education in the area. Call for location. Phone: 818.889.1068 Contact: Debbie Verity Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/13/2010

Camarillo Quilters

Association Meets in Orchid Professional Building, 830 Camarillo Spring Road. Author, quilt designer/teacher Jake Finch talks about how quilts can be used to help people with health issues. $5 guest fee. Phone: 805.482.8234 Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/13/2010

NAWIC Industry

Appreciation Night 6 to 8 p.m. at Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road,Thousand Oaks. Monthly mixer & dinner meeting of SimiConejo Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. Program on “The EPA’s Renovation Repair & Painting Rules and how it will affect your company” presented by Ben Morey. Block Kids Awards, scholarship presentations, NAWIC Member & Executive of the Year Awards, gift card raffle. $26 members/guests. RSVP, advance payment required. Phone: 805.531.9747 Contact: Alana Busse Email: kcoverly @jhcowan.com Web: simiconejo .tix.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 4/13/2010

Ventura County

Writers Club Meets at Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Guest speakers poet Kate Buckley, lyricist/ songwriter Arlene Matza-Jackson. Free, open to nonmembers. Web: www.venturacountywriters .com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/13/2010

Parent Talk At Newbury Park High School Performing Arts Center, 456 Reino Road. Abel Santana discusses “Standing on their own two feet: teaching teens fiscal responsibility.” Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/13/2010

WED., APR. 14

Conejo Valley Children’s

Concert Series Conejo Valley Adult School Children’s Concert Series, nonprofit group, hosts Linda Arnold presents “The Big Top” at 9:30 & 11 a.m at Scherr Forum Theater, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. For ages 2-1/2 to 7. $9, group discount. Phone: 805.338.3021 Contact: Carol Williams Web: www .conejoadultschool.org/parenting

Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/14/2010

IEEE Computer Society 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Richter Auditorium, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. High school students from Conejo Robotics show off their machines entered in robotics competition. Free; public welcome. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.876.4271 Contact: Karl Geiger Email: events@ieee-bvcs.org Web: www.ieee-bv-cs.org Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 4/14/2010

An Evening At The Barn At Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave., across from the Hollywood Bowl. Film history expert Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives presents photographic history of Hollywood with lecture, signing of his new book “Hollywood 1940-2008.” Refreshments available. $5 Hollywood Heritage members, $10 nonmembers at door. Free parking. Phone: 323.874.2276 Web: www.hollywoodheritage.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 4/14/2010

Simi Valley Quilt Guild Meets at Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Doors open 7 p.m. Award-winning fiber artist Terry Waldron gives trunk show of her quilts, speaks on “The art of doing it all: What I did wrong and how I fixed it.” For all quilters. Phone: 805.583.3389 Contact: Sally Leeflang Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 4/14/2010

THURS., APR. 15

Calabasas Chamber Of

Commerce Business Mixer 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Florentyna’s A Fine Flower Company & Blue Table, 4774 Park Granada, Ste. 1, Calabasas. Free. RSVP required. Phone: 818.222.5680 Contact: Chamber office Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 4/15/2010

Parent Education Nite 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mariposa Elementary School, 6050 N. Calmfield Ave., Agoura Hills. Dr. Susan Johnson gives practice steps to embrace children with loving lifestyle, discusses seven essential nutrients. School fundraiser. $10 at door. Contact: Stacey Riggs Email: riggs2n@dsl extreme.com Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 4/15/2010

Conejo Valley

Bonsai Society Meets at Westlake Village Community Center, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Ted Matson will do work on a boxwood. Phone: 805.495.7480 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 4/15/2010

FRI., APR. 16

Hats Off To Women 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at House of the Book, Brandeis-Bardin campus of American Jewish University, 1101 Peppertree Lane, Simi Valley. Annual fundraiser for Simi Valley Hospital sponsored by Simi Valley Hospital Foundation. Emmy Award-winning comedian Tracey Conway is guest speaker. Lunch, fashion show, health screenings. Woman of the Year Award given. $65. Phone: 805.955.6670 Web: www .simivalleyhospital.com Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 4/16/2010

Conejo Valley Republican

Women Federated 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Representatives for gubernatorial candidates Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman speak, answer questions. $25 includes luncheon, drink, dessert. RSVP required. Phone: 805.796.9732 Contact: Jan Edwards Email: cvrwf@verizon.net Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 4/16/2010

Storyteller At Library 4 to 4:45 p.m. at Westlake Village Library, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Storyteller Michael McCarty, member of Dreamshapers Performing Ensemble, performs for children ages 3 and up. Family audience. Free, no registration required.

Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 4/16/2010

Campus Canyon

Family Fun Carnival 5 to 8 p.m. at Campus Canyon Elemetary School, 15300 Monroe, Moorpark. Barbecue trip tip, chicken & pork dinner. Hot dog, juice drinks, shaved ice, kettle korn. Games for all ages, laser tag, video game theater. Silent auction. Free admission, charge for games & food. Fundraiser for school’s music, art, PE programs. Phone: 805.529.6255 Contact: Lisa Bell Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 4/16/2010

Santa Monica Mountains

Science Festival At Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills. 7 to 10 p.m. April 16. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 17. On Friday, watch bats, see bugs, stroytelling corner, animal tracking. On Saturday bring picnic lunch for full day of handson activities. Sponsored by National Park Serivce & Natural Hisotry Museum of Los Angeles County. Free admission & parking. Contact: National Park Visitor Center Email: samo_interpretation @nps.gov Web: www.nps.gov/samo/ Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/16/2010

CineMagic Live Annual performing arts program of Pleasnt Valley Education Foundation at Pacifica High School Center for Performing Arts, 600 W. Gonzales Road, Oxnard. 7 p.m. April 16, 1 and 7 p.m. April 17. Cast of 180 children in grades three through eight perform classic songs from film, TV. $13.50, $20 reserved seats, additional ticket handling charge. Web: www.PVEF.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 4/16/2010

Ventura County

Astronomical Society Meets in multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Former Harvard University faculty member Dr. Robert Picconi speaks on “Einstein and Light.” Guests welcome. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Ashley Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 4/16/2010

SAT., APR. 17

Annual Agoura High School

Garage & Bake Sale 7 a.m. to noon in teachers’ parking lot, Agoura High School, 28545 W. Driver Ave. Clothing, household items, furniture, books, sports equipment, bake sale. All proceeds benefit school’s Safe and Sober Grad Nite event. Phone: 818.808.8077 Contact: Shelley MacEwen Email: mediate3@gmail.com Web: www.agourahighschool.net/ Time: 7:00 a.m. Date: 4/17/2010

Junior Olympics At Royal High School stadium, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Opening ceremonies 8:45 a.m. Games to 3:30 p.m. 21 elementary schools compete in running, tri-fitness, volleyball, basketball throw, softball throw. Phone: 805.404.7504 Contact: Carolyn Hucker Time: 8:45 a.m. Date: 4/17/2010

Scandinavian Festival At California Lutheran University, 40 Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Food, entertainment, demonstrations highlighting Nordic cultures. Children’s activities, storytelling. Vendors. Vintage vehicle display. Lutheran church service 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Samuelson Chapel. Scandinavian Center on campus open. $5 admission adults, children 12 and under free. Free parking. Phone: 805.216.3373 Email: scancenter@callutheran.edu Web: www.scandinaviancenter.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 4/17/2010

Earth Day 40th

Anniversary Celebration Earth Day Eco Fest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Promenade Park, Ventura. Entertainment, children’s activities & crafts, food & refreshments, project displays, more than 50 eco-friendly exhibitors booths. Free admission. Phone: 805.570.0265 Contact: Toni Guy Email: ToniGuy@yahoo .com Web: www.venturaearthday .com Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 4/17/2010

Calabasas Library Fun Fair Noon to 5 p.m. at Calabasas Library, 200 Civic Center Way. Games, food, prizes with a fundraiser. Animated movie 5 to 7 p.m. All proceeds go to Giving Tree Club, Project Cool Down, Calabasas Teen Library Council. Phone: 818.225.7616 Contact: Karilyn Steward Web: www .cityofcalabasas.com.html/library

Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 4/17/2010

Camarillo Earth Day

Celebration Noon to 4 p.m. at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 Burnley St. Hosted by Camarillo Community Gardeners. Live music, children’s activities, educational demos, Earth Day vendors. Free. Contact: Linda Fisher-Helton Web: earthdaycamarillo.com Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: 4/17/2010

Ventura County

Genealogical Society Meets at Ventura LDS Family History Center, 3501 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Dotty Wheeler speaks on “The coming of the auto to Ventura County.” Workshops on census research, German research and computer lab. Books, supplies for sale. Guests welcome. Free. Web: www.rootsweb.ancestry .com/ Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 4/17/2010