THURS., DEC. 9

THURS., DEC. 9

Chamber Holiday Mixer

Agoura/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce hosts a Holiday Mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Law Offices of Masry & Vititoe, 5707 Corsa, Westlake Village catered by Cisco’s. Special Christmas door prizes plus winner of cruise to be announced. (818) 889-3150

Chanukah Festival

Chabad Jewish Center of Thousand Oaks celebrates with a Chanukah Family Festival from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in front of Mann Theaters at the Janss Marketplace, Thousand Oaks, featuring hot latkes, olive oil press, face painting and live music plus lighting of giant menorah. Free. (805) 493-7776

Moorpark High Singers

Moorpark High Voices will present a Winter Holiday Celebration at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. It will be a choral, solo and ensemble salute to holiday melodies. $5. (805) 378-6305

Aspen’s Holiday Fare

Aspen Elementary School, 1870 Oberlin Ave., Thousand Oaks: Aspen New Millennium Chorus will present holiday concert at 7 p.m. tonight and at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 16 the chorus will sing carols throughout the neighborhood. (805) 495-2810

FRI., DEC. 10

Hear the Village Voices

The Village Voices Chorale will perform ’Tis the Season, a festive holiday concert, at 8 p.m. tonight and at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.The 60-voice ensemble will present holiday songs with the sound of brass, including traditional Christmas carols, Chanukah songs and holiday favorites. $15. (805) 449-2787

Festive Harbor Display

Ventura Harbor Village, 1583 Spinnaker Drive, hosts holiday celebration themed "Sugar and Spice and Everything Lights" including the Parade of Lights, fireworks, music festival and other festivities beginning at 3 p.m. today with Holiday Harborland carnival, then at 1 p.m. tomorrow Santa arrives at the docks. At 7 p.m. tomorrow more than 40 decorated boats will participate in Parade of Lights. On Sunday is the Chabad of Ventura County’s Chanukah Festival from 2 to 5 p.m. (805) 642-8538

View Nativity Scenes

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village will host the "No Room at the Inn" exhibit of more than 500 Nativity scenes. Event is a fundraiser to benefit the homeless shelter programs of Ventura County. Grand opening gala with refreshments and Christmas music is from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight in church hall ($20-$25); public may view the display from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday ($1-$5). (805) 807-1088 Nora

‘The Jungle Book’

Kids Acting Out-West performing arts program will present "The Jungle Book" at 7 p.m. at Sycamore Canyon School, 4601 Via Rio, Newbury Park. Performed by kids ages 6 to 15. Free. (805) 376-9532

Mr. Scrooge at CSUN

Performing Arts Center on Cal State University Northridge campus at Zelzah Avenue between Prairie and Plummer streets in Student Union Complex: Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" will be performed at 8 p.m. tonight, at 2 and 7 p.m. tomorrow and at 2 p.m. Sunday. This is a production for all ages. $18-$28, $4 parking fee. (818) 677-2488

Holiday Rock Opera

Malibu Vineyard, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu presents "Urban Messiah," a modern-day rock opera, at 8 p.m. tonight, Sat. and Sun., with a 2 p.m. Sun. matinee. $10. (310) 317-9255

YMCA’s Family Fete

Conejo Valley YMCA, 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks will host its annual Family Holiday Party from 7 to 9 p.m. in the activity room. Activities include wreath making, cookie decorating, family games, sing-alongs and photos with Santa. Those attending should bring a dessert to share. All YMCA members, program participant volunteers and their families are invited. (805) 523-7613

SAT., DEC. 11

Santa in Moorpark

City of Moorpark hosts Breakfast with Santa at 8:30 a.m. today and Brunch with Santa at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Arroyo Vista Recreation Center, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. Kids can take a photo with Santa, make holiday crafts and have a meal in a fun and friendly environment. $8 to $12; preregister at (805) 517-6300

Seuss

Comes to Life

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley: "Seussical-The Musical" will be presented from tonight through Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. and at 2 p.m. Sun. See the world of Dr. Seuss come to life on stage in this family Broadway musical for kids and adults of all ages. $12 to $18. (805) 583-7900

‘The Nutcracker’

The Moorpark Civic Ballet presents "The Nutcracker" at 7 p.m. tonight and at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Moorpark High School Performing Arts Center, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. $12. (805) 529-1958

Music of the Season

St. Paschal Baylon Church, 155 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks presents an Advent Concert at 7 p.m. featuring music of the season including Advent and Christmas themes. Free. (805) 496-0222

Event Benefits Library

Kanan Antique Mart, 29130 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills: From noon to 4 p.m. the Antique Mart and local artist Kathi Colman will co-host an "Emerging Artists" Showcase with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Agoura Hills Library. Free admission. (818) 707-0067

Santa Stops in Simi

Holiday Toy Express Train will bring Santa Claus and several of his helpers to the Simi Valley Train Station, 5050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley at 5:15 p.m. The train features 50,000 twinkling lights and life-sized holiday displays. There’ll be a live stage show. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or sports equipment to donate, and enjoy refreshments. (805) 583-6701

Shelter Pets to Adopt

The Oaks Shopping Center (Center Court), 222 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks: Volunteers from Agoura Animal Shelter will bring selected shelter animals for adoption from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dog trainer Rick Hughes will provide demonstrations. Adoption fees are $37. (818) 991-0071

Dance in the Holiday

Goebel Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks: Christmas Celebration Dance from 8 to 11:30 p.m. with free dance lessons at 7 p.m. David Katz’s Swing and Gene Sarro’s Ballroom combined. $5 to $10. (818) 865-1257

Moorpark Art Show

Members of Moorpark Active Adult Center Art Workshop will exhibit their work in the Citrus Room at Moorpark Civic Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark through today. From 1 to 3:30 p.m. today there will be a reception with refreshments served. The public is invited. (805) 517-6261

SUN., DEC. 12

Children’s Choir Sings

Los Robles Children’s Choir’s three different choirs, featuring kids from 8 to 18, will unite to pre- sent a holiday concert of nostalgic and traditional music at 4 p.m. in the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. $12 to $18. (805) 449-2787

Dancers Collect Toys

U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Assn. Ventura County Chapter #422 hosts "Toys for Tots Christmas Dance" with beginners’ méringue lesson at 2:30 p.m. and the Moore Music Trio providing music for open dancing 3-5:30 p.m. at House of Dance, 3007 Bunsen Ave., Ste. E., Ventura. Please bring a toy for their toy boxes. $5 to $10. (805) 488-4310

Holiday Harmony

Agoura Hills Harmony Chorus will present "Holiday Gift of Music" at 4:30 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks featuring Christmas and Chanukah music. $10 to $14. (805) 531-3714

Join the Jazz Club

Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge, 158 N. Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks: From 1 to 5 p.m. the Jazz Club gathers. George Probert and Friends Band will perform at 3 p.m. Jammers welcome to sit in on sets. Large dance floor, no-host bar. $6 to $8. (805) 339-0976

Toys for Tots Drive

Village Coffee Roaster, 23351 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills, in conjunction with the European car and sport bike communities, will host the inaugural Toys for Tots Charity Toy Drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. More than 500 European cars expected plus representatives from U.S. Marine Corps in dress blue, CHP, LAPD and Sheriff’s Department. (818) 591-2366 Dustin

Hear Celtic Storyteller

Celebrate winter solstice with storyteller True Thomas at 1 p.m. at Wild Birds Unlimited, 22110 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Program features stories full of wit and passion and geared towards adults and young adults, not suitable for very small children. Free. (818) 704-7333

MON., DEC. 13

Quilters’ Potluck

Conejo Valley Quilters will host a Winter Potluck Social at 6:30 p.m. followed by a general meeting at 7 p.m. at Baxter Auditorium, One Baxter Way, off Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Guests and new members welcome. (805) 375-1327

TUES., DEC. 14

Special CERP Guest

Calabasas Emergency Response Program (CERP) hosts Special Agent Kristine Beardsley, Weapons of Mass Destruction coordinator of the Los Angeles office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, at 7:30 p.m. general meeting at Calabasas City Hall, 26135 Mureau Road, Calabasas. Public invited. (818) 878-4250

Make Christmas Crafts

Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills will present a Christmas crafts program at 3:30 p.m. for all ages. Make simple and fun crafts for the holidays and have a look at the library’s great holiday books, too. (818) 889-2278

Hike Backbone Trail

Sierra Club leads at 9:15 a.m. a moderate hikers’ trek through Zuma/Trancas canyons along Kanan-Dume Backbone Trail. An 8-mile exploratory hike through woodlands and chaparral. Bring water and lunch; rain will cancel. Meet at Newton Canyon trailhead. (310) 395-9423

Westlake

Women’s Club

Westlake Women’s Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Entertainment by choral group from Westlake High School Music Department presenting "A Class Act" directed by Alan Rose. Lunch will follow. $20. Reservations: (818) 865-1399

Women’s

Connection

Thousand Oaks Women’s Connection hosts luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Clarion Palm Garden Hotel, 495 Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park featuring musical presentation "Make a Joyful Noise" by John and Rebecca Pillsbury. Author Karen O’Conner will speak. $20. Reservations: (805) 498-1640 Carol

Native Garden Tour

Horticulturist Tom Hayduk will lead a tour of the Botanical Research Center & Nursery and John and Juliana Gensley Native Plant Demonstration Garden on Soka University campus, 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Study indigenous plants. Free. (818) 878-3741

One-Woman Show

Actress Kres Mersky will present a "hilarious" one-woman show, "The Life and Times of A. Einstein," from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills. Free. (818) 889-2278

WED., DEC. 15

NPHS Choral Concert

Newbury Park High School Choral Music Department presents annual winter concert of holiday music at 7 p.m. in school’s Performing Arts Center, 456 Reino Road, Newbury Park featuring wide variety of choral and solo numbers representing many traditions and musical styles performed by Newbury Park concert choir and Panther Chamber Singers. $5. (805) 484-0307

Dems’ Holiday Potluck

Democratic Club of Conejo Valley will host a holiday potluck dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Cameron Center, 288 Greenmeadow Drive, Thousand Oaks. New officers will be sworn in. Guests asked to bring an unwrapped food item to donate to a needy family. Call for food dish type to bring: (805) 491-0304. At 7:30 p.m. the Simi Valley/Moorpark Democratic Club will host a potluck Christmas party in the community room at Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley. Free, open to public. (805) 527-8288

Male Chorus to Sing

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley: The San Fernando Valley Male Chorus will present its annual Holiday Concert at 8 p.m. tonight and at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., Dec. 17 and 18 at the church at Rocky Peak, 22601 Santa Susana Pass Road, Chatsworth. $15, kids 12 and under free. (818) 783-2733

Quartet to Entertain

The Caluin Coker Quartet will entertain at the Thousand Oaks Woman’s Club’s holiday-themed meeting at 10:30 a.m. at Clarion Palm Garden Hotel, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. $20. Reservations: (805) 499-8039

Holiday Mixer

Alliance for the Arts hosts Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce Holiday Mixer from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Hors d’oeuvres, raffle prizes. $2-$5. (805) 370-0035

THURS., DEC. 16

Walnut Winter Concert

Walnut Canyon School, 280 Casey Road, Moorpark: At 7 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium, the school’s strings students will perform a full program of music.

Middle East Discussed

Dr. Mehran Kamrava, chair of the Department of Political Science at Cal State University Northridge, will discuss the "sensitive and emotional issues" of the Middle East and the question of democracy when Ventura County Supporters of Global Exchange meet at 7 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Public Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Free. (805) 375-9939

Oak Park Gardeners

Oak Park Gardeners meet at 7 p.m. at Mae Boyar Park, 130 Kanan Road, Oak Park for membership renewal (a mandatory meeting). Nonmembers welcome. (818) 889-3518 Adriane Lubin

FRI., DEC. 17

Simi Art Festivities

Simi Valley Art Association hosts "a festive evening of art, food and fun" at 7:30 p.m. at Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, featuring a demonstration by award-winning watercolor painter Pong Apinyavat, silent auction, buffet. $2 to $4. (805) 584-1850

Agoura Youth Dance

Sixth- through eighth-graders invited to "Loungin’ After Dark" from 8 to 10 p.m. at Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills, featuring music, Hart 2 Hart interactive DJs and dancing. $8. (818) 597-7361

SAT., DEC. 18

‘Nutcracker’ in T.O.

Westlake High School sophomore Ariana Dewing and Oaks Christian sophomore Alison Lubin, both 15, will perform as Clara in the California Dance Theatre’s production of "The Nutcracker" today and tomorrow at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Matinees and evening performances each day. Call box office for show times and ticket pricing at (805) 449-2787

Holiday Film Festival

City of Calabasas Library, 23975 Park Sorrento St., Calabasas presents a holiday film festival featuring family films with fun and humor for the holidays, at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., with a different movie at each of these times. Kids 8 and under need an adult with them to be admitted. (818) 225-7616

Take a Strenuous Hike

Point Mugu State Park: Coastwalk members lead Big Sycamore Canyon to Serrano Canyon hike at 9 a.m. Hike a 9-mile loop with 1,100-ft. elevation gain to a ridge above Serrano Valley for views of Boney Mountain and the ocean. Six-hour trip. (805) 985-3728

SUN., DEC. 19

Church Choir Performs

Saint Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village: Church’s adult choir, youth contemporary singers, children’s choir, sacred dancers and solo performers will present a Christmas concert in the sanctuary at 8 p.m. Free. (818) 991-3915

TUES., DEC. 21

Music of the Season

Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park: "An Afternoon of Holiday Favorites," a family program, will feature jazz-flavored arrangements of holiday classics. $5. (818) 347-9938

FRI., DEC. 31

A Buddy Holly Bash

Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park: The Buddy Holly "Rave On" Review stars John Mueller, star of Broadway’s "Buddy Holly Story." Featuring the tunes of Buddy Holly and the Crickets. An evening for the whole family, with late-night dessert, champagne and goodies. $45. (818) 347-9938

New Year’s Eve Dance

Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks hosts a New Year’s Eve Dance for adults ages 50 and up from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. featuring live music by the Windsors, hors d’oeuvres, New Year’s Eve toast, midnight balloon drop, complimentary photos. Singles, couples welcome in dressy evening attire. $25. (805) 381-2744