FRI., DEC. 24

FRI., DEC. 24

Celebration in L.A.

L.A. County Holiday Celebration is from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles and features seasonal music and dance. Forty performing groups including choirs, music ensembles and dance companies. Hosted by Henry Winkler and Elayne Boosler. Free admission and free parking. (213) 972-3099

WED., DEC. 29

Learn About Reptiles

The O’Grady family and their exotic reptile family of pets will teach adults and children how to handle reptiles with care and respect from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Free. Reservations requested: (805) 381-2744

FRI., DEC. 31

A Buddy Holly Bash

Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park: The Buddy Holly "Rave On" Review stars John Mueller, the lead in 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

‘Night in Vienna’

Conejo Pops Orchestra with Elmer Ramsey conducting will perform its annual "Night in Vienna" program from 8 p.m. to around 10:30 p.m. in the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. It’s an evening of waltzes, marches, polkas and special numbers of a variety of soloists including singers Joanna Bushnell and Chris Feeney and marimbist Bonnie Boss. $20-$50. (805) 449-2787

SAT., JAN. 1

Hike Strauss Ranch

At 10 a.m. join an easy-paced docent-led walk at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy. at Troutdale Drive in Agoura. Free. (805) 370-2301

TUES., JAN. 4

Protecting Environment

Mark Burley, co-chair of Save Our Ring of Green, will address ways in which citizens can protect Ventura County’s environment and quality of life at 7 p.m. meeting of Ventura County Supporters of Global Exchange at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Free. (805) 375-9939

Auditions for Singers

Los Robles Master Chorale hosts auditions for all singers today and Sat., Jan. 8. For audition appointment and location and more details, call (805) 383-7155

WED., JAN. 5

Moms Teach Discipline

"Discipline with Love and Logic" will be the lecture presented by Nicole Vitto, a mother of twins and counselor with the Conejo Valley Unified School District at the 7:30 p.m. meeting of Conejo Valley Mothers of Multiples at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. (805) 484-8821

Paint at the Park

Plein Air Landscape Painting: All artists are welcome to join in painting landscapes of Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa in Newbury Park at 10 a.m. today. At 10 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 19, come paint at Paramount Ranch, on Cornell Road in Agoura. Bring your own materials and camera. For information call the Thousand Oaks Plein Air Watercolorists at (805) 494-1700

Networking Breakfast

RSVP is due today for the Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Networking Breakfast of Champions, which will be presented from 7 to 9 a.m. Fri., Jan. 7 at Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The event will feature speakers from each of the Chamber’s six active networking groups. $16 to $25. (805) 370-0035

THURS., JAN. 6

About African Violets

Thousand Oaks African Violet Society meets at 7 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 667 Camino Do Rios, Thousand Oaks, offering a culture class and program on different aspects of growing African violets. Visitors and their plants welcome. (805) 581-0014

New Clogging Classes

Conejo Valley Cloggers will teach a new beginner class at 6:45 p.m. at Old Meadows Park, 1600 Marview Drive, Thousand Oaks. Classes offered every Thursday night, all ages, no experience needed. $3-$5. (805) 527-6185

FRI., JAN. 7

‘Cuckoo’s Nest’

Elite Theatre Company presents Dale Wasserman’s "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" based on Ken Kesey’s novel from tonight through Feb. 13 at the Petit Playhouse, 730 S. "B" St., in Oxnard’s Heritage Square. Show times are at 8 p.m. Fri.- Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. $13-$15. (805) 483-5118

Kids to Perform Spoof

Chamberlains’ Performing & Fine Arts Academy will present 60 local child actors in "Little Mary Sunshine," a musical spoof for families at 7:30 p.m. tonight and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Smothers Theatre on the campus of Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. $10. Reservations: (818) 735-9464

MON., JAN. 10

History of Quilts

"Quilting Through the Ages" is the program and slide presentation when Conejo Valley Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, meets at noon at Marie Callender’s Restaurant, 20 W. Cochran, Simi Valley. There will be a display of members’ quilts. (805) 532-1148

About Special Needs

Oak Park Special Education Advisory Committee presents "Standardized Testing and Kids with Special Needs" at 7 p.m. in Oak Park Library Lecture Room, on OPHS campus at 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. SELPA director Mary Samples will provide an overview of California standardized testing and its potential impact on kids with special needs. General meeting will precede at 6:30 p.m. (818) 865-8564 Jo Ann Tallman

TUES., JAN. 11

Writers Club Meets

Ventura County Writers Club hosts Jeanne Martin, Ph.D., an expert in many fields including myths and folklore, at 7 p.m. at Borders Books, 125 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Precluding the program will be a craft-of-writing segment. Free. (805) 496-6204

Center’s Open House

Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills hosts an Open House from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meet class instructors and staff members, register for winter session classes. (818) 597-7361

WED., JAN. 12

W.H. Woman’s Club

Woodland Hills Woman’s Club, a group of women active in community service, meets 10 a.m. for business, lunch and entertainment at Calabasas Inn. (818) 223-8724

THURS., JAN. 13

Gem & Mineral Club

Conejo Gem & Mineral Club hosts speaker Richard Weber, a club member, who will discuss "Amethyst Mining in Canada" at 7:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Arts Center, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Public welcome. (818) 707-9972

Chamber Mixer

Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce: New Year’s networking mixer at 5:30 p.m. will be hosted by Troop Real Estate at 5875 Kanan Road in the Agoura Hills City Mall. Food, door prizes. (818) 889-3150

SAT., JAN. 15

Dance to Live Band

Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts a dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, where the Star Lighters live band will perform. $5 to $7, singles and couples welcome. (805) 381-2744

Park’s Starring Role

National Park Service’s "Film & the American Landscape" series takes a look at the film history of Paramount Ranch on Cornell Road in Agoura. "Around the World in 180 Minutes" begins at 9:30 a.m. Travel the backlots of Paramount Ranch with a NPS ranger on an easy to moderate 3-hour hike to discover sites used in the movies. (805) 370-2301

See Winter’s Birds

Charmlee Wilderness Park, Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu: At 9:30 a.m. join a Winter Nature Walk led by a naturalist and learn to identify migratory birds. Bring binoculars and water. Expect a moderate 2-hour hike at this park known for its rolling green oceanview meadows and wildflowers. (310) 317-1364

SUN., JAN. 16

A Dog and Cat Circus

Master juggler Gregory Popovich brings his Comedy and Pet Theatre featuring trained dogs and cats he rescued from animal shelters to the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., at 7 p.m. $14 to $20. (800) 504-8587

Plant Native Grasses

Cold Creek Preserve, Stunt Road, Calabasas: "Cold Creek Restoration Day." Remove non-native invasive plants; plant native grasses to create a native grass meadow. Three hours. Reservations required. Call Mountains Restoration Trust (818) 591-1701, ext. 203.