Orchid show coming to Conejo
     The Conejo Orchid Society will host its annual show and sale, "Orchid Fantasy," from Fri., Sept. 8 to Sun., Sept. 10 at the Grant R. Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Show hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Channelaires to sing at Civic Arts Plaza
     Ventura County's award-wining Channelaire Chorus will
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Retired execs to lead workshops
     The Ventura County Chapter 255 of the Service Corps of Retired Executives is offering an instructional seminar consisting of six workshops aimed at teaching new entrepreneurs the basics of starting and managing a small business. The workshops are cosponsored by Oxnard College Division of Econ
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Still time to view mysteries of the night sky
     Star gazers have only a few more weeks to explore the mysteries of the summer night sky at Cal State Northridge's Bianchi Planetarium. Beginning in October, the planetarium will offer every other Friday views of the autumn sky at night.
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Philly comedy comes to The Canyon
     The Canyon will host a comedy show with a Philadelphia flair on Tues., Sept. 12.
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New Yorker cartoons on display at Skirball Center
     Skirball Cultural Center will present "On the Couch: Cartoons from The New Yorker," more than 50 cartoons published in the award-winning magazine on display in the Ruby Gallery from Sept. 14 through Dec. 31.
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Barn dance, barbecue and music highlight the arts
     Cody Bryant and the Riders of the Purple Sage will serenade
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New voices needed
     The San Fernando Valley Male Chorus kicks off the 2006-07 concert season with its first rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 11 at Community of Christ Church, 6610 Shoup Ave. Canoga Park (halfblock north of Victory Boulevard.)
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A funny play happened on the way to the theater
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com
     The Conejo Players' production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opens with two characters invoking the favor of the ancient Roman deities and appealing to Thespis, the Greek actor who created tragedy (and also the word
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Classic cars rolling into Harborview
     Classic vehicles dating back to 1975 and earlier will be on display during the Ventura Vintage Rods Harbor Run 16 on Sun., Sept. 10 in Harborview Park at Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard.
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UCLA Live opens 'Spoken Word' series with English novelist
     UCLA Live opens its 2006- 07 season and Spoken Word Series with award-winning English novelist Zadie Smith, whose bestselling, critically acclaimed 2001 debut, "White Teeth," earned the then-23-yearold comparisons to Salman Rushdie, John Irving and Martin Amis.
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