THURS., SEPT. 14

Gem of a Storyteller Native American storyteller Grey Wolf, proprietor of the Native Spirit Lodge in Woodland Hills, will present legends and stories associated with different gem stones as guest speaker at the 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Conejo Gem & Mineral Club at Hillcrest Arts Center, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. (805) 532-1916

Tour Memory Lane Senior advocate Betty Berry will take participants on a walk down memory lane as she reminisces about the "greatest generation's" milestones through the years, decade by decade examining what was important, funny, sad or noteworthy. At 10:30 a.m. at Moorpark Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. (805) 517-6261

Clubwomen Host Guest Westlake Village Republican Women Federated host a social (11:30 a.m.) then luncheon (noon) at Westlake Village Inn, 31943 W. Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Guest speaker, Pepperdine professor Joseph Loconte, will discuss "The War of Ideas and the War on Terror." $35. (805) 373-1730

Tales for Tots Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m. at Oak Park Library, on campus of Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road. Stories, games, songs, crafts for ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. Continues every Thursday through November. For info, (818) 889-2239

FRI., SEPT. 15

Corn Maze Opens Five-acre corn maze cut into unique design of Spookley the Square Pumpkin is open from today through Halloween, Oct. 31, daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 6498 DeSoto Ave. at Pierce College, Woodland Hills. Call for admission fees: (818) 999-6300

Celestial Bodies The development of young stars in and around the Orion nebula cluster is topic of guest Dr. Lusia Rebull, JPL staff scientist, who will discuss observation of these through the Spitzer space telescope during the 7:30 p.m. meeting of Ventura County Astronomical Society in multipurpose room at Mesa Union School.(805) 520-9666

Fabulous Yard Sale Bargain Boutique and Thrift, 80 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, hosts a spectacular store and yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow featuring door prizes, refreshments, new purses and jewelry, new clothing at close out prices and many other items for household and home decor.

Forum with GOP Gals Joint luncheon with Conejo Valley/ Simi Valley GOP Women at Lost Canyons Country Club, 3301 Lost Canyon Drive, Simi Valley. 11:30 a.m. social, noon meeting and forum with 17 candidates from school districts and city councils. $20 for luncheon, RSVP required by calling Bev Donley, (805) 495-3409 or Sylvia Musgrove, (805) 597-5418.

SAT., SEPT. 16

Buy a Book Moorpark Friends of the Library host semi-annual outdoor book sale 11 am. to 3 p.m. in parking lot by library, 699 N. Moorpark Ave., Moorpark. Fine and rare adult nonfiction, many children's books. For info, call (805) 529-0440

Family Barn Dance Spotlight on the Arts presents a family barn dance and barbecue at Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road in Old Town Calabasas from 5 to 11 p.m. featuring music by Riders of the Purple Sage. Family activities, dance lessons, docent led museum tours. $15 to $75. (818) 725-2978

Wines, Jazz in Simi VinoJazz Fall Festival is from 4 to 9 p.m. at Simi Valley Town Center and features 14 vintage wineries, jazz performances by Bob Couto and LA Jazz Band, Festivo, Bluez Boys and others. Silent and live auctions, opportunity drawing. $125. (805) 583-7905

Festival of Fun St. Jude's Catholic Church, 32032 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village, hosts annual Festival and Boutique today and tomorrow featuring prize drawing for a cruise on Mexican Riviera, rides, games, food, kids' fun zone, book sale, vendors. sweet shop, market place and live entertainment. (818) 889-1279

Coffee with Pavley State assemblywoman Fran Pavley will meet with residents to chat about local concerns and legislative issues from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Corner Bakery, 4776 Commons Way, Calabasas. (818) 596-4141

Gala for Good Cause Ventura County Ombudsman Program celebrates 25th anniversary from 5 to 10 p.m. at Commemorative Air Force hangar at Camarillo Airport. Event features dinner, dancing to big band sounds of the Unforgettables, live and silent auctions plus museum and airplane tours. Proceeds used to assure highest quality of care for elderly in long-term care facilities. $150 per person. (805) 656-1986

Moorpark Bingo Bash Help raise money for Moorpark Active Adult Center. From 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Moorpark Civic Center, 799 Moorpark Ave., attend a special Bingo Bash fundraising event. The $15 buy-in includes 10 games, dessert bar and beverages, free dauber; two specials available for an additional fee. Day's big jackpot is $250. Must be 18 or older to play. (805) 517-6261

Used Book Sale Platt Branch Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills hosts a used book sale devoted exclusively to books for children and young adults from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Large selection of fiction, nonfiction, dictionaries, thesauri. (818) 340-9386

Parker on Piano New West Symphony with guest artist Jon Kimura Parker on piano presents works by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at 8 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. $20 to $88. (800) NEW WEST

Adoption Primer Children's Bureau will host an information meeting for prospective adoptive parents (single or married) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. The emphasis at this meeting will be on finding homes for older children, ages 14 and up. (805) 499-0620

Passport Fair Ventura Post Office, 675 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura hosts a Passport Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today and Sat., Sept. 30. Extra staff on hand to expedite issuing of passports. Various fees apply.

Let's Go Surfing Now The C Street Longboard Classic surfing contest gets underway at 7 a.m. at Surfer's Point (C Street) in Ventura. Surfing thrills, raffles, vendors. (805) 340-7151

Beautify Parks Volunteer for Coastal Cleanup Day and Creek-side Habitat Restoration Work at Cold Creek Preserve or Coastal Cleanup Day and Native Plant Restoration at Headwaters Corner at 9 a.m. to noon, both sites. Participants will restore native plants and habitate and do site restoration. Reservations required by calling (818) 591-1701, ext. 203 (Cold Creek) or ext. 205 (Headwaters Corner)

Artists Show Work Third annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mary and Richard Carpenter Plaza Park, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Features art/music children's interactive exhibits, 80 visual arts exhibitors, demonstrations, live performances, food, and beer and wine gardens. For info, www.toartsfestival.com.

Ride On Fundraiser David Murdock hosts benefit for Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship, 3 p.m. at Ventura Farms. $150 per person includes dinner, cocktails, silent auction, raffle. For tickets call (805) 375-9078. No tickets available at the door.

FRI., SEPT. 15

Loungin' for Kids The city of Agoura Hills presents "Loungin' After Dark" dance 8 to 10 p.m. with Hart 2 Hart interactive DJs for teens in grades 6 through 8 at Agoura Hills Recreation Center. Admission $9 plus current school ID. Refreshments available for purchase. (818) 597-7361

Enjoy Band Pasta Thousand Oaks High School Band serves annual all-you-can-eat pasta dinner, 6 to 8 p.m. in school cafeteria. Entertainment by TOHS Lancer Band musicians. Tickets $8 adults, students; $5 seniors, children under 12. Desserts for $2. Tickets at door or call (805) 370-8899

Cancer Fundraiser Carwash hosted at Troop Real Estate, 3200 Los Angeles Ave. in Simi Valley from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to benefit American Cancer Society. $10 per vehicle. (805) 426-0509

Find Family Roots Ventura County Genealogical Society Inc meets from 1 to 4 p.m. at Ventura LDS Family History Center, 3501 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Guest speaker is Beth McCarty on "Non-conformist Church Records in England." Guests welcomed. (805) 644-4753

SUN., SEPT. 17

Check Out Corvettes Red Line Corvettes, in conjunction with Thousand Oaks Police Department and Conejo Recreation and Park District, presents 13th annual All-Corvette Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park adjacent to Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Entertainment, raffle, silent auction, barbecue, vendors. Proceeds to DARE programs and Hospice of the Conejo. (805) 499-3152

History at Strathearn "A Day of History" and fun is planned at Strathearn Park, 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring "A Walk Through Time" with Linda Bredemann at 1 p.m. and "From Sea to Shining Sea" with Abe Lincoln enacted by Warren Palmquist at 2:30 p.m. Plus Chumash dancers, horseshoeing demonstrations, antique cars, vintage farm equipment, tours, displays, family games, food and ice cream. $5. (805) 526-6453

Hear Champion Singers Channelaire Chorus will present "Celebration of Champions" at 2:30 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Guests include various other musical groups plus jazz band from Calabasas High School. $15 to $35. (805) 482-5557

Dems to Host Scheer Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley will host Robert Scheer, former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, from noon to 3 p.m. at Los Robles Greens banquet center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Luncheon, live music, silent auction at this club fundraiser. (805) 675-8785

Dancers Scrub Cars Greenway Academy of Irish Dance hosts car wash at Camarillo Home Depot parking lot, noon to 3 p.m. Cars $5; $7 for trucks, vans, SUVs. www.greenwayacademy.com.

Fun for Norse People Scandinavian Autumn Fest and Marketplace, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Vasa Park on Triunfo Canyon Road in Agoura. Children games, swimming pool, waterslide, folk dancing, food and beverages. Picnics okay, no dogs or barbecues. Info, call (805) 491-8231.

MON., SEPT. 18

Empowered Women RSVP due for Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated Dynamic Women's Forum, "Empowering Woman" Thurs., Sept. 21 at Westlake Village Inn, 32001 Agoura Road. 11 a.m. networking, 11:45 luncheon, program. $33 per person. For reservations, call (818) 889-4839

Mayor is

Guest Speaker

Reservations due for Camarillo Republican Women Federated Club luncheon 11 a.m. Mon., Sept. 25 at Sterling Hills Golf in Camarillo. City Mayor Mike Morgan is guest speaker. Cost $19. Call Elvita Jones, (805) 987-8988 to RSVP.

TUES., SEPT. 19

About the Butterflies The Chautauqua series at Temescal Gateway Park in Pacific Palisades continues with "Butterflies of the Santa Monica Mountains" presented by Margaret Huffman at 7:30 p.m. Free. (310) 454-1395, ext. 106

Learn about Genealogy Conejo Valley Genealogical Society meets 6:45 p.m. at Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Liz Odle gives PowerPoint presentation "Digging in Our Own Backyard," what library has for genealogists, tour new facilities. (805) 497-0302

WED., SEPT. 20

Chamber Mixer Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce presents After 5 Mixer with networking, food, complementary beverages, raffle from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Selvin Properties, The Courtyard at Westlake, 3625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Westlake Village. Statue to be unveiled at 5 p.m. Members $2; non-members $10. No RSVP needed. Call (805) 370-0035.

Business Women Meet Business and Professional Women's Club of Conejo Valley hosts speaker Tamshid Damooei, PhD, at 7 p.m., Bella Terraza Coffee Shop at Hyatt Westlake Hotel, 880 S. Westlake Blvd, Westlake Village. For info, (805) 526-5587.

Ole! Spanish Dancers RSVP due to see Flamenco artists from Spain performing 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 30 at home of Louise Cabral and Paul Wyler, 29376 Mulholland Hwy, Agoura. For tickets, call (818) 707-0589

See Painter Create Professional artist Norman Kirk presents a watercolor art demonstration 7:30 p.m. at Camarillo Art Center & Gallery, 3150 Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo. Free for members, $5 non-members. (805) 445-7061

Meet the Candidates Forum for city council candidates at Vallecito Mobilehome Estates, 251 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. Seniors and mobile home residents can ask questions of candidates. (805) 480-3433

Briefing on Bird Flu Dr. Michael Osterholm gives presentation on "Bird Flu: An Inevitable Pandemic?," sponsored by World Affairs Council at Westlake Village Inn. 5:30 p.m. is VIP reception, 6 p.m. no host cocktails, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. is lecture. $55 members, $45 non-members. RSVP required by calling (805) 988-0784

THURS., SEPT. 21

Calabasas Gals Lunch The Calabasas Women's Connection hosts "Heartfelt Bear-Hugs" luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. Donna Powell of Matters of the Heart will discuss handmade Memory Bears to celebrate loved ones and for special occasions. $24. (818) 348-5247

Local Businesses

Show Wares Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts Fall Business Fiesta Expo, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hyatt Westlake Plaza's garden patio, 880 S. Westlake Blvd. Chamber members will display products and services. Also a raffle and food samplings. (805) 370-0035

Hear About Rockwell Camarillo Newcomers Club meets at La Dolce Vita, Heritage Square in Oxnard. Social hour/meeting at 11 a.m., lunch at noon. Guest speaker Monroe Kaplan will discuss Norman Rockwell and the stories behind many of his works. $14 for members, $16 for guests. RSVP at (805) 482-3290. For club info, (805) 386-4079.

SAT., SEPT. 23

An A Cappella Chorus Pacific Sound, a 30-voice a cappella barbershop harmony chorus, will sing everything from Beatles to Broadway at 2:30 p.m. at Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 Cota St., Santa Barbara. Also on stage will be quartets Hi Fidelity and Stage Hogs for laughter and song. (800) 353-1632

SUN., SEPT. 24

A Tasty ConejoFest More than 15 food establishments will provide food samplings at ConejoFest from noon to 5 p.m. on the lawn at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The Thousand Oaks Kiwanis-sponsored event also features wine tasting, art exhibits, cooking demonstration, scotch tasting seminar, cigar rolling, live musical entertainment, live auction. $40. (866) 468-3399

MON., SEPT. 25

UCLA Alumni Gather RSVP due for San Fernado Valley Bruins annual Basketball Night at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Calabasas Inn. Guest speakers are UCLA basketball coaches Kathy Olivier and Scott Garson. Tickets $35 for alumni members, $38 non-members. For info, call Brian Lowe (818) 224-2996.

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