THURS., SEPT. 28

Chamber Mixes It Up Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Keyboard Concepts, 104 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thou- sand Oaks. Food catered by Cisco's, door prizes, drawing. (818) 889-3150

Play Debuts "Twilight of the Golds" by Jonathan Tolins opens at 7:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre, Moorpark College Per- forming Arts Center, Moorpark. Continues through Oct. 7. $8. Rec- ommended for adult audiences. For info, tickets, show times, call box office. (805) (805) 378-1485

Smell the Roses The Ventura County Rose Soci- ety meets at 7 p.m. with "little rose show" at Cowan Conference Center, 550 Airport Way, Camarillo. 7:30 p.m. Featured speaker Jim Downer, PhD, to dis- cuss rose diseases. Lending library of books and videos available and refreshments provided. For info, visit www. venturarose.org.

Chamber Luncheon The Calabasas Chamber of Com- merce hosts a luncheon at the Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sor- rento from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sandra B. Smyser, PhD, superin- tendent of the Las Virgenes Unified School District, will discuss the state of education in California. $25 for members, $30 for non- mem- bers. RSVP at (818) 222-5680.

FRI., SEPT. 29

Western Elks Get Wild Simi Valley Elks present second annual Wild West Weekend, today through Oct. 1 at Elks lodge, 1561 Kuehner Drive, Simi Valley. Today is Casino Night with music, camp- fire and cowboy encampment. Weekend events are vendor's row, police DARE and K-9 units, kids' crafts, chuck wagon lunch, Satur- day night dance and Sunday flap- jack breakfast. For program times and info, call (805) 433-3081

Boo! Scary Stuff Family-friendly Halloween Harvest Festival begins today, runs through Oct. 31 at Pierce College, 6498 De Soto Ave., Woodland Hills. Pump- kins, corn maze, haunted houses, haunted trail, hay rides, petting zoo, pony rides, music, food and more. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. through mid- night, Fridays and Saturdays. For info, (818) 999-6300

SAT., SEPT. 30

Bargains Galore Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley opens doors at 8 a.m. for parking lot garage sale at 2850 Lemon Drive, next to Lemon Park. Pro- ceeds support club's ongoing pro- grams to help youth. To donate items or more info, (805) 527-4437

Let's Dance Pi-R Squares Dance Club has Vic Kaaria calling plus level square dancing from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Borchard Community Center, 190 N. Reino Road, Newbury Park. Re- freshments served. $6 donation. (805) 492-1442 or 498-4920

Puppets Perform Unique Care & Unique Care Non- profit present "Zee and Friends Whimsical Puppeteers" for ages 4 to 8, noon. Puppet show and mak- ing, book signing by author of "Zee" at City of Calabasas Library, Calabasas Park Centre, Bldg. B, First Floor, 23975 Park Sorrento St., Calabasas. RSVP at (866) 703-3948

Happy B'day, Mozart Platt Branch Library has Mozart 250th Birthday Concert Series at 2:30 p.m. with Bright Light Cham- ber Players in library's young adult section, 23600 Victory Blvd, Wood- land Hills. Free admission, no RSVP needed. (818) 340-9386

Queen for a Day Miss Reyes Adobe Days Pageant from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills. Girls ages 4 through 17 years com- pete to be representatives of Reyes Adobe Days. Public can attend for $2. (818) 597-7361

Oktoberfest Newbury Park Rotary presents Oktoberfest today and tomorrow 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Underwood Fam- ily Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. Moorpark. A u t h e n t i c G e r m a n food, beer, games, fes- tivities, enter- tainment and 5 0 - v e n d o r craft fair. For info, (805) 529-3690

Clown at

Play Pinki the Clown hosts fractured fairy tales for chil- dren, "Pinki's Playhouse: Rapunzel" at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Simi Valley C u l t u r a l Arts Center, 3050 Los A n g e l e s Ave., Simi Valley. $5 general ad- mission. For info, call (805) 583-7900.

Dems Have Brunch Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley hosts brunch at Boccaccio's, 32123 Lindero Can- yon Road, Westlake Village, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Topic: Proposi- tion 85. Dr. Rochelle Sechooler pre- sents tips on political communica- tion. $25 includes meal, beverage, gratuity. Required reservations: call (805) 497-1003

Meal and a Song United Church of Christ hosts barbecue dinner and concert for community at 370 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Tri-tip and chicken dinner at 5 p.m., concert by folk music singer/songwriter Robert Morgan Fisher at 6 p.m. $25 for both din- ner and concert; $10 concert only. For info, tickets, call (805) 526-6001

See Art in Cam "End of Summer" exhibition today through Oct. 8 at Camarillo Art Cen- ter, 3150 Ponderosa Drive. Free and open to public Saturdays and Sun- days, 1 to 4 p.m. (805) 445-7061

Sun., Oct. 1

Read Between

the Lines Stage Door Theatre has free play readings every Sunday this month at 7 p.m. Today's script is "Dear Liar" by Jerome Kilty. 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. RSVP at (818) 889-5209

St. Max Gets Festive St. Maximilian Kolbe Fall Festival from 12:30 to 7 p.m. at 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. Children's games, train rides, slides, bounc- ers. For teens: climbing wall, water bomb blast, dunk tank and mini- golf. Also a cake walk, bingo, arts and crafts marketplace, raffle for cash prizes, exhibits by fire depart- ment and paramedic units, barbe-

THURS., SEPT. 28

Learn About College Oak Park/Las Virgenes Unified School Districts host College Fair Night 7 to 9 p.m. in pavilion and gym of Oak Park High School. Stu- dents and families from Oak Park, Agoura and Calabasas high schools can meet representatives from more than 50 colleges and universities, vocational programs, the military and military acad- emies. For info, call (818) 735-3315 cue and other food. Free admis- sion, tickets for raffle and special events. (818) 991-3915

Profs to Play Faculty artists perform classical pieces during benefit concert for the Moorpark College Music Pro- gram, 7 p.m. on campus Main Stage, Performing Arts Center, Moorpark. Adult tickets $14, Stu- dents/seniors $9 and children/staff $8. Call box office (805) 378-1485

See Classic Cars Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts 21st annual Westlake Vil- lage Auto Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Countrywide Financial Corpo- ration, 31303 Agoura Road. Car registration from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Classic and sports cars, vendors selling car accessories, food, beer, drawing for guests who bring three nonperishable food items. (805) 370-0035

Mon., Oct. 2

Audubon

Society Conejo Valley Audubon Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at Western Foun- dation of Verte- brate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Garry George of LA Audubon to speak on the impact of wind farms on mi- grant birds. (805) 987-2721

Take a

The Digital Photog- raphy Special Inter- est Group of the Thousand Oaks P e r s o n a l Comptuer Club meets 6:30 p.m. at Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Li- brary, 1401 E. Janss Road. Bring a photo on media

for critique. (805) 498-4669

Tues., Oct. 3

Acoustic Music Lovers Songmakers meets from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Camarillo Round Table Pizza, 880 Arneill Road, Camarillo for pizza and music. Members are amateur and profes- sional musicians interested in live acoustic music. Guests may par- ticipate in song circles or just lis- ten. For info, call TJ Zeiler, (805) 482-0029

Water Use for Gardens Westlake Village Garden Club meets 9:30 a.m. at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Las Virgenes Water District conser- vation specialist will discuss effi- cient use of water in residential landscape design. No charge for guests. (805) 496-4702

Wed., Oct. 4

New Members Invited Westlake Village Junior Women's Club hosts annual new member cocktail social for prospective members at 7:30 p.m. at home of Brooke MacLean in Westlake Vil- lage. Meet active members, learn about club. Club raises funds for charities, helps feed homeless. For info and event location, call MacLean at (805) 778-1085

Thurs., Oct. 5

No Shrinking Violets Thousand Oaks African Violet So- ciety meets 7 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 667 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks. Short culture class and program on preparing violets for show. Visitors and their plants welcomed. (805) 581-0014

Beautiful House Visit New West Symphony Design House 2006 at 5326 Calarosa Ranch Road in Camarillo, today through Oct. 29. Mediterranean- style home on large view lot is decorated by local designers. Open to public Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Holiday boutique and tearoom available. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at door. For tickets or info, (805) 676-4148

Child Safety Talk Conejo Valley Mothers & More hosts Fall Open House with guest speakers on "Child Safety/Stranger Awareness" at 7:30 p.m. at West- lake Village Civic Center, 31200 E. Oak Crest Drive.

Fri., Oct. 6

It's a Thriller Stage Door Theatre opens the clas- sic thriller "Wait Until Dark" by Frederick Knott at 8 p.m, 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Show runs Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m. through Nov. 11. Matinees at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 5. Tickets are $12 and $15. For show times and tickets, call (818) 889-5209

'Tango Fire' Estampas Portenas, a tango com- pany from Argentina, performs "Tango Fire" at 8 p.m. at Pepper- dine University's Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. $45. For tickets, call (310) 506-4522

Walk and Exercise Outdoor fitness (60-minute exercise session) and exercise walk/moder- ate hike at Soka University of America from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Calabasas campus, 26800 W. Mulholland Hwy. Free, open to pub- lic. (818) 878-3741

Reagan Forum Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will speak at 6 p.m. at Ronald Reagan Presidential Li-

brary, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. He will sign his books from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in museum store. No charge for book signing; lecture and dinner are $75. RSVP required for lecture by calling (805) 522-2977

Sat., Oct. 7

Put Dancing Shoes On Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult ballroom cen- ter, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Tunes R Us to play. $5 for members, $7 nonmembers. Singles and couples welcomed, light refreshments. (805) 381-2744

Cowboys Celebrate Third Annual Cowboy Weekend at Underwood Family Farms, 3370 Sunset Valley Road in Moorpark, today and tomorrow with stunt ropers, gun fighters, cowboy poets, medicine men, fiddlers, Soudourgh Slim and more. For times, admis- sion costs, info, call (805) 529-3690

Ride for Adult Readers Participants in Harvest Ride for Lit- eracy will cycle for 12 to 100 miles from 7 to 10 a.m. to raise funds for Ventura Rotary and Ventura County Library Adult Literacy. Start and fin- ish at Ventura Unified School Dis- trict Education Service Center, 255 W. Stanley Ave., Ventura. To sign up, (805) 462-7089

Toe Tappers The Thousand Oaks Pi-R Squares host a plus level square dance from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Borchard Com- munity Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. Caller is Arlen Miller. A-1 tip and refreshments. $6 dona- tion. For info, call (805) 492-1442 or (805) 498-4920

Bands Rock for Teens Alex Fiore Thousand Oaks Teen Center hosts a live concert for high school students only from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at 1375 E. Janss Road. Band Line up is The Good Cheer, Avarice, The Janks and Aces High. $8 admission, plus current school photo ID. (805) 494-5156