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On the Town February 1st, 2007
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Tango and more
      TWO TO TANGO--Orlando Paiva and his wife, Laura Tate, take to the dance floor in a romantic tango. Paiva, a renowned dancer, owns the Paiva Dance Academy at 2636 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in T.O. The academy, which opens Feb. 5, teaches all styles of dancing for children and adults. For information c...
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The healing power of laughter
      COMEDY SPORTZ--At left, Darlene Wilson of West Hills and Joy Lees of Oak Park enjoy a performance by the Oak Park High School Comedy Sportz team. The event raised money for Lees' grandson Ryan Roschke, below at right, who is awaiting a kidney transplant. Catherine Combs, on the left, g...
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Agoura High to mount 'The Miracle Worker'
      Agoura High School will present "The Miracle Worker," Wed. through Sat., Feb. 14 through 17 in the campus "G" building, 28545 W. Driver Ave., Agoura Hills. The play traces teacher Anne Sullivan's attempts to communicate with young Hellen Keller, a blind and deaf girl, and how she f...
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      There's a subliminally discomforting quality about "Letters From Iwo Jima," one that's briefly hard to pinpoint. The film opens on a group of soldiers, nervously anticipating an assault by a larger, stronger enemy force. From their banter, we realize their situation is perilous, perhap...
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Festival kicks off with Sandoval concert
Season opens with Latin jazz
      The Ventura Music Festival will open its 13th season with a Latin jazz performance by Arturo Sandoval at 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at the Ventura High School auditorium, 2 N. Catalina St., Ventura. The concert is sponsored by the Meister Family Foundation.
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'Dooley's America' in Malibu
      "Mr. Dooley's America," a turn-of-the-century comedy of sociopolitical satire, comes to the Malibu Stage Company direct from New York, where the play received rave reviews.
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Rhodes' comedy to play in L.A.
      "Ug," a comedy written by the late Rick Rhodes, his wife, Vivian, and Jim Goeghan, is playing at the Attic Theatre in Los Angeles through Feb. 28. Rhodes was one of the cofounders of the Oak Park High School theater program and also helped to launch the Santa Susana Repertory C...
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Ventura County Fair will feature old-fashioned fun
Funnel cake and Ferris wheels usher in days-gone-by theme
      The board of directors of the Ventura County Fairgrounds has announced the theme of the 132nd Ventura County Fair will be "An Old Fashioned Fair.
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Signed by an Angel
      SIGNING UP- Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, left, signs a baseball for YMCA board member and former T.O. mayor Judy Lazar and South East YMCA executive director John Rutherford during a donor event at Sisley Italian Restuarant at The Oaks.
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Natural History Museum happenings
      The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is presenting several programs in February. The museum is at 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets are $9 for adults, $6.50 for students and seniors, and $2 for children ages 5 to 12. Children under 5 are free. Admission is free the first Tuesda...
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