Acorn columnist shops his new movie at the Sundance Film Festival
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Acorn columnist and former reporter Michael Picarella recently completed his third feature film, "Punchcard Player," and attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in order to make VIP contacts. "Punchcard Player" is a dramatic comedy about a young man who works six jobs at o...
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Egg-cellent show at Hyatt Westlake
      Eggs- they're not just for breakfast anymore The 28th annual California Egg Artistry Show and Sale will be Sat. and Sun., March 10 and 11 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake Village. The show will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sund...
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      Hugh Grant has pretty much defined the romantic comedy over the last dozen years. Handsome, suave and utterly unassuming, he charmed his way through a series of averagetoexcellent romantic comedies. His breakout role as the love-lost Charles in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" put h...
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Actors hook up with 'Conjunction Junction'
      BACK TO SCHOOL- The Conejo Players prepare to rock the house with a production of "Schoolhouse Rock Live" March 3 through 11 with shows at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30 a.m. March 7 and 7 p.m. March 9. Tickets are $8. Call the box office at (805) 495-3715.
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Maverick Award goes to Michael Madsen
      The Method Fest independent film festival will present Michael Madsen the 2007 Maverick Award for his contribution to cinema, his commitment to independent film and his versatility as an actor, producer and writer. The award will be presented at the festival's Sneak Preview Party at 7 p.m.
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He's a soul man
      BLUES BROTHER- John Mayall, known as the father of British Blues, opens for British rocker Dave Mason at The Canyon in Agoura Hills last week. Mayall was one of the first musicians to bring the blues to the U.K. with his band The Bluesbreakers.
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Celtic musicians perform Bodie House concert
      Concerts at the Bodie House will present an early St. Patrick's Day celebration 8 p.m. Sat., March 10 with Willson & McKee, Celtic musicians who specialize in original as well as traditional Irish and Scottish acoustic music.
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Apply for Artwalk
      Applications are available for ArtWalk '07, a fine arts and designer crafts outdoor exhibition scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun., June 2 and 3 on the grounds of Countrywide Bank, 225 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Artists, food concessionaires, musicians and volunteers ar...
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One- man show
      MAGIC BANJO- Michael Miles will bring his one-man show to the Scherr Forum Theater at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza at 7:30 p.m. Sat., March 17. The evening of music and poetry, wit and politics, which includes the writings of Mark Twain, Walt Whitman and Pete Seeger, is a ...
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