Tenth-grader wins design contest
Logo will promote school play 'Taming of Shrew'
      Tenth-grader Veronica Pounds created the winning design for Oak Park High School's production of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." The design is featured on posters, play programs, and cast and crew T-shirts.
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Concert of women's music
      The Westlake Village Music Society Concert Series will present "What She Said" at 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 17 at United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. Featured performers will be Carol Stephenson, soprano; Rik Noyce, flute; and Jacqueline Petitto, piano.
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Four Seasons to share gourmet secrets
      HEALTHY HOLIDAYS- The Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village is offering holiday cooking classes taught by nutritionist chefs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Dec. 30. Classes are $125 each and feature gourmet holiday fare. For reservations, call (818) 575-1118.
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Artists display their sculptures
      The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents Sculpture on the Hill through Dec. 10 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts Galleria, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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Westlake High School presents short comic plays by David Ives
'All in the Timing' presents challenges
By Sabrina Samedi Special to the Acorn
      It's the perfect time to come see "All in the Timing," Westlake High School's first theater production of the year. The unique offering incorporates in a single show a series of nine one-act plays by David Ives.
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Youth present 'Secret Garden'
      The Young Artists Ensemble presents "The Secret Garden" through Sun., Nov. 18 at the Theatre on the Hill, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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Local radio drama wins big award
      The Every Now and Then Theatre has won the 2007 International Davey Best-in-Show Award for their December 2006 radio drama broadcast of "Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story" on KVTA-AM. The production was hosted by actor-author Cheryl Ladd and starred former Ventura resident Robert "Doc"...
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Midnight Winds to perform in Topanga
      The Midnight Winds, a woodwind quintet, will perform at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Company's Sunday Salons at Two at 2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 18 at The Globe in Topanga, 1909 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. The quintet features musicians Amy Tatum, flute; Alison Lowell, oboe; Andrew Leonard, ...
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Dickens Christmas show opens in Santa Paula
      The Santa Paula Theater Center will present "A Dickens Radio Christmas" from Nov. 16 through Dec. 23 at the Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S. 7th St., Santa Paula. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 pm Sunday.
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