Journalist on defense
      The next featured speaker at Mary Pallant's Ventura County Speaker Series will be journalist Robert Scheer discussing his book, "The Pornography of Power- How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America." Scheer will appear at 7 p.m. Fri., July 18 at Oak Park Community Center, 1000 Kanan Road in Oak Park.
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"WALL•E"
      Here are two words you're unlikely to ever encounter in a single sentence: under whelming and Pixar . The creators of "Toy Story," "Monsters, Inc.
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A tribute to the group that started it all
     WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers MOPTOPS- Ticket to Ride, a Beatles tribute band, performs on Saturday at Oak Canyon Community Park in Oak Park. The free concert was part of the summer Music in the Park series.
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Shakespeare goes groovy in Kingsmen's comedy
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com
      Forsooth and far out! The 12th season of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival kicked off last weekend with the frothy comedy "As You Like It," directed by Kevin P. Kern in his festival directorial debut.
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Former Agoura High students to perform at Four Seasons
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      The Danny Janklow Quartet, which includes two former Agoura High School students, will perform at the "Summer in the Southland" event Sat., July 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village.
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Reagan Library hosts summer Sunset Dinners
      The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has announced the schedule for its summer Sunset Dinners. All dinners will be held at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, from 6 to 9 p.m. Reservations must be made at least one week in advance. Special prices for children under 10 are available.
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Comedian Paula Poundstone to appear at The Canyon club
      Standup comedian and Emmy Award winning entertainer Paula Poundstone will headline The Canyon club at 8 p.m. Fri., July 11. The venue is at 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Poundstone is a popular panelist on NPR radio's Peabody Award-winning series "Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!
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Teens take video top prize
     TALENTED PAIR- Jordan and Ari Stidham hang out backstage at the 2008 Conejo Teen Video Film Festival at the Scherr Forum of the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Plaza. Jordan's music video, "Downfall," won the Best Music Video award. Ari, who appeared in the video, was nominated for Best Actor. The video was written by Cinco Paul.
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