Enjoying a midsummer's eve
      GROOVIN' ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON— Jeff Nagel and Jennifer Graves, a Thousand Oaks dentist, relax at a pond-side table in the Westlake Village Inn Wine Cellar during the Midsummer Eve of Wine & Arts, a fundraiser sponsored by the Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks to benefit the Special Olympics, at the Westlake Village Inn on Sunday.
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"Mamma Mia!"
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
      Starring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Dominic Cooper, Julie Waters, Christine Baranski MPAA rating: PG (probably because somebody hollers "Bollocks!
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'Strings of Gold' kicks off Aug. 10
      The Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival will present "Strings of Gold," the opening concert for its eighth season, at 5 p.m. Sun., Aug. 10 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 23838 Kittridge St., West Hills.
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'Singin' in the Rain' will make you smile
Play Review
By Cary Ginell Soundthink@aol.com
      When David Engel decided to join Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of the classic "Singin' in the Rain," he determined that audiences would want to see a faithful reproduction of the 1952 film rather than the 1985 Broadway revival.
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Wolfgang Puck comes to the Conejo Valley
      Renowned chef Wolfgang Puck opened a new restaurant July 14 in Westlake Village. Wolfgang Puck L.A. Bistro is at 30990 Russell Ranch Road West, next to Dakota Steakhouse. The Austrianborn chef began his formal culinary training at age 14 and now oversees an empire of fine dining and casual restaurants, catering services and licensed products.
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Chorale appoints new artistic director
      Los Robles Master Chorale, a nonprofit performing arts group, has appointed Lesley Leighton as its new artistic director. Leighton will assume the position in September when the chorale begins its 31st season. Leighton is a doctoral student in choral conducting at USC and has a Masters of Music in vocal performance from USC.
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