Art lovers cut loose at festival
      MAKE 'EM SMILE— Above, Dancers from Retter's Academy of Dance and Starlet Academy show fancy footwork during the fifth annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival at the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks last Sunday.
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The Movie Nut
      "Ghost Town" Rated: PG-13 I'll admit to a few uncertain moments at the beginning of "Ghost Town." I suspected a cheap knockoff of "Ghost"
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Randy Travis to perform at Pepperdine
      Pepperdine University Center for the Arts will present country music star Randy Travis at 8 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 9 at the Malibu campus' Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Travis is one of the 10 topselling solo country artists. He won a Gospel Music Association Dove Award and a Grammy for his album "Glory Train.
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What's new on DVD
      Film and television author Randy Williams reviews the lat est movies, television shows, documentaries and music pro grams now available for pur chase online and at retail stores.
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Stage Coach Inn to present historical play
      The Conejo Valley Historical Society will present "Our Towns on the Conejo" at 6 p.m. Fri. and Sat., Sept. 26 and 27, and Oct. 3 and 4 at the Stagecoach Inn, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park.
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Wine pairing dinner slated
      The Rotary Club of Westlake Village will host its fourth annual Spirit of the Season wine pairing dinner and auction at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4 at the Lundring Event Center at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
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The Refugees coming to Bodie House
      Concerts at the Bodie House presents The Refugees at 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27. The Refugees are Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland and Wendy Waldman. They began playing music together last year and are working on their first album.
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