Datebook

THURS., DEC. 25

Annual Community Holiday Dinner

11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. For families, seniors, children. Music and entertainment for children. Sponsored by Temple Adat Elohim of Thousand Oaks. Free, no reservations needed. Phone: 805.497.7101 Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 12/25/2008

SAT., DEC. 27

Conejo Valley Archers

Shoot 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tapo Canyon Park, 4651 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley. Rain or shine. All equipment, instructors provided. All ages. $3 for four hours shooting. Phone: 805.530.1339 Web: www.cvarchers.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 12/27/2008

SUN., DEC. 28

Hanukkah Festival

2:30 to 5 p.m. at Ventura Harbo20-foot menorah lighting, childrenshow, live music, hot latkes, koshefood, carnival rides, Judaica boutique, olive oil press demo. Free to public. Sponsored by Chabad of Oxnard Jewish Center.

Phone: 805.382.4770 Web: www.ChabadofOxnard.com Time: 2:30 p.m. Date: 12/28/ 2008

TUES., DEC. 30

Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters

Local resident Jed Harris describes recent trip to refugee camps and families in West Bank and Israel at Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Free, open to public.

Phone: 805.498.9401 Email: GlobalExchangeVCS @yahoo.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 12/30/2008

Chinese New Year Spectacular

8 to 10 p.m. at Pasadena Civic Center, 601 E. Walnut St. New York-based Divine Performing Arts company presents classical Chinese dance, music. Live orchestra, 100 dancers and musicians, digital backdrops, bilingual hosts. Dec. 31 through Jan. 4 afternoon, evening shows. Tickets $35 to $188. Web: www.laspectacular.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 12/30/2008

WED., DEC. 31

New Year's Eve Gala

Opening night performance of "Hank Williams: The Lost Highway" at Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave. Catered dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Full package includes post-show champagne reception. Call box office for ticket information. Phone: 805.583.7900 Web: www.simi-arts.org Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 12/31/2008

SUN., JAN. 4

Jewish Genealogical Society

Meets 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Ron Arons tells true story of Belva Gaertner, who inspired musical "Chicago," and how to conduct family research. Free to attend. Phone: 818.889.6616 Contact: Jan Time: 1:30 p.m. Date: 1/4/2009

MON., JAN. 5

Daughters of American Revolution

Meets at Plug Nickel restaurant, 717 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village. Social time 10:30 a.m. Business meeting 11 a.m. Lunch follows. Diane Johnson speaks on "Shaking stories from your family tree." Reservations due Dec. 29. Phone: 805.777.0082 Contact: Barbara Time: 10:30 a.m. Date: 1/ 5/2009

GFWC Camarillo Women's Club

Meets at Sterling Hills Golf Club901 Sterling Drive, CamarilloLunch, program on "Pat and Her Fabulous Hat." $15. RSVP requested. Member of General Federation of Women's Clubs. Phone: 805.377.4422 Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 1/5/2009

TUES., JAN. 6

Westlake Village Garden Club

Meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Refreshments served 9:30 a.m. Meeting 10 a.m. Joyce Reed of Conejo Valley Garden Club shows how to propagate new plants from cuttings. Phone: 818.706.8217 Contact: Carol Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 1/6/ 2009

Woodland Hills Republican Women

Meets at Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento Drive, Calabasas. Business meeting, lunch, speaker discusses stem cell research. Phone: 818.346.7390 Time: 10:30 a.m. Date: 1/6/2009

Westlake Village Art Guild

Meets at Naylor's Banquet Center, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. 6 p.m. buffet dinner. 7 to 9 p.m. artist Bill Patterson demonstrates techniques for large, mixed media paintings. $17 members, $22 guests includes dinner, dessert, tax, tip, demo. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.379.5655 Email: wlvag@hotmail.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 1/6/2009

WED., JAN. 7

Ventura County Archaeological Society

Meets at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Jennifer Perry, PhD, Pomona College archaeology professor, talks on "Landscapes, seascapes and spiritscapes of the Santa Barbara Channel." Free. Phone: 805.205.0826 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/7/2009

Conejo Valley Fly Fishers

Meet in Orchid Room, Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn, 74 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Kevin Peterson discussions fishing on the Eastern Sierra. Phone: 805.498.2944 Web: www.cvff.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/7/2009

THURS., JAN. 8

Calabasas Chamber of Commerce

Hosts breakfast, networking bingo at Hilton Garden Inn, 24150 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. $15 members, $18 first-time visitors. RSVP requested. Phone: 818.222.5680 Time: 7:15 a.m. Date: 1/8/2009

FRI., JAN. 9

Fresh Tomorrows Luncheon

At Spanish Hills Golf and Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. Bob and Isabel Neunuebel discuss traveling the world using "elderhostels." Sandi Rogers, motivational speaker, tells how choices affect life. Luncheon reservations required, must be used or paid for. $21 inclusive. Dress code: no denim. Phone: 805.484.0077 Contact: Beverly Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 1/ 9/2009

Global Exchange

Hosts Dr. Peter Phillips at Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. Phillips discusses "The new American censorship" and Project Censored. $5 donation but nobody turned away for lack of funds. Phone: 805.208.3865 Contact: Steve Email: GVUUF .CommunityForum@gmail.com

Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/9/2009

Cabrillo Music Theatre

Presents "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," musical based on Neil Sedaka songs, 8 p.m. Runs through Jan. 18 at Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $38 to $74. Phone: 805.449.2787 Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 1/9/2009

SAT., JAN. 10

Ventura County Rose Society

Hosts eighth annual pruning demonstration, rose auction at Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. 8 a.m. demo of pruning old garden roses. 11 a.m. auction of rare, hard to find roses. Auction of rose naming rights. Refreshments provided. Free admission. Phone: 805.498.0861 Contact: Kathy Time: 8:00 a.m. Date: 1/10/ 2009

San Fernando Valley Recorder Players

Perform at Woodland Hills Branch Library, 22200 Ventura Blvd. Free. Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 1/10/2009

SUN., JAN. 11

Snow Day

Sponsored by city of Calabasas Community Services Department. Children under age 12 can play in more than 70 tons of snow, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gates Canyon Park, 25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd., CalabasasSled passes $5, children under 2 free. Sleds not provided. Web: www.cityofcalabasas.com Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 1/11/2009

MON., JAN. 12

Conejo Orchid Society

Meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Tony Velarde speaks on care of cymbidiums. Refreshments, orchid raffle. Guests welcome. Phone: 818.991.1275 Contact: Jannis Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/12/2009

Freethinkers of Ventura County

Meets Round Table Pizza, 880 Arneill Road, Camarillo. 6 to 6:30 p.m. optional dinner. 7:30 p.m. meeting. Member Jennifer Chandler discusses her experiences during a semester abroad in Italy, "The Catholic Church's version of the Galileo affair and other hilarious versions of historical events." Free program, no-host dinner. Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/12/2009

TUES., JAN. 13

Westlake Newcomers and Neighbors

Invites residents for coffee at private home in North Ranch. Topic: "What's in and what's out, what's hot and what's not." Cory Jacoby of Jacoby Design Company shows photos of home design. Refreshments served. RSVP requested.

Phone: 805.496.3205 Contact: Barbara Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/13/2009

Ventura County Writers Club

Meets at Border's Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Gail Small, author of Joyful Living Series, talks on motivational strategies for writers. Free, open to public. Phone: 805.659.0573 Contact: Wes Email: venturacountywriters @yahoo.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/13/2009

WED., JAN. 14

Santa Barbara Music Club

Free concert by Westmont students at Santa Barbara Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu. Westmont Chamber Singers, Musical Drama Worship Class, Siloam String Quartet. Phone: 805.969.7183 Web: www.sbmusicclub.org Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 1/14/2009

THURS., JAN. 15

Grand Opening Reception

For The Wine Cask, 5 to 8 p.m., 23538 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Sponsored by Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. Free. RSVP requested. Phone: 818.889.3150 Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 1/15/2009

FRI., JAN. 16

Ventura County Astronomical Society

Meets in multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 N. Mesa School Road, Somis. Dr. Marc Rayman, mission manager/chief engineer on the Dawn Mission, will speak on the Dawn Mission to the asteroid belt. Public invited. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/16/2009

SAT., JAN. 17

Thousand Oaks Dance Club

Hosts dance 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Live music by Moore Music. Singles, couples welcome. Light refreshments. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Phone: 805.381.2744 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/17/2009

SUN., JAN. 18

2009 Annual Juried Open

Sponsored by Topanga Canyon Gallery. Opening reception and awards ceremony 2 to 5 p.m. Food, wine, art. Exhibit through Feb. 1. This year's juror, Laddie John Dill. Phone: 310.455.7909 Contact: Jessie Email: jessiekennedy @earthlink.net Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 1/18/2009

Incredible Gourds

Charlene Smith and Elsie Cogswell from Channel Islands Gourds Society talk about use of gourds as a craft at community room, Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Display of decorated gourds, tools. Light refreshments. Free admission. Sponsored by Meadowlark Service League, Friends of Camarillo Library. Phone: 805.388.5222 Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 1/18/2009

SAT., JAN. 24

Conejo Valley Moms January Park Day

"Making memories for the New Year" at Spring Meadow Park, 3282 Spring Meadow Ave., Thousand Oaks. Children finger paint, make crafts, sing, read story, have playtime. For mothers and their children up to age 6. Free. Phone: 818.359.3995 Contact: Sandy Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/ 24/2009

Thousand Oaks African Violet Society

Monthly meeting 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 667 Camino dos Rios, Thousand Oaks. Programs, show-and-tell sessions about African violets and their relatives. Free, open to all. Phone: 805.581.0014 Contact: Judy Time: 12:30 p.m. Date: 1/24/ 2009

TUES., JAN. 27

Organic Garden and Herb Society

Meets at Newbury Park Library, 21331 Borchard Road. Two experienced gardeners discuss rose and fruit tree pruning, planting bare root. Phone: 805.388.2712 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/27/2009

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