Datebook

SUN., MARCH 30 Photo Contest Reception, judging of "From Generation to Generation" photo contest, 2 to 4 p.m., Agoura Hills Senior Retreat, 5217 Chesebro Road, Agoura Hills. Winning high school, college students will receive scholarships. Ahuva Barzion, (818) 9913544, ahuvab@ahseniorretreat .com

FRI., MARCH 28

Bella Vita Westlake Bella Vita Social Club meets for dinner, 6 p.m., parish hall, St. Jude's Catholic Church, 32032 W. Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Italian pasta dinner served. Free for members, guests who paid for January meeting dinner. Guests welcome. RSVP Larry Averill, larry.averll@att.net.

Cesar Chavez Day Reservations due for Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley's Cesar Chavez Day luncheon Mon., March 31 at noon, Alamo Bar and Grill, 2311 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Cesar Hernandez, community organizing director, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, speaks on "Building Regional Power: Honoring the Legacy of Cesar Chavez through Community Organizing." Public is invited. $13. RSVP (805) 675-8785.

9/11 Book Talk David Ray Griffin, professor emeritus of Claremont School of Theology, discusses his book "9/11 Contradictions: An Open Letter to Congress and the Press," 7 p.m., Poinsettia Pavilion (Ventura Women's Center), 3451 Foothill Road, Ventura. Book signing, questionandanswer period included. $5. (805) 644-3268, (805) 643-7472.

SAT., MARCH 29

Carnival of Venice Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark presents annual fundraising dinner and auction, "Carnival of Venice" 6 p.m., Air Force One Pavilion, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Gourmet dinner, raffle, silent and live auctions. Supports club's youth development programs. $125. RSVP (805) 529-1140.

Celebration Concert Cesar Chavez Celebration Concert with Jaci Velasquez, Salvador and comedian Dennis Gaxiola, 7 p.m., Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way. (805) 486-2424, www.etix.com,

Guitar Concert Classical guitarist Richard Dawson plays concert, 3 p.m. Woodland Hills Branch Library, 22200 Ventura Blvd. (818) 226-0017.

SUN., MARCH 30

Horse And Rider ETI Corral No. 37 hosts "schooling" horse show, 8 a.m., Thousand Oaks Equestrian Center, 1300 Avenida de Las Flores. Open to all riders, English & western. Sharyn Henry, 4-R Equine, (805) 795-6493.

'Mame' New Community Jewish High School Musical Theatre Department performs "Mame," noon and 6 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Tues., April 1, Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Advanced tickets $10 students/children, $18 adults. (818) 348-0048, www.ncjhs.org.

Taste The Wine Moms in Motion of Westlake Village hosts wine tasting fundraiser benefiting Wellness Community, 5 to 7 p.m., The Wineyard, 1948 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Tickets, $30 in advance or $35 at door (if not sold out), include four wine tastings and light appetizers. Ticket price is tax deductible. Liza Mastrella, (805) 497-9370.

TUES., APRIL 1

Spacey Play Fried-Out Features presents live radio comedy play "Jackie and Phil on Planet Ten," 7 p.m., Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. From J.C. Egan's book "Tales of the Astro Force." Free. (805) 497-8159.

Watercolor Art Westlake Village Art Guild monthly meeting, Naylor's Banquet Center, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks. Buffett dinner 6 to 7 p.m. Demonstration 7 to 9 p.m. Artist Joe Cibere shows his watercolor techniques. $15 members, $20 guests, includes dinner, demo, tax, tip. RSVP (805) 379-5655, wlvag @hotmail.com.

Fishing Tackle The Ventura County Sportfishing Club meets 6:30 p.m., El Torito restaurant, 449 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Jason Fulton of Accurate Reels speaks about saltwater fishing tackle methods. People interested in ocean fishing welcome. Bill Berger, (818) 8891370, www.vcsc.info.

Relay For Life Agoura Relay for Life committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., 28700 Conejo View Drive, Agoura Hills. Event May 3-4 at Willow Elementary. Meetings Tuesdays several times a month. Laura, laura4relayagoura@yahoo .com.

THURS., APRIL 3

Tools For Success Prepaid reservations due by 2 p.m. for Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce networking Breakfast of Champions, 7 to 9 a.m., Fri., April 4, Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration 6:45 a.m., early bird drawing 7 a.m. Business coach/radio show host Ron Tunick speaks on using self-marketing, delegation, technology for success. Prepaid $18.50 members, $23.50 nonmembers. At door $27. www.towlvchamber.org.

Talks On Life Skills Business and Professional Women's Club of Conejo Valley meets 7 p.m, lounge by bar, Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd. Harlene Roen, Katherine Lerner speak on "Living Longer" and "Coping with Losses and Changes." Men and women welcome.

Military Adviser

Speaks Democratic Club of Camarillo meets 7 p.m., UFCW Hall, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Wade R. Sanders, senior adviser on military and veterans' affairs to Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, speaks about National Guard, budget crisis. Public invited. Jack Phillips, (805) 504-3749.

The Jig Is Up Conejo Valley Woodworkers Association meets 7 p.m. Redwood Middle School, 233 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Members bring and discuss jigs. (818) 707-2772, www.cvwa.org.

Meet The Artist Violinist Elmar Oliveira takes part in hourlong discussion at 9:30 a.m., Sherr Forum, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Light refreshments. www .newwestsymphony.org.

FRI., APRIL 4

'Bye Bye Birdie' Rio Mesa High School presents musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie," 7 p.m., tonight and Saturday, Pacifica High School Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Gonzales Road, Oxnard. Presale tickets $5 students, $10 adults. Day of show $12 adults. Dory Raymond, (805) 482-6946.

SAT., APRIL 5

B-I-N-G-O Moorpark Active Adult Center sponsors Bingo Bash Fundraiser, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Moorpark Civic Center, 700 Moorpark Ave. $15 advance buy-in, $20 at door. Price includes 10 games, unlimited dessert bar, coffee, tea, lemonade. Two specials for additional fee. For adults 18 and older. Proceeds benefit Active Adult Center. (805) 517-6261.

String Trio Plays UCLA Gluck String Trio gives free classical music concert, 2 to 3 p.m., Woodland Hills Branch Library, 22200 Ventura Blvd. (818) 2260017.

'Picasso' Play Rubicon Theatre Company presents "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" by Steve Martin, 7 p.m., Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. Through April 27. (805) 667-2900, www.rubicontheatre.org.

Ride On Demos Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship holds open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 401 Ronel Court, Newbury Park. Demonstrations of programs, including therapeutic riding and hippotherapy. Entertainment, crafts, Jolly Jump, pony petting, face and hair painting, horseshoe hunt. Free. www.rideon.org.

Wine Classic Fifth annual Malibu Wine Classic, noon to 5 p.m., Malibu Civic Center, 23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu. Wineries showcased. Advance tickets $79, include live auction. $50 of price tax-deductible donation to Childhelp. www.malibuwineclassic .com.

SUN., APRIL 6

Renaissance Dancing Country Dances of Merrie Olde England meets Gold Coast Fencing Center, 2300 Knoll Drive, Ste. L, Ventura (balloons mark driveway to enter). L.A.-based ensemble plays Renaissance, Baroque tunes for dancing, listening. Gary Shapiro gives dance lessons. $8 adults, $7 students 12 to 24, $3 children 7 to 11. (805) 682-5523, www.sbcds .org/ecd.

Family Fun Campus Canyon Elementary School hosts inaugural Family Fun Carnival, noon to 4 p.m. at school, 15300 Monroe Ave., Moorpark. Games, food, raffles. hansens911@aol.com.

Americana Music Stagecoach Inn Museum Foundation presents "America, Lift Up Your Voice" concert of American music, 2 p.m., Scherr Auditorium, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. New Horizon Singers, Los Angeles Symphonic Winds perform. Docents in period costumes 1 p.m. $30. All proceeds to inn, museum complex. Box office, (805) 449-2787.

Garden Walk Ed Hager leads garden walk to see rare fruit, 2 p.m., Conejo Valley Botanic Garden, 350 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Meet at entrance. Bring sturdy shoes, bottled water. Free. (805) 494-7630.

School Carnival Lupin Hill Elementary School hosts annual fundraising carnival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 26210 Adamor Road, Calabasas. Funds support school arts, technology, P.E. programs. Carnival chairs: Lisa Sutter, (818) 388-3205; Antasha Lange, (310) 293-2610.

MON., APRIL 7

I.D. That Bird Conejo Valley Audubon Society meets 7:30 p.m., Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Kimball Garrett discusses bird identification, why field birds don't resemble book photos. (805) 987-2721, www.ConejoValleyAudubon.org.

Photo Fair Contest Photo Group of Thousand Oaks meets 6 p.m., Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Ventura County Fair agent discusses entries for fair photo contest. Talk on art critique. Field trip schedule presented. Guests welcome. (805) 498-4669.

Conservation

Program Conejo Valley National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meets 11:30 a.m., Plug Nickel Restaurant Garden Room, 717 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village. Program on conservation. RSVP Barbara Hougardy, (818) 889-8039.

Tennis Tourney Meadowlark Service League hosts Women's Double RoundRobin Tennis Tournament and Luncheon. Play begins 8:30 a.m. Luncheon, with fashion show, boutique, drawings, held 11 a.m., Las Posas Country Club. Cost: tennis and lunch, $70; lunch only, $50. Gwen Speakes, (805) 445-8227.

TUES., APRIL 8

Genre Writers Camarillo All Genre Writers' Club Workshop meets 1 to 4 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays each month at a member's home. New members welcome. (805) 482-4176.

WED., APRIL 9

Fishing Tips Conejo Valley Fly Fishers meet 7 p.m., Best Western/Thousand Oaks Inn, Orchid Room, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Peter Piconi speaks on fly fishing in San Diego area. (805) 498-2944, www.cvff.org.

THURS., APRIL 10

Christian Film Festival SONscreen Film Festival runs today through Saturday, AMP Studios, 101 W. Cochran St., Simi Valley. Screens works of Christian student filmmakers. Workshops in animation, filmmaking. www.SONscreen.com.

Thursday Club Somis Thursday Club meets at noon at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Lunch, $11, then decorate bird houses. (805) 987-2728.

SAT., APRIL 12

Healthy Kids Day Conejo Valley YMCA hosts Healthy Kids Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Health/safetyrelated vendors, inflatables, climbing wall, prize giveaways, healthy snacks, displays by fire department and paramedics. Ventura County Sheriff's Dept. K9 unit demo at noon. (805) 523-7613.

Soapbox Derby Dole/YMCA present soapbox derby, Healthy Kids Day, car show, barbecue, carnival and Family Fun Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., races going until about 3 p.m. Farmers Insurance building parking lot, 31051 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Exhibitors, bounce house, bloodmobile, DJ, free T-shirts, more. To register for car show, visit www.westlakerevelations.com/ soapbox.

SUN., APRIL 13

All About The Horses Fundraiser for Canyon Creek Farm Horse Rescue Inc., "It's All About the Horses," 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Canyon club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Silent auction, vendors, DVD presentation, lunch, live auction of fine art, live music, celebrity guests. Tickets www.canyoncreekfarm.com.

Charity Run Rotary Club of Westlake Village hosts 5K/10K Charity Run, registration 7 a.m., 14th annual street festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lakeview Canyon Road between Agoura and Watergate roads. Proceeds benefit local organizations. Arts, crafts, food, music, raffles. Festival, parking free. Runners register at www .westlake5k10k.com, vendors at www.rotarywlv.org or (805) 3785044.

MON., APRIL 14

Growing Orchids Conejo Orchid Society meets 7 p.m. Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Bob Gordon speaks on phalaenopsis care. Raffle, refreshments. Free, guests welcome. Janna, (805) 278-2205; Marian, (818) 889-1895.

Medieval Women Reservations due for T.O. Branch AAUW presentation of Women's Lost History with Sharan Newman, medieval historian and author, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 17, T.O. Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Donation of $10 requested, includes coffee, tea, dessert bar. RSVP to Betsy Berry, (818) 991-0114.

THURS., APRIL 17

Learn About Succulents Pleasant Valley Garden Club meets Camarillo Seventh-Day Adventist Church Fireside Room, 3975 E. Las Posas Road, Camarillo. 9 a.m. social hour, 9:30 a.m. meeting. Carol Haverty talks about care of succulents. Visitors welcome. Free. Sandy Roth, (805) 484-5484.

FRI., APRIL 18

Fashions On Parade Westlake Women's Club hosts 39th annual philanthropic luncheon "Fashions on Parade," 10 a.m., Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd. Gourmet luncheon at noon. Silent auction, boutique. $75. Proceeds go to charitable groups, local worthy causes. Ann Nelson, (818) 991-2790.

Planet Formation Ventura County Astronomical Society meets 7:30 p.m. multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Dana Backman, director of education for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, presents "A ringside seat to planet formation: Nearby stars, debris disks, SOFIA mission." Free, guests welcome. Carl Ashley, (805) 642-5166, vcas1@aol.com. www.vcas.org.