Students receive vocal support in April 7 T.O. choir festival
By Denise Gula Special to the Acorn
      Local area choir students will perform in the All District Choir Festival at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza for the first time on April 7 and 8 due to a mutual agreement among many governing agencies. The All District Music Festival is held April through May this year at the Civic Arts Pl...
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Ronald Reagan Library to step back in time at Colonial Day
Visitors can view 18th century life
      The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will hold its seventh annual Colonial America Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., April 12 at the library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley.
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Art school encourages portfolio development
Individuals assessed according to skill level
      Sheldon's Art Academy is offering a new "portfolio development" program designed to assist students in preparing their work for high school, college or other programs. It combines classical art training with personalized attention.
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Club welcomes space scientist
      The Ventura County Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 18 in the multipurpose room at Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. The speaker for the evening will be Dana Backman, who will speak on "A Ringside Seat to Planet Forma...
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Rockets blast the competition
     HIGH POWERED- The Agoura Rockets win the AYBA fourth grade division championship at Medea Creek Middle School recently. Team members are Nick Baumann, Jake Bednar, Drew Esmay, Robert Martini, Dylan Shershenovich, Benji Paley, Alex Paley, and Ken Thompson. Richard Paley is the coach and Joe Bednar is...
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Assist at strawberry fest
      The California Strawberry Festival is looking for volunteers at least 14 years old to provide assistance at the festival on Sat., May 17 and Sun., May 18 at 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. For an application, go to www.strawberry-fest.org. Positions include greeters, shortcake tent helpers, contest ...
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Time to begin planting spring garden
      Warm air and soil temperatures make April an ideal time to plant summer vegetables and flowers, say experts at Agromin, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of soil products.
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Benefit to showcase music, dance of India
      India Friends Association will present Archana '08 beginning at 5 p.m. Sat., April 26 at the Fred Kavli Theater in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The event will include dinner and a show featuring authentic music, costumes, and dance numbers.
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Local quilter enters global competition
      Calabasas-area quilter Jean DellaMonica has been selected as a semifinalist for the 24th annual AQS Quilt Show and Contest April 23 to 26 at the Paducah Expo Center in Paducah, Ky. DellaMonica has been chosen to join 394 others in the annual contest.
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Chumash Center seeks volunteers
      The Conejo Valley Retired & Senior Volunteer Program is recruiting men and women, ages 55 and up for the Chumash Interpretive Center in the following areas: •Education program assistants work with third and fourthgrade students on a three-hour education program.
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