"Smart People"
      Directed by: Noam Murro Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes MPAA rating: R (adult language) Running time: 133 minutes Best suited for:
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Esteban to perform for school fundraiser
Guitar virtuoso will donate proceeds to music program
      Guitar virtuoso Esteban will perform a special fundraising concert for Lindero Canyon Middle School on Sun., May 18 at The Canyon club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Dinner by reservation only will be available starting at 6 p.m. for an additional cost. The show begins at 7:30 p...
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Top entertainment scheduled for annual Strawberry Festival
      Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the E Family featuring Sheila E are among the many musical acts playing at the 25th anniversary California Strawberry Festival open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun., May 17 and 18 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard.
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Art in motion at harbor
      Ventura Harbor Village will hold Art in Motion in celebration of Ventura's ArtWalk Weekend from 10 a.m. to dusk Sat., April 26 at Ventura Harbor Village. The event will feature opportunities to view artwork in progress and talk to artists about their works.
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Audiobooks are family entertainment
      Gathering everyone for quality family entertainment can be as important as sitting down to dinner together. In today's fast-paced world of hundreds of television channels, millions of web sites and iPods in every child's backpack, sometimes it seems that entertainment is becoming a solitary e...
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Comedy improv night to benefit injured CHP officer Tony Pedeferri
      Ventura Improv Company will host a fundraiser for California Highway Patrol officer Tony Pedeferri from 6 to 8 p.m. Sun., April 27 at the theater, 34 N. Palm St., Ventura. Tickets are $25 and space is limited.
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St. Maximilian to host 14th golf classic
      St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church presents its 14th annual Golf Classic at 9 a.m. Mon., May 5 at North Ranch Country Club, 4761 Valley Spring Drive, Westlake Village. The $250 admission charge for individual golfers covers golf, lunch, cocktails, buffet dinner, auction and tee gift. ...
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Gypsies in a Trunk return
      The all-volunteer troupe Gypsies in a Trunk continues its 14th season of free Fairy Tales in the Park live theater with "Shrek: Tales From the Swamp" with the characters of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey. All familyfriendly performances are held in outdoor settings throughout Ventura Coun...
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Jonathan Edwards in May house concert
      Concerts at the Bodie House will present Jonathan Edwards at 8 p.m. Fri., May 16. Edwards is a folk and rock mu sician who sang the 1971 hit "Sunshine." He has recorded 15 albums, performed throughout North America and in Holland, and collaborated with amany artists including Emmylou H...
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LA opera comes to Westlake
      The Westlake Village Music Society will host a spring concert featuring the Westlake Chamber Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 25 at the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. Featured performers are clarinetist Nancy Bonds, cellist Stephen Custer and piani...
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Organist Edith Ott to play sacred music
      Organist Edith Ott will perform a selection of sacred music at 3 p.m. Sun., May 4 in the sanctuary of Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Ott , who has been the organist at the church for several decades, will perform music from her master's recital held at...
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Chamber group to perform
      The Westlake Village Music Society will host a spring concert featuring the Westlake Chamber Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 25 at the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. Featured performers are clarinetist Nancy Bonds, cellist Stephen Custer and piani...
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