'Once Upon A Mattress' rolls into town
      The Young Artists Ensemble will present "Once Upon A Mattress," the Broadway musical based on the "Princess and the Pea" fairy tale, from May 1 through 17 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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Stages to present audition workshop for kids
      Stages Performing Arts Inc., a nonprofit children's theater camp, will present an audition workshop from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sat., May 2 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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Artists invited to exhibit
      The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley will host the annual juried exhibit open to artists from the tri-counties from May 6 through 31 at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, adjacent to the Newbury Park Library, 2331-A Borchard Road, Newbury Park.
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"Earth"
      "Earth" is Disneynature's feature-length film version of the BBC's remarkable 2006 "Planet Earth" series that spawned a stellar 11-disc DVD set. I can't imagine the set not being a part of every home film library in the country, in every secondary and high school's library and, frankly, every place one finds an available DVD player.
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Guests solve mystery of historic murder
     CASE CLOSED—Some 250 guests solved the mystery of who killed Miguel Leonis at the April 25 performance of "The Trial of Snydley Smithe" at the Leonis Adobe Museum in Calabasas. Guests intermingled with actors throughout the evening, piecing together clues and interviewing witnesses to determine Smithe's guilt or innocence. The murder mystery whodunit included a gunfight and a raucous chase. Fortunately, the guests survived the evening unharmed.
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Students vs. faculty game
      Oak Park High School presents the second annual Students vs. Faculty (Birdcage vs. Middle Age) basketball game at 7 p.m. tomorrow, May 1 in the school gym, 899 N. Kanan Road. Guests can win raffle prizes. One person will get a chance to win $100 during the halftime, half court shot contest.
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Eat, drink and be merry at food fest
      The Valley Cultural Center will host the 10th annual Summer Food, Wine & Microbrew Festival from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs., May 7 at Westfield Promenade, 6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills.
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Banjo, fiddle contest to prove plucky
      The 49th annual Topanga Banjo, Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun., May 17 at the Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills.
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Men's chorus to perform
      The San Fernando Valley male chorus will perform its spring concert, "This Land Is Your Land," at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May 14 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 23838 Kittridge St., West Hills. Tickets are $18.
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