"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
      Directed by: Gavin Hood Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.i.Am, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds MPAA rating: PG13 (for intense action sequences and violence, slight partial nudity) Running time:
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Strawberry Festival offers sweet treats
      The 26th annual California Strawberry Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun., May 16 and 17 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. The event features vendors selling strawberry-based food and drink, cooking and berry decorating demonstrations and 300 fine arts and crafts booths.
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Dick Van Dyke sings for schools
      For the 10th year performer Dick Van Dyke will star in the annual benefit concert "Wishing on a Star" for local high school choral music programs at 4 p.m. Sun., May 10 in the Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
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Acoustic music clubs to meet
      •The Simi Valley Acoustic Music Club meets from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. every Wednesday at a private home in Simi Valley. For information, call M. Gregory at (805) 579-6416. •Thousand Oaks Acoustic Music Club meets from 6 to 10 p.m. Tues., May 26 at the Greenhouse Cafe, 652 Janss Road, Thousand Oaks.
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Mystery authors go sleuthing at T.O. library
      Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles, an international support group for mystery writers, will present a panel discussion with three mystery authors from 2 to 4 p.m. Sat., May 16 at the Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road.
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Coffee, conversation with actor, poet Shelley Berman
      Hillel 818 will present "Coffee and Conversation with Shelley Berman" from 4 to 6 p.m. Sun., May 17 at Milken Jewish Community Campus auditorium, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. Berman is a Grammywinning, Emmynominated actor, comedian, writer, director and poet.
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Singer, songwriter Jim Scott supports the environment
      The Community Forum presents singer/songwriter Jim Scott in concert at 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 15 at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. Scott has recorded seven albums of original music and created "The Earth and Spirit Songbook," an anthology of 110 songs of earth and peace by contemporary songwriters.
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Westlake High School graduate wins Claremont Winds Young Artists Competition
      Erika Binsley, a Thousand Oaks native, has won the fifth annual Young Artists Competition sponsored by the Claremont Winds. She will receive a scholarship award and will perform Richard Strauss' Concerto for Horn No. 1 at the group's concert at 3 p.m. Sun.
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Arts Council to present memorial exhibit
Artists' reception is May 30
      The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley will present an exhibit titled "ACCV Board and Friends" from May 9 through June 30 in the Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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'West Side Story' at Agoura is spectacular
Play Review
By Cary Ginell Soundthink@aol.com
      When "West Side Story" made its debut on Broadway in 1957, musical theater grew up. For the first time, a show blended drama, song and dance with subject matter that was both relevant and meaningful to audiences in the 1950s.
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Tin Drum playing at The Canyon
      Tin Drum will open for Ambrosia at 7:30 p.m. tonight, May 7, at The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. The band will give the premiere performance of its new album "Where Have You Been?" For tickets, call (818) 879-5016 or visit www.canyonclub .net. For information about the band, go to www.tindrummusic .com.
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Acoustic music concert in Newbury Park
      Fireside Concerts presents a variety show of acoustic music at 8 p.m. tomorrow, May 8 at the Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. The event will showcase 11 acts from the Songmakers: Torkil Hammer, Arnie Gordon, Lorraine Cumiskey, Jim Higby, Warren Hasselberger, Desert Wind Trio, Joel Bloom, John Donn, Carl Gage, T.J.
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