Datebook




THURS., MARCH 10

Simi Valley Community Council

Meets at Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley. Meet-and-greet 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon. Debbie Sandland, president of SVUSD board of education, discusses status of school district, history of local education. $15 includes lunch menu, beverage, dessert, tip, tax. Phone: 805.526.8006 Contact: Mary Email: mrlmrs34@sbcglobal.net Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 3/10/ 2011

Movie Night Fundraiser

At Muvico Theaters, 166 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. “The Adjustment Bureau” screened. Cocktails. Hors d’oeuvres, popcorn, live and silent auctions. Raffle for lunch with Sheriff Geoff Dean. Benefit for Thousand Oaks Police Charitable Foundation. $45. Raffle tickets three for $20. Phone: 805.371.8305 Web: www.topcf.eventbrite.com Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 3/10/2011

Conejo Ventura Mac User Group

7 to 9 p.m. at room 1, Nygreen Hall, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Educational user group. Free admission and parking. Phone: 805.504.3610 Contact: Susan Herrera Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 3/10/2011

Conejo Valley Mothers & More

Meets at Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 E. Oak Crest Drive. Whitney Repetto speaks on “The seven habits of highly effective people.” Free, public welcome. RSVP requested. Contact: Lucy Email: CVMothersAndMore@gmail.com Web: www.conejovalleymothersandmore.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 3/10/2011

Conejo Gem & Mineral Club

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Dr. Kent Christenson presents overview on Chumash Indian artifacts and lifestyle, manufacture of native tools, native plants used for medicines and basketry. Public welcome, no fee. Phone: 805.494.7734 Contact: Rob Sankovich Email: rmsorca@adelphia.net Web: www.cgamc.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 3/10/2011

FRI., MARCH 11

Moorpark Women’s Fortnightly Club

Meets at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Checkin 9:45 a.m. Luncheon meeting 10 a.m. Celebration of Women’s History Month. $20. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.529.9760 Contact: Diana Fowler Email: mom2jt@sbcglobal.net Web: www.mpfortnightly.webs.com Time: 9:45 a.m. Date: 3/11/2011

School Centennial Celebration

3 to 6 p.m. at Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School, 13282 Santa Rosa Road, Camarillo. Dedication ceremony 3 p.m. on grounds. Historical photos and memorabilia on display in multipurpose room. Community carnival and live entertainment 3:30 to 6 p.m. Alumni, former teachers and administrators, community invited. Free. Web: www.pvsd. k12.ca. us/ santarosatech Time: 3:00 p.m. Date: 3/11/2011

Pj’s, Pizza, Pool Party

5 to 10 p.m. at Conejo Valley YMCA, 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Children swim in heated indoor pool, eat pizza dinner, change into jammies for age-appropriate movie. Adult supervision provided. Open to Y members and nonmembers. $25 first child in family, $15 each sibling. Call for registration. Phone: 805.523.7613 Contact: Krystal Wahl Email: kwahl@servymca.org Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 3/11/2011

Vocal Jazz Concert

At Santa Susana High School multipurpose room, 3570 E. Cochran St., Simi Valley. Royal High Vocal Music Department and Santa Susana High Vocal Ensemble welcome college group Audio Radiance from Iowa. $8 admission. Phone: 805.306.4875 Contact: Bonnie Graeve Email: highlanderchoir@gmail.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 3/11/2011

‘HMS Pinafore’

At Theatre on the Hill, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Spring production of Ventura County Gilbert and Sullivan Repertoire Co. Champagne gala reception after opening night show. Runs March 11 through April 3. Call for showtimes. $15 to $30, group rates available. Phone: 805.381.1246 Contact: Box office Email: info@vcgsrc.org Web: www.hisscrestarts.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 3/11/2011

SAT., MARCH 12

Conejo Valley Kiwanis Garage Sale

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 906 Evenstar Ave., Westlake Village. Proceeds support local nonprofit organizations and charities. Phone: 805.371.0126 Email: martyc@c21america.com Time: 8:00 a.m. Date: 3/12/2011

Conejo Valley Genealogical Society Seminar

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Featured speaker Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. Topics: Quakers, land records, church records, Virginia research. $40 includes syllabus, door prizes, snacks, beverages. $8.50 box lunch. Silent auction, genealogical books for sale. Phone: 805.379.2067 Email: cvgs2011seminar@aol.com Time: 8:30 a.m. Date: 3/12/2011

Designs For Healthy Living

At California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Showcase 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Speakers, demos, raffles, healthy food tastings, eco-boutique. Gala cocktail celebration 6 to 11 p.m. Chef tastings, wine and beer tastings, silent and live auctions, entertainment. Benefits St. Jude School and Casa Pacifica. Admission fee. Web: www.DesignsForHealthyLiving.com Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 3/12/2011

Rose Auction

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. More than 100 cultivars, 100 fixed price roses, unusual varieties. Naming rights offered to hybrid musk sister seedling. Food, silent auction. Rain date March 19. Phone: 805.523-9003 Contact: Dawn-Marie Johnson Web: www.venturarose.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 3/12/2011

St. Patrick’s Day Event

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Agoura Hills/ Calabasas Community Center, 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas. Food, entertainment, games, rock climbing, face painting, raffles. For families. Free admission. Phone: 818.880.2993 Contact: Community center Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 3/12/2011

California Woman Suffrage Celebration

2 to 4 p.m. at Grant Brimhall Library community room, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Sponsored by Thousand Oaks chapter of AAUW. 100th anniversary of the California women’s suffrage amendment. Music, songs of the time, partial reading of the play “The Girl From Colorado: Or, the conversion of Aunty Suffridge.” Members and nonmembers welcome. Contact: Jeanette Hosek Email: jhosek@roadrunner.com Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 3/12/2011

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

6 to 10 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church Cosgrove Hall, 13955 Peach Hill Road, Moorpark. Corned beef dinner, no-host bar, Irish dancers, raffle. Music by Patrick Leyden and his Leprechauns. Limited seating. Funds raised benefit local charities and Moorpark Food Pantry. Advance tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors and teens, $6 children under 12. All tickets $2 more at door. Phone: 805.231.0677 Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 3/12/2011

Nite At The Races

At Boys & Girls Club, 1500 Temple Ave., Camarillo. Sponsored by Camarillo Kiwanis. Video horse races, buffet dinner, “funny money” for betting, prizes, raffle. Benefits B&G Club and local children. $25. Phone: 805.445.2906 Contact: Ted Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 3/12/2011

‘Spurs of Love’

6:30 to 8 p.m. at Malibu High School auditorium, 30215 Morning-view Drive. Young Actor’s Project presents funny, modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” For the whole family. All proceeds support science, art and computer programs at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School. $10 students/ seniors, $15 adults. Phone: 310.589.9103 Contact: Shoshana Kuttner Email: shoshana@youngactorsproject.com Web: www.youngactorsproject.com Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 3/12/2011

Rotary Creates Magic Show

At High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. Sponsored by Camarillo Rotary Club. Six Magic Castle magicians perform. Benefits Brain Injury Center. $30. Phone: 805.388.7669 Web: www.BrainInjuryCenter.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 3/12/2011

SUN., MARCH 13

Charity Rummage Sale

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by stage area of Medea Creek Middle School, 1002 Doubletree Road, Oak Park. Hosted by students. All proceeds go to charity. Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 3/13/2011

Westlake Underground Benefit Nature Show

1 to 5 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park North, 1370 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Music by Spinning Jennys, Corey Fennell, Ardalon Tadayon, Sierra Drummond. Mustache competition with celebrity judge Mickey Jones. Free admission. Mustache entry fee $10. Event benefits Circle of Friends. Phone: 805.630.3931 Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 3/13/2011

Simi Valley Jazz Club

1 to 4:30 p.m. at Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Music of 1920s to ’50s. Open jamming 1 to 3 p.m. Night Blooming Jazz Men perform 3:45 p.m. Dance floor, light refreshments, $6 members, $9 nonmembers. Phone: 805.527.5905 Web: www.simivalleyclub.com Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 3/13/2011

International Folk Dance Festival

1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Woodland Hills Park, 5858 Shoup Ave. Variety of dances performed by costumed dancers, teaching sessions. Open to all dancers and non-dancers. Free admission. Parking in park and on side streets. Time: 1:30 p.m. Date: 3/13/2011

Ventura County Chapter USA Dance

Dance party at Academy Dance Studio, 2550 E. Vineyard Ave., Ste. 200, Oxnard. Free samba lesson 2 p.m. Open dancing 3 to 5:30 p.m. Ballroom, Latin, swing CDs. Refreshments, raffle, male dance hosts. $10 admission, $9 dance buddies, $7 USA Dance members, $5 youth and military. Phone: 805.646.6271 Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 3/13/2011

Topanga Symphony Free Concert

At Topanga Community House, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Jerome Kessler, conductor. Pamela Goldsmith, viola. Music by Rossini, Holdridge, Brahms. Phone: 818.591.8477 Web: www.topangasymphony.com Time: 3:00 p.m. Date: 3/13/2011

Benefit Concert

3 to 5 p.m. at Four Friends Gallery, 1408 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Professional jazz artists and high school jazz musicians perform. Fundraiser for Ventura County Young Artists Scholarship Fund. $25 admission, $10 students. Phone: 805.988.0196 Contact: Jerusha Schmalzel Time: 3:00 p.m. Date: 3/13/2011

Night Of Comedy All-Stars Softball Fundraiser

At The Canyon club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Professional comedians perform. Music by NogginBlast. Silent and live auction. Benefit for Westlake High School girls’ softball teams. For ages 15 and up. $10 admission. Call for dinner reservations (additional charge). Doors open 6 p.m. Phone: 818.879.5016 Contact: The Canyon Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 3/13/ 2011

MON., MARCH 14

Conejo Orchid Society

Meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Joseph Arditti discusses how orchids adapt for survival in nature. Refreshments, orchid raffle. Guests welcome. Phone: 805.325.6072 Contact: Vicky Price Web: www.ConejoOrchidSociety.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 3/14/2011

TUES., MARCH 15

‘An Evening With Albert Einstein’

6 to 7 p.m. at Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court. Actor Duffy Hudson portrays the scientist. Cake served in celebration of Einstein’s birthday. Phone: 818.889.2278 Contact: Sue Email: syamamoto@ library.lacounty.gov Web: www.colapublib.org/libs/agourahills/index Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 3/15/ 2011

Conejo Valley Genealogical Society

6:45 to 8 p.m. at Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Program on research tips and tricks learned in Salt Lake City. Phone: 805.418.7220 Contact: Lois Burlo Email: sea4bb@yahoo.com Time: 6:45 p.m. Date: 3/15/2011

WED., MARCH 16

St. Jude Senior Group

St. Patrick’s Day event in parish hall, 32032 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Irish stew meal, dessert, entertainment of traditional Irish tunes. Door prize. $7. Phone: 805.495.4680 Contact: Peter Callari Time: 12:00 a.m. Date: 3/ 16/2011

Loosely St. Patrick’s Day- Based Green Animal Show

At Westlake Village Library, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. For children 5 and up. Limited seating. First come, first served. Free. Phone: 818.865.9230 Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 3/16/2011

Carnival of Reading Night & Canyons Reception

6 to 8:30 p.m. at Walnut Canyon School, 280 Casey Road, Moorpark. Create a Crazy Bookmark Room, Clowning Around Silly Story Room, Under the Big Top Book Exchange— bring gently used K-5 books in English or Spanish. PTA sells pizza by slice, chips, drinks. Bake sale of cookies, brownies, cupcakes. Contact: Kori Mandel Email: kori@mandelca.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 3/16/2011

IEEE Society

6:30 to 8 p.m. at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Tyson Salewske of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories presents a look into Xcel Energy’s Smart Grid Pilot Program, emphasis on adding intelligence and automation to distribution substations and feeders. Public welcome, for ages 8 and up. Free. Phone: 805.558.5097 Contact: Bridge Carney Email: bcarney@ ieee-bv.org Web: www.ieee-bvcs.org Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 3/16/ 2011

Simi Valley/Moorpark Democratic Club

Meets at Simi Valley Library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Guest speaker Ferial Masry, high school history teacher and Saudi Arabian national. Discussion of unrest in Libya and Middle East. Phone: 805.210.6061 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 3/16/2011

THURS., MARCH 17

Pleasant Valley Garden Club

Meets at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3975 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Snacks and socializing 9 to 9:30 a.m. Meeting and program follow. Marilyn Smith discusses ingredients and molds needed to make hypertufa planters. Free., public welcome. Phone: 805.484.5484 Contact: Sandy Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 3/17/ 2011

Leprechaun Luncheon

2:30 to 5 p.m. at Dos Vientos Community Center, 4801 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. For ages 3 to 6. St. Patrick’s Day event with games, crafts, cooking, green lunch. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.375.1003 Contact: Andy Morales Web: www.crpd.org Time: 2:30 p.m. Date: 3/17/2011

Leprechaun’s Lucky Gold Hunt

4 to 5:30 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Community Center, 2525 N. Moorpark Road. Sponsored by Conejo Recreation and Park District. Crafts, carnival games, magic show, tattoos, Irish soda bread tasting, leprechaun trap demo. 5 p.m. children search park for plastic coins to turn in for prizes. $5 per child. RSVP required. Phone: 805.381.2793 Contact: Community center Web: www.crpd.org Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 3/ 17/2011

Camarillo Newcomers Club

Meets at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 903 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. Crickett Ester’s dance troop from Moorpark performs clogging. Meeting 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. Members $19, guests $21. Do not need to be new to area to join. Residents from across Ventura County welcome. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.658.7301 Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 3/17/2011

FRI., MARCH 18

Ventura County Astronomical Society

Meets at Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Dr. Robert Piccioni discusses “Can life be merely an accident?” Origin of life on Earth. Public invited. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Ashley Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:15 p.m. Date: 3/18/2011



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