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TICKETS ON SALE—Grammy-winning band Ozomatli is one of the many entertainment events scheduled throughout the year at the Bank of American Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks. Courtesy photot

TICKETS ON SALE—Grammy-winning band Ozomatli is one of the many entertainment events scheduled throughout the year at the Bank of American Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks. Courtesy photot

TOArts’ lineup for the 2022- 23 season features 37 new events, including music, dance, blues, comedy, magic and theater.

TOArts is the private, nonprofit, in-house presenting division of the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks.

The season lineup includes the previously announced shows:

In August: Colbie Caillat, and Elvis Costello and The Imposters.

In September: Disney Jr. Live: Costume Palooza, Kansas, Nate Bargatze, “Weird Al” Yankovic, The War and Treaty, and Jen Fulwiler.

In October: Jontavious Willis. Ron Artis II and The Truth, and Edwin McCain.

In November: Belinda Carlisle, and Nikki Glaser.

Other shows are: The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays (Dec. 22), Straight No Chaser (Dec. 28), and Rosanne Cash (Feb. 19, 2023).

New this year is the TOArts After Dark Series that takes place outside at the Stagecoach Inn Museum in Newbury Park. Audiences bring their own chairs, food and drink for music under the stars.

Scheduled acts are Latin Soul group Boogaloo Assassins (Sept. 30), bluegrass group Chicken Wire Empire (Oct. 7), blues singer Jontavious Willis (Oct. 15) and the soulful trio Ron Artis II and The Truth (Oct. 21). Shows can be purchased as a series or as single tickets.

Three dance events are included in this year’s season: Parsons Dance (Oct. 2), Philadelphia’s contemporary ballet company BalletX (Jan. 26, 2023) and the all-male Argentinian dance/percussion group Malevo (Feb. 17, 2023).

New theater and comedy this year are: Penn and Teller (Oct. 7), God is a Scottish Drag Queen (Oct. 28), family show Gazillion Bubble Show (Nov. 12) and “Friends! The Musical Parody” (Feb. 17 and 18, 2023).

Music acts: Puddles Pity Party (Oct. 14), classic rock guitarist Dave Mason (Oct. 29), pianist Jim Brickman and his holiday show (Nov. 27), Grammy-winning band Ozomatli (Feb. 18, 2023) and The Queens Cartoonists playing music to classical cartoon projections (March 22, 2023).

For the first time, TOArts will offer Spooky Silents: A Silent Film Halloween. The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra will perform the music and sound effects for a screening of “Nosferatu”( Oct. 27).

The partnership between TOArts and National Geographic Live will continue: Photographers and filmmakers David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes (Sept. 23), wildlife photographer Filipe DeAndrade (Nov. 4), aerospace engineer Tracy Drain (Jan. 27, 2023) and para-climber Maureen Beck (May 26, 2023). Shows can be purchased as a series or as single tickets.

Additional shows will be added year round.

Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or through the box office at 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

For more information, call (805) 449-ARTS (2787) or go to bapacthousandoaks.com.