THURS., OCT. 28 Chamber Luncheon John Mundy, general manager of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, will discuss "After It Goes Down the Drain, Then What?" at Calabasas Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at Calabasas Inn, 23500 Park Sorrento, Calabasas. $25-$30. RSVP: (818) 222-5680 Norman Rockwell Walker Financial Partners, an agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., will sponsor an exhibit of pencil drawings by folk art hero Norman Rockwell from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 4165 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. 180, Westlake Village. Drawings were commissioned by MassMutual for a series in the "Saturday Evening Post" in 1950s. (805) 777-7166 ‘Global Economy’ Talk Prof. Howard Richards, author of "Understanding the Global Economy," will speak at 7 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks in program sponsored by Ventura County Supporters of Global Exchange. Free. (805) 241-8855 Halloween Mixer Agoura/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce hosts a Halloween Mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Halftime Sports Grill, 5687 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills featuring food and door prizes and special prize for best costume. High School Play Malibu High School’s Middle School Drama Department presents Washington Irving’s classic tale of the supernatural, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sun., Oct. 31, in the school auditorium at 30215 Morning View Drive, Malibu. $7-$12. (310) 457-6801, ext. 938 Rose Society The Ventura County Rose Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Cowan Conference Center, Camarillo Airport, 550 Airport Way, Camarillo. Clair Martin, rose garden curator at Huntington Botanical Gardens, will speak on "A Survey of Tea and China Roses for Southern California Gardens." Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for education, socializing. Guests encouraged. Refreshments, raffle. (805) 495-3416. FRI., OCT. 29 Shakespeare Sampler Studio Theater, Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark: "Shakespeare Sampler" tracks Shakespeare’s greatest characters weaving their way through hit tunes and dance steps from the most dynamic decades of the 20th Century in samplings from "Hamlet," "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," "As You Like It." Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.; at 2 p.m. Sun., Oct. 31. $8-$15. (805) 378-1485 Swing Band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a seven-man "little Big Band," will perform their "high-octane nitro jive" modern version of swing at 8 p.m. in Smothers Theatre on Pepperdine University campus, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Not your Grandma’s swing band, we warned you. $40. (310) 506-4522 Teen Dance Teens in grades 6 to 8 can dance the night away at "Loungin’ After Dark!" from 8 to 10 p.m. at Agoura Hills Rec Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills. Music features Hart 2 Hart Interactive DJs. $8 fee with student ID. Refreshments. (818) 597-7361Nick Bowl-a-Thon for TOHS Award-winning Thousand Oaks High School Choral Organizations will participate in a Bowl-a-Thon from midnight to 2 a.m. to help raise funds for travel to the Heritage Festival Choral Competition next spring. For details including location and sponsoring a choir member, call (805) 517-1322 Carol Agoura High Improv Agoura High School, 28545 Driver Ave., Agoura Hills, G Building: ComedySportz team will present family-friendly improvisational comedy theatre with Halloween-themed show. Junior Varsity performs at 6 p.m., Varsity at 7 p.m. $3 to $5. (818) 889-8622 Salsa Music, Lessons Borderline Nightclub, 99 Rolling Oaks Drive, Thousand Oaks presents "Salsation" every Friday with live music by Latin band Yari More and beginning salsa dance lessons at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. $8 per person with dinner reservations or $12 per person at the door. (805) 446-4435 SAT., OCT. 30 Garden Trick or Treat To celebrate grand opening of Children’s Interactive Garden, Leonis Adobe hosts "Trick or Treat in the Garden" from 1 to 4 p.m. at 23537 Calabasas Road, Old Town Calabasas, featuring interactive seek-and-find activity, Regina the Witch and her witching pals who’ll distribute candy, plus refreshments, ranch animals and house tours. Guests in costume receive half off admission, which ranges from 50 cents for kids under 12 to $4. (818) 222-6511 Dance for Seniors Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks hosts a Halloween Dance for adults ages 50+ from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. featuring music by Tamarack, treats, games, costume contest and complimentary photograph. $8-$10. (805) 381-2744 Hike to Circle X Ranch From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. enjoy cider, cookies and candy at the Circle X Ranch site high in the Santa Monica Mountains with staggeringly gorgeous closeup views of Boney Mountain, on Yerba Buena Road 5.4 miles above Pacific Coast Hwy. in Malibu. National Park Service (NPS) staff will be on hand to provide trail information for self-guided exploration. Call NPS at (805) 370-2301 Wildlife Adventure The STAR ECO Wildlife rescue center hosts a safe Halloween adventure from 2 to 7 p.m. today and tomorrow at 10101 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City featuring live snakes, tarantulas, alligators and more spooky creatures of the night. For all ages. $10. (310) 842-8060 ‘Day of the Dead’ Ventura County Museum of History & Art hosts a traditional festival of Mexico, El Dia di los Muertos (Day of the Dead), from noon to 3 p.m. featuring Mariachi Costa de Oro, a "Day of the Dead in Mexico" photography exhibit by Hope Fraizer, and authentic activities including decorating sugar skulls and papier mache butterflies, creating papel picados and flower decorations, face painting, refreshments and chance to visit museum’s galleries. Admission to both the museum and festival free. (805) 653-0323 Youth Stamp Fair Ventura County Philatelic Society and Anacapa Middle School Stamp Club host Youth Stamp Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school’s cafeteria, 100 S. Mills Road, Ventura. Search for stamps, electronic and paper stamp games, stamp collecting tips, crafts, contests, door prizes. Free. (805) 485-7121 Fun at Stagecoach Inn Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park: From 7:30 p.m. to midnight tonight meet Kasey Rogers and Bernard Fox of TV’s "Bewitched" and other film and TV stars. $13 to $15; call Carol for reservations and more info at (805) 523-1123. From 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow, it’s an Old Fashioned Halloween Family Fun event. Bring your already carved pumpkin which will be judged for best, scariest and most unusual. Also face painting, trick or treat, crafts for kids, cupcake walks, storytellers. Come in your favorite costume. $1 to $4. (805) 498-9441 Scary Time at L. A. Zoo Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens hosts "Boo at the Zoo" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow featuring four Halloween theme areas: Freaky Fun House, Pumpkin Patch Place, Halloween Down Under and Creepy Creature Encounter. Pumpkin carving, musical entertainment, scary spiders and creepy crawlers. $5 to $10. Anyone wearing a Halloween costume will receive $1 off admission. (323) 644-4200 Change Alarm Batteries The Ventura County Fire Protection Department reminds residents to "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery." When you change your clock ("fall behind" one hour) as Daylight Saving Time ends, change the battery in your smoke alarm to keep your family safe. (805) 389-9748 Russ Cole Evening of Strings Valley Cultural Center presents Valley Cultural Chamber Orchestra with Anthony Kissane conducting at 8 p.m. at Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, in "An Evening of Strings." $22-$25. (818) 347-9938 Dinner, Square Dancing Thousand Oaks PI-R Squares hosts a plus level 45th anniversary square dance beginning with dinner 6-8:30 p.m. and dancing 8-10:30 p.m. at Borchard Community Center, 190 N. Reino Road, Newbury Park. $6-$12.50. (805) 492-1442 Halloween Crafts Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills presents a "Not So Scary" Halloween program at 2 p.m. featuring Witch’s Brew Punch and Halloween crafts. For all ages. (818) 889-2278 Community Concert Musical notes, that is. The Community Concert and Jazz Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village, as part of city’s celebration. Free. This follows Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks’ presentation of Westlake’s Conejo Fest Celebration that from 5 to 7 p.m. offers chance to sample best foods and wines from Conejo Valley restaurants; cost $25 per person. Event will continue tomorrow morning and afternoon, at same site. (818) 706-1613 Battle of the Bands Surfrider Foundation’s Malibu Chapter produces "Battle for de Beach" band competition headlined by group Whitestarr and featuring one of the biggest Halloween parties in Hollywood including prizes for the best costumes at Viper Room in Hollywood. Admission to this fundraising event is $10. (310) 451-1010 SUN., OCT. 31 Chopin Piano Recital Oak Park High School junior Sean Chen, 16, award-winning pianist, will give an all-Chopin piano recital at Westlake High School theatre, 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. After intermission he’ll be featured with Conejo Concerto Orchestra. Call for time. Free. (805) 376-2485 Arts & Crafts Fair Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District hosts 29th annual Harvest Festival Arts & Crafts Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. More than 100 vendors will sell their wares. Face painting, climbing wall, entertainment and food. Free admission. (805) 584-4400 Great Pumpkin Runs Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce presents 26th annual 5K, 10K Great Pumpkin Runs, 1-mile walk/run and Health Fair, held in conjunction with Westlake Village City Celebration. Race registration is at 7 a.m. Refreshments and goodies provided for all runners. Prizes awarded for the best costumes. Health Fair opens 7 a.m. with variety of vendors. (805) 370-0035 Murder Mystery Spoof Come have a creepy ol’ time at 5 p.m. special performance of "The Addams Family Mystery," a murder mystery spoof, at The Grand Vista Hotel, 999 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley. The $45 ticket includes dinner, dessert, beverage, show and wait staff gratuity. Content may not be suitable for the kiddies. Reservations: (661) 718-3968 T.O. Rotary Street Fair Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair will try again…it got rained out on Sun., Oct. 17. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Moorpark Road between Hillcrest Drive and Wilbur Road in Thousand Oaks, visitors can expect arts & crafts vendors, entertainment including Harry Selvin Orchestra playing Big Band era swing hits and the Latino jazz band Benise, a children’s area (admission $10 per child), Taste of the Conejo Valley. Vendors at the Fair will provide candy to kids. General admission free. (805) 497-6245 Trick or Treating Camarillo Premium Outlets, 740 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo hosts annual Trick or Treating event from 3 to 6 p.m. when costumed sales associates in variety of stores will distribute treats to the kiddies and parents will get VIP coupon books. (805) 445-8520 Halloween at Janss Mall A creepy crawling petting zoo is among the treats from 3 to 7 p.m. at Janss Marketplace, corner of Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, during the annual Trick or Treat extravaganza. More than 80 percent of the tenants will be handing out candy and Batasha the Witch will tell her scary stories. MON., NOV. 1 All About DAR Conejo Valley Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at noon at Marie Callender Restaurant, 365 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Program is "Your DAR in Action" and will feature a number of speakers at this informational meeting. (805) 532-1148 Carol TUES., NOV. 2 Sport Fishermen Meet The Ventura County Sport-Fishing Club will host guest speaker Barry Brightenburg of Fishtrap Lures at 7 p.m. at DuPars Restaurant, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Dinner (optional) at 6:30 p.m. (818) 880-6009 WLV Art Guild Award-winning abstract landscape painter Willa Strupart will demonstrate her techniques at 7:30 p.m. during gathering of Westlake Village Art Guild at Clarion Palm Garden Hotel, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Social hour and registration at 6 p.m. followed by dinner. Artist will donate her painting to a member of the audience. Demo only $5 to $7, dinner and demo $23 to $27. (805) 379-5655 MOMS Club The MOMS Club of Westlake Village invites at-home moms with kids under age 5 to meet their group from 10 a.m. to noon at Reyes Adobe Park, Agoura Hills, for playtime and support. (818) 874-9405 Garden Club Topiary Westlake Village Garden Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village will feature member Connie Mercurio demonstrating the art of making colorful topiary trees for the holidays. Guests welcome. (805) 496-9509 WED., NOV. 3 Fall Play at AHS Agoura High School Theatre Department presents Thornton Wilder’s "The Skin of Our Teeth," a satirical farce with serious undertones. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Show is performed tonight through Sat., Nov. 6 on the campus at 28545 Driver Ave., Agoura Hills. $6-$8. (818) 889-1262 Holiday Boutique Conejo Valley Mothers of Multiples invites you to start your holiday shopping early at their annual Holiday Boutique Gift Sale at 7 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. (805) 484-8821 Party Planning Temple Beth Haverim presents annual Party Planning Showcase from 5 to 9 p.m. at the temple, 29900 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills. Photographers, DJs, florists, bands, caterers and more will be on hand. Community invited. Free admission. (919) 991-7111 FRI., NOV. 5 Newcomers Coffee Agoura Newcomers Club hosts a Coffee from 10 a.m. to noon at Maria Wagaman’s home, 1069 West Creek Lane. Nonprofit group promotes friendships through social functions and interest groups. Call for directions and RSVP to Anne at (818) 707-3969 Conejo Players Conejo Players Theatre, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks presents the farce "Never Too Late" at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays (2 p.m. Sunday matinee on Nov. 7), tonight through Dec. 4. Tonight’s opening night festivities include champagne buffet. Call for ticket info at (805) 495-3715 Boutique, Bake Sale Moorpark Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. (community room) hosts annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Boutique & Bake Sale from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring seasonal gifts, jewelry, floral designs and baked goods. (805) 517-6261 Chamber Breakfast The focus will be on fitness during the holidays. Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts Networking Breakfast of Champions from 7 to 9 a.m. at Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. $25. (805) 370-0035 Over the Hill Gang Ventura Chapter of Over the Hill Gang International invites active folks ages 50 and over to get acquainted at 7 p.m. meeting at a member’s home in Camarillo. They ski, hike, bike, dine out, etc. For location: (805) 495-8107 Used Book Sale Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library sponsor a Used Book Sale with bargains priced from 25 cents to $1 plus specially priced items, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tonight and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at Newbury Park branch library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. (805) 649-4758 Tony Graves SAT., NOV. 6 Equestrian Fundraiser Santa Monica Mounted Police will present a fundraising "Ride-Walk-a-Thon" to benefit Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship of Newbury Park and Chatsworth and American Cancer Society from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Paramount Ranch, Cornell Road in Agoura. Ride or
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