2005-03-02
Musical variety show offers family fun
A musical variety show tailored for families featuring "Razzle-Bam-Boom," the duo of Mark Beckwith and Obediah Thomas, will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Fri., March 11 in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Beckwith and Thomas combine humor, juggling, vocals, guitar, trumpet and percussion plus audience participation to craft a […]
Mystery writer to host meeting
Mystery writer Patricia Smiley, author of "False Profits," will be the featured speaker of the Ventura County Writers Club meeting at 7 p.m. Tues., March 8 at Borders Books, 125 Thousand Oaks Blvd. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call Karen Gorback at (805) 496-6204. The club is sponsoring a poetry contest open […]
Youth theater seeks talent
Curtain Call Youth Theater is announcing an open call for young actors ages 12 through 19 for its Spring Intensive Musical Theater class, beginning in March from noon to 2 p.m. on Sundays at Got Rhythm Dance Studio, 749 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village. Call director Jeff Wallach at (818) 704-1221 for start date and to reserve a class spot. For […]
Tweens program urges youth to get more exercise
A federal program teaching America’s children about the benefits of physical activity is showing surprisingly good results. The VERB program, run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, targets "tweens" (children ages 9 to 13). The program speaks to tweens in a variety of "cool" ways: through a multi-media campaign of television advertisements and Web-based contests, through partnerships with […]
Lawyer to present series on advocacy for special needs kids
PAUSE4kids will host a Special Education Advocacy Series in April. The course is intended for attorneys, parents, therapists, teachers, advocates and anyone who wants to help a child with special needs. Presenter for the series will be Rene Folse, JD, PhD, an attorney and licensed psychologist. Her presentation is approved for continuing education credits for attorneys. The series will be […]
Concert slated for St. Max
Concert slated for St. Max Soprano Winter Watson and composer Frederick Mabalot will be the featured artists at the "Songs from the New Age" concert at 8 p.m. Sat., March 5 in the sanctuary at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the parish fund as well as to […]
Cardinal presides at Mass to celebrate marriage
Cardinal presides at Mass to celebrate marriage Cardinal Roger Mahony presided at a special Mass for couples celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage during 2005 on World Marriage Day, observed on Sun., Feb. 27 at a 3:30 p.m. service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles. Hundreds of anniversary couples […]