David Lea, PhD, a professor of geology at UC Santa Barbara, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley at 6:30 p.m. Wed., Aug. 9 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Lea will be discussing his extensive research in the links between changing ocean composition […]
2006-08-03
Watch ‘Madagascar’ in Calabasas
The city of Calabasas Community Services Department will present the summer kick off for Movies Under the Stars in conjunction with Family Skate Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Fri., Aug. 11 at de Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road in Calabasas. The night will include a screening of the animated movie “Madagascar” (rated PG), music, skating, games, crafts and […]
Musicians take audience on audio journey
Thousand Oaks-based Gemini Sun Records announced that for the first time the record label will bring several world-class musicians on stage in concert at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The show, scheduled for Fri., Aug. 11 at 8 p.m., will feature multiplatinum inspirational recording artist Nicholas Gunn; composer David Arkenstone, who was nominated three times for a Grammy award; […]
Stage Door is ‘caught up’ in its newest comedy
The Stage Door Theatre in Agoura Hills presents the comedy “Caught in the Net” by Ray Cooney. It’s the sequel to Cooney’s play, “Run for Your Wife,” which the theater performed last year, which told the story of a London taxi driver with two wives. “Caught in the Net” will continue on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through […]
Comedy with serious side
Theatricum Botanicum offers food for thought with the West Coast premiere of “Omnium Gatherum,” a play that was the hit of the 2003 Humana Festival and a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. In this impassioned but comical work, the perfect hostess gives the perfect dinner party, a feast of food and argument where eight people from different walks of […]
American Music Festival coming to Skirball Center
Skirball Cultural Center will present the American Music Festival from 2 to 7 p.m. Sun., Aug. 6 at the Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. The event will feature four live performances and a lineup of family activities all designed to celebrate the cultural and historical diversity of North American music. Showcasing musicians playing Appalachian, country/rock/bluegrass, rhythm and blues, […]
Free outdoor jazz concerts at Gardens of the World
Gardens of the World community park will add the sound of music to its exquisite international gardens as it hosts the fourth annual program of summer jazz concerts. All concerts are from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays at 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Summer jazz concerts Aug. 6: The Big Band of Brad Carow and Joe Gray. Carow is […]
‘Beauty and the Beast’ comes to Pepperdine
Chamberlains’ Performing & Fine Arts Academy will present “Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. from Tues. to Thurs., Aug. 15 to 17, in Smothers Theatre on the Pepperdine University campus in Malibu. Based on the Academy Awardwinning animated feature, the stage version includes all the songs from the film written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, plus […]
Calabasas residents going postal over ZIP code issue
Just for the record, I live in the Lost Hills area of Calabasas, and I am in favor of a ZIP code change to 91302. It always is very confusing whenever I order items online, as most companies want me to use “Agoura Hills, CA 91301” for my mailing address, even though I live in Calabasas. I think that this […]
More facts about medical marijuana
Just a quick note of appreciation for your article on the abuses of the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996. I regret that other journalists who cover this issue are not as discerning, choosing instead to paint everything in black-and-white (for it or against it), with little or no interest in the nuances of the medical marijuana laws or their […]