The New West Symphony’s second 200708 Masterpiece Series concert will be at 8 p.m. Sat.Oct. 20 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. The program will feature the symphony’s principal cellist Mark Tanner in his solo debut with the orchestra. Tanner will play Concerto No1 in Eflat Major for Cello and Orchestra, […]
2007-10-18
Agoura High hosts Comedy Sportz
The Agoura High School ComedySportz team will host the professionals of ComedySportzLA in “USICAL” on Tues., Oct. 23 at the school’s G Building, 38545 Driver Ave., Agoura Hills. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is a full-length, completely improvised musical based on audience suggestion. The show is family-friendly. The school’s ComedySportz team will attend its first official game of […]
‘Seven Brides’ opens at Cabrillo
Cabrillo Music Theatre, the resident musical theater company of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, will present the first production in its 2007-08 season, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” with book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, music by Johnny Mercer and lyrics by Gene DePaul. The show will run Fri., Oct. 26 through Sun., Nov. 4 in the Kavli […]
Play Review
A monster meets his maker in 'Victor'What if man had the power to create life from inanimate forms? Should he? The High Street Arts Center presents Alistair Faulkner’s “Victor,” a powerful play directed by Rolland Petrello that explores this question in a sequel of sorts to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” It’s a moral fable more than a horror story, a tale where the protagonist, not the monster, […]
Fluoride is safe
More than 60 years ago Grand Rapids, Mich. became the first American community to fluoridate its public source of water. Hundreds of subsequent scientific articles have determined that optimally fluoridated water is the single most effective public health measure to prevent dental decay. Studies show that the incidences of childhood and adult cavities decrease 20 to 40 percent in areas […]
Fluoride is toxic
Regarding the proposed plan to add fluoride to our water, I think it is important to understand what is being added. The studies which “proved” that fluoride would prevent cavities were evaluating the effects of actual groundwater minerals, not the chemicals that are being added today. Fluorosilicic acid, which is a classified hazardous waste, is the substance used in 90 […]
Apartments should be smoke-free
Apartment residents have no protection from their neighbor’s drifting tobacco smoke. Unfortunately, tobacco smoke doesn’t always stay in the unit where it is generated. A door-to-door survey of Calabasas apartment residents in 2006 conducted by our organization showed that 36 percent of respondents had secondhand smoke drift into their home in the last year. More than half of those respondents […]
Smoking just isn’t neighborly
No one should have to breathe a neighbor’s secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke does drift from one apartment to another, with the apartment getting the offending smoke with no recourse to keep the air in their apartment clean and fit to breathe. Children especially should be protected. People who smoke are certainly not able to decide for them selves whether their […]
Diane Torrence
Veteran real estate agent Diane Torrence has joined the staff Prudential California Realty’s Fillmore office according to broker/owner Bob Majorino. Torrence brings a varied skill set to her clientele. With 14 years of design experience, she is a proficient home staging specialist. She also has a background as a mortgage broker. Torrence is originally from Santa Barbara and has been […]
This Home Features Extensive Use Of Hardwood Flooring
This home in the guardgated community of Chanteclair Estates in Thousand Oaks is a 3bedroom, 2.5-bath home. It was originally a 4-bedroom and can be easily restored to that configuration. The home features extensive use of hardwood flooring, three fireplaces including one in the master bedroom and a retreat with custom shelving. There are multiple ceiling fans and French doors. […]