The Agoura Hills Department of Community Services is seeking a qualified individual to conduct the Agoura Hills/ Westlake Village/Las Virgenes Community Concert Band and Jazz band. This group performs twice a year and has seven rehearsals on Tuesday nights before each concert at Agoura High School’s band room. Qualified individuals are encouraged to contact the Agoura Hills Recreation Center at […]
2011-01-13
Parent/teen pool tourney
The Alex Fiore Thousand Oaks Teen Center will host the annual Parent/Teen Pool Tournament from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., Jan. 29 at the center, 1375 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks A tri-tip barbeque will be provided. The entry fee is $20 per teen/parent team. To register, call (805) 494-5156 or go to http:// thousandoaksteencenter.com.
Arts Council to sponsor youth art exhibit
An awards reception from the “Hang With The Best” show will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 22 at the Galleria in Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Cash, prizes and certificates will be awarded to winning entrants. The artists in the juried exhibit are middle and high school students from the […]
Boys & Girls Clubs launch youth soccer league
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo & Las Virgenes offer noncompetitive Sunday Youth Soccer Leagues for children ages 3 to 6. The eight-week program begins Sun., Jan. 16. Games will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Sumac Elementary School field, 6050 Calmfield Ave., Agoura Hills. The leagues consist of two team divisions, ages 3 to 4 and […]
‘Star Wars’ model maker dies
Grant Lee McCune, best known as the Oscar winner for the models he made for the motion picture “Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope,” died of pancreatic cancer Dec. 27 at his home in Hidden Hills. He was 67. Katharine, McCune’s wife of 28 years, said her husband began his special effects career while vacationing in Martha’s Vineyard, where Steven […]
Workshop to address reconstruction following mastectomy
Women who face a mastectomy due to cancer should learn everything they can about breast reconstruction before their surgery. Many women, however, are unaware of the options available to them because they don’t receive adequate information at the time of their diagnosis, according to Oak Park resident Lori Monkarsh. Monkarsh, 48, was diagnosed with invasive ductile carcinoma about two years […]
Public will participate in Calabasas election forum
The Center for Governmental Studies (CGS), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps individuals participate more effectively in their communities and governments, announced it will put on a 2011 Calabasas City Council Candidate Forum at 7 p.m. Wed., Feb. 2 in Founders Hall. CGS will partner with the city as forum hosts. All seven City Council candidates are being invited to […]