FRI., JUNE 10

Celebrating Orchids Conejo Orchid Society hosts its annual show and sale, “Orchid Dreams,” from 4 to 6 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Potting demonstration at 11 a.m., lecture on how to grow orchids at 2 p.m. (818) 8891895 (evenings) Female Jazz Band Saxophonist Ann Patterson’s Maiden Voyage, a Los Angelesbased 17-piece all-women jazz big band, will be the featured group at 8 p.m. in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., at the KCLU-FM’s semi-annual jazz show benefit concert. $27 to $35. (805) 493-3900 NPHS Concert The Newbury Park High School Choral Music Department presents its year end concert at 7:30 p.m. in NPHS Performing Arts Cener, 456 Reino Road, Newbury Park. Classic and contemporary music sung by NPHS Concert Choir, the Panther Chamber Singers. $5. (805) 4840307 Cheryl SAT., JUNE 11 Fire Truck Pull The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department in conjunction with the Ventura County Fire Department presents the second annual Fire Truck Pull to benefit Ventura County Special Olympics and the Moorpark DARE program. The event will occur during the Moorpark Apricot Festival presented from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. The Fire Truck Pull is an event that consists of six-person teams pulling a fire truck a short distance for the fastest time. (805) 532-2712, (805) 529-0322 Senior Health Fair Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center sponsors its 9th annual 50+ Health Fair from 8 a.m. to noon in gymnasium at California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Sixteen tests and screenings valued at more than $900, cost is $15 and includes membership to health-oriented organization plus drawings. Must pre-register: (805) 370-4888 Potter’s Guild Show Ventura County Potter’s Guild presents its 48th annual Show and Sale with more than 30 exhibiting artists from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow during the Ojai Music Festival, Libbey Park, downtown Ojai.

(818) 889-1856 Bard in Topanga Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from tonight through June 25 and from Sept. 5 through 24 at 8 p.m. tonight, June 18 and 25; call for other showtimes. $8 to $25. (310) 455-3723 Singles Dance No Waiting Dating hosts a Singles June Bloom Dance for women and men age 40 and up at Paul’s in Westlake Village. $15 to $20. (818) 773-8333 A Family Dance Oak Park Community Center, 1000 Kanan Road, Oak Park hosts a Community Family Dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. featuring free swing and salsa lessons from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

followed by two hours of dancing with a deejay. $8. (818) 865-9304 SUN., JUNE 12 Ojai Wine Festival Ojai Wine Festival is from noon to 5 p.m. at Lake Casitas in Ojai. More than 40 wineries will be pouring.

Admission fee covers all entertainment, nine wine tasting tickets. Ten local restaurants will offer food at reasonable prices. Arts and crafts on display, kids’ activity area. $35 at gate, parking $3. (800) 648-4881 Chili Cookoff & Cars From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Knights of Columbus Simi Valley Council No.

5803 presents 18th annual Chili Cook-off and Car Show on grounds of St. Rose of Lima School (behind church), 1305 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Rides, entertainment, kids’ activities, arts and crafts, food, plus view classic cars. Chili cooking begins at noon with judging at 4 p.m. $3 to $5, with chili tasting tickets 50 cents each. (805) 526-7960 CLU Organ Recital California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks: At 4 p.m. in the university’s Samuelson Chapel, Carl Bertram Swanson, a former professor of music at CLU and the school’s organist, will perform an organ recital including a major work by J.S.

Bach as well as a wide range of contemporary organ literature. Free. (805) 493-3305 Duck Race The Duck Race on Westlake Lake is a fundraiser for Many Mansions of Thousand Oaks.

Rubber ducks will launch from The Landing on Lindero Canyon Road with the main race at 2 p.m., event from noon to 5 p.m. (805) 496-4948, ext. 23 Moorpark Tea Dance Moorpark Civic Center community room, 799 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark: From 2 to 5 p.m., dance to the big band music of the Unforgettables at this Tea Dance. $7.

(805) 517-6261 Family Fundays Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga hosts “Family Fundays” at 11 a.m. today, June 19 and June 26.

Creative PlayGround performs “The Velveteen Rabbit,” “Three Tales by Hans Christian Andersen” and “Aesop’s Fables” respectively. All shows feature audience participation. $8 each show. Outdoor setting.

(310) 455-3723 Blues Concert in Park National Park Service’s Summer Concert in the Park is at 2 p.m. at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy. (at Troutdale Drive), Agoura and features a performance by “BlueJelly” featuring Johnny Main on guitar and vocals.

Free. (805) 370-2301 Jazz in T.O.

The Jazz Club presents the Coyote Hills Jazz Band at 1 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge, 158 N.

Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks, performing traditional Dixieland jazz. (805) 339-0976 Ballroom Dancing Ventura County Chapter No. 4022 of USABDA hosts a “Red, White & Blue Dance” with cha cha lessons at 2:30 p.m. and music for open dancing from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at House of Dance, 3007 Bunsen Ave., Ste. E, Ventura. $5 to $10. (805) 4884310 MON., JUNE 13 T.O. Videomakers Thousand Oaks Videomakers meets 7:30 p.m. at Commercial Capital Bank, community room, 973 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village.

They will view and discuss some exceptional videos from amateur videomakers overseas. (818) 7068136 Roger Garretson TUES., JUNE 14 T.O. Women Connect Thousand Oaks Women’s Connection will present “Hats Off to You” featuring a “Red Hat” fashion show at their monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Clarion Palm Garden Hotel, 495 Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Guest speaker Carol Horton, a “dump and pour” cook, will tell her story, “Through Life Hand in Hand.” $20. (805) 497-2949 Brenda V.C. Writers Club Ventura County Writers Club hosts Lee Wardlaw, author of books for young readers, at 7 p.m. meeting at Borders Books, 125 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Free. (805) 496-6204 WED., JUNE 15 Bikel Sings in T.O.

Singer, actor and raconteur Theodore Bikel will be the headliner in “Tradition: A Celebration of Jewish Life” at 7:45 p.m. in the Kavli Theater at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E.

Thousand Oaks Blvd. Opening acts include Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble and comedian Mark Schiff. $18 to $108. (805) 5838700, (818) 991-0991 About Organic Gardens Organic Garden and Herb Society meets 7 p.m. at Newbury Park Library’s meeting room, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park.

Jennie Ayres will discuss how to attract birds to the garden. (805) 498-1623 Lillian Rock Climbing Tips Terry Eckenwiler will give a slide show at 7:30 p.m. at Boulderdash Indoor Rock Climbing, taking the audience on a journey trekking and climbing in Peru.

After 5 Mixer Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce’s After 5 Mixer will be hosted by Go West Events & Multimedia from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 2248 Townsgate Road, Ste. 1, Westlake Village. Tour this event production’s facilities and network with other business folk.

(805) 370-0035 THURS., JUNE 16 World Traveler Talks World traveler Irma Kackert will present a slide lecture on Ireland and Switzerland at 1 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks.

(805) 381-2744 Identity Theft Info Women’s Connection hosts a luncheon and program on “Lost Your Identity?” with guest speakers George Beardsley and Robert Rebhan discussing protecting oneself from fraud and identity theft. Men are welcome to attend.

At 11:30 a.m. at Calabasas Golf & Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada, Calabasas. $22. (818) 222-3218 Oak Park Gardeners Oak Park Gardeners meet 7 p.m.

at Mae Boyar Park, 130 Kanan Road, Oak Park to discuss their Pumpkin Patch fundraiser. Nonmembers welcome to attend and learn about the community garden, which has 11 parcels available for new gardeners at Kanan and Sunnycrest. (818) 889-3518 Culmination at LCMS Lindero Canyon Middle School culmination is at 5 p.m. on the upper field of the campus at 5844 N. Larboard Lane, Agoura Hills and includes student speeches, department awards, a vocal interpretation of the theme “Friendship” and awarding of diplomas. (818) 889-2134 FRI., JUNE 17 It’s ‘Beau Jest’ in T.O.

The romantic comedy “Beau Jest” will be presented by Conejo Players Theatre, Inc. at their theatre, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, from tonight through July 17. Shows at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sundays June 19 and July 17. $14 to $18. Reservations: (805) 4953715 GOP Women Meet Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated host Brian Miller, District Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly, during their luncheon meeting at Plug Nickel, 717 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village. $20. RSVP:

(805) 495-3409 Looking at Mars Ventura County Astronomical Society meets 7:30 p.m. in Forum Auditorium, Moorpark College. Guest speaker Tim Robertson will discuss “Mars Observation Techniques.” (805) 520-9666 SAT., JUNE 18 Chamber Orchestra Valley Cultural Center Chamber Orchestra presents “An Evening of Orchestral and Choral Music” at 8 p.m. at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles featuring works by Turina, Sibelius and Poulenc, with organist Sal Soria. $20. (818) 347-9938 Topanga Studio Tour Fourth annual Topanga Canyon Gallery Studio Tour is today and tomorrow, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight featuring a silent auction at the gallery, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Pine Tree Circle, Ste.

109, Topanga. Thirty artists will display their works at 16 gallery and private studio sites. Call for tour details: (310) 455-7909 Ranger-led Program National Park Service Ranger Jack Gillooly will show how nature adapts to human impacts in our Mediterranean-type ecosystem on a hike themed “An Oasis Amid Development” along the Satwiwa Loop Trail at 5 p.m. at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa in Newbury Park. It’s a two-mile easy-paced walk with views of Boney Mountain.

Free. (805) 375-1930 A Fun Fest for Kids Kidfest ‘05 is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at Ventura Harbor Village in Ventura and features music, games, crafts, rides, contests, prizes, a Ferris wheel and more. Free admission.

(805) 642-8595, ext. 255 House Concert Russ & Julie’s House Concert at 8 p.m. in Oak Park features the acoustic trio Banshee in the Kitcheen performing traditional Celtic music spiced with a strong dash of jazz and rock plus singersongwriter Jennifer Spector will open the evening. $15 includes coffee and dessert buffet. Reservations required: (818) 707-2179 New Reagan Exhibit Opening today at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley is “Lt. Ronald Reagan and the U.S.

Cavalry--History and Hollywood,” that will take a look into historical and Hollywood version of the horse and horse soldier in the American West. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

$2 to $7. (800) 410-8354 Dentist to Speak “Dentistry 101: From Infancy to Implants” is subject of Kari Ann Hong Foster, DDS, who’ll speak at American Association of University Women meeting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in meeting room at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Free. (805) 4939099 SUN., JUNE 19 Chumash Park Concert Chumash Park, Agoura Hills: Hear the fun and nostalgia of golden oldies and surf music with Papa Doo Run Run in a concert at 6 p.m. presented by the city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services and West Hills Hospital & Medical Center. This “Concert in the Park” is free. Leave dogs home. (818) 597-7361 SAT., JUNE 25 Hawaiian Dance Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks:

Summer Hawaiian Dance is from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Hawaiian attire is recommended. Singles and couples welcome. Music by the Starlighters. $11. (805) 381-2744 Dancers from India Malathi Iyengar and Rangoli Dance Company, along with guest artists from India, present “Punyakoti,” a dance theatre specially choreographed for children and families and inspired by a folk tale called “The Song of the Cow.” At 6 p.m.

tonight and at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park. $15. (818) 3479938 Catch ‘Bus Stop’ Conejo Players Theatre, 351 S.

Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, presents the William Inge drama “Bus Stop” tonight through July 16 at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and at 7 p.m. on July 10. $10. (805) 495-3715 SUN., JUNE 26 Swedish Festival Swedish American Central Association of Southern California presents Midsummer Festival from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Vasa Park, 2854 Triunfo Canyon Road, off Kanan Road, in Agoura. Midsummer pole raised at noon followed by traditional ring dancing and singing to Swedish folk music. Royal Court, kids’ activities, breakfast and lunch for purchase. $5. (626) 794-9729 Symphony of Wine Symphony of Wine V is a fundraiser for New West Symphony’s youth education programming and will be from 3 to 8 p.m. at Countrywide Learning Center, 4500 Park Granada, Calabasas featuring a four-course gourmet dinner prepared by leading chefs with worldclass wine pairings, live and silent auctions and a performance by Oak Park musician Jennifer Liu, a 2006 Discovery Artist. $250. For tickets: (310) 748-5289 Katy Roth Topanga State Park Join a docent-led “Summer’s aComin’” walk to learn how native plants and animals prepare for summer at Topanga State Park and visit the nature center afterwards.

The two-hour adventure begins at 1 p.m. (818) 758-1964 Jazzy Jannotta Sings Jazz vocalist Toni Jannotta brings her distinctive style to an outdoor concert from 2 to 4 p.m. at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy. (at Troutdale Drive), Agoura.

Bring a picnic to enjoy beneath the trees on park’s lawn and explore the nature trails before or after the concert, presented by National Park Service. Free. (805) 370-2301 SAT., JUNE 11 Reagan Lecture Karl Rove, assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President Bush, will deliver “The Reagan Lecture” at 11 a.m. at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Lunch included in $150 cost per person. (805) 522-2977