FRI., DEC. 2

A Special Blessing Gateway Church, 29646 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills: Christmas babysitting blessing is from 6 to 10 p.m. Free babysitting, free pizza and popcorn. Reservations are required: (818) 889-4147, ext. 13

‘Life with Father’ Stage Door Theatre, 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills presents “Life with Father” tonight through Dec. 17 and again from Jan. 6 to 28, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 4 and Jan. 8 and 22. $12 to $15. (818) 889-5209

CLU Hosts Concerts California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks: A series of Christmas Festival Concerts will be presented in Samuelson Chapel by CLU’s symphony, choirs and student soloists at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow and at 4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4. Freewill offering accepted.

SAT., DEC. 3

Splendors of Season Splendors of the Season Holiday Open House & Gingerbread Boutique is from 2 to 5 p.m. at Ventura County Museum of History & Art, 100 E. Main St., Ventura and features strolling carolers, ballerinas, children’s crafts and a wide selection of holiday gifts. $5 for children 4 to 12, $15 museum members, $20 nonmembers. RSVP by calling Jeanne Scott at (805) 653-6715

Raptor Rhapsody Wild Birds Unlimited, 22110 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills celebrates its grand re-opening and third anniversary with surprises, giveaways today and tomorrow plus a special visit from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday by Kim Stroud, director of Ojai Raptor Center, who will bring a great horned owl, red-tailed hawk, barn owl, kite and western screech owl. (818) 704-7333

Master Chorale Sings Los Robles Master Chorale will perform “A Christmas Tapestry” holiday concert at 8 p.m. tonight and at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Performing Arts Center on the Moorpark College campus, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. Guest artists are the Los Robles Children’s Choir. European and American Christmas carols will be featured. $6 to $18. (805) 987-5416

Take a Winter Walk Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy., Agoura: Join a docent from 9 to 11 a.m. for an easy-paced stroll among oaks and ferns and learn of the site’s earlier history as an amusement park. Free. (805) 370-2301

Goebel Center Dances Goebel Senior Adult Ballroom Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks: the Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts dances from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. tonight and Sat., Dec. 17 (holiday dance) to live bands. $5 to $7. (805) 381-2744

It’s Dickens Season Santa Susana Repertory Company’s 12th annual production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Dec. 10, 16 and 17 and at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 and 18 in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. $11 to $25. (805) 449-2787

Square Dancing Pi-R Squares host a plus level square dance from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. $6. (805) 492-1442

Kids’ Craft Workshop City of Calabasas Community Services Department offers a winter arts and crafts workshop for children ages 4 to 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at De Anza Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas. $35. (818) 880-6461

Holiday Homes Tour The Wellness Community Valley/ Ventura will host its 14th annual Holiday Homes Tour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring visits to view local homes lavishly decorated for the holiday season. Tickets for this fundraiser that supports programs for cancer patients are $25 advance purchase or $30 at the door. (805) 379-4777

Shop and Taste Wine Democratic Women’s Council of Conejo Valley hosts a holiday boutique and wine tasting from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a member’s home, 249 Santa Bella Place, Westlake Village. $10. (805) 559-2841

Battle of the Bands Thousand Oaks Teen Center, 1375 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks hosts Battle of the Bands from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. featuring five bands from the Conejo Valley area in a show judged by industry professionals. $10. Must bring current school ID. (805) 494-5156

First Aid, CPR Classes Agoura Hills Recreation Center, 30610 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills: From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is a “Heartsaver CPR” course; fee is $32 plus $12 lab fee. From 1 to 3:30 p.m. is a “First Aid Basic” course; fee is $28, plus $10 lab fee. (818) 597-7361

Christmas Finery Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park hosts a holiday reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Come and see the museum dressed in its Christmas finery. Cookies and punch served, visit unique gift shop. $3 to $4. (805) 498-9441

SUN., DEC. 4

Sip Custom Crush Wine Camarillo Custom Micro-Crush presents “Christmas in Camarillo” Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for adults only at 270-D Aviador, Camarillo. Taste a variety of wines from vineyards in Santa Monica Mountains. Snacks. Free. (800) 559-9922

Genealogy Group “Putting Flesh on the Bones” will be Ron Arons’ subject at the Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County’s meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. He will provide an entertaining, humorous yet educational discussion on what genealogy is, about understanding the lives of people and why they acted the way they did. Free. (818) 889-6616

Chinese Culture Fest A Chinese Cultural Festival will celebrate the opening of the exhibit “When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasures of the Ming Dynasty, 1405 to 1433,” on display through May 31 at the Ventura County Maritime Museum at Channel Islands Harbor, 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard. At noon there will be drummers and martial arts demonstrations, plus artists demonstrating ancient Chinese traditions and children’s craft activities. Free. (805) 984-6260

Pancake Breakfast The Conejo Valley YMCA Pancake Breakfast is from 8 a.m. to noon at 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks and includes pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee, with proceeds to benefit Y programs. $4. (805) 523-7613

Shelter Fundraiser Hair Unlimited, 1720 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley (in the Cedar Plaza) will host a fundraiser to benefit the Battered Women Shelter from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring a rock wall, bake sale, pictures with Santa, face painting, food and more. (805) 527-2122

Holiday in Harmony Pacific Sound Chorus, a men’s a cappella barbershop chorus, will present a Holiday Harmony Concert featuring the First Presbyterian Church bell choir at 2 p.m. at the church, 850 Ivywood Drive, Oxnard. $10. (800) 353-1362

A Very Victorian Holiday Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road, Old Town Calabasas hosts a traditional Victorian holiday party from 1 to 4 p.m. featuring carolers, refreshments, Santa Claus, tours of historic buildings decorated for an 1880s Christmas. $1 to $4. (818) 222-6511

The ‘Nutcracker’ Ballet Conejo Civic Ballet Company will present full-length ballet “Nutcracker” at 2:30 p.m. in Kavli Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. $10 to $25. (805) 449-2787

A Party for Singles NoWaitingDating hosts a singles holiday party for ages 30 to 55 at Blue in Agoura Hills. $30 to $35. Call for time (818) 773-8333

Flute Society Plays The Conejo Valley Flute Society will perform holiday music during Wellness Community’s Holiday Home Tour from 2 to 3 p.m. at 29527 Bertrand Drive, Agoura Hills. (818) 992-6375

Holiday Boutique Temple Beth Haverim Sisterhood will host its annual holiday boutique from 1 to 5 p.m. at 29900 Ladyface Circle, Agoura Hills.

Special Art Auction The “Art of Hearts” art auction is from 4 to 6 p.m. at Los Robles Greens, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks and features music, food, beverages and the opportunity to bid on a large selection of art (all heart-themed) in a benefit for the Loving Heart Hospice Foundation. $20. (805) 517-1620

MON., DEC. 5

Know Your Gulls Larry Allen, project coordinator for LA County Breeding Bird Atlas, will discuss identification of less-familiar gulls at 7:30 p.m. meeting of Conejo Valley Audubon Society at Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. (805) 987-2721

Holiday Book Sale Beginning today special books for the holiday season will be available for purchase from the Moorpark Friends of the Library bookstore located in the Moorpark Library, 699 Moorpark Ave., Moorpark. (805) 529-0440

DAR to Celebrate Conejo Valley chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will host their 30th anniversary celebration meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Marie Callender’s Restaurant, 20 W. Cochran, Simi Valley. The program will be “Toys in the Attic” and the chapter will be collecting items for holiday packages for veterans. (805) 532-1148

WED., DEC. 7

Moms Host Party Conejo Valley Mothers of Multiples annual holiday party is 6:30 p.m. For details call Stacy Lim at (805) 520-3884

Hanukkah Festivities California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks: Hillel Jewish Student Organization hosts a Hanukkah celebration at 4 p.m. in Student Union Building that will include the traditional candle-lighting ceremony, games and music. Free. (805) 493-3951

THURS., DEC. 8

Chamber Mixer Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce invites all to attend a holiday mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Agoura Hills City Mall sponsored by hosts Char Fasl, Agoura Family Optometry and Kanan Pharmacy, at 5843 Kanan Road, Agoura Hills. Food, special grand prize of a five-day cruise, door prizes. (818) 889-3150

Moms Hear From Doc Pediatrician Donna Pachorek will lead a discussion on discipline at the Conejo Valley Chapter of Mothers and More at 7:30 p.m. in the community room at Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. This holiday meeting will also feature a potluck. RSVP (818) 261-7535

OPHS Holiday Concert Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park: the school choir and band will present their annual holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. in the pavilion. $5. (818) 735-3300

Chamber Breakfast Calabasas Chamber of Commerce hosts a Chamber Breakfast at 7:15 a.m. at Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center, 23400 Park Sorrento. The program is “Supporting Our Nonprofit Organizations.” $12 to $15. RSVP to (818) 222-5680