FRI., JULY 8

Used Book Sale The Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library will host a used book sale featuring more than 10,000 books ranging in price from 25 cents to $1 plus specially priced collectors’ books, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tonight and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. (805) 236-7714

SAT., JULY 9

Best of Broadway Golden Performing Arts Center presents “Summer Nights at the Madrid III,” a musical revue saluting the best of Broadway with a live orchestra. Performances begin tonight and continue through July 24, show times 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park. $25 to $33. Tickets: (818) 347-9938

Dance Jam Ventura Dance Jam Ventura is a free-style dancing event for all ages to a lively variety of music (rock and roll, world beat, jazz, hip-hop, etc.) in a smokeand alcohol-free environment from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at 3026 Telegraph Road, Ventura. $1 to $6. (805) 6507112

Join This Twilight Hike Join a National Park Service ranger on a twilight hike (6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) at Cheeseboro/Palo Comado Canyons in Old Agoura. On this 3-mile loop hike, see oak savannahs and grasslands. (805) 370-2301

Travanti Stars in Malibu Emmy Award-winning actor Daniel J. Travanti of “Hill Street Blues” fame will star in Oren Safdie’s play “The Last Word,” which opens tonight and continues through July 31 at Malibu Stage Co. Show time is 8 p.m. Thurs., Fri. and Sat., 5 p.m. Sun., at 29243 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. $25. (310) 589-1998

Recycling in Oak Park The Oak Park Community Beautification & Electronic Waste Day event is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot at Oak Park High School, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Recycling bins will accept electronic waste, yard waste, and more. For details (805) 289-3336

Savor Swing Dance Louise Bretz will give a West Coast swing dance lesson at 7 p.m. at the Goebel Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, followed by open dancing until 11:30 p.m. $10. (818) 865-1257

SUN., JULY 10

Fleetwood Mac Tribute The group Rumours will present a tribute to Fleetwood Mac at a 6 p.m. Summer Concert in the Park presented by the city of Agoura Hills at Chumash Park, 5550 Medea Valley Drive, Agoura Hills. At 8:45 p.m. a fireworks show will be presented. Free. No dogs. (818) 597-7361

Audition for Miller Play Camarillo Community Theatre will hold auditions from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight and tomorrow at 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo (inside the airport) for Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” Performances will be from Aug. 26 through Sept. 25. Auditioners should bring a resume, headshot and be prepared for a cold reading from the script. All roles for males and females are open, from the age of 12 to 60s. (805) 4878812

Cold Creek’s Beauty At 9 a.m. Cold Creek Docents will lead a 2.5-hour “Ah, Sweet Summer” themed hike at Cold Creek Preserve––meet at the preserve’s lower gate along Stunt Road in Calabasas. Visit lush oak woodlands, view picturesque sandstone outcroppings, see year-round creek and plant life it supports in a site dubbed “pristine.” Bring water and snack. (818) 591-1701

Native American Flute Native American musician Bill Neal (Elk Whistle) will play soothing flute melodies on traditional Lakota and Kiowa cedar flutes and the cane flutes of the Choctaw and Cherokee people from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Satwiwa Native American Culture Center, at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa off Lynn Road/Via Goleta in Newbury Park. Free. (805) 370-2301

Try Speed Dating Attend a Speed Dating event for women ages 56 to 63 and men 59 to 68 at 5 or 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Register by calling (818) 773-8333

Get the ‘Groovegrass’ The Los Angeles band Desert Sage will present its semi-acoustic “Groovegrass” music designed to get the audience dancing from 2 to 4 p.m. at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy. (at Troutdale Drive), Agoura. Outdoor setting. Free. (805) 370-2301

Jazz in the Afternoon Singer Mews Small and her acoustic ensemble the Small Band will perform at 1 p.m. when the Jazz Club comes to the Elks Lodge, 158 N. Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks, singing songs from the 1920s and 1940s and some older American traditionals. $6 to $8. (805) 3390976

TUES., JULY 12 Mystery Writer Is Guest Crime fiction author Barbara Seranella will conduct a creativity segment, writing a flash fiction mystery, at the 7 p.m. meeting of Ventura County Writers Club at Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Free. (805) 496-6204

WED., JULY 13 Top Quilter Shares Tips The Simi Valley Quilt Guild hosts noted quilt maker and teacher Charlotte Angotti as guest speaker at their 7 p.m. meeting at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3901 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley. (805) 379-4630

For Civil War Buffs The Civil Warriors Round Table will hear Alan Rockman’s presentation titled “From Sabers to Spurs” at 7 p.m. at Weiler’s West Hills Deli, 22323 Sherman Way, West Hills. Buffet dinner $12 (RSVP), attendance only, $5. They gather at 6:30 p.m. and guests are welcome to attend. (805) 492-2016

Nuclear Weapons Pro An expert on nuclear weapons proliferation, terrorism and international policy, Bennett Ramberg, PhD, will speak to members of the Democratic Club of Conejo Valley at 6:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Center, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. (805) 675-8785

THURS., JULY 14

A Look at Fossils Conejo Gem & Mineral Club hosts Jim Brace-Thompson discussing “A Fossil Collecting Tour of the Monterey Formation” at 7:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Arts Center, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. (818) 707-9972

FRI., JULY 15

Family Carnival in Simi

St. Rose of Lima Parish pre

sents annual carnival from

6 to 11 p.m. tonight, 2 to 11

p.m. Saturday and 2 to 10

p.m. Sunday on the school

grounds behind the church at

1305 Royal Ave., Simi Valley.

Event will feature rides, enter

tainment, a plant booth, draw

ing for a vacation and other

prizes, country western mu

sic, Hawaiian dancers,

mariachi band, Irish dancers,

food court and more. Admis

sion $2; ride bracelets $17 per

day (discounts for advance

purchase). (805) 526-1732

Honing Career Search Lauren Schneider, director of Women Helping Women Services of the National Council of Jewish Women/LA and associate director of career and alumni resources at Pepperdine School of Business, will be presenter at a “Boosting Your Career Potential” workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. Free with registration required: (877) 655-3807

Peace Jam Is Tonight 21st Century Conejo Democrats Club hosts Peace Jam from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at The Canyon Club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills featuring Julia and Jane, the Users and Counter Parts. Boogie Knights follows. $10.

FRI., JULY 15

RSVP for Triunfo Ball Today is reservation deadline for La Fiesta del Triunfo Ball, a benefit for the Stagecoach Inn Museum, scheduled for Sat., July 23 on the museum grounds, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Event begins 5:30 p.m. with a social hour, tours of the museum and living history presentations. Barbecue buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. the Don and Dona Triunfo will be presented, followed by dancing. Guests invited to dress in Western attire or Spanish Rancho costumes. $85. (805) 496-8841

Looking at Planets Robert Korechoff, PhD, will discuss “Detection of Extra-Solar Planets” through use of technological advances in astronomical instrumentation when the Ventura County Astronomical Society meets at 7:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at Mesa Union School. For directions: (805) 520-9666 or (805) 642-5166

SAT., JULY 16

Book Sale Bargains Friends of the Woodland Hills Library will host their summer book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library. Open to members beginning 9:30 a.m. All proceeds to support library. (818) 226-0017

Art Show Reception The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents an exhibition of wall sculpture titled “Wall Poppin’ Art” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sept. 30 at Hillcrest Center for the Arts Galleria, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. From 4 to 7 p.m. today there will be a reception. Free. (805) 381-2747

Insect Zoo at Library Dr. Sue’s Traveling Insect and Arthropod Zoo will visit the Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks at 9:30 a.m. then appear at the Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park at 1 p.m. For ages 5 and up. Entomologist Dr. Susan Van Vorhis will bring an array of live specimens including spiders, millipedes and scorpions as well as insect puppets and models. Free. (805) 449-2660 (T.O. Library), (805) 498-2139 (N.P. Library) Dance Team Fundraiser The Thousand Oaks High School Dance Team hosts its annual garage sale (from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and car wash (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) fundraising events at the school campus, 2323 Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Car wash $5 to $6. (805) 379-0455

SUN., JULY 17

Bird Walk at MCSP Malibu Creek State Park (MCSP), on Malibu Canyon Road just south of Mulholland Highway, Calabasas: At 8 a.m. join the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society on a bird walk. Beginners welcome. Bring binoculars. Meet in the lower parking lot for this 3.5-hour exploration of bird habitat. (310) 457-5796 Service dogs