MON., DEC. 31

Teens Celebrate Thousand Oaks Teen Center hosts annual New Year's Eve Celebration, 8 p.m. to 12:15 a.m., 1375 E. Janss Road. DJ, laser show, live band, raffles, free pizza, open soda bar, midnight balloon drop, free party hats & noise makers. Photos available. For seventh- and eighthgrade students only. Limited to 500 teens. School ID required. Dress code enforced. $10 at door. (805) 494-5156.

New Year's Improv Livery Theatre's annual familyfriendly New Year's Improv event, 7 to 10:30 p.m., 34 N. Palm St., Ventura. Hors d'oeuvres, dessert buffet, silent auction, champagne toast, TheatreSports improv show. $25 adults, $15 children under 15. Reservations (805) 643-5701.

TUES., JAN 1

WED., JAN. 2

Cancer Center Event Reservation due for Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation/UCLA Conejo Valley Guild 30th anniversary membership brunch honoring founding members, past presidents. 11 a.m. Tues., Jan. 8, Los Robles Golf Club, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Cancer survivor gives talk. Guests, prospective members welcome. $36. RSVP Susan Braunstein, (818) 706-3817.

THURS., JAN 3

Candidate Forum Democratic Club of Camarillo meets 7 p.m., UFCW Hall, 816 Camarillo Springs Road. Forum on presidential candidates in preparation for February primary. Public invited. Jack Phillips, (805) 504-3749.

Designing Furniture Conejo Valley Woodworkers Association meets 7 p.m., Redwood Middle School, 233 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Presentation on furniture design. (818) 707-2772, www.cvwa.org.

FRI., JAN. 4

Inspiring Speaker Reservations due for Thousand Women's Connection monthly luncheon, 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 9, Naylor's Banquet Center at Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Linda Zeller presents Balloon Creations. Linda Olson shares her personal jouney. Keith HInson provides music. $16, free child care provided. RSVP Joanne (805) 498-1823, Charlene (805) 526-9820.

SAT., JAN. 5

Meet And Greet Ventura County Over The Hill Gang hosts get acquainted party for people age 50 and over, 3 p.m., private home in Thousand Oaks. For physically active seniors. Guests attend free. Karen (818) 735-0987.

Twelfth Night Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble presents An International Twelfth Night, 8 p.m., Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset Blvd. 17-member vocal ensemble sings Renaissance and Medieval music from many countries. General admission $15. Students, seniors, SCEMS members $10. (626) 260-8249. www.jouyssance.org

Varsity Vs. Alumni Moorpark High School Girls' Soccer Booster Club sponsors Varsity vs. Alumni game, 6 p.m., Musketeers' stadium, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. 4 p.m. Frosh/ Soph team plays Junior Varsity team. Free admission. Tri tip sandwich dinner $8, hot dog dinner $5 with chips and soda. Baked goods, raffle tickets for sale. Teresa Montgomery, (805) 517-2156, tmontgomery@mrpk.org.

Books For Sale Friends of Platt Library host used book sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., multipurpose room and bookstore of library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Large selection of fiction, nonfiction, children's books. (818) 340-9386, www.plattlibrary. org.

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Archives Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County meets 2 to 4 p.m., Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Historian Marian Smith speaks on "Documenting Immigrants to America 1882-1954." Use of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, National Archives. Free, guests welcomed. Jan Meisels Allen (818) 889-6616, president@ jgscv.org

TUES., JAN. 8

Gardeners Hear Talk Westlake Village Garden Club meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. 9:30 a.m. social time. 10 a.m. business meeting. 10:30 a.m. talk by Ken Fuentz of Conejo Bonsai Society. Refreshments served. Guests welcome at no charge. No RSVP needed. Barbara Oliver, (805) 496-4702.

WED., JAN 9

Quilting Workshop Camarillo Quilters hosts workshop with Peggy Martin, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Orchid Room, Orchid Professional Building, Highway 101 at Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Martin shows expanding traditional quilts with new variations and color. $30. (805) 482-3201.

Relay For Life Team captain meeting for American Cancer Society 2008 Relay for Life, 7 p.m., Room A-1, Agoura High School, 38545 Driver Ave. Fundraising ideas, food, games, prizes. Free, open to all interested. S. Ling Wu, coordinator, (818) 7152616, sjrelay@yahoo.com.

THURS., JAN 10

Reserve For Breakfast Reservations due 2 p.m. for Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce's Networking Breakfast of Champions on Fri., Jan. 11, Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration begins 6:45 a.m., early bird drawing 7 a.m. Louis A. Cappadona from Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton discusses "New Laws and Strategic Decisions for 2008." Prepaid reservations $18.50 Chamber members, $23.50 non-members. $27 at door. www.towlvchamber.org.

Networking Event Calabasas Chamber of Commerce hosts networking breakfast, 7:15 a.m., Hilton Garden InnCalabasas, 24150 Park Sorrento. "Who are you?" discussion on how one's personal interests connect with business community, philanthropic groups. $15 members, $18 first time visitors. (818) 222-5680.

Pat And Her Hats Somis Thursday Club, member of California Federation of Women's Clubs, meets at noon at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Lunch, "Pat and her hats" program. $11. (805) 987-2728.

Republican RSVP Reservations due for West Valley Republican Club forum 2 p.m., Sat., Jan. 12 at Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Representatives will give views of their respective presidential candidate. Q&A follows. Free, open to public. RSVP Mary Hawkins (818) 591-1071.

SAT., JAN. 12

Pruning Roses Ventura County Rose Society, Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group sponsor seventh annual "Pruning Old Garden Roses Demonstration," 8:30 a.m., Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Various consulting rosarians demonstrate how to prune tea roses noisettes, climbing roses, hybrid perpetual roses, China, Polyantha, Bourbon and Portland Roses. Free admission, refreshments. Kathy Ayers (805) 498-0861.

MON., JAN. 14

Orchid Care Conejo Orchid Society meets 7 p.m., Westlake Village City Hall, 23300 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village. Jim Sloniker speaks on selection, care of orchids. Orchid raffle, refreshments. Free, guests welcomed. Janna (805) 278-2205, Marian (818) 889-1895.

TUES., JAN. 15

Opera Lecture Friends of the Platt Library host third in series of Los Angeles Opera Talks, Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde," 7 p.m., 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free, no reservations needed. (818) 340-9386, www.plattlibrary.org./events.

WED., JAN. 16

Business Mixer Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce's After Five Mixer, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Body Sanctuary, 850 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village at the Watercourt. Networking, food, refreshments, raffle prizes. Chamber members $2, nonmembers $10. Reservations not needed. www .towlvchamber.org.

New Play Opens L.A. Theatre Works premieres Bob Clyman's "Secret Order" drama, 8 p.m. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. Edward Asner, Richard Schiff star. Performances through Jan. 20. Ticekts $20 to $47. (310) 8 2 7 - 0 8 8 9 , www.latw.org.

THURS.,

JAN. 17

Comedy

Benefit Royal High School boys' soccer hosts Comedy Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Grand Vista Hotel, 999 Enchanted Way, Simi Valley. Buffet dinner, dessert, silent auction, entertainment by professional comedian Jerry Corley, warm-up act Rob Rose. Proceeds to school soccer program.Tickets/ donations $30. Adults only. Jill Upson (805) 581-4086.

Unplugged Camarillo Acoustic Music Club meets 7 to 11 p.m. in Camarillo private home. Musicans and lovers of acoustic music invited to play or listen. T.J. Zeiler (805) 482-0029, www.Songmakers.org.

FRI., JAN. 18

'Shadow Box' Zuma Repertory Theatre presents "The Shadow Box," Michael Cristofer's Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play, 8 p.m., Malibu Stage Company, 29243 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. Through Feb. 2. Complimentary wine tasting at all shows for ages 21 up. Art display of local artists in lobby. $20, free parking. RSVP (800) 838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com. or box office (310) 589-1998, www.malibustagecompany.org.

MLK Day Luncheon Reservations due for Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day luncheon at noon Mon., Jan. 21, Marie Callender's Restaurant, 3635 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village. Elda & Ron Soderquist speak on "Carrying Coffins to the Capitol Steps in Montgomery, Alabama, 1965." Col. Wallace Dailey discusses "Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Impact on Our Lives." $12. Public invited. RSVP (805) 675-8785.

Royal Musical Conejo Players open "The King and I," 8 p.m., 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Through Feb. 16. Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. $16 to $20. (805) 495-3715.

Amateur Astronomers Ventura County Astronomical Society meets 7:30 p.m., multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 N. Mesa School Road, Somis. John Dobson speaks on optics, cosmology, "big bang" theory, foibles of modern astronomy. Free, public invited. Carl Ashley, (805) 642-5166, vcas1@aol.com. www.vcas.org.

SAT., JAN. 19

Starlight Music The Starlighters play for Thousand Oaks Dance Club, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Gobel Senior Adult ballroom center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Singles, couples welcomed. Light refreshments. (805) 381-2744.

Elvis Sings For School Singer Raymond Michael presents Tribute to Elvis benefit concert for Westlake High School Band. 7:30 p.m., Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. Proceeds support band's spring New York trip to play at Carnegie Hall. $25 at door. Cynthia Woodward, CWoodward2 @gmail.com.

TUES., JAN. 22

Medicinal Plants Bioregional herbalaist Bill Broen speaks on medicinal properties of California plants, 7 p.m., Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Sponsored by the Conejo Valley Organic Garden and Herb Society. Public welcomed. (805) 498-1623.

WED., JAN. 23

Embroiderer's Guild Channel Islands Chapter The Embroiderer's Guild of America meets 9:30 a.m., Camarillo United Methodist Church. 291 Anacapa Drive. Beginners welcome. (805) 498-5956

Appreciation Night Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge hosts 31st annual Law Enforcement and Firefighter Appreciation program, Elks Lodge, 158 Conejo School Road, Thousand Oaks. 6:30 p.m. social time. 7 p.m. barbecue dinner. 8 p.m. awards presentation. Public invited. Scott Dool, chairman, (805) 495-0624.

SAT., JAN. 26

Chamber Celebration Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce hosts 2008 Night of Champions inaugural celebration dinner, dance & sports entertainment night, 6 p.m., Woodland Hills Hilton, 6360 Canoga Ave. Reception, silent and live auctions, installation of board of directors, award presentation, dancing, sports entertainment. (818) 3474737, www .woodlandhillscc.net.