FRI., MARCH 2

Never Too Old Ventura County Over the Hill Gang meets 7 p.m. at member's home, Simi Valley. For active people age 50 and up. Guests attend free. Club activities include skiing, hiking, biking, dinners, cultural events. Location: Tom Connell (805) 495-8107.

Conejo Newcomers Conejo Valley Newcomers Club hosts open coffee, 10 to 11 a.m., Corner Bakery Restaurant, 111 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. For new, long-term residents of Conejo Valley, Camarillo, Moorpark, Simi Valley. (805) 677-2628.

SAT., MARCH 3

Pass Go, Collect $200 Boy Scout Troops 718, 799 host officially sanctioned Monopoly Tournament, St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church, 155 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration 8 a.m. Two 90-minute rounds. Top six scorers go to final championship round. U.S. National Champion Matt McNally celebrity guest host. Raffle, silent auction, refreshments for sale. Open to public. www.bsamonopoly.com.

Gem Show Ventura Gem & Mineral Society presents 45th annual Gem, Mineral, Lapidary and Fossil Show, today and tomorrow, Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free. 50 displays of gems, minerals, fossils. Handcrafted jewelry. Demos of stone cutting, polishing, silversmithing. Raffle prizes, flea market, plant sale, 15 dealers. Children's activities. Fundraiser for society's educational programs. Jim Brace-Thompson (805) 659-3577.

Rummage Sale Garage Sale to benefit Agoura High School Grad Night 2007. Drop off resalable donations between 10 a.m. and noon, teachers' parking lot, Agoura High School. All donations tax deductible. Denise Arledge Darledge4homes@aol.com.

Spring Boutique Fourth-grade Sacramento Trip Booster Club hosts Spring Boutique, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., multipurpose room, Sycamore Canyon School, 4601 Via Rio, Newbury Park. Designer tees and eyewear, home accents, jewelry, spa products, gourmet food, candles, stationery, more. Raffle items. Nancy Stephens (805) 499-3404.

Stand Up And Speak Toastmasters Clubs/Sagacious Speakers hosts Newcomers' Day. 8:30 to 10 a.m., the Watercourt, Westlake Church of Religious Science Building, 880 Hampshire Road, Ste. V, Westlake Village. Guests welcome. Free. Meets every Saturday. Improve verbal, nonverbal communication skills; develop leadership skills. Gloria Schexnayder (805) 241-1115.

Brigadier General Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated meets noon for luncheon, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. Speaker: Brig. Gen. John Nicholson (ret), secretary of American Battle Monuments Commission. Public invited. $30. RSVP Sylvia Musgrove (805) 495-6418, Bev Donley (805) 495-3409.

Royal Flush Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley hosts Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at the clubhouse, 2850 Lemon Drive. Poker instruction 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Registration 4 p.m. Tournament 5 p.m. Prizes to top 18 winners. $150 taxdeductible donation per player. $50 registration fee observer only. Includes barbecue dinner, two drinks, raffle entry. All proceeds benefit the club. (805) 527-4437, www.bgcsimi.com, bgcsandee@bgcsimi.com,

SUN., MARCH 4

Wine And Song Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds hosts second annual wine tasting featuring L.A. Winds Jazz Ensemble, 5:30 p.m., Pierce College Campus Center, Woodland Hills. Adults 21 and over only. $30 subscribers, $40 general admission. Steve Woloshin, (818) 7277098, swoloshin@dslextreme.com.

Orchard Stroll Ed Hager leads walk through orchard, rare fruit garden. 2 p.m. Conejo Valley Botanic Garden, 350 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Meet at entrance. Wear sturdy shoes; bring bottled water. Free. Rain cancels. (805) 494-7630.

MON.,

MARCH 5

Movie About

Autism Conejo Valley Friendship Circle screens "Normal People Scare Me," d o c u m e n t a r y about autistic children made by autistic teen, Taylor Cross, and his mother, Keri Bowers. 7 p.m. Westlake Village Twin Theater, 4711 Lakeview Canyon Road. Q & A with filmmakers follows. Free. (818) 865-2233.

Hooked

On Birds Conejo Valley Audubon Society hosts John Kaminski, 7:30 p.m., Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Topic: "Hooked on Galapagos Birds." (805) 987-2721, www.ConejoValleyAudubon.org.

Decorative Painters Ventura County Chapter of Decorative Painters meets 7 p.m., Orchid Building, UFCW Local Union Hall, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Terrie (805) 484-4652.

DAR On Conservation Conejo Valley Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meets 11:30 a.m., Plug Nickel Restaurant garden room, 717 Lakefield Road, Westlake Village. Program: conservation. Carol Satterthwaite (805) 532-1148.

TUES., MARCH 6

Marine Biology Ventura County Sportfishing Club meets 6:30 p.m., DuPars Restaurant. T.J. Zeiler (805) 482-0029.

Hear The Music Acoustic Music Club meets 6:30 to 10 p.m., Camarillo Round Table Pizza, 880 Arneill Road. Open to beginner, expert musicians. Participate in song circles or visit. T.J. Zeiler (805) 482-0029.

Discussion Group The Language and Philosophy of Peace study group meets 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., community room, Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Discussion topic: "Privatizing War: Iraq for Sale." 22-minute film "Iraq for Sale" screened. Free, public invited. wrytor@sbcglobal.net.

WED., MARCH 7

Happy B'day, Dr. Seuss Agoura Hills Library hosts Dr. Seuss's 103rd Birthday Bash, 6 to 8 p.m., 29901 Ladyface Court. For children all ages. Crafts, refreshments. Guest readers tell stories from Seuss books. K.A.K.E. performs "Green Eggs and Ham." Free. (818) 889-2278.

Make RSVP Reservations due noon today for Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club monthly luncheon, 10 a.m., Fri., March 9, Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, 4823 Mira Sol Drive, Moorpark. The Old Time Fiddlers to perform. RSVP Tami Gresiak (805) 529-5439.

THURS., MARCH 8

Golden Age Of Mining Conejo Gem and Mineral Club meets 7:30 p.m., Hillcrest Arts Center, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Program: Dr. Robert Gray, head of Santa Barbara City College geology department, speaks on Golden Age of Mining. Pebble Pup youth program during business meeting. Free, public welcome. Becky Williamson (805) 532-1916.

Singles Mingle Conejo Singles group meets 8 p.m. every Thursday, United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 Westlake Blvd. Not church affiliated. Jay (805) 277-1431.

Global Warming Talk UC Santa Barbara Global Warming series presents Dr. Steve Koonin, chief scientist of BP, 8 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall. Topic: "Energy trends and technologies for the coming decades." Free.

FRI., MARCH 9

Delightful Dancing Simi Valley Council on Aging presents dance, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Dance instruction, doors open 7 p.m. Music by Rhythm Kings. Drawings, door prizes. $6. Proceeds fund senior programs. (805) 583-6041.

Fashions For Charity Thousand Oaks Woman's Club hosts annual fashion show luncheon, "Fashions by the Creek," 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wood Ranch Golf Club, Thousand Oaks. Coldwater Creek presents fashions. Carolyn Mullany, moderator. $40. Proceeds go to Thousand Oaks Teen Center, Hospice of the Conejo. RSVP required. Dorothy Intlekofer (805) 499-8039.

SAT., MARCH 10

Plant A Sapling Arbor Day celebration, Wild Walnut Park, corner Mulholland Highway & Old Topanga Canyon Road, Calabasas. Children's tree planting 9 a.m. Official ceremony 11 a.m. Sponsored by city of Calabasas, Mountains Restoration Trust, Tree City USA. (818) 591-1701.

Eggs-quisite Art 28th annual California Egg Artistry Show and Sale, Hyatt Westlake Plaza. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Decorated egg displays, demonstrations, seminars. Door prize drawings, raffles. For whole family. $5 adults, $3 children under 4. Carol Ganzi (310) 2735096, egg-art@earthlink.net.

Hug A Tree City of Moorpark hosts inaugural Arbor Day Event, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Mountain Meadows Park, Moorpark. Giveaway of free 5gallon trees, tree planting demonstration, tree care tool and equipment display, antique tree truck, refreshments. Moorpark City Library has books on trees to check out. Certified arborists will answer questions. Free, public invited. (805) 517-6283.

Chumash

Culture Mountains Restoration Trust presents Youth Naturalist Program, "Native American Culture," 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Headwaters Corner homestead house, 23075 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. Ages 8 to 12. Learn what Chumash people used for food, clothing, tools, toys, medicine. Plant native tree for Arbor Day. $15, preregistration required. (818) 591-1701, ext. 181.

Go Daddy-O West Coast Swing Dance, Goebel Community Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Dance lesson 7 p.m., Open dancing until 11 p.m. All ages welcome. $5 seniors. David Katz (818) 865-1257.

Therapeutic Dance Thousand Oaks Youth Commission hosts Therapeutic Dance for disabled teens ages 13 up, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Thousand Oaks Alex Fiore Teen Center, 1375 E. Janss Road. Theme: "Island in the Sun." Na Hoahola O Polynesian dancers. Live DJ, souvenir portraits, balloon drop, dinner by Stuft Pizza. $5, some scholarships available. Parent permission forms required. (805) 381-2739, www.crpd.org.

St. Patrick's Day Music The Bodie House presents awardwinning Celtic musicians Willson and McKee, songwriters, singers, instrumentalists. 8 p.m. $15 donation, all proceeds to musicians. Free dessert/appetizer bar. Location given upon RSVP (818) 6218309, BodieHouse@aol.com.

Women's History Ventura Country League of Women Voters have brunch, presentation of "Our Nation's First Ladies" by Jacqueline Burger. 10 a.m., Heritage Hall, Heritage Square, 715 S. A St., Oxnard. Burger, noted author and speaker on nation's first ladies, discusses ladies interested in women's, civil rights. Docents from Heritage Square attend in costumes of late 1800s to early 1900s. RSVP Jerri Andrews (805) 379-2768.

Doo-Wop Fundraiser Los Angeles Valley College Emergency Service Dept., LAVC Foundation host Doo-wop Rock 'n' Roll Spring Fling 2007 Concert with The Mighty Echoes a cappella vocal group. 7 p.m., Monarch Hall Auditorium, Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen. Cadillac Grill on campus opens 5:30 p.m. to serve food. Classic car display, auction. Proceeds benefit student scholarships, department programs. $15 public. $12 students, seniors. (818) 947-2619, www.lavc.edu.

SUN., MARCH 11

Irish Concert Community Concert Band plays concert, "Irish Spring," 5 p.m., White Oaks Elementary School, 31761 W. Village School Road, Westlake Village. Free. Sponsored by city of Agoura Hills Dept. of Community Services, Las Virgenes Unified School District, city of Westlake Village. Agoura Hills Recreation Center (818) 597-7361.

MON., MARCH 12

Lovely Orchids Conejo Orchid Society meets 7 p.m., Westlake Village City Hall, 23300 Oak Crest Drive. Ruth Kennedy, speaker. Orchid raffle, refreshments. Free. Janna (805) 2782205, Marian (818) 889-1895.

For Love Of Reading Walnut Canyon Elementary School hosts family friendly "Reading Knight," dedicated to written word. 6 to 8:30 p.m. 280 Casey Road, Moorpark. Celebrity readers, students tell stories. Live music, poetry readings, dance and theater presentations. Book fair, authors workshop. Wear costume of favorite fairy-tale character.

Military Music U.S. Army Concert Band "Pershing's Own" plays free concert, 8 p.m., Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 PCH, Malibu. Tickets required. Box office (310) 506-4522.

TUES., MARCH 13

Publish Or Perish Ventura County Writers Club meets 7 p.m., Thousand Oaks Borders Books, 125 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Guest speaker Patricia Fry, local author, editor, writing guru. Topic: "How to create your very best chances to succeed as a published author." Free. (805) 985-6336, www.venturacountywriters.com.

WED., MARCH 14

War Between The States Canoga-Owensmouth Historical Society meets 7:30 p.m., 1935 fire station, 7248 Owensmouth Ave., Canoga Park. Speaker Richard Shively discusses "A rebel view of the Civil War." Free, public invited. Refreshments served. Transportation provided. (818) 346-5252.

Presidential Politicking Democratic Club of Conejo Valley meets 6:30 p.m., Cameron Center, Thousand Oaks. Groups form to advocate for candidate preference. Refreshments, raffle. New members, guests welcome. (805) 6758785, www.conejodemocrats.com.

FRI., MARCH 16

Ye Olde Market Place Seventh-grade social science teachers, students host 32nd annual Medieval Market, 1:15 to 2:45 p.m., north campus basketball courts, A.E. Wright Middle School, Calabasas. Grand opening procession, merchants, craftsmen, entertainers. Rain date March 20.

SAT., MARCH 17

Community Barbecue Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center hosts St. Patrick's Day Community Barbecue, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas. Free food, live entertainment, games, arts & crafts. Free use all day of facility, fitness center, rock wall, basketball gym. Prize drawings. (818) 889-2993.

On Target Conejo Valley Archers shoot 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Saturday, Tapo Canyon Park, Simi Valley. All equipment provided, certified instructors. All ages welcome. $3 for four hours shooting. (805) 5301339, www.cvarchers.org.

Do I Hear A Waltz? Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts dance, Goebel Senior Adult ballroom center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Dancing 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Music by All Key'd Up. Singles, couples welcome. Light refreshments. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. (805) 381-2744.