Conejo Players' 'Blithe Spirit' is a witty war of words
Play review
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com
      If you're tired of battling the crowds at the mall or bored with TV reruns, enjoy some silly ghostly fun at the Conejo Players Theatre with Noel Cowards' small-cast farce, "Blithe Spirit," part of the Conejo Afternoon Theater program.
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Night for wine lovers at Simi's Magical Kitchen
      The Magical Kitchen is teaming up with St. Barthelemy Cellars in Napa Valley for a St. Barthelemy All Port Wine Dinner from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Sycamore Plaza, 2792 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Winemaker Bart Barthelemy will be on hand for a bottle signing from 3 to 6 p.m...
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"The Mist"
      I remember first reading "The Mist" a generation ago and thinking then that the novella was Stephen King's best effort to date. And, in fact, I believe it still may be. "The Mist" is a different sort of nightmarish terror. No simple bumps in the night. No closet monsters.
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Los Robles Master Chorale sings in the season
      As it begins its 30th anniversary season, Los Robles Master Chorale will offer Sounds of the Season at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Main Stage of the Performing Arts Center at Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road.
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Auditions being held for 'Jekyll and Hyde'
      Cabrillo Music Theatre will hold auditions for "Jekyll & Hyde" Saturday through Tuesday, Dec. 8 to 11. Non-Equity auditions will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8; 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9; and 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at the Hillcrest Center for the Ar...
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