FRI., MAY 15

Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated Luncheon meeting at Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Guest speaker Martha House, past president, California Federation of Republican Women, California Republican Party regional past vice chair, Los Angeles County. $20. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.796.9732 Email: cvrwf@verizon.net Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Simi Valley/Moorpark Republican Women Luncheon, general meeting at Posada Royale, 1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley. 11:30 a.m. social time. Noon meeting. Guest speaker Brian Miller, district chief of staff to Elton Gallegly. $20. Reservations requested. Phone: 805.583.9200 Contact: Pat Saraceno Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Family Fun Night At Mountain Meadow School 5 to 9 p.m. at Mustang Magic on the Midway, Mountain Meadow School, 4200 Mountain Meadow Drive, Moorpark. Food, fun games and activities, prizes, live and silent auctions, raffles. Free admission. Contact: Sandra Email: mehowdy @roadrunner.com Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Simi Valley Art Association Meets at Simi Valley Library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Artist Stacy Vosberg demonstrates oil painting technique. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Free to students with paying adult. Phone: 805.526.4599 Contact: Michelle Adler Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Ventura County Astronomical Society Meets in multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Dr. Gary Peterson, San Diego State University geology professor, discusses "the capture of the moon." Public welcome. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Ashley Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

'The Complete History Of America, Abridged' Opens at High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. Comedy by Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor. Through June 14. 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. $15 adults, $12 seniors, students. $8 children under 12. Phone: 805.529.8700 Contact: Box office Web: www .highstreetartscenter.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Kid's Spring Musical, Family Ice Cream Social At 1033 Business Center Court, Newbury Park. Living Oaks Community Church children's choir presents musical "GPS" by Celeste Clysdale. Phone: 805.376.1800 Email: sharris@livingoakschurch.com Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

SAT., MAY 16

Car Wash Fundraiser For Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Team Bosom Buddies, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at America's Tires, 323 Carmen Drive, Camarillo. Phone: 805.279.9364 Contact: Carmen Zayas Time: 8:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Free E-Waste Recycling 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Simi Valley Unified School District office, 875 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Curbside drop-off. Fundraiser for Simi Valley Educational Foundation. Accepts all types electronic waste. No batteries, appliances. Open to public. Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

E.F. Wallengren Hoopfest 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Calabasas High School, 22855 W. Mulholland HwyCharity basketball tournament. Silent auction, 3-point shooting contest, lunch by Ruby's Diner. $50 entry fee, $25 students. Free admission for spectators. Phone: 818.224.3326 Web: www .dreamsdontdie.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Conejo Gem & Mineral 35th Annual Show "Pageant of a Thousand Gems" at Borchard Park, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Exhibits and sales of gems, jewelry, rocks, minerals, fossils. Jewelrymaking demos. Youth activities, silent auction, door prizes, plant sale, snack bar. Free admission, parking. Phone: 805.494.7734 Contact: Deb or Rob Sankovich Web: www.cgamc.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Inaugural Youth Sidewalk Chalk Contest 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Oak Canyon Community Park, 5600 Holleytree Drive, Oak Park. Youths ages 6 to 18 create sidewalk chalk art. Prizes. Free tot chalk area for kids under 6. Free for spectators. Phone: 818.865.9304 Web: www.rsrpd.org Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Handweavers, Spinners Guild Meets at 5200 Valentine Road, Ventura. Donna Nelson discusses care and feeding of chinchillas and using chinchilla fiber for spinning, knitting. Free, open to public Phone: 805.492.7404 Contact: Carl Friedlander Web: www. venturaweaveandspin.homestead.com Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

California Strawberry Festival 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and Sunday at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, Oxnard. Free shuttle and parking at various locations in Ventura County. Concerts, cooking demos, 300 fine arts and crafts booths, food vendors, Strawberryland For Kids with rides, contests. $5 to $12 admission. Supports local nonprofit groups, scholarships, philanthropic grants. Phone: 888.288.9242 Web: www.strawberry-fest.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Miller Family YMCA Healthy Kids Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Miller Family YMCA, 320 Via Las Brisas, Newbury Park. Children's wellness village, 25-foot-high rock climbing wall, bounce house, firetruck, bike safety station, Clippers cheerleaders demonstrations, K-9 police dog demonstrations. "Kid's Splash & Dash" swim and run event. YMCA preschool open house. Summer camp sign ups. Free admission. Phone: 805.480.0309 Contact: Diane Email: jshaffer@millerymca .org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

World Party Day 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at University Preparation School, 500 Temple Ave., Camarillo. School festival open to public. Live entertainment, food, activities. Fundraiser by PTSA for school supplies, programs. Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Conejo Valley YMCA Healthy Kids Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conejo Valley YMCA, 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Brings attention to healthy lifestyle choices for children, families. Children's carnival with games, raffles, kids' bookmobile, healthy snacks for purchase, health-based vendors. Sign up for summer camps. Free admission. Phone: 805.523.7613 Contact: Diane Email: pyarrow@conejo valleyymca.org Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Turtle And Tortoise Show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodland Hills Christian Church, 5920 Shoup Ave. Live turtles, tortoises. Information on turtle care, adoptions, conservation. Crafts, T-shirts for sale. Children's activities. $3 adults. $2 seniors 60 and up, children 6 and up. Children 5 and under free. All proceeds go to rehabilitating sick, injured turtles and tortoises, educational programs. Sponsored by Valley Chapter of California Turtle and Tortoise Club. Phone: 818.787.8683 Contact: Larry Reiners Email: valleycttc @yahoo.com Web: www.tortoise .org/valley/ Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Forget-Me-Not Bowling Tournament Buena Lanes, 1788 Mesa Verde, Ventura. Prizes for teams. Refreshments, door prizes, drawings. All proceeds go to Alzheimer's Association. $20 entry fee includes two games, shoe rental. Phone: 805.760.5242 Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Many Mansions Pearl Gala 6 to 11 p.m. at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, silent and live auctions, speakers. Special guests George and Rosemary Esseff. $125. Phone: 805.496.4948 Contact: Kelli Email: Kelli@manymansions .org Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Thousand Oaks Dance Club 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Live music by Caravan. Singles, couples welcome. Light refreshments. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Phone: 805.381.2744 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 5/16/2009

SUN., MAY 17

Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest, Folk Festival 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills. Professional bands, folk singing, folk dancing, folk arts booths, children's music and crafts. More than 100 contestants compete for prizes. Advance tickets $8.50 to $12, children under 10 free. At gate $10 and $15. Parking, shuttle bus free. Bring picnic basket, instruments. Phone: 818.382.4819 Email: info@topangabonjofiddle.org Web: www.topangabanjofiddle.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Sailing Club Open House Fairwind Yacht Club hosts open house for sailors, sailors-to-be at Peninsula Park, 3333 Peninsula Road, Oxnard. Tour boats, go for sail. Free. Sponsored by economical sailing cooperative. Phone: 805.551.9671 Contact: Mike Web: www.fairwind.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Zeitgeist Committee Third Annual Swim-athon 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Calabasas Tennis and Swim Club. Club for Viewpoint School students who mentor innercity children. Public may sponsor a swimmer or swim laps on their own. Club fundraiser. Web: www.zclc.org Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Stand For Children Party In The Park 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park, Janss Road at 23 Freeway, Thousand Oaks. Food, continuous entertainment, children's crafts, inflatables, face painting, fire engines, fingerprinting, giant slide, rock wall, race car show, fishing prize pool, water bomb battle zone. Bring empty ink cartridge, cellphone to recycle. Phone: 805.857.4436 Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

 

Preservation Of The Free-Roaming Horse Ron Wechsler (Pierce College professor emeritus, equine program creator) hosts event on freeroaming horses, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pierce College Equestrian Center, El Rancho Road, back gate entrance to Pierce College off De Soto Avenue. Dr. Don Haglund, freeroaming horse expert, discusses his roundup of 2,000 wild horses. Robert M. Miller, DVM, expert in animal behavior, speaks about the unique nature of the wild horse. Reservations required. Phone: 661.250.4600 Contact: Joan Email: CelticCowgirl @aol.com Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Hills On Wheels Ventura River Valley Cycling Tour 12-mile bike ride begins in public parking lot, W. Main Street and Ventura River, Ventura. Participants accompanied by naturalists on bikes who will discuss nature along route. End point is Foster Park with refreshments. Bikers returned to start. Wear bike helmets, bring water. Free admission. Sponsored by Ventura Hillsides Conservancy. Phone: 805.643.8044 Web: www.venturahillsides.org Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 5/17/2009

High School Art Show Reception for high school artists, 2 to 4 p.m. at Camarillo Arts Center, 3150 Ponderosa. Prizes awarded. Free. Sponsored by Meadowlark Service League. Phone: 805.445.7061 Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: 5/17/2009

MON., MAY 18

Camarillo Republican Women Federated Annual fashion show, luncheon at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. Fashion clothing from Kasper's. Silent auction, door prizes. $25. Reservations requested. Phone: 805.482.3481 Contact: Vera Weir Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/18/2009

TUES., MAY 19

Moorpark High Drumline & Color Guard Grand Finale Entertainment by Moorpark High School Band Program at school, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark. Percussion ensembles, jazz combo. Drumline performs its competition program "Winds of Change." Color Guard presents its Winter Guard competition program "I'm Yours." Free admission. Contact: Carrie Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 5/19/2009

WED., MAY 20

After Five Mixer 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Sunset Hills Country Club, 4155 S. Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. Sponsored by Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce. Refreshments, raffles. $2 Chamber members, $10 nonmembers. No reservations needed. Phone: 805.370.0035 Web: www.towlvchamber.org Time: 5:30 p.m. Date: 5/20/2009

Moorpark High Bands Grand Finale Concert bands and Marching Musketeers of Moorpark High School perform at school Performing Arts Center, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark, today and Thursday. Today, farewell and special recognition to band director Robert Hackett. $5 adult, $3 students and seniors. Funds benefit senior scholarship fund. Phone: 805.341.5322 Contact: Carrie Email: carriehayner @gmail.com Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 5/20/2009

Simi Valley/Moorpark Democratic Club Business meeting at Simi Valley Library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. 7:30 p.m. go to Friday's, 2795 Tapo Canyon Road for volunteer appreciation social event. Phone: 805.582.2234 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 5/20/2009

THURS., MAY 21

Margarita Mix-off 6 to 8 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park North, behind Grant Brimhall/ Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Sponsored by Soroptimist International of the Conejo. Guests sample margaritas from 10 local restaurants, vote for best drink. $30 includes drink samples, appetizers. Must be 21 to attend. Phone: 805.484.7320 Contact: Marcy Shewmon Email: shewmon @msn.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 5/21/2009

'Bye Bye Birdie' Musical opens 7 p.m. at Newbury Park High School, 46 Reino Road. Runs 7 p.m. May 22, 29, 30. Matinee 2 p.m. May 30. $10 adults, $8 students. Phone: 805.498.3676 Contact: Michael Ollins Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 5/21/2009

FRI., MAY 22

Tea Party With A Purpose 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Whole Foods Market, Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The Republic of Tea and Room to Read host tea party to raise funds for educating children in developing countries. Bring a children's book or monetary donation for Room to Read. Tea and finger foods provided, Clarence the Clown, book reading, children's activities. Phone: 805.777.4730 Contact: Ashley Email: ashley.eaton @wholefoods.com Time: 3:30 p.m. Date: 5/22/2009

SAT., MAY 23

Channel Islands Gourd Society Annual spring festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Santa Rosa Valley Clubhouse, 11701 E. Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Gourd art for sale, artists demonstrate techniques. Live music. Children can decorate gourds. Gourd art vendors. Phone: 805.483.5317 Contact: Janie Knappenberger Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 5/23/2009