FRI., DEC. 25

Community Holiday Dinner 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. Sponsored by Temple Adat Elohim. Nonsectarian holiday meal with trimmings. Free, all welcome. Phone: 805.497.7101 Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 12/25/2009

WED., DEC. 30

Moorpark Active Adult

New Year’s Party 5 to 8 p.m. at Moorpark Civic Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. Dancing, live music by The Starlighters. Catered dinner and dessert at 5 :30 p.m. Nohost wine bar. Countdown, door prizes at 8 p.m. $20. RSVP and payment required. Phone: 805.517.6261 Contact: Active Adult Center Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 12/30/2009

THURS., DEC. 31

Thousand Oaks Teen

Center New Year’s Eve 8 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. at teen center, 1375 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. DJ SLiK plays music, videos. Light and laser show, free pizza, open soda bar, giveaways, party hats, noisemakers, confetti, balloon drop. Photos available. For seventh-, eighth-grade teens only. School ID required. Dress code enforced. $10 at door.

Phone: 805.494.5156 Web: www.thousandoaksteencenter.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 12/31/2009 FRI., JAN. 1

SAT., JAN. 2

Thousand Oaks Dance Club 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Music by Ed LaFata and The Starlighters. Ballroom, Latin, swing and line dancing. Light refreshments. Singles, couples welcome. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Doors open 7 p.m. Phone: 805.381.2744 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/2/2010

MON., JAN. 4

Conejo Valley Audubon Meets at Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Blake Massey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, discusses status, management and research efforts of the California Condor Recovery Program.

Phone: 805.527.2721 Web: www.ConejoValleyAudubon.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/4/2010 TUES., JAN. 5

Westlake Village

Garden Club Meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Social time 9:30 a.m. Meeting 10 a.m. Sandy Gaal discusses preventing rose diseases and other spring preparations. Phone: 818.889.7454 Contact: Lovita Email: lucyhanley @roadrunner.com Web: www .westlakevillagegardenclub.com

Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 1/5/2010

Westlake Village Art Guild Dinner meeting at Naylor’s Banquet Center, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Buffet dinner, Silver Strings music performance 6 to 7 p.m. Program 7 to 9 p.m. Judy Klement demonstrates painting techniques. $17 members, $22 guests. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.379.5655 Email: wlvag @hotmail.com Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: 1/5/2010

Ventura County

Sportfishing Club Meets at Restaurant Marisco’s Cancun, 1074 E. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks. Bill Boyce, marine biologist, fishing photography expert, gives photo show on underwater game fish and the Galapagos. Public invited, free. Phone: 818.889.1370 Contact: Bill Berger Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 1/5/2010

THURS., JAN. 7

Business & Professional

Women’s Club Meets in lower lounge near bar at Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Guest speaker Lydia Steadman, delegate to South Africa in People to People Ambassadors program. Men and women welcome. Phone: 805.526.5587 Contact: Mary Lou Wetter Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/7/2010

Democratic Club

Of Camarillo Meets at Orchid Building, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Bill Garlington, PhD, discusses issues of church and state. Free, open to public. Phone: 805.469.3749 Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/7/2010

SAT., JAN. 9

Program On

Water Supplies At Conejo Community Center, next to Conejo Valley Botanic Garden, 350 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. Master Gardener Tony Hepton speaks on water supplies, residential use patterns, evaluation of garden activities. New design options offered. Free. Phone: 805.494.7630 Email: Tom1374@verizon.net Web: www.conejogarden.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/9/2010 TUES., JAN. 12

Camarillo Quilters

Association Meets at Orchid Professional Building, 830 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo. Cindy Brick gives presentation on crazy quilts, covering color, fabric, embellishments and general quilt-making techniques. Guest fee $5. Phone: 805.482.8234 Contact: Yvonne Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 1/ 12/2010

THURS., JAN. 14

Conejo Valley

Mothers & More Meets at Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 E. Oak Crest Drive. Cheryl Freitas, director of Conejo Valley Unified School District Development Center, speaks on kindergarten readiness for children and school choice. Free, visitors welcome. RSVP requested. Contact: Lucy Email: Lmchae @yahoo.com Web: www .conejovalleymothersandmore.org

Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/14/2010

FRI., JAN. 15

Camarillo Cafe Coffee house-style concert series at Camarillo Community Center, Carmen Drive and Burnley Street. Musicians James Hurley, Stephanie Bettman, Luke Halpin perform. Open mike precedes main show. $10 donation. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District. Phone: 805.523.2682 Contact: Gary Lynch Email: whatshappening @camarillo.cafe.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 1/15/2010

SAT., JAN. 16

Ventura County

Astronomical Society Meets at multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 N. Mesa School Road, Somis. Bob Buchheim, proprietor of Altimira Observatory, describes how amateur astronomers are assisting the professional astronomical community. Public welcome. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Ashley Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/16/2010