SAT., DEC. 25

Free Christmas Dinner

5 to 7:30 p.m. at Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. Home-cooked meal for anyone in the community. Sponsored by Temple Adat Elohim. Free. Phone: 805.497.7101 Contact: Temple Adat Elohim Web: www.adatelohim.org Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 12/25/2010

FRI., DEC. 31

New Year’s Eve Party

8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. at Congregation B’nai Emet synagogue, 9 W. Bonita Drive, Simi Valley. Hors d’oeuvres, dessert buffet, drinks, entertainment, dance music. Child care $10 per child. $45. Phone: 805.581.3723 Web: www .congregationbnaiemet.org Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 12/31/2010

SAT., JAN. 1 SUN., JAN. 2

Dudley House Open House 1 to 4 p. m. at Dudley House, Ashwood Avenue and Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Historic radio broadcast and vintage recordings featured. Docent tours available. Free admission. Phone: 805.644.3286 Contact: Steve Cummings Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 1/2/2011

TUES., JAN. 4

Ventura County

Sportfishing Club Meets at Restaurant Mariscos Cancun, 1071 E. Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks. Dr. Freddie Hollander, SoCal fishing expert, discusses how to fish the tide changes for success. Guests invited. Phone: 818.889.1370 Contact: Bill Berger Web: VCSC.info Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 1/4/2011

THURS., JAN. 6

Life-writing Class

From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Agoura Hills Center for the Arts, 29376 Mulholland Hwy., Agoura Hills. First class free. Write earliest memory and receive feedback from teacher and peers. Contact: Valerie Kruley Email: lousgirlfriday@gmail.com Web: louisecabral.com Time: 6:30 p.m. Date: 1/6/2011

Business & Professional Women’s Club

Meets at lower lounge near bar, Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Lydia Steadman presents travelogue. Men and women welcome. Phone: 805.526.5587 Contact: Mary Lou Wetter Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/6/2011

SAT., JAN. 8

Rummage Sale Fundraiser

7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 N. Moorpark Road. Benefits TOHS baseball team. Phone: 805.493.4195 Contact: Sandy Causey Time: 7:00 a.m. Date: 1/8/2011

AAUW Coffee And Chat

AAUW of Thousand Oaks meets at Side Street Cafe, 652 Lawrence Drive, Newbury Park. New and prospective members welcome. Phone: 805.493.2138 Contact: Narda Email: pfargot@verizon.net Web: www.aauwto.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 1/8/2011

E-Waste Collection Day

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Alex Fiore Thousand Oaks Teen Center parking lot, 1375 E. Janss Road. Accepting old and broken electronics, TVs up to 25 inches, desktop and laptop computers, cellphones, iPods, stereos. No appliances. Proceeds benefit teen center. Phone: 805.494.5156 Web: thousandoaksteencenter.com Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/8/2011

SUN., JAN. 9

Jewish Genealogical Society

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Five members discuss genealogical books they have published. Book signing after meeting; cash or checks only. No charge to attend meeting. Phone: 818.889.6616 Contact: Jan Meisels Allen Email: information@jgscv.org Time: 1:30 p.m. Date: 1/9/2011

MON., JAN. 10

Free Movie Matinee

At Grant Brimhall Library, 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Screening of 1967 film, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier. Not rated, 107 minutes. Free. Phone: 805.449.2660 Contact: Janet Covell Email: jcovell@tolibrary.org Web: www.toaks.org/library Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 1/10/2011

TUES., JAN. 11

Westlake Women’s Club Meets at Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Carol Freeman, president of Conejo Valley Senior Concerns, speaks on lifelong learning. Luncheon costs $ 28. RSVP requested. Phone: 818.991.2663 Contact: Ann Miller Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/11/2011

L.A. Opera Talk

At Platt Branch Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. L.A. Opera speaker discusses Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia.” Free, no reservations needed. Phone: 818.340.9386 Contact: Friends of Platt Library Web: www.plattlibrary.org/events Time: 6:45 p.m. Date: 1/11/2011

Ventura County Writers Club

Meets at Borders Books at the Esplanade Shopping Center, 241 Esplanade Drive, Oxnard, off 101 Freeway. Guest speaker Mary R. Betton. Guests welcome, no charge. Phone: 805.524.6970 Contact: Kathleen Kaiser Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/11/2011

WED., JAN. 12

Conejo Valley Fly Fishers

Meets in Orchid Room, Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Mike Lawson gives program on catching big trout on public waters. Phone: 805.498.2944 Web: www.cvff.org Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/ 12/2011

THURS., JAN. 13

Simi Valley Community Council

Monthly meeting at Lost Canyons Golf Club, 3301 Lost Canyons Drive, Simi Valley. Meet-and-greet 11:30 a.m. Luncheon at noon. Guest speaker Vicky Howard, coordinator for Master Gardener Series, Home Gardening Education. $15 lunch menu includes beverage, tax, tip. Phone: 805.526.8006 Contact: Mary Email: mrlmrs34@sbcglobal.net Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 1/13/ 2011

Conejo Senior Singles

Meets at United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, Alton Hall, back of rear parking lot, 1049 Westlake Blvd. For seniors ages 55 and up. Not affiliated with church. Free. Phone: 805.494.9863 Contact: Judy Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/13/ 2011

Conejo Valley Chapter Mothers & More

Meets at Westlake Village Civic Center, 31200 E. Oak Crest Drive. Jennifer Roberts, National Association of Professional Organizers, discusses home organization on a budget. Free, open to public. Contact: Lucy Email: CVMothersAndMore@gmail.com Web: www.conejovalleymothersandmore.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/13/2011

SAT., JAN. 15

Girl Scout Cookie Rally & Bake-off

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Local county chefs, mother-daughter teams compete in bake-off using Girl Scout cookies. Silent auction, tasting tickets for public. Money raised supports Girl Scout Leadership Program and local Gold Award scholarships. Phone: 800.822.2427 Contact: Pattie Mullins Email: pmullins@girlscoutsccc.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/15/2011

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. Music by Ed LaFata and The Starlighters. Singles and couples welcome. Light refreshments. Ballroom, Latin, swing, line dancing. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Phone: 805.381.2744 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/15/2011

THURS., JAN. 20

Thousand Oaks Art Association

7 to 9 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park. Mary Gail King demonstrates watercolor painting on Yupo synthetic paper. Members and Westlake Village Art Guild members free, all others $10. Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 1/20/2011

SAT., JAN. 22

School Fundraiser

4 to 7 p.m. at Saticoy Country Club, 4450 N. Clubhouse Drive, Somis. Food and wine tastings, silent and live auctions. Reserve wine tasting 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. for additional $10. Fundraiser for science curriculum for St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura. $40 advance, $50 at door. Phone: 805.650.2708 Contact: Annemarie Sacher Web: www.saintbonaventure.com Time: 4:00 p.m. Date: 1/22/2011

WED., JAN. 26

Women’s Information Network Of Simi Valley

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Sutter’s Mill, 3885 Cochran St., Unit A, Simi Valley. Luncheon, networking, program. Andre Paradis discusses improving communication between men and women. Guests $26, members $22.50. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.529.6922 Contact: Debi Aquino Email: info@WomensInfoNetwork.com Web: www.WomensInfoNetwork.com Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 1/26/2011

SAT., JAN. 29

Electronic Waste Drop-off Collection Day

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal High School, west parking lot, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Bring old computers, monitors, laptops, keyboards, TVs, stereos. DVD/VCR machines, cellphones, fax machines, scanners. No appliances, lighting, batteries, microwave ovens. Hosted by Royal High School Band Boosters Club. Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 1/29/2011