Ventura County Animal Services is hoping that animal lovers will make a New Year’s resolution to help care for the homeless animal population by becoming VCAS volunteers. VCAS’ first volunteer orientation of 2015 will be at 10 a.m. Sat., Jan. 10 at the Camarillo Animal Adoption Center, 600 Aviation Drive. VCAS offers a variety of volunteer opportunities to the public, […]
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Amani Children’s Choir visits Simi The Amani Children’s Choir will perform at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 10 at 118 West Studios, 2251-B Ward Ave., Simi Valley. The children’s choir, with 20 kids ages 8 to 19, shares the joy of Uganda through song, dance and testimony. Amani is the Swahili word for peace. This year, the children come […]
The Art of Being
“The road to success leads through the valley of humility, and the path is up the ladder of patience and across the wide barren plains of perseverance. As yet, no shortcut has been discovered.” — Joseph. J. Lamb 2015: Explore the no-resolution solution Can you feel the energy of the new year calling you to prepare for the launch into […]
Simi’s theater season opens with Broadway hit ‘Hairspray’
The hit Broadway musical “Hairspray” returns to the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center from Jan. 16 through Feb. 15 at 3050 Los Angeles Ave. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays with two Thursday performances at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 and 12. It’s 1962, and plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire—to […]
The Movie Nut
Months before this film came to theaters, the tagline on the first teaser poster accurately and succinctly summarized its plot: “The true enigma was the man who cracked the code.” His name was Alan Turing (Cumberbatch). And from the beginning, he was “different.” In a British school system that stressed the “classics,” he preferred the sciences; in a society that […]
Audubon Society hosting field trips this month
The Ventura Audubon Society will offer the following field trips in January. For more information, contact the listed leader. Sat., Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. Soule Park. Leader: Allen Bertke, (805) 640-9037. Easy, flat walk. Sat., Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. Camino Real Park. Leader: Kay Regester, (805) 652-1073. Sat., Jan. 24, 8:30 a.m. Beginner’s Bird Walk at Emma Wood State Beach. […]
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Fundraiser benefits horse project Simi Valley residents Debbie McNelly and Tracy Thomas have arranged a multifamily garage sale to support the 4-H Santa Rosa Valley Horse Project. The garage sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, Jan. 10, in the Bridle Path neighborhood off First Street and Carefree Drive. There are 13 girls, ages 9 to 17, […]
Kids, parents skate into the new year
Families facing tough times celebrated New Year’s Eve at the Iceoplex skating rink in Simi Valley, where they received free skating time, dinner and bags of clothing, toys, food and other donations from businesses and the community. “These are people who are financially hurting—not necessarily homeless people,” said Scott Slinger of Somis, owner of the Iceoplex. “They’re people that just […]
Program helps smokers ‘call it quits’
Classes begin Jan. 20 in SimiResidents who want to stop smoking can participate in Call it Quits, a free tobacco education and prevention program, from Jan. 20 through March 3 at Lakeside Community Healthcare in Simi Valley. The classes, which take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, are offered through Ventura County Public Health and jointly funded by the Ventura County Tobacco Settlement Program […]