Musical Program

West Valley Women’s Connection of Calabasas hosts a “Music of the Heart” luncheon and program at 11:30 a.m. at Calabasas Golf & Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada, Calabasas featuring guest speaker Jan Patrizio on “How to Discover Your Own Personal Oasis,” and Adam Giacopuzzi and his violin students will perform a program of “Strings and Melodies.” $22. Reservations: (818) 348-5247

Take a Full Moon Hike All ages are welcome to take a full moon hike from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Charmlee Wilderness Park, on Encinal Canyon Road in Malibu, coordinated by the city of Malibu Parks & Recreation Department. Reservations: (310) 317-1364

Calabasas Chamber The Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Mixer will be hosted by the Rotary of Calabasas/Agoura Hills and Native Cafe & Gathering Grounds at 23536 Calabasas Road, Calabasas from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. RSVP to (818) 222-5680

Oak Park Gardeners Oak Park Gardeners meet 7 p.m. at Mae Boyar Park, 130 Kanan Road, Oak Park to discuss their upcoming Pumpkin Patch fundraiser. Nonmembers welcome. (818) 889-3518

Carnival in Simi Guadagno and Sons will present a carnival in the parking lot of Simi Valley High School, 5400 Cochran Ave., Simi Valley, today through Sunday, opening at 4 p.m. today and Friday and at noon Sat.-Sun., through 10 p.m. each evening, featuring thrill rides, games of chance, cotton candy, popcorn and hot dogs. Admission to the midway is free. Discount ride passes and family packs available daily. Proceeds benefit Simi Valley High School Band. (830) 207-9206 Cindy

Networking Mixer Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking mixer at 5:30 p.m. at Remax on the Boulevard, 746 Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park featuring food, door prizes and a special door prize of orchestra seats to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. (818) 889-3150

FRI., JULY 22 Cops Host Charity Gala Cops 4 Causes Aloha Charity Gala from 4 to 10 p.m. at Aloha Steakhouse, on California Street Promenade in Ventura’s downtown business district, is hosted by Ventura Police Department and includes a VIP dinner, celebrity bartenders, live entertainment, concert on the Promenade, silent auction. Officers will serve; proceeds benefit Ventura County Special Olympics. $40 for dinner, entertainment and all the festivities; $15 for entrance to entertainment section only. (805) 7978899

Musical in Camarillo Camarillo Community Theatre in conjunction with Cayenne Pepper Theatre Company presents the musical “Dude, Where’s My Princess?”, the theatre’s annual summer workshop production, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, tonight through July 31, at 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo. $5 to $10. (805) 388-5716

Moorpark Arts Fest Moorpark College Performing Arts Festival presents “Stranger” by Craig Lucas, an adult thriller for a mature audience, at 7:30 p.m. tonight and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Studio Theater; at 8 p.m. Sat., July 30 on the Main Stage it’s the Moorpark Symphony Pops Concert featuring light music from a variety of favorite scores; at 6 p.m. Fri., July 29 and Thurs., Aug. 4 it’s “Dancing Under the Stars,” modern, ballroom and production dance numbers presented all over the Moorpark College campus, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. Advance ticket purchase recommended; $8 to $15 at the PAC box office or call (805) 378-1485

SAT., JULY 23

Square Dance Night Buckles & Bows Square Dance Club hosts a plus level square dance with A-1 tip from 7 to 10:45 p.m. at Hillcrest Center, Thousand Oaks. $6. (805) 499-2920

Fairy Tales in Simi Pinki’s Playhouse and Pinki the Clown present “Jack and the Beanstalk,” another episode of fractured fairy tales for young audiences at 11 a.m. today and July 30 at Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. $5. (805) 583-7900

Japanese Textiles Brecia Kralovic-Logan will present slides from her textile trip to Japan during the 9:30 a.m. meeting of the Ventura County Handweavers and Spinners Guild at 701 S. Del Norte Blvd., Unit 115 and 120, Oxnard. She is influenced by Japanese concept of Wabi and Sabi and will use it to introduce her work. A creative knitting workshop will follow on Sunday. Free. (805) 493-0893

Discover Rocky Oaks Rocky Oaks, a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, is at the corner of Kanan-Dume Road and Mulholland Highway. At 6 p.m. join a guided “Creatures of the Night” hike to explore the terrain and wildlife of this little gem of a park. (805) 370-2301

Free Animé Movie City of Calabasas Library, 23975 Park Sorrento St., Calabasas will present an animé movie at 2 p.m. about a princess warrior striving to make peace between kingdoms battling over the last of the planet’s natural resources. Free admission and refreshments. Kids 8 and under must attend with a grownup. (818) 225-7616, ext. 5

Calabasas Composer Pianist/composer Aaron Meyer of Calabasas, now a music major at Stanford, will present contemporary instrumental music at a benefit concert for Spotlight the Arts Foundation at 7:30 p.m. at the Louis B. Mayer Theater on the Motion Picture and Television Fund campus, 23388 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills. Vocalist Eliza Poehlman will be a special guest artist. $15 to $25. (818) 725-2978

All-Breed Dog Shows Conejo Kennel Club hosts two AKC all-breed dog shows at 8 a.m. today and tomorrow at Pacifica High School, 600 E. Gonzalez Road, Oxnard. AKC Canine Good Citizen testing (fee) is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free, parking $5. (805) 660-9406

Hawaiian Dance Party Social Circle presents for ages 40 to 60ish a Hawaiian Dance Party at 7:30 p.m. in Hershenson Hall, Stephen S. Wise Temple, 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, Los Angeles. Dance music by Tommy Tassi & the Authentics, complimentary dance lesson at 7 p.m., attire Hawaiian/casual, includes dinner, wine, soft drinks, dessert, coffee. $20 to $25. (310) 204-1240

Mormon Choir to Sing The 120-voice Southern California Mormon Choir will sing classical, sacred, folk, patriotic and popular choral music in a concert at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1600 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. Free, and open to the community.

SUN., JULY 24

Diamonds in Agoura The Diamonds will perform hits including “Little Darlin” and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” at a 6 p.m. Summer Concert in the Park presented by the city of Agoura Hills at Chumash Park, 5550 Medea Valley Drive, Agoura Hills. Free. Leave pets home. (818) 597-7361

Art Show and Sale Congregation B’nai Emet and the Simi Valley Art Association present an art show and sale featuring original art works by Simi Valley artists with the reception, viewing and sale from 2 to 6 p.m. at the temple, 4645 Industrial St., Ste. 2C, Simi Valley. Refreshments and door prizes. $5. RSVP: (805) 526-6215 Anne

Local Pianist Performs Alan Roubik, a composer and recording artist from Agoura Hills, will present a solo piano concert at 2 p.m. in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. He’ll play original compositions with classical, ragtime and modern jazz influences. For ticket info, call him at (818) 597-9358

An Event to Bug You Steve Kutcher is an entomologist famous as Hollywood’s ultimate insect trainer, who specializes in doing unusual things with bugs. He’ll reveal the secrets of his trade and introduce you to some strange bugs at 1 p.m. at Wild Birds Unlimited, 22110 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free with reservations: (818) 704-7333

Self Defense for Gals Women’s Self Defense: learn street safety awareness and learn real techniques from noon to 2:30 p.m. in a class at Lacombe Martial Arts Center, 31848-50 Village Center Road, Westlake Village. $30. (818) 889-7898

TUES., JULY 26

Fun for Speed Daters No Waiting Dating hosts a speed dating event for gals 32-45 and guys 34-46 at Blue Bar in Agoura Hills. For event time and address or to register: (818) 773-8333

WED., JULY 27

‘Sound of Music’ Gypsy Productions presents “The Sound of Music” at Newbury Park High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Reino Road, Newbury Park tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. $15. (818) 889-8984

FRI., JULY 29

A Stage Door Comedy The Stage Door Theatre, 28311

Agoura Road, Agoura Hills presents

the comedy “The Cemetery Club”

tonight through Sun., Sept. 11

with shows at 8 p.m. Thursday,

Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m.

Sundays, July 31, Aug. 14 and 28

and Sept. 11. $12 to $15. Reser

vations: (818) 889-5209

SAT., JULY 30

Tops in Tap Dance

Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman

Way, Canoga Park: At 8 p.m. to

night and at 6 p.m. tomorrow, the

3-D Dance Network, Inc. presents

“Tap Into the Network,” featuring

the professional tap company

“Tapsounds Underground” plus

the Clifton Drum Tap Trio and

other young tappers from around

the country. Call for ticket-pricing

info: (818) 347-9938

Square Dance Club

Pi-R Square Dance Club will take

to the dance floor from 7 to 10:30

p.m. at the Borchard Community

Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury

Park. $6. (805) 492-1442

An Arthur Miller Play

Arthur Miller’s play “The Ride

Down Mt. Morgan” will be pre

sented from tonight through Oct.

8 at the Will Geer Theatricum

Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga

Canyon Blvd., Topanga. It’s a witty

and poignant satire on the state

of contemporary marriage. $8 to

$25. Call for showtimes. (310)

455-3723

Book Publishing Tips

Laura B. Leininger of Agoura Hills

will discuss how to “Publish Your

Book” at 2 p.m. at Marie Callen

der’s Restaurant on Thousand

Oaks Boulevard in Westlake Vil

lage (Dutch luncheon). Find out

how to publish your own book

online using your own photos.

Learn about the Heritage Makers

business opportunity. RSVP:

(818) 707-2140

Kids’ Puppet Show

Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E.

Janss Road, Thousand Oaks:

Librarians from the Children’s

Services department will

present an informal puppet

show for children of all ages at

9:30 a.m. and at 1 p.m. A vast

collection of puppet characters

will romp through several brief

folktales and fables. Free. (805)

449-2660, ext. 213

WED., JULY 27