September 3, 2009 RSS feed / Dining & Entertainment

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Rocking on a summer evening

‘HEY BABY’—The No Doubt tribute band “No Duh” performs in the Janss Marketplace Wednesday Summer Jams Concert Series. More...

Don’t miss the final summer concert

Conejo Recreation and Park District will present the final show of the 2009 Summer Concerts in the Park at 5 p.m. Mon., Sept. 7 (Labor Day) in the natural amphitheater, Conejo Community Park, 1175 Hendrix Ave., Thousand Oaks. More...

One-act plays sought for theater festival

The Elite Theatre Company in Oxnard will host its 2010 One-Act Festival Jan. 8 through Feb. 7. The event is a fundraiser for the theater. More...

Acoustic clubs meet, play music monthly

Various Acoustic Music clubs meet each month to play acoustic music. Guests may also come to listen. For more information, call the phone number listed for the group or visit www.Songmakers.org. •Simi Valley. More...

‘Steel Magnolias’ find beauty in lifelong friendships

Play review
By Sally Carpenter sallyc@theacorn.com

“Steel Magnolias,” directed by Jeff Wallach and featuring an all-female cast, provides a heady dose of chick lit at Camarillo Community Theatre. More...

The Movie Nut

Funny, sometimes, what we Americans deem to be our cultural touchstones. Forty years ago, a bunch of kids congregated in a muddy field in upstate New York to listen to music. It probably didn’t seem like much at the time. More...

Writers club invites submissions to short story contest

The Ventura County Writers Club is sponsoring its 10th annual Short Story Contest, with a grand prize of $500, secondplace prize of $250 and thirdplace award of $125.  All submitted stories must be original and may not have been More...