FRI., MAY 15

Conejo Valley Republican

Women Federated Luncheon meeting at Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Guest speaker Martha House, past president, California Federation of Republican Women, California Republican Party regional past vice chair, Los Angeles County. $20. RSVP requested. Phone: 805.796.9732 Email: cvrwf@verizon.net Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Simi Valley/Moorpark

Republican Women Luncheon, general meeting at Posada Royale, 1775 Madera Road, Simi Valley. 11:30 a.m. social time. Noon meeting. Guest speaker Brian Miller, district chief of staff to Elton Gallegly. $20. Reservations requested. Phone: 805.583.9200 Contact: Pat Saraceno Time: 11:30 a.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Family Fun Night At

Mountain Meadow School 5 to 9 p.m. at Mustang Magic on the Midway, Mountain Meadow School, 4200 Mountain Meadow Drive, Moorpark. Food, fun games and activities, prizes, live and silent auctions, raffles. Free admission. Contact: Sandra Email: mehowdy@roadrunner.com Time: 5:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Simi Valley Art Association Meets at Simi Valley Library community room, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Artist Stacy Vosberg demonstrates oil painting technique. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Free to students with paying adult. Phone: 805.526.4599 Contact: Michelle Adler Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Ventura County

Astronomical Society Meets in multipurpose room, Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis. Dr. Gary Peterson, San Diego State University geology professor, discusses "the capture of the moon." Public welcome. Phone: 805.642.5166 Contact: Carl Ashley Email: vcas1@aol.com Web: www.vcas.org Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

'The Complete History Of

America, Abridged' Opens at High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. Comedy by Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor. Through June 14. 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. $15 adults, $12 seniors, students. $8 children under 12. Phone: 805.529.8700 Contact: Box office Web: www .highstreetartscenter.com Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

Kid's Spring Musical,

Family Ice Cream Social At 1033 Business Center Court, Newbury Park. Living Oaks Community Church children's choir presents musical "GPS" by Celeste Clysdale.

Phone: 805.376.1800 Email: sharris@livingoakschurch.com

Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: 5/15/2009

SAT., MAY 16

E.F. Wallengren Hoopfest 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Calabasas High School, 22855 W. Mulholland Hwy. Charity basketball tournament. Silent auction, 3point shooting contest, lunch by Ruby's Diner. $50 entry fee, $25 students. Free admission for spectators. Phone: 818.224.3326 Web: www .dreamsdontdie.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Conejo Gem & Mineral

35th Annual Show "Pageant of a Thousand Gems" at Borchard Park, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Exhibits and sales of gems, jewelry, rocks, minerals, fossils. Youth activities, silent auction, door prizes, plant sale, snack bar. Free admission, parking. Phone: 805.494.7734 Contact: Deb or Rob Sankovich Web: www.cgamc.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Handweavers,

Spinners Guild Meets at 5200 Valentine Road, Ventura. Donna Nelson discusses care and feeding of chinchillas and using chinchilla fiber for spinning, knitting. Free, open to public Phone: 805.492.7404 Contact: Carl Friedlander Web: www. venturaweaveandspin.homestead .com Time: 9:30 a.m. Date: 5/16/ 2009

California Strawberry

Festival 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and Sunday at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, Oxnard. Free shuttle and parking at various locations in Ventura County. Concerts, cooking demos, 300 fine arts and crafts booths, food vendors, Strawberryland For Kids with rides, contests. $5 to $12 admission. Supports local nonprofit groups, scholarships, philanthropic grants. Phone: 888.288.9242 Web: www.strawberry-fest.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Miller Family YMCA

Healthy Kids Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Miller Family YMCA, 320 Via Las Brisas, Newbury Park. Children's wellness village, 25-foot-high rock climbing wall, bounce house, firetruck, bike safety station, K9 demonstrations. "Kid's Splash & Dash" swim and run event. YMCA preschool open house. Free admission. Phone: 805.480.0309 Contact: Diane Email: jshaffer@millerymca .org Time: 10:00 a.m.

Conejo Valley YMCA

Healthy Kids Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conejo Valley YMCA, 4031 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Children's carnival. Games, raffles, kids' bookmobile, healthy snacks for sale, healthbased vendors. Free admission. Phone: 805.523.7613 Contact: Diane Email: pyarrow @conejovalleyymca.org Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Turtle And Tortoise Show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodland Hills Christian Church, 5920 Shoup Ave. Live turtles, tortoises. Information on turtle care, adoptions. Crafts, T-shirts for sale. Children's activities. $3 adults. $2 seniors 60 & up, children 6 & up. Children 5 & under free. Proceeds rehabilitate injured turtles & tortoises, educational programs. Sponsored by Valley Chapter of California Turtle and Tortoise Club. Phone: 818.787.8683 Contact: Larry Reiners Email: valleycttc @yahoo.com Web: www.tortoise .org/valley/ Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Forget-Me-Not

Bowling Tournament Buena Lanes, 1788 Mesa Verde, Ventura. Prizes for teams. Refreshments, door prizes, drawings. All proceeds go to Alzheimer's Association. $20 entry fee includes two games, shoe rental. Phone: 805.760.5242 Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Many Mansions Pearl Gala 6 to 11 p.m. at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Cocktails, dinner, music, dancing, silent and live auctions, speakers. Special guests George and Rosemary Esseff. $125. Phone: 805.496.4948 Contact: Kelli Email: Kelli@manymansions .org Time: 6:00 p.m. Date:

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. Live music by Caravan. Singles, couples welcome. Light refreshments. $5 members, $7 guests. Phone: 805.381.2744 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: 5/16/2009

Royal High School Vocal

Music Department Concert, "Top Billboard Hits," at school quad, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Songs from 1940s to 2009. Gospel, rock, swing, pop, country. Refreshments available. Tritip sandwiches, pizza for sale. Bring lawn seating. $12 adults, $6 students, seniors, children under 12.

Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: 5/16/2009

SUN., MAY 17

Topanga Banjo-Fiddle

Contest, Folk Festival 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills. Professional bands, folk singing, folk dancing, folk arts booths, children's music and crafts. At gate $10 and $15. Parking, shuttle bus free. Bring picnic basket, instruments.

Phone: 818.382.4819 Email: info@topangabonjofiddle.org Web: www.topangabanjofiddle.org Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Sailing Club Open House Fairwind Yacht Club hosts open house for sailors, sailors-to-be at Peninsula Park, 3333 Peninsula Road, Oxnard. Tour boats, go for sail. Free. Sponsored by economical sailing cooperative. Phone: 805.551.9671 Contact: Mike Web: www.fairwind.org Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Stand For Children

Party In The Park 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conejo Creek Park, Janss Road at 23 Freeway, Thousand Oaks. Food, entertainment, kid's crafts, inflatables, face painting, fire engines, fingerprinting, giant slide, rock wall, fishing prize pool, water bomb battle zone. Phone: 805.857.4436 Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Preservation Of The

Free-Roaming Horse 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pierce College Equestrian Center, El Rancho Road, back gate entrance off De Soto Avenue. Dr. Don Haglund discusses his roundup of 2,000 wild horses. Robert M. Miller, DVM speaks about nature of the wild horse. Reservations required. Phone: 661.250.4600 Contact: Joan Email: CelticCowgirl @aol.com Time: 11:00 a.m. Date: 5/17/2009

Hills On Wheels Ventura

River Valley Cycling Tour 12mile bike ride begins in public parking lot, West Main Street and Ventura River, Ventura. Naturalists on bikes who discuss nature along route. End point is Foster Park with refreshments. Riders returned to start. Wear helmets, bring water. Free admission. Sponsored by Ventura Hillsides Conservancy. Phone: 805.643.8044 Web: www.venturahillsides.org Time: 1:00 p.m. Date: 5/17/2009