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By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | June 3, 2023
Senior Dep. Oscar Bautista and his German shepherd partner, Sam, have been working together for nearly five years. “It’s pretty amazing to see a dog working,” Bautista said, “especially with...
Anne Frank’s cat in kids book
June 3, 2023
The Reagan Library will host authors David Lee Miller and Steven Jay Rubin for a signing of their children’s book “The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank” at 1:30 p.m....
AT THE LIBRARY
June 3, 2023
The Moorpark City Library at 699 Moorpark Ave. will hold the following free events in June. For more information on any activity, call (805) 517-6370 or go to moorparklibrary.org. To...
Kindling artistry
By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com | June 3, 2023
Ann Martinez beamed with joy as she proudly greeted visitors last week during the opening reception of a pop-up artist residency and gallery exhibit at Simi Valley Town Center. “I’m...
Get Dad in the picture
June 3, 2023
Father’s Day is Sun., June 18, and the Moorpark Acorn wants to showcase him! Birthdays, graduation day, weddings and other special moments—the bond between a father and child lasts forever....
Program helps students tap their native roots
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | June 3, 2023
Newbury Park resident Katlynd Duffy has roots in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. It’s the third largest federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States, but 18-year-old Duffy did...
School district seeks to attack hate speech
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | June 3, 2023
Moorpark Unified School District is working with the Anti Defamation League to offer anti-bias workshops for students in middle school. The five-member school board voted unanimously May 23 to approve...
Making decisions about gifts, inheritances to loved ones
Andrea Gallagher | June 3, 2023
My friend, a fellow solo ager (older adult without children), recently asked me some provocative questions. They were, I think, a sign that people are broadening their thinking around what’s...
Sinking ones teeth into this problem
Bonnie Vandenberg | June 3, 2023
Question: My 2-year-old son has ongoing issues with biting other children. They first noticed it at his school, and now we are seeing it at home with his big sister....
Actresses reveal . . . comedic chemistry
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | June 3, 2023
“Calendar Girls,” a 2009 play based on a hit 2003 film, is Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi’s comedy about six middle-aged women from a village in Yorkshire, England, who decide...
Exhibit spotlights photography students
June 3, 2023
The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is sponsoring a pop-up art exhibit featuring current and recently graduated students from the Moorpark College Photography Department. The exhibit, titled “Finding Our Voices,”...
5-Star fairy tale theater
June 3, 2023
5-Star Theatricals will present the second show of its 2023- 2024 season, the nine-time Tony Award nominated, revised 2013 Broadway version of the musical “Cinderella,” running July 14 through 23...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
June 3, 2023