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Thousand Oaks High hosts quinceañera fashion show
Thousand Oaks High School's Latino Connection club hosted a quinceañera-themed fashion show on Friday, Oct. 9, featuring a red-carpet runway, live mariachi music and a chambelán dance performance as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Thousand Oaks holiday ice rink returns after years-long absence
The Holiday Ice Rink at The Lakes at Thousand Oaks will reopen for the 2026-2027 season, running from Nov. 6 through Jan. 10, with public reservations opening Thursday, Oct. 15.
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Ross Porter golf classic marks 20 years, honors Shawn Green
The 20th Annual Ross Porter Celebrity Golf Classic takes place Monday, Nov. 2, at Wood Ranch Golf Club in Simi Valley, with former Dodger Shawn Green receiving the inaugural Vin Scully Stillpoint Memorial Award and proceeds benefiting Stillpoint Family Resources.
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Thousand Oaks youth symphony wins VCCF arts grant
The Ventura County Community Foundation awarded ArtLife Foundation Fund grants to 10 arts organizations including Thousand Oaks-based Conejo Oaks Symphony, which runs the California Young Artists Symphony pre-professional orchestra.
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Conejo Park District earns Red Cross aquatics training award
The Conejo Recreation and Park District's Aquatics Unit received the American Red Cross Top Provider Recognition during summer 2026 for its lifesaving and water-safety training programs across Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park.
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Westlake Village plans free city celebration Oct. 10
Westlake Village's 24th Annual City Celebration on Oct. 10 offers free admission, carnival rides, a beer-and-wine garden benefiting local scholarships, live music and a fire and sheriff meet-and-greet at the Civic Center.
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Thousand Oaks Fall Fest returns Oct. 9 with free admission
The 64th annual Conejo Fall Fest brings carnival rides, live entertainment, food and a $20,000 grand prize raffle to St. Paschal Baylon Church in Thousand Oaks on Oct. 9–11, with free admission all weekend.
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Thousand Oaks sports grants offer up to $10,000; deadline Oct. 1
The City of Thousand Oaks is accepting applications for its Community Sports Grant through 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, with awards ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 for nonprofit groups and school organizations looking to upgrade facilities or buy equipment.
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Cal Lutheran volleyball hosts invitational, cancer fundraiser
Cal Lutheran women's volleyball hosts the 19th annual Cal Lu Fornia Invitational on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, bringing seven NCAA Division III teams to Thousand Oaks for 11 matches and a pediatric cancer awareness fundraiser.
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Thousand Oaks hosts Coastal Cleanup Day at Borchard Park Saturday
Thousand Oaks hosts its California Coastal Cleanup Day site at Borchard Park in Newbury Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon, with waivers required for all volunteers.
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Thousand Oaks Library's Dog Days pairs kids with therapy dogs
The Thousand Oaks Library's weekly Dog Days program brings about a dozen certified therapy dogs to the Grant R. Brimhall Library every Tuesday, giving children ages 6 to 11 a nonjudgmental audience for 10-minute read-aloud sessions.
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Senior Concerns' Boat Bash nearly doubles prior year's fundraising
Senior Concerns' sold-out "Soirée on the Seine" Boat Bash on Aug. 29 at the Westlake Yacht Club nearly doubled the funds raised at the 2025 event, boosting programs that serve more than 13,000 Conejo Valley seniors amid frozen or reduced government funding.
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Thousand Oaks offers free home electrification workshop Sept. 24
The City of Thousand Oaks will host a free, interactive home electrification workshop on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Grant R. Brimhall Library, covering heat pumps, induction cooking and available rebates.
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Conejo Valley Art Museum plans annual show after 200 attend
The Conejo Valley Art Museum drew more than 200 visitors to a first-ever student exhibition at the Conejo Valley Adult School in Thousand Oaks on Aug. 14-15, and museum president Rebecca Griffin told The Acorn the nonprofit plans to make the show an annual event.
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