Shelter Hope Pet Shop and Thousand Oaks Toyota Host Heart Warming Adoption Event on April 27th

Shelter Hope Pet Shop teams up with Thousand Oaks Toyota to give back to First Responders

This is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Shelter Hope Pet Shop and Thousand Oaks Toyota are teaming up to bring our community a Heart Warming Adoption event! Thousand Oaks Toyota, Celebrating 50th Anniversary and Counting, has generously offered to cover the adoption fees for First Responders who are looking to rescue a Shelter Hope Pet Shop doggie! First responders, including; Fire Department, Sheriff Department, Doctors, Nurses, and Police Department members. The group members can select or register to adopt an adoptable pet looking for a forever home and Thousand Oaks Toyota will pay the adoption fee.

Local residents are also invited to come out and take home their future family member, and help find forever homes for local shelter doggies. This amazing Adoption and Sales Event will be held on Saturday, April 27 from 12 NOON to 5 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Toyota, located at 2401 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks.

During the event, Shelter Hope Pet Shop will be working with their volunteers to place available doggies with their forever families.

• Shelter Hope Pet Shop, will host a 5 star silent auction and have lots of doggies available for adoption.

• Camp Bow Wow, a doggie daycare and boarding facility located in Agoura Hills will be offering giveaways.

• Pet Food Express, a dog food and pet supply shop, will be there giving away tokens for a free dog wash at their Thousand Oaks, location.

Thousand Oaks Toyota will offer:

• Special Lease Incentives

• Special Purchase Incentives

• Additional Sales Personnel and Appraisers on site for this huge event

• Up to $500.00 Target Gift Card for Taking a Test Drive.

• Thousand Oaks Toyota will buy your vehicle, whether or not you buy a vehicle from TOT, for up to 110% of Kelly Blue Book

• BBQ

About Shelter of Hope

The Shelter Hope Pet Shop is in a storefront space, at Janss Marketplace, located off the Moorpark exit on the 101 Freeway at the intersection of Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. The shopping center has provided the free space to the non-profit animal rescue organization for eight years. Shelter Hope Pet Shop has rescued and placed over 6,000 dogs in their forever loving home. They provide a fun, friendly place where visitors and volunteers can meet and interact with animals needing adoption. Shelter Hope Pet Shop also sells pet merchandise with all proceeds helping save the lives of homeless pets.

“During this time of healing in Thousand Oaks it was very generous of Toyota to do an event like this, we are grateful for our community and appreciate all the support, we know that dogs can heal humans and are willing to help us right now” said Kim Sill, founder of Shelter Hope Pet Shop.

Shelter Hope Pet Shop is open on Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Janss Marketplace. For more information about Shelter of Hope call 805.379.3538 or visit www.shelterhopepetshop.org. Or follow us at #shelterhope_petshop

About Thousand Oaks Toyota

Where Car Buying Experiences Meet Exceptional Customer Service Expectations In the market for your next vehicle? Ready to consider different finance options, service offerings and automotive part orders? For a professional experience centered on transparency and established trust, choose Thousand Oaks Toyota for an upcoming dealership visit. Our team values professionalism and a customer-first approach above all else, ensuring that each moment you spend on our showroom floor and at our dealer location proves both memorable, rewarding and successful. “Thousand Oaks Toyota and I have always been dog friendly, and want to make sure that the community of first responders can benefit by having the healing love of a companion pet. We know the value of having them as family and want to help our first responders by giving them a pet to love.” said, owner of Thousand Oaks Toyota, Anita Brodecky.

Thousand Oaks Philharmonic OPUS 54 Concert on 4/26 in Camarillo, 4/28 in Thousand Oaks

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The Thousand Oaks Philharmonic will feature 8 solo performances at its OPUS 54 concert on Friday April 26th at 7:30 PM at the United Methodist Church in Camarillo and Sunday April 28th at 2:30 PM at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center (TOPAC). Come hear young talented musicians perform solo violin and piano concerti by various composers including Mozart, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff as well as a bassoon concerto by G. Jacob. There will also be a special violin concerto for four violins by Vivaldi.

For ticket info visit www.tophil.org or for Sunday’s performance call TOPAC (805)449-2775.

About Thousand Oaks Philharmonic
The "TO Phil" provides opportunities for young artists in Ventura County and surrounding areas to perform with a professional orchestra in front of a live audience as well as offer educational and culturally enriching experiences for the communities it serves.
The soloists for the Opus concerts are chosen each year from the Appassionata Educational program audition. To learn more about the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, visit www.tophil.org or www.facebook.com/TOPhilharmonic.

2019 Santa Barbara Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, June 29th

SOLD OUT IN 2019

The 2019 Santa Barbara Wine & Festival takes place at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature wines from over 50 wineries plus bakers, caterers, chefs and more. Adults only event. Proceeds benefit the Museum's exhibits and science education programs for school children.

www.sbnature.org/visit/calendar/1864/santa-barbara-wine-food-festival-sold-out

Spring Camp at LeXT Robo Academy in Agoura Hills the Week of April 15-19, 2019

LeXT Robo Academy in Agoura Hills announces registration is open for SPRING CAMP the week of April 15-19 from 9am to noon. Cost is $45 per child, per day for some fun, S.T.E.M. learning adventures.

Campers will start off they day with a group activity to discover and discuss the topic of the day. After that, they will break up into different age groups to build interesting projects based on the topic of the day. We will encourage the campers to connect, construct, contemplate, and continue around the daily topic while making it a fun experience.

Sign up at www.lextroboacademy.com/spring-camp or by calling/texting LeXT Robo at 818-699-2388. Located at 29039 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Agoura Hills.

Easter Egg-Stravaganza at The Lakes at Thousand Oaks on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Stop by The Lakes at Thousand Oaks from 5-7pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 for an egg hunt, treats, petting zoo, face painting, DJ and, but of course, photos with the Easter Bunny! Free admission.

shoplakes.com/events/kids-club-presents-easter-egg-stravaganza/

Santa Monica Mountains Fund Spring Celebration in Calabasas on Sunday, June 9, 2019

The Santa Monica Mountains Fund invites you to join us Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 5-7pm for a celebration of renewal and rebirth in the mountains at the Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitors Center at King Gillette Ranch. November 2018, the Woolsey Fire raged through this area, destroying 88% of the National Park Service land within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The fire wiped out miles of trails, wildlife habitat, Western Town at Paramount Ranch, multiple ranger houses, the Rocky Oaks archives building and more. The road to recovery is long and difficult journey, but progress is being made. The glorious green hillsides and wild flowers after the rain offer hope at a difficult time. While there is still much to be done, we would like to celebrate the rebirth of life to the mountains.

There will be small plates, drinks, music and a silent auction.

Before the evening program, we invite you to join a ranger for a guided visit at one of two locations in the mountains: Paramount Ranch or Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa. The guided visit, beginning promptly at 3 pm, will include a short walk and talk, taking in the views and learning the rich history of the sites. Then come along to the celebration, and share your experiences with other guests! directions will be provided after registration.

A donation of $100 ($82.50 tax deductible) will reserve your spot at the event at samofund.org/spring-celebration.

New West Symphony "Indescribable Beauty" Concert in Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks and Oxnard April 4, 6, 7

Hear Frédéric Chopin’s mesmerizing Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by International Chopin Piano Competition winner Yulianna Avdeeva, in her New West Symphony debut. Newly-appointed Music Director Michael Christie conducts the piece, along with Schumann's Fourth Symphony.

Chopin composed both of his piano concertos as calling cards for his move from his native Poland to Paris, meant solely to show off his virtuosity at the keyboard. Robert Schumann’s 4th Symphony is overflowing with German romanticism with great sweeps of melodic invention and pulsing rhythms. Schumann structured the four movements of the Symphony to be played without pause, linking them in a continuous whole.

Plus, Maestro Christie conducts a piece by Mason Bates, the same composer with whom he collaborated and won a Grammy for The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. Garages of the Valley is an homage to "The garages that dot the landscape of Silicon Valley," which “housed the visionaries behind Apple, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and Google."

Michael Christie, conductor
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

Chopin | Piano Concerto No. 2
Bates | Garages of the Valley
Schumann | Symphony No. 4

Arrive early for Hear & Now Live! - an insightful and informative pre-concert talk, one hour before the concert! All ticket holders are welcome to attend.

Three performances:

Thursday, April 4, 2019 | 7:30 PM
The Broad Stage in Santa Monica (special performance!)

Saturday, April 6, 2019 | 7:30 PM
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 3:00 PM
Oxnard Performing Arts Center

TICKETS AT www.newwestsymphony.org/cvg

Michael Christie, conductor

Michael Christie is a thoughtfully innovative conductor, equally at home in the symphonic and opera worlds, who is focused on making the audience experience at his performances entertaining,

2019 Malibu Half Marathon and 5K on Sunday, November 3rd

The Malibu Half Marathon and 5K are planned for Sunday, November 3, 2019. The races start and finish at Zuma Beach. The half marathon starts at 7am and the 5K at 7:30am. Learn more and sign up at malibumarathon.com.

City of Thousand Oaks Annual Public Works Week Open House on May 21-22, 2019

Public Works Week is an open house event to educate the Conejo Valley and surrounding cities’ youth and adults on how Public Works provides service to the community. The two-day event will include demonstrations on tree maintenance, graffiti removal, street repair, water conservation, recycling, bicycle safety, water operations, and wastewater collection. Highlights include a bus ride through the car wash in a Compressed Natural Gas bus and demonstrations of the landscape aerial lift.

The two-day open house will be held on May 21-22, 2019, at the Municipal Service Center, located at 1993 Rancho Conejo Boulevard. Individual and group tours may be scheduled between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. To reserve a tour, visit www.toaks.org/pww.

New West Symphony "Northern Lights" Concert March 2-3 in Thousand Oaks, Oxnard

Northern Lights

Sir Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto was his final major work. Written in 1919 at the end of World War I, the Concerto was Elgar’s lament for a lost world following the devastation of the war. Julie Albers, principal cello of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, makes her New West Symphony debut with this most eloquent and passionate work. The 1st Symphony of Jean Sibelius was an immediate success following its premiere in 1900. Full of sweeping melodic invention, rhythmic vitality and imbued with the aura of his Finnish homeland, the symphony launched Sibelius’s career on the international stage.

Performances at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:30pm and the Oxnard Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 3pm. Buy tickets at www.newwestsymphony.org/cvg.

Andrew Constantine, guest conductor
Julie Albers, cello

Elgar | Sospiri
Elgar | Cello Concerto in E minor
Sibelius | Symphony No. 1

Julie Albers, cello

American cellist Julie Albers is recognized for her superlative artistry, her charismatic and radiant performing style, and her intense musicianship. She was born into a musical family in Longmont, Colorado and began violin studies at the age of two with her mother, switching to cello at four. She moved to Cleveland during her junior year of high school to pursue studies through the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Richard Aaron. Miss Albers soon was awarded the Grand Prize at the XIII International Competition for Young Musicians in Douai, France, and as a result toured France as soloist with Orchestre Symphonique de Douai.

Andrew Constantine, guest conductor

Andrew Constantine serves as Music Director of both the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the Reading Symphony Orchestra.

Having gained a reputation in Europe and the UK as a conductor of great skill, charisma, energy and versatility, Andrew Constantine moved to the US in 2004 to become Assistant Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Within his first season there he was promoted to Associate Conductor.

In the US he has won great praise for his ability to communicate with audiences and his energetic and compelling advocacy for classical music have gained him many admirers. In May of 2007, following a two year search and a pool of over 280 applicants, he was appointed Music Director of the Reading Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania. In July of 2009, after a similar process, he was also appointed Music Director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Indiana.