FEBRUARY 2005 e.NEWS
	DATES TO REMEMBER
	CALABASAS MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION
	SPOTLIGHT THE ARTS FUNDRAISER
	"INVESTING IN CALABASAS" CIVIC CENTER -LIBRARY EVENT WITH CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER ANGELIDES
	FRIDAY NIGHT TEEN CONCERT
	TSUNAMI RELIEF ALLIANCE BRACELET SALES
	THE METHOD FILM FESTIVAL
	SUPERSTARS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS GOLF CLASSIC
	SHANE'S INSPIRATION UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND SESSION
	ANZA EN CALABASAS - 1776 COMMEMORATION
	WINTER 2005 RECREATION BROCHURE
	SUPPORT FOR LOCAL SOLDIER IN IRAQ
	LAS VIRGENES SCHOOL DISTRICT FORUMS
	WHAT'S ON CTV
	CALABASAS MEETINGS & HOLIDAYS

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Dates to Remember
February:	3rd - Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum 5th - Calabasas Farmer's Market (Every Sat.) 7th - Las Virgenes School District Forum 8th - Greater Mulwood Homeowners Association Candidate Forum 9th - Calabasas Park Homeowners Association Candidate Forum 12th - Hazardous Waste Round Up          - A Visit with Mr. Lincoln Library Program 15th - Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation Candidate Forum 18th - "Investing in Calabasas" Civic Center-Library Event 21st - City Hall Closed - President's Day 27th - Anza en Calabasas Commemoration 28th - Shane's Inspiration Universally Accessible Playground Session

The Municipal General Election for the City of Calabasas will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2005.  There are three City Council seats to be filled and the term of each seat is four years.  A candidate list is available online and contains photos and statements from the seven candidates.  CTV has produced a "Meet the Candidates" program that features interviews with each of the candidates running for City Council.  "Meet the Candidates" will be broadcast on CTV and can be viewed anytime online.  Four candidate forums will be held in February and will be covered by CTV.  Forums will take place on Thursday, February 3, 2005 at the Las Virgenes Unified School District Board Room sponsored by the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce; Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at Chaparral Elementary School sponsored by the Greater Mulwood Homeowners Association; Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at the Calabasas Country Club sponsored by the Calabasas Park Homeowners Association and Friday, February 15, 2005 at the Water District sponsored by the Las Virgenes Home Owners Association.   All Candidate Forums are scheduled to begin at 7pm.  CTV will broadcast taped coverage of the forums and provide  live coverage of election returns on March 8.  Please visit the Calabasas 2005 Election page for further updates or contact the City Clerk’s Office at (818) 878-4225. 

Calabasas Spotlight the Arts is proud to announce their very first fund raising event that will benefit the construction of the Calabasas Playhouse, a small, well-equipped performance theater to be located behind the new Calabasas Civic Center.  The fundraiser will take place on Sunday, February 13, 2005 from 6 - 9 p.m. under the big-top tent at Sagebrush Cantina in Old Town Calabasas.  Come and enjoy traditional Mexican cuisine and the Ellis Island Klez-Mex band featuring nine musicians, singers, and Armenian oud player.  Veteran LA broadcaster, Stephanie Edwards will serve as master of ceremonies.  Tickets are $75 per person and include dinner and entertainment.  To reserve tickets or more information, please call (818) 591-8500.

Please join the Calabasas City Council as they celebrate a key milestone in the construction of the new Calabasas City Hall and Library!  On Friday, February 18, 2005 from 10-11 a.m., State Treasurer Phil Angelides will present the City with the first check from a $8.2M grant awarded to Calabasas for construction of a State Library as part of the new Civic Center Project.  The event will be held on the site of the new Civic Center adjacent to the Commons on Park Sorrento.  A model of the Civic Center will be available for viewing and the project is on track towards a groundbreaking in the spring of 2006.

The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center will be hosting a teen concert on Friday, February 4, 2005 beginning at 7 p.m.  Five area bands will be performing: My Marathon Mind, Other Than Else, Le Severance, Francine Dancer and Adam Paul's Band.  Admission is $7. 

For further information about the concert or for band booking information, please contact Brandon Ferguson at (818) 886-2993, ext. 121.

Calabasas middle school students have formed the AE Wright Tsunami Relief Alliance and they are currently selling customized metal cuff bracelets and antennae balls for $5.00.  All proceeds are going to Unicef to benefit Tsunami victims and bracelets are available until they sell out.  Bracelets can be purchased at the main office of AE Wright Middle School or by contacting Lisa Hatfield at (818) 880-4614, ext. 437.

The City of Calabasas is pleased to announce that it will host the 7th Annual Method Fest independent film festival on April 1-8, 2005.  Named after a famous school of acting, The Method Fest is the only major film festival in the U.S. focusing on acting, celebrating breakout acting performances in story driven independent films.

Film submissions are still open both on the festival website (Film Submissions) and through www.withoutabox.com. The deadline has been extended to February 3, 2005.  For more information about the festival, please see the City's Method Fest Film Festival website.

The inaugural SuperStars for Special Olympics Golf Classic golf tournament will take place on Monday, March 7, 2005 at the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village.  Participants will have the opportunity to golf with "Hall of Fame" and legendary retired NBA players including Rick Barry, Moses Malone, Ed Ratleff, Maurice Lucas, Darwin Cook, Sedric Toney, Don Ford, Duane Cooper and others.  Actress Penny Marshall, Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine and Los Angeles Councilman Tony Cardenas are among the key supporters of the event which will raise money for the Tri-Valley Special Olympics, the Community Center Alliance, the John Wooden Special Needs Fund and the L.A. Chapter of the Retired NBA.   For more information, please visit the official event website or call (818) 342-0017. 

Shane's Inspiration, in conjunction with the City of Calabasas and the Las Virgenes Special Education PTA, will be conducting a Community Options and Priorities Session on Monday, February 28, 2005 beginning at 5:30pm at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center to explore the needs for the Universally Accessible Playground planned for Gates Canyon Park.  Shane's Inspiration Playgrounds provide fully integrated, universally accessible play for children of all abilities, making it possible for children with disabilities to play alongside their able-bodied peers and siblings.  During the session, attendees will make a list of elements and concepts of play that they feel are important to be included in the playground concept plan.  A Jr. Design Party will be held simultaneously in an adjacent room where children of all abilities will have the opportunity to draw the playground of their dreams with crayons, stickers and stamps. 
Shane's Inspiration's Director of Design Virginia Hatley and Director of Project Management Brad Thornton will facilitate the session.  Please be aware that space is limited to 25 children and 25 adults for this session so if you plan to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to Shelley Stenshol at (818) 878-4225, ext. 266.   

The Calabasas Anza Heritage Association is hosting the 20th annual Anza en Calabasas 1776 on Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 2pm at the Sepulveda Adobe in Malibu Creek State Park (on the NW corner of Mulholland Hwy and Las Virgenes Road).  The event commemorates the Spanish Colonial era and the traditions of the Californios and Californianas which were introduced by Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza in February of 1776.  For more information, please contact Robin at (818) 222-4617.

The 2005 Winter Recreation Brochure is now available online. The brochure features detailed information about adult and youth classes, senior citizen programs, community news and information, sports activities and much more. Remember, you can also register for classes online!  Winter classes are posted on the website.  If you haven't already registered, it's not too late to choose from the great selection of activities that the Recreation staff has lined up for you this winter.

Over one hundred thousand soldiers from around the country are currently serving their country in Iraq.  Many families in Calabasas would like to offer support to the men and women serving abroad through letters, emails and care packages.  A new nonprofit organization, Any Soldier, Inc., is dedicated to helping Americans who want to send letters or support packages to soldiers but who don't know where and who to send them to.  The site has hundreds of primary soldier contacts currently serving overseas who are registered on the site and have listed items they and their fellow soldiers need.  When these contact soldiers receive mail addressed to "ATTN: Any Soldier," they pass on the letter or package to a fellow soldier who doesn't get much mail.  Any Soldier, Inc. currently has 991 primary contacts delivering mail to over 43,000 fellow soldiers in Iraq.  When mailing letters and packages to Iraq, please refer to the United States Postal Service "Supporting Our Troops" page for guidelines and helpful tips.

There are local soldiers from Calabasas who would also appreciate hearing from well-wishers.  If you would like to send a letter or a care package to a local soldier serving in Iraq, please drop your letter or package off at City Hall and the City will make sure it gets to a soldier serving abroad.

The Las Virgenes Unified School District is holding a series of forums for residents to learn about Las Virgenes schools and discuss education issues with school administrators.  Interim Superintendent Donald Zimring will host the forums which will be held on Mondays from 7:30 p.m.- 9 p.m.

The schedule of meetings is as follows:

For more information, please call the school district at (818) 880-4000.

Be sure to tune in to CTV on cable channel 3 in Calabasas, through live online web-streaming, or watch any meeting or CTV program at ANYTIME through the new CTV archive. 

Programs this month include:

Meet the Candidates - A CTV special presentation featuring interviews with City Council candidates for the Calabasas 2005 Municipal Election.  The hour-long program is hosted by John Loesing and participating candidates answer questions about their purpose in running for City Council, their qualifications and their vision for the City.

Your City, Your Issues - This month host John Loesing discusses the new Calabasas Civic Center project with Maureen Tamuri, Community Development Director for the City of Calabasas. WATCH Your City, Your Issues only on CTV3.  Visit the CTV Guide for show times.

Visit the CTV Channel Guide for a complete listing of programming. 

Calabasas City Hall will be closed  on Monday, February 21 in observance of President's Day.

City Council Agenda Items are available online, the Thursday prior to a City Council Meeting.  Agendas for all commissions are available online the Friday prior to the commission meeting.

For a complete calendar of events and meetings during
February, please visit our Calendar Page.