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CALABASAS
CHOSEN AS ALL-AMERICA CITY AWARD FINALIST |
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 The City of
Calabasas has been chosen as one of 21 finalists in the
2007
All-America City Award program produced by the
National Civic League.
The All-America City Awards recognize exemplary community vision,
collaborative problem solving and inclusiveness to meet local
challenges. After reviewing a detailed written application submitted
by the City, and those from cities across the nation, the National Civic
League notified City staff that Calabasas has been named a finalist.
Calabasas will compete with communities from throughout the United
States for one of the 10 All-America City Award designations to be
announced on June 8 at the Marriott Anaheim in Anaheim, California.
Additional information about the All-America City Award can be found
online.
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10TH ANNUAL
CALABASAS FINE ARTS FESTIVAL |
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 The
10th annual
Calabasas Fine Arts Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday,
May 5-6, 2007, from 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., at
23975 Park Sorrento,
adjacent to the Commons, in Calabasas
(map).
As always, admission is free and convenient parking is only $5.
This year the City
of Calabasas welcomes many returning artists along with an exciting
list of new artisans. The show will have a variety of genres of art
including, glass, acrylic, mixed media, metal and sculpture art, wood
work, photography, jewelry and much more.
Along
with all of the acclaimed artists, new and returning,
the Calabasas Arts Council is also very proud to announce this
year’s illustrious artist,
Fred Stodder.
Stodder, with over 25 years of sculpting experience, brings his
angular multicolored vases and sculpture work to the show. He is a
creative ceramic artist who gets his inspiration from painting,
architecture, sculptures and jazz music. His work has been featured
all over the west coast at various shows and museums including
The Laguna
Art Museum,
The Affaire in the Gardens in Beverly Hills, and
The La
Jolla Festival of Arts. Stodder has won a multitude of awards as
well, including Artists Choice at
The
La Quinta
Arts Festival
and Purchase award at Art Bethel in Saint Petersburg Florida. The
Calabasas Arts Council welcomes Fred Stodder along with other featured
artists including Michael Nisperos, and J.D. Hansen.
Additional details about the
festival can be found on the
Calabasas Fine Arts Festival homepage. For more information,
please
call the
Calabasas Arts Council at (818) 878-4225 ext. 270 or send an
email. |
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CALABASAS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA RETURNS WITH FREE OUTDOOR POPS CONCERT |
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 Calabasas Chamber
Orchestra founder and conductor Anthony Kissane triumphantly returns
after a two year hiatus to lead the City’s orchestra in a Pops concert at
Calabasas Lake on Sunday, May 20, 2007
(please enter and park at
the
Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center).
Mr. Kissane, a Calabasas resident and
teacher at Calabasas High School, stepped down from his duties to fight
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L.), which was diagnosed in April of
2005. Now that Mr. Kissane has completed two of his three years of
chemotherapy, he is enthusiastically resuming his duties as both an
instructor and orchestra leader and on behalf of the City of Calabasas
invites the community to celebrate with him at this free and public event.
The public is
encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and food. Limited fixed
seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Please call
(818) 594-4011 for more information. |
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SPRING/SUMMER
RECREATION BROCHURE |
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 The
2007 Spring and Summer Recreation brochure is currently available
online. The new brochure
features detailed
information about adult and youth classes, senior citizen programs,
community news and information, sports activities and much more.
Registration for spring classes is also available
online.
For more information about Calabasas recreation opportunities or for
help with class registration, please call the Community Services
department at (818) 880-6461.
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E-WASTE
COLLECTION EVENTS,
PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING
& SENIOR TRASH PICK-UP RATES |
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 The City is
holding a free electronic waste collection on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Calabasas City Hall, 26135 Mureau Road in
Calabasas from 10:00a.m - 3:00p.m. Acceptable items
include but are not limited to CD players, laptops and personal
computers, microwave ovens, printers, radios, stereos, telephones, and
VCR’s.
Also on Saturday, May 12, 2007 there will be a free water based paint
and used oil collection event at the
Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center
located at 23400 Park Sorrento from 10:00a.m - 2:00p.m. For more
information, please contact the City of Calabasas Recycling and Solid
Waste Coordinator at (818) 878-4225.
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LOCAL EVENTS IN THE
ARTS |
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Free Outdoor Pops Concert
Calabasas Lake
(enter and park at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center)
Sunday, May 20, 2007
5:00p.m.
FREE
Anthony Kissane, conductor
Conejo
Players Theatre - Thousand Oaks
Angel Street
By Patrick
Hamilton
Through May 12, 2007
Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:00p.m.
Sunday May 6 at 2:00p.m.
Madrid Theatre
- Canoga
Park
May 2007 Calendar
Scherr Forum Theatre - Thousand Oaks
May 2007 Calendar
Stage Door
Theatre - Agoura Hills
28311 Agoura Road, Agoura
Hills
Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here
By
William Van Zandt & Jane
Milmore/ Directed by Gary Cunial
Through May 19, 2007
Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:00p.m.
Sunday May 6 at
2:00p.m.
For reservations, please call (818) 889-5209. |
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CALABASAS
BUS SHELTER PROJECT |
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 Calabasas
will soon be installing a total of five custom fabricated bus shelters
in the heart of the City. Four will be installed along Park
Granada, two at each end, and one on Parkway Calabasas at Calabasas
Road. These shelter locations have been identified based on daily
transit ridership data. The shelter designs have been selected by the
CPHA Board and approved by City Council. The shelters will benefit
transit users of the regional Metro Bus Line 161, and locally for the
users of the City’s Line 1 Shuttle and City’s weekend Trolley.
Construction of the shelters and pads are anticipated to begin in
mid-May. Other custom shelters are planned to be installed in the near
future on the west side of the City at locations with high transit
use. Two locations have been identified for shelters on the west side;
Las Virgenes Road northbound adjacent to the 101 onramp, and the
corner of Agoura Road and Lost Hills Road. |
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WEST NILE
VIRUS IN 2007 |
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 West
Nile Virus (WNV) activity has been detected in all 58 counties in
California. In 2006, there were 276 human infections and 6 deaths
recorded in California. The virus continues to remain active in all
areas of Los Angeles County. WNV is transmitted through the bite of an
infected mosquito. About 80% of the individuals who are infected with
WNV will not experience any illness. The other 20% will have only mild
symptoms, such as fever, headache and body aches. However, about 1% of
the infected individuals, primarily the elderly and those with lowered
immune systems, will develop serious symptoms including encephalitis,
meningitis, paralysis, and even death.
Individuals can reduce their risk of
mosquito-borne diseases by taking these precautions:
Birds play in important role in
maintaining and spreading WNV. Mosquitoes acquire the virus from
infected birds and then transmit the virus to people. Evidence of the
virus in dead birds is often the first indication that WNV has been
introduced into a new region. The public can become part of the state’s
monitoring effort for WNV by reporting any crows, ravens, magpies, jays
or hawks that may have been dead for less than 24 hours to the
California Department of Health Services toll-free hotline:
1-877-WNV-BIRD. Individuals should take note of the bird’s location and
its condition before calling for further instructions. The bird should
show no signs of decomposition or maggot infestation. While there is no
evidence that people can get the virus from handling live or dead
infected birds, individuals should not attempt to catch or handle them.
Since horses are susceptible to WNV and a
vaccine is available for horses, horse owners are advised to contact
their veterinarians about timely vaccinations. For additional
information and brochures, please contact Heather Teodoro at (310)
915-7370 ext. 225. |
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PUBLIC
INVITED TO TWO-DAY GENERAL PLAN VISIONING CHARRETTE |
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 Calabasas
citizens and business owners are invited to participate in a two-day
visioning “charrette”
to help shape the direction of the
General Plan Update. The charrette is a series of meetings and
product development working sessions held over an extended period. The
event is organized into a progression of interactions, each building on
the previous session with the primary intent of translating ideas,
community identity and goals into visual imagery and graphical
representations of what could be.
On Thursday and
Friday, May 17 and 18, this public workshop will focus on development of
clear statements and images of neighborhood character and city-wide
identity and methods to reinforce this in the real world (design
elements). Also, strategies will be explored for selected areas of
Calabasas regarding infill and revitalization, as suggested by our
General Plan Advisory Committee. Exercises and exhibits will cover such
planning topics as: land use; job growth and housing; traffic and
circulation; site planning; landscape treatments; parks, open spaces,
and trails; architectural character and building form; smart growth
principles; and “green building” strategies.
Key opportunities
for public involvement will be Thursday evening, Friday at noon and
Friday evening; although the public is also welcome to drop in at any
other time Friday to observe the work in progress.
The overall
schedule is as follows:
Thursday, May 17
Friday, May 18
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8:00a.m. –
12:00p.m. – Staff & consultant work session (public open house)
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12:00p.m. -
1:30p.m. – Presentation of draft principles and design concepts and
opportunity for public comments
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1:30p.m. –
6:00p.m. – Refinement of principles and design concepts by staff and
consultants (public open house)
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6:00p.m. –
7:30p.m. – Presentation summarizing all charrette work results
All charrette activities will take place at the
Agoura/Calabasas Community Center located at 27040 Malibu Hills Road,
Calabasas. For more information about how residents can participate,
please contact Tom Bartlett, City Planner, at (818) 878-4225 extension
234 or
tbartlett@cityofcalabasas.com. Information
regarding meetings and progress to date on the General Plan Update, as
well as the overall project timetable, can be reviewed
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BUILDING & SAFETY WEEK EVENT AT CITY HALL |
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 To help
raise awareness
of
building safety, the City of Calabasas is celebrating Building Safety
Week from May 6 through May 12, 2007 promoting the use, enforcement, and
understanding of building safety to protect lives and property. “Building Smarter…for Disasters and Everyday Life” is the theme of
Building Safety Week 2007. In celebration, the City will be hosting an
open house with members of the Building & Safety Division. The
community is invited to join us on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at
Building &
Safety Division located at City Hall at 26135 Mureau Road. The permit
coordinator, building inspectors, plan examiners, code enforcement
officers, and the building official, will be on hand to answer questions
and explain the importance of permits, inspections, and building codes
to ensure safe construction.
“The importance of
regulating and enforcing building codes is often overlooked until a
catastrophic event occurs,” said City of Calabasas, Building Official,
Sparky Cohen. Inspecting buildings during and after construction help to
ensure that buildings in the community are safe places in which to live,
work, play, and learn. Building codes in the City of Calabasas
help ensure that buildings are as safe as possible. Codes address all
aspects of construction including structural integrity, electrical,
mechanical, and plumbing systems, energy efficiency, and property
maintenance. Effective code enforcement requires the support of
homeowners, architects, builders, engineers, and others in the
construction industry. Building Safety Week recognizes the important
professionals who make sure the buildings in our community are safe.
“Public safety is our number one concern,” said
Cohen. Building inspectors are available to assist the public and help
them understand building safety issues. In this age of do-it-yourselfers
it is extremely important for homeowners to work with the City
to make sure their residences fully comply with building safety
codes.
Building Safety
Week, first observed in 1980, is sponsored by the International Code
Council Foundation, an organization dedicated to changing the
devastating effects of natural disasters and other building tragedies.
City of Calabasas is an active member of the International
Code Council, a membership organization dedicated to building safety and
fire prevention. |
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WHAT'S ON CTV? |
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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.
Premiering this month
on CTV:
Preview, An Eye on The Arts
(View
this show anytime with CTV Archiving)
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This episode host
Laureen Morick visits
with
two talented artists:
Robert Weil creates amazing,
one-of-a-kind paintings on not only canvas, but wood and
metal as well.
He has an eye for creating action and stories in his
works.
Tune in to find out more about this
amazing artist.
Visit Robert's web site at:
http://www.robertweil.com/
 Local
Calabasas artist James Gerard
creates beautiful art pieces using marble, jade and
various other stones.
Gerard has a vision to work the final design out of a
piece of rock.
Tune
in to see and hear more about his brilliant work.
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Visit the
CTV Channel Guide for a complete listing of
programming.
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CALABASAS
MEETINGS
& HOLIDAYS |
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 Calabasas
City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial 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
May, please visit our
Calendar Page. |
That’s all for this month.
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