The City of Calabasas Community Services Department invites kids to grab a basket and take part in the fun at the annual Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.  Over 2,500 eggs will be hidden in the fields of Grape Arbor Park in Calabasas with guaranteed prizes!  Eggstravaganza participants can also enjoy taking pictures with the Easter Bunny (for a small fee), visit a petting zoo, take part in an egg toss and play other fun games.  The egg hunt and the petting zoo are free.  Please note that participants must bring their own baskets.  Grape Arbor Park is located at the corner of Canwood Street and Parkville Road off the Lost Hills exit of the 101 freeway (map).  A full schedule for Eggstravaganza and other event information can be found online.   Please call (818) 880-6461 for additional information. 

The 13^th annual Calabasas Fine Arts Festival will take place over two days on Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. at the Calabasas Civic Center and the Commons at Calabasas shopping center (adjacent to the original Park Sorrento Fine Arts Festival location).  Admission and parking are both free.   

As always, hundreds of artists will be on hand selling unique art that can fit into any budget.  The Calabasas Fine Arts Festival features a number of returning artists along with an exciting list of new artisans. The show will have a variety of genre’s of art including, glass, acrylic, mixed media, metal and sculpture art, wood work, photography, jewelry and much, much more. Please join Calabasas for this wonderful May weekend of great artistry, entertainment, food and fun!  For more information about the Calabasas Fine Arts Festival, please visit www.calabasasartscouncil.com or visit www.cityofcalabasas.com.

The California International Theatre Festival (CITF) returns for a second year in Calabasas from July 17 – 25, 2010.  The Festival, which features performances from around the globe, will announce their 2010 line-up in early April.  Check the official CITF website for the performance schedule and to purchase CITF tickets. 

The Festival is once again featuring an Apprentice Program which offers 20-30 promising students age 18 and up an exciting opportunity to expand their theatre education and training over a period of three intensive weeks. Apprentices will attend daily workshops with acclaimed faculty and special seminars with visiting artists from around the globe. This unique international training program will expose students to a series of diverse acting, movement, & vocal disciplines including commedia, clown, mask work, kabuki and innovative character creation, taught by Grotowski, Decroux, Adler, & Lecoq trained master teachers. It also will provide apprentices with hands-on experience in producing and launching an international theatre festival. Classes are taught by a dedicated international group of artist faculty that includes Master Teachers from Universities and theatres nationwide as well as international artists from the festival.

More information about the Apprentice Program and the official application form are available online.

New Leash On Life Animal Rescue, the Agoura/Calabasas Community Center and The Rotary Club of Calabasas have joined forces to hold the 6th annual Nuts for Mutts 5k Walk on Sunday, April 18, 2010.  Check-in begins at 8:00a.m. and the walk begins at 9:30am at the Community Center (27040 Malibu Hills Road in Calabasas). 

The Nuts for Mutts walk is a fun-filled, family friendly fundraiser, now in its sixth year, featuring a 5K walk-a-thon through Calabasas. Route highlights will include "pawzstations" with plenty of water, food and fun for pets of all kinds and their human companions.  Visitors and walkers will also enjoy live music, delicious food, a beer garden (id required), a “Project Dogway” Fashion Show (register online), Hollywood Pet Tricks (register online), celebrity guests and judges, a pet-friendly exhibit area, children’s activities, a dog training clinic, and over 40 vendors. Registration for the Nuts for Mutts 5k walk is now available at www.nutsformutts.org.  For more information, please call (818) 880-2993.

The City of Calabasas is seeking applicants for four open positions on the City’s Architectural Review Panel (ARP).  As a standing committee appointed by the members of the City’s Planning Commission, the ARP reviews pending development projects in the City and provides architectural design criticism and feedback to property owners and developers to promote quality urban design.  The positions on the committee cover two-year terms, ending in May 2012.  Qualified applicants include persons who, as a result of their training, experience and educational attainment, are qualified to analyze and interpret architectural drawings and site planning information.  The pool of qualified applicants may include, but is not limited to: licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, urban planners, engineers and builder/developers.  Applicants must reside in or near the City of Calabasas and the application deadline is April 30, 2010.  Additional information regarding the committee appointment and the application process may be obtained by calling (818) 224-1600.

The Calabasas Big Sunday Creek Clean-up will take place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 9:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. at Las Virgenes Creek on Agoura Road and Las Virgenes Road just behind the Starbucks. 

Big Sunday is an annual volunteer weekend that takes place each year in the Los Angeles area and Calabasas is participating this year with a special Creek Clean-up Event. Big Sunday will take place on May 1 and May 2, 2010 and include a series of environmental events labeled as Green Sunday.  Big Sunday volunteers come from, and volunteer in, all neighborhoods from the greater Los Angeles area.  There are volunteer opportunities for every passion, every talent, and every age. Projects are scheduled throughout the weekend to work with any schedule.  Projects can last anywhere from one hour to two days.  Everything about Big Sunday is completely non-denominational and non-political.

For more information on Big Sunday, please visit http://www.bigsunday.org.  For more information about the Calabasas Creek Clean-up, please call (818) 224-1600.

The Calabasas Anza Heritage Association is pleased to present the annual "Anza en Calabazas 1776" Commemoration on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 2:00p.m. at the Leonis Adobe Museum, 23537 Calabasas Road in Calabasas.  This event is produced by the Calabasas Anza Heritage Association and is sponsored by the City of Calabasas, the Calabasas Historical Society, the Malibu Creek Docents, the Leonis Adobe Museum, and the Orion Ranch - Star Route.

The free event features a re-enactment of the Calabasas Spanish encampment in 1776 and commemorates the Spanish Colonial era as well as  the traditions of the Californios and Californianas as introduced by Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza in February of 1776.  For more information about the Anza en Calabasas Commemoration, please call (818) 222-6511.

Linda Purl, an award-winning star of Broadway, film and television, takes the stage at Founders Hall in the Calabasas Library (200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas) on Saturday, May 22, 2010 to perform her dazzling, critically acclaimed live show.   Purl will sing a number of standards such as "Come Rain or Come Shine," "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "I'll Be Seeing You" during the intimate concert that crosses several musical genres.  

Linda has starred in over 40 television Movies of the Week, and will soon be seen on ABC’s Desperate Housewives.  Linda was last seen as Helene Beasley, Pam’s Mother in The Office. She is probably best known as Charlene Matlock from the series Matlock and as Ashley Pfister, Fonzie’s fiancée, from Happy Days

Tickets for the May 22 concert are $20 and include a cheese and dessert reception before the show.  A no host wine bar will also be available.  The reception begins at 7:30p.m. and the performance is at 8:00p.m.  Please call (818) 224-1655 for ticket reservations or for additional information.

The Calabasas Historical Society will be holding a general meeting, co-sponsored by the Calabasas Library, on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:30p.m.   The meeting will be held at the Calabasas Library, 200 Civic Center Way, in Calabasas.  In addition to brief society administrative business, the meeting will feature a talk by author Bronwyn Ralph.  Ms. Ralph will discuss her book Off the Beaten Path about cultural landmarks, historic monuments and other points of interest in the San Fernando Valley.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase.  Refreshments and a book signing will follow.  The Calabasas Historical Society meeting is free and open to the public.  For more information or to RSVP for the meeting, please contact Judy Jordan by email at judyjordan@charter.net  or telephone at (818)222-7466.

Registration is now available at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center for Lifeguard and Water Safety Instruction classes provided through the American Red Cross beginning in April.  The schedule of classes is available here. The Lifeguard classes are designed for those who desire to earn their American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification. Participants will learn basic life saving skills including water rescues, CPR for The Professional Rescuer, AED and First Aid training.   The Water Safety Instruction classes help participants earn their American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification. The primary purpose is to help people learn to be safe when they are in, on or near water. The program covers skills and knowledge in logical progression for aquatic skill development.

Official course registration forms are available online and at the Tennis & Swim Center.  Each course is $150.  Please note that participants must attend and complete all days listed, complete all physical tasks and challenges and complete and pass all written tests to become certified in the course.  Successful Lifeguard course participants will be certified in Lifeguarding for three years, First Aid as a professional rescuer for three years and CPR AED for one year.  After the certification expires, a participant must re-certify. After completing the Water Safety course, participants may teach swim lessons from the very basic level of swimming to intermediate/advanced levels of swimming.

The Calabasas Library is host to two different age-specific book clubs that are open to the community.  Have a 3rd through 6th grader at home with an interest in reading?  The Library features a Wednesday Book Club specifically for kids in grades 3-6.  Membership in the book club is free and the next meeting is on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 4:00p.m. at the Library to discuss the book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin.  For more information, please call Jill Nevins at 818-225-7616 or email jnevins@cityofcalabasas.com.
 

The Second Thursday Library Book Club for adults will meet on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:30p.m. in the Calabasas Library.  The March book choice is Southland by Nina Revoyr.  Membership in the adult book club is also free however a library card is required to participate.   For more information and to take part in the club book choice survey, please call Caroline Russom at (818) 225-7616 or email crussom@cityofcalabasas.com.

The Calabasas Library is hosting a movie discussion group for adults in April.  If successful, additional meetings will be held.  The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 6:00p.m. at the Library.  Participants will watch the film Mine, a documentary of the powerful story about the essential bond between humans and animals told against the backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.

If there is sufficient interest after the April meeting, additional movie discussion meetings will be scheduled and will consist of a movie (feature film or documentary no more than 2 hours) with a follow-up discussion of no more than one half hour.  Interested participants may come to the first meeting on April 21 or call Karilyn Steward at (818) 225-7616.

2010 SPRING/SUMMER RECREATION BROCHURE

The City of Calabasas Recreation department has once again published a combined Spring and Summer Recreation brochure for 2010.  The double issue, mailed to residents and available online, gives families a chance to plan early for summertime activities and classes while also taking advantage of all the spring recreation opportunities in the City.  The new brochure features detailed information about adult and youth classes, senior citizen programs, community news and information, sports activities and much more.   For more information about Calabasas recreation opportunities or for help with class registration, please call the Recreation department at (818) 880-6461.

The City of Calabasas  organizes two free monthly electronic waste collection events in addition to the usual monthly water based paint and used oil collection event. On  the first Saturday of each month (Saturday, April 3, 2010), an electronic waste collection will take place at the Albertson’s parking lot, 26521 Agoura Road (at Las Virgenes Road) in Calabasas from 10:00a.m to 3:00p.m.  A second monthly electronic waste event will take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month, April 17, 2010, in the Vons Shopping Center parking lot at 23381 Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Acceptable items include but are not limited to CD players, laptops and personal computers, microwave ovens, printers, radios, stereos, telephones, and VCR’s.

On Saturday, April 10, 2010 there will be a free water based paint and used oil collection event at Calabasas City Hall located at 100/200 Civic Center Way (map) adjacent to the Commons from 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m. For more information, please contact the City of Calabasas Recycling and Solid Waste Coordinator at (818) 224-1600.

The City of Calabasas and the Lost Hills Disaster Communications Service would like to invite the public to attend an Amateur Ham Radio Study and Exam Session for an Entry Level FCC License on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station.   The class will take place from 9:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. and the one hour exam will begin at 2:00p.m.  There is a $25.00 class fee that includes class expenses and snacks.  Please note that registration is required and walk-ins will not be accepted.  Register today by sending a check to Norm Goodkin, 22287 Mulholland Drive #162, Calabasas, CA 91302.  Please write "April Ham Class" on the check memo.  Additional beginner classes will be held on July 11, 2010 and October 10, 2010 for anyone who cannot attend the April class.  Free follow-up classes will be held at the Sheriff's Station at 7:00p.m. on April 21, May 5, July 21, August 4, October 20, and November 3, 2010.  For more information, please contact Debbie Larson at (818) 224-1600 or dlarson@cityofcalabasas.com.

The first 500 registered participants in the 5k/10k or combo races will receive a custom embroidered HeadSweats Race Hat, and the first 1000 registered participants will receive a commemorative recycled-polyester shirt.  Watch for more updates and don't forget to register online today!  Please visit www.TalbertFamilyFoundation.org for more information on the Talbert Family Foundation and to see all the families that are being helped this year.

Conejo Players Theatre - Thousand Oaks
Heaven Can Wait
April 23 - May 15, 2010
Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8:00pm
Sun. at 2:00p.m.

Madrid Theatre - Canoga Park
     April 2010 Calendar

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza - Thousand Oaks

Parents in Calabasas can now register their kids for spring swim lessons. Registration forms are currently available at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center.   Joe, the “Tiki Guy,” will be at the Swim Center to accept registrations and answer phone calls on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:30p.m. - 6:30p.m.  Class space is limited and the classes will fill-up quickly!  For more information, please call at the Lagoon at (818) 222-8777.

Are you a swimmer who needs to work on technique, build endurance or need to be pushed to swim at a higher level? The City of Calabasas Recreation Department is hosting a Masters Swim Program that begins a new session on June 1, 2010.  Workouts will include drill sets, endurance sets and sprints and will be supervised by an on-deck coach.  Intermediate fitness swimmers to advanced swimmers are welcome to register.   The fee for the program is $30 for Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center members and $105 for non-members.  Please contact Raine at (818) 222-2782 for more information or visit the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center and pay an $8 drop-in class fee to try the out class! If you like the workout, register for the session! 

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 CTV archive.

Select CTV programming is now available on YouTube!

This month on CTV:

Your City, Your Issues
(View this program anytime with CTV Archiving)

Host John Loesing takes a tour of the Summit Shopping Center in Calabasas.

The five building complex, on an approximate 7.2 acre site at the corner of Agoura Rd. and Lost Hills Rd., is the City's first LEED Silver rated commercial development.

For more info about the Summit Shopping Center project visit the site: http://www.cityofcalabasas.com/summit.html

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.  All City Council meetings and commission meetings take place in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Way in Calabasas. 

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