The City of Calabasas will proudly host the community’s annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at Calabasas High School on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Gates open at 5:00p.m. and the amazing fireworks show begins at 9:00p.m. The family-oriented, fun-filled event will feature live music, a free family fun zone with a balloon artist, rides, games and the grand fireworks display!

Tickets are limited and are now available at City Hall (100 Civic Center Way), the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center (23400 Park Sorrento) and Juan Bautista De Anza Park (3701 Lost Hills Road) in Calabasas. The $10 admission price includes parking, entertainment and all activities.  Children under 2 years of age are admitted free! Handicap parking and a Shuttle for elderly & disabled (plus one attendant) will be available.  Delicious food and beverages will be offered for sale at the site.  Please note that the Fireworks Spectacular is an alcohol and tobacco free zone. No bottles, pets or umbrellas are permitted.

Before the Fireworks Spectacular, the City will feature a day full of free events for the community starting with the 33rd annual Lakeside Fun Run, sponsored in part by the Calabasas Park Homeowners Association, which will take place along Calabasas Lake behind the Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center beginning at 7:45a.m.  Registration for the Fun Run is $15 for adults and $12 for children before July 1.  After the Fun Run, a pet show will be held at 11:00a.m. at the greenbelt adjacent to the Tennis & Swim Center featuring pet adoptions and pet contests in several categories.  A Summer Splash Party, featuring games, swimming, free use of tennis courts, a barbeque, music and dancing will take place at the Tennis & Swim Center from 11:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

The City of Calabasas is pleased to announce the return of the Calabasas Sun Sets Summer Series which will feature six free Sunday evening performances at Calabasas Lake through August.   With a line-up ranging from Latin music to Motown classics, the Sun Sets Series will entertain the entire family on Sunday evenings this summer.  There are two Sunsets concerts in June.  The first is on June 6, 2010 and features The Legends of Swing.  As one of the premier big bands in the country, The Legends of Swing pays tribute to greats like Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and many others!  The second Sun Sets concert in June takes place on June 20, 2010.   The Hodads will perform a high-energy concert on Father's Day.

The full Sun Sets concert schedule is available online at www.cityofcalabasas.com/sunsets.html.   No tickets are necessary and all performances in the 2010 Calabasas Sun Sets Summer Series are free to the public.   All concerts will begin at 6:00p.m. and will take place at Calabasas Lake.  Free parking will be available at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center, 23400 Park Sorrento in Calabasas.  For more information, please call (818) 224-1600.

On May 26, 2010, the Calabasas City Council recognized student commissioners who have volunteered their time on Calabasas Commissions during the past year.  Student commissioners are non-voting members of four Calabasas Commissions and offer on unique perspective on City matters while gaining valuable experience as a participant in City government.  The volunteers honored were:  Ariel Prince, an 11^th grader, who volunteered on the Parks ,Recreation, & Education Commission;  Andrew Alexandroff, a 12^th grader, who volunteered for the Traffic & Transportation Commission; Cindy Sayani who volunteered on the Library Commission and has volunteered at the Library for three years; and Megan Daugherty, a 12^th grader, and Rebecca Friedman, an 11^th grader, who volunteered as student commissioners for the Environmental Commission.  On-demand video of the May 26, 2010 Council meeting is available from the Calabasas website. 

The Calabasas Chamber of Commerce is hosting an Up-Close and Personal Series featuring Calabasas Mayor Barry Groveman.  The Up-Close and Personal Series connects community members with community leaders and government officials who make a difference in Calabasas day to day life.  Join the Calabasas Chamber for the first Up-Close and Personal meeting on June 24, 2010 from noon to 1:30p.m. in the Calabasas Civic Center Library Multi-Purpose Room located at 200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas.  Participants will have the opportunity to meet with Mayor Groveman, learn about what is happening in the City and share thoughts about local issues.  Admission is free but reservations are required.  To make a reservation or to request more information, please call the Calabasas Chamber office at (818) 222-5680.

Calabasas families are invited to host one of twelve Chinese high school students coming to Calabasas and Woodland Hills for two weeks this summer.  The students will be in the area, and need housing, from August 5 – August 19, 2010. The purpose of their trip is to practice English and learn about American culture.  The students need caring local families to host them. The international exchange is organized by Nacel Open Door, a non-profit organization.

Host families provide a bed and meals for the students, who will be busy from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday, with ESL classes and sightseeing.  Hosting a student is a chance for local families to learn about Chinese culture and to share American family life with a Chinese young person. The students are fully insured and have their own spending money.  Families who are interested in getting additional information about hosting may contact Catherine Valeriote of Nacel Open Door at 818-880-4285, or cvaleriote@earthlink.net.  Information is also available on the Nacel Open Door website.

The City of Calabasas has released revised schedules for 2010 summertime public transportation services.  Line 1 continues unchanged and Line 2 and 3 will begin summer service on June 21, 2010.  Line 2 serves the west side of Calabasas and provides looping service for students needing to attend Agoura High School.  Line 3 serves the east side of Calabasas and also provides looping service to Agoura High School.   Please note that beginning this summer, riders must purchase a supplemental $50 bus pass to use either Line 2 or Line 3 from June through the end of July.  A Summer Transit Pass Application is now available online.  The form only takes minutes to fill out and can either be returned by mail to City Hall or filled out in person at the public counter.   Please note that Line 1 and the Calabasas Trolley do not require riders to show the summer transit pass.   Please contact Calabasas Public Transportation Customer Service at (888) 287-7929, with any questions. 

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, recently announced their 2010 line-up which features performances from China, Ireland, Israel, the United Kingdom and more.   Check the official CITF website for the full 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.

The Calabasas Historical Society is hosting an Old Town Western BBQ on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 3:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. at the Leonis Adobe Museum (23537 Calabasas Road).  The fun-filled, family-friendly event celebrates the 31st anniversary of the historical group.  In addition to a BBQ dinner with all the trimmings, the event will feature musical entertainment, door prizes, a craft fair, visits with the animals who live on the grounds of the museum, and tours of the Leonis Adobe. The BBQ is a fundraising event supporting local history preservation.  Advance tickets are $35 for adults and $5 for children 6 to 12 years ($40 for adults at the door). For reservations, mail a check payable to the "Calabasas Historical Society (CHS)" to CHS, P.O. Box 8067, Calabasas, CA 91372 and please indicate donation or attendance.  Attendees are invited to wear western attire.   For more information, please call (818) 347-9356.

The Calabasas Summer Reading Program, sponsored by the Friends of the Calabasas Library, returns this summer and will feature events for all ages.  Events will run from July 7 to August 15, 2010.  All programs will take place on Wednesdays at 4:00p.m. at the Calabasas Library, 200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas.  A full schedule of events is available online and will be updated throughout the summer.  All events are free.  For more information on the Calabasas Summer Reading Program, please visit http://www.cityofcalabasas.com/library.html.

Summertime Calabasas Beach Bus will begin service on June 21, 2010 and will run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays until August 20, 2010.  The bus drops off and picks up passengers at six convenient locations in Calabasas and at Zuma Beach in Malibu.  The fare is only $1 each way.  There are three bus departures per service day from Calabasas and three departures from Zuma Beach back to Calabasas.  A full schedule and list of locations is available online.  Please note that exact change and a valid picture ID are required to ride the Beach Bus!  There is no beach bus service on Wednesdays, Saturdays, or Sundays.  There will also be no service on Monday, July 5, 2010.  For more information, please call (818) 880-6461. 

The Calabasas Library has created a story time program specifically designed for children on the autism spectrum. Sessions are currently scheduled on three Sundays this summer at 1:30p.m.  Each story time session includes participatory storytelling, sensory songs, and social support. 
The story times will take place on June 13, July 11 and August 15, 2010 in the Children’s Reading Room at the Calabasas Library (200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas).   The program is free and open to the public!  For more information, please call or email Jill Nevins at (818)224-1757 or jnevins@cityofcalabasas.com.

TIPS FOR SAFELY DRAINING SWIMMING POOLS

Late spring is the time of year when many pool owners drain their pools.  It is important for residents to know how to discharge pool water in order to protect the environment.  Everything that is spilled onto the street drains directly into local creeks, unfiltered, via the storm drain system.  Chlorinated water and spent diatomaceous earth material are not creek-friendly substances.  Recent studies have indicated that urban runoff (such as car washing, hosing off driveways, discharge of chlorinated swimming pool water, overflow from excessive watering of fertilizer and pesticide applied lawns, etc.) as well as direct dumping into the gutters/storm drain system is the number one pollution source of local creeks. 

The following are legal methods of swimming pool waste water disposal:

           1.    To a sewer line,

           2.    On the property (i.e. for irrigation) if the property is large enough to ensure that runoff
will not encroach on abutting properties.

           3.    To a tank truck.

         4.    Discharge of swimming pool water into the street is legal only if it has been dechlorinated/debrominated by halting chemical treatments for a minimum of 10 days and having water tested prior to discharge. 

Never clean a filter in the street or near a storm drain.  Rinse cartridge filters onto a dirt area, and spade filter residue into soil.  Backwash diatomaceous earth filters onto dirt. Dispose of spent diatomaceous earth in the garbage. Spent diatomaceous earth cannot be discharged to surface waters, storm drainage systems, septic systems, or on the ground.

Appropriate disposal of pool filter backwash includes options such as running the backwash line directly to a sanitary sewer system, disposing of the solid materials in residential trash or even distributing the rinse water materials amidst existing vegetation (please check with a landscaper or local nursery first to see if plantings can tolerate the chlorinated water and diatomaceous earth material.) 

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, June 9, 2010 at 4:00p.m. at the Library to discuss the book 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass.  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, June 10, 2010 at 6:30p.m. in the Calabasas Library.  The June book choice is His Excellency George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis.  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.

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, June 5, 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, June 19, 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, June 12, 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.

There will also be a free Household Hazardous Waste collection event hosted by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles on Sunday, June 13, 2010.  The event will be held at the Calabasas Landfill from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.  More information is available online.  

Construction activities for the Calabasas Annual Rubberized Overlay Project will begin on Monday, June 21, 2010 and continue throughout the summer.  This year’s street resurfacing program will include rubberized overlay and crack sealing.  The streets to be overlayed are Mulholland Highway (Northern City limit to Paul Revere Rd.), Parkway Calabasas (Park Entrada to Camino Portal), Dry Canyon Cold Creek Road (Mulholland Hwy to 678 ft E/O of Mulholland Hwy), and the Creekside Park gated parking lot/playground area.  The roads that will be Crack Sealed include: Mulholland Highway (Old Topanga Canyon Road to 24325 Mulholland Hwy lot entrance) and Dry Canyon Cold Creek Road from Old Topanga Canyon Road to the main Viewpoint School parking lot entrance.   Traffic control and access will be provided at all times. There will be limited access on days when actual paving occurs, but only for a short period. The Contractor will re-open the streets as soon as it is safe and possible to do so. The streets will be paved one travel lane at a time, therefore, access will be provided when needed.  Residents with questions or in need of special accommodations may call (818) 224-1674.

The 15th annual Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Wine Tasting and Silent Auction will be held on Friday, June 11, 2010 from 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. at the Calabasas Civic Center Plaza at 100/200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas (adjacent to the Commons at Calabasas).  The event will feature distinctive wine varietals from around the world and an array of hors d’oeuvres from the finest local restaurants.  A Silent Auction will also be held featuring marvelous gifts, treasure chests and a chance to win a flat screen television.

The annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction benefits Chamber of Commerce business programs and activities during the year. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and reservations can be made through the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce.  For more information or to make a reservation, please call (818) 222-5680.

Conejo Players Theatre - Thousand Oaks
The Who's Tommy
June 25 - July 24, 2010
Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8:00pm
Sun. at 2:00p.m.

Madrid Theatre - Canoga Park
     June 2010 Calendar

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza - Thousand Oaks

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:

Preview, An Eye On the Arts #21 -The 13th Annual Calabasas Fine Arts Festival
(View this program anytime with CTV Archiving)

Host Laureen Morick, of the Calabasas Arts Council takes a tour of the "13th Annual Calabasas Fine Arts Festival 2010", held annually in May. Tune in to see highlights of the Calabasas Fine Arts Festival, hear artists thoughts about their work, their inspiration, and their ideas during the tough economic times. You don't want to miss this episode, recapping the  Calabasas Fine Arts Festival.

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