The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center will be hosting a Back to School Pool Party on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 4:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. The pool party will feature music, exciting games, prizes, and plenty of swimming fun.  The Waters Edge Cafe will also be open for business during the party. 

Admission to the Back to School Party is free so bring the family to celebrate the end of another great summer!  The Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center is located at 23400 Park Sorrento in Calabasas.  Please call (818) 222-2782 for more information.

A City-wide yard sale will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Calabasas City Hall, 100/200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas (adjacent to the Commons) from 8:00a.m. to 3:00p.m.  The Hero Sale will feature arts, crafts, delicious food, and many other yard-sale treasures for sale.  
In the spirit of honoring those who were lost in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, all proceeds from this not-for-profit event will go to benefit Los Angeles County Emergency Fire Operations.   For more information about the Hero Sale, please call (818) 517-2064. 

The Calabasas Theatre Company, a new theatre group in Calabasas, is presenting their premiere production in September and October.  Founded by the Spotlight the Arts Foundation, the Calabasas Theatre Company will present eight performances of “Under Milk Wood” by Dylan Thomas.  The performances will be held at the Calabasas Amphitheatre, 200 Civic Center Way (behind the Calabasas Library). 

A preview performance will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 7:00p.m.  Regular performances will take place between September 19 and October 10.  Performances will be held at 8:00p.m. on Saturdays and at 4:00p.m. on Sundays during that period.  Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for seniors and students with ID.  The production is directed by Calabasas Theatre Company Artistic Director Geoffrey G. Forward.   Ticket reservations and more information are available by calling (818) 436-0530.

The 2010 Calabasas Pumpkin Festival, presented by the City of Calabasas and the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce, takes place over two days on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, 2010 from 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. at Juan Bautista de Anza Park in Calabasas.  Pre-sale admission tickets for the festival will be available between September 27 and October 11 for only $3.  Tickets are $5 at the gate. Children under 2 years of age are admitted for free!  Exit the 101 Freeway at Lost Hills Road and follow the signs to the free parking and shuttles and the festival entrance.

The admission price includes all rides and carnival games, a business district and fun zone, a car show, a live music stage, and nature shows featuring live reptiles! Delicious food and beverages will also be available including a number of pumpkin-themed foods.  Plenty of additional information is available on the official Calabasas Pumpkin Festival website at www.calabasaspumpkinfestival.com.

The Calabasas Environmental Commission is hosting an environmentally themed drawing contest open to students in elementary and middle schools.  The contest is titled "the Benefits of Electronic Waste Recycling” and encourages students to submit hand-created drawings.   Drawings must be done on 8½” x 11” format in landscape orientation.  Contest submissions are due to the City of Calabasas, Environmental Services by Friday, October 29, 2010.  Calabasas City Hall is located at 100 Civic Center Way, Calabasas, CA 91302.

Fourteen winners will be chosen by the Environmental Commission on November 2, 2010 based on the creativity and theme of their illustration.  The winning drawings will be printed in the 2011 City of Calabasas Community Recycling Awareness calendar.  The first place drawing will be printed on the cover of the calendar and each winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate.  For more information, please contact Calabasas Department of Environmental Services at 818-224-1600.

September is National Preparedness Month.  The City of Calabasas has a detailed Calabasas Emergency Preparedness Guide which is available online.   The Los Angeles Fire Department has also released a brochure to assist families with all kinds of disaster preparedness. 

Earthquakes can strike the southern California region at any time.  It's vitally important for individuals and families to take a moment and think about ways to prepare for an incident.  The City of Calabasas has created websites with information for preparing children for earthquakes and other emergencies and a planning guide for seniors and people with disabilities.  Additionally, the United States Geological Survey website features a live map of recent quakes for California and the entire world.  Updated within an hour of a quake occurring, the site also asks residents who feel a quake to report it through the website.

The 2010-2011 Calabasas Study Buddies Program begins on September 23.  The program helps Calabasas elementary and middle school students to get free assistance with homework at the Calabasas Library.  High school students are available to help elementary and middle school students with their homework and study skills.  Study Buddies is available on most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. in the Calabasas Library meeting room. 

A Peer Counseling Program for 9th through 12th grades will also be available in the Young Adult area on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Calabasas Library beginning September 23.  High school students can drop in between the hours of 3:30pm to 5:30pm to get help on math, English, or the latest school project. 

The library is located at 200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas.  For more information about the Study Buddies or Peer Counseling programs, please contact the library at (818) 225-7616. 

2010 FALL RECREATION BROCHURE

The 2010 Calabasas Fall Recreation brochure is now available online.  As always, the brochure was mailed to all Calabasas residents and extra paper copies are available at City Hall, the Agoura/Calabasas Community Center and the Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center.  The brochure features detailed information about adult and youth classes, senior citizen programs, community news and information, sports activities and much more.  Please look for Enrichment classes and other after school programs in the Recreation Brochure.  The Calabasas paper newsletter is also now included inside the Recreation Brochure as a pull-out section.   For more information about Calabasas recreation opportunities or for help with class registration, please call the Recreation department at (818) 880-6461.

The free Kids Book Club for 4th through 6th graders returns on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 4:00p.m.  The September book is The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.  Membership in the Wednesday Book Club is free and for more information, please call Jill Nevins at 818-225-7616 or email  jnevins@cityofcalabasas.com.

Author and historian Jim Harris will be at the Calabasas Library on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 6:30p.m. to share photographs from his book Santa Monica Pier which details the history of the landmark Santa Monica pier.  He will also sign books which will be for sale at the event.

On Saturday, September 11, 2010 there will be a free water based paint and used oil collection event at Calabasas City Hall (100/200 Civic Center Way (map) adjacent to the Commons) from 10:00a.m to 2:00p.m.   Please note that effective after the September 11, 2010 event, the City of Calabasas is switching to bi-monthly collections for paint and used oil.  There will be no paint and oil collection event in October. After September 11, the next event will be on Saturday, November 13, 2010. 

The City of Calabasas organizes two free monthly electronic waste collection events. On  the first Saturday of each month (Saturday, September 4, 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, September 18, 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.  For more information, please contact the City of Calabasas Recycling and Solid Waste Coordinator at (818) 224-1600.

Parents in Calabasas can now register their children for 2010 fall season swimming lessons.  Lessons will begin on September 11, 2010 for Saturday lessons and September 14, 2010 for Tuesday 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays only from 3:30p.m. - 6:30p.m and on Saturday, September 11 from 9:30a.m. to 1:00p.m.  Class space is limited and the classes will fill-up quickly!  For more information, please call at the Lagoon at (818) 222-8777.

Calling all Calabasas monsters, vampires and werewolves!  The City of Calabasas Recreation Department is hosting a Halloween Costume Party for ages 10 to 13 on Friday, October 29, 2010 from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.  The party will feature music, dancing, a costume contest and ghoulishly tasty snacks.  Please note that all Costume Party attendees must wear a Halloween costume and inappropriate costumes may be turned away at the door. 
The Halloween Costume Party is taking place at Founders Hall at the rear of the Calabasas Library (200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas).  Pre-register for the party before October 25 and pay only $7 for admission.  After October 25, admission is $10 per person.   Register today at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center or call (818) 222-2782.

Calabasas Theatre Company - Calabasas Amphitheatre
Under Milk Wood
September 19 to October 10, 2010
Saturdays at 8:00p.m
Sundays at 4:00p.m.

Conejo Players Theatre - Thousand Oaks
The Women
Through September 11, 2010
Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8:00p.m.
Sun. at 2:00p.m.

Over the River & Through the Woods
Through September 11, 2010
Sat. at 2:00p.m.; Sun. at 7:00p.m.

Madrid Theatre - Canoga Park
     September 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:

Author's Night
(View this program anytime with CTV Archiving)

Host Karyn Foley's guest is former LA District Attorney and current photo journalist, Gil Garcetti. With over a handful of beautiful and thought provoking photo journalistic books published to his name, Gil Garcetti's returns to the CTV studios to discuss his latest photo book: "Paris, Women & Bicycles" Tune in to hear this in-depth interview of his previous career, how he started and gets his ideas for his books, and his future career goals and aspirations. Visit Gil Garcetti's website http://www.garcetti.com/ for more information on his work.

City Hall will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. 

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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