The 2011 Calabasas Pumpkin Festival, presented by the City of Calabasas and the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce, takes place over two days on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. at Juan Bautista de Anza Park in Calabasas.  Tickets are only $5 per person and the entry price includes access to all inflatable rides and games. 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 Pumpkin Festival will also feature a fun zone for kids, a classic car show, a live music stage, a business district 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 City of Calabasas is launching a new series of recreation classes this fall that are solely for senior citizens.  Calabasas held a special Savvy Seniors Kick-off Rally in September to promote the new programs and get more ideas for the upcoming winter session.  The City’s Recreation Department received many great ideas for future programming and staff is excited to begin the planning process for these new events.  

In the meantime, Calabasas senior citizens are encouraged to join the Savvy Senior Mailing list in order to receive information for the upcoming season.  Please contact Kimberly Colp at (818) 880-6461 to be added to the mailing list or with any questions about the upcoming Savvy Seniors program.

Bring a  new and emerging reader from grades K-3 to the Calabasas Library on Saturday, October 1, 2011 to share in the unique reading program featuring some very special dogs.  Each participating child will have 15 minutes to read to a therapy dog.  The dogs, each trained through the non-profit organization Paws 4 Healing, will sit (or lie!) and listen while your child experiences the joy of reading aloud.  The program is from 11:00a.m. to 1:00p.m and reservations will be accepted beginning at 10:30a.m. in the library.  The Calabasas Library is located at 200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas (map). For more information call, please call Jill Nevins, Children’s Library assistant, at  (818) 225-7616, ext. 2.

The Calabasas Library will be hosting a lunchtime workshop “A Look at Muscular Tension” on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:00p.m.  The workshop will help participants understand how the Alexander Technique can transform stress and tension into ease and lightness.   

Under the direction of presented Shulamit Sendowski, M.AmSAT, those attending will have the opportunity to discuss, listen and experiment with various movements to relive tension.  Participants are encouraged to dress in comfortable clothes.   For more information, please call the library at (818) 225-7616.

2011 FALL RECREATION BROCHURE

The 2011 Calabasas Fall Recreation brochure has been mailed to all Calabasas residents.  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 2011 Fall Calabasas Recreation Brochure is also available online and additional paper copies are available at City Hall, the Agoura/Calabasas Community Center and the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center.   Classes run until December 2011.  For more information about Calabasas recreation opportunities or for help with class registration, please call the Recreation department at (818) 880-6461.

The Calabasas Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness invites all Calabasas residents to attend a “Map Your Neighborhood” Train-the-Facilitator class on Thursday, October 13, 2011 from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. at Founders Hall in the Calabasas Library (200 Civic Center Way in Calabasas).  Map Your Neighborhood is a program designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disasters. 

The class is free and participants are encouraged to RSVP by contacting Debbie Larson at (818) 224-1620.  Map Your Neighborhood was developed by LuAn K Johnson, PhD, Public Education Manager, Washington State Emergency Management.  For more information on this program, please visit http://www.emd.wa.gov/myn/index.shtml.

On Saturday, October 22, 2011, there will be a free bulky item pick-up by Waste Management for Calabasas residents ONLY.  Furniture, mattresses, carpet, refrigerators and other appliances can be picked up by appointment only. 

Appointments must be made by noon on Friday, October 21, 2011 with Waste Management by calling (800) 675-1171.  For more information about the bulky item pick-up, please contact the Calabasas Recycling and Solid Waste Coordinator at (818) 224-1600.

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 Green 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 28, 2011.  Calabasas City Hall is located at 100 Civic Center Way, Calabasas, CA 91302.

Fourteen winners will be chosen by the Environmental Commission based on the creativity and theme of their illustration.  The winning drawings will be printed in the 2012 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.

Calabasas teens who are planning to go to college and their parents should attend a free event at the Calabasas Library with Stephen Burleigh of College Pathways.  The event takes place on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 1:00p.m. and will help future college students with tips and brainstorming  ideas for college essay topics.  The information is tailored for college bound 11th and 12th graders.  Interested 10th graders are also welcome to attend.  Stephen will also cover a admission basics of the California University system.  There will be a question and answer period after the main presentation.  The event is free and refreshments will be served.  Stephen Burleigh has published a DVD titled Admission Zen: The Stress Free Path to Getting into College.  For more information about the college preparation event, please call (818) 225-7616.

The City of Calabasas and the Lost Hills Disaster Communications Service invite the public to attend an Amateur Ham Radio Study and Exam Session for an Entry Level FCC License.  A one-day session will take place on October 9, 2011.  The session will take place at the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.  There is a $30.00 class fee that includes class expenses and a hot lunch.  Please note that registration is required and walk-ins will not be accepted.  There will be two free follow-up classes from 7:00p.m. to 9:30p.m. on two Wednesdays following the exam with information on which ham radio to buy and how to program a radio and get it on air (October 12 and 19).   Participants may now register for classes online or  by sending a check to Norm Goodkin, 22287 Mulholland Drive #162, Calabasas, CA 91302.  Please include the name of the participant, the class date, an email address and a phone number with the registration.  For more information, please contact Norm Goodkin at (818) 222-7893 or Debbie Larson at (818) 224-1620.

A Peer Counseling Program for 9th through 12th grades is available in the Young Adult area of the Calabasas Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Calabasas Library beginning October 4, 2011.  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.  Peer Counseling is sponsored by the Calabasas Library and the National Honor Society of Calabasas High School.  For more information about the Study Buddies or Peer Counseling programs, please contact the library at (818) 225-7616. 

How well do you know the city you live in? The City of Calabasas Planning Division invites residents to take part in a monthly game to guess the historic Calabasas landmark depicted as the Calabasas Historic Place of the Month. Each month, a new photo will be posted on the Calabasas website depicting just a small portion of the Historic Place of the Month.

Using only the image given and their knowledge of the City, residents are encouraged to submit their guesses via email. At the end of the month, an answer will be posted online detailing what is shown in the image and the historical importance of the location. Each month, another new image will be posted which highlights the diverse and largely unknown history of the Calabasas area.  The September Historic Place of the Month was the Benson Residence.  The first correct guess was sent in by Terry Robbins. Who will be the first to guess the October Historic Place of the Month?  Email your guess today!

The City of Calabasas organizes two free monthly electronic waste collection events. On  the first Saturday of the month (Saturday, October 1, 2011), 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 (October 15, 2011) in the Vons Shopping Center parking lot at 23381 Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills from 10:00a.m. to 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.  For more information, please contact the City of Calabasas Recycling and Solid Waste Coordinator at (818) 224-1600.

The City of Calabasas holds bi-monthly collections for paint and used oil.  On Saturday, November 12, 2011 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.

Pet Expert Warren Eckstein, in conjunction with his nonprofit Hugs & Kisses Animal Fund, will be hosting the second annual Pet Memorial Day and Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 12:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. at The Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park, 6068 Old Scandia Lane in Calabasas. 

The ceremony will honor living pets as well as those who have passed on.  Participants are encouraged to bring their well-behaved leashed pets, as well as collars, toys or pictures of their deceased loved ones.   There will be food, entertainment, celebrity pet psychic, magic, pet adoptions and more.

The Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park is one of the oldest and largest pet cemeteries in the United States.  Founded and dedicated September 4, 1928, the Park was legally dedicated as a pet cemetery in perpetuity in 1986 as S.O.P.H.I.E. (Save Our Pets’ History In Eternity).  S.O.P.H.I.E., Inc. is a nonprofit organization that solely exists for pets and their families. The Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park is the safe and final resting place for over 40,000 pets. CTV, the Calabasas Channel, produced an episode of Calabasas, A Living History which profiled the park and may be viewed online.   A walk around the grounds will discover the gravesites of some very famous pets and celebrity owners as well. For more information, please visit www.lapetpark.com or www.warreneckstein.com.

Attention Calabasas Homeowners Association Presidents!  In order to ensure that all Calabasas HOA Presidents receive public notices and other important information, the City requests that the City be promptly updated on any changes in the contact information for HOA leadership.  Please review the City’s current HOA contact list on the City’s website, located on the A to Z page, to ensure that current contact information is correct.  

Please download this form and return it to City Hall to update any changes to HOA President contact information.  Thank you for your help in keeping City HOA records up to date.

Conejos Players Theatre - Thousand Oaks
Children's Theater: The Wiz
October 1-9, 2011
Sat. & Sun. at 1:00p.m. & 4:00p.m.
Fri. Oct 7 at 7:00p.m.

Madrid Theatre - Canoga Park
October 2011 Calendar

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza - Thousand Oaks

The Friends of the Calabasas Library has purchased two memberships in Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) which allows the Library to loan patrons their two free general admission passes to the museum.  The free passes may be checked out for 2 days at a time from the Calabasas Library Circulation Desk and may be reserved up to one month in advance.

LACMA features  more than 100,000 works of art from ancient times to the present.  For more information about the new LACMA admission pass program, please call (818) 225-7616.

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

Select CTV programming is now available on YouTube!

New this month on CTV:

Check the CTV Guide for playback days and times. 
You can watch archived episodes of Author's Night on-line anytime with CTV Archives.

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. 

Want City Agendas delivered to your email? Sign up at http://www.cityofcalabasas.com/connect.html.

For a complete calendar of events and meetings at City Hall during October, please visit our City Calendar Page.