Events

The Kiwanis Club of Santa Susana will present its annual Lobster Fest from 3 to 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 27 at Rancho Tapo Park, 3700 Avenida Simi at Lemon Drive, Simi Valley.

Family-oriented activities will include food, dancing, entertainment, Kids Korner with crafts, drawings for prizes, a silent auction and more. Lobster, steak and chicken dinners will be available for $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. Children’s meals of hamburgers and hot dogs will be $5.

Bring the family down to Rancho Simi Community Park Pool, 1765 Royal Avenue, and enjoy a movie while swimming or bring a blanket and sit on the grass. The aquatic themed movies will be shown on the following dates:

July 1 - Finding Nemo
July 29 - Blue Hawaii (Luau)
August 26 - Little Mermaid (Under the Sea)

6:00 - 9:00 pm
$5 per person
under 2 free

The Actor's Repertory Theatre of Simi presents the romantic musical comedy about show business and the wild West, "Annie Get Your Gun," from tomorrow, Sat., July 22 through Sun., Aug. 27 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley.

Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Irving Berlin wrote the music and lyrics and Herbert and Dorothy Fields wrote the book.

The Simi Valley Kiwanis Club’s 10th annual lobster feast will be on Sat., Aug. 28, at Oak County Park, which is 1.7 miles west of Madera on Easy Street.

Large live Maine lobsters will be flown in the morning of the event. Rib-eye steak and chicken will also be on the menu, along with sides of potatoes, cole slaw, corn, garlic bread and dessert.

A cake walk and bouncers will be among the old-fashioned picnic-style games entertaining the children, and a rock-climbing wall will be available for older children and adults. Live music will be provided by a popular disc jockey.

Tickets for the event are $25, with a child’s menu of hamburgers or hot dogs offered at $5. Beverages for purchase will include beer, wine, soft drinks and bottled water.

Simi Valley Toastmasters Club hosts annual "Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest" at 7:30 p.m. at Sunrise Senior Living facility, 5300 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. Guests interested in public speaking welcome. (805) 577-8348

The Simi Valley Town Center will host the event in its parking lot Fridays from 3 to 7:30 p.m. starting July 21.

Along with fresh produce, there will be prepared food, children's activities, arts and crafts and live music. Some of the children's activities will include a pony ride, petting zoo, inflatable slides and obstacle courses.

The market will be produced by Ventura-based FMOCIH.

It will run through the late fall.

The market will take place in the parking lot near Dakota's Great Steakhouse.

It is the newest addition to activities at the mall that include a summer music series Tuesday and Thursday nights and a Kid's Club on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Performances are Always Free!

In 1995 John and Roxanne Diesel co-founded Gypsies in a Trunk, an all-volunteer troupe of actors performing free fairy tales for the young and young at heart. In partnership with the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District and with the support of then recreation supervisor, Doug Gale, the troupe opened their first season to enthusiastic audiences at the Rancho Simi Community Park Amphitheater and called the annual series Fairy Tales in the Park. The troupe’s love of children’s theatre has led them to perform every May through September since 1995 all over Ventura County.

Teen Pool Party

Rancho Simi Community Park Pool
1765 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley

June 24, July 8, August 12, September 2

6:00 - 9:00 pm
$5 per person

Ages 13-17 years
Must have valid school I.D.
No In and Out Privileges
Swimming, Games, DJ, Music, Food

Come hang out with friends or make new ones!

Live country music and entertainment, prize giveaways, an old-fashioned barbecue and live and silent auctions are planned for the third annual Barn Party to benefit the Simi Valley Family YMCA.

The event, from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 9, will be at Strathearn Historical Park. Festivities will revolve around the historic Wood Ranch barn.

This popular community event has become the YMCA's lead fundraiser for programs that serve the community and provide for those in need of various services.

The evening's auctions will feature several unique items and the auctioneering talents of Todd Ventura. The Y is still seeking donations for the silent and live auctions and for table and banner sponsors.

In celebration of SVCAC's Tenth Anniversary FIDDLER ON THE ROOF returns with most of the original cast intact. Don't miss the chance to catch this critically acclaimed production of a true musical classic!

Ticket Prices:
Adults: $20.00
Seniors & Students: $16.00
Children (12 and under): $14.00

Box Office: (805) 583-7900
Administrative Office: (805) 583-7905

Come one and all to the best little Crafts Fair/Rummage Sale in Ventura County! Saturday, September 9 from 8 am until 2 pm at Santa Susana Park (Susana Knolls, adjacent to Simi Valley), 6503 Katherine Road at Kuehner Drive. Shop early for gifts including artist pottery, crochet items, handcrafted jewelry and more! Visit our big rummage sale section and find that rare and special item! Booths available for vendors! Call Paul at 805-526-7807.

Source: Ventura County Star

Simi Valley, police to hold 9/11 observance

The city of Simi Valley and its Police Department will host a ceremony observing the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Monday.

"We wanted to recognize the fifth-year anniversary of the attacks," said Lt. John McGinty, who is working with the city to plan the observance of the attacks. Patriot Day also will be observed.

This will be the first time Simi Valley will hold such a ceremony at the police station, 3901 Alamo St. It will start at 8:30 a.m. Free parking is available.

The ceremony will include remarks by Mayor Paul Miller and Assemblywoman Audra Strickland, R-Moorpark. At 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane struck the World Trade Center, the Police Department's color guard will lower the flag to half-staff. A moment of silence will be observed for those who perished, their families and the efforts of fire and police personnel and citizens who came together in the aftermath of the attacks.

Simi Valley Freedom Walk to Thank Troops
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2006 – Simi Valley, Calif. -- home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library -- is planning a Freedom Walk to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and to show the community’s support for the nation’s servicemembers.

“Simi Valley is a very patriotic city,” said Debbie Gregory, one of the event’s planners. “We respect our troops, and we want to show our support, and what a wonderful way to be able to do it.”

Gregory is president of Military Connection, an Internet-based resource of information for servicemembers and their families, and a member of the Defense Department’s America Supports You program. Military Connection and the Reagan Library are co-hosting the nearly two-mile walk that will take place Sept. 11 at 5 p.m., Gregory said.

Simi Valley Days - September 13-17 2006

Adults $6.00, Children $3.00 Wednesday through Sunday

Children 4 - 12 years old $3.00

Senior Citizens 60 and Older $3.00

Children 3 and Under FREE

Includes Concerts and merchant Alley.

RIDE TICKETS ARE EXTRA

CARNIVAL
@ Fairgrounds
Wed., Sept 13th, 5pm - 10pm
Thurs., Sept 14th 5pm - 10pm
Fri., Sept 15th, 5pm - 12am
Sat., Sept 16th, Noon - 12am
Sun., Sept 17th, Noon - 10pm

WristbandDay9/13/06 $15.00

Wristband Day 9/14/06 $15.00

Prices are subject to change

9/15/06 Special Children's Day (9:00am-11:30am)

9/17/06 Old Fashioned Picnic Pie eating contest, 3 legged races

Simi Valley Days is proud to present: Battle of the Bands Thursday, September 14, 2006 Bands are in no particular order, times TBD Carrion

The Simi Valley Town Center will host the event in its parking lot Fridays from 3 to 7:30 p.m. starting July 21.

Along with fresh produce, there will be prepared food, children's activities, arts and crafts and live music. Some of the children's activities will include a pony ride, petting zoo, inflatable slides and obstacle courses.

The market will be produced by Ventura-based FMOCIH.

It will run through the late fall.

The market will take place in the parking lot near Dakota's Great Steakhouse.

It is the newest addition to activities at the mall that include a summer music series Tuesday and Thursday nights and a Kid's Club on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Come one, come all, for great family entertainment! Food and drink, rides and hourly entertainment for everyone. Fun, games, prizes and drawings go on all day. Merchant booths display and sell a variety of products. Crafters Alley on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hand made items, crafts, and gifts are on sale. RV Show case. Saturday and Sunday Skate Board Demo, come meet the skaters from Think and Lucky!! Also Saturday and Sunday we will be having a Pie Eating Contest, Water Balloon and Sack Race (1st and 2nd Place Ribbons to be awarded)

Come one, come all, for great family entertainment! Food and drink, rides and hourly entertainment for everyone. Fun, games, prizes and drawings go on all day. Merchant booths display and sell a variety of products. Crafters Alley on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hand made items, crafts, and gifts are on sale. RV Show case. Saturday and Sunday Skate Board Demo, come meet the skaters from Think and Lucky!! Also Saturday and Sunday we will be having a Pie Eating Contest, Water Balloon and Sack Race (1st and 2nd Place Ribbons to be awarded)

A Day of History and fun at Strathearn Park Sunday, September 17th - 10am till 4pm Special shows & attractions for the entire family.

• Eventsphoto by Suzanne Ferguson
• Presentations
• Displays
• Vendor Booths
• Tours

The Simi Valley Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. To view the meeting agenda, click here.

The Simi Valley Town Center will host the event in its parking lot Fridays from 3 to 7:30 p.m. starting July 21.

Along with fresh produce, there will be prepared food, children's activities, arts and crafts and live music. Some of the children's activities will include a pony ride, petting zoo, inflatable slides and obstacle courses.

The market will be produced by Ventura-based FMOCIH.

It will run through the late fall.

The market will take place in the parking lot near Dakota's Great Steakhouse.

It is the newest addition to activities at the mall that include a summer music series Tuesday and Thursday nights and a Kid's Club on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Fred Stone is the best-known painter of horses in the world today, and he will be in Simi Valley next weekend raising money for the Humane Society of Ventura County and homeless pets.
Stone will be at Theresa's Country Feed & Pet Store, 1836 Erringer Road, Simi Valley, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23 signing his most famous Sept. 11 poster, "Partners."

Stone is reportedly the most sought-after equine artist in the world. His work is in the homes of some of the world's most notable people, including Queen Elizabeth II, and in the office of President George W. Bush in the White House.