Events

Blues Festival will be Sat., April 26 at Oak Park in Simi Valley.

The headiner is Grammy nominee Robben Ford, whose CD "Truth" recently garnered his fifth nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album of the Year.

Also scheduled to perform are Jimmy Z and the ZTribe, Michael John and the Bottom Line, the John Parker Band, Gino Matteo, Laurie Morvan Band, Barry "Big B" Brenner and surprise guests.

Proceeds from the festival will help support local charities.

The Simi Valley Cajun, Creole Music Festival is Saturday and Sunday at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park.

Its sponsors say it is the second-largest Cajun festival west of the Mississippi, with more than 15,000 people attending.

The festival will feature Cajun and Zydeco music.

In addition, Cajun and Creole food will be available from a variety of food vendors.

Among the groups playing are the San Diego Cajun Playboys, Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, Lisa Haley and the Zydecats and more.

Simi Valley High School Music Department presents free Jazz Night, 7 p.m., school multipurpose room, 5400 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Big Band, Latin Jazz Combo perform. SAT., MAY 24

The Simi Valley Cajun, Creole Music Festival is Saturday and Sunday at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park.

Its sponsors say it is the second-largest Cajun festival west of the Mississippi, with more than 15,000 people attending.

The festival will feature Cajun and Zydeco music.

In addition, Cajun and Creole food will be available from a variety of food vendors.

Among the groups playing are the San Diego Cajun Playboys, Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, Lisa Haley and the Zydecats and more.