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Flor y Canto Celebration of the Arts, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura
The Moraga Family Quartet, featuring New West Symphony violist Jorge Moraga, pictured, will perform Saturday at the Flor y Canto Celebration of the Arts fundraiser to benefit El Centrito, a bilingual community center in Oxnard. In addition to Jorge, the musical Moragas include his wife, Cherie, playing English horn and piano; daughter Giovanna, a cellist with the New West Symphony and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; and daughter Paola, who plays violin. The event also will feature dinner and a performance by classical guitarist Carlos Gonzalez. Proceeds benefit El Centrito's educational programs. Flor y Canto will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Poinsettia Pavilion in Ventura, 3451 Foothill Road. Tickets are $75. For more information, call 483-8685 or visit http://www.elcentrito.org.
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THEATER
Ventura County
"GREASE": Camarillo Community Theatre presents the '50s high school musical. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 18, 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo. $17 adults; $13 seniors, students and military; $8 children 12 and younger. 388-5716; www.camarillotheatre.org.
"KATIE LUTHER": Actress Laurel Jones will portray Katie Luther, wife of reformer Martin Luther, after a German potluck dinner. 5 p.m. Oct. 28, Peace Lutheran Church, 71 Loma Drive, Camarillo. Donation requested. 482-3313; www.katieluther.org.
"THE LEARNED LADIES": California Lutheran University's theater arts department presents this 20th-century adaptation of Moliere's 17th-century satire about intellectual excess. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, Nov. 1-10, with a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 11, Preus-Brandt Forum, CLU, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. $10 general admission, free for CLU students. 493-3415; www.callutheran.edu.
"LORDS OF ILLUSIONS": This show combines magic with a Vegas-style concert experience. 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. $22. 583-7900; www.lordsofillusions.com.
RAY BRADBURY FESTIVAL: The four-day event at the Rubicon Theatre will feature stage adaptations of the famed science-fiction author's works along with other events. The schedule: The Illustrated Man," a one-man show starring Tobias Anderson, various times Oct. 25-28; book signing by Bradbury, noon Oct. 28; "Machines, Beyond Shylock," a multimedia presentation with music by Jonathan McEuen and taped narration by Malcolm McDowell, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28; "The Pedestrian," a short film by Chard Hayward, 3 p.m. Oct. 28; and "The Halloween Tree," starring sixth-graders from the Peachtree Theater Company, 4 p.m. Oct. 28. Single tickets for "The Illustrated Man": $30. Tickets good for all shows Oct. 28: $30. Festival pass: $50. Students receive a 50 percent discount. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. 667-2900; www.rubicontheatre.org.
"THE SANDSTORM: STORIES FROM THE FRONT": This play by U.S. Marine Sean Huze, an Iraq war veteran, features 10 monologues that explore the psychological effects of the war. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27, Moorpark College Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. 378-1485; www.moorparkcollege.edu.
"SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS": Cabrillo Music Theatre opens its 2007-08 season with this musical based on the 1954 MGM film, with music by Johnny Mercer, a book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics by Gene de Paul, and additional songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 26 through Nov. 4, Fred Kavli Theatre, Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. $22-$68. 449-2787; www.civicartsplaza.com.
"VICTOR": This adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" tells the well-known story from a new angle. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 3, High Street Arts Center, 45 E. High St., Moorpark. $15 adults, $12 seniors and students, $8 children 12 and younger. 529-8700; www.highstreetartscenter.com.
Up north
"HANSEL & GRETEL": Opera Santa Barbara presents a one-hour family version of Englebert Humperdinck's classic opera featuring a cast of professional singers joined by local children. 2 and 4 p.m. Oct. 27, Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara. $13 general admission, free for kids 12 and younger. 963-0761; www.operasb.org.
"OVER THE TAVERN": Santa Barbara City College Theatre Group presents Tom Dudzick's comedy, set in 1959 in Buffalo, N.Y., about a "loving but flawed" family's joys and struggles. Through Nov. 3, Garvin Theatre, 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara. $24-$45. 965-5935.
Down south
"CITY KIDS, THE MUSICAL": City Kid Productions presents the Los Angeles premiere of this rite-of-passage musical about today's youths, with music by Grammy-nominated songwriting team Rich Chudacoff and Calabasas resident Peter Bunetta. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 25, Hudson Backstage Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. $25-$34. 323-960-7863; www.citykidthemusical.com.
"CORTEO": Cirque du Soleil redefines circus acts such as acrobatics and the high wire in this touring show about a festive parade imagined by a clown who pictures his own funeral taking place. "Corteo" refers to an Italian cortege, a joyous procession. Through Oct. 28, under the Grand Chapiteau (big top) at The Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood. $49.50-$90. 800-678-5440; www.cirquedusoleil.com.
"THE GAME OF LIFE": Stage Door Theatre presents the premiere of Kimberly Demmary's romantic comedy about Bobbie and Joe, a newly married young couple living in New York City who prepare for a first-time visit from Bobbie's proper Southern parents. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, through Nov. 10, with a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 4, 28311 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. 818-889-5209.
"KING LEAR" and "the seagull": Ian McKellen starts in the Royal Shakespeare Company's presentation of the classic plays. Through Oct. 28, Royce Hall, UCLA campus, Los Angeles. $25-$90. 310-825-2101.
"THE QUALITY OF LIFE": Jane Anderson's intimate four-character drama, starring Scott Bakula, Dennis Boutsikaris, Laurie Metcalf and JoBeth Williams, explores the relationships between two couples who must take a stand about morality, religion and politics. Through Nov. 18, Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles. $69-$74; $15 student rush tickets available one hour prior to curtain. 310-208-5454; www.geffenplayhouse.com.
"RAY CHARLES LIVE! — A NEW MUSICAL": Pasadena Playhouse presents the world premiere of this musical about the life and work of the legendary Ray Charles. Oct. 31 through Dec. 9, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. 626-356-7529; www.pasadenaplayhouse.org.
"WICKED": Stephen Schwartz's mega-popular Broadway musical, about what happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in, is back in Los Angeles for an open-ended run at the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. $27.50-$175. Ticketmaster, 583-8700 or www.ticketmaster.com.
MUSIC + DANCE
Ventura County
PIANIST LINCOLN MAYORGA: The former Camarillo resident, who has recorded with Johnny Mathis, Barbara Streisand, Andy Williams and many others, will perform classical, rag and Gershwin tunes as part of the Mount Cross Classical Concert Series. 2 p.m. Oct. 28, Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 102 Camino Esplendido, Camarillo. $15 donation. 484-2054; www.mountcross.com.
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