A holiday horn section
      ENTERTAINING— Douglas Hardy, left, and John Stava, band director for the Adolfo Camarillo High School band, blow their horns with Camarillo Community Band during their Christmas Concert at the Camarillo Community Center earlier this month.
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Fiber artist to show work
      Karen Payton, a fiber artist who lives in Newbury Park, will display her latest work at the opening of the new Mother’s Guild Gallery, 2040 E. Main St., Ventura. The exhibit will be from Jan. 2 to Feb. 23, and there will be an artist’s reception from noon to 4 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27.
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Camarillo hotel opens its doors for charity event
      The Courtyard by Marriott in Camarillo will host the third annual Camarillo “Home for the Holidays” project, in which businesses and residents in the community help families move out of shelters and into independent rental housing. The program also provides access to financial and employment...
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Entries being accepted for Strawberry Festival poster
      Entries are being accepted for the 2007 California Strawberry Festival Poster Contest. The deadline is Fri., Jan. 5. The festival pays tribute to California’s agricultural heritage and benefits various charities. The poster will be used in marketing and advertising, and printed on Tshirts an...
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      Oh, how sinister, how devious the holiday season. Comes along yet another feel-good relationship movie featuring Hollywood’s loveliest lovelorn. How easy it is to set the stage with a quartet of lonely, beautiful people (yes, Jack, even you; even “Nacho Libre” himself, the hairy half of Tenaciou...
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New Year’s dance jam
      Dance Jam Ventura will host a freestyle New Year’s Eve dance from 8 p.m. Sun., Dec. 31 to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1 at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura. Freestyle dancing does not require a partner and dancers are able to “dance as if no one is watching.” Percussion instrument...
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