Ancient holiday celebrated
     IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers HONORING LIFE—With their faces painted in traditional skull designs, Eugenio Gomez, 7, shows his decorated sugar skull to his brother Frank, 4, at "El Gran Fandango," the inaugural Dia de los Muertos celebration at Conejo Mountain Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Camarillo on Sunday. The event included Aztec dancers, music, a procession around the cemetery and traditional decorated altars. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday dating back 3,000 years to the Aztecs and other indigenous peoples to honor the dead and celebrate their lives.
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"Changeling"
      Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Jason Butler Harner Rated: R (for adult situations, disturbing content) Running time: 141 minutes Best suited for: crime drama fans, period piece fans,
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Coffee house hosts reception
      Proverbs CoffeeHouse will begin its "Harvest of the Hues" exhibit with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8 at the coffee shop in Peace Lutheran Church, 71 Loma Drive, Camarillo. The reception will include a demonstration of gourd art.
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Soup's on for Many Mansions
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers SERVING HOPE—Many Mansions board of directors member Marty Garcia, left, a Newbury Park resident, jokes about soup choices with St. John's Seminary Sister Regina Robbins, right, Sister Leanne Hubbard, second from right, and Ventura County Housing and Homeless Coalition member Cathy Brudnicki during the Many Mansions Bowls of Hope fundraiser at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu on Nov. 2.
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Community theater holds meeting
      The Camarillo Community Theatre will hold a general meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 9 at the theater, 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo. The meeting will include discussion of the theater's 2009 season and election of a new board of directors. Volunteer opportunities will be available, and those who want to may pay dues and become a member.
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New West Symphony, local ballet company to perform tonight
      The New West Symphony will collaborate with Ventura County Ballet Company for a performance of Beethoven's "Creatures of Prometheus" at 8 p.m. tonight, Fri., Nov. 7, at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard.
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Could you please pass the Canadian maple syrup?
     IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers YOUR TURN—Camarillo residents Travis Heidelman, 9, center, and Dylan Janssen, 9, serve up sausages to Dylan's dad, Larry Janssen, at the 40th annual YMCA Adventure Guides Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning at the Camarillo Community Center.
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