Event opens window into the past
      Long before the advent of mass-produced toys, children used their imaginations to entertain themselves. Families can experience firsthand the way people lived in the 1700s and 1800s this Saturday at the Pleasant Valley Historical Society's Living History Day.
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Play has own take on 'Shrek'
      The all-volunteer troupe Gypsies in a Trunk will continue its 14th season of free Fairy Tales in the Park live theater with its adaptation "Shrek: Tales From the Swamp," which features the characters of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey.
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Community Briefs
      Sweet performances The University Preparation Schools at California State University Channel Islands will present "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on Fri., May 9 and Sat., May 10 at the school, 550 Temple Ave., Camarillo.
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