Thousand Oaks
Beautiful Thousand Oaks, CA is often thought to be the heart and soul of the Conejo Valley. Surrounded completely by Open Space including the Santa Monica Mountains, Thousand Oaks has a small town feel, yet is home to big city arts, culture, and entertainment, as well as host to some of California?s finest shopping, restaurants, and recreation. People of all ages will find a special place in Thousand Oaks as there are countless resources and entertainment venues serving the needs of a diverse, family oriented community.
Thousand Oaks Attractions
 Home to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Theaters, Thousand Oaks is able to bring many of the best entertainers to its community with acts ranging from Cats and Guys and Dolls, to Gary Allen, Foreigner, and John Cleese. The Civic Arts Plaza is also home of the annual Christmas favorite, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. With such a diverse offering there is quite literally something for everyone.
Adjacent to the Civic Arts Plaza Theaters is The Lakes, at Thousand Oaks, a unique and beautiful outdoor entertainment center featuring Stores like Brighton, M. Fredrick, and Polacheck?s Jewelers, and restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen, Claim Jumper, and Ben & Jerry?s. The Lakes is also home to many events such as Movies in the Park, annual wine tasting events during summer, free summer jazz concerts, and its very own ice skating rink.
Nearby The Oaks Mall, regarded to be one of the finest shopping centers in California, is home to stores like Nordstrom, Coach, The Apple Store, Express, and Banana Republic. It is also host to restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory, and Nordstrom?s Blue Stove Restaurant as well as many others. As if that weren?t enough, The Oaks and Nordstrom play host to the Conejo Valley?s annual 4th of July Celebration.
Aside from being a fantastic place to enjoy the simple pleasures of every day life, Thousand Oaks offers diverse and exciting activities to be enjoyed year round. Attractions like the Stagecoach Inn Museum and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library are popular educational destinations, while the Gardens of the World, Conejo Valley Botanical Gardens, and Wildwood Park offer beautiful and diverse settings to nature enthusiasts. In addition Thousand Oaks is home to Conejo Valley Days, a community carnival featuring rides, attractions, and live rodeo events and performances.
With its close proximity to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Malibu, Ventura, Ojai, and Santa Monica Thousand Oaks is an ideal location to raise a family, while still within reach of Southern California?s finest offerings. It is also one of America?s safest cities per capita and home to award winning public and private educational institutions including the Conejo Valley Public Schools, California Lutheran University and fine private schools for all ages.
Things to do in Thousand Oaks:
1. Arbor Day/Earth Day celebration, April 25, 2009,
http://ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us/government/depts/public_works/arbor.asp
2. Amgen Tour of California bike ride, http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/
3. Civic Arts Plaza Theaters, http://ci.thousand-oaks.ca.us/cap/default.asp
4. National State Parks, http://www.nps.gov/SAMO/
5. Conejo Recreation and Park District, www.crpd.org
6. Conejo Valley Botanical Gardens, http://www.conejogarden.org/
7. Conejo Valley Gardens of the World, http://www.gardensoftheworld.info/
8. Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival at CLU, http://www.kingsmenshakespeare.org/
9. Los Robles Greens Golf Course, www.losroblesgreens.com
10. The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, http://www.shoplakes.com/
11. The Oaks Mall, http://www.shoptheoaksmall.com
12. Thousand Oaks Arts Festival, http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.org/
13. Thousand Oaks Teen Center, www.thousandoaksteencenter.com/index.php?option...id
14. Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce, www.towlvchamber.org/Events-Calendar.aspx
15. Conejo Valley Unified School District, http://www.conejo.k12.ca.us/
16. Ronald Regan Presidential Library, http://www.reaganlibrary.com/
17. Stagecoach Inn Museum, http://www.stagecoachmuseum.org/
18. Thousand Oaks Library, www.toaks.org/library/
19. Hiking Paradise Falls at Wildwood Park, http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGS360-012
20. Chumash Indian Interpretive Center & Museum, www.chumashindianmuseum.com/about.htm
21. Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, http://www.conejoarts.org/
22. Conejo Players Theatre, www.conejoplayers.org/
23. Fresh Produce Farmers Market in the East End Parking lot of the Oaks Mall every Thursday from 1:30 - 6:30
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Sam Weiner
Thousand Oaks Realtor®
Coldwell Banker
883 S. Westlake Blvd.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Office: (805) 230-3355
Fax: (805) 495-2218
Cell: (805) 427-2208
E-Mail: Sam@SamWeiner.com
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