On November 1st, the Thousand Oaks City Council awarded $275,000 to 61 local groups and organizations for the fiscal 2011-2012 year in support of local events and activities (and here at Conejo Valley Guide we LOVE covering local events and activities!).  City Council received recommendations from the Cultural Affairs Commission and Community Funding Review Committee in support of the following:

Community Events Endowment Fund Grant Awards - Arts Events

• Adopt a Future at Tropical Daze 2011 - $1,000
• Cabrillo Music Theatre 30 2010-11 Shows  - $7,500
• California Shakespeare Company Shows Mar-May 2012 - $2,000
• Conejo Chinese Cultural Association Performance 2/18/12 $1,000
• Conejo Civic Ballet - The Nutcracker 12/11/11 $3,000
• Conejo Schools Foundation - 2012 Choir/Band Festivals - $2,000
• Conejo Valley Historical Society - Tales of Old Conejo - $1,000
• Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra Concerts - $3,000
• Conejo Valley Adult Education Children's Concert Series - $2,000
• Gold Coast Wind Ensemble Community Concerts - $500
• Kingsman Shakespeare Festival June 2012 - $7,550
• Los Robles Children's Choir 12/10/11 Concert - $1,000
• Los Robles Master Chorale 3/11/12 Concert - $1,000
• Moorpark Civic Ballet - The Nutcracker 12/11 - $500
• New West Symphony 2012 Concerts - $5,000
• Performances to Grow On Performances - $6,000
• Redwood Middle School Band Lawndale Youth Day Parade - $1,000
• Scandinavian Festival 2012 - $2,500
• Thousand Oaks Arts Festival 2011 - $2,900
• Thousand Oaks Repertory Company - Christmas Carol 12/11 - $2,000
• Village Voices Chorale Concerts - $1,500
• Youth Commission 2012 Teen Video Festival - $1,500

Community Events Endowment Fund Grant Awards - Other Events

• American Assoc of Women Conference 3/10/12 - $1,000
• Conejo Coalition for Youth/Families Bullying Workshops - $2,500
• Conejo Las Virgenes Future Foundation Health Expo - $3,000
• Conejo Open Space Foundation 2012 Trail Education Days - $2,000
• Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club 2012 Emergency Awareness Day - $600
• Conejo Valley Botanic Garden Matilija Poppy Festival 5/6/12 - $1.000
• Council on Aging Boomer Bootcamp Series - $1,500
• Girls Empowerment Center Anti-Bullying Presentations - $450
• Military Officers Assoc 5/28/12 Memorial Day Service - $1,000
• Military Order of the World Wars Vet's Day Ceremony 11/11/12 - $500
• Newbury Park H.S. Band Heritage Fest Competition 4/12 - $3,000
• Newbury Park H.S. Choir Heritage Fest Competition 4/12 - $4,000
• Oakbrook Chumash Center Intertribal Gathering - $2,000
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Lecture - $1,000
• Thousand Oaks H.S. Band Transportation for 2011-12 Events - $3,000
• Thousand Oaks H.S. Choir Heritage Fest Competition 4/12 - $2,000
• Wellness Community Cancer Survivor's Day Picnic 6/2/12 - $1,000

Performance Grants for Events at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

• Arts Council of the Conejo Valley - 6 Performances - $7,500
• Conejo Chinese Cultural Association - 1 Event - $1,700
• Conejo Civic Ballet - 1 Event - $3,600
• Conejo Schools Foundation - 3 Events/10 Performances - $14,000
• Conejo Valley Children's Concert Series - 2 Events/4 Perf - $3,000
• Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra - 2 Concerts - $10,000
• Discovery Center for Science & Technology - 2 Events - $2,600
• Gold Coast Wind Ensemble - 4 Concerts - $1,000
• KCLU Radio - 1 Event - $2,400
• Los Robles Children's Choir - 1 Event - $2,700
• Moorpark Civic Ballet - 1 Event/2 Perf - $1,000
• Musical Theatre Guild - 2 Events - $1,000
• Performances to Grow On - 12 Performances - $22,000
• Thousand Oaks Philharmonic - 3 Performances - $10,000
• Thousand Oaks Repertory Company - 1 Event/10 Perf - $2,000
• Village Voices Chorale - 2 Events - $3,000
• Youth Commission - 1 Event - $2,500

Sports Facilities Endowment Fund Grants

• Los Cerritos Middle School - $15,000
• Newbury Park High School - $8,000
• Redwood Middle School - $2,589
• Thousand Oaks Little League - $30,000
• Thousand Oaks Hih School - $44,411