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Community involvement is very important to us at the Lazy Dog Cafe and we enjoy being able to support local events in your neighborhood. We love to share our passion for food, family and healthy living through a variety of fundraising programs and local events. Check out what we are doing in your neighborhood!
Thousand Oaks
Taste of the Conejo
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village
Date: September 27, Tuesday
Time: 4:30pm – 8pm
Come join Lazy Dog Café Thousand Oaks for the Taste of Conejo at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village. Explore the Conejo Valley business community through an unforgettable evening of exceptional food, spirits, fashion and live music.
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LoVEFest Lily Of the Valley Endeavor
Location: Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks, Ca 91360
Date: September 10th Saturday
Time: 3pm – 7pm
Come join Love Fest, Lazy Dog Café and enjoy a spectacular afternoon of great entertainment, food and wine tasting. Proceeds will go to Lilly of the Valley HIV/AIDS villages to give more children desperately in need of love and care provided by our local village.
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Ribbon Cutting
Location: 172 W Hillcrest, Thousand Oaks Ca 91360
Date: August 31 Wednesday
Time: 4:30 pm
Lazy Dog Cafe in Thousand Oaks will be celebrating their opening with the Mayor Andy Fox and council. Please come and join the festivities as we will be sampling some of our appetizers and toasting with Champagne. Lazy Dog Cafe; is proud to be a member of the Chamber of Commerce and support our local community.
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Lazy Dog Cafe Thousand Oaks 2nd Anniversary
Location: The Oaks Shopping Center 172 West Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks CA 91360 Ph. (805) 449-5206
Date: July 17th 2011
Time: 3-11pm
In celebration of Lazy Dog Cafe Thousand Oaks 2nd Anniversary - they will be hosting an extended Happy Hour 3-11pm while guests enjoy live music on the patio from Crash Dance! Come celebrate with our Thousand Oaks Family this Sunday July 17th (Band plays 5pm-9pm) See you there!
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4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
Location: The Oaks is an official viewing location for the Thousand Oaks Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular, coordinated by Conejo Recreation and Park District.
Date: July 4th, 2011
Time: 4pm-9:30pm
The Janss Marketplace will host its annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular event with a viewing of the Thousand Oaks fireworks display on the top floor of its parking structure and in the Fountain Courtyard areas. Festivities will also include live music, family fun, food & drinks for purchase and more! Event starts at 4 p.m. and ends after the fireworks show, around 9:30 p.m. This is one of the best views of the Thousand Oaks fireworks in town as the parking structure is directly adjacent to the hill where the fireworks are launched from. Do keep in mind this is a concrete parking structure, not a park, so bring plenty of padding/chairs for your comfort (not that you'll notice when those fireworks are on display). Yummy Food Enjoy the patriotic celebration with Fourth of July family favorite food served by Buca di Beppo, TGI Fridays, Sunset Terrace Restaurant & Lounge and Qdoba Mexican Grill. Panera Bread will be serving right outside their restaurant. You can also pre-order your family dinner by calling the restaurants or ordering on-line. Live Music * DJ Groovy LU performs from 4-9 p.m. in the Fountain Courtyard. * 3-DVA’S, the hottest in 70’s, 80’s, 90’s entertainment, perform from 5:30-9 p.m. in the Fountain Courtyard. * DJ plays continuing music from 5-10 p.m. on the Parking Structure Rooftop. Fireworks The best fireworks viewing in the Conejo Valley is on the Janss Marketplace parking structure rooftop and Fountain Courtyard areas. Get your seat early for the fireworks, which begin at approximately 9 p.m. The wristband distribution and rooftop access begins at 4 p.m. FREE Family Fun with giveaways, Balloon Twister, Face Painting, and Bounce House.
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Thousand Oaks Farmers’ Market Celebrates 20 Years!
Location: Thousand Oaks, Thursdays, The Oaks Shopping Center – East End Parking Lot, Wilbur Road & Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Date: June 16th 2011
Time: 2pm-6pm
Themed, “20 Years and Still Growing,” the celebration will provide the community with a free day of fun activities, arts and crafts fair and good food! The Conejo Recreation & Parks District will participate in the celebration by providing an arts & crafts booth for the kids in addition to offering information on the programs and activities that are available during the year. Both kids and adults alike will enjoy Gene West, the toy maker, who will have a display set up with his hands-on wooden toys for attendees to have fun with. Musical entertainment will be provided by Steve Hill, playing a variety of country tunes. Getting his start in Texas, Hill joined with Tom Russell and started a band named, “Stonehill Flattop Band,” which he signed with Shelter Records and Leon Russell producing three albums. In addition to the fun activities, several eateries will provide tasty items for the public to tempt their taste buds. Lazy Dog Café and Paciugo Gelato located in the Oaks Shopping Center will provide samples and Me Gusta Tamales, a regular vendor at the Thousand Oaks Farmers’ Market, will demonstrate the tamale-making process in addition to providing some samples of their homemade, hand-wrapped fresh tamales.
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Gift of Life: 24 Hour No-Sleep-A-Thon
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Date: May 27th & 28th
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Parents around the world do not sleep at night because they are worried that they will not find help to save their child’s life before it is too late. On MAY 27th & 28th, be a part of a team that will stay awake for 24 hours to raise funds that will provide those parents with hope, peace and a chance to give their child the gift of life. All proceeds from this event support the “Our Hearts are in El Salvador” global initiative to save children’s lives and to develop a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical and follow up program in El Salvador. Our Hearts are in El Salvador is a project of Gift of Life International and Gift of Life - Los Angeles.
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Summer Nights Music Series
Location: The Oaks Mall
Date: Thursdays June 23- Sept 1
Time: 6pm-8pm
June 23: Marina V (Pop) June 30: Nikhil Korula Band July 7: M 80's (80's) July 14: Shoemaker Brothers (Celtic) July 21: Sofa Kings (Classic Rock) August 4: Spare Parts (Classic Rock) August 11: Dennis Jones (Blues) August 18: Urban Dread (Reggae) August 25: Rick Jarrett Jazz (Jazz) Sept. 1: Don't Stop Believ'n (Journey Tribute)
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Fundraiser for COTA- Austin Jones
Location: Lazy Dog Thousand Oaks 172 W. Hillcrest Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 in the Oaks Mall
Date: April 18th, 2011
Time: 4pm-10pm
Bring this Flier (http://ow.ly/4CVLB) in with you to Lazy Dog Thousand Oaks today between 4pm & 10pm - 15% of your bill will go the the COTA for Austin Jones. Born on December 30, 2007, Austin was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease when he was 2 and a half years old and needs a life-saving kidney transplant. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-needy patients.
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Valley Veterinary Non-profit Spay/Neuter Clinic
Location: 1659 East Los Angeles Avenue Simi Valley, CA 93065-2019
Date: 2011
Time: n/a
Lazy Dog Thousand Oaks is a proud supporter of Valley Veterinary Non-profit Spay/Neuter Clinic. Their Mission Statement: To significantly reduce the overpopulation problems and high euthanasia rates of felines and canines by providing low cost spaying and neutering programs. To provide education programs focusing on the necessity of spaying and neutering as a means of controlling domesticated and feral populations. To provide assistance to unowned, injured animals.
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Schools Celebrate Community Leaders
Location: Old Meadows Park, Thousand Oaks
Date: November 10, 2010
Time: 10am
Conejo Open Classroom Leadership Magnet School’s Fall Festival celebrating Leaders All Around Us at Old Meadows Park on Nov. 10. The students participated in hands-on presentations, including making pizzas with Lazy Dog Cafe’s Naomi Snoeck, who worked with the students and helped each make their very own Lazy Dog Cafe "Build-your-own" Pizza1!" Pictured: first-grader Gionvanni Uvalce shows the pizza he made during the festival. (Photos by RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers)
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Breakfast With Santa
Location: The Oaks Mall- Lazy Dog Cafe
Date: December 4, 2010
Time: 8am-11am
Eat bacon and eggs with St. Nick! Breakfast with Santa will take place at the Lazy Dog Cafe in The Oaks mall. Two seatings will be available from 8 to 9 a.m. or 10 to 11 a.m. Pancakes, eggs, bacon and potatoes will be served. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance. The event will include balloon twisting and face painting.The cost is $5 per person, and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Conejo Schools Foundation, which supports Conejo Valley schools. Reservations are required, and limited seating is available. To RSVP, call (805) 495-2032.
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VCCFM: Weekly Farmer’s Market
Location: Oaks Shopping Center located at the East End Parking Lot
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 1:30pm to 6:30pm
Right next door to Lazy Dog Thousand Oaks is a fabulous weekly Farmer’s Market. It takes place Thursdays from 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM in the Oaks Shopping Center located at the East End Parking Lot. (Wilbur Road & Thousand Oaks Blvd) “We will continue to offer our customers the freshest of produce, colorful flowers, tasty food items and much more.
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Canine Adoption and Rescue League
Location: Any participating pet store (such as Ventura Pet Barn)
Date: September 20, 2010
Time: 5pm to 11pm
Lazy Dog Thousand Oaks is the setting for a fundraiser promotion benefiting the Canine Adoption & Rescue League. Pick up a flier at a participating pet store (such as the Ventura Pet Barn), present it while dining 9/20/10 from 5 to 11 p.m., and 10 percent of the bill will be donated to CARL. Almost entirely run by volunteers since 1996, Canine Adoption and Rescue League has placed over 5,000 unwanted, abandoned, and homeless dogs. Dogs in our adoption program are placed in pre-screened loving and secure homes.
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