"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
      Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader MPAA rating: R (for graphic nudity, sexual content, adult language and situations) Running time: 112 minutes Best suited for:
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Musicians perform in Ventura
      Now in its 14th season, the Ventura Music Festival will host Ventura native Nicole Cabell, the 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, for a command performance at 8 p.m. Sat., May 10, Ventura High School auditorium, 2 N. Catalina St., Ventura.
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Can popular music drive youths to drugs, drinking?
      No matter the generation, parents and adults have always been known to complain about the popular music being listened to by children and teens. Now comes word that substance abuse, be it alcohol or drugs, is infiltrating popular music at an alarming pace.
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Turn audiobooks into family entertainment
      Gathering everyone for quality family entertainment can be as important as sitting down to dinner together. In today's fast-paced world of hundreds of television channels, millions of web sites and iPods in every child's backpack, sometimes it seems that entertainment is becoming a solitary e...
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Gypsies in Trunk bring 'Shrek' to life in outdoor shows
      The all-volunteer troupe Gypsies in a Trunk continues its 14th season of free Fairy Tales in the Park live theater with "Shrek: Tales From the Swamp" with the characters of Shrek, Fiona and Donkey. All kid-friendly performances are held in outdoor settings throughout Ventura Co...
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Musical comic to appear in T.O.
      Performances to Grow On will present Canadian singer and comedian Al Simmons at 7 p.m. Sat., May 17 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.
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