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OLD WORLD EUROPEAN VILLA This stunning Mediterranean estate, sited on almost one acre behind the gates of Sherwood Country Club, offers approx. 8500 sq.ft. of luxury living. The impressive entry ushers you into the two story foyer with travertine flooring, exquisite chandeliers and an artfully designed staircase. A Creston system provides high-tec security and smart home features. A sumptuous master suite is located downstairs plus three additional upstairs bedrooms with ensuite baths. The grand dining room showcases an 800 bottle wine cellar. A gourmet kitchen with the ultimate in amenities, great room with 23 ft. ceilings, library, pub/pool room, theater/media retreat with a giant drop screen, electronic window drapes. A magnificent loggia with a massive fireplace, covered gazebo, outdoor bar, BBQ area, horseshoe pit and fire pit overlooking the 1st fairway of the Sherwood golf course.

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SILVERSTRAND TUSCAN This stunning new oceanfront construction, on the sand in one of Southern California’s premier beach communities, is the epitome of craftmanship and design. The owner/builder has spared no expense in the choice of materials and quality of construction. The interior is accented by limestone and walnut floors, tile and travertine baths, solid alder doors and cabinetry. A dramatic staircase plus an elevator that leads you to all levels. Panoramic views of the coastline are visible from the living areas. This ‘Old-World’ property offers 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen.

Three separate decks look out over a surfer’s paradise and the endless expanse of the blue Pacific. This exceptional property, located midway between LAX and Santa Barbara, is a prime opportunity to make beachfront living become your reality.

Offered at $2,999,000 s www.1101Oceandrive.com

When you meet Bill Carter and Michelle Ouellette, you can feel their charismatic enthusiasm and genuine desire to deliver the type of service that has unfortunately become a thing of the past. In this “quick-fix” world we have grown accustom to just the opposite. They concentrate on providing their clients with great service, accurate information, and solid guidance.

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Secluded knoll-top estate with sweeping views of Westlake Village offers authentic old-world craftsmanship, materials, and design with entertaining in mind. Original owner spared no expense in duplicating one of Mexico’s premier villas. A long estate drive leads you to a large guest parking area. You ascend a gentle staircase to the entry with its carved wooden doors. The interior is accented with heavy beamed ceilings, massive wood-burning fireplaces, extensive use of distressed solid oak floors and old-world finishes. A grand foyer, entertainer’s living room, great room, full wet bar, a large formal dining area and master suite, in its own separate wing, comprises the main floor.

There are two additional bedrooms and loft. Your largest gatherings will enjoy the grand lifestyle of the prestigious Westlake Equestrian Trails.

Offered at $1,995,000 s www.31673Foxfield.com

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Exclusive gated Island Forest, located in the heart of the renowned North Ranch Country Club golf course providing breathtaking golf course views. Elegance and warmth of Europe’s most storied estates with volume ceilings. Huge great room/family room ideal for large scale entertaining forms the nexus of the estate. Floor plan features 5 bedrooms or 4 bedrooms and an office, 5 bathrooms. The upstairs master bedroom suite is highlighted by a remodeled master bath featuring a stone framed master bathtub retreat. In addition there is another secondary bedroom complete with steam shower.

Downstairs there are two huge secondary bedroom suites each their own full bathrooms - and an additional bedroom which is currently being utilized as an office. Backyard chef’s entertaining dream with expansive granite counters, table side fiepit, built-in Viking built-in barbecue. Resort style secluded rear side yard features huge swimming pool, spa and slide.

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This stunning French Country estate is located at the end of a cul de sac in Rancho Santa Rosa. The 5,200+ square foot home boasts an immaculate interior with 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, step down formal living room and spacious formal dining room. Chef’s delight gourmet iasland kitchen with granite countertops, cherry stained cabinetry, and stainless steel appliances. Family room, with gorgeous stone fireplace, and large bonus theater room. Huge master bedroom suite with exposed beam ceilings, rock fireplace, walk-in closet, luxurious master bathroom with sunken tub and separate shower. Resort styled rear yard complete with huge swimming pool with slide, gazebo, and an outdoor cooking center with stainless steel barbecue. Equestrian property with RV access, community arena and trails. This magnificent estate can be yours for $1,399,000.

Santa Rosa Valley Custom Villa

5 Acre Avocado Orchard; 1-Story Exquisite County Estate

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Santa Rosa Valley gorgeous custom villa located in Camelot Estates was designed with superb attention to detail and decorated in the most refined manner. Escape to incredible estate w/not a single detail overlooked. Gracious pillars frame entry to enormous Great Room featuring fireplace, wet bar w/granite counters, w/sink, refrigerator/wine cooler and Viking commercial ice machine, high coffered ceilings, expansive windows with views of rear yard amenities including lighted North/South tennis court, resort style solar heated pool with waterfall and rock formed flowing slide. Reduced to $2,899,000

Traditional equestrian estate masterpiece is situated behind custom electric crafted gates.Built in 1998, this 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath one story home spans over 5,400 square feet. Designer upgrades throughout.

Spacious family room is perfect for entertaining with a built-in entertainment center hosts a large TV,surround sound speakers, wet bar and fireplace. Regal office/library replete with a fireplace. Chef’s masterpiece island kitchen. Master located in the West Wing luxe master bath,huge walk-in closet, a sauna & sunken whirlpool bathtub.East wing of the house hosts 3 more bedroom suites,complete with their own bathrooms & walk-in closets. Large teen center/homework center has built-in bookshelves and space for a billiard table. Outdoor amenities incl well manicured landscaping,a large patio,built-in barbque,resort style pool and spa. Large 4 stall barn Four car garage. Avocado orchard!.

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O’Gara Coach Westlake “SHUTTLE 26: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED,” SAID MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA WHO GREETED THE SPACE SHUTTLE, ENDEAVOUR, AS IT ROLLED INTO LOS ANGELES IN OCTOBER TO MOVE INTO ITS RETIREMENT HOME AT THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER. Millions of residents turned out to see the 85-ton shuttle make its precarious two-day road trip through the urban thoroughfares of L.A. and Inglewood. The shuttle traveled mainly along La Tijera, Manchester, Crenshaw and Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevards on a specially designed 80-wheel transport vehicle. The 12-mile journey from LAX was marked by challenges the shuttle certainly never encountered during its nearly 20-year career in space. Endeavour’s 78-foot-long wingspan barely fit between buildings on opposite sides of the city streets; at times it came close to clipping utility poles and trees.

Endeavour was the fifth and final space worthy NASA shuttle to be built in the U.S. space program. It was created to replace the Challenger, which exploded minutes after its launch in 1986.

Construction of the Endeavour began the following year and was completed in 1991.

The craft is the namesake of the legendary British ship HMS Endeavour, which Captain James Cook commanded on his first exploratory voyage in 1768. The shuttle’s moniker also honors Endeavour, which was the name of Apollo 15’s command module.

Endeavour, which first took flight in May 1992, completed 25 missions to space. Among them were the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and the first mission to add a U.S.-built component to the International Space Station.

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Endeavour carried the first African-American female astronaut, Mae Jemison, into space in September 1992.

During its career, the craft spent nearly 300 days in space and traveled more than 122 million miles. Its final mission, to the International Space Station (ISS), took place in May 2011.

On this mission, the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-20 departed from the ISS and paused at a distance of 200 meters, where Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli took a series of covert photographs and videos of Endeavour docked. Commander Mark Kelly was the last astronaut off Endeavour when the mission ended at the Kennedy Space Center in June 2011. After that, Endeavour was officially decommissioned.

The nation’s other three remaining space shuttles were retired earlier to locations across the country. Enterprise is at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, Discovery is at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum near Washington, D.C., and Atlantis sits at the Visitor Complex at Kennedy Space Center.

Endeavour may be viewed up close – but no, you can’t sit in it – at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion at the California Science Center. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for major holidays), the center also houses the “California Story” gallery, which features historic photographs and artifacts from the shuttle’s history.

South of downtown Los Angeles, the California Science Center is located in Exposition Park, two blocks west of the Harbor (110) Freeway at the Exposition Boulevard exit. Public transportation is available. Information: (323) 724-3623; www.californiasciencecenter.org

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HE EVENING OF DECEMBER 13TH KICKED OFF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GRAND OPENING OF O’GARA COACH MOTOR’S WESTLAKE SHOWROOM. Representing the epitome of luxury living, the opening festivities maintained the culture of elegance of the upscale dealership. Stepping foot onto the freshly constructed imported Italian tile surrounded by energy efficient seamless glass, there is no question that Tom O’Gara’s newest showroom stands apart from the rest. The 350 guests who hailed from Calabasas, Malibu, Westlake, Montecito and Santa Barbara, were treated to the finest foods, spirits and entertainment as they perused the gallery of Bentley and Rolls Royce automobiles. The illuminated showroom projected its silhouette against the backdrop of the Westlake Village evening sky; a jewel in the crux of the upscale automobile marketplace.

Catering to clients from Los Angeles to Ventura County and beyond, O’Gara Coach Westlake’s mission is to provide the discriminating purveyor of well-crafted motorcars with an unparalleled experience. From the design of the vehicles to the superior level of customer service and incomparable sophistication, O’Gara has already become a prized landmark in our Westlake community.

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Cover: Bentley provided by O'Gara Coach, Westlake Village Location: Lucky's Steakhouse, Santa Barbara Photography: Kevin Foley Wardrobe: Beaded Scarlet Date Night Dress, Aidan Mattox, Twyla K, Thousand Oaks

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HEALTH A Heartbeat For Health

DAYTRIPPERS EACH NEW YEAR, MANY OF US MAKE THE EFFORT TO COMMIT TO AT LEAST ONE NEW YEARS RESOLUTION. Generally, these resolutions focus on future goals for our business, family, and community, however, most often individuals want to feel and look good, in turn, trying out new ways to support a healthy and empowered lifestyle.

Taking care of our bodies is critical. If we feel good, we usually look good. And when we feel we are at our optimal, we naturally perform better in all areas of life.

So take the time to pamper yourself if not for a weekend or a day, at least for a few hours. Here are a few places that are within a stones throw away and will provide an environment of healing and healthy indulgence enabling you to take care of others and meet important goals with a smile on your face and a healthy mind, body and spirit.

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ONE THE SPA at Shutters On The Beach in Santa Monica recognizes that wellness is a part of life here in California. Their mantra is RELAX. RESTORE. REPEAT. Try out the Red Flower Ocean Healing Signature Treatment designed to energize, soothe, repair and rejuvenate. Shutters is less than an hour drive from Westlake and a great way to kick off the new year!

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Skip a little further South and find yourself at the SPA MONTAGE in Laguna Beach where wellness is about life in balance, creating harmony through the synchronized care of every aspect of oneself. The Spa Montage brings together all the components that contribute to a vibrant healthy life.

Their Wellness Program introduces the benefits of movement to enrich your experience.

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COUNTRY & BLUES BROTHERS:

THE DELTAZ

BY KELLY WILKES

WHAT’S THAT MUSIC RIPPLING out of the canyon with its roots in American classic rock, and its own distinct take on country and blues? It’s the sound of The Deltaz, made up of brothers Ted and John Siegel. The two grew up in Southern California and are the regular Saturday night entertainment at The Old Place in Agoura Hills. The brothers take inspiration from “home, love, travels, the trail, our environment and life experiences” as well as the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, Amy Winehouse, and The Black Keys, to name just a few. By performing at the Old Place, they have been fortunate enough to get to know Rick Rosas, Neil Young’s bass player, who has become a mentor for the two.

The brothers have been surrounded by musical influences their whole life, and knew it was only a matter of time before they started making music of their own. “Our dad owned a jazz club for a long

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time. Our sister was a violinist, our aunt is a concert violinist; everyone in our family played some sort of instrument,” shares Ted. “I started playing drums to get out of singing in the school choir when I was 9,” says John, 21, who still plays drums, harmonica and now also sings. “And I started getting involved a couple months after that,” adds Ted, 24, who writes lyrics, sings and plays guitar.

More recently, a couple of The Deltaz’s songs were picked for the hit MTV series Jersey Shore and Snooki & JWOWW. “It’s good for us to get those placements; we were really lucky to get that,” says Ted. If you don’t happen to catch either of those, you can see The Deltaz for yourself (and I recommend you do—their live show is engaging and a lot of fun) at local venues around the Conejo Valley and Los Angeles area, or on their tour up the coast of California this December and January. Check thedeltaz.com for dates, locations and new music.

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WHEN I GRADUATED FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WAS VOTED "MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A PHONE OPERATOR." Lo and behold, it just dawned on me that this prediction has in fact come true. Not exactly the sort of operator my classmates in the '70s had in mind, but a phone operator I certainly am. And I operate my iPhone seemingly every waking moment of my day.

It seems my young friends made this prophetic declaration because I enjoyed talking on the phone, most likely excessively. I was one of the first among my friends to have my very own -- it was not a snazzy wireless gadget, those did not exist in my primitive past.

This was a fixed landline with a circular dial and an attached headpiece. So when I was on the phone, I actually had to remain seated near the unit. As the family phone hog, I was thrilled when I was gifted with my very own phone to place in my room. No longer would I fear that my parents could hear my secret conversations.

As an adult, the phone still plays a significant role in my life. I know the "proper" assertion might be, "but I wish it didn't." Oddly, I don't feel this way. I still love my phone -and now, it not only connects me to my dear friends, but also allows me to connect to anyone around the globe and access any information I need in an instant.

I do realize the indisputable downside of the cellular culture -- its rude utilization in the presence of other people, texting while driving, obnoxious and disruptive ringtones, etc. But if a user practices respectful and well-mannered habits, today's cellular smartphones have so much to offer.

Despite some people's protest that the cellular age has caused individuals to pull away from each other and lose the human angle in relationships, I feel that it has accomplished quite the contrary. We now have the ability to make more connections, more frequently and in many more ways. And with so many options in social media, there are countless opportunities to make friends and connect with people who share common interests.

Another standard complaint is that social media is intimidating and its execution is complicated. The answer to that is: not any more. The only way to know which media venue is best for an individual is to dive in and explore. Most have simplified instructions and help menus, and they are easy to navigate. If there’s not a “connection” with one, it’s easy to try another. There are hundreds available.

Beside the personal value of social media, it also offers users the chance to get outside of their own lives to see a broader world ahead. Yes, one can connect with childhood friends just as I have, but there are opportunities to connect with organizations and causes that support the values and ideologies that matter to a consumer. Anyone can make his or her views known on a national platform and learn about issues that he or she might never hear about on the nightly news. Users can meet a new friend in Kenya and get to know that person very well! In the face of very few snags, social media offers limitless benefits.

And to you, our cherished reader, take it from me, the consummate phone operator: 2013 will be fuller, happier and much more interesting when you challenge yourself to connect with others, whether in person or through social media. Besides my own advice, you'll find more suggestions scattered throughout the pages of this magazine. I hope our New Year's issue will help escort you into one of the best years of your life!

Looking forward,

Keep in touch …

Facebook: LinkedIn: Twitter: Pinterest: Blog: Foursquare: Instagram:

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“We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.” ~ Pierre Omidyar, eBay Founder

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SCI-FI & SUPERHERO FILMS … NOT THE ONLY THING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2013!

Rebecca Gray Grossman Publisher Rebecca@westlakemagazine.com

Westlake Magazine has served communities for over 20 in a region that is often referred to as the Gold Coast; a place that includes the nation’s most exclusive addresses and a family portrait of suburban wealth. Therefore, it is no surprise that the world renowned O’Gara Coach luxury motor car company has decided to plant its feet firmly in Westlake by opening a new top of the line luxury dealership. See page 28 featuring their Grand Opening.

Despite the challenging economy, we are fortunate to experience a number of new and exciting businesses opening in and around our community. The platform for small retailers continues to create a competitive advantage in that these small businesses can connect with local communities on a personalized basis, especially now that they are aided by social media tools. We look forward to supporting and highlighting new and old businesses throughout the coming year.

In every issue, we provide a number of stories featuring local individuals that inspire us and this issue is no exception. As our publication continues to underscore remarkable people and lifestyles, we find it increasingly difficult to state that we maintain a specific demographic of readership. The diversity within our community is nothing less than astonishing. From my 8-year old daughter to my 80-year old mother, there is something of interest for everyone in our publication. This speaks volumes about our community and the region of Southern California that we serve.

We trailblazers prefer to fly by the seat of our pants, therefore, travel-editor, Linda Lang provides us with options for adventure through luxury ocean and river cruising on page 70. After reading this section, you may find yourself on a boat sooner rather than later!

Culinary Life and Home Editor, Cristine Ferrare, also provides us with valuable information including Valentines Day gift ideas as well as recipes for simple and romantic meals for that someone special or the entire family on page 86.

In addition, we provide tips for healthy living, new fashion trends and a bit of humor to kick-off the new-year.

Although, sci-fi and superhero films appear to be at the top of the list of things to look forward to in 2013, all the exciting activity one needs is right here in our own backyard. Enjoy this special New Year Issue and best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous new year!

Cheers,

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The 25th Annual Poinsettia Ball was held at the North Ranch Country Club in Thousand Oaks on December 6th. The night was presented by the New West Symphony League in honor of Marney Janns who is a long-time league board member.

The event consisted of dinner and a silent auction, to which Empire Diamonds, Neiman Marcus, University Village of Thousand Oaks, Dancing with the Stars,and Command Performance Catering Group were among the many donors. As dinner was served, Jim Nye entertained guests with games such as an interactive heads or tails. Entertainment was provided by Ed Nani and the Moonlight Orchestra, ending the night with a full dance floor.

BY ARIELA KIRADJIAN // PHOTOGRAPHY BY IVORY VENTURA Natalia Staneva, Bob Lugari, and Lisa Rodman from Neiman Marcus

MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY

On Saturday, December 1, 300 Mothers and Daughters from Round Meadow Elementary School gathered together for the first annual Mother Daughter event. The Mad Hatters Tea Party themed occasion was sponsored by Lawrence Charles of Charles & Company Tea www.cnctea.com. The room was decorated to perfection and the mystical world of Wonderland came to life from the pages of the childhood classic that brings joy to mothers and daughters alike. Alice, the Cheshire cat and the Mad Hatter himself seemed to be among the enthusiastic mother-daughter pairs, setting the mood and adding to this unforgettable day.

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Philippa Klessig, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Westlake Village and Karl Klessig, Chairman of New West Symphony

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Doug Prestine, Joan Prestine, Ray Scherr, Janet Scherr, Tom Cohen

Ed Hogan accepting Lifetime Achievement Award Alliance

Honoree Virginia Davis and friends Priscilla Partridge de Garcia, Barbara Stein, and Daryl Reynolds

DIAMONDS AND PEARLS GALA

The Alliance for the Arts held its 30th anniversary celebration, Diamonds and Pearls Gala, on November 16 in the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Three people received Lifetime Achievement Awards to honor artistic and philanthropic leadership: Lynn and Ed Hogan, who were among the first 100 founders of the Civic Arts Plaza; and Virginia Davis, a founding member of the Alliance for the Arts. The formal black-tie event included a cocktail reception, dinner and live entertainment. A concert by Grammy award-winning vocalist Natalie Cole followed the gala in the Kavli Theatre. PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMY LIDDLE

Musical Tribute to Virginia Davis Sing presented by Debi Lewis Vocal Studio

Kelly Roberts (cast of 1776), Lynn Hogan, Ed Hogan, Lewis Wilkenfeld (Artistic Director, Cabrillo Music Theatre)

Jeffrey Scott Parsons, Barbara Cooper, Delesprie

Dolores Wilkenfeld, Ed Hogan

CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE’S “1776”

Ed Hogan, Kristina Van Horst (of the Kabrillo Kids)

Beth Urquhart and Christine Scholle

On October 19th Cabrillo Music Theatre kicked off the opening night of their production, “1776”, at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Before show time, Honorary Producers Ed and Lynn Hogan hosted a pre-show black tie event, which included performances by the show’s cast members and exclusive trips to Hawaii awarded to the “Best-Dressed” attendees. “1776” was a hit, and had the audience laughing and applauding throughout the show. The event was a great evening showcasing some of our community’s greatest theatrical talent. As a volunteer-based non-profit theatre company, Cabrillo has been previously recognized for their numerous award-winning musicals, with their next show “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” set to come out in February. BY WHITNEY NOELLE

Richard Storrs (Board of Directors, Cabrillo Music Theatre), Tania Storrs, Michelle Ouellette (Board of Directors, Cabrillo Music Theatre), Wayne Ouellette

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THE LOS ROBLES

CHILDREN’S CHOIR

BY CHRISTINA DeCAMP

LISTENING TO YOUR CHILD JOYFULLY SING a tune is always a sweet experience. Listening to an entire ensemble of children’s voices is an inspiring event. The Los Robles Children’s Choir (LRCC) is Thousand Oaks’ best kept secret. Under the artistic direction of Edward Rouse and many renowned guest choral and symphonic conductors, this choir is a world-class professional children’s choir right in our own backyard. With a roster of well over a hundred children ages six to 18 from schools throughout Ventura County, the LRCC provides an incredible opportunity for children with a passion for music to pursue their dreams.

The LRCC mission is to strive for excellence in choral singing by awakening and encouraging the artistry in each child in an atmosphere of mutual respect and encouragement.

“I love the moments when the kids get a vocal

or musical concept for the first time and their face lights up in the ‘aha’ moment,” says Dana Rouse, the executive director of LRCC, “It’s truly inspiring.” There are four levels at which children can participate—Apprentice, Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced (teens). These four separate ensembles engage in rigorous weekly rehearsals and work on vocal technique, stage presence and teamwork. “A good choir is made up of individuals—a great choir is made up of team players.” It appears that this teamwork approach has paid off.

The LRCC team performs in three main-stage concerts a year along with two to three smaller gigs in the community, giving the children an opportunity to share their artistic achievements and sensitivities with an audience. Since its inception

by Donna Young in 1997, these stage performances have taken the children on choral adventures as far away as London, Prague and Vienna, to name just a few. They have also earned the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City and just last summer traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to sing in the Crossroads Children’s Choral Festival. This was an “amazing experience,” concurred Dana, “the children “got to work with a country singer, operatic star and a musical theatre icon. They had the opportunity to sing at the Grand Ole Opry and have exposure to several different musical genres.” The LRCC most recently performed a Holiday Wonder Concert at the Thousand Oaks Civics Art Plaza on December 8,th

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“A good choir is made up of individuals—a great choir is made up of team players.” wowing delighted parents, friends and concertgoers. If you missed them be sure to check them out on May 19th, 2013 for their next concert at Cal Lutheran University.

The LRCC is a non-profit organization funded by individuals, parents, foundations and corporations. The level of achievement the children meet and the opportunities to perform are the direct result of the great commitment of the children and their families and the amazing dedication of their directors.

“Our goal,” Dana says, “is to raise awareness that there is this program and there is really nothing like it in the entire county.” If you are interested in learning more about the LRCC or would like to donate check out their website at www.Singingchildren.org.

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Cal Johnston Service Award Winner & Board Member, Linda Catlin w/husband David

Boys & Girls Club Choral Ensemble

THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: STAND UP FOR KIDS GALA

With children greeting guests at every corner, costumed contortionists and a prodigy on the piano, the annual Stand Up for Kids Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village proved to be an exciting and successful night. All attendees listened to the musical performances in the ballroom and celebrated the honorees of the night, Richard and Mary Carpenter and the 2012 Cal Johnston Service Award recipient, Linda Catlin. Performances included those by the Los Cerritos ensemble “Encore” and the Boys and Girls Club Choir, which was organized by honorees Richard and Mary Carpenter. To top off this amazing night, Jeff Tanenbaum held the exciting live auction. Westlake resident and member of the Board of Governors, Dennis Predmore pointed out, “60% of the money that the Boys and Girls Club needs just to operate comes from an event like the Gala.” Attending next year’s gala will be a great opportunity for anyone who wants to support the children and families of the community. BY BAILEE AHERN // PHOTOGRAPHY BY JUDI BUMSTEAD Founding Chairman Cal Johnston presenting award & thank you to Honorees Mary & Richard Carpenter

CEO/President Mark Elswick & LVUSD Superintendent Dan Stepenosky

ZIN BISTRO’S BREAST CANCER AWARENESS FUNDRAISER

On the shore of the beautiful Westlake Lake with the sunset as its backdrop, Zin Bistro held its first Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser. The restaurant was decorated with dozens of pink balloons; pink accents were visible from the ribbons on the tables to the decadent cupcakes graciously donated

by For Heavens Cakes. Zin Bistro owner Rouz Yazdanyar, his wife, Katie, and her sister Toni Wolfson organized the event.

Aside from the festive atmosphere, gorgeous view and delicious food, Stella and Dot jewelry stylists helped make every woman feel beautiful and donated part of their proceeds to a breast cancer research institute. This event raised over $2,200, which was donated to the Cancer Research Collaboration.

“CRC is a relatively new charity, so we really wanted to raise awareness for it. Research is so vital in fighting cancer today and hopefully curing it tomorrow,” said Yazdanyar.

This was the first Breast Cancer Awareness event organized by Zin Bistro but is sure not to be the last.

BY JULIA SHAPIRO // PHOTOGRAPHY BY IVORY VENTURA Danielle Duncan and Tiffany Moss, stylists from Stella and Dot jewelry, show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Stella and Dot jewelry on display with part of the proceeds going to a Breast Cancer research institute.

Bright balloons decorate the interior of Zin Bistro

Manager Rouz (far left) and his staff all wear pink to support Breast Cancer research.

Festive pink decorations adorn the dining room and dinner tables.

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Oak Christian School’s VP of Advancement John Huffman and Headmaster Jeff Woodcock quip in front of the Bentley provided

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OCS parent and golf tournament supporter Bill Dallas.

OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2012 GOLF TOURNAMENT

Wayne Gretzky opening our tournament with John Huffman to the left.

Oaks Christian School held their Annual Golf Tournament this year on November 12th at the beautiful Sherwood Country Club. The event kicked off with breakfast and a welcome ceremony with the event’s Honorary Chairperson, Wayne Gretzsky, and OCS’s V.P. of Advancement, John Huffman. As one of the many community sponsors, O’Gara Motor Coach featured their luxury cars for the highly anticipated hole-in-one contest. The fun-filled day continued with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by an awards dinner and live auction. With over 150 golfers and dinner guests, the day was a great success! BY WHITNEY NOELLE // PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA OHANIAN

2012 OCS Golf Committee members: Eric Gustavson, Gerard Cappello, Peter Kleinick, Jay Losi, OCS Vice President of Advancement John Huffman, and Bradley Schwartz.

ACT TODAY! FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

“The Bold and the Beautiful’s” Don Diamont and Katherine Kelly Lang

Bonnie Hunt, 2012 ACTivist Joe Mantegna, Jean Smart and Richard Gilliland

Autism Care and Treatment (ACT) Today! dazzled with its 7th Annual Denim and Diamonds Gala at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. Actor Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) and TV executive Steve Mauldin (President/General Manager of CBS TV Los Angeles) were named 2012 ACTivists for their efforts to promote autism awareness and education. Kathleen Sternbach, local kindergarten teacher and ACT Today! volunteer, was awarded the 2012 Golden Cowgirl Award. Award-winning singer/songwriter Brian McKnight serenaded the crowd throughout the evening.

One in 88 children is diagnosed with autism, yet many families struggle to pay for therapies and programs. To support these families in need, ACT Today! founder Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh and Executive Director Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson established this annual fundraiser in 2005. This year, more than 500 guests attended to raise money to provide autistic children with grants for medical care, therapies, service dogs and safety equipment. For more information, visit www.act-today.org. BY SAMANTHA GOLD // PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB GOLD

ACT Today!’s Shayne Romero, Founder Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Actor Lou Diamond

Executive Director Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson and CBS News Anchorwoman Pat Harvey present CBS TV Los Angeles President Steve Mauldin with the 2012 ACTivist award.

Martial Artist/Actor Don “The Dragon” Wilson

“Dancing with the Stars’” Kyle Massey

Austin Hawk with Hunter King of "The Young and The Restless"

O’GARA COACH WESTLAKE’S PREVIEW

On November 13th O’Gara Coach hosted a preview of their gorgeous new Westlake showroom. Attendees were given a sneak peek at the beautiful Bentley and Rolls Royce Motor Cars along with a tour led by General Manager, Mitch Anderson. Though under construction at the time of the preview, the showroom held its Grand Opening in December and is now open to the public. As the latest gem of luxury lifestyle, O’Gara Coach Westlake is a welcomed addition to the local community. BY WHITNEY NOELLE // PHOTOGRAPHY BY IVORY VENTURA Black Rolls Royce Drophead Phantom

O’ Gara’s general manager, Mitch Anderson

Classic Bentley convertible

Bentley V8 convertible featuring red leather interior

The new O'Gara Coach showroom featuring seamless glass windows

31ST ANNUAL WVJWC GINGERBREAD BOUTIQUE

Ivy Bunnak and Joyce Chow of Little Dudes Only

Ivette Helfend behind her designs from Linx & More

The Westlake Village Junior Women’s Club held its 31st annual Gingerbread Boutique on November 8th and 9th. Nearly 1000 shoppers attended the event held at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Westlake Village to support deserving community charities. This year, Many Mansions, which provides low-income housing to families in the area, was the primary recipient of the net proceeds from the boutique. Shopping for this cause was made possible by more than 35 vendors, offering everything from jewelry and apparel to gifts and home goods.

“We want to inspire other people to get involved and we want to evolve—we are a really diverse group of women who have come together for one purpose, which is to give back to the community,” said WVJWC President Lesley Lippel.

If you missed the holiday fun this year, make sure to start your gift shopping early next year by supporting a deserving cause and attending the 32nd annual Gingerbread Boutique. For more information on WVJWC, visit www.westlakejuniors.org. BY BAILEE AHERN // PHOTOGRAPHY BY IVORY VENTURA

Doggy goodies from The Lucky Lab

The creator behind ZG Designs

Delicious gingerbread treats from Cacao Luxe

Becky Sawitz of Becky Sawitz Jewelry Designs

Gingerbread Chair Jennifer Jeziorski, Gingerbread Chair Jessica Dreyfus, WWJWC member Kimberly Serafini and WVJWC President Lesley Lippel

DAYTRIPPERS EACH NEW YEAR, MANY OF US MAKE THE EFFORT TO COMMIT TO AT LEAST ONE NEW YEARS RESOLUTION. Generally, these resolutions focus on future goals for our business, family, and community, however, most often individuals want to feel and look good, in turn, trying out new ways to support a healthy and empowered lifestyle.

Taking care of our bodies is critical. If we feel good, we usually look good. And when we feel we are at our optimal, we naturally perform better in all areas of life.

So take the time to pamper yourself if not for a weekend or a day, at least for a few hours. Here are a few places that are within a stones throw away and will provide an environment of healing and healthy indulgence enabling you to take care of others and meet important goals with a smile on your face and a healthy mind, body and spirit.

Skip a little further South and find yourself at the SPA MONTAGE in Laguna Beach where wellness is about life in balance, creating harmony through the synchronized care of every aspect of oneself. The Spa Montage brings together all the components that contribute to a vibrant healthy life.

Their Wellness Program introduces the benefits of movement to enrich your experience.

Montage 30801 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, California 92651 866.271.6953 www.montagelagunabeach.com

ONE THE SPA at Shutters On The Beach in Santa Monica recognizes that wellness is a part of life here in California. Their mantra is RELAX. RESTORE. REPEAT. Try out the Red Flower Ocean Healing Signature Treatment designed to energize, soothe, repair and rejuvenate. Shutters is less than an hour drive from Westlake and a great way to kick off the new year!

Shutters On The Beach One Pico Blvd.

Santa Monica, California 93023 310.587.1712 www.shuttersonthebeach.com

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HE EVENING OF DECEMBER 13TH KICKED OFF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GRAND OPENING OF O’GARA COACH MOTOR’S WESTLAKE SHOWROOM. Representing the epitome of luxury living, the opening festivities maintained the culture of elegance of the upscale dealership. Stepping foot onto the freshly constructed imported Italian tile surrounded by energy efficient seamless glass, there is no question that Tom O’Gara’s newest showroom stands apart from the rest. The 350 guests who hailed from Calabasas, Malibu, Westlake, Montecito and Santa Barbara, were treated to the finest foods, spirits and entertainment as they perused the gallery of Bentley and Rolls Royce automobiles. The illuminated showroom projected its silhouette against the backdrop of the Westlake Village evening sky; a jewel in the crux of the upscale automobile marketplace.

Catering to clients from Los Angeles to Ventura County and beyond, O’Gara Coach Westlake’s mission is to provide the discriminating purveyor of well-crafted motorcars with an unparalleled experience. From the design of the vehicles to the superior level of customer service and incomparable sophistication, O’Gara has already become a prized landmark in our Westlake community.

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THORSON

INSURANCE SERVICES

BY JULIA SHAPIRO

Owning a family business is no small feat. The Thorson family, however, has maintained an insurance services company since 1931 and has been expanding its products for several decades with impeccable efficiency and hospitality. This company began as a first generation business, and in 1980, CEO and President, David Thorson, opened his own firm, Thorson Insurance Services, which he now runs with his son, Erick Thorson, the Vice President of Business Development. A resident of Westlake since 1992, Thorson relocated his business to Westlake in 1999 to further expand.

Thorson Insurance Services “specializes in areas where we provide products that are unique and that are needed and then, we either build a company around that product or introduce new programs,” said Thorson. Thorson Insurance Services has a variety of innovative and competitive offerings that cover a large range of topics to fit every customer’s needs. Their medical malpractice insurance is centered in the Fairway Physicians Insurance Company, which was established in 2003 to provide quality medical liability insurance to all California physicians. Thorson Insurance Services takes pride in the fact that they keep the doctor in mind every step of the way. The commercial insurance that this company deals with includes tailoring a business’s insurance portfolio to suit specific, individual needs. The personal insurance program offered shows individuals that what they deem to be unnecessary insurance is in fact, necessary. Lastly, the benefits insurance program assists people with items ranging from employee education and claims assistance to disability and dental/vision insurance. “Not only are we brokers, but we are also risk takers,” exclaims Thorson.

Aside from its dedicated contributions to insurance services, the Thorson family is also keen on giving back to the community that has so graciously helped their business flourish. A large

organization in which the family is involved is Boys Town, which offers families and children with special treatment needs, services in their own homes. David Thorson has participated on the board of directors for this organization since 2005. Additionally, David Thorson made extremely generous contributions to the foundation of Oaks Christian School in 2000. Both of his sons graduated from this school and so, it holds a place “near and dear to my heart,” said Thorson. Thorson Stadium was built in 2001 at the school to honor and thank Tracey and David Thorson for all they have done. The Thorsons are also involved in the Wayne Gretzky Foundation and the Casey Lee Ball Foundation, which donates to pediatric kidney research and the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts.

A new project Thorson Insurance Services just launched is the O’Gara Coach Bentley dealership. “We have come out with an iconic program that caters to high end cars,” says Thorson excitedly. “Most collector car programs are for older, classic cars. Our program is designed not only for older cars but also for newer models like Rolls Royce, Ferrari or Lamborghini, and we insure them at an almost 50 percent discount.” This new program is sure to be a success and is just another measure of the extraordinary programs and commitment exhibited at this insurance company.

“We’re not successful unless our clients are successful,” explains Thorson. “Our goal is not to make money. Our goal is to provide the best products out there for our clients.

We’re always trying to innovate or create a new product that will benefit our clients and provide them better coverage.” By following the core values of spirit, accountability, passion, integrity and knowledge, Thorson Insurance Services has become a household name in the local area.

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“SHUTTLE 26: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED,” SAID MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA WHO GREETED THE SPACE SHUTTLE, ENDEAVOUR, AS IT ROLLED INTO LOS ANGELES IN OCTOBER TO MOVE INTO ITS RETIREMENT HOME AT THE CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER. Millions of residents turned out to see the 85-ton shuttle make its precarious two-day road trip through the urban thoroughfares of L.A. and Inglewood. The shuttle traveled mainly along La Tijera, Manchester, Crenshaw and Martin Luther King, Jr. boulevards on a specially designed 80-wheel transport vehicle. The 12-mile journey from LAX was marked by challenges the shuttle certainly never encountered during its nearly 20-year career in space. Endeavour’s 78-foot-long wingspan barely fit between buildings on opposite sides of the city streets; at times it came close to clipping utility poles and trees.

Endeavour was the fifth and final space worthy NASA shuttle to be built in the U.S. space program. It was created to replace the Challenger, which exploded minutes after its launch in 1986.

Construction of the Endeavour began the following year and was completed in 1991.

The craft is the namesake of the legendary British ship HMS Endeavour, which Captain James Cook commanded on his first exploratory voyage in 1768. The shuttle’s moniker also honors Endeavour, which was the name of Apollo 15’s command module.

Endeavour, which first took flight in May 1992, completed 25 missions to space. Among them were the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and the first mission to add a U.S.-built component to the International Space Station.

Endeavour carried the first African-American female astronaut, Mae Jemison, into space in September 1992.

During its career, the craft spent nearly 300 days in space and traveled more than 122 million miles. Its final mission, to the International Space Station (ISS), took place in May 2011.

On this mission, the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-20 departed from the ISS and paused at a distance of 200 meters, where Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli took a series of covert photographs and videos of Endeavour docked. Commander Mark Kelly was the last astronaut off Endeavour when the mission ended at the Kennedy Space Center in June 2011. After that, Endeavour was officially decommissioned.

The nation’s other three remaining space shuttles were retired earlier to locations across the country. Enterprise is at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, Discovery is at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum near Washington, D.C., and Atlantis sits at the Visitor Complex at Kennedy Space Center.

Endeavour may be viewed up close – but no, you can’t sit in it – at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion at the California Science Center. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for major holidays), the center also houses the “California Story” gallery, which features historic photographs and artifacts from the shuttle’s history.

South of downtown Los Angeles, the California Science Center is located in Exposition Park, two blocks west of the Harbor (110) Freeway at the Exposition Boulevard exit. Public transportation is available. Information: (323) 724-3623; www.californiasciencecenter.org

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ANCING WITH THE STARS AUSSIE BEAUTY KYM JOHNSON had never planned on staying in the States beyond one season.

After the U.S. had watched Johnson on three seasons of the Australian version of the show, they asked her to audition and she came for just a “bit of fun.”

But lo and behold ...12 seasons and six years later she has won two mirror ball trophies, one with singer and actor, Donny Osmond and the other with Pittsburgh Steeler, Hines Ward, as has partnered with other celebs such as David Hasselhoff, David Arquette and Penn Jillette.

Johnson’s passion for dance began at age three when her “mum” signed her up for ballet, jazz and tap classes with a group of toddlers, whom she is still close friends with.

That constituted a large part of her life and when she started ballroom dancing at age 16, everyone thought she was crazy. “The school we went to groomed you to be ballerinas or for musical theatre.”

She had gone to pick her older brother up from his ballroom lessons. “It looked cool,” she says.

He quit, but she began to do a mixture of both, and as the ballroom took off, she began to represent Australia in competitions.

After touring the world with “Burn the Floor,” a modern ballroom stage show and three seasons of Dancing with the Stars in Australia, she joined the U.S. cast in 2006.

“When I got to the gate at CBS, I thought, “‘Wow, this is like the old MGM movies, a proper lot. I felt like I was back at one of those old movie sets. And my name was on my parking space and my trailer. Are you kidding me? In Australia, they put all the celebrities and dancers in one room.”

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She says Jerry Springer was the perfect first partner. “He was very fatherly,” she says.

“Such a nice guy and very memorable.”

They asked her to tour after the first season and then came season two and another tour and before she knew it, she was a regular fixture.

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“THIS JOB HAS BEEN SO GREAT. I’VE TRAVELLED TO SO MANY WONDERFUL PLACES AND I’VE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE.”

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“I DO TRY MY BEST TO HAVE A LIFE. I HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF FRIENDS AND YOU HAVE TO FIND A BALANCE OR YOU GO CRAZY. I LIKE TO HAVE DINNERS AT HOME AND HAVE FRIENDS OVER.”

Johnson says her highlights include Osmond, who was amazing. “He works so hard,” she says.

“And he’s such a nice man. And of course Hines Ward.”

Johnson says athletes are natural competitors.

“They can handle the pressure of the live part of the show. You would think the actors have it in the bag, but they tend to get a little more insecure, whereas athletes are accustomed to just running out on the field and making it happen. They’re also so agile.

They know how to move their bodies around. I loved going to Pittsburgh. This job has been so great. I’ve travelled to so many wonderful places and I’ve met so many wonderful people.”

Despite reports of a skirmish between her and partner Jaleel White, she says the press made a bigger deal out of it than what truly existed. “Things get heated in rehearsals and it did happen, but it got blown out of proportion,” she says. “When you’re working towards something, you have moments, but you get through it and that’s what happened.”

She says the long hours and pressure can get to anyone. “My hat is off to all of them,” she says.

“They’re completely out of their comfort zone in front of millions of people. Their fans are used to seeing them in their element doing what they’re good at and all of a sudden they’re insecure, going out there doing something they have never done before, so of course they are stressed out because they want to do a good job.”

For Johnson, the show is very time consuming.

“When you’re on this show, you can say goodbye to having a life,” she says with a laugh.

She is constantly thinking about dances and costumes, but, she retracts, “I do try my best to have a life. I have a great group of friends and you have to find a balance or you go crazy. I like to have dinners at home and have friends over.”

At the moment, there is no significant other, except her dog Lola, she jokes, but she is enjoying dating. She also does a lot of work with children who suffer from Down Syndrome and recently helped organize a private screening of Tinkerbell for a large group at Disney Studios.

She also has managed to find time to make four fitness DVD’s, which are available in association with DWTS and hosts STARFit on YouTube as well.

Johnson has a partner wish list — she loves tennis so she’d love to dance with James Black or Andre Agassi. “Then again, I’d love to have George Clooney for a partner,” she says. “Stacey Kiebler did the show, so maybe she’ll put a word in for me!”

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Geste starring Gary Cooper and Susan Hayward in 1939. Ladyface Mountain is in the background, easily seen rom the 101 when driving through Agoura Hills today.

Back At The Ranch: A Look Inside Paramount Ranch’s Storied Past

PICTURESQUE SETTINGS AND DIVERSE, NATURAL LANDSCAPES ARE JUST A FEW OF THE UNIQUE QUALITIES THAT MAKE PARAMOUNT RANCH SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE. A KIND OF NATURE CONSERVATORY, THIS SCENIC OPEN-SPACE IS NESTLED ABOVE MALIBU IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND HAS JUST AS MUCH HISTORY AS IT DOES ROLLING HILLS AND OAK GROVES. BY ERIKA THOMAS // PHOTOS BY BISON ARCHIVES In 1927, on what was once the Spanishcolonized Rancho Las Virgenes, Paramount Pictures bought a sprawling 2,700 acres of land to use for filming.

The vast movie ranch immediately became the home of entertainment heavyweights. Hollywood legends Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and a bastion of other stars graced its sets from the very beginning. Cecil B. DeMille directed countless pictures at the ranch as well.

Park Ranger and resident movie expert, Mike Malone, says that during its heyday “Paramount Ranch was a moviemaking mecca, especially for westerns.”

Filming of "Geronimo" in 1939 at the Medea Creek portion of the ranch. The film starred Preston Foster and Chief Thundercloud.

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Classics such as “Wells Fargo”, “Gunsmoke”, “The Plainsman”, “Hopalong Cassidy Returns” and many others made film history there. However, westerns were not its only draw. The ranch’s tremendous topographical variety allowed filmmakers to portray locales of all kinds—from Far East China and New England, to the South Sea Islands and the Midwest.

The ranch changed hands in 1943, and just in time.

While the 1920s and 1930s had been its most active years, the golden era of the movie cowboy had come to an end. Western film enthusiast William Hertz purchased the southern portion of the ranch from Paramount Pictures with a five-year leaseback and an agreement that they could continue filming there.

Using old sheds that once housed Paramount’s movie sets, props and other surplus materials, Hertz had the very first permanent western town constructed, which proved to be of great interest to television producers. While the allure of silver screen cowboys had diminished, television cowboys were on the rise. Wildly popular T.V. westerns of the 1950s and 1960s like “Gunsmoke”, “The Rifleman”, “Have Gun Will Travel” and “The Cisco Kid” all filmed there regularly.

Its popularity continued throughout the 1970s when “M*A*S*H”, “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Charlie’s Angels” used the location for production. It also became the permanent shooting location of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” during the entire run of the series.

In 1980, Paramount Ranch became part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Although there have been numerous renovations to the town’s facade over the years, Hertz’s original western town still stands and is used often for filming.

Today, the ranch consists of only 436 acres, but the impressive nature of the terrain has not diminished.

Visitors enjoy bike riding, guided hikes and tours, clean park day and numerous other environmental events. It has even become a sought after wedding venue. People love to explore the same places where there once stood a gold rush-era San Francisco, a postwar Austria, or where Marlene Dietrich dramatically uttered her lines in “Blonde Venus.” If you listen closely, you might still hear a cowboy’s spurs jingling as he prepares for a shootout at high noon.

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Beautiful Day at the Vineyard watching Guy McLean

MIX AGOURA’S PICTURESQUE HILLSIDES ALONG WITH ITS MEDITERRANEANLIKE CLIMATE, AND YOU HAVE THE PERFECT PAIRING FOR SWEET UNADULTERATED BLISS. Now, determining your bliss is entirely up to you, but for co-owner Bernard (Bernie) Uechtritz of Triunfo Creek Vineyard (TCV), each time he rounds the bend to the vineyard’s entrance he says he gets “a real sense of peace and serenity.” Having now visited the Vineyard a couple of times, I’d have to say he’s definitely on to something.

For many who call the Santa Monica Mountains home, this particular stretch of the Malibu Canyon, according to Uechtritz “is a real gem [and] home to some of the most pristine real estate anywhere.” As an avid horseman, polo player and overall lover of the outdoors, Uechtritz has a keen eye for detail. He also has fostered a successful history in real estate and development, which earned him a reputation of near perfection, when it comes to ensuring a harmonious balance between the beauty of the natural surroundings and structural enhancements to any property. With regards to ongoing renovations, Uechtritz said “We have been steadily making landscaping improvements to the property and have seen how they have become a real asset to the whole community.”

While local area vineyards have grown both in number and acclaim in recent years, TCV not only produces its own esteemed boutique label, but also is proudly home to some of the area’s oldest vines and

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unparalleled views. Since 2000, Triunfo Creek has been a working vineyard, harvesting grapes and bottling for limited private release. And as if the breathtaking views of the vineyard aren’t enough, the entire 55+ acre property, with its park-like setting and sweeping views, is also home to an equestrian center, a seasonal creek and an understatedly elegant farmhouse. The property’s “rustic yet refined” quality lends to its overall charm and welcoming atmosphere a shared aesthetic both he and his co-owner/business partner Ray Stewart plan to maintain throughout their long term vision for the property.

“The location of Triunfo Creek Vineyard is idyllic,” adds Uechtritz. “It makes it a perfect spot for the occasional community event without imposing on other properties or adding to traffic further up in the canyon.” TCV recently hosted Australia’s legendary horseman, Guy McLean who captivated the audience as they enjoyed his unusual equestrian talents. The event was open to local horse enthusiasts who enjoyed picnicking with friends and family under some of the property’s countless oak, sycamore and eucalyptus trees.

“We are a private residence with a working ranch and vineyard and only make the property available on a very limited, exclusive basis.” Pleased that TCV is becoming “one of the canyon’s greatest assets” Uechtritz continued, “We are glad the community as a whole is benefitting from the improvements we have made to the property. [For instance] we hosted a campout for 500 Boy Scouts and it has made the perfect setting for weddings and community gatherings like the Triunfo/Lobo Homeowners’ Association event and Westlake Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Party.”

Visit triunfocreekvineyards.com for more info including details to a first ever women’s cycling event scheduled for the spring of 2013.

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MADDY’S MARKET

BY JULIA SHAPIRO

“An affordable, healthy lifestyle” is the new motto of Calabasas’ Maddy’s Market, a local, gourmet friendly store that strives to serve the community. Established in 2010, Maddy’s Market just recently celebrated its 2-year anniversary and with it a new management campaign. Owner, Nuno De Avila, recently stepped down from his position and entrusted the vision and direction of Maddy’s Market to manager, Michael Martinez. With Martinez leading the way, he hopes to “attract health conscious individuals and provide them with an outlet for that easy transition from a conventional market to a healthy market.”

With a strong business model established by the owner, the market tries to focus on many different “niches, which makes it a lot different than your average grocery store,” said Martinez. Aside from a large produce department, which is 85% organic, a feat that is not even accomplished by Whole Foods, Maddy’s Market features a wonderful and healthy juice bar, deli and bakery. In fact, all baked goods are made at the market, which is attentive to all food allergies and dietary needs, providing customers with vegan, gluten free and sugar free options. “We are one of the only places in the area that does this,” added Martinez.

To promote their immense change and expansion, Maddy’s has played a large role in establishing a street fair the first Sunday of every month. Teaming up with the Open Marketplace Company, “this fair was created to help drive traffic to the store and the rest of the shopping center,” explained Martinez. “This is a great way to bring the community together and give people a reason to come to the market, other than just to shop.”

In addition to this innovative and community-oriented event, Maddy’s has just added a new breakfast menu to its deli department, featuring breakfast burritos, sandwiches and morning pastries.

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“We have a strong lunch crowd,” said Martinez. “That is currently our focal point for the store because what we do really well here is food service. So I figured, why not tackle the two main areas: breakfast and lunch?’”

To accommodate their expanding food services, Maddy’s Market just built an additional central seating area. Martinez hopes that this user friendly and cozy area will become a café in the near future where customers will be able to “order their meal at a center hub, sit at a table and have their food brought to them.” Maddy’s Market is also seeking to obtain its beer and wine license, so it will be able to host in-house tastings and serve its customers in the new seating area.

Hospitality and customer service is central to Maddy’s Market. “When you shop here, you really get a unique experience rather than that of your average grocery store,” tells Martinez. “There is a lot more culture and atmosphere here.” Business partners on their lunch breaks, old friends and couples can all be found either sipping coffee on the couches or ordering a delicious pizza from the famous pizzeria at Maddy’s Market. This store is a glorified Starbucks, café, hangout spot and grocery store all in one. With so many different options and assortments of foods and ingredients, Maddy’s Market accommodates everyone’s personal preferences and tastes. While it is still young, it is safe to say that this market is well on its way to becoming the best place in town.

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AMANDA FULLER OF ABC’S “LAST MAN STANDING”

BY ROBYN FLANS // PHOTOGRAPHY BY BENNY HADDAD

“As a kid, there’s an expectation that you’re going to be famous in three years, especially because I was working a lot.

When that didn’t happen, I thought, ‘Oh shoot, did I miss the boat?’

AMANDA FULLER IS NOT GOING TO LIE, taking over the role of Tim Allen’s oldest daughter, Kristin, on “Last Man Standing” was terrifying at first. “You don’t know what the cast has built together before you’ve come along,” she confesses. “In order to do research while I was testing for the project, I watched the entire first season and, I have to admit, I thought Alexandra Krosney was kind of great. I didn’t really understand why they replaced her.”

On her first day, Tim gave her a big welcome speech, but no one really gave her much of an indication of what should be done differently from the previous actress.

“I know they wanted more of a conflict with Tim, someone to go up against him,” said Fuller. “I come from having done a lot of drama, which might have been a little more of what they wanted to write for.”

Fuller says she came out of the womb in Sacramento looking for drama.

“I hear stories about myself that I don’t even believe. ‘I did what?’ ‘I said what?’”

She has three older brothers who were all greatly involved in sports and then Fuller came along. Her loving parents promised to support their children in whatever they attempted.

They put Fuller in dance and musical theater at age three and she landed her first film “Tales of the City,” at age eight.

Her mother moved to L.A. with her for pilot season when she was nine and her father joined them after her brothers were out of school, when Fuller was around 16. “We made it work,” she says.

From the get-go, she loved being on set, collaborating with adults, and relishing in the freedom acting afforded her.“As a kid, there’s an expectation that you’re going to be famous

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in three years, especially because I was working a lot,” Fuller says. “When that didn’t happen, I thought, ‘Oh shoot, did I miss the boat?’ Fortunately for me, around that time, I began to get more dramatic work and got cast in more one-hour dramas and interesting films. Things shifted in a way that didn’t make me question whether or not I was successful enough to pursue it. I found a new part of acting that I loved, which was a deeper kind of story-telling.”

The list of shows Fuller has been involved in is a lengthy one. She has fond memories of her first TV film, “That ’70’s Show and “8 Simple Rules.” She points to her episode of “Without a Trace” when she was 16 as a “real opportunity” and the trips she took to South Africa with her mother for a film called Askari and to Romania for The Incredible Genie as memorable.

Overwhelmed with so many hectic schedules, Fuller decided to follow a slight change of pace by taking a year away from her career and focusing on her senior year of high school- participating in the play and going to prom. She cites her family for grounding her.

“I never wanted to party, I never wanted to go do the Hollywood thing. I never fell into that trap,” she says. “Even when I’ve had friends that would sway me in that direction, I would check it out for a few weeks and I would be like, ‘Oh, I hate this, why am I here?’”

She also loved her recent role of Dr. Morgan Peterson on “Grey’s Anatomy,” which was a show she watched from its beginning and was a dream come true when she got the a chance to actually act in it.

“It was a hard storyline,” she says. “It was taxing emotionally, but I like getting to the core of stuff. Even though I was crying in almost every scene, Justin Chambers is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. I miss being on that show.”

She confesses that achieving balance is tough in this business. She loves photography, watching movies and is a huge animal lover who sometimes feels she’s an “animal trapped in a human body.” “I’m fueled by many things I am passionate about.

She has been in a relationship with a fellow actor for the past four years, but it’s a challenge.

“Right now I’m having a really hard time having any personal or social life because I’m working day in and day out. I love it, but we miss each other,” says Fuller. “We have deep love for each other, so it’s also a really good test if this is what we’re going to do for the rest of our lives. I also have the best friends. They all know if I fall off the map, it’s because I’m working.”

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“There are multi-million dollar beauty industries hammering us about how we should be obsessed about what we look like, so I wanted to be a voice in the other direction, about how to keep our lives in balance.”

LISA BLOOM was born with DNA for the quest for justice. While everyone surely knows her high profile mother Gloria Alred, who Bloom describes as “dedicated to fighting for women’s rights until her final breath,” perhaps not so wellknown is her father, William Alred, who Bloom depicts as a true ‘60s hippie with the classic long hair and Levi jeans.

“As my mom tells it, she got married as a freshman in college, had me as a sophomore, they split up as juniors, and nevertheless, she graduated,” says Bloom, who was born in 1961.

Her father lived in the Virgin Islands until she was nine years old, although Bloom had a wonderful relationship with his mother, who she called Fox. And one day, Fox said, “Do you want to see your dad?” And when Bloom said, “Yeah!” he materialized from the next room and from that day forward, they were best friends.

Her father was bi-polar. “He could go months and months without being that way and then he could be depressed for a day or two, weeks or months,” she says. “You never knew when it would come, and when he was depressed he would withdraw from everyone because he didn’t want to impose his darkness on anyone, especially me.

It was hurtful, but as I got older I realized it wasn’t about me. As I learned more about depression, I realized my role was to have compassion.”

Bloom is very close with her “role model” mother and they meet every Sunday at her mother’s house in Malibu. She admits, though, she tried to do “something different from

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what her mom did” in an effort to claim her own identity. But when her U.C.L.A. debate team won the national championships and she was named Top Debater, her calling seemed obvious and she went to Yale law school.

After being offered an early partnership at a New York law firm, a few years ago, Bloom felt she could move back to California and she settled in Woodland Hills. “My mother had always wanted me to practice law with her and at that point I felt confident enough in myself to do that.”

As a lawyer, Bloom’s work has set legal precedent on important social issues from some of the first cases involving the rights of AIDS patients, to cases of repressed memory of child sexual abuse survivors. She has represented many celebrities,

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included Oksana Grigorieva in her domestic violence case against actor Mel Gibson and Lindsay Lohan’s father’s effort to protect his daughter.

An avid bookworm, at the age of eight she had dreams of being an author, and was thrilled to achieve New York Bestseller status in 2011 with “Think -- Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World.”

“There are multi-million dollar beauty industries hammering us about how we should be obsessed about what we look like, so I wanted to be a voice in the other direction, about how to keep our lives in balance.”

After that book, parents would ask, “what about boys?” Her book “Swagger (10 Urgent Rules for raising boys in an era of failing schools, mass joblessness and thug culture)”was her response.

“I wanted to do something similar, alert people to the problems boys are facing, and offer solutions,” says Bloom.

She feels books are her legacy ... in addition to her children Sarah, born in 1989, and Sam, born in 1991, while she was in a short-lived marriage.

She says she has loved every stage of motherhood. “The things they would say and do were always adorable,” Bloom says. “Thank God I have two amazing kids. My daughter is now in law school in New York and my son is a senior in college in D. C. and I am very close with both of them.”

In addition to law and writing, Bloom is a legal analyst on CBS News, CNN and HLN and makes frequent appearances on TV shows such as Dr. Drew, the Insider, and the Today Show.

“I do a lot of television,” she says. “I love it. I think it’s something I can contribute. I always remember that the people I’m talking about and the legal cases we’re covering are real people who probably don’t have a voice. I try to emphasize that people are innocent until proven guilty and I try to be responsible and fair.”

So much for that DNA.

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HOLLYWOOD PRODIGY:

ROB COHEN

BY DARLENE RICKER

“I LOVE MAKING MOVIES. I’ve never had two days in a row that were the same,” says Rob Cohen, a prolific Malibu writer, director and producer widely known for his Blockbuster action-adventure films.

As high-energy as his characters, Cohen, a selfprofessed “adrenalin junkie,” tried surfing in Maui 10 years ago. He says he “was hooked from day one . . . It was a total life transformation.” He promptly bought a car big enough to carry his surfboard, sold his home in the Hollywood Hills and moved to Malibu, where his favorite surf spot is Little Dume. “There has been no looking back” on surfing, he says. “When I get into something new, I go full force. I love to push the limits.”

Just as he puts all of his heart and energy into surfing, Cohen exerts complete commitment and passion in his film projects. His films are inspired

by history and culture and include box-office hits such as “The Fast and the Furious”; “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story,” and “The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” (which grossed more than $400 million and opened number one in 90 percent of its territories). His most recent release was “Alex Cross” in 2012.

Cohen describes himself as “very excited about life” and says he intends to “keep making movies until I drop.”

An anthropology major and graduate of Harvard University, Cohen was named in “Premiere Magazine's Power 100” list. He burst onto the Hollywood stage in the 1970s, morphing into a boy wonder who soon became a sought-after directorproducer in film and television. At just 23, Cohen was put in charge of the motion picture producing unit of the legendary Motown Records.

Today he is focusing on an upcoming film about the renowned scientist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton. Cohen is writing the script and will supervise the design of a graphic novel showcasing Newton’s little-known late-life career as chief detective and master of the British royal mint.

Through a three-year campaign, Newton cracked the biggest counterfeiting ring in operation.

Cohen, who likes to make cameo appearances in his films, calls Newton “a dream project.” He performed meticulous research and amassed 10,000 pages of material to make the script accurate and cinematic. “Writing a script from scratch enables you to address the blank page and turn it into your vision,” he says. “That’s what I love about a project like this: the unbridled creativity it affords you if you’re a self-starter.”

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“Writing a script from scratch enables you to address the blank page and turn it into your vision.

That’s what I love about a project like this: the unbridled creativity it affords you if you’re a self-starter.”

Action films deserve more respect than they get, says Cohen, who has long been trying to get people to take the genre seriously. “More technical knowledge is needed to direct an action film than any other type of movie,” he says. “To make things kinetic you need a command of cinema, visual effects, special effects and the use of specialized equipment. Making ‘Inception’ was 100 times harder than making a drama.”

With 31 motion pictures to his credit, is there anything else he would like to do? “I have always loved science fiction and have never had the opportunity to work in that genre,” says Cohen, who enjoys recreation and dining with his wife and children in Westlake Village. They own two horses, a Peruvian Paso and a Thoroughbred, which they ride in Encinal Canyon.

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BY ROBYN FLANS // PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN LANDES

JOAN BENEDICT STEIGER ON LIFE AND LOVE

ACTRESS AND MALIBU RESIDENT, JOAN BENEDICT STEIGER, knows a thing or two -- or three -- about love. In her lifetime she’s experienced great love with three men, all notable actors, John Myhers, Rod Steiger and Jeremy Slate.

She says that her knowledge of love is best summed up by a quote from Captain Von Trapp, a role Myhers performed over 3,000 times in the Rodgers and Hammerstein production of Sound of Music.

“Love isn’t love ‘til you give it away,” says Steiger.

At twenty, the fledgling actress dated all three men, to make a name for herself and grasped the media’s attention.

She was born as Joan Canizaro in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York where she lived in her grandfather’s brownstone.

“The first movie I saw was “Top Hat” with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire when I was seven,” she remembers. “When I came out of the movie, I thought, ‘That’s the world for me.’”

Her mother, recognizing her love of dance at age seven, had the “terrific foresight” a few years later to put her on a ship with her governess to live in Rome with relatives so she could study there.

Later her mother accompanied her to live in Paris for a while.

After losing her father, she and her mother moved to Long Island where she began to study acting with the likes of Stella Adler and Robert Lewis. “Over the years, I’ve always kept my studies

up,” says Steiger, who has done over 40 plays and was honored last year by the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival with the Eternity Award for “lifetime achievements that have made a lasting contribution to the world of theatre.”

When she was 18, Steiger’s job in New York was on the live Steve Allen Show. Around that same time, she met Rod Steiger. “He was starring on Broadway in Rashomon and my agent got me a job on a show called Masquerade Party with Rod at the time. When we were in the make-up room, he said, ‘Come here little girl.’ He invited me to see him in Rashomon and have dinner with him. As the two of us were crossing Broadway, I’ll never forget seeing a big movie marquee: ‘Rod Steiger starring in Al Capone.’ I said, ‘How does it feel being a big star on Broadway and a big star in the movies?’ He said, ‘Great kid.’ We had a wonderful time together.”

At the same time she was dating Steiger, she was started dating another actor named Jeremy Slate. And then along came John Myhers, who had just returned from a 12-year stay in Italy.

She met Myhers when she was hired to co-host with him on an Italian version of the popular quiz show, “The $64,000 Question” called “Win a Million Lira” which brought the two close together.

Naturally, her career had just taken off with the classic “Candid Camera,” when Myhers was assigned to travel for his role as Captain Von Trapp in the Sound of Music and he asked her to marry him.

But, “Love always came first,” Steiger says, and she left behind an offer of a “Candid Camera” contract, all her other beaus and married Myhers in Chicago. Still, she managed to do more Candid Cameras and enjoy a full career including stints on “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives” and what she considers her greatest role, Leona, the one-woman show about Leona Helmsley. She also remembers a highlight of working on the Steve Allen Show where, walking out in a gold lame bathing suite, Ginger Rogers, her idol, tapped her on her rear.

“She said, ‘You sure do something for that bathing suit.’”

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“Her mother, recognizing her love of dance at age seven, had the “terrific foresight” a few years later to put her on a ship with her governess to live in Rome with relatives so she could study there.”

After 30 years of marriage to Myhers, he passed away of tongue cancer and she re-connected with Rod Steiger about eight years later.

“Rod used to read poetry to me. He was a wonderful poet and when we were married, he wrote me beautiful poems.”

Steiger died of pancreatic cancer after only two years of marriage. Then about five years later, watching TV, Jeremy Slate’s “Hell’s Angels ’69” came on and she decided she’d rekindle her old flame. They spent a near four wonderful years together until he died of esophageal cancer.

“I can name all the hospitals...Cedars is where John died, St. John’s is where Rod died and Jeremy died at USC, all different cancers.”

Now writing her memoirs, Steiger says that despite all the loss, she remains positive and feels blessed to have had such rich relationships.

“I’ve always loved the companionship of wonderful men and I have had such incredible loves.”

PSYCHOLOGY

CHAT WITH DR. KAT

BY KAT DERRIG-PALUMBO, Ph.D

over this moment for the last month. But the other part of it is your choice. Practicing selfcontrol for the small stressors in life will give you the practice you need to handle keeping your cool when the big stuff hits the fan.

And remember ... If you have children in your life, show them what the holidays are supposed to be about.

Dear Dr. Kat Every year I spend so much money on gifts for friends and family. However, most of the time I feel unappreciated in return. I don’t always get a nice gift and at times nothing at all. It just seems unfair. I don’t know if they can’t afford it or what? Maybe I should just not waste my time anymore. I start thinking about this right after Thanksgiving. I do love shopping for everyone and I do enjoy watching them open the gifts, but I feel overlooked. Am I wrong?

Thanks, Confused

12 DOUBLE COUPONS, 11 HOURS OF DECORATING, 10 TEACHER PRESENTS, 9 HOLIDAY PARTIES, 8 OFFICE DEADLINES, 7 SECRET GIFTS, 6 HOURS OF WRAPPING, 5 CROWDED MALLS, 4 DEMANDING KIDS, 3 SCHOOL SHOWS, 2 COOKIE EXCHANGES AND 1 BLINDING MIGRAINE! The holiday season is upon us. Are you ready to embrace it? Celebrate it? Or do you just want to escape from it? The key to having a happy and healthy holiday season is to plan wisely, learn when to kindly decline an invitation and decide to enjoy what you have planned. Even when you must visit the relative you really don’t want to see.

How do you put on a happy face, ignore the torment and enjoy the day when your own relative makes you want to scream? We have heard of a myriad of anger management techniques – from the age-old “count to ten” to yoga breathing techniques. Does anyone really get to that fork in the road during a holiday dinner and really take a moment to

breathe? Or do we all pretty much take the low road and roll up our sleeves and send our best jabs flying across the table the first opportunity we get?

So why do we choose the beating over the breathing? That’s the real question, isn’t it?

Anger management techniques DO work.

And most of us know at least one or two of them off the top of our heads. We just don’t apply them.

It’s not the brawl that ruins the holiday!

No, not even CLOSE. It’s the anticipation of the brawl starting a good month before Thanksgiving, that the holiday-ruining tradition begins. We begin arguing with the family we do get along with – about the family we don’t.

Yet the holiday -ruining tradition continues …

Likely, the reason you choose to scream at the frustrating family member instead of doing a round of Yoga breaths has much to do with the fact that you have been stewing

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Dear Confused, Having feelings is not necessarily wrong.

However, the path to getting those feelings may not be well thought-out. I clearly see why you feel this way and I am sure that these feelings are hurtful and frustrating.

The source of your pain seems to be coming from your own perception of why your family and friends are not buying you gifts. Do they have the money to spend? Do they want to exchange gifts? Do they know how you feel?

You allow these feelings to fester and boil over for weeks and this is not a healthy way to live. These types of thoughts increase stress and anxiety and ultimately lead to poor relationships. I recommend that you talk to your family and friends and ask them if they would like to participate in a gift exchange.

Open communication is best. If they choose not to then it is up to you. Remember gift giving is about giving a gift to someone you care about and not about the anticipation or the expectation of what you will receive in return. It is very clear that you enjoy buying gifts for others.

Enjoy the season!

Dr. Kat

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31673 Foxfield- Westlake Trails listed for $1,999,999

1087 Vista Ridge in North Ranch Country Club Estates listed a $8,995,000

MICHELLE OUELLETTE AND BILL CARTER L O C A L

R E A L T O R S

BY ALISA GERMAN

AS 2013 HERALDS A NEW BEGINNING, MANY ARE WONDERING WHAT CHANGES, IF ANY, LIE AHEAD WITH THE HOUSING MARKET. This happens to be the expertise of dynamic real estate team, Michelle Ouellette and Bill Carter, Sotheby’s International Realty’s top producing agents, recognized for selling and listing over a billion dollars worth of real estate. Once you speak with them you will know exactly why they are the ‘go to’ team when it comes to anything in the Conejo and the housing market.

“Every market is segmented. Westlake is a very unique community because it has the same attributes as when I moved here 39 years ago. Back then it was strictly a commuter community, but now it is for upwardly mobile people and young families,” says Carter.

“Young families move here because they want their kids out of the LA Unified School District and to be a part of the Conejo School District. So there are some academic draws to Westlake, but there are also logistic

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draws You’re not too far out from the city, there’s a large corporate draw and there’s money being put into the community. If you’re a young couple, you want to be in a community that offers this,” adds Ouellette.

Both Carter and Ouellette have been living in Westlake Village since the early 1960’s and 70’s. Ouellette worked as a corporate Vice President of Sales for a global communications company before becoming an agent in 1987. Carter was a child actor who has starred movies and commercials; he was considered for an academy award for his performance in the 1953 version of Titanic.

Both take their previous careers as the perfect training ground for their success as real estate agents. “We love what we do, and we truly enjoy the relationship we have with our clients; it is key to have that in this business,” says Carter. “We try to manage expectations; there is a fantasy price and a sales price, but ultimately the market is always going to dictate the price of your home. It’s always going to be what a buyer is willing to pay for your house,” chimes Ouellette.

2141 Ocean Drive- Silverstrand Beach- On the sand listed for $2,795,000

2330 Heatherbank in Sherwood country Club Estates listed at $1,395,000

2658 Ladbrook Way in Sherwood Country Club Estates, listed for $5,995,000

“For 2013 it will depend on the house price and the market segment. Inventory is at an all time low, and interest rates have never been so low. It’s a perfect storm if you’re looking for homes less than a million, and you’ve been waiting to buy, you need to jump on this right away,” shares Ouellette. “Because of the political climate, this situation stay exactly the same for the next four years. We are going to have so many tax laws that will affect people making over $250-thousand dollars a year, which is every single one of our clients,” adds Carter.

Both are quick to add, with interest rates at an all time low, this is the perfect time to buy, and with this team on your side, you have a winning combination. www.BillandMichelleEstates.com

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THOMAS GIBSON KNOWS HIS SHOW, CRIMINAL MINDS, CAN BE “CREEPY.” FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HE HAS PLAYED AARON “HOTCH” HOTCHNER WHO IS THE HEAD OF A TEAM THAT DEALS WITH SERIAL KILLERS AND SOME OF THE MOST GRUESOME CRIME STORIES ON TV. LIVING IN THAT UNIVERSE, ONE MUST WONDER HOW GIBSON MANAGES TO ESCAPE LIVING IN SUCH A DARK PLACE? “Knowing that it’s fiction helps,” he says, then reconsiders, knowing that the minds they explore on the show do exist in the non-fiction world.

“Jim Clemente, (retired FBI supervisory special agent) who was our technical consultant, wrote one of our episodes that involved a boy who was held captive in chains, but who was able to escape. The bad guy promptly went and abducted another boy. I asked Jim if he had worked on a case like that and he said yes, about six cases like that.”

He hopes the show raises awareness and not too much paranoia. “Hopefully the show has helped people recognize one sign that sticks out. When you don’t feel right in your gut about something or someone, it might not be anything, but it’s nothing you should ignore. The thing we have drilled into our kids is stranger danger, so without spreading paranoia, we should also remember the benevolent so and so down the street might not be right. If you get a funky feeling, do not ignore it. There are creeps in a lot closer places than we think.”

He believes the show is successful because of the universality of the question of “What happened in a person’s life and what cards were they dealt that prompted them to create such extreme behaviors?”

“It explores the puzzles of our lives. The characters work on the cases and try to find a reason the pieces have been put together in a particular way.”

The pieces of Gibson’s own puzzle began in Charleston, South Carolina, with his career beginning in local theater at age nine.

He moved to New York to attend Juilliard on an acting scholarship, graduating in 1985. He landed his first guest role in TV’s “Leg Work” two years later, followed by work in daytime’s “Guiding Light,” then in “As The World Turns.”

He met his wife, Christine, in a Mexican bar in Paris while she was there on vacation from graduate school and he happened to be there after a job in Ireland. Fatefully, they had a friend in common and were introduced by the bartender.

They courted long distance after which she moved to New York to be with him and the following year, in 1993, they were married.

Of Christine, he says: “She’s great. She’s very smart, much smarter than me, very sweet, very pretty, very bright.”

They came to California in 1994 when he landed the role of Dr. Daniel Nyland in “Chicago Hope,” which was immediately followed by five years of “Dharma and Greg.”

They bought a house in San Antonio to be close to Christine’s parents.

“Of course, nothing will get you a job back in California faster than buying a house in San Antonio,” he says with a laugh.

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Before they even moved into the house, he was commuting back and forth for Criminal Minds.

He had a little stereotyping to break after Greg on Dharma and Greg. Even the producers on Criminal Minds originally said to him, “Hotch is the family man.”

Gibson didn’t play into that, though.

Even though one of the producers told him early on that he was playing Hotch a “little dark,” he continued to follow his gut. A couple of seasons ago, he finally got to explore a little bit of the character’s personal life.

In his own personal life, he enjoys playing the ukulele Christine bought for him 10 years ago. He goes home as often as possible to his three children, the youngest of whom is eight, but during shooting, he spends the lion-share of his time in L.A. with a team of actors, a family and a crew that “works their asses off.”

When asked if he has a favorite episode, Gibson is hard-pressed. “The 100th episode where I got to take my nemesis down was very gratifying as an actor. C. Thomas Howell was a great nemesis and we had a great showdown. That was a terrific arch. There have been so many great ones and great actors I’ve gotten to work with on this show.

It’s been a bit of a feast.”

FOR HEALTH

head. However, the patient’s age and physical shape defied the diagnosis. Luckily, our patient had an advocate that helped save his life. His mother.

His mother had witnessed her own husband experience a heart attack in his early 40s, and knew the loss of her father-in-law, also due to heart disease, at an early age. She helped expedite the cardiologist’s evaluation and prompt cardiac catheterization. Her son had an almost complete blockage of the main vessel to the heart. A stent was placed and the symptoms disappeared with the restored circulation to the heart.

Heart disease is the main cause of death, for both men and women, in America, with 935,000 people having heart attacks annually, and 385,000 dying of coronary heart disease. This disease can be found in a variety of ages, it does not discriminate. Family history is important as it can lead to screening and treatment of high cholesterol. The development of Lipitor and other statins has markedly changed the rate of heart disease.

The key is early intervention in the case of a myocardial infarction. Many with early warning signs do not act on them, accounting for 47% of the sudden cardiac deaths that occur outside of the hospital. The major warning signs include:

BY HANNAH GROSSMAN, M.D., C.M.O.

1. Chest Pain or Discomfort 2. Upper Body Pain or Discomfort in the Arms, Back, Neck, Jaw, or Stomach 3. Shortness of Breath 4. Nausea, Lightheadedness or Cold Sweats

THE LANKY 34-YEAR-OLD ROLLED OUT OF BED, THREW ON SOME GYM SHORTS AND HEADED FOR 24HOUR FITNESS. HE HAD BEEN THE STAR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM AND HAD PLAYED IN COLLEGE AS WELL , SO HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO TOUGH WORKOUTS. But today was different. He hit the weights first and thought they were a little more difficult than usual. When he turned the treadmill up for his usual 4-mile run he noted again that something was different. He quickly noticed a tightness in his chest that made him stop. He assumed he was having an asthma attack, except he was not asthmatic. He sat down and assumed it would pass. It did not. The tightness got worse.

After a brief call to his folks, he headed to the ER at his mother’s insistence.

She met him there. The doctor on call was aware of his symptoms after reviewing the differential diagnosis in his

The key risk factors are high blood pressure, smoking and high LDL cholesterol.

Other risk factors include diabetes, obesity, excess alcohol use, lack of exercise and poor diet.

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HEART DISEASE IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF DEATH, FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, IN AMERICA, WITH 935,000 PEOPLE HAVING HEART ATTACKS ANNUALLY, AND 385,000 DYING OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE.

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HEALTH

A HEARTBEAT

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HOW TO HELP YOUR HEART: 1. Know your cholesterol level and take medicine if prescribed 2. Exercise regularly, for a minimum of 30 minutes at least 5 days a week.

3. Don’t smoke.

4. Eat a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables, low in salt and fat.

Remember, the current CPR recommendation is for chest compressions, only.

TIPS&VIEWS

THE PLOT THICKENS …

BY SANDY FRANCIS

Are there really people out there who send announcements regarding a change of cemetery plots? Could it be that just maybe these “nutcases” have way too much time on their hands? Believe it or not, I’ve started hearing of audiences for this odd new trend. My neighbor, with whom I’ve enjoyed the occasional conversation, turns out to be a member of this absurd club (it is weird, isn’t it?).

She tells me that she and her husband changed cemetery plots—that is to say, they sold the original and purchased another. She wondered if she should send out notices to

friends. “Surely, you’re joking!” I exclaimed.

She wasn’t, so I stopped laughing.

“Why? You’re not dead yet. And why would anyone care?” I asked. “You’re so naïve,” she began. “It’s in case any of our friends want to purchase a plot near us.

There’s a new addition to the cemetery with beautiful views, particularly plots eight through 40, and they’re available … except ours: we’re plot #18. Would you be interested in looking?”

What could I say to a person who had clearly traveled to another planet? Could she even hear me? Even if I was interested, which

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I assure you I’m not, I had already secured our plots. I couldn’t help but wonder if I would chance sending a notice to my friends and risk losing them. On the other hand, I could make the announcement cheerful and casual: “Hey everyone, guess what? Hubby and I changed cemetery plots from #12 to #25.

Great views! Wanna’ join us?” Or maybe something more formal: “Dear Friends, this letter is to notify you that the plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery formerly owned by us is now up for sale. We’ve purchased a new location, specifically plot #3 in the Section of Angels.

We welcome your visitation.”

As if that isn’t insane enough, just the other day a friend revealed that while visiting the graves of her parents, she spotted an unused set of plots which she immediately realized had to be the exact spot she wanted for her and her husband’s eternal rest. Upon inquiring, she learned the plots had been sold long ago. She was adamant: she wanted these and only these two plots. Nowhere else could she conceive of resting peacefully. She was ready to dig up anyone who dared to “plant” themselves there. She contacted a broker who discovered that the plots’ owner was moving to Hawaii and was willing to sell. Thank the Lord she didn’t die before her wish had been granted! Six months later, she was the proud owner of the plots she was “dying to buy.”

Should I offer her congratulations or free therapy?

Oh yes, there’s one more screwball story.

Someone very close to me attended her mother’s funeral where her mother was buried in a “bunk bed” plot (one coffin on top of another). Through tears, she gasped as she realized how deep the grave was and how far down her mother had to go. Shortly thereafter, she purchased the same type of plot directly next to her mother’s. Years later, after her father was also resting in the same plot with her mother, she came to a decision: she would sell her plot. Despite wanting to be near her parents, 12 feet was just too deep for her to be buried. She felt more at ease at six feet.

She is in the process of selecting a new plot … I doubt I’ll send out any notices!

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2. HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT PURSUING YOUR DREAM? I moved to New York at 18 to attend the Circle in the Square Theatre Conservatory. It was an intense two years and I grew a lot in the program.

There is no right way to go about an acting career.

You just have to keep trying, keep failing and keep getting back up.

3. BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WERE GIVEN? That you have to have a soft belly and thick skin. It's so true.

You have to be so vulnerable at a moment's notice, but also able to deal with an insane amount of rejection.

4. WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? We moved a lot when I was a kid. I was born in Sweden, and we lived in Michigan, Chicago and Connecticut before we moved to Seattle when I was 13. My folks stayed there and I really love it up there.

5. DO YOU MISS NEW YORK? I miss the walking! I walk more than anyone I know, even in LA, but in LA people look at you like your car must have broken down and in NY it's just a way of life.

bility for his physical safety, just like Amanda would have, and we developed a lovely friendship, which helped me as well.

6. FAVORITE THING ABOUT LIVING IN LOS ANGELES?

My amazing sister, Susie Marks is the Executive Director of the Hamomi Children's Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Hamomi is a primary school that does extraordinary work in all aspects of educating and caring for vulnerable and orphaned kids, from getting them medical attention to making sure they are well fed and have a safe place to sleep at night. I cannot express how proud I am of the work they are doing! www.hamomi.org

The hiking. I spend a lot of time in the Santa Monica Mountains, Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills. It still amazing to me that in the middle of this major metropolitan area there are such great trails.

7. HOW DID YOU BOOK YOUR ROLE IN "THE SESSIONS"?

Ronnie Yeskel, who cast the film, had seen my work in a few plays and called me in to meet with the director, Ben Lewin. I owe the two of them so much, I'll never be able to adequately thank them for the way they championed me.

8. HOW DID YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR ROLE? I read Mark O'Brien's book, "How I Became a Human Being" in which he describes, among many other elements of his journey, his relationships with a variety of caretakers. I also watched Jessica Yu's wonderful documentary "Breathing Lessons."

Then on set there were so many gifts. John was so vulnerable and I felt a huge amount of responsi-

9. IS THERE A CHARITY CLOSE TO YOUR HEART? Yes!

10. PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR? I'll be spending New Year's Eve in Patagonia where my fiancé and I will be doing a 10-day trek with my family.

Hopefully the rest of the year follows suit, and offers me some more great adventures ... artistically and otherwise.

“YOU HAVE TO BE SO VULNERABLE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, BUT ALSO ABLE TO DEAL WITH AN INSANE AMOUNT OF REJECTION.”

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BUBBLE READY TO POP?

BY KELLY TREVETHAN

3/ A proactive perspective may be appro-

priate in your fixed income approach.

Dynamic management can be employed to attempt to navigate stormy waters.

Specifically, an active bond manager can add value through:

• Investing Globally: not all countries • • •

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will experience the same degree of monetary tightening as the US Sector Allocation: selecting sectors that have less of a price impact from rising rates Duration Management: reducing the duration of a portfolio can lessen its sensitivity to interest rate changes Yield Curve Management: rates may not increase in tandem along the maturity spectrum, making some areas more attractive than others Bond Selection: finding undervalued bonds can add the potential for price appreciation

is cash. Don’t underestimate cash 4/ Cash as a safe haven in times of turbulence.

OVER $4 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS POURED INTO U.S. TREASURIES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS! THIS IS A STAGGERING AMOUNT. At the same time, individuals have consistently been removing money from stocks, even while the market has rallied sharply since 2009.

In the past 15 years, a portfolio that held 80 percent in stocks would have wildly underperformed a portfolio that had 80 percent in bonds.

Taking more risk has proven to leave worse results in the long term. This is a strange anomaly, which we've almost never experienced in the history of the market, especially over such an extended time period.

When anomalies exist in the market, it is likely that an overcorrection will take place in the opposite direction. What this could mean is that many of the supposedly safe investments, like U.S. Treasuries, could become some of the most dangerous assets for investors to own. At this point in time, a small one percent increase in interest rates would cause a 10-year treasury bond to decline 8.5 percent and if you happen to own a 30-year treasury, you could fall as much as 19 percent. With 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day, the risk to millions of people’s retirement funds and overall well-being is steadily increasing.

HOW SHOULD WE BE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE? There is no doubt that potentially dangerous terrain lies ahead for bond investors, but there are steps you can take to position your portfolio accordingly:

1/ Yield, but proceed with caution. Yields

on low-rated or longer maturity debt may look tempting, but understand that the price of these securities can be extremely sensitive to increasing rates. Extending maturity can be especially dangerous. If you must find yield, be careful where you get it and be especially sensitive to the impact of future interest rate increases.

careful about your choice of vehicle.

2/ Be Owning a bond ETF or index bond fund is not the same as owning a bond. The underlying maturity of the fund is typically managed to maintain a constant maturity, which means you do not have certainty of return of principal. If you owned the underlying government bonds, they would also decrease in value along the way. As long as you hold them to maturity you would get your principal back.

Management in a new world order.

5/ Risk The underlying theme is that using bonds as the automatic buffer to market volatility will almost certainly not be as rewarding as it has been in the past, especially if using longer maturity bonds.

It is every prudent investor’s responsibility to make informed decisions. This requires complete information, objective analysis and deliberate action. It is incredibly hard to ignore recent history when you are an investor, especially during extremes such as the stock market in the late nineties, real estate in 2006-2007 and interest rates today.

Being successful requires a proactive objective and unbiased evaluation of the facts.

Whether this bull market in bonds continues for another decade or not, it will not make a difference in the fact that it is mathematically impossible for your future returns to look like those in the past. Therefore, your future actions should be different from your past actions. Every investor should work with advisors who have an unbiased, proactive approach to making good decisions in order to help their clients succeed in both good markets and bad ones.

Kelly Trevethan, RFC, CIMA™ is Managing Director of United Capital. He can be reached at (866) 695-0969 or at Kelly.Trevethan@Unitedcp.com. For more information, visit www.UnitedCapitalsf.com.

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LUXURY OCEAN THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER. TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK… OR BETTER, A VACAY CHECK. AND WHAT COULD BE MORE REJUVENATING THAN BEING TOTALLY PAMPERED ABOARD A SMALL LUXURY SHIP, ISLAND HOPPING IN THE SOUTH SEAS OR CARIBBEAN, SOAKING UP RAYS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, EXPERIENCING COLORFUL PORTS IN SOUTH AMERICA OR AFRICA, OR AN EXOTIC RIVER CRUISE IN CHINA, MYANMAR, ALONG THE DANUBE OR KINGDOM OF THE CZARS BETWEEN ST. PETERSBURG AND MOSCOW?

BY LINDA LANG

70 Seven Seas Navigator features 16 cruises in Alaska this year.

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N ANDRIVER CRUISING Small ship luxury cruises for 2013 and 2014 have more intriguing options than ever. New ports of call, more itineraries, longer port stays, new in-depth land tours, enhanced onboard perks and sizeable promotional offers are now the norm.

The chic vessels offered by lines such as Silversea, Seabourn, and Regent Seven Seas afford maximum refined comfort and pampering.

Accommodations are all spacious ocean-view suitesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;most with private verandahs, sitting rooms, interactive flat screen entertainment centers, lush marble baths, walk-in closets, stocked en suite bars, posh robes, slippers, designer linens and bath amenities.

And, of course, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the teak pool deck with whirlpool spas and casual dining, posh full-service spas and fitness centers, casinos, shops, bars, lounges and a tasty variety of casual, ethnic and fine restaurantstyle dining options. Noted guest speakers, computer and language classes, a plethora of enrichment programs, entertainment and variety of continually tweaked land tours fill the days. Spacious public areas, quiet corners on deck and minimal gatherings for shore tours afford tranquility and refinement that nourishes both body and soul.

Fares on all three lines include gratuities, wines and spirits throughout the ship. As in 2012, look for lots of excellent promotions i.e. 2-for1 fares, free and discounted airfare, advance booking discounts, upgrades, generous onboard spending credits, free hotel night packages and more. As of press time, most of the incentives have yet to be announced so check online (websites follow) or have your travel agent research for you.

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Seabourn Odyssey offers itineraries to Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. © 2011 Seabourn

Silver Shadow cruises in the Far East and Alaska. Photo courtesy of Silversea Cruises

Casinos are offered on all Silversea ships. Photo courtesy of Silversea Cruises

NEW ON THE HIGH SEAS Expanding its fleet of five all-suite luxury vessels carrying just 298 to 540 guests, Silversea Cruises introduced its first luxury expedition ship, Silver Explorer, last year which cruises both polar regions and other adventure itineraries. A second, the 100-passenger Silver Galapagos, will be launched in the islands in September. With over 450 destinations on all seven continents and impeccable service, the company’s many accolades include being voted “Best Small Ship Cruise Line” by Condé Nast Traveler for nine years and “World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line” by Travel + Leisure for seven.

In addition to new sailings in the Galapagos, Silversea is offering a 113-day World cruise aboard the Silver Whisper departing Los Angeles in January 2014 and terminating in Barcelona after calling at 54 ports in 29 countries.

In 2013, Silversea is offering 32 new ports of call, including 21 just for Silver Explorer. The other ships will offer 11 new destinations in Spain, Lithuania, Estonia, Quebec, Greece, Australia, Indonesia, Dominica, Kiribati and Japan.

For 2014 bookings, a Fare Guarantee program assures not only current pricing but, on request, future fare reductions in the Silver Privilege category.

The line also offers discounts for back-to-back cruises and solo travelers on select sailings. www.Silversea.com

Seabourn is also entering the expedition cruise market with its “Ultimate Antarctica & Patagonia” voyages starting in November. The 21- to 24-day itineraries combine its popular Patagonia/Cape Horn cruises between Santiago and Buenos Aires with five days and a landing in Antarctica. One of the most sleek and sumptuous ships to cruise Antarctica, Seabourn Quest will carry a top expedition staff and Zodiacs for landings.

Also expanded are 10- and 11-day cruises in the Mediterranean that are combinable for more ports with no repeats at a savings of 10 percent or more. Many include overnight stays in popular ports such as Valletta Malta, Barcelona and Venice. Also check out the line’s exotic itineraries in Arabia, Africa, India and Asia as well as traditional routes in the Americas, Caribbean, Europe and South Pacific.

The luxury fleet includes the Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn Sojourn and Seabourn Quest – each accommodating 208 passengers, and Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Legend which carry 450. The vessels’ signature Marinas also allow guests to enjoy complimentary water sports from the back of the ship. About 30% of its passengers book two or more consecutive cruises.

Accolades include the “World’s Best Small-Ship” award from Travel + Leisure for four consecutive years, and the Condé Nast Traveler “Best Small-Ship Line” award for three in a row and four of the last five. www.seabourn.com

Seabourn’s Signature suites offer every amenity. © 2011 Seabourn

Silver Shadow calls at Sidney, Australia. Photo courtesy of Silversea Cruises

The Marina aboard several of Seabourn’s vessels allows guests to enjoy water sports directly from the back of the ship. © 2011 Seabourn

Seven Seas Mariner calls at ports in South America. © Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises includes an additional perk — shore tours, as many as you want in every port at no cost. You can also opt for a series of more in-depth paid excursions.

Cruising worldwide, Regent’s three luxury vessels –the 700-passenger Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner and 490-passenger Seven Seas Navigator offer every posh amenity.

All feature a Canyon Ranch SpaClub© and fitness center and open dining in a variety of restaurants including its popular Prime 7.

The décor, service and programs have earned the line dozens of top awards from Forbes Traveler, Condé Nast, Travel + Leisure, Zagat, Luxury Travel Advisor and more.

From November through June 2014, Seven Seas Voyager sails the South Pacific and Asia with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Bali, Vietnam, China, Japan, and India, offering guests a variety of itineraries ranging from 10 to 136 nights. Seven Seas Mariner heads to South America where you can sail along the Amazon, cruise around Cape Horn, visit the world’s largest Magellanic Penguin colony, and explore the Panama Canal. If you are interested in Alaska, check out the newly-refurbished Navigator’s 16 sailings between Vancouver and Anchorage. www.rssc.com

Crystal Cruises offers several itineraries navigating through the Panama Canal. Photo courtesy of Crystal Cruises

Posh Crystal Penthouse living room aboard the Crystal Symphony.

Photo courtesy of Crystal Cruises

Master suite aboard the Seven Seas Mariner. © Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

St. Lucia is one of the stops on the Seven Seas Navigator’s Caribbean itinerary. © Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

No review of award-winning luxury ships would be complete without Crystal Cruises’ 922-passenger Crystal Symphony and 1070-passenger Crystal Serenity. Their spacious elegance, onboard service and amenities have garnered continual honors including “World’s Best” by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler for an unprecedented 18 years and by Travel + Leisure for the past 17 consecutive years. The line has also won numerous design awards, including some cruise industry “firsts” for its recent $10 million renovation of both vessels.

For 2013, Crystal is adding more 7-10 day sailings throughout Europe as well as new itineraries worldwide. Longer port stays will provide passengers with more time for land excursions and to experience each destination. Their complimentary Pilates/Yoga and other onboard programs are being enhanced. And the popular new Magic Castle program featuring magicians from the legendary Hollywood club expands to every cruise this year.

Crystal Cruises also offers all-inclusive fares that include all gratuities, fine wines and spirits throughout the ship as well dining in specialty restaurants featuring the internationally-renowned cuisine of Nobu Matsuhisa and Piero Selvaggio, golf lessons with PGA pros, Yamaha keyboard and Berlitz language classes, iPad/Facebook/computer instruction, plus shuttles to town, twice-daily housekeeping with nightly turndown service and wealth of other perks and activities. www.crystalcruises.com

TRAVEL 180-passenger Viking Freya is one of Viking River Cruises “green” ships with energyefficient hybrid engines, solar panels and organic herb garden. ©Viking River Cruises

Explorer suite aboard the Viking Aegir.

AmaWaterways’ new 108-passenger AmaVida debuts this year in the Douro River Valley. ©AmaWaterways River Cruise Line

©Viking River Cruises

NEW ON THE WORLD’S RIVER WATERWAYS One of the fastest-growing trends is vacationing on a luxuriously-furnished riverboat. You pack and unpack once and spend your days enjoying the bustling cities, quaint villages and ancient countrysides of Europe, Asia, South America, India and Africa. As civilization evolved along the waterways with the growth of commerce, the river towns are rich in history and culture as well as today’s commercial enterprises. Missing are the long bus rides as your vessel moors in the center of town. Daily land tours are included and reveal the best of each region.

Accommodations are spacious riverview staterooms and suites with every amenity including large viewing windows, most with private verandahs and large baths. Meals are gourmet quality and complimentary wines are generally included.

If you are a PBS Masterpiece devotee currently watching the third season of “Downton Abbey”, you have probably noted the commercials by its corporate sponsor, Viking River Cruises. One of the world’s leading river cruise lines, Viking offers itineraries in Europe, Russia, China, Southeast Asia and Egypt and has garnered just about every accolade including multiple awards as the top river cruise line on Condé Nast Traveler’s “Gold List” and Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best”.

In 2012, the company introduced a record six Viking Longships and is launching another 10 this year with more scheduled for 2014. New 2013 itineraries include the 23-day “European Sojourn” from Amsterdam to Bucharest highlighting the castles of the Rhine, Danube, Vienna and Budapest; 22-day “Grand Rivers of Europe” from Basel to Budapest featuring the dazzling scenery of Switzerland and historic castles of Germany; “Portugal’s River of Gold”, a 10-day journey along the Douro River discovering the cultural, historical and scenic sites of Portugal and Spain; and 18-day ‘China Explorer’ visiting six UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Beijing’s Forbidden City, the famous Terra Cotta Warriors and tour of a giant panda sanctuary in Chengdu. www.vikingrivercruises.com

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Lyon is one of the cities on AmaWaterways “Jewels of France” itinerary. ©AmaWaterways River Cruise Line Cibeles Fountain in Madrid is one of the sites to be enjoyed during AmaWaterways “Port Wine and Flamenco” program. ©AmaWaterways River Cruise Line

Angkor Wat is one of the highlights of Uniworld’s river cruise through Vietnam and Cambodia.

Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Picturesque alleyways like this one in Viviers are explored during Uniworld’s land tours in France. Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Local entertainers perform during cruises aboard Uniworld’s river cruises in Southeast Asia. Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Uniworld’s regal art deco boutique ship River Queen cruises the Moselle and Rhine.

Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

AmaWaterways is adding two new vessels and four new itineraries in France, Spain and Portugal for a total of 15 ships and 25 itineraries in Europe, Africa, Russia, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Joining the AmaCerto in Europe in April, the new 164-passenger AmaPrima features the most advanced ship design and amenities.

Most staterooms feature twin balconies, complimentary Wi-Fi and flat screen entertainment system, plus a heated swimming pool, multiple dining venues and more. The new 108-passenger AmaVida will also debut this year in the Douro River Valley. It features many of the same amenities as the AmaCerto including most staterooms and suites with balconies, al fresco dining option, complimentary local wines, fitness center and spa.

New itineraries include a 10-night Douro River Valley cruise starting with three nights in Lisbon and a 13-night “Port Wine and Flamenco” itinerary from Madrid to Lisbon.

“Jewels of France” combines seven nights on the Rhone River with a seven-night cruise along the Seine from Paris to the beaches of Normandy. Starting with three nights in Madrid, passengers cruise from Arles to Lyon exploring Roman ruins and celebrated vineyards before taking the high-speed TGV train to Paris for the cruise along the Seine.

Onboard highlights include lectures, themed dinners, cooking demonstrations and musical performances. www.amawaterways.com

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is the only North American river cruise line this year offering cruises in Italy on the Po River and Venice Lagoon. For those who want to extend the seven-night cruise, “Splendors of Italy” adds a two-night stay in Florence and three nights in Rome. Other new European itineraries include the 14-night “Grand Danube & Prague” exploring seven countries, and 8-night “Highlights of Eastern Europe” through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Serbia.

For those looking toward Asia, Uniworld will offer two new luxury ships in China — Century Legend and Century Paragon on the Yangtze, and the new River Orchid in Vietnam and Cambodia on the Mekong. The new 118-passenger Queen Isabel will offer 11-day cruises in Portugal’s Douro River Valley and Spain. In Spring 2014, the company will add two new stateof-the-art luxury ships, the S.S. Alexandra, sister ship to the S.S. Antoinette which will sail the Rhine, Main and Danube; and S.S Catherine which will cruise in France. Itineraries are also offered in Russia and Egypt.

Uniworld’s numerous honors include its River Queen and River Beatrice being voted #1 and #2 in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2012 Readers’ Choice “Best River Cruise Ship” awards. The vessels’ cabins and dining are also ranked among the top three in the world by Zagat Survey®. www.uniworld.com Bon voyage!

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WINE

FROM A DREAM OF

AMERICA

TO THE AMERICAN DREAM

BY LIZ BARRETT

AS A BOY GROWING UP IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, IN THE 1970S, Alex Guarachi, owner and founder of TGIC Wine Importers, says, “I always saw myself coming to America to pay professional soccer.” After accepting a scholarship to San Jose State University, he played his way almost to the top.

But just as he was being scouted by the pros, an injury prevented him from fulfilling his soccer dreams. After his recovery, instead of heading back to Chile, he approached a good friend – who just happened to be a wine lover – and said, “Hey, what do you think about importing Chilean wine?” While his friend agreed, convincing others proved to be more difficult.

“In the beginning, everybody thought I was nuts!” he laughs. “In 1985, selling Chilean wine in the backyard of Northern California’s wine country, with Napa and Sonoma only an hour away, seemed almost impossible.” However, Guarachi loved the wine of his home country and knew those in his new country would, too.

Working from a garage and performing every task- from filling out customs forms to driving the truck- Guarachi, with his partner, finally had his first 1000 cases of Chilean wine in America. Then he went to dozens of wine tastings and wine writers, seeking anyone who would listen to his story: “Chile is a viticultural paradise. We don’t have to use any chemicals or fertilizers because we have no pests, so fruits and vegetables are grown naturally.”

His persistence was finally – and doubly – rewarded: his imported Chilean wine was the first to be recognized as a Wine Spectator’s “best buy” wine and to have an article written about it by Wine Spectator, at the time when it was still a paperback.

“IT’S ALL ABOUT QUALITY. IF I’M GOING TO MAKE A WINE, I WANT IT TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE SERVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.”

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Now, 25 years later, he has been honored with numerous awards including 2010’s Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s “Wine Importer of the Year.”

You might think that would be enough success for one lifetime but Guarachi says, “I wanted to do something for my children and my family back in Chile; leave them a legacy.” So a few years ago, he approached his friend and famed winemaker Paul Hobbs to partner with him on what is now his own label, Guarachi Family Wines. The release of their first vintage sold out in less than two hours. Wine Spectator gave the ‘07 Napa Cabernet 92 points and the ‘08 Sonoma Pinot Noir a 94. Not bad for a first try – but not surprising either. “It’s all about quality. If I’m going to make a wine, I want it to be good enough to be served at the White House.”

Alex Guarachi, a spirited entrepreneur who recently became a U.S. citizen and voted for the first time this year, wears his many accomplishments with grace and ease. “It’s not about the money”, he says. “I love sitting in a restaurant and overhearing someone at the next table enjoying one of my wines for the first time.” A passion for excellence is what drives this true American dream.

FOUNDER

PHOTO BY RAYMOND OCAMPO

BY M. DAYLE THOMAS

A HOUSE IS WHERE THE HOME RESIDES

A HOUSE IS BUILT WITH BRICK AND MORTAR; A HOME IS BUILT WITH LOVE AND ORDER. It becomes crystal clear that a home is not the sum total of rooms and multiple parking spaces, but the love it has in it. A house is measured in square feet, but a home is known for its square meals and its square deals. It was around mom’s table that many children learned to be thankful and to appreciate the good things they enjoy. Perhaps the first prayer they memorized was “God is great, God is good and we thank Him for this food. Amen.” Bad square deals were lessons in honesty and fairness. From my parents, we learned the meaning of the golden rule, “do onto others as you would have others do to you.”

The town square was the community’s gathering place where people met and took time to know each other. People knew and cared about their neighbors and the bond between them left no one behind to feel alone and unnoticed. The home is life’s greatest learning center and parents are its greatest educators. A custom built house may be ever so palatial, is not a home. It is only the structure where a home resides. A home is a safe place. It is an environment where people can make mistakes and try to learn from them. It has a caring teacher who is patient and welcomes you with open arms every time you return home. It is the place to run away from bullies in the playground and as you grow up, a place to revisit and taste again a bit if your childhood. It is a place where farm animals make their way back to their barns and stables to sleep in their own homes. It is a place we learn about God. It is difficult for children to get the meaning of the “Pledge of Allegiance” at school, confirming “one nation under God,” if they have never learned about God at home.

It has been welcoming to hear that our economy is making some progress and the housing market is slightly up. But it is time for us to get a grip on the fact that more houses means more homes for owners and renters alike. Let us pray that the true value of houses will be more than an exchange of money, but will truly provide the American Dream that we all treasure.

1. Do not drag yesterday’s unresolved baggage into your new day 2. Do not take the credit due to someone else 3. Do not think too highly of yourself 4. In all things, acknowledge God as the source of your strength and success 5. Begin every day with thanksgiving in your mind and being 6. Do not try to live tomorrow, today 7. Do not judge others by the color of their skin, the place of their birth or the mistakes they have made (remember babies do not cry in black, brown, white or yellow; they cry in tears) 8. Give serious thought as to what you speak since words cannot be taken back 9. Practice kindness in everything you do, to everyone you meet 10. Show mercy to all who cannot stand up to you

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Love doesn't make the world go round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

—Franklin P. Jones

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R MANCE, GIFTS AND FOOD: INGREDIENTS FOR A PERFECT VALENTINE'S

BY CRISTINA FERRARE THOMOPOULOS PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER CHU

VALENTINE’S DAY FALLS ON A THURSDAY THIS YEAR AND KEEPING WITH TRADITION, IT’S CUSTOMARY TO EXCHANGE SMALL LOVE NOTES BETTER KNOWN AS VALENTINES. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 with symbolic hearts, roses and cupids decorating traditional cards, flowers and chocolate. With all the commercial hype, Valentine's Day has become a multibillion-dollar industry.

In 2009, 187 million flowers were purchased, 58 percent by men and 42 percent by women, along with 1 billion Valentine's cards and more than 35 million boxes of heart-shaped chocolates!

Why so big? No longer just about romantic love, Valentine's Day now includes parents, siblings, friends, anyone special or close to you, teachers and, of course, let's not forget the whole grade at your kid's school. I remember driving my parents crazy every February to take me to the drug store so I could pick out my own package of Valentine's Day cards and a bag of tiny candy hearts with special words printed on them: Love, Be Mine, Sweet, Friends, Always! These tiny hearts were a must to include in the envelope with the Valentine message. I see that these candies are still around only now they have printed on them, “Call Me Maybe” “Mrs. Bieber” “4 Reelz” “Tweet Heart” “Facebook Me”!

I love Valentine's Day, but I always feel like I've just barely recovered from the craziness of Christmas and New Year's when it gets here. How can I face eating chocolate once more? (Who am I kidding -- of course I’ll eat it.) I do like the idea of taking a whole day and thinking about love. I always love to receive flowers from my honey and beautiful notes from my kids.

GIFT IDEAS Not too long ago, a friend sent me some custom M&Ms with my name printed on them. I thought it was brilliant—my name on M&Ms! What's sweeter than yummy chocolate and a special message rolled into one?

Wanting to know more, I went to MyMMs.com and found that you can personalize any message and even put a photo on them! Love that!

If you are looking for something sweet and thoughtful for that special someone, kids, friends or teachers go to www.Amazon.com Valentines gifts. They have a wonderful assortment of gifts available for everyone in every price range.

Are you looking for an adventure, pleasure, an adrenaline rush?

Would you like to master something? Check out www.giftioni.com -they’ll absolutely help you find the perfect gift.

Giftioni Inc. was founded with the goal to provide individuals with the ability to select a quality gift. From the moment the recipient receives the luxury gift box enclosed with a personal message and experience activation instructions, emotions begin to flourish.

If you crave the outdoors and are adventurous there’re plenty of outdoor activities from horseback riding & wine tasting, jet pack flights (I’ve always wanted to try that), windsurfing lessons, paragliding, kite board lesson or a 7-day multi-climate survival adventure! (I’m going to pass on that one, I barely survive the 90 minute hike up the mountain outside my door.) Then there’s the incredible spa packages, golf lessons with a pro and unique dining experiences. You can find something wonderful and different for him, her, couples or corporate.

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FLOWERS FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE Looking for a unique and breathtaking floral arrangement to send to someone special? Greenwich Floral in Thousand Oaks is where you will find some of the most beautiful arrangements with an extraordinary eye for detail, color and design. I love the use of luscious fruits, vegetables, branches, natural materials and unconventional flowers that round off these exquisite designs.

Janet Webb owner and floral designer takes personal care in the design and selection of the materials used to make the arrangements; this is her passion and it shows. She has a hand in every design and selects unique materials to produce artisanal arrangements for special occasions.

Janet has designed two special arrangements for Valentine’s Day exclusively for our Westlake Magazine readers. One designed especially for the man in your life. (Who says men don’t love receiving flowers?)

These exquisite, large, intensely red roses are arranged in a cigar box that will look beautiful on a desk, bar or coffee table!

DINNER AND MOVIE DATE

When you order your “special arrangement” mention Westlake Magazine and you will receive a 10% discount!

How about dinner and a movie for Valentine’s Day? Sounds ho-hum? How about dinner while your watching the movie in big comfortable cushy seats that recline? How does pushing a button and within a few minutes a super friendly server comes to take your order from a menu of selected champagnes, wines, mixed drinks, espresso, latte’s tea’s appetizers, snacks, entrees, salads, sandwich’s and dessert work for you? If it does, I HIGHLY recommend you reserve seats in advance at Cinepolis in the Promenade at Westlake. Kelly Wilkes wrote about their grand opening in our holiday issue. It’s everything she said it was and more!

I swear I don’t want to watch movies any other way now. I haven’t even bothered to go to a regular theater since Cinepolis opened because nothing can compare to the experience you have when you are there. Okay so I’m embarrassed to say this but I just love pushing my call button for the server in the middle of the movie and asking for a cup of tea and a cookie. It’s just the greatest!

Certain theaters within the complex are for over 21 because they serve alcohol so bring I.D. if you are reserving seats there.

CINEPOLIS 180 Promenade Way, Westlake Village, CA 805.413.8838 • www.cinepolisusa.com

GREENWICH FLORAL 2471 Sapra Street, Thousand Oaks, CA 805.427.3399 • www.greenwichfloral.net

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RECIPES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY MEAL SALAD BOUQUET

HERE IS A SIMPLE AND ROMANTIC MEAL FOR VALENTINE’S DAY LUNCH FOR FRIENDS OR DINNER WITH YOUR HONEY OR ENTIRE FAMILY! BOUQUET SALAD

ROASTED CHICKEN PARIS BISTRO STYLE

BOUQUET OF CUPCAKES

Bouquet: • 4 organic Romaine leaves • 4 organic red lettuce leaves • 20 sprigs of watercress • 1 cucumber, sliced thinly • 12 fresh basil leaves • 6 Italian parsley (flat leaf) stems, leaves pulled off, discard stems • Handful of wild or baby arugula • 12 fresh mint leaves • 2 pieces of frisee lettuce, torn • Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper • 10 edible flowers • Ribbon to tie your bouquet together and form a bow Shallot vinaigrette: • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard • 1 Tbsp. finely chopped shallot • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil • 2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar • 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar • 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt Directions: Place 4 serving plates in the freezer Make the dressing: Combine the mustard and shallot in a bowl, and whisk in the olive oil slowly. Continue to whisk to incorporate all the ingredients until smooth. Add the rice wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. Whisk to blend all ingredients until smooth. Add salt and whisk. Set aside.

To start your bouquet place two pieces of romaine on top of each other and fan them out so they are over lapping. Place two pieces of red leaf on top of the romaine. You now have your base and can begin filling your bouquet. Add 10 sprigs of watercress, 5 cucumber slices, 6 basil leaves, half of the parsley leaves, half of the arugula and 6 mint leaves. Wrap a bow around the lettuce using the ribbon and tie into a bow. Repeat for the remaining salad.

Remove the plates from the freezer and gently lift your bouquets onto the plates.

When ready to serve drizzle 2 tablespoons of dressing over each bouquet.

Sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. Place the edible flowers on top of the finished bouquets.

Serves: 2

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RECIPES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY MEAL

ROASTED CHICKEN PARIS BISTRO STYLE WITH PARSLEY CAPER SAUCE

Roaster Chicken: • 1 whole 3 to 4 pound organic chicken cut in half (you can ask your butcher to do that for you) rinsed and pat dry with paper towel • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil • 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Make The Parsley Caper Sauce First: • ½ cup fresh Italian (flat leaf) parsley leaves chopped fine • 2 tbsp. fresh mint leaves, chopped fine • ¼ cup pitted green olives, chopped fine • 2 tbsp. capers rinsed and drained • 2 anchovy fillets chopped • 1 tbsp. lemon zest

• 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice • ¼ tsp. kosher salt • ¼ tsp. fresh black pepper • ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes (optional) • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar • In a medium size glass bowl add all of the ingredients and mix together well. Set aside.

Couscous: Preheat oven to 425 degrees Place a large cast iron skillet over high heat for five minutes.

Place the chicken on a cutting board and rub 1 tablespoon of olive oil over both sides of the half.

Sprinkle with two 2 teaspoons of kosher salt and pepper on both sides.

Place skin side down on the hot skillet, lower heat to medium and sear until the skin is golden toasty brown, (8 to 10 minutes.

Turn over and brown the other side, (8 to 10 minutes). Place the skillet into the oven. Bake for 30 minutes. To insure chicken is safely & properly cooked Insert meat thermometer and remove the skillet from the oven when it registers 160 degrees. Temperature will continue to rise for at least another 5 minutes. When it reaches 165 the chicken is cooked.

Let the chicken cool 10 minutes before carving. Serve with Salsa Verde on the side.

Serves: 2 to 4

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FOR DESSERT!

BOUQUET OF CUPCAKES I am ordering these incredibly delicious cupcakes arranged in a beautiful bouquet in an assortment of different flavors from “Frost It Cupcake Bakery!” This is not your run of the mill bakery specializing in gourmet cupcakes, cakes, whoopee pies and more! All of the organic fruits are hand picked at the local farmers market (love that) with a menu of 40 flavors to choose from. Owners Rhonda Santora and Lesley Bodwell bake onsite daily from scratch.

Lots of my favorite and dear friends will receive a cupcake bouquet from me this year for Valentine’s Day! If you mention Westlake Magazine, while ordering your cupcake basket, “Frost It Cupcakes” will give you a 10% discount!

OPEN: Tue - Fri 10:30am to 6pm Saturday 10:30am to 5pm 805-379-0390 FROST IT CUPCAKE BAKERY 1341 Thousand Oaks Boulevard www.frostitcupcakery.com Happy Valentine’s Day!

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DATEBOOK HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS JAN/FEB2013 JANUARY EVERY SATURDAY A favorite weekend social and shopping spot for many years, the Calabasas Farmers market is in Old Town, Calabasas, on Calabasas Road just west of El Canon Avenue, across the street from the Sagebrush Cantina. With plenty of free parking, the market is open every Saturday, rain or shine, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more info, call 818.591.8161. http://www.cityof calabasas.com/farmersmarket.html

ON THROUGH JANUARY 21 The Holiday Ice Rink at the Lakes at Thousand Oaks - continues through January 21st. GA is 9$; skate rental is 4$. The Lakes At Thousand Oaks, 2200 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks CA. http://tinyurl.com/btzdd8y ON THROUGH JANUARY 26 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. “The Earth Where You Stand,” featuring photographs of India taken

by Paul Hanson while he was on sabbatical in spring, will run from Saturday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Jan. 26, in CLU’s Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture. Admission to the exhibit and reception is free. The Kwan Fong Gallery is located in Soiland Humanities Center on the south side of Memorial Parkway near Regent Avenue. It is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call Michael Pearce at 805.444.7716 or visit www.callutheran.edu/kwan_fong.

ON THROUGH FEBRUARY 2 An exhibit of art reflecting life in the early 20th century will run through Feb. 2 in The William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art at California Lutheran University.

The Rolland Gallery is located on the north side of Olsen Road be-

tween Campus Drive and Mountclef Boulevard on the Thousand Oaks campus. It is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. For more information, contact curator Jeff Phillips at 805.493.3697.

ON THROUGH MARCH Whale Watching Tours! Every year the Pacific Gray Whale migrates 6,000-10,000 miles to secluded lagoons in Mexico to breed and bear their young then journey back to their feeding grounds in the Bering Sea. Island Packers invites you to observe these magnificent animals as they pass through the waters of the Santa Barbara Channel. Halfday and all-day Whale Watching tours continue through March.

Cruises depart from Ventura Harbor, 1691 Spinnaker Dr, Ste. 105B. Visit www.islandpackers.com for details.

JANUARY 2 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. Bring the whole family to a FREE screening of the film BRAVE. Bring your own refreshments and a blanket if you like! Visit www.toaks.org/library for details and additional information on other fun events.

JANUARY 6 7 A.M., 8 A.M. & 8:30 A.M. 3rd Annual Camarillo Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K - This flat and fast course is new this year with two loops around the Camarillo farmlands. The courses will start and finish at Freedom Park at 480 Skyway Drive, Camarillo. Marathon starts at 7 a.m., Half Marathon at 8 a.m. and 5K at 8:30 a.m. For details and to register visit www.camarillomarathon.com.

JANUARY 11 DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 P.M. SHOW STARTS AT 9:00 P.M. The Canyon Club Presents Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, and Chynna Phillips aka Wilson Phillips who have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and scored three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, making the trio the best-selling female group of all time. The sooner you buy your tickets/make your dinner reservations, the better your seats! For details visit www.canyonclub.net – The Canyon Club is located at 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills.

JANUARY 15 - 20 8:00 P.M. (2:00 P.M. WEEKEND MATINEES) Theater League Presents…

DREAMGIRLS at the Fred Kavali Theatre – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. A sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming, ’60s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. Visit www.toaks.org for additional information.

JANUARY 12 8:00 A.M. Register now for the 2nd Annual Cancer Hope Foundation 5K! We welcome all runners and walkers to participate in this fast & flat beachfront race along the Ventura Promenade. We also offer a Kids Fun Run Obstacle Course Challenge for children 10 & under. For details and registration log onto www.cancerhopefoundation.org.

JANUARY 13 6:00 P.M. DOORS OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOW STARTS Plan now to attend! Big Brothers Big Sisters presents a musical evening with Herman’s Hermits, starring Peter Noone, one of Rock and Roll’s finest and most versatile entertainers with Louis Ashamallah,“The Conejo Valley’s Favorite Egyptian Comedian.” Benefit concert will be held at the Fred Kavli Theatre in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The concert benefits the youth mentoring programs of Big Brothers Big Sisters—a live and silent auction is included. Visit www.bbsvc.org to purchase tickets.

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JANUARY 18 - 20 Inspire 31 presents this unique and unforgettable mother/daughter weekend for daughters 10 to 18 years of age. Marriage and Family Therapist Kristen Cummins and best-selling author Sheri Rose (former Mrs. United States and founder of HisPrincess.com) will use humor and inspiration to address topics relevant to young girls today. There will be breakout sessions, delicious food, and life lessons that will give hope and change lives. Cost is $99 per person (capped at $200 for mother with two or more daughters). To register, visit www.inspired31.org. For additional information, contact Christine at cdc12295@roadrunner.com. Partial scholarships are available. Location is Camarillo Community Church, 1322 Las Posas Road, Camarillo.

JANUARY 24 6:00 - 8:30 P.M. The 2013 Ventura County Wine Trail: Local Food & Wine Challenge returns to Ventura County!

Teams of local chefs and winemakers will match up to see who can create the best food and wine pair-

DATEBOOK HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS JAN/FEB2013 ing in Ventura County. Register the evening begin with champagne and live jazz. From there, guests sample the area’s finest wines and cuisine in an unmatched array of food and wine pairings! Proceeds from the evening will go to benefit Ventura County FOOD Share, one of the area’s largest food banks. http://tinyurl.com/bqcmrn4 JANUARY 25 - 27 Brooks Institute, Ventura is offering workshop on the infinite possibilities of shooting timelapse video with the simplest DSLR cameras. This intensive 3-day workshop provides the knowledge necessary to create advanced time-lapse videos using basic post-process workflow. Many years of trial and error mistakes will be discussed to improve everyone’s learning curve. Friday 5 - 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cost $450 to register. Visit http://tinyurl.com/cfqpt3f.

JANUARY 25 - 27 Various locations and times New West Symphony presents…

Multi-Media “Photo-Symphony” to Feature Images by Photographer Joseph Sohm, Music by Roger Kellaway, Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Recorded Narration by Clint Eastwood. Performance Will Also Include George Gershwin’s Concerto for Piano in F Major, Featuring Acclaimed Pianist Norman Krieger. Tickets are available by calling 866.776 or visit www.newwestsymphony.org.

JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 24 Ojai Center for the Arts Presents…”The Skin of Our Teeth” Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1942, this classic comedy

by Thornton Wilder (Our Town) follows the Antrobus Family as they survive the Ice Age, the Great Flood and the Apocalypse, all by the skin of their teeth. A velociraptor and a mammoth, a fortune teller and a sexy upstairs maid, a demanding stage manager and some audience participation, all add up to a creative night in the theater. Located at Ojai Center for the Arts, 113 S. Montgomery Street, Ojai—for details, visit www.ojaiact.org/season.html.

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 9 - 10 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. The Ventura Campus of the Brooks Institute is offering a weekend workshop to equip you with the skills necessary to photograph a complete wedding.

Through this workshop you will learn the basic photographs that you must have for every wedding.

You will learn business practices including church rules, dealing with brides and grooms, and the necessary equipment to help you succeed in the business of wedding photography. Cost $475, includes lunches—register at http://tinyurl.com/cutwovv.

FEBRUARY 8 - 10 & 14 - 17 Cabrillo Music Theatre presentsYOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at the Fred Kavali Theatre. Good Grief! Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the gang take to the stage in the Civic Arts Plaza premiere of this 45th Anniversary Production of “a day in the life of Charlie Brown,” is a delight for children and “former children” alike.

For tickets and show times, visit http://tinyurl.com/cbd5js5.

dential treatment children, educational materials for its public and special education day school and its various community-based programs. $325 per person—advance tickets only. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kristin Palos, Events Specialist, at 805.484.7144.

FEBRUARY 23 6:00 P.M. Community Conscience MARDI GRAS BALL benefiting “Under One Roof.” Be sure to mark your calendars now for the 21st Annual Mardi Gras Ball to be held on February 23, 2013 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza. Mardi Gras costume or black tie optional—visit www.communityconscience.org for ticket information.

FEBRUARY 9 7:00 A.M. Ojai’s Classic Heart and Sole Run 5K, 10K and Fun Run - On site registration starts at 7 a.m., the 10K is at 8 a.m., 5K is at 9 a.m. and the Kids 1K Fun Run is at 9:15 a.m. Race to be held at First Baptist Church, 930 Grand Avenue, Ojai. Register online at www.ojaiheartandsole.org

FEBRUARY 14 DOOR OPEN AT 6:00 P.M. SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 P.M. The Canyon Club Presents Fantastic Diamond - an incredible live tribute show that takes the audience on a journey of Neil Diamond’s greatest hits that span the last 40 years. Performed by vocalist Kevin Hogan and five incredible musicians behind him. Kevin possesses the unique ability to perform and sound just like Neil Diamond, What a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Reserve your seat now at www.canyonclub.net.

FEBRUARY 9

REGISTRATION 7 A.M. Westlake Village, Los Angeles Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk/Run – Plan to participate in this year’s walk/run starting at the Westlake Village City Hall, Westlake Village. Lustgarten Foundation Events serve as a wonderful celebration of the progress being made in the fight against this disease, and your important participation provides hope for the future. Visit http://tinyurl.com/cl4lv5v for more information.

FEBRUARY 23 6:00 P.M. 24th Annual Angels Ball at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. Proceeds from this black-tie ball will support Casa Pacifica’s privately funded medical clinic, pre-kindergarten program, life sustaining essentials for its resi-

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FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 3 8:00 P.M. CLU’s first fully-staged opera, Dido and Aeneas, is an enduring tale of passion and power, love and loss. Directed by Heidi Valencia Vas with musical direction by Jessica and Elizabeth Helms, Henry Purcell’s quintessential chamber opera comes to life in a spectacle for the eye and ear that will leave the audience ‘remembering’.

Admission is $10. Visit http://www.callutheran.edu/ calendar/ for a full listing of all CLU events.

To include your event in our Datebook email:

Kari@WestlakeMagazine.com

RESTAURANT GUIDE

Westlake ITALIAN Boccaccio’s 32123 Lindero Canyon Rd. # 104 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 889-8300 www.boccacciosonthelake.com Bellini Osteria 951 S. Westlake Blvd.

Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 497-8482 www.belliniosteria.com PIZZA Fresh Brothers 180 Promenade Way Westlake Village, CA 91362 (805) 777-8448 www.freshbrothers.com DELI Brent’s Delicatessen & Restaurant 2799 Townsgate Rd. Westlake Village, CA 91359 (805) 557-1882 www.brentsdeli.com AMERICAN Zin Bistro Americana 32131 Lindero Canyon Rd., Ste. 111 Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 865-0095 www.zinbistroamericana.com

JAPANESE Sushi Planet 951 South Westlake Blvd.

Westlake Villege (805) 379-9844 www.sushiplanet.net

Thousand Oaks AMERICAN The Grill 120 E Promenade Way Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (805) 418-1760 www.thegrill.com/westlake.html Lazy Dog Café 172 W. Hillcrest Dr. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 449-5206 www.lazydogcafe.com Mastro's Steakhouse 2087 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805-418-1811 www.mastrosrestaurants.com The Mermaid Tavern 1345 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805.777.7418 http://www.mermaidtavernand restaurant.com

Napa Tavern 101 S Westlake Blvd.

Westlake Village, CA 91362 (805) 497-4911 www.thenapatavern.com

ITALIAN Vitello’s Trattoria 3316 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91361 (805) 496-3333 www.vitellostrattoria.com

Mediterraneo 32037 Agoura Rd. Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 889-9105 www.med-rest.com

Marcello Italian Ristorante 140 West Hillcrest Dr. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 371-4367 www.marcelloristorante.com

CATERING Monrose Catering 31117 Via Colinas Westlake Village, CA 91361 (818) 707-7307 www.monrosecatering.com SEAFOOD Fins 982 S. Westlake Blvd., Ste. 8 Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 494-6494 www.finsinc.com

Calabasas

GOURMET DELI Blue Table 4774 Park Granada Calabasas, CA 91302 818-222-5709

Malibu CALIFORNIAN Geoffrey’s Malibu 27400 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, CA 90265 (310) 457-1519 www.geoffreysmalibu.com JAPANESE Nobu 22706 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265 (310) 317-9140 www.noburestaurants.com/malibu

Agoura Hills AMERICAN The Lindero Bar and Grill 5719 Lake Lindero Dr. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 735-3530 www.linderocc.com Wood Ranch 5050 Cornell Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 597-8900 www.woodranch.com/loc_agoura.html Sunset Room 29020 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 991-4007 www.sunset-room.com The Lab Brewing Co. 30105 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91302 (818) 735-0091 www.labbrewingco.com

ITALIAN Riviera Calabasas 23683 Calabasas Rd. Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 224-2163 www.rivieracalabasas.com SEAFOOD Kings Fish House 4798 Commons Way Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 225-1979

If you would like to be included in our Restaurant Guide, please contact Whitney Noelle at Whitney@westlakemagazine.com

THE PREMIER RESOURCE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S REALTORS

MICHELLE OUELLETTE & BILL CARTER Living embodiment of the Sotheby’s International Realty mantra: “Artfully Uniting Extraordinary Properties with Extraordinary Lives,” Michelle Ouellette and Bill Carter have been recognized for selling and listing over one billion dollars worth of real estate and are currently ranked in the top percentile of all REALTORS® nationally. In 2009, the partner team sold the highest priced luxury property amongst agents in their market. With several decades of combined experience, there is no task that Ouellette and Carter find too daunting to tackle. They specialize in Westlake Village, North Ranch, Thousand Oaks and the beach.

Michelle: 805.427.1333 Bill: 818.378.0952 www.BillAndMichelleEstates.com

THE KANNER SISTERS Breathtaking ocean views, famous surf, spectacular blue skies, star gazing, and THE KANNER SISTERS. Malibu Beach is most noted for a style that includes many of life's beautiful things. Kim and Linda Kanner have spent most of their lives in this celebrity enclave, selling real estate, and working on numerous interior and fashion design projects that have gained them recognition, including a write up in the Wall Street Journal.

Raised in Malibu since 1975, Kim and Linda are two of seven children who's formative years were spent playing on the beaches of Malibu and indulging in all outdoor activities that are reflective of a Southern California upbringing. Their legendary father was a WWF wrestler in the late 1950's as well as a real estate developer, who instilled in them a love of real estate, health, fitness, and a genuine passion for animals. Real estate partners, sisters, and creative forces, Kim and Linda have distinctive tastes and a personal imprint that has attracted an impressive list of clients, including some of Hollywood's biggest names.

LISA GUTMAN Over the last 24 years, top real estate agent Lisa Gutman has chased down horses that escaped from barns, sneaked celebrities into properties and set records for selling the most expensive properties in Hidden Hills, an affluent community in the San Fernando Valley. She averages $30 to $40 million a year in sales volume. She represents estate properties priced from $1 million to $10 million in Hidden Hills and its betterknown neighbor, Calabasas.

Whether it’s a 1950s original ranch style home, a $20 million French Country mansion or a sprawling 5-acre lot with a teardown, she always maintains her signature hands-on approach with clients.

“Dedicated,” “knowledgeable,” “experienced” and “friendly” are the words they might use to describe Gutman, who prides herself on being available 24/7.

DANA OLMES & JEFF BIEBUYCK Dana Olmes & Jeff Biebuyck, a realtor team with Ewing & Associates Sotheby's International Realty, have over 35 years of combined experience in representing clients for the leading luxury real estate company in the Los Angeles & Ventura counties of Southern California.

Working locally in Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Westlake Village, Agoura, Bell Canyon and Malibu, they offer local expertise in an international market. Dana & Jeff are also deeply involved in the community, donating time and resources to important causes and charitable organizations.

Dana Olmes 818.581.6068 Jeff Biebuyck 818.486.1763 www.DanaAndJeffLuxury Homes.com

MARC & RORY SHEVIN The Prudential Calabasas team of brothers, Marc and Rory Shevin, utilize their 65+ years of combined real estate expertise to provide their clients with the best possible service in the marketing and sale of fine homes and luxury estates in the communities where they live and work. The Shevin brothers represent developers, investors, lawyers, entertainers, athletes and lenders with a focus on the communities where they live and work, mainly in Calabasas and Hidden Hills. Their own expertise as investors and spec home builders has given them the “edge” in selling and marketing properties in any price range and under any economic condition.

818.251.2448 www.TheShevins.com

Day in the Life

ROSEMARY ALLISON Leader of Prestige Estate sales throughout Ventura County, Rosemary Allison redefines the art of marketing luxury estates by utilizing her unique marketing techniques and strong negotiating skills. Rosemary specializes in marketing residences in the upscale neighborhoods of Santa Rosa Valley, North Ranch, Somis, Westlake Village and Camarillo. Ranked among “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals,” Rosemary was named as one of America’s top real estate professionals by The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends. In 2010, Rosemary was awarded the designation of “Society of Excellence” by Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, an award bestowed upon the top 1% of all Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate sales associates.

805.491.2100 RosemaryAllison@aol.com

818.535.0862 www.HiddenHills.com

PreVue Properties Kim Kanner 310.722.3175 Linda Kanner 310.345.9169

KAREN CRYSTAL & NICKI LAPORTA Karen Crystal and Nicki LaPorta are the dynamic realtor team with Sotheby’s International Realty® Ewing & Associates group. Serving clients for the leading luxury real estate company in the Los Angeles and Ventura areas of Southern California, Crystal and LaPorta work locally in Thousand Oaks, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Westlake Village, Calabasas, Agoura and Malibu offering local expertise in a global market. Crystal brings a unique blend of efficiency, honesty, integrity and business-savvy to her clients, alongside her partner, LaPorta, who utilizes her exemplary negotiation and communication skills, as well as her painstaking attention to detail.

KAY FIELDS Located out of Hidden Hills, Prudential Realtor Kay Fields works relentlessly for her clients in order to find that perfect home. Whether seeking a new home or wanting to place property on the market, Fields will put in all necessary work so that they get the best deals in today’s market. Fields raised her family in Hidden Hills and understands the benefits of living in a community that is dedicated to education and family.

818.419.1172 www.Kayfields.Prudentialcal.com

TRACY & DAVID SMITH David and Tracy have extensive knowledge in all aspects of real estate. Their development and lending backgrounds expanded their sales with standard buyers and sellers to many short sales and bank owned properties. Intently focused on delivering incomparable experiences to their clients, their concierge-like impeccable services established them as a premier listing team in Calabasas and Westlake Village.

Highly regarded among local and out-of-town homebuyers alike, the Smiths are the go-to agents for buyers from all over the world.

818.657.6504 www.TeamSmithCA.com

SIBIL EGINLI & BONNIE MULHOLLAND These two prolific real estate professionals have a combined 25 years of expertise and specialize in refined luxury homes marketing. Their vast range of luxury estates clients have allowed them to navigate fluidly through complex markets. Their unstoppable allegiance to delivering the highest standards in client services has secured them lifetime client commitments. Versatility and access to international markets permits them to globally market and effectively showcase their listings. This exclusive partnership tirelessly caters to their mission statement: “Luxury earned. Lifestyle defined.”

DUNCAN BRAVO Southern California's most prolific real estate sales agent, Duncan Bravo consistently uses an extremely effective, dynamic and robust proprietary marketing plan to ultimately get his clients the highest possible net price the market will bear. With over a decade of experience and numerous awards for record sales and innovative global property marketing, Bravo and his capable team specialize in selling fine homes & estates for Top Dollar!

818.518.1334 DBravoCentury21@aol.com

SIGI ULBRICH & PAM MORAN Honored for their presence in the industry’s top 1% nationwide in earnings, this powerful, highly dedicated professional Real Estate Team, Sigi Ulbrich & Pam Moran have lead their office with the highest sales volume and earnings for the last 20 years. They are annually honored at the National Prudential Convention. There is no substitute for experience and dedication.

818-879-2999 www.SigiAndPam.com

Sibil Eginli 818.216.7217 Bonnie Mulholland 818.943.4332 www.SibilAndBonnie.com

805.625.0304 www.NikiAndKaren.com

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