Mexican Tradition

The Westside Community Council will host a Dia de los Muertos celebration beginning at sundown with a procession. The event, which combines Catholic ritual with an indigenous Mexican festival honoring the dead, will include ballet folklorico performances, dramatic works, food and more.

* Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), today at sundown, Avenue Plaza, Center Street and Ventura Avenue. Free. 643-3471.

Family Adventure

The Young Artists Ensemble will open C.S. Lewis’ classic tale “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” Friday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The production will feature a new score by local composer Christopher Hoag. The 30 cast members range in age from 10 to 19.

* “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza’s Scherr Forum, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. $10-$15. Benefit performance: Sunday, 5:30 p.m. $20. 381-2748.

Musical Kicks

Cabrillo Music Theatre will open Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” Friday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The musical, set aboard a 1930s transatlantic steamship, features such memorable scores as “Easy to Love,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.”

* “Anything Goes,” Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m., Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza’s Kavli Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Through Nov. 12. $14-$34. 449-2787.

Marching Bands

High school bands from across the state will compete Saturday in the third annual Thousand Oaks High School Band and Color Guard Field Tournament at Moorpark College. The event will be held over a seven-hour period, and spectators are welcome to attend at any time.

* Thousand Oaks High School Band and Color Guard Field Tournament, Saturday, 3-10 p.m., Moorpark College Griffin Stadium, 7075 Campus Road; general, $7; seniors and ages 6-17, $4; 5 and under free. 241-0595.