Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Calabasas

CALABASAS, Calif. - Nov. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Calabasas

Local author, Cimberly Castellon, will be available to sign copies of book

Telling a story in pictures is Calabasas, the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series. The book by local author Cimberly Castellon and the Calabasas-Las Virgenes Historical Society is set to release on November 30, 2015. The book boasts 184 vintage images, many of which have never been published, and showcases memories of days gone by.

Calabasas is located in the hills west of the San Fernando Valley in the northwest Santa Monica Mountains. The Chumash Indians were the first to settle in this picturesque region, abundant with wildlife, water, and shady oak trees. The early years of Calabasas offer a colorful history full of buried treasure, cattle and sheep ranches, stagecoaching, ghost sightings, and some of Southern California’s roughest and toughest residents. Between the 1920s and 1970s, countless films and television episodes were filmed in the west San Fernando Valley area alone. It was a time when Westerns ruled the scene, and the studios bought up huge tracts of underdeveloped acreage in the hills around Calabasas to serve as movie ranches. Today, Calabasas is primarily a city of master-planned communities that are home to over 23,000 residents, including many of Hollywood’s rich and famous. In banning secondhand smoke, plastic bags, and Styrofoam, Calabasas has been on the forefront of enacting environmental stewardship to preserve its historical roots and protect its open spaces.

Highlights of Calabasas include:

• The book commemorates the City’s 25th Birthday of incorporation.
• A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book are being donated to the Calabasas-Las Virgenes Historical Society (a 501-C non-profit organization).
• The Foreword was written by the Calabasas Mayor, James Bozajian.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

4735 Commons Way

Calabasas, CA 91302

When:  Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467122894/South-River).

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