Distinguished Speakers Series presents Steve Lopez, 8 p.m., Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.
The award-winning journalist and author of “The Soloist” joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times in May 2001 after four years at Time Inc., where he wrote for Time, Sports Illustrated, Life and Entertainment Weekly, according to a media release.
Earlier, he was a columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Jose Mercury News and the Oakland Tribune.
His work has won him numerous national journalism awards. His best-seller, “The Soloist: A Lost Dream, An Unlikely Friendship, And the Redemptive Power of Music” about his four-year odyssey with homeless musician, Nathaniel Ayers, became a hit movie and catapulted Lopez onto the national stage.
Ticket info: $343 to $385. 805.449.2387. For more information, visit www.civicartsplaza.com