Datebook

THURS., OCT. 9

For Camarillo Women

GFWC Camarillo Women's Club meets at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. Representative of Ventura League of Women Voters to speak. $15. All local women invited. Lunch reservations requested. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 805.377.4422 Date: 10/9/2008

Somis Club

Somis Thursday Club meets at clubhouse, 5380 Bell St., Somis. Lunch, program by Marlene Nord, blind pianist. Ice cream social with other local women's clubs. $11. Time: 12:00 PM Phone: 805.987.2728 Date: 10/9/2008

FRI., OCT. 10

Safety Training Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club meets at Moorpark Country Club, 11800 Championship Drive. Registration 9:45 a.m. Safety training and crime fighting program. $20 luncheon. Reservations required five days in advance. Contact: Randi Time: 10:00 AM email: kramermp@yahoo.com Date: 10/ 10/2008

Fall Festival

St. Bernardine of Sienna School hosts 12th annual Fall Festival at school, 24410 Calvert St., Woodland Hills. 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Carnival rides, food, games, silent auction, cash raffle prize, live music. Fundraiser for Catholic school. Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 818.888.8200 Date: 10/10/2008

Hispanic Art Second annual Dia de Los Muertos Art Exhibit hosts reception 6 to 9 p.m. at Studio 30, 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura. Live entertainment, food. Art by Hispanic artists, on display through Nov. 14. Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.804.6433 Date: 10/10/2008

Ghostly Gathering

Ghost Tour in Strathearn Park runs through Oct. 26 at 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley. 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays. 6 to 10 p.m. Saturdays. 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays. Actors portray 25 spooks throughout park. Family friendly. Tours last 75 minutes, leave every 10 minutes. $8. Fundraiser for Ventura County Cultural Association, Simi Valley Historical Society. Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.526.6453 Date: 10/10/2008

SAT., OCT. 11

Annual Walk/Run Interface Children Family Services hosts fourth annual 5K walk/ run at College Park, Rose Avenue at Channel Island Boulevard, Oxnard. Registration 8 a.m. Run starts 9 a.m. Raffle for youth bicycle. Prizes for top fundraisers. Registration fee $10 child, $15 adult. Benefits court appointed special advocates. Contact: Adi Time: 8:00 AM Phone: 805.485.6114 Date: 10/11/2008

Mountains' Beauty Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains, Seashore hosts paint out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Santa Monica Mountains area, north on Malibu Canyon Road off Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. Bring own art supplies. Facilities available. Entrance fee to park. Contact: Carole Time: 9:30 AM Phone: 310.338.0333 Date: 10/11/2008

Outdoor Art

Family Sketch Hike from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Charmlee Park Nature Center, Malibu. Encinal Canyon Road off Mulholland Drive. Park docent leads hike. Hikers may sketch along trail. Bring picnic lunch, hiking shoes, sunscreen, water, sketchbooks, pencils, one-dollar bills for parking fee. Free. Children must be accompanied by adult. Reservations required. Sponsored by Arts in Education Aid Council. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 818.610.2050 Date: 10/11/2008

Back To Nature

Pine Cone Festival 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Twin Peaks Mountain Communities Senior Center and Rotary Centennial Park, 675 Grandview Road, Twin Peaks. Games, activities for families. Educational exhibits, pine nut recipe contest, pine cone craft contest, live music. Vendors sell pine cone, mountainthemed products. Free admission. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 909.337.1922 Date: 10/11/2008

Fishy Festival Santa Barbara Maritime Museum hosts Seafood Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Santa Barbara Harbor. Dockside tours of tall ships, children's crafts, storytelling, singalongs, reef touch tank, museum tours. Special museum admission $2, free for children 5 and under. Sunset adventure sails 5 to 7:30 p.m., $40 and $19. Board at 4:30 p.m. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.962.8404 email: museum@sbmm.org Date: 10/11/2008

Carwash Westlake High School Cross Country Booster Club hosts carwash fundraiser 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at school, north faculty parking lot, 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. $5 per vehicle. All proceeds support athletes. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.373.2557 Date: 10/11/ 2008

Music Of Mexico

E.P. Foster Library presents family program of preColumbian music in library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura. Martin Espino plays indigenous percussion instruments of ancient Mexico. Light refreshments. Sponsored by city of San Buenaventura, San Buenaventura Friends of the Library. Free to public.

Time: 11:00 AM Date: 10/11/2008

Budget Travel

Hostelling International USA travel workshop on Europe at Hostelling International Travel Store, 1434 Second St., Santa Monica. Tips for first-time traveler. $5 HIUSA members, $10 nonmembers. Two hours free parking across street. Reservation requested. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 310.393.3413 Date: 10/11/2008

Scholarship Fundraiser

Santa Barbara Music Club hosts music scholarship benefit concert at FeBland Forum, Santa Barbara City College. Zeynep Ucbasaran and Sergio Galloo play piano fourhands pieces by Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Dvorak. All proceeds go to scholarships for SBCC students. Coffee social 3 p.m. before concert. $25 admission. Time: 4:00 PM Phone: 805.252.3877 Date: 10/11/2008

Family Film

Free family movie night at Channel Islands Vineyard, 1851 Holser Walk, Ste. 200, Oxnard. Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.485.0050 Date: 10/11/2008

Freestyle Dancing

Dance Jam Ventura 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at 3026 Telegraph Road, Ventura. Dance barefoot with or without partner, freestyle manner. Smoke, drug and alcohol free. Family friendly. DJ provides variety of music. Time: 7:30 PM Phone: 805.650.7112 email: dancejamventura2@aol.com Date: 10/11/2008

Nighttime Hike

Mountains Restoration Trust hosts Youth Naturalist Program, "Nighttime in Nature," 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Headwaters Corner, 3815 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Calabasas. Pizza dinner, hike, craft. Preregistration required. Contact: Susan Haugland Time: 6:30 PM Phone: 818.591.1701 Date: 10/11/2008

Marching Band Show

Sounds of the Conejo Valley features marching bands from Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake high schools at TOHS stadium, 2323 Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Gates open 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. $5 donation at gate. Proceeds support instrumental music program at the schools. Contact: Colonia Time: 8:00 PM email: publicity@tohsband.org Date: 10/ 11/2008

SUN., OCT. 12

SIDS Benefit

Jason's Race at Berniece Bennett Park, Westlake Village. Check in 8 a.m. 5K race 9 a.m. Medal presentation, raffle, 10:30 a.m. 5K run/ walk, 25yard Mad Dash for children 5 and under. Entry fees $10 (Mad Dash) and $25 (5K). Fundraiser for SIDS research. Time: 8:00 AM Date: 10/12/2008

Orchard Run Save Openspace and Agricultural Resources (SOAR) hosts fourth annual 5K Run Through the Orchards at Underwood Family Farm, 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark. Run on certified, all-dirt course through fruit groves in greenbelt. Medals, prizes to top runners in age groups. 3K fun walk, after-race drawing. Fundraiser for SOAR. Preregistration $20 adults, $8 children 12 and under. Day of race $25 and $10. Time: 8:30 AM Phone: 805.421.9230 Date: 10/12/2008

Political Memorabilia American Political Items Collectors hosts semiannual show and sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 10100 Balboa Ave. at Mayall Street, Granada Hills. Display of 120 years of political buttons, posters, flags, collectibles, other items. Public may bring items for appraisal. $5 admission, free to students with ID, children 13 and under. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 818.894.6113 Date: 10/12/2008

Arts Faire

Center for Spiritual Living hosts Arts and Crafts Faire, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., inner courtyard Water Court Building, 880 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. Jewelry, purses, beauty products, candles, books, lotions, quilts, homemade clothing, jams, albums, See's candies. Free admission. Contact: Diane Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 818.889.1505 Date: 10/12/2008

Music Day Second annual Daniel Pearl Music Day noon to 4 p.m. at Boys & Girls Club auditorium, 1500 W. Temple Ave., Camarillo. Variety of musical groups on indoor, outdoor stages. Refreshments for sale. No reserved seating. Bring lawn seating for outdoors. Free admission. Sponsored by Boys & Girls Club, Anti-Defamation League, Jewish Federation. Contact: Greg Time: 12:00 PM Phone: 805.630.6350 Date: 10/12/2008

Cultural Awareness

18th annual Japanese Culture Day 1 to 4 p.m. at Camarillo Community Center, 1605 Burnley St. Japanese food samples, bonsai and flower arrangements, face painting, tea ceremony, books, gifts, archery demonstration, classical dance, judo, drumming. $7 adults. $5 children 5 to 17 years, seniors 62 and up, students with ID. $15 family of four. Time: 1:00 PM Phone: 805.677.4517 email: vcjacl@hotmail.com Date: 10/12/2008

MON., OCT. 13

First Amendment

Freethinkers of Ventura County meets 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Coco's Restaurant, 259 W. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. No-host dinner 6 p.m. Bobbie Kirkhart, Atheists United L.A., discusses "Why isn't the First Amendment the last word? A history of secularism and sectarianism in the U.S." Time: 7:30 PM Date: 10/13/ 2008

TUES., OCT. 14

Tropical Quilts

Camarillo Quilters meets Orchid Room, Orchid Professional Building, 101 Freeway at Camarillo Spring Road, Camarillo. Sylvia Pippen talks on "Quilts with a tropical twist." Guest fee $5. Contact: Beth Time: 9:30 AM Phone: 805.482.3201 Date: 10/14/2008

40th Anniversary

Westlake Women's Club hosts birthday party for 40th anniversary at Westlake Village Inn, 31943 Agoura Road, Westlake Village. Past presidents, charter members, president emeritus discuss club history. Luncheon. Musical entertainment by Ralph Mauriello. Contact: Christiana Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.494.4576 email: mschillinger@ensr.com Date: 10/14/2008

Coffee Clutch

Westlake Newcomers Club hosts annual referral exchange coffee at private Westlake Village home. Residents of Westlake, surrounding areas invited to exchange references regarding outstanding services. RSVP for directions. Contact: Anne Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.493.1018 Date: 10/14/2008

Bizet's Carmen

Friends of Platt Library hosts L.A. Opera Talk, Bizet's "Carmen" at Platt Branch Library, 32600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free, no reservations needed. Time: 6:45 PM Phone: 818.340.9386 Date: 10/14/2008

WED., OCT. 15

Healthy Seniors Second annual Ventura County Senior Expo 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. For seniors 60 and up. Lunch, flu shot, health screenings and assessments, exercise demonstrations, wellness and recreation exhibitors. Seniors of Note and Jack Benny impersonator Eddie Carroll provide entertainment. $5 includes admission, parking, lunch. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.477.7300 Date: 10/15/2008

GOP Guest Speakers Canoga Park/West Hills Republican Women Federated meets at Radisson Hotel, 9777 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Chatsworth. Election propositions discussed. Monte Steward speaks on Proposition 8. Peter Blysma talks about liberty and the election. Public invited. Reservations required. Time: 10:30 AM Phone: 818.894.1081 Date: 10/15/2008

THURS., OCT. 16

Recycling Talk

Pleasant Valley Garden Club meets at Camarillo Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fireside Room, 3975 Las Posas Road. Social hour 9 a.m. Meeting 9:30 a.m. Brian Critchley of Agromin discusses recycling waste: what happens to clippings in recycling bin. Guests welcome. Contact: Sandy Time: 9:00 AM Phone: 805.484.5484 Date: 10/16/2008

Plastic Surgeon Speaks

Camarillo Newcomers Club meets at Sportsman Restaurant, 4426 Central Ave., Camarillo. Social hour, business meeting 11 a.m. Lunch at noon. Dr. Arthur Flynn, board certified plastic surgeon, discusses latest techniques for youthful appearance. $19 member, $21 guest. Reservations required. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 805.482.0403 Date: 10/16/2008

Staying Young

Oak Park Community Center hosts free speaker series, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 1000 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Dr. Eric Blum discusses senior health: tips to stay and act young. Free admission, lunch $5. Lunch reservation, prepayment required. Time: 11:30 AM Phone: 818.865.9304 Date: 10/16/2008

Hear From Chiropractor Oak Park Community Center Speaker Series presents Dr. Eric Blum, chiropractor, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Oak Park Community Center, Buena Vista Room, 1000 Kanan Road. Blum answers questions on back problems, nutrition, noninvasive treatments. Free admission. Lunch $5. Reservations requested. Time: 11:30 AM Phone: 818.865.9304 Date: 10/16/2008

Energy And Environment

Discovery Center debuts Science Speaker Series, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Baxter Biosciences, 1 Baxter Way, Westlake Village. Ed Begley Jr. discusses "Energy, efficiency for the new millennium: protect the environment and save money." $15 single lecture, $60 fivelecture series. Discounts to seniors, teachers, students. Time: 7:30 PM Phone: 805.905.8168 Date: 10/16/2008

FRI., OCT. 17

Arts & Crafts

Simi Valley Senior Center hosts Fall Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday at senior center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Senior artists present works. Free admission. Pancake breakfast 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Fee for meal. Time: 9:00 AM Phone: 805.583.6363 Date: 10/17/2008

Vendors And Bake Sale Simi Valley United Methodist Women host annual craft boutique, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today and Saturday at United Methodist Church, 2394 Erringer Road, Simi Valley. More than 30 vendors sell linens, jewelry, home decor, holiday gifts. Bake sale, lunch, door prizes. Free admission, parking. Proceeds fund mission work. Time: 9:00 AM Phone: 805.526.6231 Date: 10/17/2008

Andaman Islands Whizzing Around the World With Irma World traveler Irma Kackert gives slide show on India, Taj Mahal, Andaman Islands at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Free. Time: 1:00 PM Phone: 805.381.2744 Date: 10/17/2008

Harvest Hoedown

Ladera Elementary School hosts Harvest Hoedown, 5 to 9 p.m. at school, 1299 Calle Almendro, Thousand Oaks. Carnival games, prizes, silent auction, raffle. $12 at gate for children 2 years and up. Contact: Irene Time: 5:00 PM Phone: 805.338.6735 email: laderafundraising@yahoo.com Date: 10/17/2008