Datebook

THURS., SEPT. 18

Floral Design

Conejo Valley Botanic Garden presents floral design classes in the Sogetsu style, garden center, 350 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks. $15 for class, $10 for flowers. Contact: Camille Time: 9:30 AM Phone: 805.498.7421 Date: 9/18/2008

Newcomers Meet

Camarillo Newcomers Club meets at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. Social time, business meeting, lunch. Joan Moore, director of Brain Injury Center in Ventura, and a client discuss brain injury recovery. $17 members, $19 guests. RSVP requested. Time: 11:00 AM Phone: 805.482.0403 Date: 9/18/2008

Latino Heritage

City of Oxnard presents inaugural Latino Heritage Month through Oct. 15, 5 to 9 p.m. at Centennial Plaza and other venues, Oxnard. Film tribute at local theaters, art displays, wine tastings, live music, tequila and appetizer tasting, lunchtime concerts, history displays, foods for sale. Use contact information to obtain complete schedule. Time: 5:00 PM Phone: 805.486.1349 email: ngioxnard@hotmail.com Date: 9/18/2008

Mix It Up

Oxnard Chamber Mixer, Open House at FOOD Share, 4156 Southbank Road, Oxnard. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Food, wine, music, desserts, prize drawings. $5 Oxnard Chamber members, $10 nonmembers. Ticket proceeds benefit FOOD Share. Contact: Jeanne Time: 5:30 PM Phone: 805.983.7100 Date: 9/18/2008

Punky's Coming

Calabasas Chamber of Commerce hosts Calabasas Pumpkin Festival Kickoff Mixer at Acura 101 West, 24650 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Free, RSVP required. Time: 5:30 PM Phone: 818.222.5680 Date: 9/18/2008

Swing Your Partner

Happy Squares Square Dance Club offers beginning square dance classes at Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Contact: Margaret Time: 7:30 PM Phone: 805.526.9638 email: margbileese@sbcglobal.net Date: 9/18/2008

Show Plants

Conejo Valley Bonsai Society meets at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Drive. Jim Barrett will critique candidate plants for Gardens of the World show. Time: 7:30 PM Phone: 805.495.7480 Date: 9/18/2008

FRI., SEPT. 19

Energy Politics

Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated meets at Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Todd Spitler discusses "Future and politics of energy," McCain/Obama over offshore drilling, oil company windfall profits. Christopher Maloney on McCain's "Victory '08" campaign. $20 luncheon. Reservations required. Time: 11:30 AM Phone: 805.493.0639 email: triciaevans1 @verizon.net Date: 9/19/2008

Italian Night

Bella Vita Italian Social Club hosts pork tenderloin dinner at St. Jude's Catholic Church parish hall, 32032 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Theme is Italian Night. Election night, bingo. $12 members, $14 guests. Contact: Sara Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.446.9225 Date: 9/19/2008

Let's Find Nemo

Mesa Verde Middle School Renaissance Program screens Disney's "Finding Nemo" at sundown. Gates open 6 p.m. Campus lower field, 1140 Peach Hill Road, Moorpark. Pizza, soda, popcorn, candy for sale. Admission is donation. Proceeds benefit renaissance program. Contact: Kelley Time: 6:00 PM Phone: 805.378.6309 Date: 9/19/2008

SAT., SEPT. 20

Sheriff's Department 

Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station hosts open house at station, 27050 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Displays by arson/explosives unit, SWAT, canine unit, mounted posse, reserve mountain rescue team. DUI demonstrations. Police car, helicopter on display. Appearance by L.A. County Fire Department engine, paramedic squad. Children's activities. Vendors provide food, drink. Contact: Dep. Brownell

Time: 10:00 AM
Phone: 818.878.5506
Date: 9/20/2008 

Run For Kids

Fourth annual Kids and The Arts Fun Run at The Lakes, 2200 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. 5K run starts 8 a.m., 10K run 8:45 a.m. Finish line at Gardens of the World. Also one-mile fun run/walk. Medals given to top finishers. Benefit for Alliance for the Arts. $25 preregistration includes T-shirt. $30 day of race. Time: 8:00 AM Phone: 805.449.2590 Date: 9/20/2008

Clean Beaches

24th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day 9 a.m. to noon, various locations. Volunteers help collect debris from beaches, bays, rivers, creeks, parks, roadsides, highways. Wear old clothes, sturdy shoes, work gloves. Community credit available for students. Free to participate. Contact: Kevin Time: 9:00 AM Phone: 805.583.6462 email: KAllen@simivalley.org Date: 9/20/2008

School Benefit

Royal Girls' Water Polo hosts carwash, bake sale, rummage sale at Royal High School, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Fundraiser for team's trip to Hawaiian Invitational.

Time: 9:00 AM Date: 9/20/2008

For Singers

Oak Park High School Choir hosts carwash at high school, 899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park. Fundraiser for choir programs.

Time: 9:00 AM Date: 9/20/2008

Jolly Roger

Gold Coast Pirate Faire at Lake Casitas Recreation Area, Ojai. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Sunday and Sept. 2728. Entertainment, outdoor market, food court, children's activities, children's costume contests, pirates' tavern with adult beverages, battle reenactments. $7 to $15 admission, $5 parking. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.496.6036 Date: 9/20/2008

Day of the Horse

ETI Corral 37 hosts Day of the Horse at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park, 1300 E. Avenida de Las Flores, Thousand Oaks. Information booths, veterinarian on hand, live shoeing, barbecue, carriage rides, horse drill teams, dressage and jumping demos. Free. All dogs must be leashed. Contact: Barbara Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 805.494.8755 Date: 9/20/2008

B-I-N-G-O

Moorpark Active Adult Center hosts Bingo Bash fundraiser, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Moorpark Civic Center, 799 N. Moorpark Road. Jackpot $250. Buy-in $15 advance, $20 at door. Includes 10 games, unlimited dessert bar, coffee, tea, lemonade. Two specials for additional $2 each. For adults 18 and up. Time: 1:00 PM Phone: 805.517.6261 Date: 9/20/2008

Welcome Tea

Conejo Valley National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosts prospective members tea, Marvin Smith room, Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. For those interested in membership, transfers. Refreshments served. Contact: Barbara Time: 1:00 PM Phone: 818.889.8039 Date: 9/20/2008

Open Software

Simi-Conejo Linux Users Group hosts Software Freedom Day, 1 to 5 p.m., Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. Demonstrations of OpenSource Software, Linux operating system. Free to public. Time: 1:00 PM email: info @sclug.org Date: 9/20/2008

Find Ancestors

Ventura County Genealogical Society meets at Ventura LDS Family History Center, 3501 Loma Vista Road, Ventura. Gena PhilibertOrtega discusses how to find female ancestors. Workshops on surnames, organizing data. Free, guests welcome. Contact: Phil Time: 1:00 PM Phone: 805.654.1127 Date: 9/20/2008

Going Native

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area presents program, "Going native in your garden," at National Park Service Visitor Center, 401 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Botanist Charles Hohn shares tips on planting, maintaining native plants, with plant suggestions and handouts. Free. Time: 2:00 PM Phone: 805.370.2301 Date: 9/20/2008

Youth Center Benefit

Monte Carlo Night hosted by actress Nancy Cartwright at her home in Northridge. 4:30 p.m. poker players. 6 p.m. party. No-limit Texas Hold'em with celebrities, poker pros. Dinner, open bar, entertainment, dancing, raffle, auction prizes. Fundraiser for Devonshire Area Youth Center. Open to public. $500 per person for tournament and party. $250 nonplayers. Location provided upon RSVP. Time: 4:30 PM Phone: 818.882.7336 Date: 9/20/2008

Starlight Dance

Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts dance, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Goebel Senior Adult Center ballroom, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Starlighters provide music. Singles, couples welcome. Light refreshments. Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.381.2744 Date: 9/20/2008

Round Dancing

Cam-A-Lot Round Dance Club hosts dance, 7 to 10 p.m., Camarillo Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley St. All levels of dancers welcome. Refreshments. $8 admission. Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.388.8867 Date: 9/20/2008

Scrapbooking

FLC Crop Club meets for scrapbooking, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 380 Arneill Road, Camarillo. Bring own food. Time: 11 AM Phone: 805.484.0426 Date: 9/20/2008

Dance Team Benefit

Calabasas High School Dance Team hosts car wash 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in school parking lot, 22855 W. Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. $7 small cars, $10 large cars. All proceeds go to dance team. Contact: Kristen Fraisse Time: 10 AM email: Kfraisse@Lvusd.org Date: 9/20/2008

SUN., SEPT. 21

History Of Time

Ventura/Santa Barbara County Clock Association meets at cafeteria, Building B, Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura. Ken McWilliams discusses history of timekeeping. Watches, clocks display and mart. $3 admission for guests. Contact: Laurie Time: 12:00 PM Phone: 805.813.2216 email: Remember_The_Clock@mac.com

Date: 9/21/2008

Garden Party

Democratic Club of Conejo Valley hosts sixth annual garden party at Sunset Hills Country Club, 4155 Erbes Road, Thousand Oaks. Silent auction, no host bar, lunch, door prizes, live music. L.A. County district attorney Gil Garcetti speaks on African water project. Eric Bauman, chair of L.A. Democrats speaks. Democratic election candidates present. Club fundraiser to support candidates. Reservations required. Time: 12:00 PM Phone: 805.555.5555 Date: 9/21/2008

Cats In The Canyon

Humane Society of Ventura County hosts annual Cats in the Canyon-Hounds in the Hollow picnic, Boccali's Restaurant, Ojai. Iron Mountain Boys play music. Silent auction. Adults $40 advance, $50 on site. Children $20 advance, $25 on site. All proceeds benefit Humane Society. Time: 2:00 PM Phone: 805.646.6505 Date: 9/21/2008

Fine Wine And Dinner

New West Symphony presents Symphony of Wine VIII Dinner and Auction, Four Seasons Hotel, Two Dole Drive, Westlake Village. Gourmet dinner, live and silent auctions. Proceeds to symphony's youth education programs. $275 per person. Tickets available online. Time: 3:00 PM Date: 9/21/2008

TUES., SEPT. 23

Music And Boutique

Brandeis National Committee Conejo Valley Chapter hosts third annual fundraising luncheon and boutique at North Ranch Country Club, 4761 Valley Spring Drive, Westlake Village. Cantor Ron Li Paz, Bronwen Li Paz, pianist Jack Bielan and Second Stage Dance Company present "Brandeis Goes to Broadway." $75 donation. RSVP requested. Time: 10:00 AM Phone: 818.874.0044 Date: 9/23/2008

Service Work

Blue Thong Society "Westlake Wedgies" meets at Cisco's Restaurant, 1712 Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks. Discuss charity of the month community service work, social events. Bring cash for food, drinks. Contact: Rosalie Time: 5:30 PM Phone: 805.796.6777 email: artlover11@aol.com Date: 9/23/2008

See Invisible Gardener

Conejo Valley Organic Garden and Herb Society meets at Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Guest Speaker Andy Lopez, "The Invisible Gardener," host of radio show "Don't Panic It's Organic." All welcome. Time: 7:00 PM Phone: 805.498.1623 Date: 9/23/2008

WED., SEPT. 24

Fine Embroidery

Channel Islands Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America meets at Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive. Beginners welcome. Time: 9:30 AM Phone: 805.498.5956 Date: 9/24/2008

Kickoff For Woman's Club

Thousand Oaks Woman's Club holds first meeting of club year at Palm Garden Hotel, 498 Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Fried chicken luncheon. Entertainment by bluegrass/country band The Chris Cairns Band. $24.50. Reservations requested. Contact: Gail Time: 10:30 AM Phone: 805.495.7749 Date: 9/24/2008