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Happenings
Happenings includes community events, meetings, classes, resources, needs and Arts Listings. To submit an item for inclusion email to: happenings@vcreporter.com
THURSDAY
THE SOMIS THURSDAY CLUB | 11:30
a.m. Local women’s club luncheon meeting. This month’s program will feature the Ventura County Fire Department helping us recognize fire hazards, develop an escape route in case of fire and how to prepare in case of an evacuation. Visitors and prospective members are welcome. Please call 805-469-5059 or email patti. dizazzo@gmail.com to RSVP. 5380 Bell St., Somis.
ANNUAL OXNARD COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS AWARDS | 11:30 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Oxnard City Manager, Alex Nguyen will emcee this luncheon event to celebrate city leaders, businesses, residents and organizations. $60. Register online at: web.oxnardchamber. org/events/2021-Community-Business-Awards-Luncheon-9475/details. Courtyard by Marriott, 600 E. Esplanade Dr., Oxnard.
START SMART DRIVING PROGRAM |
6-9 p.m. FREE. The traffic bureau of the Thousand Oaks Police Department is hosting a program to educate newly licensed and future drivers. Space is limited, registration required: 805-494-8271. Thousand Oaks Police Station, Community Room, 2101 E. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.
OJAI PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL | Aug. 12-15
The final weekend of the new works festival: Four works are presented in this festival with two readings each day at 4 and 7 p.m. $25 individual shows, $200 weekend pass. www.ojaiplays.org
FRIDAY
BUSINESS AT BREAKFAST | 8 a.m.
FREE online event. Vernon Alstot, vice president of CarePodz will talk about the company’s work providing mobile, self contained, hygienic environments, all subsidized by the Whole Person Care Act. Alstot’s 38 years of experience as a police officer and firefighter in Ventura County serve’s the company’s global mission. The West Ventura County Business Alliance. RSVP at: web.oxnardchamber.org/events/ BusinessBreakfast-9480/register
DINNER MEET UP | 6:45 p.m. The monthly meetup of the Ventura Chapter of the Southern California Naturist Association. Location available to members. Details and information online at: socalnaturist.org
SATURDAY
PANCAKE BREAKFAST | 8 - 11 a.m.
Enjoy mimosas and music on the gorgeous patio at this all you can eat pancake breakfast presented by the Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley and the Simi Valley Y’s Men to benefit the Samaritan Center of Simi Valley. St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 280 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. $5. www.simivalleykiwanis.com
IDENTIFYING MISINFORMATION ON
THE INTERNET | 10 a.m. FREE An online lecture presented by the Democratic Socialists of Ventura County to help understand how to tell fact from fiction on the internet as well as understanding modern research essentials. To reserve a spot, RSVP at www.dsaventuracounty.org/ research_training.
11TH ANNUAL BACKPACK GIFT AWAY
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Kids and Families Together and Heart 2 Heart are seeking donations for this drive through event providing backpacks filled with age appropriate school supplies and other items for the families. An Amazon wishlist with school supplies are online at: https://a.co/hGx10tB. Donations can be mailed to: Resource Family Support, Kids & Families Together, 864 E. Santa Clara Street - Ventura, 93001. Funds can be donated directly to: igfn.us/form/wU82SQ. Text to donate: FAM (on 91999). For more information call: 805-643-1446, ext. 108/131 or email events@kidsandfamilies. org. www.kidsandfamilies.org
18 — — August 12, 2021 FINE ART AUCTION | Monday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 29. An annual highlight of the local art auction scene, this annual event benefiting the Santa Paula Art Museum is going online. All proceeds benefit the museum. Works offered include pieces from historical and contemporary artists including Jessie Arms Botke, Douglas Shively, Linda Brown, Susan Petty and Gail Pidduck. Raffle tickets ($50 each) are also available for a chance to win one of two paintings by historic Santa Paula artist Jessie Arms Botke. Individuals must preregister to bid online at www.bidsquare.com/auction-house/santa-paula-art-museum. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/raffle. All of the auction items can be previewed in person during the Museum’s regular business hours Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 N 10th St, Santa Paula. Pictured: Ventura Beach, Jessie Botke.
DOWNTOWN SANTA PAULA OPEN
MARKET | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. A new monthly outdoor market in which local vendors join downtown merchants and restaurants to provide shopping, dinbook You’re Not Crazy, which was written to help those who suffer from anxiety and all of its manifestations, many of which can be exacerbated by the pandemic. Bank of Books, 748 E. Main St., Ventura.
BOOK SIGNING WITH BETSY
BLANCHARD CHESS | 1-4 p.m. Author Betsy Blanchard Chess will discuss her family’s 200 year history in the area and her book, Daughter of the Land. Blanchard Library, 119 N. 8th Street, Santa Paula.
VENTURA IMPROV COMEDY SHOW |
6-8 p.m. Ventura Improv will be holding court at Caffrodite! Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the show, drink, and food sales will be used to promote the arts in Ventura! $10 at the door. Caffrodite Community Collective, 1987 E Main St. B, Ventura.
SUNDAY
ing, arts and crafts, a farmers market, music and more. 868 E. Main St., between Eighth and Davis streets, in Santa Paula. info@santapaulachamber.com
BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR CRAIG
R. CAREY | 1-3 p.m. Author of Hiking and Backpacking Santa Barbara and Ventura, Carey will discuss nearly 100 routes through the forest between Gaviota Pass and Lake Piru. 805-643-3154. Bank of Books, 748 E. Main St., Ventura.
BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR LAURIE
SINGER, M.S., LMFT | 1-3 p.m. Are you suffering from extreme anxiety? Author Laurie Singer is board certified in applied behavior analysis and will be discussing her
CARL FUNDRAISING AND ADOPTION
EVENT | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Music, raffles, specials and more to benefit Canine Adoption and Rescue League (CARL). Kelly’s Lot will be performing. FREE admission. Family friendly - including furry family members. Sailor & Friends Pet Supply, 2070 E Main St., Ventura.
VIRTUAL OOLONG TEA TASTING | 11
a.m. A guided tasting that will include tea etiquette and sampling four different Chinese Oolong teas spanning a range of flavors from deep fruity to but-
tery to smoky. $40 includes a ceramic gaiwan — traditional Chinese tea tasting set — four tea samples, a treat and the link. Details and registration is online at: www.spice-topia.com/product/ oolongtasting/1020.
MONDAY
COLLAGE SUMMER CAMP | Monday
to Friday, 12-3 p.m. FREE on a scholarship basis this art class for teens ages 13 to 17 will be led by Rafael Perea de la Cabada and will demonstrate the process of collage - composing a piece of art with various materials like cloth, papers, or wood glued onto a surface - and other works on paper. Elements of art will be explored. Those who have a sketchbook should bring it to class. Space is limited. All materials included. Details and registration is online at: https://www. oxnardperformingarts.com/collage-summer-camp.html
The Monday Night Film series offered by the Oxnard Film Society is now back to 100% capacity, and only vaccinated persons are asked to attend. This film is based on a true love story spanning decades that began in Mexico and reached New York City. Rated R. Spanish and English with English subtitles. $10.75, $7.50. Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 W. 5th St., Oxnard. www. oxnardfilmsociety.org
FINE ART AUCTION | Through
Sunday, Aug. 29. A highlight of the local art scene, this annual event benefiting the Santa Paula Art Museum is going online. All proceeds benefit the museum. Works offered include pieces from historical and contemporary artists including Jessie Arms Botke, Douglas Shively, Linda Brown, Susan Petty and Gail Pidduck. Raffle tickets ($50 each) are also available for a chance to win one of two paintings by historic Santa Paula artist Jessie Arms Botke. Individuals must preregister to bid online at www. bidsquare.com/auction-house/santa-paula-art-museum. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/raffle. All of the auction items can be previewed in person during the Museum’s regular business hours Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. . Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 N 10th St, Santa Paula.
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Kids and Families Together and Heart 2 Heart are seeking donations for this drive through event providing backpacks filled with age appropriate school supplies and other items for the families. An Amazon wishlist with school supplies are online at: https://a.co/ hGx10tB. Donations can be mailed to: Resource Family Support, Kids & Families Together, 864 E. Santa Clara Street - Ventura, 93001. Funds can be donated directly to: igfn.us/form/ wU82SQ. Text to donate: FAM (on 91999). For more information call: 805-643-1446, ext. 108/131 or email events@kidsandfamilies.org. www. kidsandfamilies.org
TUESDAY
LOCAL HISTORY HAPPY HOUR | 5-6
p.m. Zoom. Local city council member, author and landscaper Doug Halter will speak about his book Give me Time, describing the experience of he and his partner learning they had AIDS with just months to live. His partner grew sick and passed away. Halter got into the first successful trial of a drug that blocked the complications of AIDS, and he survived. FREE. RSVP required at venturamuseum.org.
WEDNESDAY
BLOOD DRIVE | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Ventura County Fire Department and Vitalant are hosting a blood drive to help replenish low blood bank supply. Bloodmobile located at the Camarillo Airport, 265 Durley Way, Camarillo. To sign-up and schedule your appointment, please go to donors.vitalant.org and enter the Blood Drive Code: 8425, call 805-542-8500, or click here: https:// tinyurl.com/sbkjy672.
ISLAND EXPLORATIONS WITH CHUCK
GRAHAM | 7 p.m. Acclaimed photographer Chuck Graham is the featured speaker for the series offered by Channel Islands Maritime Museum. For 25 years Graham has been exploring and photographing the channel islands, capturing unique images, and sharing them with his freelance pieces. In this talk he’ll focus on his favorite moments. $3 kids, $7 adults. $5 seniors. Museum members are free. Channel Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard.
THURSDAY
OJAI WOMEN’S FUND 6TH
ANNIVERSARY | 6:30 - 8 p.m. Learn about the nonprofit organization that leverages the giving of its members to benefit organizations in the Ojai Valley. RSVP for location. www.ojaiwomensfund.org
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I CARRY YOU WITH ME - TE LLEVO CONMIGO | Monday, Aug. 16, 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Monday Night Film series offered by the Oxnard Film Society is now back to 100% capacity, and only vaccinated persons are asked to attend. This film is based on a true love story spanning decades that began in Mexico reaching to New York City. Rated R. Spanish and English with English subtitles. $10.75, $7.50. Plaza Cinemas 14, 255 W. 5th St., Oxnard. www.oxnardfilmsociety.org AD PROOF
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KOKEDAMA WORKSHOP | 6-7:30 p.m.
Westerlay Orchids is leading this fun, and hands on workshop in the art of Kokedama - moss/ball. This has become a modern art form for presenting plants and flowers. $65. Social hour from 5-6 p.m. RSVP to 805-684-5411. Topa Topa Brewery, 4880 Colt Street, Ventura.
COMMUNITY NEEDS, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FALL CLASSES WITH VENTURA PARKS AND RECREATION | Registration
opens Aug. 16, 9 a.m. Find a fun class or program for kids, teens and adults. Activity guide is online now. www.cityofventura.ca.gov/2084/ Activity-Guide-Archive erty tax assessment appeals at public hearings. Meetings of the Board are held in the City of Ventura and applications must be submitted by September 3, 2021. Eligibility requirements include experience in one of several areas including being an attorney, accountant, real estate broker and others. For additional information including eligibility, compensation and how to apply, please visit www.ventura.org/cob/aabmember
SENIOR MEALS ON WHEELS
VOLUNTEER DRIVER NEEDED | The Senior Concerns meal delivery service is free for seniors and the program is growing. Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver fresh meals from Country Harvest Restaurant in Newbury Park to area
seniors. New drivers are needed to commit to one day a week for at least four weeks in a row. Pickup is at 11:30 a.m. and takes about one hour. Bridget Elliot directly at belliott@seniorconcerns.org. Details online Please check this proof over carefully and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, “2nd Proof”, and “Final Proof”. If we receive no proof after the 1st or 2nd Proofs, AD WILL RUN AS IS. If this proof meets your approval on the 1st proof, check off “FINAL PROOF (APPROVED)” box, date and sign at the bottom. ISSUE: 4/8/21NOTICE: PLEASE FAX THIS PROOF TO (805) 648-2245 ASAP at www.seniorconcerns.org/volunteer/. NEED INTERNET ACCESS? | The Emergency Broadband Benefit offers discounted internet and computer during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing up to $50/ month discount for broadband service and a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet purchased through a participating provider if the household contributes more than $10 but less than $50 toward the purchase price. See if you qualify and apply at: 833-5110311 or GetEmergencyBroadband.org. ♦
IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ELECTION
WORKERS | Current Ventura County Elections is hiring 10 Temporary Intermittent Elections Voting Assistant positions at an hourly rate of $21.93. Duties will include processing election ballots, validating, processing and/or checking voter registration forms, data entry, and more. Flexible hours, in-person at office and voting locations. Details and application are online at: here. Please visit VenturaVote.org or call 805654-2664 for additional information.
TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
VACANCIES | Deadline Sept. 3 The Tax Assessment Appeals Boards (AAB) is a quasi-judicial body which hears prop-
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