FRI., JAN. 26

For A Good Cause Oak Park High School's Comedy Sportz hosts charity benefit, 7:15 p.m., OPHS Performing Arts Pavilion. Funds go to Transplant Recipients International Organization. OPHS senior Ryan Roschke is waiting for kidney transplant. Requested donation $10.

Scouts Serve Spaghetti Boy Scout Troop 605 serves fundraising Spaghetti Dinner, Knights of Columbus Hall, 1255 Patricia Ave., Simi Valley. Door prizes. Spaghetti with meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, punch. Sodas at extra charge. Donations $5 to $9, family rate $25. Tickets at door or call Sue Hartlove (805) 522-4177.

Band On The Run High school concert, 7 to 11 p.m., Thousand Oaks Teen Center, 1375 E. Janss Road. Bands: Cicada, Test Your Reflex, The Higher. Headliner: Halifax. $10. High school students only. (805) 494-5156 after 2 p.m.

Music For Kids Calabasas Library presents Wendee's Musical Adventures, 11 a.m. Interactive songs, fun for all ages. Free, no tickets needed. No strollers allowed. (818) 225-7616.

SAT., JAN. 27

Handweavers Ventura County Handweavers and Spinners Guild meets 9:30 a.m., 701 S. Del Norte Blvd., Unit 115 & 120, Oxnard. Gwen Powell shows ways to incorporate Chinese knotting into weaving, knitting, chochet. Free; open to public. RSVP needed for Navajo plying afternoon workshop, Sunday workshop on The Wonders of Sheep's Wool. Paula Kahn, paulakahn@sbcglobal.net.

Bid On A Rose Ventura County Rose Society hosts Rose Auction, 1 p.m. Cowan Conference Center, 550 Airport Way, Camarillo. More than 200 cultivars, many unusual varities. Food, fellowship, silent auction. Naming rights available for micromini rose. Online bidding info, Jim Delahanty, jjjzdelahanty.earthlink.net. Club info, www.venturarose.org.

Bull's-Eye Conejo Valley Archers of Simi Valley shoot every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tapo Canyon Park, Simi Valley. All equipment provided. Level 1, two NAA certified instructors. $3 for four hours shooting. (805) 530-1339, www.cvarchers.org.

Restore Creek Great Dry Canyon Creek Cleanup at Headwater Corner. Park at homestead house, 23075 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas. 9 a.m. to noon. After cleanup, create "art treasure." Wear wet-foot shoes, mud clothes. Community service credit hours. RSVP (818) 591-1701.

Swing Your Partner Buckles and Bows Square Dance Club hosts plus level square dance with A-1 tip, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Road, Newbury Park. Guest caller Bill (Tex) Gipson. $6 donation. John and Shirley, (805) 499-2920 or Neal and Bobbi, (805) 480-1846.

Computer Club New Corel products demonstrated at Channel Islands PC Users Group meeting, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo, 1500 Temple Ave. Free, open to public. Demos include Corel Painter IX.5, Corel Snapfire Plus, WordPerfectOffice X3, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3. www.cipcug.org.

Young Astronomers Mountains Restoration Trust presents Youth Naturalist program, "Learn All About the Night Sky." 6:30 p.m., Headwaters Corner, 23075 Mulholland Hwy., Cala-basas. With telescopes and guest speaker, navigate through stars, planets, nebulae, constellations. Astronomy-related craft. Ages 8 to 12. $15. Preregister with Susan Haugland (818) 5911701, ext. 181.

SUN.,

JAN. 28

Middle Eastern

Dancing Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association presents Ventura Belly Dance Festival, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Anacapa Middle School auditorium, 100 S. Mills Road, Ventura. Performances, music, drumming, bazaar. Portion of proceeds benefit Central Asia Institute for Education and Healthcare Services for women. $7, children under 10 free. Janet (805) 985-1217.

Hollywood

In Hills Author Harry Medved leads child-friendly walking tour through Malibu Creek State Park, 1 to 4:30 p.m., off Las Virgenes Road. See sites where many movies were shot. Walk is free; parking fee. www.hollywoodescapes.com.

TUES., JAN. 30

GOP Reception Thousand Oaks Republican Women Federated hosts reception for Hector Barajas, press secretary of California Republican Party. 6 to 8 p.m., Founders Lounge, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Public invited. $20, RSVP required. Rosemary (818) 889-4839, Andrea (818) 889-4729.

Garden Composting Organic Garden Club meets 7 p.m., Newbury Park Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Stan Hakes of city of Thousand Oaks gives ideas on composting. Visit by the Honey Bee. (805) 498-1623.

WED., JAN. 31

Winter Concert Arroyo West Elementary string orchestra performs "A Winter Concert," 6:30 p.m., Arroyo West Elementary School, 4117 Country Hill Road, Moorpark. Free.

THURS., FEB. 1

High Tea Camarillo Women's Club hosts annual High Tea/Silent Auction fundraiser, 11 a.m., Sterling Hills Golf Club. Dorothea Phelan from Ventura Historical Society gives presentation on Victorian clothing. RSVP (805) 488-3478.

Flower Power Thousand Oaks African Violet Society meets 7 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, 667 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks. Showandtell session, business meeting, program on violet care. Visitors and plants welcome. (805) 581-0014.

Black History Month Democratic Club of Camarillo celebrates Black History Month, 7 p.m., UFCW Hall, 816 Camarillo S p r i n g s Road. George Corbin, CLU adjunct professor, speaks about Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. Public invited. Joan or Bob Rust (805) 484-6601.

FRI., FEB 2

Play Bingo Cypress Elementary School hosts family bingo night, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., school multipurpose room, 4200 Kimber Drive, Newbury Park. Drinks, treats for sale. Preorder meals. Fourth-grade Boosters Sacramento fundraiser. (805) 498-6683.

Author Talk Conejo Valley Republican Women's Club meets 11:30 a.m., Plug Nickel Restaurant, Westlake Village. Guest speaker Lizzy Blackney: Washington insider, author of new book "Sex, Lies and Politricks." $20. RSVP (805) 495-3409.

SAT., FEB. 3

Girl Scouts Recruit Girl Scouts of Tres Condados host "Project Go Girl!" recruiting event for parents, daughters ages 5 to 17. 10 a.m. to noon, Michael's Crafts Store, Moorpark Marketplace. Girls can register for Scouting program, make craft project. Girl Scout members, leaders, council membership managers answer questions. $15 fee for registration, craft. Olivia V. Niles (800) 822-2427, ext. 210, oniles@gstc.org.

A Good Time Thousand Oaks Dance Club hosts dance, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Goebel Senior Adult ballroom center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Doors open 7 p.m. Live music by The Starlighters. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Singles, couples welcome. Wood floor, light refreshments. (805) 381-2744.

Happy Birthday WLV Black tie gala to celebrate Westlake Village 25th anniversary. 6 p.m., Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, Two Dole Drive. Reception, wine sampling, dinner, dancing with Wayne Foster Entertainment. $150. RSVP by Jan. 19. (818) 706-1613.

SUN., FEB. 4

For The Birds Ventura Audubon Society hosts Restoration Work Day, Hendrick Ranch Nature Area, Santa Paula. 8 a.m. birding, 9 a.m. work. See kites, sparrows, kingbirds, bitterns. Wear work shoes, gardening gloves. Sandy Hedrick (805) 340-0478.

MON., FEB. 5

Take A Picture Digital Photography Group meets 6:30 p.m., Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Learn about digital photography, new software. Enter photo contest; subject is "spaghetti." For contest rules, meeting information, (805) 498-4669.

Nature Lovers Conejo Valley Audubon Society meets 7:30 p.m. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 439 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo. Grant Reed presents photo journey of birds, wildlife of Botswana. Public welcome. (805) 987-2721.

AAUW Guest Panel America Association of University Women meets 7 to 9 p.m., meeting room, Esseff Village, 1423 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Film "Mi Casa es Su Casa," guest speakers/panel discussion on affordable housing. Refreshments. RSVP Wendy Hoffman (805) 496-2764, whoffman@sbceo.org.

DAR Gives

Awards Conejo Valley Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosts awards night, 7 p.m., education wing, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 30800 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Agoura Hills. Carol S a t t e r t h w a i t e , (805) 532-1148.

Tall Ships Channel Islands Harbor presents 11th annual Tall Ships Tour, today through Feb. 13. Free tours of tall ships, 3 to 6 p.m. today, Ventura County Harbor Department, 3900 Pelican Way. Donations requested. Free guided public dockside tours, dockside educational programs for children, threehour sailing tours for students, threehour Battle Cannon Re-enactment and Adventure Training sails. RSVP (800) 2005239. For information, Channel Islands Harbor Visitors Center, (805) 985-4852, www.channelislandsharbor.org.

TUES., FEB. 6

Dinner And Art Westlake Village Art Guild meets Los Robles Golf Course Banquet Center, 299 Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. 6 to 6:45 p.m., music by Silver Strings Ensemble. 6:30 p.m. dinner. 7:30 demonstration by watercolor artist Howard Reese. Open to public. $28 dinner/demo, $10 demo only. Dinner reservations five days in advance. RSVP (805) 379-5655, www.wvartguild.org.

Let's Go Fishing Ventura County Sportsfishing Club meets 6:30 p.m., DuPar's Restaurant, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Guest speaker Brian Nguyen, Shimano representative, discusses new "butterfly" lure fishing concept. Adults interested in ocean fishing welcome. Bill Berger, (818) 889-1370. www.vcsc.info.

Digital Dexterity Professional photographer Ellen Demsky gives tips on using digital camera to make quality photos. 7 p.m. multipurpose room, Platt Branch Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills. Bring camera, instruction manual. (818) 340-9386, www.platlibrary.org/events.

Camellia Advice Westlake Village Garden Club hosts 38th anniversary luncheon celebration, 11 a.m., Westlake Village Inn. Guest speaker Brad King, Southern California Camellia Society. Guests welcome. $30. RSVP by Feb. 1, (805) 381-1084.

Discussion Group LaPoP (The Language and Philosophy of Peace) meets 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., Simi Valley Library Community Room. Chris Redgate leads discussion on "Today's News." Free, public invited. Chris, Nancy Redgate (805) 583-8018. wrytor@sbcglobal.net.

THURS. FEB. 8

Rocks Of Ages Conejo Gem and Mineral Club meets 7:30 p.m., Hillcrest Arts Center, 4093 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Special guest Albert Badel, mechanical engineer, describes various machines, techniques for rock cutting. Free; public welcome. Pebble Pup workshop (youth program) during business meeting. Becky Williamson (805) 532-1916.

B&G Club Honors Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley hosts 37th annual Recognition Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Valley Ballroom, Grand Vista Hotel, Simi Valley. Honor award winners, volunteers, annouce 2007 board of directors. $40. RSVP (805) 527-4437, www.bgcsimi.com.

FRI, FEB. 9

Variety Show Moorpark College Theatre Arts presents second variety show, "Voices In My Head," created and performed by college student artists. 7:30 p.m. today, tomorrow, Studio Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Moorpark College. Poetry, mime, songs, dance, monologues, comedy sketches. $5 donation. Katherine Lewis (805) 5290865, klewis@vcccd.edu.

Camp Out Weakenders RV Club host monthly campout today and tomorrow, Travel Village, Castaic. No-cook weekend. Saturday night dinner at Buca di Beppo's, Valencia. Sunday catered champagne brunch. Mary (805) 484-3180.

Funds For Music Simi Valley High School Instrumental Music Department fundraising gala, 7 to 11 p.m., Paul's Italian Villa, Simi Valley. Buffet dinner, raffles, music by students, families. $25. RSVP by Feb. 2. Jeanette Marquez (805) 527-5224.

Curtain Up Musical "Spitfire Grill" opens at Camarillo Community Theatre, 8 p.m., 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo, inside the airport. Through Sun., March 18. Opening weekend, twoforone pricing. Free bag of popcorn with nonperishable food donation. Tickets (805) 388-5716.

SAT., FEB. 10

Paint Mountains Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains & Seashore sponsors monthly paint out, 10 a.m. Castro Crest in Malibu, top of Coral Canyon Road off PCH. Meet in parking area. Artists working in all media welcome. Site offers dramatic rock formations, panoramic vistas. Free. Bring own art supplies, food, water. Carole Garland (310) 338-0333, carolegarland@sbcglobal.net.

Valentine Dinner Agoura High School's ASB, Charger Club host inaugural Valentine's Day Dinner Dance, 7 p.m. to midnight, First Neighborhood Community Center, 31830 Village Center Road, Westlake Village. $35. Adults 21 and older. Food, dancing, raffles, silent auction. Attire: dressy casual.

Benefit Show Jamie Gruttemeyer, Miss Ventura County 2007, presents benefit concert for Learning Differences. 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Building, Moorpark College. All proceeds to the college's Access Center. $20. (805) 530-0915.

Angels Ball Casa Pacifica Angels presents 18th annual Angels Ball, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks. 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner. Live auction, dancing to Rik Howard Music, comedians Loni Love, Ralph Harris. $325. Advance tickets only; no tickets sold at door. Carrie Hughes (805) 445-7831.

SUN., FEB. 11

Support Music Ed Westlake Instrumental Music Program hosts 12th annual dinner, dance, auction fundraiser. 4 to 9 p.m., Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks. Denise ButlerFoley (805) 4932082, denbf@hotmail.com.