Happenings

Happenings includes community events, meetings, classes, resources, needs and Arts Listings. To submit an item for inclusion email to: happenings@vcreporter.com Comic Richard Stockton tackles the problem of snoring. He uses comedy, stories and music to take you on his ride from decline to vitality. Details and tickets online at www. nambaarts.com/richard-stockton/ .

THURSDAY

CALIFORNIA CITIZENS REDISTRICTING

COMMISSION | 4-8 p.m. A public online meeting for Zone E, which includes Ventura County ( Other areas included are Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey). Written comments can be submitted at www.wedrawthelinesca.org or emailed to votersfirstact@crc.ca.gov at least three days prior to the meeting. Written comments can be mailed to: California Citizens Redistricting Commission / 721 Capitol Mall, Suite 260, Sacramento, CA 95814. Public comment and Livestream information at: www.wedrawthelinesca.org/meetings.

GETTING BACK TO NORMAL | 6 p.m. A conversation with three mental health practitioners about helping your family get through the transitions coming out of the pandemic and ongoing shifts. FREE. Offered by Community Memorial Healthcare System, online event. Details and registration online at: www.cmhshealth.org/speaker-series/.

SATURDAY

PILGRIMAGE IN HONOR OF SAINT

JUNIPERO SERRA | July 24-25 Local Catholics in Santa Barbara and Ventura are hosting a pilgrimage to honor St. Junipero Serra. They will walk 35 miles over two days from Mission Santa Barbara to Mission Basilica San Buenaventura, camping overnight at St. Joseph’s in Carpinteria, ending with Mass and dinner in Ventura. Details are online at: www.stserrapilgrimage.org.

SPACE FOR GRACE WITH JULIA BERKELEY

| 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. $45 Gather to find space within through yoga, movement, mantra, meditation and song. Meditation Mount, 10340 Reeves Road, Ojai. Details and registration online. www.meditationmount.org.

CREATING YOUR LIFE | July 24-25 A two day yoga retreat where you’ll explore meditation, yoga and contemplative art. $160 both days. Vita Art Center, 28 W. Main Street, Ventura. Details and registration online at www.vitaartcenter.com.

RELATIVES WITH ROOTS | 9-11 a.m. FREE for children ages 8 to 11 this Ojai based arts education program encourages drawing and painting through observation of the natural world. 20 student limit. Session held at Cluff Vista Park, At Rincon St. and Ojai Avenue/ Hwy. 150, Ojai. Registration at www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/rwrsignup/.

FRIDAY

RICHARD STOCKTON: LIFE IS TOO SNORT...A SOLO COMEDY/MUSIC SHOW

ABOUT SLEEP HEALTH | 7 p.m. $15 Are bothered by snoring? Of your partner? Do you expect to wake up with more energy?

BOOK SIGNING WITH BETSY BLANCHARD CHESS | 1- 3 p.m. The former editor of Central Coast Farm and Ranch Magazine, Betsy Blanchard Chess is celebrating the publishing of her latest book, a memoir of her life Daughter of the Land: Growing up in the citrus capital of the world. Bank of Books, 748 E. Main St., Ventura. TEQUILA AND TACO MUSIC FESTIVAL | JULY 24-25 It’s time to bite the lime and crunch the taco while grooving to festive tunes. Bring your friends and get your tickets now. Saturday is already sold out. General admission $25. Tequila sampling $45. Six live music acts including Vanilla Ice, Ozomatli, Tag Team and Adelaide. Drinks and food not included in the admission price. Tickets and details online at www.tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com. Surfer’s Point at Ventura County Fairgrounds.

COMMUNITY SHRED EVENT AND FOOD

DRIVE | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park is hosting a shred event for the community to safely dispose of important documents and the public is welcome to bring up to three boxes of documents to be shredded. Those bringing documents are asked to bring food, personal care items, and kitchen goods for the Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank. At the parking lot of Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks - Griffin Memorial Park, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. www.dignitymemorial.com

BOOK SIGNING WITH BETSY BLANCHARD

CHESS | 1- 3 p.m. The former editor of Central Coast Farm and Ranch Magazine, Betsy Blanchard Chess is celebrating the publishing of her latest book, a memoir of her life Daughter of the Land: Growing up in the citrus capital of the world. Bank of Books, 748 E. Main St., Ventura.

BOOK SIGNING WITH KEVIN NATALE | 1-

3 p.m. Come meet first-time children’s book author, Kevin Natale, a native Venturan who was tragically paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a gunshot wound at the age of 14. He was shot by a neighbor who suffered from mental illness. Abednego Book Shoppe, 2682 E. Main St., Ventura.

CAMARILLO SUMMER CONCERT SERIES |

5-7 p.m. Gold Rush Country will perform at this community event that is starting back up after the pandemic year. Safety precautions are in place but now you can come out and enjoy music in the park. FREE. Hosted by the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District. Constitution Park, 1287 Paseo Camarillo, Camarillo. www.pvrpd.org

VALLEY OF THE MOON, NIGHT MARKET |

5-10 p.m. A night under the full moon with over 50 artisans with live music, cash bar, food and shopping. Studio Interactive, 201 Bryant St., Ojai. $12-$60. Tickets online at: www.eventbrite.com/e/valley-of-the-moonnight-market-tickets-162713812393

SUNDAY

SELF GUIDED MEDITATION | 11 a.m. - 1

p.m. or 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Come explore on your own and seek a place to find your center. The public is welcome during the morning or evening time frames, when other events are not planned, on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Recorded meditations are available online to help settle the mind and body. Meditation Mount, 10340 Reeves Road, Ojai. www. meditationmount.org

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT | 4 p.m.

Pianist Natasha Kislenko solo works and guest cellist Virginia Kron will join in for Beethoven Op.69 Sonata in A Major for Piano and Cello. $20 recommended donation. This will be an indoor event with no seating restrictions. Non-vaccinated attendees must wear face masks, but for fully vaccinated folks, masks are optional. The Ojai Art Center is located at 113 S. Montgomery St. in Ojai. (805) 640-1158. www.ojaiartcenter.org/music.html

POP UP VACCINE CLINIC AT OPAC |

4-7 p.m. Bring your family to OPAC for a fun-filled evening featuring local talent, entertainment, art activities, free giveaways, and food trucks! Get your free COVID-19 vaccine at the pop-up clinic! Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard. www.oxnardperformingarts.com

MONDAY

benefits Casa Pacifica and includes the golf tournament and an online auction. Funds raised benefit Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families and its programs serving foster and at-risk youth, along with other Rotary Foundation charities. The online auction is live July 23-26. The golf tournament takes place at Spanish Hills Country Club. The auction is online at e.givesmart. com/events/lwN/ . For information on the golf tournament contact Kevin Nunn at cfkgolfclassic@gmail.com or call 805-7383363. www.casapacifica.org/news/events/ care_for_kids_golf_classic

COMMUNITY FORUM WITH RI-NU

SERVICES | 6 - 8 p.m. A community conversation with RI-Nu Services LLC., the company applying to reopen the waste disposal site on Mission Rock Road in Santa Paula that has been closed since an explosion that left several responders, including fire fighters permanently injured. The company says it is ready to reopen the facility and the county has deemed the application complete. Sponsored by the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce the event will include a presentation from company rep Timothy Koziol, with project details about moving waste to treatment facilities in Filmore and Saugus. Spanish interpretation will be available. Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W. Main St., Santa Paula.

TUESDAY

BOOKS AND BREWS | 4-5 p.m. A gathering of the Young Professional Group of the Ventura Chamber of Commerce where a book is discussed over delicious brews. This month the group is reading The Power of Ritual by Kasper Ter Kulle. Finney’s Craft House, 494 E. Main Street, Ventura.

AUTHOR MEET AND GREET with

ALICIA DOYLE | 5 p.m. Alicia Doyle is an award-winning journalist and author of her