Featured Artist: Ceramist Margo Lande
Ojai ceramist Margo Lande's hand-thrown and hand-built functional pottery is on view at the OVA Arts gallery through September 30.

A fast, mostly flat 5K/10K through Moorpark plus a 1-mile family fun run, benefiting the food pantry, Boys & Girls Club and polio eradication.
Sports & Outdoors
Upcoming Sports & Outdoors events in Ventura County
Ojai ceramist Margo Lande's hand-thrown and hand-built functional pottery is on view at the OVA Arts gallery through September 30.
The 24th annual Margarita MixOff: local restaurants compete for best margarita, with food, wine and beer at The Gardens at Los Robles Greens.
Practice English in a friendly, informal group led by the Ventura County Library. Free.
Practice English in a friendly, informal group led by the Ventura County Library. Free.
A working Santa Paula farm's pumpkin patch with hayride, corn maze and sunflower and marigold fields, daily through Nov 1.
Free-build with the library's LEGO collection every Saturday afternoon.
Live music, hors d'oeuvres, mocktails and a silent auction at Emmanuel Church to support Harbor House's work with neighbors in need. $75.
Sell from your trunk or hunt for treasures at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center lot, 8am to noon.
The region's largest arts festival: 300+ artists across downtown and the Westside, two stages, CineFest screenings and free Gold Coast Transit.
Collagers, scrapbookers and junk journalers gather for a crafty Sunday at Hill Road Library.
The 14th annual car show in the Simi Valley City Hall lot: 13 classes, food trucks, and the Dunk-a-Cop tank. Free to watch.
Bring your knitting, crochet or any fiber project and work alongside others at the Fillmore Library.
Practice English in a friendly, informal group led by the Ventura County Library. Free.
A friendly contemporary fiction book club at the Ray D. Prueter Library in Port Hueneme.
A cozy-mysteries-and-comfort-reads book club on the first Thursday of the month.
Classic cars fill historic Main Street for the last Cruise Night of the season. Free.
A community ofrenda on view at The Collection at RiverPark through early November, opening with a reception on October 2.
Three days of German beer, food and oompah bands at the fairgrounds, with a $10 Fun Pass for unlimited rides, petting zoo and bounce houses.
Strolling musicians, roaming performers and KHAY Country Radio broadcasting live from the farm during the Fall Harvest Festival's Farm Country Weekend.
The 29th annual celebration of Oxnard's many cultures at Plaza Park: cultural booths, international food and a kids' cultural passport.
Craft with community on the first Saturday afternoon of the month. Supplies provided.
Learn to grow nutrient-dense microgreens at home in a free hands-on workshop at Westpark Community Garden.
Billed as California's largest one-day Oktoberfest: Hammerstein Musik Bavaria, German food, beer and contests at Rancho Tapo Park. 21+ only.
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A free self-guided walk (or tram ride) through the Chain of Hangars at the 1930 Santa Paula Airport, first Sunday of the month, 10-2.
Certified Master Gardener Lee R. teaches the basics of growing vegetables through California's mild winter at the Agriculture Museum.
A fast, mostly flat 5K/10K through Moorpark plus a 1-mile family fun run, benefiting the food pantry, Boys & Girls Club and polio eradication.
Bring your uke and strum along with neighbors at the library's monthly ukulele jam. All levels.
Calling all mystery lovers: a monthly whodunit book club on the second Thursday.
Meet Ventura's Community Development staff at a casual pop-up in the park and ask about housing, planning and permits.
A free monthly art salon for adults on the second Saturday at Oak View Library. Bring a project or just come to make.
Dedicated silent reading time followed by book talk, second Saturday of the month at Fillmore Library. Bring whatever you're reading.
Live poetry open mic every second Saturday at noon in downtown Santa Paula. Free.
Ghost stories come to life at the 1847 adobe: a parlor seance, fortune-tellers and an 1860s funeral director.
Gourmet food trucks, live student music, kids' activities and a silent auction on the WHS campus, 11-4. 16th annual.
Full afternoon tea with scones, finger sandwiches and pastries while a brass quintet plays classical favorites and jazz standards.
UC Master Gardeners teach a monthly garden-to-table class at Fillmore Library. Free.
LA comedian and spoken-word poet Dana May Jamison hosts nationally known comic Toni Nagy at the Ojai Valley Woman's Club. $20.
Two tenor saxophonists trade solos at Ventura's jazz club The Grape. $20-25.
Part concert, part history lesson: VMF's Classical Edge series explores the music and story behind the birth of Impressionism.
Conservatory-trained violin, cello and piano trio that throws out the rulebook, presented by Ventura Music Festival.
Kids trick-or-treat along the Camarillo Grove nature trail, answering nature questions at each stop for treats.
Oxnard's Day of the Dead festival with live music, community altars and a catrin and catrina contest. This year's theme honors Chespirito.
Knitters, crocheters and stitchers meet the third Saturday of the month at 1pm.
A free family celebration of the Conejo Valley's equestrian roots at Conejo Creek Equestrian Park, with horse demos, food trucks and hands-on learning.
Two of bluegrass music's most celebrated fiddlers, with Grammy and IBMA honors between them, play an early-evening set in Mission Park.
A 19-piece big band with vocalists Nayanna Holley and Adam 'Aejaye' Jackson celebrates the music of Quincy Jones.
Kid-friendly Halloween evening at Plaza Park with trick-or-treat booths, a costume contest, bounce houses, face painting and games.
The harbor's 5th annual Halloween boat parade at 7pm, with landside family activities from 3pm. Free.
A free weeknight Halloween party at Community Center Park: trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting and a 6pm costume contest.
Trick-or-treat through the shops at The Collection, plus a glow party, music and activities. Bring your own bag.
Costumed kids collect treats from decorated trunks in downtown Fillmore, with a sensory-friendly hour from 5 to 6.
A free family Dia de los Muertos festival at the Borchard Community Center with crafts, altars and live music. 4th annual.
The world-renowned twelve-voice men's vocal ensemble sings at the Ventura Center for Spiritual Living. Tickets not yet on sale.