CAMARILLO

Thursday, July 26, 2007

- Community meeting on wildfire preparedness, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 601 Carmen Drive. The Ventura County Fire Department will give information and answer questions about its Ventura County Wildfire Action Plan: Evacuate Early or Stay and Defend. Information: fire.countyofventura.org.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

- Taste of Camarillo, wine auction gala from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, main event 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Adolfo Camarillo House, 201 Camarillo Ranch Road. The events include live entertainment, wine tasting and a silent auction. Saturday gala admission: $50; Sunday event: $65-$75; weekend pass for both events: $100. Information: 482-9418; www.meadowlarkserviceleague.com.

- Movie in the Park, 7 p.m., Constitution Park, Carmen Drive and Paseo Camarillo. The Camarillo Arts Council presents "The Astronaut Farmer." Free, although donations encouraged. Information: 987-7847, www.camarilloartscouncil.org/Currentseason.htm.

OXNARD

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

- City Council meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, 305 W. Third St. The council will consider an appeal by Southern California Edison of a recent Planning Commission rejection of plans for a new power plant in Oxnard. Information: 385-7803; www.ci.oxnard.ca.us.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

- Oxnard Salsa Festival, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Plaza Park, Fifth and C streets. The 14th annual festival features live music and dancing, food, salsa-related contests, children's activities and more. Free admission. Information: www.oxnardsalsafestival.com.

- Concerts by the Sea, 4 to 6 p.m., Peninsula Park, next to the Hampton Inn, Channel Islands Harbor. Cadillac Angels, a rockabilly and surf music band, will perform in this weekly summer series. Free. Take blankets and lawn chairs. Information: 985-4852.

SANTA PAULA

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

- Stop-smoking classes, noon and 5:30 p.m., Santa Paula Hospital, 825 N. 10th St. Facilitators will give an overview of the program. Free. Information: 65376 or 65231; www.vchca.org/ph/ed/tobacco.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

- "Mesmerized by the Hog," 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays until Sept. 30, California Oil Museum, 1001 E. Main St. The exhibit features Harley motorcycles. Admission: $3-$4. Information: 933-0076; www.oilmuseum.net.

THOUSAND OAKS

Thursday, July 26, 2007

- Iraq War veteran Agustin Aguayo, 7 p.m., Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road. Aguayo, an Army medic who filed for conscientious objector status in 2004 and was imprisoned when he refused to go to Iraq for a second time, will speak. Free. Information: 375-9939.

VENTURA

Monday, July 23, 2007

- Appraisal Day, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St. Experts from Bonhams & Butterfields will estimate the auction value of fine art, furniture, books, jewelry, decorative arts, manuscripts, prints, photographs and Asian items. First-come, first-served. Cost: $5 per item for members, $10 for nonmembers, limit of five items per person. Proceeds benefit museum programs. Information: 653-6715.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

- Violinist Philip Ficsor, 12:15 p.m., Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave. The public is invited to bring lunch and enjoy classical music performed by the Westmont professor of violin. Free.