CAMARILLO

Camarillo Senior Activities

Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley St., Camarillo. People 50 and older can take part in programs for free or for a nominal fee. Most programs and classes are at the Community Center. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 482-4881.

St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital

At 2415 Antonio Ave., Camarillo. 389-5176.

Free blood pressure checks: 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays and 8:30 to 10 a.m. Fridays, in the hospital's Finance Building.

Camarillo HealthCare District

At 3639 E. Las Posas Road, Suite 117, Camarillo. 388-1952.

Apple-a-Day Café: A lunchtime community meal program is available to Camarillo residents 60 and older for a donation of $3. The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; meals are served at noon Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 1605 Burnley St. Call 388-1952 for reservations.

Senior Meal Mobile: Home-delivered meals are available to homebound Camarillo residents 60 and older Monday through Friday for a donation of $3 per meal. Call 388-1952 to enroll.

FILLMORE

Fillmore Senior Center

533 Santa Clara Ave., Fillmore. 524-4533.

Senior Nutrition Program: Monday through Friday. Hot lunches between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Suggested donation $2.25.

Ojai

HELP OF OJAI'S LITTLE HOUSE

111 W. Santa Ana St., Ojai. 646-0144.

OXNARD

Wilson Senior Center

At 350 North C St., Oxnard. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 385-8028.

AARP driver safety class: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 30 and 31. Reservations: Marina Martinez at 385-8028.

Nutrition program: Hot meals served at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Donation $2.25. 385-8029.

Rose Avenue Senior Center

At 4917 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 986-1424.

St. John's wellness clinic: 9:30 to 11 a.m. first Friday. Free blood pressure checks, blood-sugar tests for $1.

Colonia Senior Center

At 126-B Amelia Court, Oxnard. Open 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 385-8163.

Senior nutrition meal: noon to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Suggested donation $2.25.

Game room: open 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily.

Bone builders: 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays.

Exercise by St. John's Hospital: 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays.

Line dancing: 11 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

Grief support group: 10 to 11 a.m. second and fourth Tuesdays.

South Oxnard Senior Center

At 200 E. Bard Road, Oxnard. Open 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. 385-8042.

Exercise: 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9:30 a.m. Thursdays.

Nutrition program: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Donation of $2.25 requested. Reservations: 385-8042.

Potluck and birthday celebration: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. third Tuesday.

Scrabble Club: noon to 2 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays. Bring a Scrabble board.

St. John's wellness clinic: 8:30 to 10 a.m. fourth Tuesday. Free blood pressure checks, blood-sugar tests for $1.

HICAP health insurance counseling: 9:30 a.m. to noon second Wednesday. Appointments: 477-7310 or 477-7300.

Grey Law: 9 a.m. to noon fourth Wednesday. Legal advice for seniors, by appointment. 1-800-794-9464.

ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

At 1600 N. Rose Ave., Oxnard. 988-2500.

HICAP (health insurance counseling): 9 a.m. to noon first Monday and second Saturday. Appointments: 477-7310.

Free diabetic eye and foot disease screening: Appointments: 988-2865.

Ventura County Adult Day Healthcare Center

At 1700 N. Lombard St. Suite 150, Oxnard. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 278-4321.

Oxnard excursions

The city of Oxnard Senior Services Program offers excursions for people 55 and older. Prices are per person, double occupancy. Information and reservations: 385-8019.

Griffith Park Observatory: July 18. $72 fee includes transportation, lunch at Tam O'Shanter Inn and admission to the observatory. Admission to the planetarium show is an extra $5. Payment deadline is June 14.

PORT HUENEME

Community Center

At 550 Park Ave., Port Hueneme. Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Activities are free if no fee is mentioned. 986-6542.

Silver Streaks Walking: 8 to 9 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Exercise for seniors: 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays.

Vocal production: 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Quilting: Noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays.

Needle arts: 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursdays.

Bridge: Noon to 3 p.m. Fridays.

Blood pressure: 9 to 10 a.m. second Tuesday.

Hueneme Seniors Inc.: 1:30 to 3 p.m. third Wednesday.

HICAP insurance counseling: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. third Tuesday. Appointments: 986-6542.

Grey Law counseling: 1 to 4 p.m. second Friday. Appointments: 1-800-794-9464.

SANTA PAULA

santa Paula senior center

530 W. Main St., Santa Paula. Open 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 933-4272.

Emergency preparedness presentation: 12:45 p.m. May 24. Learn what to do in a disaster or flu pandemic.

Exercise classes: 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 14.

Bingo: 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. Thursdays for prizes and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays for cash.

Senior nutrition program: Noon Monday through Friday. Suggested donation $2.25. Birthday celebration the last Monday of each month.

Santa Paula excursions

Fantasy Springs: July 11, $45.

Medieval Times dinner and tournament show, Aug. 11, $81 (paid by June 30).

VENTURA

Ventura Avenue Adult Center

550 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 648-3035.

Senior lunch program Westside Café: Suggested donation $2.75. Registration: 648-3148.

September birthday lunch: 11:30 to 1 p.m. May 16 at the Westside Café. Special lunch with unlimited salad bar, strawberry shortcake and live entertainment. Suggested donation $2.75. Call for reservations.

Braille mobile unit: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16. Consult with a low-vision visual aid expert from the Braille Institute. Call the center for an appointment.

Free health screening: 9:45 a.m. May 17. Includes checking pulse, height, weight, blood pressure, health problems, referrals and medication review. Call the center for an appointment.

Disaster preparedness seminar: 10 a.m. May 21. Project Seniors Safety First is offered free through the Community Action Council to low-income individuals. Attendees will receive a complete emergency disaster kit. Call 648-3035 to register.

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): 9 to 11 a.m. May 24.

Westernaires dance and potluck: 9 a.m. to noon May 25.

Gardening workshop: 1 to 2 p.m. June 5. Green Thumb Nursery presents a free workshop on herbs and container gardens. Reservations: 648-3035.

Ventura Senior Recreation Center

420 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 648-2829.

Active aging in the 21st century: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in May, Community Memorial Hospital. Celebration Older Americans Month and enjoy presentations by expert speakers. Reservations: 648-2829.

Pacific Striders breakfast seminar: 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at The Greek at the Harbor restaurant. Free seminar on health and fitness. Reservations: 648-2829.

AARP driving course: noon to 4 p.m. May 23 and 30. Certificate fee $10. Call the center for reservations.

DMV driving test seminar: 10 a.m. to noon May 24. Call the center to reserve a spot.

Norman Rockwell His Life and His Art: 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 25, Guthrie Hall, Ventura College campus. This month's Dessert & Discourse lecture series features Monroe Kaplan, a Rockwell collector and lecturer. Refreshments served. Reservations: 648-2829.

Blood pressure screening: 9 to 10 a.m. first Wednesday, no appointment necessary.

Stock market investment group: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays.

HICAP insurance counseling: 9:30 a.m. to noon second and fourth Wednesdays, by appointment, 648-2829.

Bridge: Wednesdays. Lessons, 9:30 to 10 a.m.; regular play, 10 a.m. to noon.

Grey Law: free legal assistance for seniors 60 and older. Appointments: 658-2266.

Free Adult Education classes

For class information, call Ventura Adult Education at 289-7925.

Stretch classes: 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave.; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, The Lexington, 5440 Ralston St.; 4 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Lemonwood Mobile Home Park, 7001 Telephone Road; 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays, Ventura TowneHouse, 4900 Telegraph Road.

Chair aerobics: 9:05 to 10:05 a.m. Mondays through Fridays, Ventura TowneHouse, 4900 Telegraph Road; 8:30 to 10 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Buenaventura Mobile Estates, 11405 Darling Road; 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Lemonwood, 7001 Telephone Road; 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Poinsettia Gardens, 11370 Darling Road; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ventura Marina Mobile Home Park, 1215 Anchors Way.

Low-impact aerobics: 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Technology Development Center, 5200 Valentine Road.

Aqua aerobics: 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Buenaventura Mobile Estates, 11405 Darling Road; 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Lexington, 5440 Ralston St.; 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Marina Mobile Home Park, 1215 Anchors Way.

Strength training for active aging: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Technology Development Center, 5200 Valentine Road.

Tai chi: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Cypress Place Assisted Living, 1200 Cypress Point Lane.

Sewing: 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, The Palms, 137 S. Palm St.; 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Ventura TowneHouse, 4900 Telegraph Road; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave.; 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, Buena Vida Apartments, 9050 Telephone Road.

Quilting: Noon to 4 p.m. Mondays (beginning), 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Technology Development Center, 5200 Valentine Road.

Painting and art: 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Ventura Marina Mobile Home Park, 1215 Anchors Way; 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Technology Development Center, 5200 Valentine Road; 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Senior Recreation Center, 420 E. Santa Clara St.

Conversational Spanish: 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays (beginning) and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays (intermediate), 9 a.m. to noon Fridays (advanced), Senior Recreation Center, 420 E. Santa Clara St.

Crafts: 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, The Bonaventure; 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Coastal Adult Day Health Center, 4421-C E. Main St.; 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays, The Lexington, 5440 Ralston St.

Ceramics: 9 a.m. to noon Mondays, Poinsettia Gardens, 11370 Darling Road; and 10 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Coastal Adult Day Health Center, 4221-C E. Main St.

Computer classes: 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to noon Fridays, Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave.

Moran manor senior day care center

1690 E. Main St., Ventura. Offers a different entertainment lineup at 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday. 643-5000.

Ventura Senior Coordinating Council

Meets 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. second Thursday at the Senior Recreation Center, 420 E. Santa Clara St.

The council, an advisory group to the Ventura City Council, discusses senior cares and concerns in the city. Participants are needed. Information: 659-7208 or 644-1995.

Senior Care Solutions

2443-A Portola Road, Ventura. 208-4428.

Free screenings for depression and memory and free caregiver consultation for those caring for an elder with dementia or medical illness. Call for an appointment with a mental health professional.

Ventura poinsettia Dance Club

Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Blvd., Ventura. 646-6109.

Monday night dances: 8 to 10:20 p.m. Ballroom dancing with live music from the Dick Parent Trio or the Wyatt Haupt Trio. New members welcome. $7 members, $8 nonmembers.

Ventura Excursions

Registration for the following trips is under way from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Senior Recreation Center, 420 E. Santa Clara St., 648-2829. Registration for some trips is also available online via eRecreation on the city of Ventura's Web site, http://www.cityofventura.net. Prices are per person, double occupancy.

L.A. Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall: May 20. $115.

Hollywood Park: June 14. $47.

Getty Villa, Malibu: July 7 and Sept. 10. $25.

Solvang PCPA dinner and show: July 13 and Sept. 15. $70.

John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl: July 14. $50.

Del Mar and Pechanga overnighter: July 18 to 19. $190.

Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum: July 22 and Sept. 22. $38.

Beatles tribute at the Hollywood Bowl: Aug. 11. $50.

Pageant of the Masters: Aug. 22. $82.

Broadway in the desert: Sept. 24 through 27. $325.