Monthly Archives: October 2022
General Meeting, Thursday November 3, 7:00pm
NOTE: We are now in our winter hours General Meeting mode so this meeting starts at 7:00pm
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor, at 7:00pm. Janie will be showing us how to do simple line dances in preparation of our Fall Dinner on Saturday. Also, Bryan will be discussing our Feb 28 – March 5 Mammoth ski trip and providing more details on lodging and costs. We are staying at the Alpenhof Lodge, across the street from the village with easy access to lifts, restaurants and shopping! Will be a fun trip!
Also, if you haven’t already, please bring your membership renewal form and dues payment. Dues can be paid by check or cash; we also accept Zelle and Venmo.
Hot out of the kiln & made especially for LPSC — Handmade ceramic logo mugs by club member Rebecca Catterall will be available for sale at the November meeting. This is a club fundraiser – and you get to have your daily coffee or tea and help support the club activities. Each mug is $25 and can go in the dishwasher and microwave. (A spoon rest and coasters will be available too.)
Fall Party – November 5
Please join us for our annual Fall Party on Saturday, November 5th. Members should have received a Punchbowl invitation for the event, and make sure you respond with the dish you will be bringing. As with last year, the Club will provide the turkey. Any questions, feel free to contact Carol A. who is pulling this all together with your help!
A Day at the Getty Museum, Wednesday October 26th
One of our social VPs, Carol A., is a former docent and has set up a tour of the J. P. Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049, Wednesday, October 26. Admission is free, though parking is $20. We will encourage car pools to arrive at the Museum by 10:00 AM as parking is limited.
Once at the museum, you can stroll through the galleries and sign up for various docent led tours:
- COLLECTION TOUR: 45 min. Explore the galleries and engage in group discussions of selected artworks. 11:30am , 12:30, 1:30pm, 2:30 pm.
- GARDEN TOUR – 45 min. Explore the garden designed by Robert Irwin. 11:00 am, 12:00pm , 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
- EXPLORE the GETTY ARCHITECTURE – 45 min. 11:00am, 12:00 pm, 1pm, 2pm.
Sign up for all tours are first come, first serve and meet 15 min. before at the Information Desk.
Special Exhibitions featured in October include:
- Dutch Drawings ( Rembrandt)
- Pastels
- Illuminated Manuscripts
AUDIO Guide iPod Devices are no longer available, but instead you can download the free Getty Guide App onto your cell phone with “self-guided”, “Highlights Tour” of select artworks on display. It is similar to the Getty Guide iPods. Use this link to download the app: http://getty.edu/visit/app
Covid Protocols: The museum adheres to the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Safety protocols. Face Masks are required on the TRAM – All visitors over the age of 2 must wear a face mask over the nose & mouth “when riding on the tram.”
If you are planning to go, fill out this form: Getty Sign-up
Oktoberfest TGIT, Thursday Oct 20, 4 – 6 pm
In honor of Octoberfest (which is really in September), Rebecca has arranged for our next TGIT Happy Hour at Fluid State Beer Garden, 692 E Main St, Ventura, CA 93001, in downtown Ventura. We will meet from 4-6 pm.
Fluid State has a Happy Hour that features $1 off draft beer and wine, and specials on slices of pizza, including Hanker-for-a-Hunk-O’ and DR. Pepperoni slices. They also have a variety of other tasty items.
Hope to see you there!
