Monthly Archives: August 2024

Beach Party September 15, 10am

Get ready for our annual Beach Party at Marina Park, 2950 Pierpont Blvd, Ventura, starting at 10:00am. Come early to find great parking in the Marina Parking lot and look for our group. We will have GAMES, FOOD, and FRIENDSHIP!

Come early!  The club will provide starter champagne and OJ (for Mimosas), bagels, and cream cheese.   We will also provide sandwiches for lunch.  Please bring a side dish or dessert to share.

Everyone is reminded to bring:

  • Beach Chair
  • Beverages, water and BYOB – (club is only providing Mimosas)
  • Sunscreen
  • Towel
  • Side dish or dessert

As always, it will be lots of fun!

TGIT and Concert, Sept 12, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Settebello and Oxnard Collection

We have a great TGIT Happy Hour planned for Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana located in The Collection at Riverpark, 2760 Seaglass Way, Oxnard, CA 93036. Plenty of parking in the structure behind the restaurant. Afterwards, we can enjoy a concert starting at 6:30pm featuring Twisted Gypsy – A tribute to Fleetwood Mac at The Collection Park.

We always enjoy this location for a TGIT! Settlebello offers a wide variety of pizzas, salads, salami, antipasti, pasta and dolci. See their menu at: https://www.toasttab.com/settebellooxn/v3.

Settebello was one of the first restaurants to open its doors to the Riverpark community in The Collection at Riverpark. From the day they opened the pizza oven has been manned by Pizzaiolo/Chef Rafael Garcia. Rafael has been part of the Settebello family since the beginning of our journey that started in Henderson, NV nearly 15 years ago. Since then Rafael oversaw the opening of our Pasadena location before relocating himself and his family to Riverpark to operate Settebello Oxnard.

After the TGIT, we can head over to the Collection Park for the Twisted Gypsy – A tribute to Fleetwood Mac concert. Bring your picnic chairs and blankets, relax, and enjoy a fantastic concert ! More info about the concert can be found at: Collection Concerts

General Meeting, Thursday Sept 5, 6:30pm

Steve Ehret has arranged for Dr. Tracy Long to give a presentation entitled Ventura Botanical Gardens – A Garden for the 21st Century. She will give an overview of the gardens and discuss how botanical gardens in general and VBG in particular play an important role in environmental stewardship today.

The meeting is Thursday, September 5, 6:30pm at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, CA. We will be having a BBQ, so bring a side dish or dessert to share.

Dr. Tracy Long is an anthropologist who specializes in the study of human organizational systems. In 2011, she joined the Board of Directors of a young non-profit, the Ventura Botanical Gardens, in the beginning phases of planning a world class botanic garden in the hills above downtown Ventura. Over the years since joining the Board, she has served as Secretary, Vice President, and President of the organization. These days she serves the gardens directly in several administrative capacities and as the Director of Visitor Services. She considers it a great privilege to be able to observe up close the development of the amazing resource that the Ventura Botanical Gardens are rapidly becoming and to share this beautiful place with the 60,000 guests who visit annually.

Feel free to bring a friend to hear about our Gardens!

Kayaking 3 PM and TGIT, 5 – 7 PM on Thursday, August 15

The Club is getting outside during this beautiful weather and kayak at Ventura Harbor. We will  meet Rebecca at Ventura Boat Rentals (near Margarita Villa) on Thursday August 15, 3:00 pm, where we will rent kayaks—single is $17  cash ($19 credit or debit) per hour, and a double is $23 cash ($26 credit or debit).  Paddle boats are also available if you prefer. Those with their own kayaks can launch at the boat ramp (on Anchors Way Drive across the street from The Ventura Marina Mobile Home Park)  at 2:45 pm and paddle over to meet the group. This is a fun, safe and easy way to see one another and get some exercise. Visit venturaboatrentals.com for more info about renting the kayaks.

Afterwards, from 5 -7 pm, we will have a TGIT at Margarita Villa in the Ventura Harbor at 1567 Spinnaker Dr #200, Ventura, CA 93001. We haven’t been there for a while and Margarita Villa has a great Happy Hour menu that includes:

  • House Margarita, $7.50
  • Well drinks, $7.00
  • House wine, $7.00
  • Draught Beer, $5.00 – $6.00
  • Tacos, $3.50
  • Fish and Chips, $10.00

You can visit their full menus at Margaritavilla Menus. Hope to see you there!

Queen Nation Concert Meetup, August 17, Rancho Simi Community Park

On August 17, there will be a meetup at the Rancho Simi Community Park for the Queen Nation Concert, a Queen tribute band. The concert starts at 6:30 pm and is free to attend. Bring a blanket or chairs. Spaces cannot be roped off. Food vendors available on-site or enjoy a picnic in the park.  The park is located at 1765 Royal Ave., Simi Valley (Corner of Erringer and Royal).

What you need to know:
Parking: Free parking available on-site. Overflow parking is on the softball fields, off Thompson
Dogs: Dogs on a leash are allowed on the perimeters but not in the main event area.
Smoking: No smoking/vaping is allowed outside of the designated smoking area.
Umbrellas/Canopies: Umbrellas/Canopies are okay until showtime. 
Alcohol: Alcohol is permitted, intoxication is not. Please drink responsibly. Park Rangers will be on-site to strictly monitor alcohol consumption and enforce park rules. 
BBQ’s: No BBQ’s in the main area. Picnic pavilions can be rented until 1 pm on the day of the event.