East county club news: Song circle invites all to potluck dinner

AGOURA HILLS

Song circle invites all to potluck dinner

Songmakers, a nonprofit organization of beginning to professional musicians and singers, will holds its Agoura Hills song circle Tuesday in a private home.

A potluck dinner will take place at 6 p.m. followed by the song circle from 7 to 10 p.m.

The event is free. Singers, acoustic musicians and music lovers are welcome and encouraged to sing, play or visit.

For more information, visit http://www. songmakers.org or call Steve Berman at 310-699-5755.

MOORPARK

UCSB fellow to talk about galaxies

The Ventura County Astronomical Society will hold its monthly membership meeting at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 17 in The Forum at Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark.

Sebastian Honeig, a guest fellow from the German Science Foundation at UC Santa Barbara, will present "Feeding the Monsters in the Nuclei of Galaxies."

The community is welcome.

For more information, call Carl Ashley at 642-5166 or visit http://www.vcas.org. For recorded information call 520-9666.

SIMI VALLEY

Assembly candidate to address group

The Simi Valley Moorpark TEA Party will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The First Street Restaurant, 2025 First St.

Patricia McKeon, a conservative candidate for the open 38th Assembly District seat, will be the guest speaker. A question-and- answer period will follow.

The event is free.

The TEA Party is a volunteer nonpartisan community service organization. The meeting is open to all who are interested in advocating smaller more representative government at all levels.

For more information visit http://www.simi valleyteaparty.com/or email svmpktp@att.net.

GOP women to hear speech at luncheon

Simi Valley Republican Women Federated will meet Feb. 17 at the Junkyard Cafe, 2585 Cochran St.

Networking will be at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be at noon.

Debra Tash will present "Sustainable Development vs Sustainable Freedom."

Cost is $15. To RSVP contact Laurie Nowland at 583-0479 or SimiValley RWF@gmail.com.

THOUSAND OAKS

Ham radio fans to hold meeting

The Conejo Amatuer Radio Club will hold its monthly club meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the East County Sheriff Station at 2101 E. Olsen Road.

The club meets the third Thursday of each month except December. Each meeting features a presentation on amateur radio or other technical topics. This year, the focus is on antennas. Guests, including those without licenses, are welcome. For more information, visit http://www.cvarc.org or call David Singer at 377-2459.

GOP women to hear health care talk

Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated will meet for lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at Los Robles Greens, 299 S. Moorpark Road.

Joel L. Strom, who has a dental-surgery degree and is a fellow at the Jess Unruh Institute of Politics at USC, will present "Doc Squads: The National Health Care Surrogate Speaking Team for 2012."

Cost of $27 includes buffet, dessert and beverage. A no-host bar will be available.

To RSVP email CVRWF @verizon.net or call 379-0036.

VENTURA COUNTY

Genealogists invite public to meeting

The Ventura County Genealogical Society will hold a free general meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Family History Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3501 Loma Vista Road in Ventura. Guests are welcome. For more information call Gayle Wolcott at 987-8614.