Youth & Adult Sports

Beach Volleyball Classes for 12 years-Adult

30979    W    5-6 pm    4/11-5/2    $55

Field Hockey at Juanamaria School for 1-5 grades

30982    M/W    2:45-3:45 pm    4/16-5/9$45

 

Volleyball at Loma Vista School for 1-5 grades

30979    M/W    2:45-3:45 pm    4/16-5/9    $45

  

Beginning Gymnastics for 3-5 years

30684   Sa     10-10:45 am     5/5-6/2    $50

 

Aquatics & Sailing

 

Swim Lessons for all ages

Choose M/W/F ($35), T/Th Group ($25) Privates ($100) or Saturday sessions ($30)

 

Adult Swim Classes for 13 years-Adult

Su    10 am-11 am    $20

 

Basic Sailing for 12 years and up

30795   Su   9 am - 1 pm   5/13-6/3    $110

 

Specialty Classes

 

Basic Dog Training for 14 years and up

30913  M     6-7 pm     4/18-5/23       $85

 

Bully Prevention for 4-13 years

30923   Sa   9-10 am     4/28-6/16     $100  

 

Italian for Travelers for Adults

31299    W/F    11 am-12:30 pm    4/11-4/27    $80+ $12 supply fee

 

Dance & Art Classes  

Diaper Darlings for 15 months-2 years

31244    Tu    9:45-10:30 am    4/10-5/29    $50

 

Tango Dancing for 13 years-Adult

31339    Tu    8:15-9:15 pm    4/17-5/22    $45

 

Watercolor with a Splash for 14 years-Adult

31234    Sa    3:30-5:15 pm    4/21-5/26    $60

 

Travel, History & Nature Tours

Friday the 13th Ghost Bus Adventure for Teens-Adults

30651     F    8-10:30 pm    4/13    $25

 

Ghost Tales at the Olivas Adobe for Teens-Adults

31142    F    8-10 pm    4/20    $25

 

History and Mystery of Mission San Buenaventura for Teens-Adults

30654    Sa    1-3 pm    5/12    $20

 

Wildlife Lagoon Bird Walk for 5 years-Adult

31137    Sa     10-11:30 am    4/21    $9

 

Los Angeles Zoo for 5 years-Adult            

31063     Sa    4/21    $45

 

Santa Clara River Estuary Bird Walk for 5 years-Adult

31138    Sa    10 am-12 pm    5/5    $9

 

South Dakota Adventure for Adults 18 years+

$2099 double /$2749 single   W    7/25 to Tu 7/31

Call 805.648.5606 to register

SIGN UP NOW or for complete class listings visit www.cityofventura.net/eRecreation
or call 805.658.4726

Earth Day Eco Fest April 14

Ventura's Earth Day Eco Fest on Saturday, April 14, 10 am to 5 pm, at Promenade Park on the beach in Ventura, is one of the most popular Earth Day celebrations in the tri-county area. Visitors to the annual event will be treated to free 1, 5 & 10K runs, family-friendly entertainment including live music, dance and puppet shows, education, green project displays and eco-friendly exhibitor booths.

Go to www.VenturaEarthDay.org for more information.

4th of July Street Fair
vendor application deadline is April 20   

Held on our nation's birthday, this popular annual event attracts up to 50,000 people to Downtown Ventura, free to the public with more than 250 fine artists, crafters, nonprofit organizations, and food booths along Main Street from Fir Street to Ventura Avenue interspersed with six stages of entertainment from 10 am to 5 pm.  A children's Pushem-Pullem Parade at 10 am, sponsored by the East Ventura Rotary Club, begins. at Cemetery Memorial Park (Main Street at Crimea Street.). All vendor applications are available at www.cityofventura.net/streetfairs until April 20 or call 654.7749. 

Family Festival in the Park May 12

The ninth annual Family Festival in the Park offers four events in one great day for the whole family at Barranca Vista Park, 7050 E. Ralston St. in Ventura, on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 9 am to 5 pm. The festival includes the sixth annual Kids Swap Meet, from 9 am to 1 pm (deadline for swap meet applications is April 30 - click here to download Swap Meet Application (pdf), a free performance of "Peter Pan" (the season opener of Fairy Tales in the Park) and free Barranca Vista Creative Center performances of dance, theater, music and hands-on arts activities, refreshments and exhibits for the whole family plus an information fair on our city's community organizations, Admission is free. Details at www.cityofventura.net/bvc.

Free Compost Workshop April 21

Visit Cornucopia Garden, the county's largest community garden, on Telephone Road between Johnson Drive and the Ventura Community Park, for a free compost workshop on Saturday, April 21, 10 am to 12 pm.

Info at www.cityofventura.net/greenventura.

Volunteer Opportunities 

Three ways to find out about volunteer opportunities:

 1. Check out the calendar of events and register online!   

 2. Print the February-June 2012 volunteer calendar (pdf)   

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