Party for Medical Resource Foundation

* Local restaurants, wineries and microbreweries will provide the food and drink at a benefit party for the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation from noon to 4 p.m. today at Lake Casitas outside Ojai. The foundation raises money for the Ventura County Medical Center and its outpatient facilities. $45 in advance, $50 at the gate. Information: 648-9872.

Dog Walk and Run to Aid Special Olympics * Dogs and their human partners are invited to compete in the Dog Day Afternoon walk and run Oct. 6 at Camino Real Park at Varsity Street and Dean Drive to benefit the Ventura County Special Olympics. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. with a dog agility demonstration at 9:30 a.m., the 2-mile run at 10 a.m. and a 1-mile walk at 10:30 a.m. After the race there will be a dog costume contest, a dog-owner look-alike contest and a dog talent contest. Registration is $25. Information: 658-4726.

Ojai Church Plans Dinner and Musical * St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 185 St. Thomas Drive, Ojai, will host a spaghetti dinner and musical Friday to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society programs in the Ojai Valley. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by the production at 7 p.m. $6 adults, $3 children under 12 or $15 for the whole family. Tickets: 646-4338 or at the door.

Historical Society to Bring Back the 1870s * The Conejo Valley Historical Society will re-create a piece of the 19th century with its dinner-theater production of “An Evening on the Conejo-1876” on the grounds of the Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Hear music of the 1870s, meet the original Conejo land barons, listen to ghost stories and visit the first saloon in the Conejo Valley. The program, scheduled for Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12, is a benefit for the museum. $40. Information and reservations: 498-9441.

Caregivers Seeking Items for Rummage Sale * Caregivers, a volunteer organization assisting the area’s homebound seniors, will hold a benefit rummage sale Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 261 N. Catalina St., Ventura. The group is accepting donations of books, jewelry, toys, household goods and other items to put up for sale. Information and to make donations: 652-0566.

Sign-Ups for Diabetes Assn.’s Walktoberfest * Sign-ups are underway for the American Diabetes Assn.’s Walktoberfest, a 10-kilometer benefit walk-a-thon that will be held throughout the country during October. The Ventura County chapter will sponsor its walk Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. at San Buenaventura State Beach. Registration, information or to volunteer: 685-2773 or (800) 254-WALK.

Athletic Boosters’ Benefit Features Comics * Comedians Drew Carey and Bruce Baum will be featured at LancerPalooza ‘96, a fund-raising show to benefit the Thousand Oaks High School Athletic Boosters, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The comedy and musical program will include performances by high school students and alumni. $15 to $35. Information: 499-2787.

Golfers to Help Domestic Violence Program * The second annual Women’s Golf Classic, a benefit for the domestic violence programs of Interface Children Family Services, will be held Oct. 7 at Las Posas Country Club, 955 Fairway Drive, Camarillo. The program will begin with registration and breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed by golf events and clinics, a presentation by Superior Court Judge Colleen Toy White, luncheon, a fashion show, a cocktail reception and a silent auction. $200. Information and reservations: 485-6114.

Performance by Rich Little to Aid Youth Club * Comedian-impressionist Rich Little will take the stage Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley. $26-$100. Tickets: 583-8700 or 449-2787.

Barbecue to Assist Mentoring Program * The Thousand Oaks United Methodist Church will present a benefit barbecue Oct. 13 from noon to 6 p.m. at 1000 E. Janss Road. Proceeds will benefit the Pacoima First United Methodist Church’s Shalom Zone Project, a mentoring program for boys and girls without fathers. $7.50 adults, $4 children age 5 to 12, free for children age 4 and younger. Information: 495-7215.

Boy Scouts to Hold Dinner-Auction * The Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 20 years in Ventura County with a dinner-auction Oct. 18 at the Sherwood Country Club in Westlake Village. Items up for bid will include trips, gourmet dinners, helicopter rides and tickets to sporting events. Silent auction begins at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:40 p.m. and a live auction at 8:20 p.m. Black tie is suggested. $125. Deadline for reservations is Oct. 9. Information: 482-8938.

Boys & Girls Club to Host Garden Party * The Boys & Girls Club of Ventura will present its fourth annual garden party Oct. 20 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road, Ventura. There will be gourmet food and wine-tasting, a silent auction and entertainment. $35 per person, $300 for groups of 10, with proceeds to benefit the club’s teen programs. Tickets and information: 641-5585.

Bowlers to Help Goodwill Industries * Goodwill Industries will hold a bowling tournament Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Buena Lanes, 1788 Mesa Verde Ave., Ventura. $15 includes three games, shoe rental and a chance to win prizes. All proceeds will benefit the group’s vocational scholarship program for adults interested in computer training. Information: 983-3414.

Car Dealers’ Run to Benefit School Libraries * The 1996 Ventura New Car Dealers’ Road Scholars Race, a 5K, 10K and 1-mile run and walk, will be held Oct. 20 starting at Mission Park at Ventura Avenue and Main Street in Ventura. Proceeds will benefit Ventura Unified School District libraries. Entrants may sign up at the Buenaventura Mall parking lot Oct. 18 from 5 to 9 p.m., Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or at Mission Park on race day, beginning at 7 a.m. Races will begin at 8 a.m. Registration: $10 to $16. Information: 643-1104.

Barbecue and Concert for Ojai Family * A barbecue-concert fund-raiser will be held at Lake Casitas Oct. 26 to benefit the family of Shari Askew, an Ojai resident who has been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive, fatal, neuromuscular disease. The event will include a silent auction and boat rides on the lake outside Ojai off California 150. The fund-raiser will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. $10 adults in advance, $12 at the gate, $5 children. Tickets and information: 649-2679 or 649-3988.

Community Chest, a weekly listing of charitable fund-raising events, is compiled by Leo Smith. Please address items, with a publishable telephone number, to Community Chest, Los Angeles Times, 93 S. Chestnut St., Ventura 93001. Items can also be faxed to The Times at 653-7576 or 653-7548.