Church to Host Holiday Extravaganza

* The Ventura Missionary Church will host its Holiday Extravaganza ’98 Crafts and Collectibles sale from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 500 High Point Drive. Proceeds will go toward community projects. Free admission. Information: 656-0500.

Annual Book Sale to Benefit Library

* Oxnard Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Oxnard Library, 251 S. A St., meeting room B. Free admission. Information: 983-6438.

Tea and Boutique to Help Fund Zonta House

* The Zonta Club of the Conejo Valley will sponsor its Victorian Tea and Dickens Boutique and silent auction from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Proceeds will benefit the Zonta House, a home for battered families. Funds also will go toward literacy, reentry and other community programs. $20. Information: 499-4773.

Rock Concert for Youth Scholarships

* Little Anthony & the Imperials, Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon and The Diamonds will be part of the entertainment lineup at a Rock ‘N’ Roll Rotary night concert a 7 p.m. Saturday at the Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard. Proceeds will go toward community youth scholarships. $25-$45. Tickets: 486-2424.

Cal Lutheran Club to Hold Dinner, Auction

* The Cal Lutheran University Community Leaders Club will hold its 19th annual benefit auction Saturday at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. A silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 7:15 p.m. and a live auction at 8:30 p.m. Auction proceeds will support academic programs at the university. $60. Information: 493-3269

Library Friends to Sponsor Used-Book Sale

* Friends of the Thousand Oaks Library will sponsor its Giant Used-Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Newbury Park Branch of the Thousand Oaks Library, 2331 Borchard Road. Hardback, paperback, children’s and collectible books will be available. Prices will begin at 25 cents, with proceeds assisting library materials and programs. Free admission. Information: 492-5787.

Artists to Raise Money for Museum

* The Thousand Oaks Plein-air Watercolorists will hold a “Paint Out” fund-raiser from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. Costumed artists will station themselves on the museum lawn and create artwork for sale. A portion of the sale of paintings will benefit the museum. Free admission. Information: 494-1700.

Wildlife Care to Host Benefit Auction

* Wildlife Care of Ventura County will host a benefit live and silent auction from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Road, Ventura. $15. Information: 649-6842 or 667-4727.

Firefighters Event to Help Make-A-Wish

* Members of the Ventura County Professional Firefighters Assn. will wait tables for a tip-a-firefighter benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Tri-Counties from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9 at Hudson’s Grill, 2900 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Tips to firefighters will help grant wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Information: 681-1644.

Hospital Auxiliary Plans Holiday Gift Show

* The St. John’s Regional Medical Center Auxiliary will host a grand opening for its 1998 Christmas Gift Show from 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at the hospital conference center, 1600 N. Rose Ave., Oxnard. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13. $1 admission for the opening night celebration. Proceeds from the show will go toward patient care. Information: 988-3602.

‘Shark Shootout’ to Help Children’s Program

* The Children’s Resource Program of Interface Children Family Services will be the beneficiary of golfer Greg Norman’s annual Shark Shootout Nov. 11-15 at the Sherwood Country Club, 320 W. Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks. The tournament, featuring professional golfers, will begin with pro-am competition the first two days, followed by championship rounds the final three days. Competition will begin about 8 a.m. daily. Spectator admission is $100 for all five days; or $20 a day Nov. 11 and 12, $30 a day Nov. 13-15. Proceeds will go toward providing medical, dental and vision care for high-risk children in Ventura County. Tickets: (800) 924-8983.

Hospital Gift Shop Schedules Open House

* The Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at 147 N. Brent St., Ventura. Proceeds from purchases will benefit patient care at the hospital. Free admission. Information: 652-5045.

Soup Benefit for Helping Hands Program

* The Community Assistance Program of Ojai will hold its Super Soup Sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 13 at Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave. A meat-based soup and a vegetable soup will be served. $5 adults, $3 children, with proceeds benefiting the Aid Assn. for Lutheran’s Helping Hands Program . Information: 646-3320.

Ojai Arts Center Plans Crafts Fair

* Entries are being accepted for the 24th annual Christmas crafts fair Nov. 28 and 29 at the Ojai Center for the Arts, 113 S. Montgomery St. $75 for a 10-by-6-foot exhibit booth for both days. Proceeds will benefit the center. Information: 646-0117.

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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.