Bingo for Big Brothers and Big Sisters

* Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Ventura County will hold fund-raising bingo contests from noon to 6 p.m. today at 3503 Arundell Circle, Ventura. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit organization, which matches children from single-parent families with adults in the community. Bingo continues each Sunday. Information: 485-6114, Ext. 626.

High School Plans Benefit Bingo Games

* Westlake High School will sponsor benefit bingo games Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria, 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Proceeds will go toward academic programs and other school activities. Bingo will continue each Wednesday. Information: 241-4407.

Benefit Concert to Help Area Libraries

* Folk-acoustic musician Bill Hearne will present a benefit concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of materials for the Newbury Park branch and Children’s Division of the Thousand Oaks Library. $20. Tickets: 499-2787 or 583-8700.

Reading to Aid Playwrights Conference

* Peter Strauss, Larry Hagman, CCH Pounder and David Hyde Pierce will be among the cast in a benefit reading of the play “Incorruptible,” a dark ages farce, at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Nordhoff High School auditorium, 1401 Maricopa Highway, Ojai. Proceeds will benefit the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Dessert, coffee and cider will be available after the show. Reservation deadline is Jan. 18. $50. Tickets: 640-0400.

El Concilio Dinner to Honor Latino Leaders

* El Concilio del Condado de Ventura will hold its ninth annual Latino Leadership Awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort, 2101 Mandalay Beach Road, Oxnard. Six Ventura County residents will be honored for their contributions to the betterment of Ventura County’s Latino community. Proceeds will go toward El Concilio’s youth services, which include violence prevention and leadership development programs. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday. $60. Information: 486-9777, Ext. 228.

Heart Association Sponsors Run and Walk

* The American Heart Assn. will sponsor the Ojai Valley Heart and Sole run and walk Feb. 13 beginning at Sarzotti Park, 510 Park Road, Ojai. Check in will begin at 7 a.m., with the 5K walk and run starting at 8 a.m., 10K walk and run at 8:45 a.m. and 1-mile family fun run at 8:55 a.m. $20 general, $8 children 18 and younger for the 5K and 10K; $6 for the fun run. Information: 445-7050.

Cancer Center to Put on Fashion Show

* Ventura County cancer survivors will serve as models for the Cancer Center of Ventura County’s annual Heart and Soul of Fashion Show from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Residence Inn by Marriott at River Ridge, 2101 Vineyard Ave., Oxnard. The guest speakers, Dr. Rosemary McIntyre and dietitian Susan Speer, will discuss the latest research in breast cancer and nutrition. $30 per person, $55 per couple. Reservations: 988-2641.

Fund-Raiser Exhibitors Invited to Sign Up

* Artists and crafters are invited to rent exhibit space for the upcoming Donna Fargo Memorial Craft-A-Rama, a fund-raiser for the Conejo Valley Historical Society. The 22nd annual craft show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 7 at the Thousand Oaks Recreational Center, 2525 Moorpark Road. Exhibit spaces are $40 and $45, with proceeds supporting the society’s Stagecoach Inn Museum, Timber Schoolhouse, Tri-Village Complex and community educational programs. Information: 499-5600.

Participants Sought for Arts, Crafts Festival

* The Conejo Recreation and Park District is registering vendors for its 12th annual Spring Art and Craft Festival on March 13 and 14 at the Borchard Community Center in Newbury Park. The cost for vendor space is $75 for two days. Proceeds will support the center’s programs. Information: 381-2791.

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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.