VENTURA COUNTY NEWS : Community Chest : Newbury Park Rotarians Plan Oktoberfest

* The Rotary Club of Newbury Park will host its 13th annual Oktoberfest from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Conejo Creek Park North, at Highway 23 and Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. There will be German music, dancing and food, as well as arts and crafts booths and children’s activities. Proceeds will benefit local charities. Free admission. Information: 373-1405.

Simi Rotary Club to Present Car Show

* The Simi Valley Rotary Club will host Simi Valley Days Car Show, a benefit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at 4100 Los Angeles Ave. Proceeds will benefit charitable and nonprofit groups in Simi Valley. $5 adults, $1 children 12 and younger, or $10 per family. Information: 527-3300.

Simi Sunrise Club Help With Golf Tourney

* The Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise will be among the sponsors of the Fall Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley on Wednesday at the Simi Hills Golf Course, 5031 Alamo St. The 10th annual benefit will include lunch, door prizes and dinner served at the Boys & Girls Club. $125. Information: 527-4437.

Theater Company Offers a Taste of Italy

* The San Buenaventura Foundation for the Arts will present “Romeo and Juliet: An Evening in Verona,” a one-hour production of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, at 6 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 22 and 23, at Nona’s Courtyard, 67 S. California St., Ventura. The benefit will include a three-course Veronese meal, Renaissance music and an auction of Italian items. Proceeds will support the Rubicon Theatre Company’s Shakespeare in the Schools Project. $250. Reservations: 667-2900.

Annual Gurney Tourney at Harbor Village

* Businesses, clubs and other organizations will compete in the Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Assn.’s annual Gurney Tourney, a benefit bed race, at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Ventura Harbor Village parking lot, off Spinnaker Drive. A costume contest will precede the race at 9:15 a.m. Sponsorships are $500 and $300, with proceeds benefiting the association’s youth bereavement programs. Information: 642-0239, Ext. 766.

Santa Paula Youth Club Organizing Dinner

* The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Paula will hold its annual dinner-auction at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Santa Paula Community Center, 530 W. Main St. Items up for bid will include dinners, surfing lessons and Lake Tahoe condominium packages. $40. Tickets: 525-7910.

Garage Sale to Help Pay for Concerts

* The Gold Coast Concert Chorus will hold a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 2882 Corte Caballos, Camarillo. Proceeds will go toward upcoming concerts. Information: 484-2974.

Chamber Recital to Aid College Orchestra

* The Debussy Trio, featuring the harp, flute and viola, will present a benefit chamber music recital at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Ventura City Hall atrium, 501 Poli St. A reception will follow the concert. Proceeds will benefit the Ventura College Community Orchestra. $10 and $5. Information: 654-6400.

Dinner Dance to Help Fund Lecture Series

* The Conejo Valley Adult School’s parenting program advisory board will hold a benefit harvest moon dinner dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Sept. 24 at Tierra Rejada Family Farm, 3370 Moorpark Road, Moorpark. Entertainment will be provided by Teresa Russell & Cocobilli. Proceeds will support the adult school’s Parent Talk Lecture Series. $22.50. Tickets: 492-8837.

Rotary Club to Sponsor Family Magic Show

* Six magicians will mix classical magic and cutting-edge illusions in “Making Magic” shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Ventura High School, 2155 E. Main St. Proceeds from the family shows, sponsored by the Ventura Rotary Club, will support the high school’s Academic Letter Program and will go toward the purchase of equipment for the school’s auditorium and performing arts program. $6 general, free for children younger than 5. Tickets: 642-2358.

Annual Golf Classic to Be All-Day Event

* The sixth annual Andy Fox Golf Classic will be held Sept. 25 at Los Robles Golf Course, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The benefit tournament will include breakfast, lunch, a barbecue dinner and a live auction. Proceeds will benefit a variety of local groups including St. Paschal Baylon Church, Many Mansions and the Ventura County Discovery Center. $95 per person. Information: 497-8511 or 493-8306.

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.