Plan Ahead

* Cycling--Conejo Valley Cyclists and Boy Scout Troop 753 will host the 17th annual “Cruisin’ the Conejo” fun and fitness fund-raising bicycle ride May 12. There will be fully supported rides of 20, 34, 68 and 100 miles. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. A free barbecue lunch will be served after the rides. $30 general; $10 children; $50 tandem riders. Proceeds benefit the club and charitable organizations. 961-2508. More information and registration is available online at https://www.cvcbike.org.

* Authors--The Ventura County Reading Assn. will present its 24th annual Authors’ Faire from 8 a.m. to noon May 12 at Rio del Valle Junior High School, 3100 Rose Ave., Oxnard. Authors scheduled to attend include Amanda Irma Perez, Lee Wardlaw and Ellen Kelley, as well as illustrator Diane Greenseid. The presenters will advise young authors on turning ideas into books, and there will be drawing demonstrations and open-mike poetry readings. Free. 988-0202.

* Homes--The New West Symphony League will host the Design House Home Tour on May 12-13. The tour will feature four architecturally significant homes in the Ventura area, plus an artisan boutique and a tearoom. Free parking and shuttle service will be available at Memorial Park, Poli and Crimea streets, and at Community Presbyterian Church, 1555 Poli St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. $20 advance; $25 day of the tour. 655-5044 or 497-5880.

* Exhibit--The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, will open “Walt Disney--the Man and His Magic” May 13. Rare materials will be featured--including cartoon cels, artwork, character miniatures and artifacts--from the private collections of the Walt Disney Foundation, the Disney family and Walt Disney Co. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 general; $3 senior citizens 62 and older; free, children 15 and younger. 522-8444.