October at the Townehouse
Fall fun is on the horizon at the Ventura Townehouse this month!
Oktoberfest Birthday Celebration
On October 25 at 2 pm we are hosting our Oktoberfest Birthday Celebration with the Oompah Polka Band! Join us to help wish all of our residents with October birthdays many happy returns!
Halloween Costume Party
The decorations are popping up at the Ventura Townehouse in preparation for our Annual Halloween Costume Party Contest on Wednesday, October 31. This year we’re pleased to welcome the Blue Grass Hillbillies Band as our special musical guests. We will serve spooky cocktails and award ribbons to the best Halloween costume. Dress up in your Halloween best and flaunt your costumes.
Additional special events this month include:
Music with Rod
Sunday, October 1 at 3 pm join guitarist Rod Sanders
for Music and Wine. Rod will serenade us with a selection of country and folk music that we can all sing along to.
Welcoming Shabbat
October 6 at 4:15 pm Join us in the Vista Room for Welcoming Shabbat. If you have a special Shabbat song that is close to your heart, we would love to hear from you.
Men’s Social Gathering
Thursday, October 19 at 12 noon we are inviting all men to meet us in the Pavilion for a social lunch gathering. Pizza and Beer will be available. Please sign up in the Dining Room Lounge if you plan to attend.
Weekly Cocktail Hour
Join us for our weekly cocktail hour in the Pavilion every Wednesday afternoon at 3:30pm.
October Outings
We have three community outings planned this month!
Lunch Outing
Wednesday, October 4 we are going to the Olive Garden in Oxnard for lunch. Sign up in the Dining Room Lounge. We will meet in the front lobby at 11am.
Classical Music Concert
Sunday, October 8
Join us for an afternoon concert with the Channel Island Chamber Orchestra.
This concert will include Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 and will also celebrate Sergei Rachmaninoff on his 150th birthday.
Rachmaninoff’s brilliant and challenging Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor will be performed by Juilliard-trained guest soloist Sonya Kumiko Lee, who has performed all over the world, including Carnegie Hall. It is a work of breathtaking brilliance and filled with lush melodies. We will leave the Front Lobby at 2pm. Suggested donation $25. Please sign up for this concert in the Dining Room Lounge.
Santa Paula Art Museum
Wednesday, October 18
“The Art of George Lockwood.”
Santa Barbara County artist and Santa Paula native George Lockwood presents over 35 new paintings representing scenes and subjects from Santa Paula to the Central Coast to the Pacific Northwest. We will leave the front lobby at 10:30. Please sign up in the Dining Room Lounge for this outing.
Calling all Townehouse Singers! Townehouse rehearsals are back!
Every Tuesday, at 3:30pm, join us in the Vista Room.
We will start rehearsals for our December Holiday Concert. Lyric sheets for many of your favorite holiday songs will be provided. No need to audition. Just come along and enjoy!
In this month’s newsletter you’ll meet our newest Townehouse residents James Darling and Dorothy O’Bryan.
Read the full issue here: October 2023 Newsletter PDF
