Monday Essentials: Ventura Comedy Festival, Banana Festival

Here are 5 things you need to know for this week. If you have an event you'd like us to consider for Five Things, be sure to add it to the events calendar.

• The Agoura City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. The council is set to discuss the creation of a preferential parking district on Carell Avenue. 
  
• The Ventura Comedy Festival is set for Sept. 23-29 featuring 27 comedy shows. Visit www.venturacomedyfestival.com for more information.
• Go bananas on the scenic grounds at the Port of Hueneme at the second annual Banana Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  
• Looking to adopt a new pet? Check out today's Pet of the Week!
• To get alerts on breaking news as it happens in Agoura Hills this week (and after), make sure you are signed up to get Agoura Hills Patch's emails. Click on the 'get the daily newsletter' at the top, right corner of the breaking news page. (If you see something that says, "hi, username," then you're already registered. In that case, click on "email settings" under the drop-down tab under your name.)