Museum of Ventura County — Spring events and programs have just begun!

Mariposas del Campo, an award-winning film by Bill Yahraus and Robin Rosenthal, shares the stories of indigenous Mixtec, Zapotec, and Purépecha teenagers from Mexico striving to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. The documentary captures their journeys—with help from the characters’ own intimate videos—as they navigate cultural identity, parental expectations, economic challenges, and the justice needs of their migrant farmworker community. For young people whose lives have always been steeped in uncertainty, it takes a leap of faith to chase a dream.

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English to Spanish interpretation by Amada Irma Perez.

English to Mixteco by MICOP.

Sponsored by the

Latino Advisory Committee, Oxnard Film Society, and MICOP (Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project)

This fundamental monoprint workshop provides the opportunity to be taught by the prolific artists Margaret Garcia and Bonnie Lambert. Students will walk away with the knowledge needed to create monoprints, and their very own monoprint in hand. Supplies will be provided for the workshop, but it is recommended that students arrive with their own paintbrushes. This class is for anyone 16 years of age and over.

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Join us for open model drawing sessions with nude and clothed models at your Museum, occurring twice a month, every other Wednesday night until early November. Every experience level is welcome. Learn with artists Cathy Barroca and Barbara Brown. Chairs and easels will be provided; artists must bring their own supplies.

10-35 participants per class.

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This series and pop-up exhibit celebrate the wide variety of plants in Ventura County. Visit to learn about the invasive Arundo plant and how it negatively impacts our vital watersheds, early detection and rapid response for invasive weeds, Romain Young’s 1916 local plant collection, and more. Click here to learn more about the exhibit and free events.

Sponsored by the

Ventura County Weed

Management Area.

Awarded Best Environmental Visions Film at the Sacramento International Film Festival, the film discusses how wildfires are becoming a global issue. California is one of the places that is hit the hardest. The film is based on interviews with leading experts from state, federal, and grassroots organizations, water agencies, community partnerships, and more.

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Many recognize Bob Eubanks as a TV personality and game show host, best known for hosting the explosively popular “The Newlywed Game.” In this fun evening, you will learn so much more about Bob, including the little-known story of how meeting the Beatles helped launch his career, and all the twists and turns that recently earned him a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award.

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Write your own text to go with the featured image for your chance to win a Museum of Ventura County mug, a collection of our custom pens, or an artistic magnet showcasing a famous painting by Margaret Garcia! The Museum of Ventura County’s Meme Contest is our way of making your local history free, accessible, and engaging for people of all ages.

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