FILLMORE — People across the world can get up-close-and-personal with an endangered California condor chick in real-time through live streaming video of a cliff-side nest in a canyon on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in Ventura…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Actual Reality opening reception this past Saturday. The turnout was fantastic! If you didn’t have the opportunity to see Carlos Grasso and Peter Fox’s exhibit, be sure to visit the Museum…
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — State contractors have cleared eligible debris from more than 94 percent of the properties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires in the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center (DROC) in Calabasas…
OXNARD — The Boys & Girls Clubs of America recently honored the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme with a national merit award for program excellence – the tenth one it has received. BGCOP won an…
Slash and Burn Approach Outlined in Proposed Budget Will Close La Colonia Branch Library, Carnegie Art Museum, Performing Arts Center, and Layoff Dozens of City Employees; Residents Will Speak Out Against City’s Knee-Jerk Decision to Rectify Years of Financial Mismanagement…
SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER The Santa Paula Art Museum’s first-ever Kids’ Art Fest was an absolute blast! Nearly 400 kids and parents joined us for the free, 4-hour event which featured art-making…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Just Announced! Tickets exclusively available to YOU, Luke Newsletter recipients! Get yours before they sell out! Click Here To Buy Tickets! Santa Barbara’s own Luke Mullen shares how experiences on The Luke stages…
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Housing Authority City of San Buenaventura completes phase one of redevelopment VENTURA — Residents have begun moving into the newly constructed Westview Village apartments as the Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura (HACSB), a public housing authority dedicated to…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS JUNE SCREENINGS READERS, 2017 Sunday, June 2, 2019 | 3 pm MCASB RSVP here » Sunday, June 16, 2019 | 3 pm MCASB RSVP here » Sunday, June 23, 2019 | 3 pm…
SANTA PAULA — Join us for Free Family Day at the Santa Paula Art Museum on the first Sunday of every month from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. In addition to enjoying our current exhibits, you’ll experience hands-on art activities for the…
VENTURA — Ventura College announces the first annual Miriam and Henry Schwab Academy of Music – a highly intensive, three-week summer program of courses designed to develop & introduce chamber music & orchestral repertoire skills, attract advanced young artists and develop…
THOUSAND OAKS — An International Hot Sauce Competition, a California Cornhole Association (CCA)-sanctioned tournament with cash prizes, unlimited craft beer, wine, spirits and food plus plenty of hot sauce tastings are all part of the Old Boney Mountain Hot Summer…
SANTA PAULA — “We like to say we’re painting it forward,” says Timothy Kitz, a longtime member of the plein air painting club known as Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore. For Tim and all of the…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Ted Nash: The Sound of Art” at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at the 1130 State St., Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara. As part of a two-week stay as SBMA…
SANTA BARBARA — The Mental Wellness Center (MWC) will host its 25th Annual Mental Health Arts Festival at De La Guerra Plaza on July 13, honoring the work of local artists living with mental illness and celebrating the power of…
OXNARD — Channel Islands Harbor will host its Fine Art Festival featuring fine arts and crafts 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., July 13-14, at the Harbor Landing, located at 2810 Harbor Blvd., at the corner of Channel Islands Blvd. The…
OXNARD — As part of the Guest Speaker Series, Oxnard Housing Authority Resident Service Department is honored to announce a special book reading and signing event in La Colonia area of Oxnard by authors, Margo Porras and Sandra Porras. Their…
CAMARILLO — The Artist Talk series at Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) will present contemporary artist Richard Bruland, Saturday, July 13, sharing personal stories about his practice and career, and how a lifelong interest in music led to his…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Guided Meditation in Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble” at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at the 1130 State St., Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara. Gael Belden, educator with UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research…
SANTA BARBARA — James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America) May 16 – July 14, 2019 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 16, 6 – 8 pm Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is pleased to announce the upcoming…
OXNARD — It’s a British car invasion. More than 140 British cars from the 1930s and up will be on display during the 29th Annual Central Coast British Car Club Show, celebrating 50 years of the Triumph TR6. The Car…
MONTECITO — Dick and Jenny will host a special evening at the Monarch at Montecito Inn, 1295 Coast Village Road, Montecito. Two seatings are available: 5:00 and 8:00pm. Monday, July 15. Chef Gavin Humes will be preparing an amazing menu…
The State of the Region Report is an in-depth study of our county across 10 categories and is presented every two years. It is utilized by business, education and community leaders along with government officials, the public and the press…
SANTA BARBARA — The 10th annual California Wine Festival will be held July 19-20, 2019 at Chase Palm Park, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara. This is CWF’s signature wine event. Thousands of wine lovers pour into Santa Barbara’s sun-splashed…
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society will present a Free Family History Mini-Seminar on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at theCamarillo Library Community Room, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010 PRESENTATIONS BY GENA PHILIBERT-ORTEGA: 1:00 P.M. “25 TIPS FOR RESEARCHING YOUR FEMALE ANCESTORS”…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Art Kitchen/Science Studio: Today’s Special” at 3 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21 at the 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. In Art Kitchen/Science Studio, SBMA Teaching Artists use works of…
PORT HUENEME — Oceanview Pavilion Performing Arts Theatre by the Beach located at 575 E. Surfside Drive Port Hueneme is proud to present Colors by the Sea Art Walk and Music Fest Saturday July 20, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm and…
OXNARD — To kick off a weekend of nonstop salsa and Latin entertainment, the Oxnard Salsa Festival will present a free general admission concert on Friday July 26 featuring legendary percussionist Pete Escovedo. Escovedo is known worldwide for his live…
OXNARD — Groove to hot Latin sounds and indulge in spicy culinary flavors at the 26th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival. The festival, July 27 and 28, is a celebration of all things salsa–the food, music and dance. Festivities take place…
THOUSAND OAKS — Parents can have a leisurely lunch, take in a movie or finish must-do projects at home while their kids have pizza, play games and make arts and crafts at the Conejo Valley YMCA, Saturday, July 27, from…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Public Lecture: Artist Talk with Chris Kallmyer” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28 at the 1130 State St., Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara. Learn about the artist’s distinctive and participatory…
SANTA BARBARA — Youth Mental Health First Aid is a comprehensive training specifically designed to equip educators, family members, and caregivers with the skills and knowledge to identify, understand, and respond to the signs or risk factors of mental illness…
SANTA BARBARA — Shalhoob Meat Company is proud to announce a new, delicious venture: Shalhoob Beer Company. To mark this new venture, a Can Cracking celebration featuring live music and FREE tri-tip sandwiches will be held at its first convenience store…
PORT HUENEME — The Advanced Naval Technology Exercise Open House will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 in Port Hueneme. The alignment of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise with Coastal Trident 2019 is accomplished through…
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation presented scholarships to 140 students during its 32nd Annual Scholarship Awards luncheon and ceremony, Saturday, May 4 at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach. Ventura College students received $326,529 in scholarship funds. Some earned multiple…
VENTURA — Bill Foley, the Director of the Ventura County Health Care Agency, announced several initiatives designed to improve its financial performance in the new fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2019. “The performance improvement initiatives include several strategies designed…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Don’t miss the June 7th Summer Exhibit Opening at Carnegie with the added bonus of a “great deals” art fund-raiser sale plus on the same night the artist Zara Feeney’s Special Showing of…
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 539, the Fair Access to Credit Act, is headed to the Senate after garnering bipartisan support in the Assembly. AB 539 places an interest rate ceiling of 36% plus the Federal Funds Rate on installment loans…
Join us at the Museum of Ventura County this Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the opening reception of Actual Reality. This new exhibit, created by local artists Carlos Grasso and Peter Fox, examines the…
Local residents are invited and encouraged to join Ventura County Public Health to go smoke free on Friday, May 31st. VENTURA COUNTY — Every year, on May 31, World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed, encouraging 24-hour abstinence from all forms…
SIMI VALLEY — The Simi Valley Family YMCA is accepting registrations for before and after school childcare for the 2019-20 school year. Childcare is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade in the Simi Valley Unified School District. Childcare is…
OXNARD — Local performers have the opportunity to show off their talent at the 26th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival. Festival organizers are accepting applications from dance groups, musicians and singers who would like to perform on the festival’s Community Stage…
CAMARILLO — Meet The Amazings, a Facebook page that celebrates older people leading interesting and fulfilling lives, highlighted its 300th “Amazing” on May 27. The page features mostly those in their 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond from all walks of…
OXNARD — Sponsorship applications are being accepted for the 26th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival. The festival attracts an estimated 35,000 attendees who love all things salsa–dance, music and food. The event is July 27 and 28 at Plaza Park, (Fifth…
Open New Doors this Saturday! Join us for VCCDC’s 7th Annual Homeownership Fair: “Opening New Doors”! Saturday, June 1st, 2019 from 11am to 3pm at 2231 Sturgis Road in Oxnard! This unique community-based event will provide local families with valuable…
SACRAMENTO – As California moves towards a greener economy and grapples with the taxpayer costs of cleaning up facilities such as Platform Holly and the Greka offshore facility, the California State Senate approved State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson’s (D-Santa Barbara)’s legislation to…
VENTURA COUNTY – EF Educational Homestay Programs announced that 25 More Beds Needed for Summer Program. Volunteer families are asked to host international exchange students, ages 13-17, who are scheduled to arrive in the U.S. in June for a two-four week…
OXNARD – City of Oxnard Public Works and Cultural and Community Services Departments, in cooperation with Squire Foundation, are proud to announce a temporary exhibition of four animal sculptures at Plaza Park in Downtown Oxnard, Fifth and B Streets. A…
SACRAMENTO — As California prepares for the next catastrophic wildfire season, legislation by State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to strengthen local planning requirements in high fire hazard areas and encourage local governments to pursue more fire-resistant and home hardening strategies in…
