CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) and three other universities will address a challenge they have in common with a $75,000 joint grant from the Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) Foundation. CSUCI, CSU Northridge, CSU Fresno and Portland State University all have…
Category: Cultural
Bilingual report: Teatro de las Américas launches fundraising campaign
Hello lovers of Teatro/Theatre Teatro de las Américas did not get funding this year from the Oxnard City Cultural Arts Fund. I wrote the grant proposal and am studying the rationale for the low scores received. Of course I feel bad about…
Bilingual report: Preventing Suicide — Help and Hope
By Ventura County Behavioral Health DID YOU KNOW? 81 people died by suicide in Ventura County in 2016. There has been a significant rise in suicide for middle-aged men. Nationally, it is the second leading cause of death for…
Mark Sandoval named as Channel Islands Harbor Director
VENTURA — Mark Sandoval has been named as the new Channel Islands Harbor Director. The appointment was made by County Executive Officer Mike Powers and follows a nationwide recruitment that attracted applicants from across the country and internal candidates. Sandoval…
Carnegie Art Museum update for July 6
THIS WEEK @ CAM Free Family Day Spend an afternoon exploring, creating and letting your imagination soar. Drop in for free, hands-on family fun activities. Families with children of all ages and abilities are welcome. Saturday, July 7 noon –…
Bilingual commentary: Days of Infamy
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes local guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes •…
Museum of Ventura County update for July 5
Click here for more information Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of San Buenaventura and the County of Ventura. The Louisiana Bayou comes to the Ag Museum The Agriculture Museum of Ventura County in Santa Paula kicks off its…
RISE Launches LGBTQ+ Outreach Campaign
New grant funding increases LGBTQ+ outreach and services SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — RISE is proud to announce the launch of its latest public awareness campaign, bringing awareness of RISE services to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence in…
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara update of July 2
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive On view July 1 – October 14, 2018MCASB is pleased to present Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive, a solo exhibition featuring a sprawling…
August — Beat the heat with family-friendly games, foodie fun and music at The Annex Food Hall
All month long guests are invited to relish in a variety of family friendly events at The Annex Food Hall at The Collection at RiverPark OXNARD — Summer fun is in full swing at The Collection at RiverPark as The Annex…
Aug. 4 — Kaleidoscope and The Adventures of Mary Poppins
CONEJO VALLEY — Kaleidoscope, an unplugged version of Pacific Festival Ballet, is a classical/contemporary performance featuring returning alumni and guest choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance. Our Summer Dance Series also features The Adventures of Mary Poppins, another PFB original. This…
Aug. 9 — Santa Paula Art Museum to Host Exclusive Q&A Event with Ventura Painter Gina Niebergall. See other events here
Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 2:00pm at the Santa Paula Art Museum. Admission to the event is included with regular museum admission, which is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, and free for students and museum members. SANTA PAULA —…
Aug. 10 — ‘Night in Oaxaca: Siempre Adelante’
Estimado MICOP Friends & Family: You are cordially invited to this year’s Night in Oaxaca, on August 10th, 2018 from 5:00PM-7:30PM. We are extremely excited to share that this year’s event will be held at the Olivas Adobe (4200 Olivas Park Dr, Ventura, CA)! This…
Aug. 10 — Malo, Steve Salas of Tierra, Daphee and Pepe Marquez in Oxnard
OXNARD — Enjoy Cruise night in Oxnard Aug. 10th with an After Party show at Casa Lopez on S. A street featuring: Malo, Steve Salas of Tierra, Daphee and The Daphi-dells and Pepe Marquez. By tickets at link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/malo-steve-salas-of-tierra-daphee-and-the-daphi-dells-tickets-47150502422
Aug. 11 — CSUCI Professor to Teach “Ceramics as Personal Sculpture” at the Santa Paula Art Museum
Saturday, August 11, 2018, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The cost of class is $40.00 per person. Pre-registration is required. SANTA PAULA — In concert with her current exhibition, “Local Clay,” at the Santa Paula Art Museum, artist and CSUCI Assistant…
Aug. 12 — Natural State Exhibit at the Museum of Ventura County
VENTURA — The Museum of Ventura County is presenting its latest exhibit, “Natural State,” through Aug. 12. The exhibit features the work of the Museum’s first artist-in-residence Ryan Carr. Using large scale paintings and drawings, the focus of Carr’s work is…
Aug. 16 — SBMA to present ‘The Santa Barbara Art Scene in the 70s: A Conversation’
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “The Santa Barbara Art Scene in the 70s: A Conversation” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Mary Craig Auditorium,Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1140 State St., Santa Barbara. Presented…
Aug. 16 — Bilingual report: Oxnard to Present Preview of Cutting Edge Film Festival, Sight + Sound
OXNARD — ?In conjunction with the City of Oxnard, The Oxnard Performing Arts Center (The PACC) will hold a preview party for a new regional film festival called, Sight + Sound, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at 7 p.m. This…
Aug. 17 — Kickback at the PACC
OXNARD — Looking for some summer night fun!? Join for live music, guests DJ sets, arts activities + installations, food trucks + beer garden, artisan marketplace and MUCH MORE from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800…
Aug. 18 — Santa Paula Art Museum to Unveil Its New Cole Creativity Center with Free Event. See more events here
Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center. Admission to the event is free for everyone. SANTA PAULA — You’re invited to the grand opening of the Santa Paula Art Museum’s…
Aug. 18 — Bilingual report: DreamFest • A Festival for Migrant Farm Worker Families to be held in Oxnard
OXNARD — “DreamFest • A Festival for Migrant Farm Worker Families” will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Channel Islands High School Quad, 1400 Raiders Way, Oxnard. Educational Services Activities for Kids! Games and…
Aug. 25 — CA RISE for Climate Art Making with David Solnit & The Peace Poets on Tour
VENTURA — Participatory Artivism and Performance coming to West Ventura with David Solnit, world renowned artist from Oakland, CA, specializing in art activism on tour with The Peace Poets, a hip hop group from the Bronx, NYC, calling for social…
Aug. 27 — El Concilio Family Services to present Dr. Raymond F. Lopez Jr. Golf Classic
CAMARILLO — El Concilio Family Services presents the Dr. Raymond F. Lopez Jr. Golf Classic, aptly titled for a man who has dedicated his professional life to improving the health of farmworkers. Proceeds to benefit El Concilio Family Services. Dr. Lopez began…
Aug. 29 — ‘Urban ARTTREK’ at Pacific Coast Civil in Agoura Hills
Click here for the entire e-newsletter URBAN ARTTREK Wednesday, August 29, 2018 | 5:30-7: 30 pmPACIFIC COAST CIVIL 30141 Agora Road, Suite 200 Agora Hills, CA 91301 No RSVP necessary | Free Admission | Event held indoors LIGHT REFRESHMENTS & CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION Join…
Aug. 29 — El Centrito Family Learning Centers to present ‘Champions for Community Education Luncheon’
OXNARD — El Centrito Family Learning Centers will present “Champions for Community Education Luncheon” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the Ventura County Community Foundation. Download Document It’s a fact: people don’t mind scrolling to read an…
Aug. 31 — Oxnard Performing Arts Center to present Dinner and A Movie/Surrealist Party: Frida
OXNARD — The Oxnard Performing Arts Center will present “Dinner & a Movie: Frida,” August 31,2018 at 7:00 PM Join us for our final installment of Dinner and A Movie/Surrealist Party featuring the two time Academy Award winning film: Frida…
Sept. 2 — Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum
OXNARD — The Oxnard Channel Islands Maritime Museum (CIMM) Presents Tattooed & Tenacious: Inked Women in California History. Opens to the Public Sunday, September 2, 2018; 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm at 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard 93035. Explore the rich…
Sept. 2 — Museum’s Free First Sunday Features Food as Paint
VENTURA — Focus on the Masters ‘Learning to See’ Outreach invites museum-goers to “play with their food” as part of a free art activity, noon to 2 p.m. on Free First Sunday, Sept. 2, at the Museum of Ventura County.…
Sept. 3 — 6th Annual Labor Day Vintage Tractor Fair Returns to the Agriculture Museum
SANTA PAULA — The 6th annual Vintage Tractor Fair and Kid’s Fun Zone at the Ag Museum will take place 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sept. 3, right after the Santa Paula Labor Day Parade. Featuring rare and unique vintage tractors,…
KCLU journalist wins 4th national award
NPR station also received 6 regional reporting honors WASHINGTON, D.C. — KCLU Radio News Director Lance Orozco recently received his fourth national award for excellence in journalism. Orozco picked up the 2017 National Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sigma Delta…
Foster VC Kids y el Consulado de México en Oxnard para organizar una reunión informativa en español, 30 de junio
CONDADO DE VENTURA – – Foster VC Kids, un programa de Servicios para Niños y Familias del Condado de Ventura, organizará una reunión informativa gratuita en español el sábado 30 de junio de 10 a.m. a 11:30 a.m. en el Consulado…
Focus on local families: Foster VC Kids and the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard to host a Spanish informational meeting, June 30
Community members are encouraged to attend and learn how to help the nearly 800 local children and teens in foster care. VENTURA COUNTY — Foster VC Kids, a program of Ventura County’s Children and Family Services, will host a free, informational…
Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau update for June 29
Click here for the entire e-newsletter A few fun things to do next month ?A parade, a street fair, and fire works – what else do you need for a fabulous 4TH OF JULY?Summer is the season for BLUE ? AND HUMPBACK WHALE…
Bilingual commentary: Music and Death
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes local guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes •…
Marjorie Luke Theatre update for June 27
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Upcoming Events Boxtales Presents: Cupid and Psyche Friday, July 6th 11:00AM Boxtales Theatre Company presents their 2018 Summer Theatre Youth Camp. A three-week journey in the Boxtales method, including training in: Acting, Storytelling, Acro- Yoga,…
Teatro de las Americas update for June 22
Click here for more information on Teatro de las Americas Your monthly news & updates The Oxnard Film Society is a valued companion non-profit. We value their work, so we will be recommending their movies.. / Lo tenemos en alta estima…
Guest commentary: A Shoddy Façade of a Solution: The Recent Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Statement from Sindy Benavides, COO and Acting CEO of the League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC): “People across the nation and beyond have heard our voices, forcing President Trump to reverse the injustice of his Administration’s own making:…
Bilingual report: Enroll Now for Fall 2018 at the D’Arezzo Community Center, Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — Enroll Now for Fall 2018 at the D’Arezzo Community Center, Santa Barbara. Space is limited. The D’Arezzo Community Center is a weekday Home School Enrichment Activities Program and a Daytime and after School Resource Center. The Center provides…
Bilingual commentary: Images of the American Shopping Mall
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes local guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes •…
Carnegie Art Museum update for June 21
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Farmers Market Art Booth FREE Summer Art Fun with the Carnegie Art Museum and Downtown Farmers Market. Look for the Art Booth at the Downtown Farmers Market where Isabel Gonzalez, Oxnard College Intern…
Oxnard Salsa Festival Announces Participants For Its “Dancing With Our Community Stars Contest and Charity Fundraiser”
OXNARD — Five community leaders will take the stage and dance for charity during the “2018 Dancing With Our Community Stars Dance Contest and Charity Fundraiser,” Sunday, July 29 at 1 p.m. during the 25th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival in…
Oxnard Salsa Festival update for June 20
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Put your salsa recipe to the test! Show off your homemade salsa, if it’s worth a dip, then prove it by entering the Oxnard Salsa Challenge of 2018 – Amateur Division recipe competition…
Museum of Ventura County update for June 20
Click here for more information Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of San Buenaventura and the County of Ventura. Lunch + Music = MUNCH Grab lunch and head over to the Museum, every Thursday between 11:30…
Oxnard Housing Authority Resident Services Program to Receive NADC Arts and Accessibility Grant
National Arts and Disability Center at University of California Los Angeles to award the Oxnard Housing Authority Resident Services Department at La Colonia Village funds from the Arts and Accessibility Grant to expand community based art programming. OXNARD — The…
Marjorie Luke Theatre update for June 18
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Upcoming Events The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Thursday, June 21st 7:00PM This spectacular group, lead by Nick Hilscher, is the most popular and sought after big band in the world today. With…
Graduating senior Noe Galvan proves that hard work, compassion and genuine ambition are the keys to success
By Suzanna Ackroyd • UCSB Noe Galvan knows what it means to forge his own path. Born in the United States, the UC Santa Barbara senior moved to Mexico with his parents when he was only three months old. Now…
Bilingual report: Jesús Nava Appointed Interim City Manager in Oxnard
OXNARD — Council has adopted a resolution appointing Jesús Nava, an Assistant City Manager for Oxnard, as the Interim City Manager, effective close of business on June 22. He will serve until a new city manager is appointed by the City…
Dean’s award and other prizes recognize scholastic achievement in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and fine arts
Ana Guerrero Gallegos, who is graduating with bachelor of art degrees in Chicana/o studies and in sociology, will receive the Luis Leal Social Sciences Undergraduate Award for outstanding interdisciplinary achievement in the social sciences. By Suzanna Ackroyd • UCSB Four…
Santa Barbara Museum of Art update for June 13
Enjoy half-price admission in 2018! Exhibition Opening André Derain, Still Life with Pumpkin (La Citrouille), 1939. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Bequest of Wright S. Ludington. Fauvism to Fascism July 8 – November 11, 2018 The tumultuous period between the…
Entries Now Open For 2018 “Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge”
OXNARD — Do your friends rave about your homemade salsa? Now is the time to let the world know about your creation. Make plans to enter the “Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge” taking place Sunday, July 29 during the 25th Annual…