Supporting good health & well-being for women and children SANTA BARBARA — The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #3, Good Health and Well-Being, highlights midwives as crucial to reducing childhood mortality and improving maternal health, especially in developing regions and remote…
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May 6 — League of Women Voters of Ventura County and Ventura College Holding Forum on Climate Change
VENTURA — League of Women Voters of Ventura County (LWVVC), a nonpartisan political organization, is joining with Ventura College in sponsoring a public forum on climate change – Climate Change is Here to Stay…So What’s Next? The Forum is scheduled…
Through May 6 — Studio Channel Islands Blackboard Gallery to present ‘California Fibers: Time’
CAMARILLO — The Studio Channel Islands Blackboard Gallery is pleased to present California Fibers: Time from April 1 – May 6, 2017, with an opening reception on April 1st from 4-6 PM. California Fibers:Time features the work of seventeen members of…
May 7 — Celebrate 130 Years of Service to Shelter Animals and the Community at Open House
Join the Party! $5 Vaccinations, Magic Show, Face Painting, Adoptable Animals SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Humane Society invites the entire community to a Birthday Party to celebrate their 130th Anniversary. The special celebration will take place during the Santa…
May 8 — National Expert and Author to Present Mind & Supermind Lecture
SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning welcomes Richard Tarnas, Ph.D. to discuss Humanity’s Rite of Passage SANTA BARBARA — SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning (the CLL) welcomes depth psychologist Richard Tarnas, Ph.D., to present the next CLL Mind & Supermind lecture, “Humanity’s…
May 26 — ‘2017 Indigenous Knowledge Conference’ to be held at Oxnard College
OXNARD — The Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) and Centro Binacional para el Desarollo Indígena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO) will host their fifth annual “Indigenous Knowledge Conference” on Friday, May 26th at the Oxnard College Performing Arts Center from 9 am -4 pm. Our…
Through May 3 — Oxnard College Literature, Arts & Lecture Series presents 2017 Spring Series
The Oxnard College Literature, Arts & Lecture Series will begin its 2017 Spring Series on February 22nd featuring filmmaker and entertainer Byron Motley presenting, “The Negro Baseball Leagues, in celebration of African American History Month. Other events include: “Moctezuma’s Mexico:…
April 28 — Community Invited to SBCC Scheinfeld Center New Venture Challenge Business Plan and Pitch Competition
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara City College Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation invites the community to join them at the 7th Annual New Venture Challenge business plan and pitch competition from 2-7 p.m. on Friday, April 28 at…
June 11 — Museum of Ventura County hosts La Vida Local: Leadership Perspectives
VENTURA — Join us for the next Museum of Ventura County’s discussion series, La Vida Local—Leadership Perspectives, featuring moderated conversations with Ventura County leaders sharing their vision for the future. This event takes place 1–2:30 p.m., June 11, at the…
June 4 — Celebrate the Summer Solstice at the Museum of Ventura County
VENTURA — Join us from 11 a.m.– 5 p.m. on June 4—our Free First Sunday—to commemorate the approach of summer at the Museum of Ventura County, 100 Main Street, Ventura. The summer solstice is recognized through holidays, festivals and rituals…
June 7 — Community Choice Energy Forum
June 7 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Santa Barbara Public Library – Faulkner Gallery Join us to learn more about Community Choice Energy, a method to get cleaner electricity to local homes and businesses and provide greater local control over how that…
May 17 — Channel Islands Maritime Museum to present ‘The Most Mad Seas: Tales of Sail from Cape Horn and the Southern Ocean’
OXNARD — The Channel Islands Maritime Museum is pleased to present, “The Most Mad Seas: Tales of Sail from Cape Horn and the Southern Ocean”, a lecture to be held on May 17 with local historian and author, Glenn Hening. The…
Through April 30 — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! to present Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlán from Guadalajara in free concerts, workshops
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! proudly presents Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlán from Guadalajara, Mexico. The group of eleven women offer three free family concerts showcasing their traditional sound at Isla Vista School, Friday, April 28, at 7 pm;…
April 29 — Gabriela Mistral in Santa Barbara free cultural event
SANTA BARBARA — “Gabriela Mistral in Santa Barbara” free cultural event to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29 at the Eastside Branch Library, 1102 Montecito St., Santa Barbara. Gabriela Mistral was an outstanding Latin American poet from Chile.…
April 30 — Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitán to perform at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
SANTA BARBARA — Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitán will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30 the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. In just ten years, Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitán from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico have established their…
Through April 30 — Channel Islands Maritime Museum to present 26th Annual High School Art Exhibition
OXNARD — The Channel Islands Maritime Museum will be exhibiting art work from students of the Oxnard Union High School District from April 3 – April 30, 2017. On Thursday, April 6 from 5-7pm, a reception and awards ceremony will…
April 28 — Los Angeles consuls general from Canada and Mexico to speak about NAFTA at CSUCI
CAMARILLO — Consuls General to Canada and Mexico will give their perspectives on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) during an upcoming presentation at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). The public is invited to “NAFTA’s Economic Progress 2017” from 10 a.m. to 3…
Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos to present ‘Intersection of Language, Class, Ethnicity, and Policy: Towards Disrupting Inequality for English Language Learners’ on May 15
SANTA BARBARA — The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, the Department of Education, and the Chicano Studies Institute present Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, Associate Professor of Education Policy and Evaluation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, giving the talk…
May 25 — From 9/11 to Now: Immigrant Rights Matter to Us All (Ahilan Arulanantham)
SANTA BARBARA — Ahilan Arulanantham will present the Diversity Lecture “From 9/11 to Now: Immigrant Rights Matter to Us All” from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25 at the UCSB Multicultural Center. Reflecting on his own family history, rulanantham, director…
Hundreds of Central Coast Students and Educators Participate in Global Entrepreneurship Summit
SOLVANG — More than 200 students, teachers, career counselors, and administrators from regional high schools met at the Hotel Corque in Solvang on March 17 for the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit hosted by the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Scheinfeld…
Pre-Rebozo Festival Social to be held April 12 in Ventura
VENTURA COUNTY — Rebozo Festival, Inc., is pleased to announce the 13th annual Rebozo Festival, which will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017. A Pre-Rebozo Festival Social will be held on Wednesday, April 12 at Sal & Limon at 598…
California’s Attorney General Is Asked to Take Action Against Enrollment Practices Denying Latino and Immigrant Students Their Right to Enroll in School
Some California school districts deter certain students from enrolling in school by inquiring about their citizenship status and/or requesting their Social Security Numbers. OAKLAND — Today, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) and California…
City of Oxnard announces events for César Chávez Day 2017
OXNARD — Community members can attend free events on March 29 and April 2 to celebrate the life and accomplishments of late civil rights activist César Chávez. The Oxnard Main Library will show the feature film “Common Man, Uncommon Vision:…
Challenging the status quo is theme of CSUCI’s Conference for Social Justice in Education on April 1
CAMARILLO — Homework may be an outdated notion. Holding underperforming students back a grade may set them up to fail. Maybe students shouldn’t be grouped according to age. Long-held concepts in education will be challenged during CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s 9thAnnual Conference for…
SBCC Study Abroad plans Summer Trips to Cuba, London, Rome
SANTA BARBARA — SBCC Study Abroad will be holding several informational meetings about its summer 2017 programs suited for community members and eligible high school students who are interested in personal development or earning college units. The programs do not have a major…
Registration Open for SBCC Scheinfeld Center New Venture Challenge – Pitch Your Business Idea and Win Awards
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara City College Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is accepting applications for the 7th Annual New Venture Challenge business plan and pitch competition. The event is open to SBCC students and all college and…
Segue now at Ventura College
By Jerry Beckerman • Executive Director Segue Career Path Mentors Program We are thrilled to announce that Segue is now serving students at Ventura College and, for the first time, at a wonderful high school in Oxnard, Pacifica High. Please consider bringing your…
SBCC’s Oscar Zavala, Retiring Counselor, Helped Students Across 3-decade Career (The Channels)
By Cassidy L. Bartolo • Channels Staff • SBCC Students trickle into the Academic Counseling Center with a slew of questions for the counseling staff as the spring semester gets into gear. Academic counselor Oscar Zavala, 62, eagerly stands up behind his window plastered…
SBCC Student Awarded National Engineers Week Scholarship
SANTA BARBARA — SBCC Aerospace Engineering student Jeffrey Sorenson was recently awarded The E-Week Scholarship for Engineering, one of ten college students in the combined counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura to receive the award. The scholarships of $1,000 for each…
Teresa Segovia announced as new executive director of El Centrito Family Learning Centers
OXNARD — The Board of Directors for El Centrito Family Learning Centers is pleased to announce the appointment of Teresa Segovia as its Executive Director. Teresa officially joined the organization’s leadership on March 1, 2017. “El Centrito provides extraordinary, high quality…
Public Relations Professionals Award Scholarships
THOUSAND OAKS — The newly formed California Gold Coast chapter of the Public Relations Society of America recently awarded its inaugural scholarships to two students attending four-year colleges in Ventura, Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo counties to support education and…
April 22 — Santa Paula Art Museum to present ‘The Land of Light,’ Youth-led Event Inspires a Community through Art, Science, and Play
SANTA PAULA — An upcoming event at the Santa Paula Art Museum, Jeanette Cole Art Center invites visitors to experience a new way of seeing art in a fun and lively atmosphere where art, science, and play intersect. “The Land of…
Sunrise Rotary Supports Bright Smiles for the Sixth Consecutive Year at Eastside Family Dental Clinic
SANTA BARBARA — The skies cleared on Friday, February 24th for the Free Dental Day at Eastside Family Dental Clinic. The event has been sponsored by Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise since 2012 and has provided hundreds with dental procedures…
Survey Shows Success of Local Caregiver Awareness Campaign
As a result of the Caring Together Lompoc campaign, 50% of community members surveyed are now more aware of caregiving; 40% now identify as a caregiver LOMPOC — This past summer, the Caring Together Lompoc campaign launched with the goal of helping community members self-identify…
CSUCI hosts STEM Innovation Challenge on March 18 for middle school girls
CAMARILLO — About 60 middle school girls ages nine to 12 will race the clock to build a prototype during a STEM Innovation Challenge at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) on Saturday, March 18. Sponsored by the Business & Technology Partnership (B&TP), the…
April 5 — Rick Najera’s Latino Thought Makers Presents Dolores Huerta at Oxnard College
Nationally Recognized Show to Honor Labor Legend and Civil Rights Activist April 5 at Oxnard College’s Performing Arts Center, plus FREE Admission OXNARD — In collaboration with the Ventura County Community College District and Oxnard College, Rick Najera’s Latino Thought Makers will honor…
SBCC’s Kick Butts Day on March 15 Sheds Light on Tobacco/Related Issues
SANTA BARBARA — Friendship Plaza on Santa Barbara City College’s East Campus will be transformed into a giant ashtray — cigarette butts and all — for “Kick Butts Day,” on Wednesday, March 15, from 10:00-2:00, to increase awareness and understanding of tobacco…
Bilingual report: March 28 — Ventura County Community Development Corporation hosts free credit improvement workshop
OXNARD — The Ventura County Community Development Corporation will host a free credit improvement workshop from 6 to 6:45 p.m. (English) and 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. (español) Tuesday, March 28 at the VCCDC Home Ownership Center, 2231 Sturgis Road, Suite A. Oxnard. Click…
United Way of Santa Barbara County’s Young Leaders Society Share Joys of Reading with Local Elementary Schools
CENTRAL COAST — United Way of Santa Barbara County’s (UWSBC) Young Leaders Society (YLS) visited Franklin and El Camino Elementary Schools to share a passion for reading and donate books and funds to both campuses as part of the United We…
Assemblymember Irwin Introduces Workforce Development Legislation
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D – Thousand Oaks) has introduced two bills to modernize community colleges and prepare students for the 21st century economy. Assemblymember Irwin, chair of the Select Committee on Cybersecurity, introduced AB 405 which would create…
Ventura County Go Red For Women Luncheon Raises Awareness About Women and Cardiovascular Disease
“Life is Why” Sponsor Dignity Health Central Coast Helps Raise $236,000 to Fight Heart Disease & Stroke WESTLAKE VILLAGE — The American Heart Association (AHA) hosted its annual Ventura County Go Red For Women Luncheon on Friday, February 24, 2017, at the…
Whale Watch Season is Now Underway with Island Packers
Enjoy watching the gentle giants of the sea and dolphins too! VENTURA-OXNARD — Winter whale watching off the beautiful Central Coast of California runs from December to mid April. An Island Packers whale watch is a perfect way to gather with…
Santa Barbara Go Red For Women Luncheon Raises Awareness About Women and Cardiovascular Disease
SANTA BARBARA — The American Heart Association (AHA) hosted its annual Santa Barbara Go Red For Women Luncheon on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort with the goal of raising awareness about the risk of cardiovascular…
Case study on a Newbury Park social business earns national award for CSUCI instructor and graduate student
CAMARILLO — A CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Business Lecturer and a Business graduate student are winners of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) 2017 Conference Outstanding Teaching Case Award, held in Philadelphia last month. Instructor Maria Ballesteros-Sola, who teaches…
May 13 — Gold Coast Health Plan to present 6th annual Community Resource Fair in Oxnard
OXNARD — Gold Coast Health Plan will host their 6th Annual Community Resource Fair at Plaza Park in Oxnard. Free health screenings and resource information will be offered by various health and community agencies. Please see flyer for more information.
April 18 — Author Reyna Grande to speak at Oxnard College
OXNARD — Author Reyna Grande will be coming to Oxnard College to discuss her work from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 at the Performing Arts Building, 4000 S. Rose Ave. Reyna Grande is the…
April 12 — Don’t Tell Anyone/No Le Digas a Nadie
SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Cup of Culture film screening of “Don’t Tell Anyone/No Le Digas a Nadie” will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 at the UCSB Multicultural Center Theater. In an environment where silence…
April 15 — FREE DNA Family History Program
Ventura County Genealogical Society presents DNA Family History Program Saturday, April 15, 2017, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Camarillo Library Community Room, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA Presenter: Kathy Johnston DNA USES IN PEDIGREE BUILDING 1:00 p.m.: Learn about the different types…
April 17 — Free diabetes class to be held at South Oxnard Senior Center
FREE Spanish diabetes class A four-part Spanish diabetes class will continue Monday April 3rd from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm at South Oxnard Senior Center, 200 E. Bard Rd. Two more classes will be on Mondays, April 10th and 17th.…
April 25 — Ventura County Community Development Corporation to host free Solar Panel Workshop
OXNARD — It’s almost Earth Day and we’re thinking green! Are you?! If you have thought about installing solar panels on your home and have questions, this workshop is for you! At this free workshop you will learn Advantages of installing solar…