Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center This Week at the Museum Coming Soon Click on the image above to view a short video preview of the upcoming exhibit. Premiere Party: On Location in the…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Introducing Luke Produced Events: Melissa Manchester Friday, August 23rd 7:30pm The Marjorie Luke Theatre proudly presents Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester accompanied by the fabulous Blue Note Swing Orchestra. Melissa will perform classic…
The silent auction begins at 3:00pm. The live auction immediately follows at 4:00pm. Admission to the event is $15.00 for museum members and $20.00 for non-members. All proceeds benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum. SANTA PAULA — You’re invited to…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Reimagine Hiroshige’s woodblock print” from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 at the 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate in this hands-on…
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 — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Guided Meditation in Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble” from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at the 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Gael Belden, educator with UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center…
THOUSAND OAKS — Dr. Kumar Gandhi, a Board Certified internist with Lakeside Community Healthcare in Thousand Oaks, will be on hand to answer health-related questions from the public during a free three-hour breakfast meeting Monday, August 19 from 8:00 a.m.…
VENTURA — Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP (FCOP), Ventura County’s largest law firm, will host law professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression David Kaye as featured speaker for its summer Engage…
OXNARD — Emma Akmakdjian’s Anthropocene Kelp Forest is now on exhibit through Aug. 26 at Channel Islands Maritime Museum. Akmakdjian’s mixed media artworks trace the troubled relationship of human and environment through material byproducts of industrial processes. Born and raised…
VENTURA COUNTY — A recent FEMA survey found that nearly 60 percent of Americans have not practiced what to do in a disaster! Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC) will host a free educational workshop to help the local community prepare…
Location: America’s Job Center 2901 N. Ventura Rd., 3rd Floor, Oxnard 805-204-5171 August 14, 21 and 28 – Social Media, 10:00 a.m. – noon – Social media is everywhere. It is not just for entertainment or a way to stay…
OXNARD — Channel Islands Harbor presents will present a variety of performances at the north end of Harbor View Park located south of Marine Emporium Landing between Cabezone Circle and Barracuda Way on Harbor Blvd. June 2 Jack and the…
VENTURA — The Human Services Agency will open the doors to the Farmworker Resource Program on Monday, July 1, with a primary location in Oxnard, satellite offices in Santa Paula and Fillmore, and extended evening and weekend hours to make…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter To the many Friends and Supporters of the Carnegie Art Museum — from the entire Cornerstones Board of Directors, we thank you so much for your strong and impassioned statements of support for…
Team includes Alex Weirauch, Timothy Garcia, Christian Ceja-Gonzalez and Andre Velikorodnohh CAMARILLO — A team of four CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Business students tied for first place four times in a row during an international online business competition that involved…
Program Serves As Gateway to College Experience for English Language Learners OXNARD — Rio School District (RSD) is partnering with the South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) at University of California, Santa Barbara to put on a summer writing program at Cal…
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) program may not be the largest or oldest in the CSU system, but their level of expertise is such that state managers and lawmakers now routinely invite faculty members…
By David Magallanes • Guest contributor David Magallanes When aspiring entrepreneurs think of starting their own business, their usual inclination is to consider a brick-and-mortar or service-oriented business, since these have been the traditional models for centuries. Breaking that momentum…
FBI warns: school’s out for the summer and children have more free time, leaving them at greater risk for commercial sexual exploitation VENTURA — What do malls, arcades and airports all have in common? A significant increase in youth population…
OXNARD — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme have partnered with the Brent Shapiro Foundation to open the first Brent’s Club in Ventura County at the Club’s Teen Center. Brent’s Club is a sober club…
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society Special Interest Group is devoted to the researching of ancestors from Mexico, Spain and other Spanish speaking countries. We hope to help one another find the resources needed to extend our family trees,…
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 539: The Fair Access to Credit Act has made its way through the Senate Banking & Finance Committee with a 6-0 vote. This historic vote comes after years of failed attempts to protect California consumers from predatory…
Ventura County workshop to be held July 25 Hi, Hope you’re well. I’m not sure how familiar you are with you and/or your members’ new utility, Clean Power Alliance. Their mission is to provide clean energy at competitive prices. Communities…
CAMARILLO —Polarization, immigration, sustainability and climate change are among the challenges and similarities California and France share. Two CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) faculty members will explore the challenges the state and country have in common at a California State University…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Do you have what it takes to win the Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge 2019? Calling all home cooks! Your family and friends RAVE about your homemade salsa, but do you have what it…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS June 23rd – 29th, 2019 JOIN US! The final week of June is full of exciting events here at MCASB, including an opportunity to meet the artist behind our September show, Ari Benjamin Meyers:…
BE INSPIRED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY! LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND YOUTH IN CARE! With motivational speaker, Michael Sanders, along with a compelling panel of teens, resource parents and biological families sharing their heartfelt stories and…
VENTURA — The Ventura College Foundation Marketplace, which operates every Saturday and Sunday on the Ventura College campus, is looking to expand the number of Saturday produce and pre-packaged food vendors. The Marketplace attracts between 2,000 and 5,000 visitors each…
EDC Releases Business Migration Report That Challenges California’s “Business Exodus” Theory Dear Clients and Stakeholders, The EDC has released a report in partnership with Xopolis: Urban Analytics that studies business migration in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.…
SANTA BARBARA — Dedicated supporters got a glimpse of the United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) community programs they helped make possible during the nonprofit’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society and Leadership Circle Reception June 12. Generously hosted by Adam…
CAMARILLO — Science faculty and students from CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will locate burning oil seeps in Ventura County and inspire high school engineers thanks to two separate grants. Program chair and Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) Sean…
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has received the Seal of Excelencia, a prestigious, voluntary and comprehensive certification granted by the Washington, D.C.-based organization, Excelencia in Education. The Seal recognizes an institution’s very high level of commitment and effort to serve…
By Jim Logan • UCSB Ron Jimenez was not on the college track. His high school GPA was 1.5. He dropped out a week before graduation. Higher education wasn’t an option — or even a consideration. Fast-forward nearly two decades.…
VENTURA — Ventura County Superior Court graduated 15 court employees with a Certificate of Achievement in Supervision from Ventura College on May 23. This is the third cohort of graduates from the industry partnership developed between Ventura College and the Superior…
SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Our kids’ summer art classes are off to a great start here at the Santa Paula Art Museum. In this week’s playful “Geo-Me-Tree” class for kids age 3 to…
Click here to view entire e-newsletter Our sincere thanks to all the Carnegie Art Museum audience and members that have campaigned during the unfolding City of Oxnard FY 2019-20 budget crisis in support of keeping the museum open. Your…
CENTRAL COAST — Summer break is finally here! While some families are ready to let loose, others may feel a sense of unease without the structure and safety that the school day provides. Family Relationship Educators at Family Service Agency…
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Local farmers are preparing for the first Santa Barbara County Farm Day Saturday, September 28. On Farm Day, ranches, wineries and nurseries in Santa Maria Valley will open their doors to the public so visitors can…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Board of Supervisors was presented a preliminary budget of $2.3 billion for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 on June 4, 2019. They are expected to approve a final budget following two hearings for public comments on the budget…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter POETRY AT THE CARNEGIE THE JACKSON WHEELER SERIES Dan Gerber and Alis Morris Soto with CSUCI student poet Damien Aguilar Saturday, June 15 6 pm $5 / members free Organized & Hosted…
