The Museum of Ventura County at 100 E. Main St. in Ventura will be closed August 19 — September 20, 2019 for renovation. This exciting transformation will be complete in time for the opening of California Cool, a new exhibit…
WESTLAKE VILLAGE — The Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13at the North Ranch Center, 1400 N. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. (1) What’s Behind the Far Right Attack on our Schools? (2) Gun…
OXNARD — Oxnard College is pleased to announce the grand opening ceremony of the Dream Resource Center at 3 p.m. on August 14. The ceremony will be at Oxnard College, 4000 S Rose Ave., Oxnard, in the Dream Resource Center. It…
SANTA BARBARA — Family Service Agency (FSA), doing business as the Santa Maria Valley Youth & Family Center in north county, announces “The Good Life on the Central Coast” Photo Contest for 2019. Santa Barbara County residents of all ages are…
PORT HUENEME — Vendor applications are available for the 8th Annual Port of Hueneme Banana Festival set for Saturday, September 28. The festival is seeking vendors with banana-related merchandise as well as unique arts and crafts. Food and beverage vendors…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Join Us! We, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), were thrilled to kick-off Fiesta weekend with the opening reception of Bloom Projects: Brian Rochefort, Absorption by the Sun! Not only…
Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center The Art Auction Is August 10 This painting could be hanging in your home come Saturday night! Bread and Butter by Jessie Arms Botke, c. 1946, watercolor on…
OXNARD —The Sight + Sound Film Festival, Oxnard’s newest film festival showcasing cutting edge independent cinema and presented by the Oxnard Performing Arts Center and Oxnard College, on Aug. 1 unveiled its film lineup for 2019. The first annual festival will…
VENTURA COUNTY — August 4th-10th, Clinicas del Camino Real, Inc. will host events in honor of National Health Center Week (NHCW)! Clinicas invites community members to join them for a Health Fair at Del Sol Park, in Oxnard, on Sunday August…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter * VENUE CHANGE * The 2019 State of the Region Report Reception & Community Briefing New Location Due to limited parking because of the county fair, Wednesday’s State of the Region event is…
Prop 1 match brings total raised at event to $200,000 and takes organization halfway to its $5 million year-end goal for Ventura County affordable housing. VENTURA – Kicking off the summer, Housing Trust Fund Ventura County (HTF Ventura County) hosted its…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Opening this Week! Join us Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 7 – 9 pm for a reception celebrating the opening of the new MCASB exhibition, Bloom Projects: Brian Rochefort, Absorption by the Sun. RSVP Here On…
Are you a member of the Museum of Ventura County? The Yalinkatian Family is! “For our family, it is important to keep places like the Museum up and running. The memberships allow them to feature exhibits that we otherwise may…
Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center Free Family Day 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…
Reception to be held July 12 SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara artist Marianna Victoria Mashek will bring her emotion-filled drawings and watercolor paintings to the Santa Barbara Tennis Club this summer, beginning with a July 12 reception to her solo…
LOS ANGELES — Iconic actress Holland Taylor has endeared our hearts for decades with diverse roles on the Broadway stage, television and film. Adored in “Bosom Buddies,” “The Practice,” and “Two and a Half Men,” along with blockbuster films “Legally Blonde”…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Hope Kingsley on Salt & Silver: Early Photography, 1840–1860” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. A foremost expert on the history of photography’s first decades, Hope Kingsley, Curator,…
PORT HUENEME — Oceanview Pavilion, 575 E. Surfside Drive, presents Championship Wrestling from Hollywood TV Taping, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Free Admission and & KID FRIENDLY! Oceanview Pavilion 575 E. Surfside Dr. Port Hueneme CA. CALL FOR INFO: (805)…
SANTA PAULA — Get your craft on in the Santa Paula Art Museum’s new, monthly “Crafty Creations” class for ages 12 and up starting September 12, 2019! Enjoy the satisfaction and creative expression of crafting with friends, playing with techniques and…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Sketching in the Galleries,” 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions.…
SANTA PAULA — On Thursday, September 12, 2019, artist Annie Hoffman will perform a public painting demonstration at the Santa Paula Art Museum starting at 2:00pm. Admission to the demonstration is free. Hoffman will talk about her methods and answer questions…
OXNARD — Santa Clara High School (SCHS) will host a golf tournament on Friday, Sept. 13 at Oxnard’s River Ridge Golf Club — Victoria Lakes course. All proceeds from the tournament will support classroom academic technology at the high school,…
PORT HUENEME — Oceanview Pavilion Performing Arts Theatre by the Beach is proud to present Colors by the Sea Summer Art Walk and Craft Fest from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Sept 14, at 575 E. Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme.…
SANTA BARBARA —The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival (now a nonprofit corporation) occurs annually on the second weekend in September and is held at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in the renowned coastal jewel of Santa Barbara. In…
VIP tables for Wine Women & Shoes on sale June 10 and all other tickets on June 17. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The 5th Annual Wine Women & Shoes benefiting RISE will take place on September 15, 2019 at…
SANTA BARBARA — On Sept. 24, 2000, 19-year-old Kevin Hines attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. At the time he was experiencing paranoia and hallucinations and immediately regretted jumping. He survived, however, and…
CAMARILLO — SCORE Ventura presents “Inspiring Women” A Female Entrepreneur Forum on Finding Work Life Balance, on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Click on image for more information.
VENTURA — Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP (FCOP), Ventura County’s largest law firm, and the Ventura Chamber of Commerce will co-host The Mix, a sunset networking event of food, drinks, raffles and more, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Sept. 19, at…
SANTA BARBARA —¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara!’s 15th season opens with Mariachi Ángeles de Pepe Martinez, Jr. With more than 25 years as a leading member of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Pepe Jr. brings experience, professionalism and leadership to…
WESTLAKE VILLAGE — The Southeast Ventura County YMCA is hosting its 3rd Annual Reach for the Stars Gala on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village. A limited number of tickets remain. The YMCA will honor…
Fundraiser event to save marine mammals that are sick, injured, malnourished, entangled and oiled SANTA BARBARA — Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) is hosting a fundraiser event to give local marine mammals a second chance at life. Make a splash and join…
SANTA PAULA — “Beyond Function: Fiber, Wood and Clay,” a multidimensional exhibition featuring the work of three local craftsman, will premiere Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the Santa Paula Art Museum. In exhibiting their respective wares alongside each other, weaver…
CENTRAL COAST — Celebrating the gorgeous Gaviota Coast and the philanthropists who have led the way in preserving it, the Gaviota Coast Conservancy (GCC) is planning a most elegant fête that will be the group’s first public fundraiser titled, “Coastal…
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Genealogical Society presents a Free Mexican-American Family History Presentation from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Camarillo Library Community Room, 4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. “The Spanish Settlement of Southern California (1769-1790)” Presented by John…
Local Adventures and Intimate Salons Provide Monthly Opportunities to Spread Powerful Ideas SANTA BARBARA — TEDxSantaBarbara, a locally organized offshoot of the international TED nonprofit, announces two new offerings to engage locals in spreading and activating powerful ideas year-round: Adventures and…
SANTA PAULA — Visitors will have two opportunities to win free works of art by attending two upcoming artist demonstrations at the Santa Paula Art Museum. On Thursday, September 26, 2019, artist Jackie Blue will perform a demonstration starting at 2:00pm.…
SANTA PAULA — Add the impact of imagery to your positive intentions with the Santa Paula Art Museum’s “Mandala Meditations: Affirmations” class on Thursday, September 26, 2019, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Art therapist Lynne Okun will help students explore the…
CENTRAL COAST — The Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) will host its annual Raising Justice fundraiser and afternoon of community building with community members throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The event will take place from…
Performing Arts Education in Ventura County Regional Transfer Success in the Performing Arts Organized by Project ALAS September 26 @ 7 PM Explore the performing arts with artists from our local colleges and universities! Join students and faculty from Oxnard…
SANTA MARIA — The drama students at Pioneer Valley High School are getting ready to tackle their most challenging play yet, Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, The Glass Menagerie. The Glass Menagerie is the play that earned Williams the reputation of being America’s…
SANTA MARIA — Santa Maria Valley ranches, nurseries, wineries and agricultural organizations will open their doors to the pubic during the first annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day. On Saturday, September 28, visitors will create their own itinerary to experience…
SANTA BARBARA — More than 10 Santa Barbara County farms, ranches, wineries and nurseries in Santa Maria Valley and Lompoc will open their doors to the pubic during the first annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day. On Saturday, September 28,…
SANTA BARBARA — Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. Cocktails. Local DJs. Interactive art experiences. Thursday, 3 October 2019 from 7-9 pm Enjoy Curated Cocktails at MCASB inspired by the current exhibition Ari Benjamin Meyers: Kunsthalle for Music. Delicious drinks,…
VENTURA — For the real deal in handmade handiworks, don’t miss the Harvest Festival® Original Art & Craft Show at the Ventura County Fairgrounds October 4-6, featuring more than 24,000 original creations from hundreds of trend-setting artisans and crafters. Festivities will be in…
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…
PORT HUENEME — Championship Wrestling from Hollywood will be presented from 3 to 6p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Oceanview Pavilion Performing Arts Theatre by the Beach at 575 E. Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme. FREE ADMISSION & KID FRIENDLY! Tyler Bateman…
Chicano Secret Service October 10 @ 6 PM Get ready for some undercover intelligence with Chicano Secret Service! Urban and media-literate but with academic know-how, CSS bring some old-school radical comedy to a new generation, embracing the Chicana/o experience and staking…
OXNARD — The Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, is pleased to announce the hiring of its new executive director, Carolyn Merino Mullin. Prior to joining the nonprofit, Mullin –…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Gil Rosas shares how his youth on The Luke stage prepared him to create his Santa Barbara music legacy. Upcoming Events Cruz’s Fiesta Rhythm Saturday, July 26th 7:00PM Cruz Dance Productions presents their…
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Two wineries are part of the inaugural Santa Barbara County Farm Day coming up Saturday, September 28. On Farm Day, Hermanas Vineyard & Winery and Riverbench Vineyard will join 10 Santa Maria Valley ranches, nurseries and agricultural organizations…
