Event will examine impact of movement and how it relates to today SANTA BARBARA — “Chicano Power!,” a two-day conference at UC Santa Barbara to examine the Chicano movement of the 1960’s and ’70s, a major formative period in Chicano history, will begin…
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra to perform for Ventura Music Festival’s annual Latin Jazz Concert on Feb. 18
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the 2011 Grammy-winning Latin jazz ensemble, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at Ventura High School Auditorium, 2 N. Catalina St., Ventura. Directed and founded by pianist, arranger and producer Oscar Hernández, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, now in its…
Bilingual report: Exposición de la artista Gloria Hidrogo, Jueves, 16 de febrero
OXNARD— Un exposición de pintura realizada en tortillas de harina de la artista Gloria Hidrogo, Jueves, 16 de febrero de 2012 a las 6:00 pm, Consulado de México en Oxnard, 3151 W. Fifth St., Oxnard. Gloria, Artista Plástica Mexicana nace en la ciudad de…
CLU to screen ‘Which Way Home’ on Feb. 16 in Oxnard
California Lutheran University’s Reel Justice Film Series will screen the documentary “Which Way Home” at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Oxnard College Performing Arts Center, 4000 So. Rose Ave., Oxnard. The event is free and open to the…
Bilingual report: Deadline is Feb. 27 for CSU Channel Islands Social Justice in Education proposals
CAMARILLO — The School of Education at Channel Islands (CI) invites you to submit a proposal to present at the 4th Annual Conference for Social Justice in Education. The daylong conference will be held on Saturday, April 28, on the…
‘!Viva México!’ film screening set for Feb. 15 at UCSB
The UCSB Multicultural Center will present its Cup of Culture film screening of “!Viva México!” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the center’s theater. In the heart of Los Angeles in the film, undocumented Mexican immigrants are hunted by the…
Mobile Consulate services set for Feb. 12 in San Luis Obispo
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard will present mobile consulate services on starting at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at Pacheco Elementary School, 261 Cuesta Drive, San Luis Obispo. Take all original documents. Call 805.984.8738, ext. 100, 103, 105 or 111 or visit…
Public invited to attend grand opening of Oxnard College Veteran’s Center on Feb. 14
The public is invited to attend the grand opening of the Oxnard College Veteran’s Center from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the old LRC Building, 4000 So. Rose Ave., Oxnard. The new educational transition center will offer…
Busy weekend in store for 805 region
El Centrito baile, Oxnard ArtBeat, promotores workshop among events Amigos805.com staff report Those in the 805 region looking to find something to do this weekend will have no shortage of events. From Oxnard to Santa Barbara, the event calendar is…
‘An evening of Andean music with Quijeremá Al Son del Tunduki’ set for Feb. 11 at UCSB
“An evening of Andean music with Quijeremá ?Al Son del Tunduki” will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the UCSB Multicultural Center Theater. Quijeremá is a dynamic force driven by sweeping bandola choruses with a firm foundation…
LULAC to hold membership meeting on Feb. 4 in Ventura
The League of United Latin American Citizens will hold its next monthly membership meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at Clinicas del Camino Real, 200 So. Wells Road, Ventura. Contact Jorge Napoles, deputy district director, at jnapoles@clunet.edu or…
Mexican Consulate releases calendar of events for February
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard on Wednesday released its calendar of events for February. Click here for a PDF version of the calendar. Visit www.consulmexoxnard.com
Commentary: You can always make something out of nothing — Simms Taback
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier / Guest contributor The other day I visited our local county museum and found one of my favorite “read to the kids” books. A retrospective journey through the career of Simms Taback filled half of the large…
Donations sought to aid Tarahumara Indians
California residents respond to crisis of drought and famine in Northern Mexico, home to the Tarahumara Indians OXNARD— The LUCHA-Tarahumara Relief Fund is still accepting donations to benefit the Tarahumara Indians, the organization reported recently. Tax-deductible donations can also be…
Don’t wait for last-minute foreclosure help
Amigos805.com staff report It was a full house at a foreclosure crisis educational forum held Jan. 21 at the Oxnard Public Library, reported David Cruz during his morning radio show Jan. 25 on KOXR AM-910. He made his comments during…
Volunteers needed for MICOP’s monthly meeting on Jan. 28
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project will present its first monthly community meeting of 2012 starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St., Oxnard. “If you’re available and would like to help out we will need…
Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) to hold orientation classes starting this week
Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) will hold a series of orientations starting this week in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, the organization reported recently in a media release. The orientation classes will be held: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24…
Social Justice Fund, CLU, CAUSE to present educational summit on Jan. 27
“The 100% Summit: A Tale of Two Counties — Bridging the Widening Gaps in Ventura County” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Camarillo Methodist Church Hall, 291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo. Presented by…
De Colores Art Show to hold closing reception on Jan. 20 in Santa Paula
Xavier ‘Big X’ Montes will turn over show to artist Andrea Vargas at event on Jan. 20 Amigos805.com staff report For 18 years, Xavier ‘Big X’ Montes has led efforts to bring Latino art and culture to Santa Paula and…
¡Viva Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Los Soneros del Tesechoacán Jan. 20-22
¡Viva Arte de Santa Barbara! will present Los Soneros del Tesechoacán (Tay-say-chwa-KAHN) with free concerts at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta; at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 at Guadalupe City Hall; and at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Marjorie…
Commentary: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier /Guest contributor Soon we will celebrate and enjoy the holiday that commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In 1957, he was cited as one of the most admired religious leaders in the world. Time Magazine selected him, in 1957,…
Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations kick off with march in Oxnard on Jan. 16
> The Freedom March in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16 at Plaza Park, Fifth and C streets, in downtown Oxnard. The march will continue on to the Oxnard Performing Arts Center,…
Bilingual report: Teatro de las Américas announces casting call
We begin the 2012 season casting for La zapatera prodigiosa / The Shoemaker’s Prodigious Wife! Greetings! Teatro de las Américas announces auditions for the play La zapatera prodigiosa/ The Prodigious Shoemaker’s Wife, by Federico García Lorca, Teatro reported in a…
Los tres Reyes Magos entregaron cerca de 600 juguetes en la cuidad de Ojai
OJAI —El pasado sábado 07 de enero cerca de 600 niñas y niños se dieron cita en la Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Aquino para saludar a Melchor, Gaspar y Baltazar, siguiendo una de las tradiciones mexicanas más arraigadas, “El…
2-1-1 service continues to make its mark
By David M. Smith / President & CEO, United Way of Ventura County Early next month 2-1-1 Ventura County will begin its seventh year of service to the residents of our county — and what a remarkable service 2-1-1 has been.…
David Cruz Show to start Jan. 16 on KTLK 1150 AM
LOS ANGLES – Clear Channel Radio – Los Angeles is launching a new program, the David Cruz Show, starting Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The program will air weekdays 3-6PMon KTLK, 1150AM, the company reported this week in a media release. “This…
Bilingual report: Reyes Magos celebration set for Jan. 7 in Ojai
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard and the Unity Shoppe Organization will present a Los Reyes Magos celebration from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 185 St. Thomas Drive, Ojai. *** El Consulado de…
LULAC District meeting set for Jan. 14 in Ventura
Commentary: Hope For 2012
By Michael and Stephen Szakos / Guest contributors All of us on Team Szakos hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends and we wish you nothing but the best for 2012! As we read in the news, watch…
Radio Lazer, Vista Ford of Oxnard bring joy and toys to Oxnard children
OXNARD — Hundreds of Oxnard children received an early Christmas on Dec. 14 thanks to the generosity of Vista Ford of Oxnard and Radio Lazer, according to a media release. For the fifth year, the two Oxnard businesses teamed up…
Applications available for California Strawberry Festival arts, crafts exhibitors
OXNARD — Calling artists and crafters with a passion for the berry best… Applications are now available for participation as an Arts & Crafts Exhibitor at the 29th Annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard the weekend of May 19 and…
NASCAR champion Tony Stewart volunteers as spokesperson for local Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser
OXNARD — Three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has volunteered to help the Boys & Girls Clubs Million Dollar Raffle as its spokesperson and has donated a VIP NASCAR experience that includes a personal meet-and-greet with…
Target Stores and Zindagi Games host year-end food and fundraisers for FOOD Share
Target stores and Zindagi Games have stepped up to help FOOD Share, Ventura County’s only regional food bank, collect much-needed food and funding at the end of 2011, the organization reported this week in a media release. Through Dec.…
Officials, community celebrate completion of the El Rio Sewer Project
Fifth District Supervisor John Zaragoza, State and local officials and representatives from the El Rio Community on Thursday celebrated with a brief ceremony and a ribbon cutting to commemorate the completion of the El Rio Sewer Project, Zaragoza’s office reported…
Sugar Beets Restaurant to raise funds Dec. 17 for family
“Red Carpet Christmas Toy Drive — Party for a Purpose,” benefiting Arlene Hernandez and family, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Sugar Beets Restaurant & Bar, 455 So. A St., Oxnard. The restaurant will take donations for the…
Volunteers needed for MICOP’s Dec. 17 Fiesta Navidena
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project is seeking volunteers for its annual Fiesta Navidena, which will be held this year on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Boys & Girls Club, 1900 W. 5th St., Oxnard, and at Rio Real Elementary School, 1140 Kenny…
La Hermandad to hold ‘Posada Navideña’ on Dec. 18
La Hermandad’s Hank Lacayo Youth & Family Center will present “Posada Navideña” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 at 520 W. Fifth St., Oxnard. Call 805.483.4620 for more information.
Clinicas del Camino Real distributing toys throughout Ventura County
For the past three years, during the holiday season, Clincas del Camino Real Inc. has been distributing toys to its pediatric patients, Clinicas reported this week in a media release. The toy distribution, which began Dec. 9, will continue on…
United Way’s Latino Action Team holds successful book drive
The United Way of Ventura County’s Latino Action Team hosted its first-ever “Donation to the Imagination” holiday book drive in partnership with the Oxnard Public Library to benefit low-income children living in Oxnard. The community was asked to donate new and/or…
CEDC’s Fernandez honored at recent meeting of the Stress, Health and Longevity group
Rodney Fernandez, executive director of Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation in Ventura, was honored by the Stress, Health and Longevity group during its recent weekly meeting. Fernandez, who was recognized for his years of community service in leading the affordable housing…
Interfaith leaders call on policy makers to stop separating immigrant families, stop endangering children
Dozens of immigrants and their allies gathered by candlelight in Oxnard’s Plaza Park on Dec. 10 to raise an urgent moral call to policy makers for justice for immigrant families, and especially for the children and young people who are being hurt by…
Commentary: ‘Save Your Family First’ free foreclosure prevention clinics held each Wednesday
By Michael and Stephen Szakos / Guest contributors Among the downtown Oxnard storefronts, a weekly gathering is attracting local residents trying to save their homes. Each Wednesday night, volunteers are working with homeowners facing foreclosures. The situation is all too…
Zaragoza’s campaign holds successful fundraiser in Oxnard
Many of Ventura County’s Latino Leaders hosted a fundraising event on Dec. 8 honoring County Supervisor John Zaragoza, according to a media release. Host Committee Chairs Alfredo Placencia and Art Hernandez welcomed guests to Ruby’s restaurant in Oxnard. The packed…
LULAC urges community to attend college board meeting on Dec. 13
The League of United Latin American Citizens — Ventura County District 17 is urging LULAC members, Hispanic community leaders and other community members to attend the Ventura Community College District board meeting to support VCCCD Trustee Art Hernandez. LULAC Trustee…
Oxnard Sister City Committee to install officers on Dec. 14
The Oxnard Sister City Commitee will install its officers at its annual Christmas Party at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Sugarbeets Restaurant, 455 So. A St., Oxnard. Reservations will be accepted until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. The committee…
Bilingual report: Latinos ‘Heroes and Hobbies’ exhibit to open Dec. 9
“Heroes and Hobbies” (Heroes y pasatiempos) — an exhibit of paintings by Denis O’Leary, will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at the Mexican Consulate, 3151 W. Fifth St., Suite E-100, Oxnard. O’Leary is a local artist now being discovered for his oil paintings re?ecting ?gures and…
Teatro’s ‘Christmas Tales…’ continues Dec. 10, 11
Teatro de las Américas and MusicaLatitudes will present “Christmas Tales and Chants 2,” a Latin American celebration for the entire family, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 during the Oxnard Downtown ArtBeat at the Carnegie Art Museum, 424 So. C…
Oxnard City Council approves public access channel effort
By a unanimous vote, the Oxnard City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 6 awarded the operation of Channel 25, a public access channel, to Fuerza Latina Health Association, a nonprofit group led by broadcast journalist David Cruz. Cruz, formerly a reporter…
Team Zaragoza/Live United team up for Santa to the Sea charity run
Team Zaragoza/Live United have teamed up for the 2011 Charity Challenge to raise funds at this year’s Santa to the Sea Half Maraton and 5K Run starting at 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 in Oxnard. “We are asking you to…
Oxnard City Council to meet Dec. 6 to decide on Channel 25
Community members are urged to turn out in force at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Oxnard City Council meeting to support efforts to approve an agreement that will reinstate Channel 25 as Oxnard’s public access station. The council…