Oxnard College will celebrate the opening of its new theater when Ballet Folklórico Mestizo performs at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Oxnard College Performing Arts Center, 4000 So. Rose Ave., Oxnard. Under the direction of Oxnard…
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805 region gets ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo
A variety of Cinco de Mayo celebrations will be found up and down the coast this week in the 805 region. History lesson: While some may believe Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican independence Day, the event actually honors the day…
‘Pleasure of Nuestra Lengua’ set for May 2 at UCSB
“The Pleasure of Nuestra Lengua” with Rubén Albarrán and Ofelia Medina will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday, May 2 at UCSB Campbell Hall. Presented by the University of Guadalajara Foundation/USA, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese/UCSB and UC-Mexicanistas, Casa…
March set for May 1 in La Colonia
A march in honor of the International Day of Workers will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 1 at Camino del Sol Park, corner of Rose and Camino del Sol avenues in La Colonia neighborhood of Oxnard. For more information,…
Javier Gomez, Avie Guerra to be honored April 30 at CSUN
Javier Gomez of the Inlakech Cultural Arts Center in Oxnard and late community advocate Avie Guerra will be recognized at the 17th annual “La Raza Alumni Association Scholarship Recognition Dinner,” starting at 6 p.m. with a reception on Saturday, April…
Teatro de las Américas continues its ‘Readers’ Theater Series’ in May
Teatro de las Américas continues its series of Readers’ Theater in May. The second production of the series is Yerma by Fedecrico García Lorca, the eminent Spanish poet and playwright. Yerma is a tragedy with a single theme (the sterile…
El Centrito to hold ‘Gran Baile de Primavera’ on April 30
El Centrito Family Learning Center will present its annual “Gran Baile de Primavera” at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Casa Lopez Mexican Restaurant & Banquet Center, 325 So. A St., Oxnard. Funds raised will support El Centrito’s successful educational…
Children’s Day/Dia de los Niños set for April 30 in Oxnard
Children’s Day, Dia de los Niños, with the Mixteco/ Indigena Community Organizing Project!, will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St., Oxnard, the organization reported recently in a media release. “The…
Author/columnist Lopez to speak April 25 in Thousand Oaks
Distinguished Speakers Series presents Steve Lopez, 8 p.m., Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The award-winning journalist and author of “The Soloist” joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times in May 2001 after…
Latino Business Expo VIP mixer set for April 25
The VIP mixer for the Latino Business Expo will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 25 at The Kitchen Craft Beer Brewery & Bakery, 529 So. A St., Oxnard. This is the last chance to get free tickets to…
Deadline is April 29 for Teatro art contest
Teatro de las Américas announces an art contest to create the logo for its next production: “Yerma” by Federico García Lorca. Due to the fact that the play will be presented in late May, the deadline for submission is April…
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz to perform April 21-23
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz performs regional dances of Mexico, in particular, from their state of Veracruz, (birthplace of the world famous “La Bamba”), April 21-23 in Santa Barbara County. Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!, the free…
Latino Peace Officers to hold scholarship banquet on April 23
The National Latino Peace Officers Association — Ventura County Chapter, 8th annual scholarship banquet, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Crown Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel, 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. Sheriff Geoff Dean…
Professor Briseno to speak on technology, ‘Si, Se, Puede: Succeeding in the Face of Adversity’ on April 20 at CSUCI
Alejandro Briseno, assistant professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will speak on “The Future of Power and Energy Through Nanotechnology” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 at the Martin V. Smith Center for Integrative Decision-Making,…
CSU Channel Islands to hold career fair April 21
CSU Channel Islands will hold its 9th annual Career and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at the John Spoor Broome Library Plaza. This is an opportunity for university undergraduate students to meet local businesses…
Latino Links: Media Trends
Hispanicize and Univision Communications are teaming up to provide free in-depth communications training to non-profits serving Latino communities through the program “Latino Social Media for Social Good.” The second annual program consists of free Hispanic social media and communications trainings…
Teatro to present ‘Reader’s Theater Series’ April 15-17
Teatro de las Américas is presenting a series of Readers’ Theater in April, May, and June 2011. The series opener is the presentation of one-act plays including two written by Luis Valdez, the founder of Teatro Campesino: “El soldado razo”…
Danza Mexica group to hold rummage sale fundraiser April 16 in Ventura
The Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc Rummage Sale Fundraiser will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Bell Arts Factory, 432 No. Ventura Ave., Ventura. “We are trying to raise money to pay rent at Bell…
Oaxacan ‘Guelaguetza’ festival to be held April 17 in Oxnard
Guelaguetza, the traditional Oaxacan festival, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at Haycox Elementary School, 5400 Perkins Road, Oxnard, the Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project reports. Hosted by Club Ñuu Savi, the event features food,…
Cabrillo to offer bilingual estate planning workshop on April 14
Cabrillo Economic Development Corp. is offering a free one-hour estate planning workshop “What you need to know for family protection and peace of mind” in English and Spanish on Thursday, April 14 at Cabrillo Economic Development Corp., 702 County Square Drive, Ventura. Presented…
El Concilio presents award to Edison International
El Concilio Family Services recognized Edison International for its outstanding community service at El Concilio’s Latino Leadership Awards gala on March 26 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, the organization reported this week. El Concilio board member Hank Lacayo presented…
Gutierrez captures more images from El Concilio awards
Photojournalist Jess Gutierrez captured images from El Concilio Family Services 22nd Annual Latino Leadership Awards held March 26 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Plaza. The awards focused this year on educators who make a difference in the community. The award…
‘Oxnard March for Rights’ set for April 10
The “Oxnard March for Rights” begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 10 at Del Sol Park, corner of Rose and Camino del Sol avenues, in La Colonia neighborhood of Oxnard. Organizers said the event features the United Farm Workers union and…
Mexican Consulate to present Mask exhibit, workshop April 8
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard will present an exhibit and workshop for the “Masks of Artist Berta Alicia Juárez” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8 at 3151 W. Fifth St., Oxnard. RSVP to Consul Ramon Carrillo de Albornoz at 805.984.2162,…
Mexican revolution photo exhibit reception set for April 7 in Santa Barbara
The Consul of Mexico in Oxnard is pleased to invite you to the opening reception of the photographic exhibition from the “Casasola Archives” on the subject of the Mexican Revolution at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 7 at Casa de la…
Art Pub newsletter touts Oxnard’s growing art movement
“A movement is afoot in Downtown Oxnard. In recognizing art and culture as powerful tools for connecting people to each other and to a city, we are developing an arts district in the area,” said Tracy Hudak, the recently appointed arts…
Williams takes part in Dolores Huerta Foundation fundraiser
Assemblymember Das Williams, (D-CA 35th District), took part in a fundraiser for the Dolores Huerta Foundation held March 15 in Sacramento. *** Asambleísta Das Williams, fotografiado aquí con la destacada activista Dolores Huerta, donde compartió el foro y algunas palabras junto con varios…
Healthcare Reform celebrates one-year anniversary
Attendees celebrate the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act during a presentation held March 28 at the Oxnard Public Library in Oxnard. “The health care law has provided critical benefits for families, seniors, and small businesses…
Community celebrates El Concilio’s Latino Leadership Awards
It was a full house when El Concilio Family Services presented its 22nd Latino Leadership Awards on March 26 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The awards this year focused on educators who make a difference in the community. The…
Community attends Braceros presentation at Museum of Ventura County
Jose Alamillo, a professor at CSU Channel Islands, speaks with Port Hueneme Mayor Sylvia Muñoz Schnopp during the presentation “The Braceros of Ventura County,” a traveling exhibit in collaboration with California State University Channel Islands, illustrating the impact of the…
Kilpatrick’s “Hope” exhibit opens March 29 in Ventura
The exhibit “Hope,” featuring the work of Hilda Kilpatrick, will be presented March 29 through April 23 at the Buenaventura Art Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara, Ventura. A reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2. Kilpatrick’s…
Ventura College to celebrate César Chávez Day on March 30
“Across the San Joaquin Valley, across California, across the entire nation, wherever there are injustices against men and women and children who work in the fields-there you will see our flags-with the black eagle with the white and red background,…
Expert to discuss Chicana/o art on March 31 at CLU
Changes in Chicana/o art through the years will be highlighted during a lecture from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 31 at California Lutheran University, the university reported in a media release. Charlene Villaseñor Black will present “Chicana/o Art: Tradition…
MICOP seeking volunteers for March 26 community meeting
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project is seeking volunteers to work with small groups to provide literacy training for this weekend’s monthly community meeting. The community meeting will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at Harrington Elementary…
Latino Leadership Award profile: Alex Rivera
Editor’s note: Amigos805 is presenting a regular profile of the winners of El Concilio Family Services’ 2011 Latino Leadership Awards, to be presented March 26 in Oxnard. The awards this year focus on educators who make a difference in the community.…
MusicaLatitudes presenting concert March 27 honoring César Chávez
Los Ministerios de Latinos y Latinas de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Pasadena y MusicaLatitudes is presenting “César Chávez: Por mis frutos me conocerán,” a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 27 at Iglesia Presbiteriana de Pasadena, 585 E. Colorado Blvd.,…
Braceros — soldiers in the fields
World War II-era program has impact to this very day. Exhibit opens March 24. By Mariana Llamas-Cendon /Amigos805.com The Bracero Program had a profoundly personal impact on the life of Jose Alamillo. His father, grandfather and other family members left…
Social Justice Fund presents Teen Multimedia Contest
March 26 is the deadline to submit entries to the Teen Multimedia Contest being presented by the Social Justice Fund for Ventura County, the organization reported recently. Open to teens 13 to 18 years of age, the winning work will…
Latino Leadership Award profile: Pilar Pacheco
Editor’s note: Amigos805 is presenting a regular profile of the winners of El Concilio Family Services’ 2011 Latino Leadership Awards, to be presented March 26 in Oxnard. The awards this year focus on educators who make a difference in the community.…
Castañeda presenting at event on March 20
Enedina Castañeda, a Santa Maria Valley educator and author of Del Puño y Mente de Una Mujer…Poemas,” will be among a group of women participating in the “Mujeres Con Valor” conference from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 20 at…
Luis Valdez ‘From the roots’ set for March 15 at CSUCI
The Chicana/o Studies Performance and Teatrics Lecture Series presents playwright, director and founder of El Teatro Campesino Luis Valdez during the program “From the roots: The flowering of El Teatro Campesino,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 at California State…
Film screening, photo exhibit on Mexican Revolution set for March 16, 17 at CSUCI
A film screening and opening reception for the exhibit “Mexico, the Revolution and Beyond,” will be held March 16 and 17 at California State University, Channel Islands. The university’s history program will join the Mexican Consulate in the English-language screening…
UCSB Arts & Lectures honored for ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! partnership
UCSB Arts & Lectures has been awarded the 2011 Association of Performing Arts Presenters/MetLife Arts Access Award for Engaging Underserved Communities in recognition of its ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! partnership, UCSB reported in a media release. ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!…
Speakers sought for Moorpark College’s Multicultural Day
Moorpark College is seeking presenters for its annual Multicultural Day 2011 to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 12. The event, “Celebrating a Wealth of Culture,” presents an annual alternative day of instruction features insightful lectures, breathtaking performances,…
Enrique’s Journey author to speak March 9 at Moorpark College
Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, in the campus dining room. Enrique’s Journey, the 2010-11 One Campus One Book Selection, is about a teen who decides to pursue…
Latino Leadership Award profile: Joseph M. Medina
Editor’s note: Amigos805 will be presenting a regular profile of the winners of El Concilio Family Services’ 2011 Latino Leadership Awards, to be presented March 26 in Oxnard. The awards this year focus on educators who make a difference in the…
NBC News correspondent to talk at CLU
Miguel Almaguer, an award-winning national correspondent for NBC News, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7 in Samuelson Chapel at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. Almaguer will discuss his experiences as a journalist and how he worked his…
Latino Leadership Award profile: Fundi Legohn
Editor’s note: Amigos805 will be presenting a regular profile of the winners of El Concilio Family Services’ 2011 Latino Leadership Awards, to be presented March 26 in Oxnard. The awards this year focus on educators who make a difference in the…
Community celebrates Flor y Canto in Guadalupe
Poets, musicians and community members from San Luis Obispo and several neighboring counties took part in the Raza Speaks: Flor y Canto celebration held Feb 19 at the the Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center in the city of Guadalupe.…
Young Leaders Society presenting Prom Dress Project
The Young Leaders Society has officially launched the annual Prom Dress Project, a prom dress recycling program for underprivileged students. The deadline to drop off prom dresses is Feb. 27, reported the Young Leaders Society, a program of the United…