CONEJO VALLEY — Kaleidoscope, an unplugged version of Pacific Festival Ballet, is a classical/contemporary performance featuring returning alumni and guest choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance. Our Summer Dance Series also features The Adventures of Mary Poppins, another PFB original. This…
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Aug. 9 — Santa Paula Art Museum to Host Exclusive Q&A Event with Ventura Painter Gina Niebergall. See other events here
Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 2:00pm at the Santa Paula Art Museum. Admission to the event is included with regular museum admission, which is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, and free for students and museum members. SANTA PAULA —…
Aug. 10 — ‘Night in Oaxaca: Siempre Adelante’
Estimado MICOP Friends & Family: You are cordially invited to this year’s Night in Oaxaca, on August 10th, 2018 from 5:00PM-7:30PM. We are extremely excited to share that this year’s event will be held at the Olivas Adobe (4200 Olivas Park Dr, Ventura, CA)! This…
Aug. 11 — CSUCI Professor to Teach “Ceramics as Personal Sculpture” at the Santa Paula Art Museum
Saturday, August 11, 2018, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The cost of class is $40.00 per person. Pre-registration is required. SANTA PAULA — In concert with her current exhibition, “Local Clay,” at the Santa Paula Art Museum, artist and CSUCI Assistant…
Aug. 16 — SBMA to present ‘The Santa Barbara Art Scene in the 70s: A Conversation’
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “The Santa Barbara Art Scene in the 70s: A Conversation” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Mary Craig Auditorium,Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1140 State St., Santa Barbara. Presented…
Aug. 17 — Kickback at the PACC
OXNARD — Looking for some summer night fun!? Join for live music, guests DJ sets, arts activities + installations, food trucks + beer garden, artisan marketplace and MUCH MORE from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800…
Aug. 18 — Santa Paula Art Museum to Unveil Its New Cole Creativity Center with Free Event. See more events here
Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center. Admission to the event is free for everyone. SANTA PAULA — You’re invited to the grand opening of the Santa Paula Art Museum’s…
Aug. 18 — Bilingual report: DreamFest • A Festival for Migrant Farm Worker Families to be held in Oxnard
OXNARD — “DreamFest • A Festival for Migrant Farm Worker Families” will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Channel Islands High School Quad, 1400 Raiders Way, Oxnard. Educational Services Activities for Kids! Games and…
Aug. 23 — Resource Families Needed in Lompoc: Our County. Our Kids Rises to the Call
Our County. Our Kids. Hosts Resource Family Orientation on August 23 to Meet Ongoing Need of Resource Families SANTA MARIA — Youth in foster care all have one thing in common: They all need families to love and support them.…
Aug. 26 — Ventura County Reproductive Rights Network annual Write for Your Rights event
VENTURA — The Ventura County Reproductive Rights Network is hosting its signature Write For Your Rights event to bring together our community’s collective voice during a time when threats to reproductive rights are at an all time high. Attempts to block…
Aug. 28 — CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) to hold Information Sessions
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — CASA Information Sessions for August 2018 Tuesday, August 28, noon – CASA office, 75 Higuera Street, Suite 180, San Luis Obispo For more information: www.slocasa.org or 541-6542.
Sept. 2 — Museum’s Free First Sunday Features Food as Paint
VENTURA — Focus on the Masters ‘Learning to See’ Outreach invites museum-goers to “play with their food” as part of a free art activity, noon to 2 p.m. on Free First Sunday, Sept. 2, at the Museum of Ventura County.…
Foster VC Kids y el Consulado de México en Oxnard para organizar una reunión informativa en español, 30 de junio
CONDADO DE VENTURA – – Foster VC Kids, un programa de Servicios para Niños y Familias del Condado de Ventura, organizará una reunión informativa gratuita en español el sábado 30 de junio de 10 a.m. a 11:30 a.m. en el Consulado…
Focus on local families: Foster VC Kids and the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard to host a Spanish informational meeting, June 30
Community members are encouraged to attend and learn how to help the nearly 800 local children and teens in foster care. VENTURA COUNTY — Foster VC Kids, a program of Ventura County’s Children and Family Services, will host a free, informational…
Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau update for June 29
Click here for the entire e-newsletter A few fun things to do next month ?A parade, a street fair, and fire works – what else do you need for a fabulous 4TH OF JULY?Summer is the season for BLUE ? AND HUMPBACK WHALE…
The Arts Collective Studio update for June 28
PACIFIC VIEW MALL | 3001 E. Main Street | Ventura | 2nd Level next to SEARS Come for the art . . . Stay for the shopping! More art fun for the whole family ___________________________________________________________ A fabulous class for creative…
Jackson Advances Statewide Industry-Funded Drug & Sharps Take-Back Program
Safe disposal of unused prescription drugs and medical sharps will reduce misuse and addiction while protecting water supply SACRAMENTO – To address a growing problem of prescription drug abuse, the devastating opioid epidemic, accidental poisonings, and traces of pharmaceuticals found in…
Marjorie Luke Theatre update for June 27
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Upcoming Events Boxtales Presents: Cupid and Psyche Friday, July 6th 11:00AM Boxtales Theatre Company presents their 2018 Summer Theatre Youth Camp. A three-week journey in the Boxtales method, including training in: Acting, Storytelling, Acro- Yoga,…
Santa Paula Art Museum update for June 26
Click here for more information SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Creative Journaling with Pen and Ink (Ages 16+) Friday, June 29, 2018, from 7pm to 9pm Cost: $35.00/class Do you doodle? (All…
Guest commentary: A Shoddy Façade of a Solution: The Recent Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Statement from Sindy Benavides, COO and Acting CEO of the League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC): “People across the nation and beyond have heard our voices, forcing President Trump to reverse the injustice of his Administration’s own making:…
Bilingual report: Enroll Now for Fall 2018 at the D’Arezzo Community Center, Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — Enroll Now for Fall 2018 at the D’Arezzo Community Center, Santa Barbara. Space is limited. The D’Arezzo Community Center is a weekday Home School Enrichment Activities Program and a Daytime and after School Resource Center. The Center provides…
Carnegie Art Museum update for June 21
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Farmers Market Art Booth FREE Summer Art Fun with the Carnegie Art Museum and Downtown Farmers Market. Look for the Art Booth at the Downtown Farmers Market where Isabel Gonzalez, Oxnard College Intern…
Oxnard Salsa Festival Announces Participants For Its “Dancing With Our Community Stars Contest and Charity Fundraiser”
OXNARD — Five community leaders will take the stage and dance for charity during the “2018 Dancing With Our Community Stars Dance Contest and Charity Fundraiser,” Sunday, July 29 at 1 p.m. during the 25th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival in…
Registration is Now Underway for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley 2018 Sports Camp
AGOURA HILLS — Registration is now underway for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley’s Sports Camp. The Boys & Girls Clubs offer a choice of three camps. Street Hockey takes place from June 25-29 at the Anderson Club…
Oxnard Salsa Festival update for June 20
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Put your salsa recipe to the test! Show off your homemade salsa, if it’s worth a dip, then prove it by entering the Oxnard Salsa Challenge of 2018 – Amateur Division recipe competition…
Museum of Ventura County update for June 20
Click here for more information Major funding for these programs is made possible by the City of San Buenaventura and the County of Ventura. Lunch + Music = MUNCH Grab lunch and head over to the Museum, every Thursday between 11:30…
Channel Islands Harbor increases access for kayakers, paddle boarders
OXNARD — Launching a kayak and paddle board at the Channel Islands Harbor just got easier thanks to a tentative agreement reached between the California Coastal Commission and the Ventura County Harbor Department. The tentative agreement creates a temporary launch lane…
Marjorie Luke Theatre update for June 18
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Upcoming Events The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Thursday, June 21st 7:00PM This spectacular group, lead by Nick Hilscher, is the most popular and sought after big band in the world today. With…
Housing Authority Secures $21.3 Million for the Development of Affordable Housing for Veterans and Seniors
SANTA BARBARA — Two affordable housing projects being developed by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara have been allocated $21.3 million in tax credit financing to create 107 affordable rental units for veterans and seniors. The Housing…
June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month
By the Ventura County News Channel VENTURA — At their June 12 meeting, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors recognized the month of June as World Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Elder abuse is on the rise in Ventura County, increasing by…
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara Inc. opens doors for Summer Spectacular Camp
SANTA BARBARA — The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara (BGSB) on June 11 opened its doors for the first week of Summer Spectacular Camp and the line was around the block. With the help of grants from local foundations…
Santa Barbara Museum of Art update for June 13
Enjoy half-price admission in 2018! Exhibition Opening André Derain, Still Life with Pumpkin (La Citrouille), 1939. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Bequest of Wright S. Ludington. Fauvism to Fascism July 8 – November 11, 2018 The tumultuous period between the…
More than $1 Million in Scholarships Awarded by Ventura County Community Foundation
VENTURA COUNTY — Hundreds of local students have been awarded a total of $1,165,750 in scholarships in the 2018 Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) scholarship program, which is now in its 25th year. The 352 scholarships are provided by scholarship funds…
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura Honored as Top Nonprofit of the Year
Nonprofit honored by Assemblymember Monique Limón on California Nonprofits Day VENTURA — Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura (BGCGV) has been selected as a 2018 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Monique Limón, 37th District. Patti Birmingham, BGCGV CEO…
Entries Now Open For 2018 “Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge”
OXNARD — Do your friends rave about your homemade salsa? Now is the time to let the world know about your creation. Make plans to enter the “Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge” taking place Sunday, July 29 during the 25th Annual…
Programs Supporting Vulnerable Seniors Named 2018 Nonprofit of the Year
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) announced today she has selected Senior Concerns as her 2018 Nonprofit of the Year. Senior Concerns has been serving the residents of eastern Ventura county and western Los Angeles county since 1974 and is…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Barbara County Names Donald Bock ‘Big Brother of the Year’
Little Brother “Ciano” Joins Celebration at Lion’s Club SANTA BARBARA — It’s fitting that Donald (Don) Bock was presented with the “Big Brother of the Year” award at today’s meeting of the Santa Maria Sunriser’s Lion’s Club. This is where he…
Ventura County Office of Education update for June 6
Summer 2018 Stanley C. Mantooth, Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Graduating seniors inspire hope in uncertain times As thousands of Ventura County high school students don their caps and gowns and receive their diplomas this year, they’re graduating into a…
Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau update for June 6
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Some of the finest cycling and mountain biking in Ventura and the Los Padres National Forest!While more widely known as the gateway to the Channel Islands National Park and home to some of…
Carnegie Art Museum update for June 5
Click here for the entire e-newsletter JUNE | PROGRAMS & EVENTS Farmers Market Art Booth FREE Summer Art Fun with the Carnegie Art Museum and Downtown Farmers Market. Look for the Art Booth at the Downtown Farmers Market where Isabel Gonzalez, Oxnard…