VENTURA COUNTY — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County (BBSVC) is celebrating 50 years of mentor programs in 2020! To kick off the agency’s landmark anniversary year, BBSVC is celebrating National Mentoring Month by taking over Ventura County’s favorite Starbucks.…
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Museum of Ventura County — Free First Sunday Activities, Poetry Reading, MVC Then Blog, and more!
Carnegie Art Cornerstones — Closing Reception Trabaj/Ho / Upcoming Exhibition Retrograde at Carnegie Studio Gallery
37th Annual California Strawberry Festival Seeks Arts And Craft Vendors
Seniors Eligible For Free Memberships At Local YMCAs
Through Jan. 6 — Winter Camp at Simi Valley Family YMCA
Jan. 12 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Studio Sunday’
Jan. 17 — Free Family Zumba Class At Simi YMCA
Jan. 25 — SBMA, SBMNH, and SBHM participate on Museums Free-for-All with FREE admission
Jan. 30 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Thalea String Quartet
Jan. 31 — Simi Valley YMCA Preschool Tours
Feb. 6 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Art Matters Lecture Michelangelo: Burning Inspiration’
Feb. 6 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present an Evening of Art and Music on 1st Thursday
Feb. 8 — Purchase tickets for Santa Barbara’s Friendship Center’s Festival of Hearts
Feb. 9 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Studio Sunday
Feb. 14 — Santa Barbara Go Red for Women Luncheon in support of women’s heart health
Feb. 15-16 — Art Come Alive at the Maritime
Feb. 21, 22, 23 — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara!’ presents Los Utrera – Son Jarocho from Veracruz, Mexico
March 1 — Free Family Day at the Santa Paula Art Museum to Celebrate Women’s History Month and Women Artists
March 7 — What’s Next After High School for Students in Special Education?
March 8 — First Ventura County Women’s Day Festival
March 13, 14, 15 — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara!’ presents Las Cafeteras – Roots, rhythm and rhyme from East LA
March 14 — Rotary’s Big Magic Show to be held in Moorpark
CANCELED — March 22 — Celebration of the Whales Festival Offers Family Fun, Prizes, and Chalk Art
POSTPONED — March 22 — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley (BGCGCV) Recognize Outstanding Youth at the 17th Annual Superstars of the Year Celebration
LIVE FUNDRAISER CANCELED — March 28 — CASA of San Luis Obispo County Hosts Annual North County Fundraiser, Hope for the Future
UPDATE: Although our live fundraiser was cancelled, we are still offering our auction items in an online bidding format. To learn how to get started click one of our links below! Please email our Event Coordinator, Jenae Walters, jwalters@slocasa.org if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to partnering with you to help local children!
May 10 — VIRTUAL Westlake Village Symphony Concert
CANCELED — April 18, 19 — 46th Conejo Valley Home Remodeling Show
CANCELED — April 18 — Community Environmental Council Announces 2020 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival—the 50th Anniversary of ‘Earth Day’
Through April 29 — Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County Expands Mental Health First Aid Trainings to Lompoc, Santa Maria
CANCELED — Through May 10 — 64th Annual Conejo Valley Days
June 10 — Virtual Community Forum — Addressing Our Climate Emergency During a Pandemic
Through July 24 — Young Writers Camp Announces Free Online Offerings for 4th-12th Graders
The Young Writers Camp – a nonprofit program of the South Coast Writing Project at UCSB – announced plans to continue camp services this Summer through online offerings.
In support of families facing COVID-related challenges, there is no cost to register for Young Writers Camp Online. For families able to make a donation, contributions made will go to compensate our teachers for their valuable time. If you are interested in donating, please contact us at scwripywc@gmail.com.
Through July 31 — Registration is now open for South Coast Writing Project’s ‘Young Writers Camp Online’
Registration is now open for South Coast Writing Project’s ‘Young Writers Camp Online’ July 20-31 on Zoom.
The Camps run at various dates and times through July; see individual descriptions below
SCWP is an education non-profit out of UCSB that’s been holding youth writing camps since 1993. This year we are taking our camps online and making them donation-only to support during COVID
Aug. 3 — COVID-19 Logrando bienestar webinar
I hope all of you are fine. As you know in some areas in our county several families have been affected by COVID-19, some of these families have called Logrando to look for more information and support, for this reason, our program Logrando Bienestar will do a webinar with the participation of Dr. Alejandro Andrade from VCMC.
Dr. Andrade will provide information in Spanish about COVID19 and he will be answering questions that parents could have and I will be providing information about Logrando Bienestar and Mental Health services available.
Aug. 5 — UCSB Arts & Lectures will present a free showing of ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’
Aug. 19 — Channel Islands Maritime Museum online Speaker Series to feature Steve Lund – “Japanese Submarines Attack America’s West Coast During WWII”
Interesting and captivating speakers are usually scheduled every third Wednesday at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Circle, Oxnard. But due to Covid-19 the series has gone online. The next speaker is scheduled for August 19 – Steve Lund – “Japanese Submarines Attack America’s West Coast During WWII,” at 7:00 PM.
Sept. 3 — Bilingual report — CEC Gathers with Frontline and Essential Workers, Indigenous Communities to Address Local Climate Resilience
The Community Environmental Council (CEC), in collaboration with Central Coast Climate Justice Network, Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Environmental Office, will co-host Climate Resilience Roundtable: Historias de resiliencia desde las primeras líneas del cambio climático / Stories of Resilience from the Frontlines of Climate Change on Thursday, September 3, 2020 from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 13 — 2020 Wine Women & Shoes Goes Virtual
The 6th annual Wine Women & Shoes benefitting RISE will be held virtually on September 13th, 2020. This event is a wine and food tasting, boutique shopping experience complete with raffles, silent and live auctions and a fashion show. Kick up your heels for an afternoon of fun and philanthropy, this year from the comfort of your home!
Sept. 26 — The Collection partners with the Alzheimer’s Association to safely host annual walk Promise Garden
The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Oxnard Walk to End Alzheimer’s event will look a little different this year. The event will be held on Sept. 26, 2020, but instead of a large gathering, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging participants to walk as individuals or in small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across their local communities. To add to the festivities, The Collection at RiverPark, which hosted the walk in previous years, is offering a view-only Promise Garden for participants.
Oct. 29 — 3rd Annual Housing Santa Barbara Day
According to a recent survey distributed by the Housing Authority City of Santa Barbara (HACSB), tenants and landlords are interested in becoming better educated on housing priorities and issues unique to our region. The hot-button topics includes tenant rights and responsibilities, resources for rent and mortgage relief during the COVID-19 economic downturn, rental mediation and workforce housing. To address these and other important housing matters, 2nd story will host the 3rd annual Housing Santa Barbara Day, which has been expanded to a
5-day virtual event with workshops on Saturday, October 24th, Monday the 26th, Tuesday the 27th, Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th. All workshops are free with online registration; to sign up, click here.
Nov. 12 — Homes with Heart VC Invites all Businesses with Heart to Virtual Seminar to Support Youth in Care and their Families
Business with Heart VC is a four-year-old initiative, of Homes with Heart VC, responsible for helping many families. Originally set up as a program comprised of business members that helped resource families and youth with discounts from each of the local businesses, the program has grown to become an exciting way to provide internships and jobs for our older youth, that will be expanding to biological families and all other families in need. The core of the program is to also help businesses with additional foot traffic and recognition through website, social media exposure, and new signage.
Nov. 19 — Bilingual report — OPAC presents: A Town Hall on the Pending Eviction Crisis
OPAC, the Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation, will host a virtual Town Hall on the Pending Eviction Crisis on Thursday, November 19 from 4 to 6 pm on Zoom. The event is part of a two-year project called “CLOSE TO HOME: A Community Conversation Spotlighting the People, Places, and Perspectives Surrounding Homelessness.”
Dec. 16 — Hospice of Santa Barbara Virtual Light Up A Life
This year, Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) will hold their traditional celebration of reflection, special speakers, poetry, musical entertainment, and the lighting of their Tree of Remembrance to honor the many that are missed this holiday season, online via Zoom with an event featuring emcee Catherine Remak Wednesday, December 16th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm PDT.