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Jan. 25 — Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corp. presenting NATIVE PLANT FEST 2025 Encourages Wellness through Nature
Jan. 29 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents an evening with award-winning novelist Tommy Orange at UCSB Campbell Hall
Jan. 31 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the award-winning Danish String Quartet at Campbell Hall
Jan. 31 — Bilingual report — City of Ventura Community Development Department to host coffee chats in 2025
Feb. 3 — Oxnard Film Society to present ‘THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG’
Feb. 5 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — NO-COST IN-PERSON EVENT: Website Must-Haves to Increase Sales
Feb. 5 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Ant Hampton: Borderline Visible — An Art Performance
Feb. 7 — County of Ventura District 2 Supervisor Jeff Gorell to hold Sidewalk Office Hours in Camarillo
Feb. 7 — SBCC Unveils Path Maze for Students and Community Dedication Ceremony
Feb. 7 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the Santa Barbara debut of jazz greats Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix at Campbell Hall
Feb. 8 — Bilingual report — Museum of Ventura County — ‘Enfoque (In Focus)’ community opening reception
Feb. 8 — Camarillo Public Library to present ‘Build a Better Bio: Writing Workshop’
Feb. 15 — Ojai Music Festival presents legendary Wadada Leo Smith and World Premiere
Feb. 19 — Ventura County Taxpayer Association presenting Breakfast Club Meeting in Camarillo
Feb. 20 — Ventura County Civil Grand Jury invites the public to annual Open House
Feb. 20 — Register for 2025 Ventura County Economic Forecast at in Thousand Oaks
Bilingual report — Through Feb. 21 — Allan Hancock College’s new Ann Foxworthy Gallery exhibit explores art, symbolism and advocacy
The exhibition, titled “The Dichotomy of Laundry” and “The New Order Regression”, delves into women’s societal roles and the intersection of gender and environmental issues and will be on display in the gallery through Feb. 21.
The multimedia exhibition features delicate paper laundry pieces, meticulously burned by hand with Morse code imagery, reflecting on social and ecological concerns. Additionally, a large-scale installation within the gallery space aims to spark discussions about shifting gender roles amid environmental changes.
Feb. 22 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) to present ‘Artist lectures at SBMA–Dario Robleto: The Signal’
Feb. 23 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental novelist Richard Powers in Conversation with Pico Iyer at UCSB Campbell Hall
Feb. 25 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the acclaimed contemporary dance troupe Batsheva Dance Company in MOMO at the Granada Theatre
Feb. 27 — West Ventura County Business Alliance (WVCBA) to launch a quarterly Statement Series luncheon
“Our goal with these luncheons is to bridge the communities with overarching topics that are relevant to both, so I’m thrilled to launch this series with updates from the city managers,” say WVCBA President & CEO Andy Conli.
Feb. 27 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents comedian, activist and environmentalist Baratunde Thurston, Climate Justice and Environmental Stewardship at UCSB Campbell Hall
Feb. 27 — Housing Trust Fund Ventura County brings together Impact Investing Experts at upcoming Annual Meeting
March 6 — Dementia Beyond Drugs & Disease Symposium to be held in Oxnard
March 12 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association’s Breakfast Club to present ‘City of Ventura — Economic Development Future’
March 14 — Bilingual report — Public Invited to Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria
March 15 — Paradise Cove Beach Café Hosts ‘Day of Hope’ for Those Impacted by the Palisades and Eaton Fires
March 21 — NOAA’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will hold an in-person meeting in Ventura
March 21 — District 2 Supervisorial Leadership & Excellence Awards
March 27 — CLU School of Management announces Accounting Association presenting — ‘Government Insights — Managing a billion dollar government agency’
April 9 — Bilingual report — Ventura Police host Coffee with a Cop fundraiser to support Autism acceptance
April 9 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) to hold next Breakfast Club meeting — Ventura County’s Agricultural Landscape
April 16 — County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors to hold budget workshops
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Workshops
County budget workshops are held approximately one month before the release of the recommended budget and two months before budget hearings. This provides the Board of Supervisors an opportunity to review and discuss departments’ preliminary budgets and special issues, receive public input on these items, and provide the County Executive Officer direction on policy issues or specific items for consideration prior to completion of the Recommended FY 2025-26 Budget to be released in May.
The public is encouraged to attend the workshops and provide input on ideas being developed by staff to fund vital services. Final budget decisions will be made at the budget adoption hearings, which are planned for June 17 and 18, 2025.
