The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present the Curator-led Walkthrough of SBMA exhibition “In the Meanwhile” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Exhibition curator and ArtCenter College of Design Senior Curator Julie Joyce focuses on the multiplicity of histories and stories to be captured in works by Nigel Cooke, Noah Davis, Vernon Fisher, Charles Garabedian, Tom Knechtel, Jeni Spota, and others.
About the Show Theme
Value can be an estimate of the monetary worth of something or the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color. Values are basic and fundamental beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or actions. “Value” is an opportunity for artists to consider these questions: What do you value? How do you consider value in creating your pieces? Do you have artwork that explores tonal range?
To help students overcome the challenge of paying for college, Moorpark College, Oxnard College and Ventura College East Campus are holding free Cash 4 College workshops. Workshops are scheduled for Oct. 23, and will be in-person or by Zoom, depending on the campus (details below). Students can drop in anytime during the workshops and attend any campus workshop.
Bilingual financial aid staff will assist students in completing applications for the 2022-2023 school-year FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). The workshops are free and open to the community; people may attend a workshop on either date and at any campus. Advance registration is preferred.
Join OPAC + Viejitos Car Club for our 2021 TRUNK-OR-TREAT event!
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021
5 to 7 pm
@ Oxnard Performing Arts Center
The event will take place in the “Youth Center Parking Lot” (the small parking lot at the corner of Hobson Way + 7th Street).
Kismet musical is quickly approaching and will have a “three performances” run at the Granada Theatre on Saturday, October 23, at 2:30 and 7:30 pm and on Sunday, October 24, at 2:30 pm. Casting Director Peter Van Dam and associate Afsheen Misaghi assembled a diverse cast from both coasts. Having a talented and culturally appropriate cast was a top priority and selected with purpose. Director Lonny Price says, “This production provides the perfect opportunity to contemporize and authentically represent KISMET. I am so happy to say, I think this may be the most authentic cast to play this show, ever!” Cultural consultant Naila Al-Atrash (Professor of Arabic Theater and Film, NYU) helped ensure accurate representation of the Middle Eastern inspired world.
The Atkinson Gallery at Santa Barbara City College is pleased to present “Planet Earth,” a group exhibition by three artists — Sarah Rosalena Brady, Mark Churchill and Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales — who integrate different concepts of land in their work. The word “land” can have many implications. As a noun, it can refer to territory, soil, rural areas, real estate, as well as nations, provinces and kingdoms. As a verb, it can mean to alight, dock, moor or touch down as well as to bring on, settle, acquire or inflict. Of course, the antonym of land is sea, and the title of the show is inspired by our planet’s serendipitous combination of both these elements along with atmosphere, air and sky. As we desperately search and yearn for solutions to the ongoing climate crisis, the fear and uncertainty created leads us to look both inward and outward for answers. And as we look to other places within our current reach such as the moon or Mars for resolutions it is important to remember and embrace the absolute habitat we already have at hand as a lesson to our past and inevitable futures. All three artists in Planet Earth explore these themes in their work in unique and compelling ways.
For the 32nd year, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art honors the Mexican tradition of remembering the dead with a display of altars created by students in SBMA’s outreach programs and community groups. Día de los Muertos inspired art activities for all ages will be offered on the Front Terrace. Community altars also on display on Saturday, October 23 (with Museum admission).
We are hosting two open house events for EPIC to grow their troops! Join us at these SoCal Gas sponsored events for free, fun filled learning activities, raffles, giveaways, and more. Get free tacos and ice cream at our food trucks and see how EPIC and GSCCC are supporting girls. EPIC exists to build character in vulnerable youth and create everyday leaders throughout marginalized communities, using experimental learning and arts as the mediums to produce responsible citizens. Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast has partnered with EPIC to support this effort and provide girls based in Ventura with fun activities that inspire the leader in them.
The Collection at RiverPark invites Super Heroes, Witches, Ghosts and Goblins to collect sweet treats!
Princesses, pirates and pumpkins, gather around! All are invited to stop in for a spell and enjoy fang-tastic treats at The Collection at RiverPark’s annual trick-or-treat event on Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 5 – 7 p.m.
Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Vijay Gupta in Conversation with Pico Iyer The Healing Power of Music on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.
The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Vjiay Gupta is a celebrated violinist, speaker and citizen artist devoted to creating spaces of wholeness through music. He is the founder of Street Symphony, an L.A.-based nonprofit that brings music to homeless and incarcerated communities, and co-founder of the Skid Row Arts Alliance. Gupta has performed as a recitalist, soloist, chamber and orchestral musician for over 20 years, and his TED Talk, “Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity,” has garnered millions of views.
Witches, warlocks and skeletons…Oh my! Halloween festivities return to Ventura Harbor Village, and this year’s line-up of events will definitely not disappoint. The spook-tacular seaside destination invites visitors from near and far to stop in for a spell as it hosts free community events for costumed kids, pets and parents who wish to kick off the spooky season in style.
Festively decorated with vibrant pumpkins, bales of hay, cornstalks and a myriad of photo ops and scenic marina backdrops, Ventura Harbor is pulling out all the stops for Halloween weekend, made possible by community partner, Underwood
Family Farms. Find the full lineup of fall fun: venturaharborvillage.com/events/ Plus, here’s a closer look at what’s brewing up by the beach in Ventura Harbor Village later this month:
America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College turns wildly spooktacular on Oct. 30 and 31 for “Boo at the Zoo,” the annual Halloween-themed event that features animal shows, costume parades, prizes and treats for kids.
For the family-fun event, the Zoo will be draped in decorations, and people of all ages can closely view the more than 100 animals cared for at the Zoo. Each child wearing a costume will receive a zoo-themed bingo card upon entry. Each square of the card represents a trick-or-treat station where the child can receive candy or a treat.
“Our guests look forward to our family-friendly Halloween event each year, and we have the best one around!” said Zoo Operations Assistant Kris Romero. “We have more and more local families discovering this gem of a Zoo in their own backyard, and we have new animals and new animal habitats for the community to discover.”
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present reading and book signing by Author Mary Tonetti Dorra’s “Two Lives on Four Continents: A Double Memoir” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2.
During this intimate reading and book signing, author Mary Tonetti Dorra shares her personal experience and gives a reading from her upcoming book Two Lives on Four Continents: A Double Memoir. This work tells the story of how Mary and her husband Henri Dorra, two people from different worlds, found each other and created a unified life. Against the sweeping history of the 20th century, readers will travel from Alexandria, Egypt to Washington DC, and from Fort Worth Texas to Central and South America and Italy as they follow the exciting lives of Mary and Henri Dorra.
UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to present Warrior Women, featuring Madonna Thunder Hawk and Marcella Gilbert on Wednesday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall. Warrior Women chronicles the lifelong work of Madonna Thunder Hawk – a leader in the American Indian Movement – and Marcella Gilbert, a Lakota mother and daughter whose fight for Indigenous rights began in the late 1960s and continues to this day. Through their story, the award-winning documentary explores what it means to balance a movement with motherhood and how activist legacies are passed from generation to generation. The hour-long film will be followed by a moderated conversation with Madonna Thunder Hawk, Marcella Gilbert and director/producer Dr. Elizabeth Castle.
El Cachivache defines itself as Tango Punk playing at the fringe of traditional tango and yet, in their new voice and sound one can hear the unmistakable sound of true tango, Buenos Aires Tango. Made up of four musicians, they encourage everybody, tangueros or not, to get on the dance floor and feel what it is like to move “al compas de un tango” (to the tango beat). Alejandra Folguera added with a smile, “ These guys are The Real Thing. Come to the milonga, it’s a lot cheaper and easier than going to Buenos Aires.” Watch them on YouTube with young tango dancers in sneakers. Guaranteed grins galore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-yPVwjCwM. Delicious.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present “Keith Haring in 3-D: Graffiti and Beyond” Art Matters Lecture (via Zoom) with Lowery Stokes Sims, independent curator and cultural analyst.
Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present a sublime musical pairing, Leonidas Kavakos, violin and Yuja Wang, piano on Friday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. at Campbell Hall.
Recognized as a violinist and artist of rare quality, Leonidas Kavakos is known for his virtuosity, superb musicianship and the integrity of his playing. This fall, he joins forces with Yuja Wang, the Beijing-born pianist lauded for her charismatic artistry, captivating stage presence and “wizardly technique” (Chicago Tribune).
This webinar was originally held on Oct. 15, 2021. Due to technical difficulties the webinar ended early.
This year, we’ll also be acknowledging Araw ng mga Patay, the Filipino Dia de Muertos.
ARTISTS
Oxnard Art Studio · John del Rosario · Christina Hartman · SketchCrow · Bioket · Blotcampa · Abigail Mildbrandt · Creations by Cat · NPC Art Store · Art By Ambzy
SPECIAL GUESTS
Trendi Eats · Mexican Consulate of Oxnard · TessiEats
Adam Lopez, Community Relations Commissioner for City of Oxnard
PERFORMANCES
Kalpulli Huitzilin Ihuan Xochitl (Aztec Ceremony + Dancing)
Ballet Folklorico Mestizo of Oxnard College
Grupo Folklórico Fusión Mexicana
Poets Jesus and Sarahi Noyola, Angelina Leaños · Korpsx
Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF) is pleased to announce the 24th Annual Military Ball to honor local veterans and active duty service members. The ball will be held Saturday, November 6th from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The event will feature special guest speaker Francis Gary Powers Jr, an author, historian and lecturer.
The Military Ball is a formal event where attendees can connect and celebrate during a lively evening complete with an evening of live music, cocktail hour, silent auction, gourmet three-course dinner and dancing. Guests will also have a chance to shop in PCVF’s GI Bag pop-up shop. GI Bags are individually crafted handbags and totes from donated upcycled military uniforms.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Community-based Practice in Cultural Heritage Conservation: The Kamehameha I Sculpture of Hawai’i’ from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6.
In this presentation, Dr. Glen Wharton discusses his three-year collaboration with residents in a semi-rural Hawaiian community to research the material and social history of the Kamehameha I sculpture on the Big Island, leading to a community decision about whether to gold leaf or paint it.
Now in its ninth year, Ventura County Farm Day is back with free, in-person, open farm tours on Saturday, November 6. This year’s theme is “Meet The Hands That Feed You.” Visitors can use a new online Farm Day Trail Map to build a custom itinerary to travel between growers throughout Ventura County.
On Sunday, November 7, 2021 from 4 – 5 p.m., the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature will host its 2021 Virtual Fundraiser. Attendees are invited to raise a glass to virtually toast the Wildling, enjoy live and silent auction opportunities, and celebrate the premiere of a brand-new short documentary film highlighting local valley oak tree habitats, produced by Goodeye Films. Live guests will round out this unique experience that attendees can enjoy from the comfort of home. Most importantly, attendees can help the Wildling Museum raise funds that will be doubled by Wildling Museum board member Kate Godfrey, up to $10,000!
The County of Ventura Planning Division will host a community meeting on a permit application for a Wastewater Treatment Facility. The meeting will take place on November 8, 2021 at 6:00 pm at the Santa Paula Community Center located at 530 W. Main Street in Santa Paula.
RI-NU Services, LLC has requested to update and reestablish a Conditional Use Permit to operate a wastewater treatment facility at 815 Mission Rock Road. This facility would continue to accept wastewater, such as, but not limited to, porta-potty waste, septic tank waste, and oilfield wastewater. The wastewater would be treated onsite to separate solids and liquids, consolidated and then trucked to off-site permitted disposal facilities. Project information is available online at: https://vcrma.org/ri-nu-wastewater-treatment-facility.
The city of Simi Valley, the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Simi Valley Town Center is hosting a job fair for individuals to discover job opportunities that are available in the area. The job fair will be taking place onNovember 9, 2021 from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the Simi Valley Town Center. The cost to attend the job fair as a Simi Valley business or a job seeker is FREE. Job seekers do not need to register. For more information on the event CLICK HERE.
It’s time to love life and laugh again! Join OC LIVE’s popular annual comedy showcase with Jason Love (America’s Got Talent, Sirius XM) and an all-star cast of stand-up comedians. It’s always a good time when Jason brings Hollywood to Oxnard!
This year’s amazing and hilarious cast includes Sean Hamrin (It’s Complicated), Danny Jolles (My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Samantha Hale (Laughs on Fox, iHeart Radio) and Omar Covarrubias (House of Blues, Hermosa Comedy & Magic).
illuminate Speaker Series, brought to you by Hospice of Santa Barbara and Mi Vida Mi Voz,presents: Navigating Our New Reality, A Conversation in Spanish Translated to English Virtual Event on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT.
The entire community is invited to attend. Latino leaders will speak about the anxiety and fear that has been generated as a result of the pandemic and how this impacts how we adapt to our new reality. Simultaneous English translation will be provided.
Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session education program for family members of adults living with a mental health disorder and is designed to help family members understand and support their loved one while maintaining their own well-being. The program will be held from on Wednesdays through Nov. 10.
The class will cover information on illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and other mental health conditions and is taught by trained teachers who are also family members that know what it is like to have a loved one struggling with a mental health disorder.
Family-to-Family’s north County presentation will be online via ZOOM. The south County presentation will be online via ZOOM or in a
Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Annette Gordon-Reed On Juneteenth: ‘Freedom Day’ and Its Importance to American History on Wednesday, November 10th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.
Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed is a leading voice on race and history in America. She received a Pulitzer Prize for her book The Hemingses of Monticello and has been honored with a National Humanities Medal. Gordon-Reed’s new bestseller,On Juneteenth, weaves together history and heartfelt memoir to tell the sweeping story of Juneteenth and the larger fight for equality.
Join us for a conversation featuring artist Rosha Yaghmai to learn more about her current exhibition Rosha Yaghmai: Drifters at MCASB. Alongside Alexandra Terry, Chief Curator, Yaghmai will share the process of preparing for this exhibition while providing a deeper dive into her artistic practice.
This event is free for everyone. Register now to book your tickets early!
We are excited to present our newest exhibit; Arte Para la Gente: The Collected Works of Margaret Garcia at the Museum of Ventura County!
Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF) is pleased to extend a warm invitation to the greater Santa Barbara community to participate in a new campaign, “Honoring Our Veterans.” With your support, veterans from all service branches (Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) from yesterday and today will be remembered and celebrated on PCVF’s social media accounts leading up to Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11th. To participate in this novel online campaign to honor “those who serve,” simply submit a jpeg photo of your loved one in uniform and include their full name, branch of service and years served. Please email the information to media@pcvf.org. Your submission will appear in the “Honoring Our Veterans” online series posted on PCVF’sFacebook and Instagram accounts through Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11th. Please use “tags” to help the post go “viral” and reach more people. Provide your Facebook handle and we will tag you and anyone else! #HonoringOurVeterans.
Join VFW Post 1649 and Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation to show your patriotic spirit on Veterans Day by honoring our men and women in uniform who have proudly served our country. The Ceremony is on Thursday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.
The community is invited to attend the open air ceremony which begins with a flyover by The Condor Squadron, followed by the UCSB Color Guard; Gold Coast Pipe Band; performances by David Gonzales and the Santa Barbara Choral Society; local guest speakers; and grand finale featuring a Navy Hawkeye Airborne Command and Control E-2 flyover!
UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to present Leonidas Kavakos, violin, Yuja Wang, piano on Friday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall. The performance is part of the Classical Greats series, featured in the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative.
The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Parks-Janeway Carriage House (SYVHM) is thrilled to announce the return of the Santa Ynez Valley’s most popular fall event celebrating Western lifestyle and horsemanship in the community – the 37th Annual Vaquero Gala, Show and Sale, on November, 12, 13 and 14. The 3-day fundraising event, honoring the unique culture and equine skills of the California “Vaquero” (cowboy), takes place at SYVHM, located at 3596 Sagunto Street in Santa Ynez, California.
Consulado de Mexico en Oxnard — Clínica móvil con vacunas contra el COVID-19 / Paso Robles
After more than a year of remote learning, faculty and student choreographers and student dancers from the Moorpark College Dance Department joyfully return to live performances on Nov. 12 and 13 for “Speaking Movement.”
The fall concert features 12 pieces that reflect the choreographers’ interpretations of ever-evolving social dynamics and relationships while intimately reflecting on our human experience.
CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students will perform a series of vignettes about the history of the campus with “Camarillo Tales: Echoes in the Hills,” through Nov. 13.
“It’s a collection of original short plays written and performed by the students,” said Performing Arts/Theater Lecturer Laura Covault. “It’s a story of Cal State Channel Islands inspired by the history and lore of the land—the Chumash, the hospital, the people and the campus.
Put on your dancing boots! The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Parks-Janeway Carriage House (SYVHM) is excited to announce a new addition to the Vaquero Gala, Show and Sale event lineup – a Pig Roast and Barn Dance with live country-swing music by Monte Mills & the Lucky Horseshoe Band! The festivities take place on Saturday, November 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the famed Pork Palace, home of “Heritage Pork.” Single tickets are $65 and family tickets are $125. They may be purchased in advance at the Vaquero Show, online at santaynezmuseum.org or at the door.
The Channel Islands Maritime Museum is happy to announce its Friends of the Harbor “In Gratitude” Food Drive on behalf of Food Share Ventura County. The food drive will take place on Saturday, November 13, from 10 am to 4 p.m. at the Museum which is located at 3900 Bluefin Circle in Oxnard.
Adri Howe, Executive Director of the Museum, had this to say when asked about the food drive, “The Museum has spent the last 30 years as part of a wonderful local community and we are so grateful for its support. We couldn’t think of a better way to show our gratitude than to host a food drive for our friends and neighbors who need assistance during these still very challenging times. Our community has always been and continues to be a source of support for us, and we are eager to give back in any way we can.”
Gallery Talk: The PAC6 Painters
Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 2 PM to 3:30 PM
On Saturday, October 30, all six of the PAC6 Painters will gather at the Museum to mark the final week of their exhibit, Vistas, Varmints and Vagabonds, with a group gallery talk. The six artists will sit down to reflect on their exhibit as only they can with tales about their recent, “wild” adventures and the inside scoop on where they’re headed to next. The gallery talk will be included with the cost of regular museum admission. Reservations are not required.
Every two years, the State of the Region Report provides a trusted and unique perspective on Ventura County life. This year the report includes some of the impacts of the pandemic.
Plan to join us at our launch event to hear analysis, highlights and insights from the report’s author and our panel of community leaders.
California’s Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Lourdes Castro Ramírez, will speak live at Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.’s “The Future of Affordable Housing” online webinar.
On November 17th, at 11:00 a.m., Cabrillo Economic Development Corp. (EDC) is hosting a free virtual, educational event, featuring leading industry viewpoints on the future of affordable housing. Guest Speaker Ramírez will discuss the current changing landscape and future of safe, affordable housing.
Ramírez leads and oversees 11 entities responsible for expanding affordable housing, developing comprehensive solutions to end homelessness, guarding civil rights protections, regulating banking and financial services, and strengthening consumer protections with the licensing of 4 million working professionals.
This November, 3C-REN (Tri-County Regional Energy Network) is hosting two free webinars on all-electric homes, which use electricity instead of fossil fuels for energy needs such as heating and cooking and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As state climate policy moves California to a zero-carbon future, education about building electrification is critical to eliminate fossil fuels and protect our environment.
These virtual events are designed for community members, homeowners, design and construction professionals, and anyone interested in learning about what home electrification is, what technologies make it possible, and resources available to support it.
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Alison Saar: The Alchemy of Metal and the Magic of Casting” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18.
Esteemed sculptor Alison Saar discusses the ancient and transformative powers of metal and its casting. Referencing Western mythologies as well as Fon and Yoruba deities, the artist will cite her monumental commissions and smaller cast pieces. One such cast piece is her bronze sculpture Inheritance (2009), currently on view in the SBMA exhibition Fire Metal Monument: Bronze.
Please join the City of Oxnard, Oxnard College and the West Ventura County Business Alliance for a FREE job fair event at Oxnard College on Friday, November 19, 2021 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
We learn how to manage money in very different ways. Some of us are lucky to have excellent role models at home. For example, Professor Chien watched, learned, and modeled after her parents at a very young age. Her mom gave her allowance to manage her breakfast and lunch throughout her school years. She was part of a savings club where she saved into a simple saving book weekly. These simple habits shaped Professor Chien’s financial behaviors.
Mon., November 22 | 5:00 PM (PDT)
Jeremy Greene, vice president and head of data science at Retina AI, will join us to discuss careers in the field and what makes a good data scientist. This is an interactive, virtual event. Greene will take audience questions.
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