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Feb. 7 — SBCC Unveils Path Maze for Students and Community Dedication Ceremony
Feb. 11 — CLU School of Management presenting Board Meeting 2.0: Building Community Through Board Games
Feb. 12 — ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ author to speak at California Lutheran University
Feb. 14 — Santa Barbara International Film Festival to present ‘Roads of Fire,’ a migration documentary
Through Feb. 14 — Wadada Leo Smith residency at Ventura College
Feb. 17 — Music Academy of the West’s Mariposa Concert Series Continues with JACK Quartet, other upcoming events
Feb. 19 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents DoosTrio with Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man and Sandeep Das at UCSB Campbell Hall
Feb. 19 — Ventura County Taxpayer Association presenting Breakfast Club Meeting in Camarillo
Feb. 20 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness at the Arlington Theatre
Feb. 20 — Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to Host Blood Drive
Feb. 20 — Cal Lutheran Community Scholars for Black Lives Fellowship Program to present ‘An Evening with Judy Fambrough-Billingsley’
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 — CSUCI Hosts Día de Familia to empower families on the path to higher education
Feb. 23 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental novelist Richard Powers in Conversation with Pico Iyer at UCSB Campbell Hall
Feb. 26 — Nate’s Place in Oxnard to feature keynote speaker Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge Kevin Briggs for second anniversary event
Feb. 27; March 11 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents four exciting additions to the Winter quarter calendar
March 1 — Central Coast Astronomical Society to hold community stargazing event
March 1 — Mystic Whaler, the educational schooner, will be offering a Dockside Plankton Lab at Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard
March 1, 2 — The Little Mermaid makes a splash in Santa Barbara with world premiere at the Lobero Theatre!
March 6 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents two nights, two programs of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at the Arlington Theatre
March 6 — CSUCI’s Newest Art Exhibit Explores the Wonders Found at Campus’ Backyard
March 8 — SBCC Science Discovery Day promises hands-on learning fun for all
March 11 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents a FREE screening and panel discussion of the inspiring documentary Facing the Falls at UCSB Campbell Hall
March 14 — Bilingual report — Public Invited to Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria
March 14, 15, 16 — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! to present Las Guaracheras in free concerts
March 15 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents An Evening with Jason Isbell at the Arlington Theatre
March 15 — Paradise Cove Beach Café Hosts ‘Day of Hope’ for Those Impacted by the Palisades and Eaton Fires
March 16 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art offering free admission during SoCal Museums Annual Free-For-All Day
March 16 — Arts Mentorship program’s 2025 Showcase, ‘Amplify Unity’ to be held in downtown Santa Barbara
March 17 — Moorpark College to host grand opening of new Pride Center
March 21 — District 2 Supervisorial Leadership & Excellence Awards
March 23 — Museum of Ventura County to present ‘Nowruz—Persian New Year Celebration’
March 27 — CLU School of Management announces Accounting Association presenting — ‘Government Insights — Managing a billion dollar government agency’
March 27 — County of Ventura District 2 Supervisor Jeff Gorell — Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council to meet
March 29 — Young children and families welcome at CSUCI’s 3rd annual Dia de los Niños
March 29 — SEEAG’s ‘Farm Day Every Day’ tour of McGrath Family Farm
April 1 through 30 — Spring Events at The Collection 2025: updated with scheduled times
April 2, 23 — Allan Hancock College celebrates National Poetry Month
April 4-5 — Come Together Concert brings musical magic to Moorpark College
April 6; May 11, 31 — Mystic Whaler upcoming events
April 8, 9 — Ventura College announces 2025 Diversity in Culture Festival
April 9 — Bilingual report — Ventura Police host Coffee with a Cop fundraiser to support Autism acceptance
April 10 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Akram Khan, director and choreographer, in GIGENIS, the generation of the Earth at the Granada Theatre
April 11 — Bilingual report — Westpark Community Center in Ventura hosts free Summer Showcase event
April 16 — Community Environmental Council (CEC) in Santa Barbara to hold next Climates Stewards course
April 25 — Ventura County Leadership Academy’s 30th Cohort to Host Trivia Night Fundraiser for Mountain Fire Relief
April 26 — People’s Self-Help Housing — Join us for the 2025 Builder Games!
April 26, 27 — Save the Date: Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival Returns to Alameda Park
April 27 — Ventura Charter School hosts 14th Annual EcoFest!
Through May 16 — CLU to present Senior Art Exhibit explores bridges of time
May 17-18 — 39th Annual California Strawberry Festival to be held in Ventura
Continuing — Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program to present Children & Teens Grief Support Groups
VENTURA COUNTY — Many children and teens have experienced the death of a loved one, This is a difficult time for anyone grieving a loss. Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program provides two free support groups, Good Grief Club (ages 6-10) and Young Teen Group (ages 11-15). These groups will run from October 5th through November 9th on Thursdays 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. For reservations, contact 805-389-6870 or online at lmvna.org/grief. Space is limited.
Continuing — Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program to present new Men’s Grief Support Group
Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program announces a new Men’s Grief Support Group. The group is for men grieving the death of a loved one. It will meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, via Zoom. If interested, please contact us at 805-389-6870. For more information, visit LMVNA.org
Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program support groups are committed to maintaining an open, accepting, confidential atmosphere. We also offer individual, couple, and family grief counseling in English and Spanish.
Continuing — Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice offering free monthly classes for those with Type 2 and Pre-Diabetes
Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice offers free monthly classes for those with Type 2 and Pre-Diabetes. Learn about meal planning, exercise, blood sugar monitoring, medication management, and new developments for living with diabetes.
Continuing — Livingston’s Grief & Bereavement Program to present Free Grief & Bereavement Support for Children
Livingston’s Grief & Bereavement Program is offering a weekly Good Grief Club to children ages 6 – 11 who have lost a loved one. This session will focus on grief through cinematherapy. The club runs every Tuesday from 5:30 – 7pm through May 30th.
Continuing — Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice presenting Free Grief & Bereavement Support Groups
CAMARILLO — Bereavement counseling can offer the support you need to help you through your grief. Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program offers both individual (one-on-one) counseling with trained bereavement counselors/therapists and group counseling.
All support groups are free for the community.
Santa Barbara County Food Action Network — Last Chance to Make a Difference in 2024!
The clock is ticking! This is your last chance to donate in 2024 and support SBCFAN’s vital work to strengthen Santa Barbara County’s food system.
Every dollar counts, and your contribution goes directly toward building programs that empower our local food producers, tackle food inequity, and create a more resilient, sustainable future. With your help, we’ve already accomplished so much this year, and with your continued support, 2025 will be even brighter.
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CSUCI staff member/alumna plays young Jenni Rivera in a major motion picture about the superstar’s life
CAMARILLO — A CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) alumna and current employee is appearing in a major motion picture about music superstar Jenni Rivera, who succeeded in the male-dominated world of banda, mariachi, and norteñogenres of regional Mexican music.
STEM Transfer Outreach Coordinator Tatiana Juarez, who graduated with a degree in Health Science, plays young Jenni Rivera in the movie “Jenni,” which was released Friday, Dec. 6 in select theaters and on a bilingual streaming service called ViX.
Juarez, who is part of the first generation in her family to earn a college degree, was born in Ventura and raised in Oxnard. Her parents grew up in the U.S. after being brought here from Mexico as children. Juarez’s mom works as a medical clerk and her dad works a variety of jobs related to construction and architecture.
Bilingual commentary — The Devastating Costs of Mass Deportations
One of the factors that swept Donald Trump back into power and onto the world stage was his inexhaustible and malicious exaggeration of the “immigrant problem.” Images of immigrants eating pets and walking into kitchens and slitting our throats danced in his supporters’ heads as they marked their ballots last month.
Many of us realize, intuitively, that “mass deportation” of “all the illegals” is hardly possible without great damage to the American economy and to our personal lives.
Not wanting to rely on my “intuition,” I searched online for some hard numbers. The information I uncovered was shocking. A “special report” by the American Immigration Council (AIC) laid out the devastating consequences of such a massive operation.
Guest contribution — American Immigration Council — This Week in Immigration
Biden makes critical last-minute change to help combat USCIS backlogs. More options available. Immigrant farmworkers make our holiday meals possible
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President Biden has just over one month left in office. He can still take decisive action to protect people at risk of indiscriminate immigration enforcement.
Among other priorities, the Council encourages the administration to protect DACA recipients; extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status for certain countries; and rescind remaining Trump-era immigration regulations.
Read more: Urgent Last Requests for the Biden Administration
Bilingual report — Kaiser Permanente: Feeling Stressed This Holiday Season? You’re Not Alone
There’s a common perception that the holiday season is a time for joy and happiness. After all, as the saying goes, ‘It’s the best time of the year.’
But for many people, the holidays actually present themselves to be a very stressful time that may cause anxiety and depression for a variety of reasons.
“Feeling lonely and stressed during the holidays is a common experience for many,” said Dr. Neel Doshi, a psychiatrist with Kaiser Permanente Southern California. “The stress is often triggered by factors like the absence of loved ones, social isolation, unmet expectations around the festive season, comparisons to idealized holiday portrayals, and the added pressure of family gatherings and gift-giving.
State announces new rule requiring advance notice of agricultural pesticide use
“We’ve been fighting for better protections from hazardous pesticides for many years, including the simple right to know about planned chemical use in our neighborhoods,” said Noemi Chico, a teacher’s assistant in Salinas. “California has taken a step in the right direction, but what we really need to know is whether an application is planned for next door or a mile across town.”
CSUCI students promote cutting-edge High Performance Computing with national competitions and a campus club
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students and their mentors are preparing for the world of big data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) by learning and sharing all they can about High-Performance Computing or HPC.
HPC is a way of combining a network of computers to create a more powerful system designed to handle data or problems too big for one computer. There’s a growing demand for expertise in HPC, given the rise of AI, machine learning and data-intensive tasks across various industries like scientific research, finance, and healthcare. Job growth for HPC is expected to be significantly faster than the average for all occupations.