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Ventura College Foundation Board Expands
New members bring campus and business experience VENTURA — Ventura College Foundation is pleased to announce the appointments of Mike Orman, Patty Wendt and Leslie Herrera to its board of directors. “We are excited to have Mike, Patty and Leslie join…
Channel Islands Maritime Museum is Recruiting New Volunteers
OXNARD — Channel Islands Maritime Museum is Recruiting New Volunteers. Channel Islands Maritime Museum New Docent Class Starts Monday September 11. Call now to enroll 805-984-6260 Our volunteers are the backbone of the Museum. As a volunteer there are dozens of…
Carnegie Art Museum update for Aug. 9
GROWING THE COLLECTION Another superb watercolor painting has been donated to the collection by an artist whose richly colored works are on exhibit in Soluble Power through August 20th. Lily Buds– donated by the artist Gail Faulkner Contemporary realist, Gail…
CSUCI will soon be 100% smoke and tobacco free
CAMARILLO — Beginning on Aug. 23, 2017, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will be completely smoke and tobacco-free. CSUCI is taking this step to comply with an executive order from the CSU Chancellor’s Office declaring that all CSU campuses must be smoke and tobacco-free.…
Santa Barbara Bowl Partners with OTOjOY to Provide a Full Concert Listening Experience
Concert and event goers can use the Bowl’s Hearing Loop to listen to an event without extraneous noise or blurring. SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Bowl has partnered with OTOjOY, a hearing loop expert located in Santa Barbara, to provide concertgoers with unprecedented high-quality assistive…
Assemblymember Limón appointed to Coastal Conservancy
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) has been appointed by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon to the Board of the State of California Coastal Conservancy. “I am honored to have been chosen to represent the Central Coast and all of California on…
RISE Helps Local Children Find Hope through Camping
RISE and Camp HOPE America wrap up another successful summer camp SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — RISE is proud to have partnered with Camp HOPE for the third year, sending 12 local children to participate in a week-long camp at Lopez Lake.…
WEV’s New League of Extraordinary Women Kickoff Unites Local Women to Strengthen Women Business Owners in Ventura County
VENTURA — Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) hosted a group of influential women leaders from Ventura County at the kick off of their new League of Extraordinary Women held at the Atmore Ranch on Tuesday, July 25th. More than 50 guests…
Volunteers Sought for United Way of Ventura County’s ‘Day of Caring’
CAMARILLO — This year marks the 28th anniversary of United Way of Ventura County’s Day of Caring event where the community is invited to participate in one of the largest, single-day volunteer opportunities in the county. Day of Caring will take…
Docents Wanted at the Santa Paula Art Museum
SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum is looking for volunteers to join its fun and friendly team of docents! Santa Paula Art Museum docents are a valued group of volunteers who assist museum staff in a variety of activities,…
Governor Signs Jackson Bill To Help Veterans and Protect Public Safety
SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown has just signed a bill by State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) that clarifies that military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health disorders associated with their service in the military are eligible for pretrial diversion…
Launch a Business in One Semester at SBCC; Scheinfeld Center Enterprise Launch Course Now Enrolling
SANTA BARBARA — Anyone with a business idea can lay the groundwork for launching a business in a single semester through the Enterprise Launch course offered at the Santa Barbara City College Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Fall enrollments are…
Pre-Registration Opens for NAMI Southern Santa Barbara County’s Family-to-Family Education Program
SANTA BARBARA — As vacations wind down and back-to-school approaches, the new season around the corner marks a time of change and new beginnings. While Santa Barbara County residents are accustomed to seeing the leaves fall a little later in…
‘The At-Promise Population’ at UCSB — Victor Rios’s own turbulent childhood inspires a uniquely personal enrichment program for underserved students in Oxnard
By Nora Drake • UCSB When UC Santa Barbara professor of sociology Victor Rios was in the eighth grade, he temporarily abandoned his education. Each morning, he would sling his backpack over his shoulders, wave goodbye to his mother and…
Channel Islands Harbor Earns Honors
OXNARD — Channel Islands Harbor has been awarded a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, the Ventura County Harbor Department announced. The achievement celebrates businesses and destinations that have earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Ventura County owns…
Here come the Guerreros — The Kingsmen running the professional soccer expansion club are trying to help the community of Oxnard
By Fred Alvarez • California Lutheran University The sun is slowly sinking behind Oxnard’s Del Sol Stadium and the hometown Guerreros have taken the field, zipping through their pregame soccer warm-ups. A boom-ch-boom-chick reggaeton beat bumps through the loudspeakers, and the souvenir shop…
VCCDC receives $40,000 from Wells Fargo to help families in Ventura County achieve homeownership and financial stability
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC) was recently awarded a $40,000 grant by Wells Fargo Bank for its Changing Lives Through Homeownership Program which provides homebuyer education and counseling services to low-to moderate income families in Ventura and Santa Barbara…
Sept. 14 — Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics and Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara to hold ribbon cutting for The Integrated Care Clinic
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics and Sanctuary Centers, of Santa Barbara invite you to tour, the Integrated Care Clinic, the first and only collaborative clinic in Santa Barbara to co-locate medical, dental and mental health services. This project is…
Sept. 15 — Celebrate Chicano Culture with the Museum of Ventura County’s Ayer y Todavía
VENTURA — Experience Chicano culture and history, as well as current struggles and social issues, as seen through the eyes of Chicano artists in Ayer y Todavía, opening Friday, Sept. 15 with an evening of art and music, 6 to…
Sept. 15 through 17 — Oxnard to hold Fiestas Patrias & Parade Celebration
OXNARD — Lazer Broadcasting Corp., in collaboration with the City of Oxnard, the Downtown Merchants Association, the Downtown Management District and local nonprofit organizations, are pleased to announce the upcoming Fiestas Patrias 2017 Celebration taking place at Oxnard Plaza Park when…
Sept. 15, 17 — Teatro de las Américas: ‘Esa Risa No Es De Locos’
OXNARD — Teatro de las Américas, TEATRELA (Teatro de Repertorio Latinoamericano de Venezuela) y Oxnard College presentan ESA RISA NO ES DE LOCOS, un espectáculo teatral para toda la familia con dos excepcionales sainetes (comedias costumbristas) latinoamericanos, de dos siglos…
Sept. 16 — Join MCASB for the Opening of Guatemala from 33,000 km
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Miki Garcia, Executive Director, and Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara Board of Trustees invite you to celebrate the opening of Saturday, September 16, 2017 In Conversation: Co-Curators Miki Garcia and Emiliano Valdés, 4:30 –…
Sept. 21 — OC LIVE to present ‘Flamenco Tablao: Song & Dance from Spain’
OXNARD — Our new lecture and performance series, OC LIVE, kicks off on Thursday, September 21, 2017, 6:30 pm, in the Oxnard College Performing Arts Building (event info link here). The goal of OC LIVE is to bring dynamic and inspiring speakers and artists to campus regularlythroughout the academic year. Events…
Sept. 23 — Community is Invited to the Dedication Celebration of “Familia y Comunidad”, A New Mural in La Colonia area of Oxnard!
OXNARD — Oxnard Housing Authority Resident Services Department from La Colonia area is proud to announce the dedication ceremony of the “Familia y Comunidad” mural. This momentous event will take place at the parking lot behind the Oxnard Housing Authority Resident…
Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 — Flamenco Arts Festival 2017 returns to Santa Barbara
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Featuring. Compañía Patricia Guerrero in the U.S. Premiere of UPCLOSE SANTA BARBARA — “Join us for the 18th season of the Flamenco Arts Festival in the City of Santa Barbara, where breathtaking natural beauty meets a rich reflection of…
Museum of Ventura County to present ‘Chicano Art Panel: The Stories Behind the Art’ on Sept. 28
VENTURA — The Museum of Ventura County will present “Chicano Art Panel: The Stories Behind the Art” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at 100 E. Main St., Ventura Artists Wayne Healy, Ignacio Gomez, David Botello and Margaret Garcia…
Sept. 29 — Boxtales Theatre Company’s World Premiere of Stand Up Stories – Multicultural Tales to Live By
WHEN: Friday, September 29 at 7:00pm and Sunday, October 1 at 2:00pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Santa Barbara Ca, 93101 TICKETS: $25 – Adult; $12 – Child ; $15 – Student/Senior All tickets are general admission…
Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! announces Buyepongo: Traditional sounds of Central America + Los Angeles Sonic Diversity = Tropical Cumbia Dance Party!
Warm up with free cumbia dance class before each show Summary: Los Angeles- based group specializing in cumbia and Afro-beat music from the coasts of Central America Three opportunities to see them for FREE: Friday, September 29, 7 pm, Isla Vista…
Bilingual report: Hasta el 1 de octubre — Don Perlimplín de Federico García Lorca / Se Estrena el Próximo Fin de Semana
Teatro de las Américas, TEATRELA (Teatro de Repertorio Latinoamericano de Venezuela) y Oxnard College presentan el musical de cámara AMOR DE DON PERLIMPLÍN CON BELISA EN SU JARDÍN, de Federico García Lorca, con música original de Pantelis Palamidis. Un elenco…