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…
Museum of Ventura County: Ventura City Council to finalize Museum funding on Aug. 7
A message from the Interim Executive Director On Monday, August 7, at 6 p.m., the Ventura City Council will take action on a recommendation to approve a funding agreement that will finalize $125,000 for the Museum over the next six…
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…
Bilingual commentary: Are Those Planets or Are Those Stars?
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes local guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes /…
City of Oxnard INCO Hosts Mayor’s “State of the Neighborhoods” Address on Sept. 6
OXNARD — On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, the Inter-Neighborhood Council Organization (INCO) will host a special meeting to listen to Mayor Tim Flynn give a “State of the Neighborhoods” presentation. The INCO meeting will take place at the Performing Arts Center (PACC),…
Sept. 9 — Glen Phillips, Sean Watkins & Sarah Lee Guthrie to Headline Music in the Garden Benefit
Glen Phillips, Sean Watkins, and Sarah Lee Guthrie to Play at Music in the Garden, a Benefit for African Women Rising The September 9 event will also feature gourmet dining from Wildwood Kitchen, a Silent Auction, and an African Marketplace Santa…
Sept. 9 — Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Welcomes Visitors for Annual AstroVaganza Celebration
Astronomy festivities provide outer space fun for the whole family SANTA BARBARA — Astronomy enthusiasts of all ages are in for a treat that’s out of this world as the 7th annual AstroVaganza celebration returns to the Santa Barbara Museum of…
Sept. 9-10 — World renowned chalk artists to create sidewalk masterpieces at Ventura Art & Street Painting Festival
VENTURA — At Ventura County’s only chalk art event, more than 40 talented chalk artists will transform Ventura Harbor Village sidewalks into beautiful works of art during the family-friendly Ventura Art and Street Painting Festival, Sept. 9th and 10th from…
Through Sept. 10 — It’s Back to School with the Museum of Ventura County
VENTURA — From one-room schoolhouses to the formation of school districts, visitors of all ages will enjoy the stories of achievement, discipline and friendship explored through “Back to School,” the Museum of Ventura County’s newest exhibit. Visitors will experience how schooling…
Bilingual report: Sept. 10 — Oxnard Electric Car Show, Test Drives Highlight National Drive Electric Week
OXNARD — The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is partnering with the Los Padres Chapter Sierra Club and others to present the Oxnard National Drive Electric Week car show and Best.Drive.EVer. test drive, a free public showcase of the latest electric…
Sept. 10 — Jazz Band “Studio C” to Perform at the Santa Paula Art Museum
SANTA PAULA — On Sunday, September 10, the Santa Paula Art Museum’s beautiful atrium gallery will be transformed into a concert hall for “Studio C,” a contemporary four-horn, nine-piece jazz band. Studio C’s sound is completely unique and its music is reminiscent of…
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. 14 — A Tribute to Lynne West: 30 Years of Service to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County
VENTURA COUNTY — At a recent fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County (BBSVC), CEO Lynne West was surprised when her staff took the mic and invited her to the stage with them for a very special announcement,…
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 — Santa Clara High School to Host Golf Tournament
OXNARD – Santa Clara High School (SCHS) will host a golf tournament on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 at Oxnard’s River Ridge Golf Course – Victoria Lakes course. All proceeds from the tournament will support classroom technology at the high school…