VENTURA — The City of Ventura invites residents to help spread holiday cheer by participating in the annual Santa to a Senior program. Beginning Thursday, November 13, through Wednesday, December 10, 2025, community members can donate gifts to help brighten the season for local seniors aged 60 and above who are connected to the Ventura Avenue Adult Center’s Senior Nutrition Program.
VENTURA COUNTY — Ventura County Ballet Company, Ventura County’s premiere regional ballet return for its 20th year to perform Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center, 4700 Loma Vista on December 7th at 7 PM, December 8th at…
OXNARD — It’s the most wonderful time of year at The Collection at RiverPark. Regarded as Ventura County’s premier fashion, dining and entertainment destination, The Collection announces its jolly line-up of holiday events to keep the spirit of the season…
OXNARD — Youngsters can sign, seal and deliver their Letters to Santa at The Collection’s Santa Express Mail Box located inside The Annex Food Hall. Children may bring their own custom cards, or write their own special message on complimentary…
SANTA BARBARA — On Saturday, November 10, join the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation for a free, star-spangled event you won’t soon forget! Starting at 12 noon, the Santa Barbara Veterans Parade will begin at the intersection of E. Sola and…
OXNARD — Celebrate mom at Centerpoint Mall with great gifts and eclectic eats at the more than 49 retail, specialty, entertainment and restaurants ranging from jewelry and fashion to confections and cards, among others. Centerpoint Mall is the popular destination…
CAMARILLO — KidSTREAM, an emerging children’s museum committed to bringing hands-on STEM learning to the Ventura County community is hosting a “Give and Get” 3-D Snowflake Ornament Workshop. Families are invited to bring their holiday spirit as they make 3-D…
WESTLAKE VILLAGE — Dole Packaged Foods will be accepting its seventh Tournament of Roses float award in a ceremony at its headquarters in Westlake Village on Tuesday March 21st. Dole’s float, “Spirit of Hawaii,” won the Sweepstakes Trophy for most…
VENTURA COUNTY — FOOD Share of Ventura County President and CEO, Bonnie Atmore, has been selected by Dole Packaged Foods to represent the regional food bank and national hunger relief network, Feeding America, in the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade…
OXNARD — For three days, Southern California’s premier destination shopping and dining center will be transformed into a stunning display of charity and cheer as FOOD Share’s 5th annual CAN-tree Collection, hosted by The Collection at RiverPark and Cumulus Media,…
OXNARD — Australian dancer, Aaron Smyth will once again reprising his role of the “Nutcracker Prince” in the Ventura County Ballet’s (VCB) 18th annual production of The Nutcracker at Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. & 7…
A recent National Retail Federation survey shows total spending is expected to reach $14.3 billion, highest in the survey’s 13-year history OXNARD — It’s neckties, sporting goods and greeting cards, among other great gifts for Dads as shoppers head to Centerpoint Mall…
By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 The mystery and the magic of the holiday season is upon us with groups planning celebrations up and down the coast. The first weekend in December typically marks the beginning of holiday celebrations in…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) “No one is so poor that he can’t give a smile, nor so rich that he doesn’t need it.” — Anonymous Holidays are exciting — family visits and special once-a-year meals, celebrating traditions together…
By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 An aluminum tree. A gigantic, shiny aluminum tree — gigantic to a three-year-old, anyway. I can’t remember what year dad brought the five-foot-tall contraption into our house, but it must have been in the…
