Community Planning Calendar Listing of events in the 805 Region |
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> Sept. 1 — First 5 will present its 2010-2015 Strategic Draft Plan to the public at a community forum from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Oxnard Public Library, 251 So. A St., Oxnard. "This is an opportunity to learn more about the future of F5VC, ask questions and share input," First 5 reported in a media release. First 5 provides community-based early learning, health and family support services to more than 25,000 children annually. It invests Prop. 10 tobacco tax dollars into locally designed resources for young children and families. An overview of the draft plan, supporting documents and an option to submit comments via e-mail are available by visiting www.first5ventura.org > Sept. 1-12 — Address Unknown, Rubicon Theater Company, 1006 E Main St., Ventura. Ticket info: $39 to $59. 805.667-2900. www.rubicontheater.org > Sept. 1-19 — Tea at Five, Rubicon Theater Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. Ticket info: $39 to $59. 805.667-2900. www.rubicontheater.org > Sept. 4 — Sweet Tooth Tour, Ventura Visitors Center, 101 So. California St., Ventura. Ticket info: $25. 805.658.4726. www.cityofventura.net > Sept. 4-5 — Premier NationalsTM Hod Rod & Motorcycle Show, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Waterfront. Ticket info: $10 adult; $5 seniors, military, students; 12 & under, free. 805.985.5433. www.venturacountyfair.org > Sept. 4-5 — Ventura Nationals Car Show, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Waterfront. Ticket info: $10 adult; $5 seniors, military, students; 12 & under, free. 805.216.2421. www.venturacountyfair.org > Sept. 5 — Sings Like Hell & the Vineyard Valley Theatre Company present Del Castillo Band, La Noche Brava, 8 p.m., La Cumbre Junior High School, 2255 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara. Ticket info: $20 general; $25 at the door. 805.966.2441. www.lobero.com > Sept. 8 — The official unveiling of "Bittersweet Harvest," an exhibition on the Bracero Program 1942-1964, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the John Spoor Broome Library at CSU Channel Islands. "We will share this celebration with former braceros and their families who have participated in the Bracero Project," the university reported in a media release. "The event is free and open to the public. Reception of food, refreshments, and music will follow. This event is made possible by generous funding from Pacific Oaks Federal Credit Union." The exhibition (Sept. 9-Oct. 31) is organized by the National Musuem of American History in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, with funding provided by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Amigos805 is one of the sponsors. For more information, call Pilar Pacheco at 805.437.8951 or visit http://www.csuci.edu/bracero AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 10 through Nov. 12 —
"Lazos de Sangre / Bloodlines," the photographic world of TrujilloPaumier, begins with the opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, and the gallery talk scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 at the Carnegie Art Museum, 424 So. C St., Oxnard. TrujilloPaumier, Joaquin Trujillo and Brian Paumier, share global, universal truths from California to Mexico to Asia about family, coming-of-age and home defining architecture, the gallery reported. Includes series: Los Niños, Familia y Amigos, La Quinceañera and a new large-format landscapes, One of a Kind. $3 suggested donations for the opening reception and gallery talk. Call 805.385.8157 / 8158 or visit www.carnegieam.org AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 12 — A colorful parade to celebrate Fiestas Patrias will be held in downtown Oxnard.The event is presented by the Mexican Cultural Committee. The event is presented by the Mexican Cultural Committee. For more information, call Victor Martinez at 805.947.9187 or send an e-mail to martinezcare@gmail.com AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 12 — Diamond Dancing presents SHOWTIME, 2 p.m., Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Ticket info: $30. 805.449.2387. www.civicartsplaza.com > Sept. 15 — "EI Grito de Independencia,” the Cry for Independence, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain, will be held at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard. The event is presented by the Mexican Cultural Committee. For more information, call Victor Martinez at 805.947.9187 or send an e-mail to martinezcare@gmail.com AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 16 — "An Evening with Dolores Huerta," 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 at CSU Channel Islands, Malibu Hall 100. Dolores Huerta, former United Farm Workers vice president, who continues to work tirelessly developing leaders, advocating for working poor, women and children will speak about the Bracero Program, the university reported in a media release. The event is part of "Bittersweet Harvest," an exhibition on the Bracero Program 1942-1964. This event is made possible by generous funding from California Faculty Association and MEChA. The exhibition (through Oct. 31) is organized by the National Musuem of American History in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, with funding provided by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Amigos805 is one of the sponsors. For more information, call Pilar Pacheco at 805.437.8951 or visit http://www.csuci.edu/bracero AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 16 — Poetry Slam with HBO Def Poet and Chicano spoken word artist Paul Flores, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at CSU Channel Islands in the Student Union. Flores will perform and host a Poetry Slam event where CI students will perform their poetry, rap and stories. The event is part of the "Bittersweet Harvest," an exhibition on the Bracero Program 1942-1964. The exhibition (Sept. 9-Oct. 31) is organized by the National Musuem of American History in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, with funding provided by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Amigos805 is one of the sponsors. For more information, call Pilar Pacheco at 805.437.8951 or visit http://www.csuci.edu/bracero AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 17-19 — Fall Home & Garden Show, Friday noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Ventura County Fairgrounds, Anacapa Hall and San Miguel Hall, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Waterfront. Ticket info: $5 adult; 12 & under, free. 805.641.1126. www.venturacountyfair.org > Sept. 18 — Oxnard Family Circle will present a presentation on benefits for veterans by the Disabled American Veterans organization from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at 5000 So. C St., Oxnard. For more information, call 805.385.4180, ext. 220. > Sept. 18 — The California Beer Festival, noon, Mission Park (across the street from San Buenaventura Mission), 211 E. Main St., Ventura. Ticket info: $40. www.CaliforniaBeerFestival.com > Sept. 18-Jan. 2 — Stranger Than Fiction: Narrative in Works by Selected Contemporary Artist," Santa Barbara Museum of Art. "This exhibition features works by artists whose inspiration rises from both fiction and fact, and the surprising results of the conflation of the two. References to literature, history, allegory, and fantasy converge in these works, posing new fictions and realities, and challenging the fine line between the two. Archetypal American subjects dominate these works, which range in reference from colonial history, to religious iconography, to 1970s literature and comics, and to contemporary film and pop music. All appears to be fair game for these artists in their inventive, wry, poignant and thought provoking works. Artists include Eric Beltz, Dawn Clements, Erin Cosgrove, Noah Davis, Kerry James Marshall, Aaron Morse, Allison Schulnik, Jeni Spota, Devin Troy Strother, Frohawk Two Feathers, and Nicolau Vergueiro." The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is at1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Open Tuesday through Sunday 11a.m to 5 p.m. Closed Monday. $9 adults, $6 seniors & students with ID and children ages 6-17. Call 805.963.4364 or visit www.sbma.net > Sept. 20 — Furthur: Phil Lesh & Bob Weir, 8 p.m., Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St., Santa Barbara. Ticket info: $54.25 - $75.65. 1.800.745.3000. www.sbbowl.com > Sept. 23 — POSTPONED — UCSB Arts & Lectures regrets to announce that the lecture event featuring journalist Bill Moyers, originally scheduled for Sept. 23 at The Granada in Santa Barbara, has been postponed by Mr. Moyers for personal reasons. The lecture will be rescheduled after January 2011. For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805.893.3535 or visit www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu > Sept. 24 — Dance, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Ventura County Fairgrounds, Lot C, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Waterfront. Ticket info: $40. 805.653.1418. www.venturacountyfair.org > Sept. 24 — Jazz at the Lobero presents Charles Lloyd New Quartet, 8 p.m., Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. Ticket info: Section A, $45; Section B, $35. 805.966.2441. www.lobero.com > Sept. 24 — Feld Entertainment presents "Disney Live! Mickey's Magic Show!," 3 and 6 p.m., Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Master Magician Mickey Mouse and the always-dazzling Minnie join forces with professional illusionists for a magical production on stage, event organizers reported in a media release. "Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show" features grand illusions and favorite Disney characters, including Donald and Goofy; Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother; Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter; and beloved Disney princesses Jasmine, Belle and Snow White. Ticket info: $20, $25, $35, $65, with $3 discount rate by using MOM code at tickemaster.com 805.449.2387. www.civicartsplaza.com > Sept. 25 — Taekwondo Tournament, Ventura County Fairgrounds, Anacapa Hall, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Waterfront. 805.647.5220. www.venturacountyfair.org > Sept. 25 — Flamenco Arts Festival presents David Peña Dorantes in the U.S. Premiere of Open Piano with Toledo and Grilo, 7:30 p.m., Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. Ticket info: Section A, $150; Section B, $75; Section C, $50; Section D, $40. 805.966.2441. www.lobero.com AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 25 — Cold Steel Challenge 2010, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Channel Island Plaza and The San Nicholas Halls, Ventura County Fairgrounds, Anacapa Hall, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Waterfront. Ticket info: $5; 12 and under, free. 1.800.255.4716. www.venturacountyfair.org > Sept. 26 — Flamenco Arts Festival presents Music of David Peña Dorantes Lecture and Demonstration, 4 p.m., Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. 805.966.2441. www.lobero.com AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 26 — Flamenco Arts Festival presents Advanced Choreography with Joaquín Grilo, 11 a.m., Santa Barbara Ballet Center, 1019 Chapala St., Santa Barbara. Ticket info: $40 advanced classes; $10 limited number of tickets. 805.967.4164 or flamencoarts@aol.com AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 26 — Flamenco Arts Festival presents Advanced Choreography with Rosario Toledo, 12:45 p.m., Santa Barbara Ballet Center, 1019 Chapala St., Santa Barbara. Ticket info: $40 advanced classes; $10 limited number of tickets. 805.967.4164 or flamencoarts@aol.com AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Sept. 26 — Civic Arts Plaza Foundation presents An Evening with Kris Kristofferson, 7 p.m., Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Ticket info: $30, $40, $50. 805.449.2387. www.civicartsplaza.com > Sept. 28 — Oct. 3, Theater League presents The Color Purple, various schedules, Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Ticket info: $49 - $64. 805.449.2387. www.civicartsplaza.com > Sept. 30 — The documentary film: "Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program," will be presented from 6 o 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 at CSU Channel Islands in the John Spoor Broome Library, Room 1320. |
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> Through Sept. 4 — The BIG Show Art Exhibit, CMH, 147 North Brent St., Ventura. Tickets: Free. 805.648.1235. www.buenaventuragallery.org > Trough Sept. 5 — Summer Sunday Concert Series, 1 to 4 p.m., Ventura Harbor, Spinnaker Drive off of Harbor Blvd., Ventura. Tickets: Free. 805.477.0470. www.venturaharborvillage.com > Through Sept. 19 — Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. 805.884.6423. > Through Dec. 3 — First Fridays, until 8 p.m., historic downtown Ventura. Ticket info: Free. 805.648.1235. www.firstfridaysventura.com > Through Dec. 26 — Ventura County Wine Trail Tours, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ventura Visitors Center, 101 So. California St., Ventura. Tickets: $75 per person. 805.648.2075. www.ventura-usa.com > Through Dec. 28 — “Wet — an Erotic Poetry Reading,” 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 California St., Ventura. Ticket info: $10. 805.320.3524. www.venturaartistsunion.org |
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> Oct. 3 — The Ventura Music Festival will present "Concierto Mar y Sol — A Latin Music Festival," from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Oxnard College Quad. The event features Latino Jazz superstar Eddie Palmieri, Forro in the Dark and Munyungo Jackson. Tickets are $45 for festival seating through Sept. 6, $55 after Sept. 6 and at the gate and $25 for those ages 8 to 22. For more information, call 805.648.3146 or visit http://www.venturamusicfestival.org/ AMIGOS805 BEST BET > Oct. 15-16 — Ventura Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show, October 15-17, Seaside Park, Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Adults: $9, Seniors (62+) $7, Youths (13-17) $4, Kids 12 and under are free. Visit: www.harvestfestival.com or call 800.346.1212. |
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> Every Wednesday — Los Empresarios chapter of Business Network Int'l holds its weekly business meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday at Casa Lopez Mexican Restaurant and Banquet Hall, 325 So. “A” St., downtown Oxnard. For more information about BNI in Ventura County, visit www.bni-vc.com, or call 805.850.0157. > Every Friday — Live South American Music, Featuring Wayeri, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Cafe Buenos Aires, 1316 State St., Santa Barbara. 805.963.0242. Free Admission. Click here > Continuing — The collective exposition of "Descripción/Travel Description" from Rubén Ángeles, Carmen Chami, José Anthonio Farrera, Elvira Sarmiento y Alejandra Zermeño, at California Lutheran University inthe Preus-Brandt Forum, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. For more information, call Ramón Carrillo de Albornoz, cónsul de asunto culturales at 805.616.8249.Click here for more information |
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