Community Calendar

As president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband directs humanitarian relief and refugee assistance across more than 40 crisis zones, bringing aid to millions each year. A former U.K. foreign secretary and Oxford/MIT-educated leader who moved to New York to pursue global service, Miliband combines diplomatic insight with frontline urgency. As the son of refugees and author of Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time, he offers compelling perspectives on leadership, displacement and our shared responsibility in a turbulent world. The evening will feature remarks from Miliband followed by a conversation with Ben Rhodes, co-host of Pod Save the World and former Deputy National Security Advisor.

Step into history and spend an evening that lingers long after the lights come up.

Last Call at Maud’s: An Immersive Screening Experience transforms Jo Ann Block’s exhibition into the final night inside San Francisco’s oldest and most beloved lesbian bar. As the documentary unfolds, the gallery becomes Maud’s itself—alive with atmosphere, memory, and community—dissolving the distance between then and now.

You will not simply watch the story. You will stand inside it.

Surrounded by textures of the space, the echoes of conversation, and the quiet gravity of what once was, you are invited into a turning point in LGBTQ+ history.

This is a tribute to the women who built sanctuary, forged connection, and shaped a cultural legacy that still resonates.

Part film. Part installation. Part living history.

Attendance is free; RSVP required.

Doors open 1 hour prior to event start time for mingling with drinks and small bites.

This two-day gathering, presented in partnership with EcoFarm, brings farmers, scientists, and community partners together to explore agriculture as a living ecology — where certified organic practice, regenerative outcomes, Indigenous stewardship, and the careful tending of water meet in relationship. Together, we will address the questions that sit at the edge of the future: how to remain viable, how to steward water wisely, how to support labor, and how to sustain farms across generations. In looking forward, we also look back — recognizing that many of the resilience practices needed today are rooted in the wisdom of those who have long worked in balance with the land.

Certified organic provides a trusted, regulated foundation for responsible production. Regenerative agriculture builds upon that foundation by focusing on outcomes: healthier soils, improved water retention, stronger ecosystems, and greater adaptability in times of uncertainty. True sustainability must also include the human dimensions of agriculture — fair labor, steady cash flow, and the ability to endure through long economic and environmental cycles. The resilience practices of the past, from Indigenous land stewardship to multigenerational farming knowledge, offer guidance for navigating what lies ahead.

Through field days, panels, and dialogue grounded in practice, participants will explore how water, soil, labor, markets, and certification systems function together within a dynamic ecology. The aim is to create space for honest questions about the future while learning from the adaptive strategies that have carried farming communities through change before.

May 4th will be held at Rancho dos Hermanas in Fillmore, CA and will focus on Avocados and Citrus. May 11th will be held at McGrath Family Farm in Camarillo, CA focus on Strawberries.

Registration is $75 for one day or $140 for both days, with lunch included each day. Learn more at: https://www.eco-farm.org/regenerative-avocados-citrus-and-strawberries-conference.

Bestselling author and Grammy-nominated musician Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) shares the moving story behind her memoir Crying in H Mart, a powerful meditation on family, food, identity and loss. Through lyrical prose and emotional honesty, Zauner explores her Korean-American heritage and her mother’s enduring influence, evoking the tastes and textures that shape memory.

The UCSB Reads 2026 book selection is Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Zauner's debut book spent 60 weeks on The New York Times hardcover non-fiction bestseller list and received a 2022 American Book Award and the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography. It was also named a top book of the year by numerous publications, including TIME, The Atlantic, and Entertainment Weekly.

Michelle Zauner is a young Korean-American musician, singer, songwriter, director, and author. She is the lead vocalist of acclaimed indie pop band Japanese Breakfast. The band’s third album, Jubilee (2021), charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 56, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards – for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. TIME magazine named Zauner one of the 100 most influential people of 2022.

This two-day gathering, presented in partnership with EcoFarm, brings farmers, scientists, and community partners together to explore agriculture as a living ecology — where certified organic practice, regenerative outcomes, Indigenous stewardship, and the careful tending of water meet in relationship. Together, we will address the questions that sit at the edge of the future: how to remain viable, how to steward water wisely, how to support labor, and how to sustain farms across generations. In looking forward, we also look back — recognizing that many of the resilience practices needed today are rooted in the wisdom of those who have long worked in balance with the land.

Certified organic provides a trusted, regulated foundation for responsible production. Regenerative agriculture builds upon that foundation by focusing on outcomes: healthier soils, improved water retention, stronger ecosystems, and greater adaptability in times of uncertainty. True sustainability must also include the human dimensions of agriculture — fair labor, steady cash flow, and the ability to endure through long economic and environmental cycles. The resilience practices of the past, from Indigenous land stewardship to multigenerational farming knowledge, offer guidance for navigating what lies ahead.

Through field days, panels, and dialogue grounded in practice, participants will explore how water, soil, labor, markets, and certification systems function together within a dynamic ecology. The aim is to create space for honest questions about the future while learning from the adaptive strategies that have carried farming communities through change before.

May 4th will be held at Rancho dos Hermanas in Fillmore, CA and will focus on Avocados and Citrus. May 11th will be held at McGrath Family Farm in Camarillo, CA focus on Strawberries.

Registration is $75 for one day or $140 for both days, with lunch included each day. Learn more at: https://www.eco-farm.org/regenerative-avocados-citrus-and-strawberries-conference.

The First Amendment prohibits the government from establishing an official “American” religion. For over 200 years this has been a “talking point” many call The Separation of Church and State. But how are the “First Amendment” and the “Separation of Church and State” actually related? Where are the boundaries? When can religion influence lawmaking and where can the government regulate religion? Prohibition of murder is universally accepted but the idea that life begins at conception remains controversial.

Join us at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 19th as the Ventura County Interfaith Community explores the intersection of church and state; where they run smoothly and where they collide. Our panelists will discuss how their religion approaches these questions; where they can agree and where they agree to disagree. The event takes place at the Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park. 5450 Churchwood Dr, Oak Park 91377

This event is offered Free of Charge to all who are interested. Please share this with your friends. To get on our email list for future events visit our website at https://www.vcic.info/ and click on "Stay Informed"