Jul 15 Tuesday
Join Our Monthly Crochet and Knitting Circle!
Yarn Buddies is a welcoming crochet and knitting circle held at the Explore Ecology Makerspace! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just beginning your fiber arts journey, our monthly club is the perfect space to bring your projects to life.
We invite you to drop in with your most recent project and fiber arts questions every month. Our knowledgeable staff will be there to offer any tips and tricks to help bring your project to life. The Makerspace will provide crochet hooks, knitting needles, stitch counters, and yarn that participants can borrow and even leave with their ball of yarn each month.
Join us for a night of creativity, camaraderie, and crafting excellence. Your next sewing adventure awaits at the Explore Ecology Makerspace. See you there!
Rev. Benjamin Thomas, Pastor of Bethel AME Church in Oxnard, will discuss the ways that the African American experience has differentiated Black Christianity from other branches of Christianity in America. This event is sponsored by the Ventura County Interfaith Community in the interest of celebrating Diversity and enhancing our appreciation our fellow human beings through knowledge and understanding.
The wait is over! Disney’s FROZEN is coming to the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks, July 11–20, for just two magical weekends.
Don’t get left out in the cold—secure the coolest seats of the summer before they melt away!
Jul 16 Wednesday
The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.Schedule for July:• Museum Mamas: The Making of MOMA (Two Parts) with Christine Maasdam | Tuesdays, July 1 & 8, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom• Guardians of the Skies: The Role and Evolution of the Federal Air Marshal Service with Pedro Fernandez | Wednesday, July 2, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks• Songs of the Civil Rights Movement with Cary Ginell | Wednesday, July 9, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks• A Look at Photography Today with Avril Angevine | Thursday, July 10, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom• CRISPR: A Genetic Revolution (Two Parts) with Wesley Tierney | Mondays, July 14 & 21, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom• Los Angeles in the 1950s: When Pop Culture Transformed LA into a World-Class Destination with Sharon Boorstin | Tuesday, July 15, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom• Buildings that Define American Cities: Portland and Seattle (Two Parts) with Eleanor Schrader| Wednesdays, July 16 & 23, 1-3pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks• Losing the Voice of America: The Unprecedented Challenges of the News Media in the United States with Dr. Kirstie Hettinga | Thursday, July 31, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks
Series continues through August.
Explore with July Crafternoons: Nature Nurturers!Let your imagination go wild every Wednesday from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm and Saturday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the EE Makerspace above Art From Scrap.
This month, we're making waves with eco-friendly explorer-themed crafts that spark creativity and celebrate sustainability. Perfect for kids ages 5 and up, these projects use reclaimed materials in fun and surprising ways.
Nature Nurturer Projects include:Explorer Binoculars – Any seasoned explorer knows that binoculars are an excellent way to observe nature, so make your own with cardboard tubes, beads, and other recycled materials!Field Notebooks – Using cardboard, recycled paper, and creative reuse decorations, you can create your very own scientific field notebook, perfect for any nature walk. Litter Bugs – We've got crazy crawlers in the Makerspace, so make your own litter bug with recycled materials that create new critters and keep scraps out of our landfills.
There's something for everyone at Crafternoons. Come craft, create, and explore the world with us!
Cost: $8.00 per person. Crafternoons are for kids ages 5 and up.
Please note our workshop is upstairs and uses hot glue guns. Adults must remain in the EE Makerspace with their child.
Sign up now!
Create your own shimmering masterpiece at our Sea Glass Mosaic Workshop on Wednesday, July 16th! Using reclaimed sea glass and other repurposed materials, you'll design a unique piece of ocean-inspired art. All materials are provided, and no experience is necessary. Cost is $25 per participant.
Jul 17 Thursday
This event is for someone with a high interest in single-origin dark chocolate, where it comes from, how it's processed and the technicalities behind making shiny, lusciously smooth chocolate from what starts as a small, bitter bean. You’ll get to taste chocolate at every stage, from bean to bar (including sampling through all our single origin dark chocolate bars), as well as other products we make, like caramel and chocolate-covered espresso beans. We’ll describe the stages of roasting, sorting, refining and tempering. You’ll come away having tasted a lot of chocolate and having learned more about our specialty!
Join us on a beautifully paired wine and chocolate experience. This guided tour walks you through the chocolate making process, from bean to bar! Taste the cacao every step of the way and finish with a chocolate and beverage tasting that excitingly pairs three truffles with three sustainably-made, small production wines, selected and poured by our local wine partner, WINECULT.
