Jul 24 Thursday
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.
VMF proudly presents Colburn School talents Ray Ushikubo and Chi-Jo Lee in solo sets of piano artistry. Venue: The Performing Arts Center at Ventura College.
“Kiki Yeung is a comedy pioneer!” - NBCLA
Kiki Yeung is a Hong Kong and LA based comedian, actress, and producer, whose shows always sell out fast! Kiki blends her American upbringing and Cantonese sharp wit into a hilarious combination of sassy humor and animated act outs. Kiki is the founder of Crazy Woke Asians, the award winning, nationally touring comedy show featuring the funniest Asian American comedians. Creator of “Kiki Funny Mama's Night Out” docu-series featuring the funniest Asian American female comedians.
Kiki and Santa Monica Playhouse Artistic Directors Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie curated the first Asian-American Solo Festival in Los Angeles, an event that continues annually.
Ms. Yeung has been featured in Elizabeth Bank's Whohaha's Comedy Callout, LA Times, The Seattle Times, Time-out New York, NBC LA, CBS and more. Watch Kiki on ABC's The Parent Test. She performed at The Netflix is a Joke Fest, and headlined to sold out crowds at the New York Comedy Festival, Carolines on Broadway, The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Laugh Factory, Hollywood Improv, Cobbs Comedy Club, Kenan Presents and more.
Her new touring show, “Kiki Yeung Cantonese Mom” premiered at Rodney's Comedy Club for the Knockouts Women's Comedy Festival. Catch her one-hour special “Don't Get Sick and Die” filmed in her hometown Seattle. Kiki is touring nationwide and will be headlining at the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival in September. Rated; 16 and up
Jul 25 Friday
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.
Peek behind-the-scenes of our chocolate factory to get a high-level overview of the chocolate-making process, from bean to bar! This event is great for families, corporate groups, bachelorette weekends, and anyone new to chocolate or curious about where their food comes from. You’ll get to taste warm, flowing dark chocolate from our tempering machine, and you’ll get to sample our single origin 75% dark chocolate bars.
¿Quieres Ayudar A Que Se Respeten Los Deseos Médicos De Nuestra Comunidad?
Buscamos a personas comprometidas que quieran marcar la diferenciaAyude a personas a completar sus directivas avanzadas. Desarrolle habilidades de presentación y oratoria.
Las fechas de la capacitación son:Jueves 24 de julio, 6:00–8:30 p.m.Viernes 25 de julio, 6:00–8:30 p.m.Sábado 26 de julio, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Attendees will enjoy a welcome drink while we give a brief introduction to our bean-to-bar, dark chocolate making process. Ingredients for decorating will abound and inspire, and you'll learn a few tidbits about how we invent flavor combinations for new delicious, sweet products at our chocolate factory. We will fill chocolate bar molds with luscious 75% dark chocolate, and you will get to decorate chocolate bars with local ingredients, like flowers, salt and fruit. While bars are setting up, we will lead a 20-30 minute chocolate tasting experience while you sip on perfectly paired wines to enhance the flavors. We are happy to provide a non-alcoholic tasting experience for anyone in the group who might require that. Your custom chocolate bars will go home with you in beautiful, resealable Twenty-Four Blackbirds pouches. Don't miss out on this delicious experience!
FREE Summer Films: Dog Days of Summer - 7 Film Series
Friday nights under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken GardenThe tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives – the Mayflower Dog Show. Featuring an all-star cast, this biting send-up from master mockumentarian Christopher Guest turns its cameras on the wondrously diverse dog owners who travel from all over America to showcase their four-legged contenders. (Christopher Guest, 2000, PG-13, 90 min.)
Bring breathable blankets or a low chair, a picnic and your friends! Check out the summer film FAQs for more attendee information.
Jul 26 Saturday
