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John Barrett was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1952 and grew up in Manhattan Beach, California. He began pursuing his career as an artist in the late 1960s influenced by his great-grandfather, a painter. His grandmother, a photographer and wood worker, gave him his first oil paints and enrolled him in drawing lessons at age 10.

John suffered a brain injury as a child and was diagnosed with learning disabilities in the 1950s. In spite of his limitations in reading and spelling he pursued his education at El Camino College in Torrance, California. Living in a garage, with limited resources, and determined to learn more about making art, John persevered at the college from 1971 to 1974. Eventually he was instrumental in founding the school’s first lithography lab and became a student teacher in lithography and monoprints.

John was an advocate for increased civic support for mental health and homeless services.

The Alisa Sikelianos-Carter exhibition at SLOMA will promote an emerging female artist of color whose works are inspired by the stories of her Black ancestors and traditionally Black hairstyles, centered on ancestral power and mythology. With her opulent, large-scale paintings she creates a mythology that is centered on Black resistance and utilizes the body as a sight of alchemy and divinity.

Alisa Sikelianos-Carter is a mixed-media painter from upstate New York. She has been awarded residencies at Fountainhead Residency, Millay Arts, NXTHVN, Vermont Studio Center, Wassaic Project, Yaddo, Art Omi, Headlands Center for the Arts, and The Golden Foundation.

OXNARD, CA.: U.S. Coast Guard Station Channel Islands will host it’s Annual Safe Boating Open House on Saturday May 20, 2023. The event is the start of National Safe Boating Week. 200+ people are expected to visit the station from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. The station is located at 4201 S. Victoria Ave. Oxnard. Free admission and parking.

USCG Boat Tours & Helicopter Rescue
Highlights include USCG Helicopter rescue demonstration over Channel Islands Harbor! Ventura County Fire Department Air Support Unit and Harbor Patrol demonstration. Boaters may receive free life jacket with exchange, drop-off expired flare disposal collected by the Ventura County Sheriff Office – Bomb Squad, Touch a Truck with Ventura County Fire Department, Environmental Education Boater Kits, and much more.

Multiple public safety agencies will be present to demonstrate and provide an opportunity for the public to learn about recreational safe boating. Active duty members of the Coast Guard will conduct informative tours of their rescue boats and the USCG Cutter “Blacktip”.

Fun for the Whole family!
Families and Children are welcome. Kids will delight with the antics of the talking Coastie Safety Boat robot! Lean to tie knots at the seamanship skills table or try your throwing ability with the heaving line contest or learn about environment protection and good boating practices. There are several information booths with safety brochures, boating safety class registration, vessel safety check RSVP, and all things to help adults and children learn about safe boating. There’s something for everyone!

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the members of the active duty Coasties will be on hand to answer your questions and make your visit to the station enjoyable. https://safeboating.us

Profoundly interested in the idea of hybridization (sparked from her Hapa heritage – she is ½ Japanese and ½ Caucasian), Solomon’s mixed media works revolve thematically around discovering her heritage, the notion of domesticity, craft, feminism, and the pursuit of art as science/research.

She is obsessed with color and color theory and is drawn to found objects, tending to alter them conceptually so that their meanings and original uses or intents are repurposed. She often fuses “wrong” things together – recontextualizing their original purposes, and incorporating materials that inherently question and skirt the line between art and craft.

The Lompoc Quilters Etc. Guild Quilt Show to Return!

The Lompoc Quilters Etc. Guild, serving the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys, is holding its two-day biennial quilt show, “Sewn with Love”, May 6-7 at the Veterans’ Memorial Building in Lompoc, CA.

The quilt show will feature boutique vendors, Basket Raffle, Mini Quilt Raffle, and guests can purchase a ticket to win this year’s beautiful Opportunity Quilt. Over 70+ quilts made by Guild members will be on display. Attendees should be sure to enter the Opportunity Quilt Raffle, as one special attendee will win a special queen bed quilt; drawing to be held in October.

Mini Quilts to be raffled off will include a few made by one of our founding members, Marguerite Van Coops, now 102 years old!

The “Sewn with Love” Quilt Show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Lompoc Veterans’ Memorial Building is located at 100 E. Locust Ave. in Lompoc and has free parking. The event is handicap accessible.

The Prime Time Band of Santa Barbara, directed by Dr. Paul Mori, will perform on Sunday, May 21,2023 at 2:00 pm at Elings Performing Arts Center at Dos Pueblos High School. Please join the band in a celebration of "America's Musical Landscape". Highlights of the Spring Concert will include Broadway favorites, a medley of John William's film scores, a salute to Benny Goodman and hit tunes from The Mamas & Papas.

Prime Time Band is a vibrant group of amateur musicians, ages 40-90+, with the mission to provide free concerts for the community and to also provide an entry point to music making for mature adults. Since its inception in 1995, the band has performed more than 175 free concerts and has been declared a "Santa Barbara Treasure" by the city.

ADMISSION IS FREE!

On Friday, May 12 (7:30) and Saturday, May 13 (3:00), the SB Master Chorale will present an uplifting and transformative choral concert featuring John Rutter's glorious Requiem plus works by Dan Forrest, Elaine Hagenberg, and more.

The concert will be led by our artistic director and conductor, David Lozano Torres. Mr. Torres is currently conductor of the UCSB Lumina Choir, assistant conductor of the UCSB Chamber Choir, and artistic director and conductor of the elite choral ensemble Vocal Infinity. He is presently completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at UCSB.

For more information, call 805-563-2360 or visit http://www.sbmasterchorale.org. To sing with us, contact us before April 4th to sit in on a rehearsal and/or audition.

On Friday, May 12 (7:30) and Saturday, May 13 (3:00), the SB Master Chorale will present an uplifting and transformative choral concert featuring John Rutter's glorious Requiem plus works by Dan Forrest, Elaine Hagenberg, and more.

The concert will be led by our artistic director and conductor, David Lozano Torres. Mr. Torres is currently conductor of the UCSB Lumina Choir, assistant conductor of the UCSB Chamber Choir, and artistic director and conductor of the elite choral ensemble Vocal Infinity. He is presently completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at UCSB.

For more information, call 805-563-2360 or visit http://www.sbmasterchorale.org. To sing with us, contact us before April 4th to sit in on a rehearsal and/or audition.

Rev. Heidi Alfrey is the featured speaker at Unity of Ventura, Sunday, April 9. Services are at 10:00 a.m. at Unity’s new location "The Chapel" at the Ventura Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 6300 Telephone Rd. in Ventura. Rev. Heidi invites everyone to “rise up in Spirit” in her Sunday topic “Happy Resurrection Day!”

Rev. Heidi Alfrey explains: “Easter represents the ability within each of us to "rise above" the times in life that feel like "stuck" places. It is similar to the idea that even though the day is cloudy and looks dark, the sun is still shining behind the clouds. When the clouds break, wow, here comes the sun! Whether you are celebrating the blossoming of Spring or the resurrecting energy of Easter, join us live or stream the service at your convenience on Unity of Ventura Facebook.”

Music during the service will be provided by Smitty and Julija, Ojai-based artists known for their uplifting sounds and beautiful vocal harmonies. All lifestyles, faiths, genders and ethnicities are welcome. Following the service is an informal gathering for coffee/tea/snacks. For more information, call us at 805-653-1059 or go to www.UnityofVentura.org.

SLOMA’s Second Saturdays program encourages intergenerational learning and creative expression for children of all ages. Every second Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM, families are invited to SLOMA’s lawn to learn about the visual arts together using our unique activity kits and create an art project inspired by our current exhibitions.

Each art activity kit contains all the materials and bilingual (English & Spanish) instructions required for an engaging visual arts experience that promotes self-discovery, imagination, collaboration, and creativity. Kits can be completed at our Second Saturdays booth or taken home.