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SHAWN JONES has been quietly establishing himself in Ventura’s music scene for years. He is credited on records by a laundry list of R&B and Nashville heavy hitters. With five albums under his belt and a relentless U.S. and international touring schedule, Shawn’s skill as a songwriter and vocalist in the vein of Stevie Winwood has put him on stage with the likes of Leon Russell, Eric Johnson, Derek Trucks, David Lindley, Deanna Carter, Waylon Jennings and others.

Kelly and Perry are hitting the road in the Spring of 2023 to bring their music to folks across the world stage. Including NAMBA on May 13th for a night of songs and stories! Proceeds to benefit NAMBA’s continuing mission to serve the community.

Starring Debra Ehrhardt and Christopher Grossett, directed by Paul Williams – one day only!

Ventura County Astronomical Society hosts it's first Family Friendly Star Party of 2023 at the Moorpark College Observatory on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 8 pm. Gates Open at 7. Please arrive early to get a priority ticket to enter the dome and look through the observatory's 6-inch Takahashi Telescope. Professor Hal Jandorf starts the evening at the open-air amphitheater with a preview of what's up. Then we move to the observation deck where VCAS members have dozens of telescopes set-up and ready to go. Those who have priority tickets will be called in groups of ten to enter the Dome, no more standing in line all night! Only 100 tickets will be given out and after that those who didn't get one will be called to line up, but only if time permits. This is a free event sponsored by the Moorpark College Foundation. Recommended for Children 6 and up. Please, no pets

Get ready to experience an electrifying journey through sound and rhythm like never before seen locally.

Gather your squad and immerse yourself in a high-voltage EDM experience! An electrifying journey through rhythm and sound, the Transcend Electric Music Festival is the ultimate destination for music and dance! With three stages featuring performers, mind-blowing light shows, themed vendors and food, and an atmosphere charged with local action, you won't want to miss this! It's going to be a banger.

$25 presale ends April 30th, 2023
$35 General Admission
18 and older!

Saturday, July 1st, 2023 | 6pm
Location: TBD
https://www.theopac.org/

Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transcend-electric-music-festival-tickets-600835524227

Stay tuned for more announcements!

This is a virtual event telling the story of three men searching for riches in the Sespe in the late 1890s and early 1900s.

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo and his Recuerdos: A talk by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz

Join Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz as they discuss their recent translation and publication of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo’s massive five-volume history of California before the American conquest, Recuerdos. It is the most complete account of our Golden State during the Spanish and Mexican periods by one who lived through it and became a major political and military figure in it.

Vallejo, born and raised in Spanish California, rose to high military command during the Mexican era. He then participated in some of the founding events of U.S. California as a member of the Constitutional Convention and of the first State Senate. His Recuerdos emphasized the importance of Spanish and Mexican influence and culture to the development of California. The publication of this work, after decades of obscurity, is a major contribution to the study of early California.

Rose Marie Beebe is Professor Emerita of Spanish literature and Robert M. Senkewicz is Professor Emeritus of History, both at Santa Clara University. Their collaborative works include Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo: Life in Spanish, Mexican, and American California and Junipero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary which won the Oscar Lewis Award for Western History by the Book Club of California. Both authors are recipients of numerous teaching and scholarship awards.

Thu, May 11, 2023, 5:30-7:00pm
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
136 E De la Guerra St, Santa Barbara CA 93101

Museum Member $10.00
Guest $15.00

Presented by Santa Barbara Women’s Literary Voices and Santa Barbara Historical Museum

Join us in the historic Covarrubias Adobe Courtyard for happy hour and an opportunity to hear Santa Barbara's 2023 Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio and 2022 Youth Poet Laureate Madeline Miller, as they share readings of their work and discuss their passion for poetry.

Melinda Palacio, the newly appointed Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, is an internationally-lauded poet, author, and speaker, is serving as Santa Barbara’s first Chicana Poet Laureate. She was nominated by several community members, and recommended to Council for appointment by the City Arts Advisory Committee. A long-time resident of Santa Barbara, Palacio noted, "Santa Barbara itself is a poem. Santa Barbara is the city that made me a poet."

Madeline Miller, the 2022 Youth Poet Laureate was born in Mexico City, Mexico and raised in Santa Barbara, California by her father, a pastor, and mother, an educator, and like her parents, she has always valued language arts and education. She is the president of the San Marcos Writer’s Society and Vice President of the San Marcos Gender and Sexuality Alliance. She is also the Vice President of her school’s advanced women’s choir, Enchante.

Pierre Claeyssens ​​Veterans Foundation invites you to join them in honoring the men and women in uniform who proudly served their country. This FREE event is on Monday, May 29, 2023 at 11:00 am sharp at the Santa Barbara Cemetery (901 Channel Drive., Santa Barbara, CA 93108). Attendees are encouraged to arrive early.

The open air ceremony includes presentations and performances by the UCSB ROTC Color Guard; Gold Coast Pipe & Drum Band; David Gonzales and the Santa Barbara Choral Society, The Prime Time Band, and a flyover by The Condor Squadron.

Guest Speakers include: Colonel Robert Long, Commander of Space Launch Delta 30 and Western Launch and Test Range, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and LTJG Christia Sandstedt, CGC, USCGC Blackfin.

Motivational speaker Kathy Gruver, PhD will present “Be Yourself…But Who Is That?” at the next Association for Women in Communications, Santa Barbara chapter’s next meeting, scheduled from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, at Workzones, 351 Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara. In her talk, Gruver will provide practical, easy, and effective techniques to know one’s communication personality in order to become better leaders and more efficient communicators.

The event is free for members and $25 for nonmembers. For more information visit awcsb.org.