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** September 30th, 9:00 am – Noon ** 2950 Johnson Dr., Ventura. Park behind Anytime Fitness and walk to the sign in table. Ages 16 and up.

Park on Elba St. at end of North Bank Drive at Johnson Exit from US101. Walk South on Johnson Ave to River, watch for “Event” sign

Fall under the spell of owls, bats spiders and scorpions
Touch skulls and bones that will rattle your bones
Enjoy enchanting music with the Spooky Sisters
Make a mask
Sip witches brew
Visit the Nature Center
Admission: Donation

Embracing works from the Old and New Worlds, Camerata Pacifica continues its 34th season with “From Bach to Bolivia,” the first of two programs in its new Camerata Pacifica Baroque series featuring period instruments and curated by acclaimed flutist Emi Ferguson. The repertoire for the inaugural Baroque concert includes five seminal Bach chamber works: Prelude and Fugue; Trio Sonata No. 5; Prelude; Trio Sonata No. 2; and Toccata and Fugue. They are set against six anonymous chamber works composed during the same era in Bolivia, which were rediscovered in the past 20 years in the Chiquitos Music Archives housed in a Bolivian Jesuit mission church and compiled by Dr. Piotr Nawrot. Bridging Bach’s masterworks and the anonymous works composed on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean is La Folia by Doménico Zipoli, an Italian composer who completed his musical training in Europe before moving in 1717 to Córdoba in Spanish Colonial America (now in Argentina), where he served as music director for the local Jesuit church.

Adding luster to the eclectic program are Katie Hyun, a violin “virtuoso by any measure” (The Berkshire Review); cellist Coleman Itzkoff, praised for his “flawless technique and keen musicality” (The New Yorker); and Mikael Darmanie, a gifted cross-genre pianist noted for championing music of the African diaspora. Joining them is Ferguson, “a glorious flutist” (Los Angeles Times) who was awarded a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Ferguson has previously appeared twice with Camerata Pacifica, including last season with RUCKUS.

Camerata Pacifica’s second and final Baroque program this season, “Camerata Pacifica Baroque: The French Dispatch,” which offers a selection of rarely heard French Baroque repertoire, is set for April 21-26, 2023.

For “Camerata Pacifica: From Bach to Bolivia” tickets ($75 at The Huntington, Hahn Hall and Zipper Hall; $80 at Janet and Ray Scherr Forum) and information for please visit www.cameratapacifica.org.

Embracing works from the Old and New Worlds, Camerata Pacifica continues its 34th season with “From Bach to Bolivia,” the first of two programs in its new Camerata Pacifica Baroque series featuring period instruments and curated by acclaimed flutist Emi Ferguson. The repertoire for the inaugural Baroque concert includes five seminal Bach chamber works: Prelude and Fugue; Trio Sonata No. 5; Prelude; Trio Sonata No. 2; and Toccata and Fugue. They are set against six anonymous chamber works composed during the same era in Bolivia, which were rediscovered in the past 20 years in the Chiquitos Music Archives housed in a Bolivian Jesuit mission church and compiled by Dr. Piotr Nawrot. Bridging Bach’s masterworks and the anonymous works composed on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean is La Folia by Doménico Zipoli, an Italian composer who completed his musical training in Europe before moving in 1717 to Córdoba in Spanish Colonial America (now in Argentina), where he served as music director for the local Jesuit church.

Adding luster to the eclectic program are Katie Hyun, a violin “virtuoso by any measure” (The Berkshire Review); cellist Coleman Itzkoff, praised for his “flawless technique and keen musicality” (The New Yorker); and Mikael Darmanie, a gifted cross-genre pianist noted for championing music of the African diaspora. Joining them is Ferguson, “a glorious flutist” (Los Angeles Times) who was awarded a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Ferguson has previously appeared twice with Camerata Pacifica, including last season with RUCKUS.

For “Camerata Pacifica: From Bach to Bolivia” tickets ($75 at The Huntington, Hahn Hall and Zipper Hall; $80 at Janet and Ray Scherr Forum) and information for please visit www.cameratapacifica.org.

Guest speaker Dennis & Jess Beebe will present a lecture on Corvids of Santa Ynez Valley
Dennis and Jess will highlight the natural history of five species of corvids found in the Santa Ynez Valley: American Crows, Common Ravens, Yellow-Billed Magpies, California Scrub Jays, and Stellar’s Jays. The program will include an entertaining and interactive introduction while examining aspects of these birds that continue to fascinate us
Lecture from 2–3pm with a meet and greet to follow Refreshments will be served.
To be held at the Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake
Admission: Donations Appreciated
For more information please email: info@clnaturecenter.org or call 805-693-0691

Come one, come all! To downtown Carpinteria for the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society and History Museum’s Marketplace on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the museum grounds, 956 Maple Ave.

Bursting with treasures of all stripes and sizes — handicrafts, vintage clothing, food items, antiques, collectibles, furniture, musical instruments, toys, and plants to name a few — the Marketplace is free and family friendly.

Hot dogs, cold beverages, and snacks will be available for purchase. Musical entertainment includes Mavis Hansen and the Ukulele Jammers.

For more information, call (805) 684-3112, email info@carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org, or visit carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org. The next Marketplace is scheduled for Oct. 28.

Our annual wine tasting & yacht tour event, Sips & Ships, will be held this year on October 7, 2023 at Marina 1 in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

Join us for this iconic Santa Barbara event.

Guests will have the unique opportunity to mingle with boat owners and engage with local winemakers while enjoying an evening at the Santa Barbara Harbor. Join us to be treated to local wines and beers, paired with hors d’oeuvres and desserts, while gaining special access to featured yachts. You will also have the opportunity to bid on donations from local businesses at our silent auction.

One of the participating vessels on display this year is the Mystic Whaler, a 110-foot schooner that is owned and operated by the non-profit, Central Coast Ocean Adventures Foundation. The Mystic Whaler recently relocated from the East Coast to the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, CA, offers ocean-based experiential education opportunities to the communities of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties with a focus on serving young people. This is a unique opportunity to explore this vessel right here in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

The annual wine tasting event is the only fundraiser of the Santa Barbara Sea Shell Association. Funds raised in this adults-only event help ensure we can maintain our fleet and provide sailing education for youth at an affordable price for all families. This year, we are also raising funds to renovate our boat storage condos.

The Simi Valley Family YMCA, in partnership with Tri-Counties Regional Center, is hosting its annual Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Festival on Saturday, October 14 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. YMCA Child Care staff decorate their car trunks with fun themes and pass out candy. The event is free and open to the public. The Simi Y is at 3200 Cochran St.

In addition to more than 15 decorated cars, there will be a pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating, carnival games and crafts, glitter tattoos, haunted laboratory, inflatables, petting zoo and magician. A haunted hallway is from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (kid-friendly version) and 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (spookier version). Visitors are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes.

Event registration is required and can be made by going to https://www.sevymca.org/trunk-or-treat. Check the website for parking information.

The Y is accepting individually wrapped candy donations for Trunk or Treat. Drop-off locations are the Simi Valley YMCA and Yarrow Family YMCA (31105 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village).

This is a special craft fair with all vendors (29) presenting their handcrafts for sale. It is a Harvest Halloween Craft Fair with trick and treat for the children, a costume contest, raffle prizes, and a bake sale. It is a fundraiser for the Valley of Flowers Half-Century Club serving the Lompoc Valley since 1976. Come see these wonderful items and find your special something. "Just what you've always wanted". Open from 9am to 3pm and there is parking in the rear of the club.

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Presents

Rachel’s Farm Film Premiere
With filmmaker & director Rachel Ward, in person, Q&A follows
Sunday, October 15, 2023, 6-8:30 pm
$14 (plus fees), Kids 12 & under FREE (contact Lobero office to pay if bringing kids)

Location: Lobero Theatre
33 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Tickets on Sale Now: Lobero Ticket Office; 805-963-0761, online Lobero.com; or at the door

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If you loved Biggest Little Farm, you will love Rachel’s Farm

Join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network for a special evening with Rachel Ward of Australian film fame, as she shares her experience of coming to terms with the catastrophic fires & floods that beset Australia in recent years. The personal story-telling style of her film features intimate interviews with Rachel, her family, her inquisitive young farm manager who prompts them on a regenerative farm learning path, and all the people she has been inspired by on her transition from the world of entertainment to the world of farming. With honesty, and even humor, the film gives a unique insight into her voyage from willful ignorance about the ecological impacts of conventional agriculture, to embracing a regenerative farming movement to restore the health of Australia’s farmland, food and climate. Conversation & Q&A with Rachel follows.

Film Trailer: https://theregenerators.org/rachels-farm/

Regenerative agriculture (or 'regen ag') is a holistic approach to farming and grazing that focuses on restoring and enhancing the health of ecosystems. By choosing food that’s produced regeneratively, what you eat can be good for the planet, good for farmers, and good for you and your family’s health.
Regen ag can mean different things to different people and there’s an array of practices e planet's) and the biodiversity of the ecosystem by diversifying plant life and building nutrient-rich top