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It’s the 30th anniversary production of the celebrated Rudie-DeCarlo original musical, an excitingly heart-warming, and definitely un-scary, adaptation of the original French tale, proving beyond the shadow of any doubt that true beauty isn’t in your appearance, but in your heart, November 2-17 only!

Based on the original 1740’s tale by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, arguably the mother of the modern “Harlequin-style” romance, whose charmingly flawed heroes and independently feisty heroines danced their way into the hearts of the populace nearly a century before Jane Austen’s Elizabeth and D’Arcy made their first appearance, this richly humorous production is written and directed by Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie, and features Theødor Dronen, Holly Gibson, Isabel Lindley, Michala Peltz, Joseph Perez, Megan Wright, and Devin Ricklef as Beauty’s most adorable Beast, with breath-taking costumes by award-winning designer Ashley Hayes and Graham Silbert, and magical FX that transform the stage into an ornately detailed Medieval castle right before your eyes.

Birthday parties, hosted by gaily-costumed fairytale characters, are available with every performance.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST plays Saturdays at 2pm, Sundays at 12:30, November 2 - 17, 2024. Tickets are 12.50 per child, $15.00 for adults. For reservations, details and party information visit http://SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com or call the Playhouse Box Office at (310) 394-9779 ext. 1. Reservations are highly recommended.

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission; the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission; We Are Santa Monica; the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.

A Living Exhibit!
Friday & Saturday evenings at dusk Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend
ADMISSION: Donation
*Program times vary by week depending on the time of sunset*
visit www.clnaturecenter.org/going-batty to see each week's times

Meet at the front entrance of the Nature Center.
fThese are wild bats—we never feed or touch the animals.
Guests of Cachuma Lake Recreation Area are welcome to visit our bat boxes at any time during their visit, although they typically only come out about 30 minutes after sunset, and are mostly active here during the warmer months.
This is a living exhibit! Please do not disturb the bats with lights or loud noises.

Keep a 10-15ft distance from bat boxes at all times.
Includes a Docent led talk and Q&A.
After learning about the local bats, we’ll move to the Native Garden to watch as the bats drop out of the bat boxes to feed.

Admission: Donation
The Neal Taylor Nature Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Click here for more information about this program

“BEST New Year’s Eve events in Los Angeles!” LA Times, LA Weekly, Daily News.

Champagne, sparkling juice, and a delectable dessert buffet accompany this rousing, family-friendly Rudie-DeCarlo musical revue. Join in the singing, dancing, humor and other delights culled from over 6 decades of audience favorite Santa Monica Playhouse productions. With finger-snapping jazz, foot-stompin’ sing-a-longs, Jewish patter songs, romantic ballads, this show has it all! Add hats, tiaras, noisemakers, leis and streamers and you have a not-to-be-missed New Year’s Eve celebration. “A company that knows what its audience expects from an evening of theatre!” LA TIMES.
Usher in 2025 and the Playhouse's 65th anniversary of continuous theatrical and educational services to the community. Featuring the internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre, it’s the BEST New Year’s celebration in town!

The 10:30 show lets you celebrate the changeover to the New Year in the theatre with members of the cast. The 7:00 show offers everything the later show does and is a great way to celebrate with the entire family, letting the kids have a real New Year's Eve treat, and get home at a reasonable hour, or kick off an evening of after-theatre dining and celebrating. Champagne, sparkling juice and dessert buffet served 6:30 to 7:00 and 10:00 to 10:30. Tickets go VERY FAST so book today!

“The Playhouse is truly a gem in this city and visiting it should be at the top of everyone’s to do list!” DAILY BRUIN.

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, We Are Santa Monica, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.

It’s been a year since audiences have been treated to this spectacular performance by Shelley Fisher, the Down Home Diva, in a musical rock n' roller coaster ride, filled with humor and pathos, as this good southern Jewish girl fights prejudice and personal tragedy to fulfill her vision of helping the world celebrate diversity, dreams and determination. Now when we need it the most, Shelley brings you the longest-running musical solo show in America, one performance only, Saturday, September 9 at 7:30pm. And the fabulous Miss Fisher is donating all proceeds to the Doors-Open Santa Monica Playhouse Benefit Campaign.

“Shelley Fisher rips the roof off with her bluesy, ballsy, autobiographical one-woman show – while ripping at the heart strings of her packed houses. Fisher's story of a good little southern Jewish girl with big rock and roll dreams gets fueled by 17 show-stopping numbers co-written with renowned hit makers, Kenny Hirsch (I've Never Been To Me, No One In The World), Harold Payne (Bobby Womack, Snoop Dogg) and Steve Rawlins (I Wanna Win a Grammy Before I Am A Granny; arranger for The Emmys, Grammys, Smokey Robinson and more). The Huffington Post.

Share this uplifting, life-affirming, powerful musical with family and friends, and celebrate the joy of live theatre!

This performance is sponsored by the Santa Monica Playhouse Jewish Heritage Series.

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the Ahmanson Foundation, the Rotary Club Foundation, We Are Santa Monica, and Playhouse PALS.

From AI to social media to election politics, it’s tough to know what to believe online anymore! Local journalists and truth crusaders Starshine Roshell, Lisa Osborn and Amy Marie Orozco are offering practical tips and easy-to-follow advice to help Central Coasters become savvy, responsible media consumers. Learn to spot doctored images, check sources, resist falling for “ragebait” — content that spurs you to share it without even verifying — and avoid spreading misinformation to your friends and family. Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age is made possible by a grant from the Association for Women in Communications Advancement Fund and the fiscal sponsorship of the Santa Barbara Foundation.

Wednesday, October 9
5:30 p.m. at WorkZones

Members free; Guests $25

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The Camarillo Quilters Association will meet at the Pleasant Valley Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley Drive, Camarillo on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 . The doors open at 9:00 am and the meeting begins at 9:30 am. The guest fee is $5.00 and everyone is welcome.
This month will feature four of our CQA members giving mini workshops. The topics will include Sashiko, making a sewing machine mat, Kawandi quilting and how to use an Accuquilt machine.
Please mark your calendars and join us for this event!
See the website https://camarilloquilters.com for more information.

Everyone has a story to tell. Explore ways to tell yours in this workshop hosted by the extraordinary MOTH storyteller Michael David Ker.

You’ll learn simple structure and the best elements to include in your story in this fun, creative and supportive atmosphere.

All experience levels encouraged!

ABSTRACT: The soil system stores twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and all the world’s vegetation combined. The exchange of greenhouse gases between the soil and the atmosphere controls the composition of the earth’s climate.  Over the last two centuries, human actions have increased the flux of greenhouse gases from soil to the atmosphere. Recent studies highlight soil management's role in reversing the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by implementing climate-smart land management practices. This presentation will discuss the fundamental mechanisms by which the soil system controls the earth’s climate and the potential of different land management practices to bend the curve of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
In addition, Dr. Berhe will discuss her career trajectory from being a professor to leading one of the largest science funding agencies in the nation, infusing the perspective of an earth system scientist into science policy. 

The Neal Taylor Nature Center Fish Derby is an annual event that has been taking place at Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara, CA since the mid 90s. Every year, hundreds of people venture out for weekend of fun, fishing, and festivities.

The event hosts a variety of activities. People of all ages are welcome to participate. Ages 5 and up can participate in the fish weighing contest, and earn cash and fishing gear prizes. There are also several raffles, with prizes that include fishing gear, gift baskets, local restaurant gift certificates, lake cruises, and more.

Other activities include arts & crafts, workshops, bait-making stations, live music at HOOK’d bar & grill, boat rentals, an on-site disc golf course, and several biking and hiking trails surrounding Cachuma Lake.

REGISTRATION FEES
$35.00 SPECIAL DISCOUNT – Register Online by February 28, 2026
$40.00 – Online or Postmark by April 4, 2026

$45.00 – Postmark by April 11, 2026

$45.00 – Online by April 16, 2026

$50.00 – On-site Fri. 4/17/ to Sun. 4/19/2026

Ages 4-15 years old always – $15.00

Valley Watercolor Society, one of the largest art organizations in our area, will hold its annual exhibit of members' paintings at the TO Art Gallery located next to the library on Borchard Road. There will be a reception open to all on Sunday March 8 from 3 to 6 PM.