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Conejo Valley Folk Dancers present!

Armenian Dance Workshop
with Naomi Eshoo
Sunday, November 16, 2025 1:30 – 4:00 pm

Hillcrest Center for the Arts
403 W. Hillcrest Dr. Thousand Oaks, California
WORKSHOP FEE: $10 at the door
This workshop is open to all
E-MAIL: pdavilar@bucknell.edu

Naomi Eshoo began learning Armenian Folk dance when she was eight and joined her first dance troupe with John and Helen Bilezikjian at eleven, but her love for the music and dances began even earlier. Before she could read, her father (the late Dan Eshoo Sr.) drew a smiley face on her favorite Armenian cassette so she could find and play it whenever she wanted.

Naomi has taught at the Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp since 2011 and particularly enjoys the “picnic” dances because of the feeling of unification they create among the dancers and the ability to dance with (reckless) abandon. She attributes her love for the dances to the memories with her father and to her teachers Tom Bozigian, Barbara Chookasian, John and Helen Bilezikjian, and Mike Solakian.

CVFD is a member of California Folk Dance Federation South and Arts Council of the Conejo Valley

2025/26 Joint Season Opener
Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, October 18 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 19 | 3:00 PM

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM

A love forbidden. A love immortal. The greatest moments from Prokofiev’s greatest ballet—the ardent Romeo and Juliet performed with grace and passion by dancers from State Street Ballet on the Granada stage. These concerts—and the season—begin as Nir Kabaretti and the Santa Barbara Symphony perform Shostakovich’s spirited Festive Overture and Rachmaninoff’s Men’s Dance from the Opera Aleko.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
State Street Ballet
Santa Barbara City College Brass

Repertoire
SHOSTAKOVICH | Festive Overture
RACHMANINOFF | Men’s Dance from the Opera Aleko
PROKOFIEV | Romeo & Juliet, Acts 1 & 2 (with dancers from State Street Ballet)

Visit for more: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/state-street-ballet/

It’s the 10th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 14 – Nov 16, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering over 36 plays, workshops and family-oriented events. What’s happening on BFF THURSDAYS?

Oct 16: STAGE MAMMA: From Child Star to Leading Lady. Award-winning actor Rheagan Wallace shares her extraordinary life with raw honesty, poignant reflection, and unexpected humor. “A virtuosic solo performance!” DoLA. Includes post-show Q&A with the artist. Rated 16+

Oct 23: Wise Ass Women from the Westside, an evening of comedic storytelling featuring Pattie Fitzgerald, Wendy Hammers and Susan Landon. Three wise (ass) women from the westside of LA share their wit and wisdom in comedic monologues, stand up bits, and stories. You’ll laugh a lot, cry maybe a little, and be grateful you are alive. Rated 16+

Oct 30: Zach Ring’s The Advocate is a “Hollywood” dramedy filled with suspense, lucky breaks and unluck consequences. Written, directed and produced by Zach Ring; featuring Rob Nagle, William Duffy Reina Guthrie, Clarissa Park, Hilary Kang Oglesby. 18+

Oct 30: Terri Silverman’s Workshop for Writers, Performers, Storytellers & Anyone Who Has Something to say. Fun writing and story-telling exercises. No experience necessary – just the willingness to have fun and take a little leap.

Nov 6: My Great Turnround: What God and Argentine Tango Taught Me About Life. Amidst a spectacular whirlwind of comedy, truth, multimedia and fabulous Argentine Tango, Ruthie Danziger and Tango Pro Daniel Ledesma answer the burning question, “Will this fiery, passionate dance be enough to reignite Ruthie’s passion and purpose in life, or will she Tango alone? Includes post-show Q&A and refreshments with the cast. Rated 16+

Nov 13: Trans Mom vs Family court: Justice Sees No Gender. A brutal custody fight. No attorney. No safety net. Just truth, love, risk and raw will. With reenactment, live looping, original music, courtroom audio,photographs and video clips, Rejyna Douglass-Whitman tells the story no one else could. Includes post-show Q&A with the artist. Winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival Transcendent Craft and Daredevil Awards Rated 14+

Binge on Theatre this Fall – a great alternative to your couch.

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

Santa Barbara Symphony- Mozart Requiem
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM


The genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart revealed itself early, developed swiftly, and vanished all too soon. Nir Kabaretti leads the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus and soloists in the deeply affecting Requiem, the final testament that Mozart would never live to complete. Plus, the radiant Musica Celestis of Aaron Jay Kernis, and a newly commissioned work from the brilliant, colorful composer Andrea Tarrodi, her Double Trombone Concerto featuring The Symphony’s own Dillon MacIntyre and Swedish brass virtuoso Christian Lindberg.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
Dillon MacIntyre, Trombone
Anastasia Malliaras, Soprano
Christina Pezzarossi, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Gilstrap, Bass-Baritone
Brad Bickhardt, Tenor
Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus

Repertoire
AARON JAY KERNIS | Musica Celestis
ANDREA TARRODI | Double Trombone Concerto (co-commissioned by The Symphony and Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Dedicated to Christian Lindberg, Daniel Téllez Gutiérrez, & Dillon MacIntyre)
MOZART | Requiem

For more info and tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/mozart-requiem/

Experience a traditional European festival at the 4th Annual Holidays in the Village, A European Marketplace, Saturday, December 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Visitors can shop for unique holiday gifts from 60 artisan vendors in a festive, family atmosphere. The Festive Garden and Le French Quarter feature traditional European foods and beverages, including bratwurst, soft pretzels, French pastries, Glühwein warm mulled wine, mimosas, apple cider and hot cocoa. The Kris Kringle Village with Kris Kringle and Mrs. Kringle, includes face painting, Art Trek specialty crafts, a holiday train and a Village Bear Scavenger Hunt. Carolers and live music will entertain visitors throughout the day. Admission and parking are free. The Marketplace is presented by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village and hosted at The Oaks (W. Wilbur Rd. and W. Thousand Oaks Blvd. parking lot) in Thousand Oaks. Proceeds support local nonprofits. For more information, go to http://www.HolidaysInTheVillage.org or email info@holidaysinthevillage.org.

UCSB Library presents an art installation by artist Elena Yu, exploring histories of the Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection (EGSC) and space in celebration of its 30th anniversary.

In Fall 2023, Yu was invited to create artworks in response to the history of the EGSC. The artist was drawn to two untouched back rooms - former staff offices left exactly as they were when vacated in 2022. Inside, decades of belongings sat frozen in time. In February 2024, the Library was preparing to renovate the rooms. Librarians had sorted and removed items to be sent to the University Archives and gave Yu access to use the remaining materials in her artworks. She was inspired by encountering ephemera related to the history of Ethnic Studies at UCSB and the day-to-day occupations of the library staff, including file cabinets full of book dust jackets and printed correspondences, and bulletin boards whose contents speak to the specific interests of former staff, who were charged with the upkeep of the collections and space.

This exhibition is part of a campus-wide arts partnership with the UCSB Arts Equity Commons (AEC) to support opportunities for engagement of faculty, students, and staff through the presence and practices of contemporary artists. AEC was established in 2022 as a consortium of the Department of Art, Department of History of Art and Architecture, and the Art Design & Architecture Museum through a systemwide grant from the UC Office of the President. The artist would like to thank Gary Colmenar, Angel Diaz, Alyce Harris, Sara Kelly, Marisol Ramos, Jonathan Rissmeyer, and Kim Yasuda for their support of this project.

This exhibition showcases historic Broadway posters from collector Richard C. Norton, a comprehensive selection of musical theater posters 1972 to the present ranging from the famous to the obscure, from the celebrated to the damned. These posters offer insight into the evolution of American musical theater, graphic design, marketing, image branding and audience engagement. Far more than advertisements, they reflect the artistic, social and commercial contexts of their time—revealing how productions were first introduced, how stars were celebrated, and how visual trends paralleled theatrical innovation. As ephemeral objects, their preservation provides rare evidence of the material culture surrounding performance. By examining these posters through an academic lens, we can better understand Broadway’s influence on American theater, music and popular culture. The exhibition invites viewers to explore how theater has been represented and remembered, and how visual media contributes to the construction of cultural memory.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a lecture featuring Nicholas van Hoogstraten, author of Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969 (Schiffer Publishing, 2024).

About the Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection:
The Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection consists of materials documenting musical theater including 25,000 playbills, 800 typescripts, and 1,500 published libretti, as well as sheet music and 78rpm records. Norton is the author of A Chronology of American Musical Theater (Oxford UP, 2002) a landmark work with details on thousands of Broadway productions. The collection was assembled to support the research for his book.

Join the Ventura County Interfaith Community as it celebrates Vespers under the guidance of Fr. Constantine Trumpower of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. We’ll gather on Tuesday, September 9th at 6:30 PM at the church at 5575 Santa Rosa Rd in Camarillo for the Vespers service. Following Vespers, Fr. Trumpower will speak briefly about the connections between the Jerusalem Temple, which was for centuries the center of Jewish worship, and Orthodox church architecture.

Admission is free, and all are welcome, so feel free to invite friends and family who may have an interest in what promises to be a fascinating evening.

Image attribution: “Candles” by L.C.Nøttaasen is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

1st Thursday Event Schedule
5:00-6:30pm – Ludmilla Exhibition Opening Celebration
6:30pm – Last Dance of the Summer Dance Party with DJ Darla Bea

Ludmilla Pilat Welch: Serene Santa Barbara
Join the Museum for their opening celebration featuring plein air painter Ludmilla Pilat Welch, who rendered many of Santa Barbara’s remaining historic adobes in the early 1900s. Her body of work stands as an important historic record as many of these remnants of Santa Barbara's past slowly disappeared from the landscape.

Also, at 6:30 pm join DJ Darla Bea for a Last Dance of the Summer party in the Museum courtyard.

Start your weekend on the right note at Carr Winery! On Friday, October 3rd, from 7 – 9 PM, head to the Winery for an evening filled with live music by the Van Allen Twins Trio.

Experience the unique Blues Grass sounds of the Van Allen Twins Trio. Their sounds of bluegrass, country, and folk music are sure to get you moving. Pair the music with Buena Onda empanadas delivered right to the Winery, and make it your new Friday night tradition.

Free admission, 21+