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The Lompoc Valley Master Chorale, directed by Kathleen Abrams Hacker, proudly presents this year’s Holiday Concert: Sing We Now of Christmas to be held at 3:00pm on Saturday December 6, 2025, First United Methodist Church, 925 N. “F” Street, Lompoc, CA.
Come and join us for a festive afternoon filled with a sparkling mix of classic carols and joyful surprises that will be sure to help start your holiday season off right! With family favorites like The Little Drummer Boy, Walking in the Air, It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, our traditional audience sing-along medley and more, this is going to be a holiday concert to be remembered. Bring your whole family to this One-Day-Only performance to celebrate the joy and spirit of the holiday season!

Featured performers on the program include our Lompoc Valley Master Chorale Youth Chorale, Santa Barbara String Quartet and other special guest instrumentalists.

Sing We Now of Christmas will take place on Saturday December 6, 2025 at First United Methodist Church 925 North “F” St., Lompoc, CA. 3:00 PM. Tickets are available at: Chapter Two Bookstore,1137 North H St., #Q, Lompoc Valley Florist, 322 North H St. or from Chorale Members.

Ticket prices are $20 General Admission, $5 for Students under 18 (with ID) and Children 13 and under are Free. Tickets are available from Chorale members or at the door on the performance night. For more information please visit our website, lvmasterchorale.org

Come to the BIG BOOK SALE, Saturday Dec. 13th from 11am - 1pm at the new Buellton Library.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Buellton Library
All proceeds go to support the Buellton Library

~ Lots of good titles at low prices
~ Come early for best selection
~ Enjoy refreshments while browsing

Questions? Email us at Friendsofthebuelltonlibrary202@gmail.com

A master of flatpicking guitar and a dynamic songwriter with a voice that blends grit and grace, Americana trailblazer Molly Tuttle returns with a brand-new all-female band, bringing bold new energy to her genre-defying sound.

A Holly Jolly Christmas! A Christmas Concert celebrates the holiday season at the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks on Sunday, December 14th at 6pm.

This family-friendly concert is filled with holiday classics such as “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad.” The UMCTO Choir will also sing George Michael’s Christmas classic “Last Christmas” and a medley of music by Alan Silvestri from the movie Polar Express including “Believe” and “Hot Chocolate.” Juan Gonzalez will sing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Edward Pola and George Wyle.

The concert includes pieces for choir, piano, and string orchestra and will include a piece by the classical composer Mari Esabel Valverde titled “her first snow.” It will also include world premieres of the choral piece “Christmas Alleluia” and string orchestra pieces “Pre-Luge”, and “Snow Day”, composed by our very own music director and conductor Isaac Schanno Johnson.

Admission is free. United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks is located at 1000 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. For those who are unable to attend in-person, the concert will be livestreamed. The livestream link can be found on our website at umcto.org.

Create charming holiday decorations in this fun and imaginative workshop! Use succulents and other natural materials to customize a miniature wreath, and choose from our curated collection of tiny items to design a festive snow globe. All tools and materials are provided. For ages 13+.

With Katie Deutschman

Perfect for expanding your grant writing skills, this intermediate workshop dives into the art of proposal writing by exploring the planning phases and each component of a winning proposal. This hands-on workshop will give you the opportunity to learn about how proposals relate to strategic and program planning, grant writing terminology and the basic components of a proposal. You will apply your new knowledge right away as you develop a draft proposal.

Come prepared to write! Please bring copies of your organization’s mission statement, project descriptions, and background materials. Please also bring paper and pen/pencil or a laptop.

Note: This workshop is designed for individuals who have had at least some experience writing and submitting grant proposals. Please register here: https://www.callutheran.edu/centers/nonprofit/workshops/event/2026-01-20-intermediate-proposal-writing-three-module-series

Part I: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Part II: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Part III: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Nonprofit bylaws are not only necessary under the California Nonprofit Law, but also essential to obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status. Aside from the legal and tax requirements, bylaws serve as an important roadmap to guide board governance, operations and decision-making. However, just mention the need to revisit or revise this important document, and most nonprofit board and staff members will shudder! Join us for this engaging discussion with Roy Schneider, Esq. and Jessica Villar, Esq., who will address bylaw basics, required provisions, and the process of taking on bylaw changes, then explore best practice approaches for streamline your governance practices.

Topics will include:

Why Bylaws Matter!
What is required by California law?
Key components of effective bylaws -- what should (and shouldn’t) be in the bylaws
The difference between bylaws and policies
Best practices for revising, amending and/or restating your organization’s bylaws, whether you are a membership or non-membership organization
Resources and checklists to help you navigate this process

Attendees are encouraged to bring a copy of their current bylaws and submit confidential questions for Roy to address during the workshop session.

Will your organization have enough cash to cover payroll next month? How about an unbudgeted expense or a fabulous new opportunity? Financial statements are important for board members and leadership to analyze the organization’s historical performance, but cash management is critical for day-to-day financial operations. In this class, we will learn how to develop a cash projection spreadsheet that can be updated regularly so you can successfully plan ahead and avoid surprises. Learning about cash projections is also a wonderful method to get familiar and comfortable with financials, because cash projections tend to be a more intuitive way of looking at financial information.

Learning Objectives:
-Discover 3 methods of projecting future cash flows: mind dump, budget conversion, and hybrid
-Analyze common differences between an accrual-based budget and a cash projection
-Identity strategies for handling shortfall and windfalls

Audience: This workshop is great for Executive Directors, fund development professionals, program managers, board members, and anyone else doing budgeting for nonprofit organizations.

This hands-on workshop is designed to help nonprofits strengthen financial resilience and build sustainable funding. In this session, we will guide participants in understanding their funding options, aligning revenue strategies with mission and capacity, and developing a clear, actionable and diversified annual development plan. In addition, attendees will have access to dedicated “office hours” with the instructors in the weeks following the workshop to review their plans, troubleshoot challenges, and strengthen implementation.

During this workshop, participants will:

- Explore the universe of funding sources available to nonprofits and their strategic implications
- Determine the right mix of revenue drivers that align with your mission, staffing, volunteer capacity, and donor fit
- Begin drafting a balanced 12-month development plan that integrates multiple funding sources into a cohesive strategy
- Start on an implementation roadmap that outlines your organization’s goals, activities, role accountability, and timelines
- Access follow-up “office hours” for personalized guidance and problem-solving

Target Audience: Executive directors, development directors and their staff, Board members and development committee volunteers engaged in fundraising and resource acquisition

Sustainably harvested white and red “silver tipped” fir trees from Northern California will be available for pickup on Tuesday, December 2 through December 5 at McGrath Family Farm (1012 West Ventura Blvd., Camarillo). Proceeds from the Christmas tree fundraiser will help support Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) agriculture education and healthy eating programs for kids in Ventura County. Tree pickup time is from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The trees are harvested in the northern Sierra Nevada mountain range to reduce overgrowth and fire risk and then donated to SEEAG. Trees are 6’ to 10’ tall. The cost is $100 per tree. SEEAG is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization so all tree purchases are tax-deductible. Trees can be pre-ordered by going to https://www.seeag.org/christmas. For questions about delivery, call 805-892-8155.