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Join us at the Sewing and Mending Club to learn how to repair old favorites or create something new! Discover the joy of creating and repairing with our welcoming community at the EE Makerspace.

Bring your unfinished projects, sewing challenges, or mending needs to our evening or afternoon session.

Our supportive staff and volunteers will be there to offer tips and guidance.

$15 | Ages 13+

Pre-registration is required, secure your spot today.

We can’t wait to see what you create in the EE Makerspace!

The first-ever “Free Museum Day” at MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, is Sunday, April 12. Presented as part of “Count Play Explore,” a California initiative to foster confidence and curiosity in math, science, and computer science among children from birth through third grade.

Kids of all ages enjoy museum exhibits plus special interactive stations by community partners, including slime-making, a color-changing chemistry activity, water-filtration exploration, two types of robots, and more.

Family resources are available about early childhood development, support services, learning tools, parent education, and more.

Presented in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Education Office. Free admission, but reservations are highly recommended at www.moxi.org.

The first-ever “Free Museum Day” at MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, is Sunday, April 12. Presented as part of “Count Play Explore,” a California initiative to foster confidence and curiosity in math, science, and computer science among children from birth through third grade.

Kids of all ages enjoy museum exhibits plus special interactive stations by community partners, including slime-making, a color-changing chemistry activity, water-filtration exploration, two types of robots, and more.

Family resources are available about early childhood development, support services, learning tools, parent education, and more.

Presented in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Education Office. Free admission, but reservations are highly recommended at www.moxi.org.

For 30 years, Canine Adoption and Rescue League (C.A.R.L.) has been the voice for Ventura County’s rescue dogs. This September, we’re celebrating this massive milestone at our brand-new home: 'olołkoy Beach Park (Oxnard Beach Park). Join us for a day of sun, sand, and wagging tails as we walk to save lives. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or a first-time walker, we can’t wait to see you there!

The Watershed Stewards Program, in partnership with the Ventura Land Trust and the Southern Steelhead Coalition, invites you to join us for a hands-on restoration weekend along the Ojai Valley Trail and Ventura River on April 17–18!

Over the course of these two restoration days, volunteers will help remove invasive Castor Bean plants and clear trash from a post-industrial site that has not seen restoration in over a century. These actions directly support the recovery of steelhead habitat by improving water quality, reducing invasive pressure, and restoring native vegetation along the stream corridor.
This restoration weekend marks the beginning of a long-term effort to bring this important steelhead habitat back to life. Come get your hands dirty and be part of the first step in restoring this landscape!

Event Details
• When: Friday & Saturday, April 17–18, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• Where: 4777 Crooked Palm Rd, Ventura, CA
• Who: All ages and skill levels welcome

There’s no place like 5-Star! Join Dorothy and friends on a whirlwind adventure over the rainbow in THE WIZARD OF OZ—a timeless tale of courage, friendship, and finding your way home.

THE WIZARD OF OZ is at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks, July 10–19.

Don’t miss your chance to see this iconic story brought to life in a way only live theatre can deliver.

Get tickets now: https://www.5startheatricals.com/the-wizard-of-oz

Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, Poi Rogers performs original and vintage American roots music, with Gerard Egan doubling on acoustic guitar and triple neck steel and Carolyn Sills on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show. They won the 2018 and 2024 Ameripolitan Award for Western Swing Group (as ‘The Carolyn Sills Combo’), and Carolyn was named the Academy of Western Artists’ Western Swing Female Vocalist of 2020. They performed at the 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival and are both Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame inductees. What began as a fun way for the couple to explore the vintage musical styles they love turned into an in-demand touring act, with their second album due out in 2026.

Sponsored by The Parcher Family

Teens can pick out prom clothes and accessories at no cost at the Yarrow Family YMCA in Westlake Village from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the 3rd Southeast Ventura County YMCA Annual Prom Closet.

All items are donated by community members and retailers and include dresses, suits, slacks, jackets, shoes, ties and purses. Volunteers will help students pick out clothes and accessories.

The Yarrow Family YMCA is at 31105 E Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village.

Call (818) 707-9622 for more information.

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Kenneth Karmiole Annual Lecture on Religion in American Life at UCSB Library, featuring Dr. Randall Balmer. This annual lecture highlights scholarship and public engagement on American religious history, drawing from the rich resources of UCSB Library’s American Religions Collection.

Randall Balmer is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and a prize‑winning historian, bestselling author, and public commentator on American religious history. His New York Times–bestselling book, America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State (2025), examines how the First Amendment’s protections of religious freedom have fostered America’s religious diversity, and the challenges it faces today. Balmer’s scholarship combines rigorous historical research with insightful commentary on the intersections of religion, law, and society.

About the American Religions Collection
The American Religions Collection (ARC) was established by J. Gordon Melton in 1968 and is located in UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections. Religion or religious practice in ARC is defined very broadly, and includes such diverse interests as unexplained phenomena, spiritual technologies, and dietary practices. Under the curation of David Gartrell, the ARC now includes more than 35,000 volumes, 5,000 serials titles, and over 1,000 linear feet of archival and manuscript collections and is one of the most comprehensive collections of American religious history primary source materials in the US.

About the Series
The Kenneth Karmiole Annual Lecture Series on Religion in American Life is an endowed fund established by Kenneth Karmiole in support of an annual public lecture series related to the research, scholarship and collection materials within the UC Santa Barbara Library’s American Religions Collection (ARC).

Thanks to VibeWell this event is free. Reserve your place today!
Join choreographer and educator Beth Megill, Artistic Director (AD) of Megill & Company (MeCo), for an inspiring afternoon exploring the creative process behind spontaneous dance.

Making Dance begins with a workshop on improvisational dance techniques at 12:15 pm, followed by a live performance featuring impromptu dance movements at 2 pm..

Workshop participants will discover tools to create playful joyous dances in the MeCo style. Join MeCo company members and explore movement ideas and collaborative dance-making practices. All levels of movers and dancers are welcome.

Directly after the workshop, attendees may perform spontaneous dance-theater for NAMBA audiences. Participants must attend the workshop to perform as part of the afternoon showcase. And of course, you don’t have to perform… if you don’t want to. But, we promise it is super fun!

Beth Megill is a choreographer, performer, and professor of dance at Moorpark College. She holds an MFA in Dance from UC Irvine and co-founded Megill & Company, a Southern California dance theater company known for vibrant, imaginative work that blends humor, intellect, and expressive movement.