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The Southeast Ventura County YMCA’s “A Night of Wonder” Grand Affair is Saturday, October 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. The evening features a themed cocktail hour, gourmet dinner, silent and live auctions, impactful moments and live entertainment – with fun, surprise elements sprinkled throughout the evening.

Proceeds from the evening benefit Southeast Ventura County YMCA programs, including Find My Genius, a free summer learning program for low- and moderate-income students who are not reading at grade level, Safety Around Water, which teaches children water safety and basic swimming skills at no cost, Youth & Government for teens and YMCA scholarship programs.

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building positive relationships, impacting lives and strengthening the community through youth development, healthy living programs and social responsibility. It serves the Conejo Valley, Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Agoura Hills and Moorpark.

For more information and to order tickets, go to https://www.sevymca.org/gala.

This event includes an exhibit of members’ orchids, and a wide range of inexpensive, easy-to-grow orchids for sale. Several hundred orchids from quality orchid nurseries and society member divisions will be available. Many can be grown outdoors in Southern California. Other available items will include “companion plants”, grown by Society members, and orchid fertilizer and potting mix.

Society members will be available to provide guidance on how best to grow your new orchids and will answer your questions.

The hours of the Orchid Show and Sale are Friday, May 29 – 10:30am to 5:30pm, and Saturday, May 30 - 10am to 4pm. Arrive early for the best selection. Lecture / demonstrations of general orchid care will run continuously both days starting at 11am, continuing to closing.

Admission is free.
We accept payment in cash or check only.

For more information, please call 805-410-3803 or visit us at www.ConejoOrchidSociety.org

The Conejo Orchid Society is a 501(c)(5) non-profit organization.
This program is not a Thousand Oaks Library sponsored event

This event includes an exhibit of members’ orchids, and a wide range of inexpensive, easy-to-grow orchids for sale. Several hundred orchids from quality orchid nurseries and society member divisions will be available. Many can be grown outdoors in Southern California. Other available items will include “companion plants”, grown by Society members, and orchid fertilizer and potting mix.

Society members will be available to provide guidance on how best to grow your new orchids and will answer your questions.

The hours of the Orchid Show and Sale are Friday, May 29 – 10:30am to 5:30pm, and Saturday, May 30 - 10am to 4pm. Arrive early for the best selection. Lecture / demonstrations of general orchid care will run continuously both days starting at 11am, continuing to closing.

Admission is free.
We accept payment in cash or check only.

For more information, please call 805-410-3803 or visit us at www.ConejoOrchidSociety.org

The Conejo Orchid Society is a 501(c)(5) non-profit organization.
This program is not a Thousand Oaks Library sponsored event

Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) is hosting a free “Farm Day Every Day” tour at Rancho Olivos on Saturday, May 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

For the past 18 years, Rancho Olivos has crafted locally grown, handcrafted extra virgin olive oils that enhance the flavor of fine foods while supporting a healthy lifestyle.

Visitors will tour the olive orchard and learn how different varieties of olive oil are made, including Rancho Olivos’ Blood Orange, basil, jalapeno, rosemary-garlic, and Meyer lemon flavored olive oils. The tour will end with an olive oil tasting.

Farm Day Every Day is part of SEEAG’s ongoing mission to connect students, families, and community members to the people, places, and practices behind our food system. They take place regularly in addition to SEEAG’s one-day annual Farm Day events in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

Tours are free, but space is limited. Registration is required. Ticket registration opens on May 22 at 10:00 a.m.

To register and learn more about the tour and future Farm Day Every Day events, visit https://www.seeag.org/farm-day-every-day.

A Festival of new works for the stage - June 18 - 21. 4 days. 4 plays. 4 free
June 21st performance features Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Nominee Jane Jane Kaczmarek, in a staged reading of the new play Tesseract by Scott C. Sickles. There will be an audience talkback session with the writer and actors following the performance. Admission is free.

The schedule for June includes:

The Art and Craft of Conducting with Dr. Michael Hart — Tuesday, June 2 , 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Kingsmen Shakespeare: 30 Years of Producing Shakespeare Under the Stars with Michael Arndt — Wednesday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom

U.S.–Israel Relations in Transition: Historical Roots and Changing Public Opinion (Two Parts) with Dr. Jason Hensley — Thursdays, June 4 and 11, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

AI in the Next Decade: Reality, Ruminations, Risks, and Responsibility with Dr. Simon Cotter— Monday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Polar Tragedies: Rivalry and Catastrophe at the Ends of the Earth (Two Parts) with Dr. John McCannon — Tuesdays, June 9 and 16, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom

A Century Later: Monet’s Giverny and the Art of Reflection and Light with Katherine Zoraster — Wednesday, June 10, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Juneteenth’s Journey: Freedom, Memory, and Meaning in America with Dr. Jason Hensley — Monday, June 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

EAT YOUR VEGGIES! with Sharon Boorstin — Monday, June 22, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Zoom

FREE - Artemis II Points the Way with Christopher Mick — Tuesday, June 23, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Zoom

The Long Way Home: Archaeology and the Lost World of the Odyssey (Two Parts) with Scott Jones — Wednesdays, June 24 and July 1, 1 p.m. to 3p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Beyond the Chocolate Bar: A Sweet Exploration and Tasting with Chocolate Sommelier Andy Binsley — Thursday, June 25, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Join the UCSB Library to celebrate the Art in Service of the Land exhibition with a special panel discussion honoring the vital intersection of creative practice and environmental stewardship.
Through a panel discussion discover how art and painting on location does more than capture beauty—it services the land by fostering public engagement and supporting the preservation of the Devereux Slough and North Campus Open Space (NCOS).

A reception with light refreshments on the Mountain Courtyard will follow the 50 minute panel discussion.

About the Exhibition
Art in Service of the Land is a collaborative exhibition curated by the Oak Group and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration in partnership with UCSB Library staff. This exhibition invites viewers to explore how art documents, interprets, and amplifies the ongoing work of conservation, revealing the beauty and complexity of the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) and inspiring engagement with our local environment.

This event may be photographed or recorded.

On Saturday, June 13 at 3 pm and Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m., the Master Chorale concert Limitless will be performed at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara.

Throughout history, great composers have not simply followed tradition - they have stretched it, reshaped it, and reimagined what music could express. In this program, we encounter voices who chose expansion over limitation, writing music that reaches beyond expectation and invites us into something larger than ourselves. From the radiant energy of Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi—originally composed for the all-female musicians of Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà and now widely performed in SATB settings—to the joyful spirit of Missa Brevis in F Major by Joseph Haydn, we hear music that defies constraint and reflects a vision of faith filled with vitality, light, and possibility.

This concert also marks the final performance of Artistic Director Dr. David Lozano Torres, whose leadership with the Santa Barbara Master Chorale has been defined by storytelling, emotional depth, and a commitment to meaningful artistic expression. As a farewell, Limitless: The Sound of Becoming is both a celebration of what has been and a reflection on what continues—an offering of gratitude, a shared moment of connection, and a reminder that music, like the human spirit, is never confined. It is always becoming.

The schedule for July includes:

The Long Way Home: Archaeology and the Lost World of the Odyssey(Two Parts) with Scott Jones — Wednesdays, June 24 and July 1, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Japan's Path to War: Nationalism, Great Depression, and Imperial Aspirations(Two Parts) with Dr. David Nelson — Mondays, July 6 and 13, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

From Promise to Reality: Making Sense of Technological Change with Dr. Paul Witman — Wednesday, July 8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Modern Song with Dave Radlauer — Tuesday, July 14, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Zoom

Ceilings that Speak: Art, Illusion, and Power Above Us with Eleanor Schrader — Thursday, July 16, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Zoom

The Science of Color: Pigments, Chemistry, and the Secrets of Art with Dr. Kate Hoffmann — Monday, July 20, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

A New Culture of Warfare? How Modern Conflict Might Shape Twenty-First Century Global Affairs(Three Parts) with Dr. Jason Hensley — Mondays, July 27, August 3 and 10, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

The Greek Symposium: Wine, Wit and Wisdom in the Ancient World with Judith Day — Wednesday, July 29, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Zoom and Thousand Oaks campus

Beyond Rome: Uncovering Life & Love in Roman Britain with Kara Brown — Thursday, July 30, 10 a.m. to 12p.m., Zoom

On Saturday, June 13 at 3 pm and Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m., the Master Chorale concert Limitless will be performed at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara.

Throughout history, great composers have not simply followed tradition - they have stretched it, reshaped it, and reimagined what music could express. In this program, we encounter voices who chose expansion over limitation, writing music that reaches beyond expectation and invites us into something larger than ourselves. From the radiant energy of Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi—originally composed for the all-female musicians of Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà and now widely performed in SATB settings—to the joyful spirit of Missa Brevis in F Major by Joseph Haydn, we hear music that defies constraint and reflects a vision of faith filled with vitality, light, and possibility.

This concert also marks the final performance of Artistic Director Dr. David Lozano Torres, whose leadership with the Santa Barbara Master Chorale has been defined by storytelling, emotional depth, and a commitment to meaningful artistic expression. As a farewell, Limitless: The Sound of Becoming is both a celebration of what has been and a reflection on what continues—an offering of gratitude, a shared moment of connection, and a reminder that music, like the human spirit, is never confined. It is always becoming.