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Join us this weekend for a truly unforgettable musical event— our season finale performances of Bach’s Mass in B Minor.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements in choral music, this monumental work represents the culmination of Bach’s life and artistry. Experiencing it live is rare; experiencing it under these circumstances is extraordinary.

Your ticket also includes an insightful pre-concert lecture led by Maestro Conor Whalen.

Performance Dates & Times
🗓️ Saturday, May 2
⦁ Pre-concert lecture at 5:00pm
⦁ Concert at 6:00 PM
🗓️ Sunday, May 3
⦁ Pre-concert lecture at 2:00pm
⦁ Concert at 3:00 PM

Location
📍Samuelson Chapel, 165 Chapel Lane, Thousand Oaks, California

Tickets
🎟️ General Admission: $30
🎟️ Senior/Active Military: $25
🎟️ Students: $10

Order your tickets today (also for purchase at the venue):
🌐 ConejoValleyChoralSociety.com/season

Join us this weekend for a truly unforgettable musical event— our season finale performances of Bach’s Mass in B Minor.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements in choral music, this monumental work represents the culmination of Bach’s life and artistry. Experiencing it live is rare; experiencing it under these circumstances is extraordinary.

Your ticket also includes an insightful pre-concert lecture led by Maestro Conor Whalen.

Performance Dates & Times
🗓️ Saturday, May 2
⦁ Pre-concert lecture at 5:00pm
⦁ Concert at 6:00 PM
🗓️ Sunday, May 3
⦁ Pre-concert lecture at 2:00pm
⦁ Concert at 3:00 PM

Location
📍Samuelson Chapel, 165 Chapel Lane, Thousand Oaks, California

Tickets
🎟️ General Admission: $30
🎟️ Senior/Active Military: $25
🎟️ Students: $10

Order your tickets today (also for purchase at the venue):
🌐 ConejoValleyChoralSociety.com/season

Horse lovers and anyone concerned or curious about the future of wild horses will enjoy hearing Celeste Carlisle, who is the biologist for Lompoc's Return to Freedom (RTF) Wild Horse Conservation, with over three decades of experience.

She has worked alongside RTF to oversee and implement the fertility control program, RTF’s projects on policy changes in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) wild horse programs, and in on-range public- private partnerships for wild horse and burro management.

Celeste searches for meaningful and humane solutions to the management challenges facing wild-horses in a world with a rapidly changing climate and a multitude of stakeholder opinions.

From the acclaimed team that brought you Aspirin & ELEPHANTS, 2 Across, Almost Perfect, A Love Affair, Mistakes Were Made, and You Haven’t Changed a Bit (and Other Lies) comes the world premiere of Jerry Mayer’s 13th play.

Acclaimed playwright Mayer’s serious comedy underscores the importance of family, friendships, girl power, and how terribly things can go awry when we place the bottom line at the top of the list. “Angel” also fulfills Mayer’s lifelong crusade against ambulance chasers, those predators whose faces leer down at us from every billboard in town, as he introduces the angel of an attorney (yes, there is such a thing) who's on a mission to chase them off the road.

ANGEL reunites renowned playwright Jerry Mayer with veteran (and frequent Mayer) director Chris DeCarlo. Original music is by Steve Mayer. The stellar cast features DeCarlo (Author! Author!, Mistakes Were Made), Summer Moran (Off-Broadway: Ebb&Flow, Breaking the Internet LIVE!), Natasha Renae Potts (The Impact of Dildos on a Funeral, Romeo and Juliet, Branwell and the other Brontes) and Brian Tyson (Misery, Henry VI, Hand of God).

“Watch out, Neil Simon. Jerry Mayer is right behind you!” Profile Magazine

94-year-old playwright Jerry Mayer, who has written for M*A*S*H, The Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Facts of Life (where he was executive producer) and five of Mitzi Gaynor’s TV Specials, never shies away from tackling the big issues and MY LAWYER IS AN ANGEL is no exception.

“Chris DeCarlo is a masterful director.” Theatre Scene

Chris DeCarlo, Playhouse Co-Artistic Director, has helmed 12 of Mayer’s world premiere comedies. Says DeCarlo, "Experiencing a Jerry Mayer play brings us that much closer to the realization that turning the frown upside down is the best way to navigate through life’s most serious issues, big or small.”

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are support in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, 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, and Playhouse PALS.

This is 94-year-old playwright Jerry Mayer’s 13th play – don’t miss it!

MOXI Family Party transforms the museum into a hands-on retro adventure for all ages, inspired by video game favorites. Don’t miss an action-packed evening of block-building challenges and collectible creature quests.

Costumes encouraged. Food + beverage available for purchase. Tickets required for entry.

"Yellow Feminist Visibility: On Nellie Wong's Socialist Feminist Poetics"

Join us for a virtual lecture by the 2025 Kenneth Karmiole Research Fellow, Dr. Joseph Wei, who drew on primary source materials from the Library's California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA) to advance his scholarship on Asian American socialist feminist poetry and literary organizing.

Drawing on archival research from UCSB's California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, this presentation examines the work of the late Asian American socialist feminist poet Nellie Wong (1934–2026). Looking at Wong's correspondences and drafts of essays and poems, Wei takes up her work as a model for organizing "yellow feminist visibility" in the 1980s — that is, performances of Asian American socialist feminist commitment amidst the conservative backlash against radical race movements of the 1960s. These performances of visibility were important because Wong and her compatriots conceived of Asian American feminists and lesbians as a vanguard class, whose daily work and organizing activities contained the seeds for social transformation.

About the Speaker
Dr. Joseph Wei is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Georgia. A scholar of Asian American literature and literary communities, his research spans Asian American poetry and poetics, literature and sociology, and critical refugee studies. He is currently completing his first book, Asian American Literary Organizing, 1970s to the Present, which investigates the role of Asian American literary organizations — from Kearny Street Workshop to Kundiman — in realizing and sustaining models of literary production outside mainstream literary institutions.

This event may be photographed or recorded.

Image Description: Dr. Joseph Wei with short dark hair, black glasses, blue button up, and a navy sweater vest.

Field Day is amateur radio's open house. Every June, more than 31,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.

We welcome the public to come learn more about ham radio!

Join Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) for its 8th Annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day. Over 15 farms, ranches, wineries and agricultural organizations from Santa Maria to Carpinteria welcome the public on Farm Day. Guests can expect a variety of activities, including behind-the-scenes tours, tractor rides, product tastings and giveaways, and plenty of kid-friendly exhibits, all while learning about the farms that feed our communities and the world.

For more information about Farm Day, to register, and to view a list of participating farms on an interactive map, go to https://sbcfarmday.org. Visitors select the locations they want to visit and travel at their own pace.
Farm Day is free and open to all ages. No pets allowed.

Santa Barbara County Farm Day is organized by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG). SEEAG’s mission is to educate students and the greater community about the farm origins of our food and the role of agriculture in our nutritional well-being.

The Simi Valley Family YMCA, in partnership with PoolCorp, is hosting A Splash of Joy, June 20 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Simi Valley Family YMCA (3200 Cochran Street). In this free community event, families can participate in water activities and swim challenges, and learn important water safety skills.

There will be gifts from PoolCorp, water class information, and food and refreshments.

The event will also highlight the YMCA’s Safety Around Water (SAW) program, which offers free water-safety lessons to all third-grade students in the Simi Valley Unified School District (SVUSD).

Registration is required. For questions or to sign up, contact simiaquatics@sevymca.org or call 805-583-5338.

Date & Time: Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM

Location: Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens

1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Cost: Free

Celebrate Independence Day and America's 250th Anniversary with a free, family-friendly outdoor concert at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens. This year, the PrimeTime Band presents “Sounds of America," a musical retrospective featuring classic tunes from pop, rock, musicals, and movies—including hits from The Beach Boys, The Incredibles, and "Over the Rainbow."
The performance features a special guest appearance by vocalist Anikka Abbott. Attendees are invited to bring a lawn chair or a blanket to enjoy this traditional community celebration.
Guests may set out low-back chairs and blankets anytime after 12:00 PM on the day of the event. Non-synthetic blankets are preferred to help protect the lawn.

For more information, please contact media@pcvf.org