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Ventura County Astronomical Society will have telescopes set up at the Moorpark College Observatory for the First Public Star Party since 2019. Saturday, May 7th, 2022 from 7 to 10 pm. Gates open at 6:30. Free admission and parking. Federal Non-Profit EIN: 95-3152618. We're glad to be back

Ventura County Area Agency on Aging:

Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance is an exercise program developed especially for older adults using modified practices designed to improve and strengthen balance and mobility. Classes are intended for beginners. Canes and walkers are welcome. This class is proven to reduce falls by 55 percent and is developed with YOU in mind.

ALL CLASSES ARE FREE.
To register, please call: 805-477-7300, option 6

Tuesdays and Thursdays
August 16 – Nov. 3, 2022
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Location:
Oxnard Performing Arts Center
800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA

Join us for some casual family art time. Wear clothes you don't mind getting painty. Paint an ornament, create some arty gift tags, practice drawing a self portrait, or just play around at the mixed media table.

•Event & materials are FREE thanks to our amazing, generous donors!
•No pre-registration required.
•Wear clothes you don't mind getting painty.
•Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Friday, Dec. 9th, 2022 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Oxnard Performing Arts Center
800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, California 93030

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum presents “All The Life We Cannot See: Marine Microbes and the Health of our Oceans” on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Professor Alyson Santoro, PhD will discuss the general role of microbes in the ocean, which cycle nitrogen throughout the deep ocean, and the impact and important role the microbes have on the Earth’s climate. Marine microbes are single-celled organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye. They are the most abundant living things in the ocean, where they keep the water and the entire planet habitable for animals—and people. As recently as the 1950s, people believed that the deep ocean was practically devoid of microbial life.

The lecture series is sponsored by Marie L. Morrisroe.

"Curious About EVs?" is the topic of a Community Forum that will feature a car show spotlighting electric autos, to be followed by an in-person and online discussion subtitled, "An Introduction to Owning and Driving an Electric Vehicle."

The event will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, with an EV car show outside Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley at 3327 Old Conejo Road in Newbury Park. Attendees will get a close-up look at electric autos in different price ranges and have an opportunity to talk to owners about the experience of owning an electric vehicle.

That will be followed at 7 p.m. by a forum, both in-person at Chalice and online via Zoom, conducted by EV owners from the community. Panelists are Kent Bullard, Brian Pletcher and Spencer Pletcher, EV Field Representatives of EV Advocates of Ventura County. Also presenting will be John Brooks, Senior Sustainability Analyst (Water and EVs) with the City of Thousand Oaks, who will talk about efforts to place EV chargers and how the community can get involved.

Topics of the forum will include: Is an EV right for me? How does charging work? Finding an affordable EV. Incentives for new or used cars and charging equipment. Costs of ownership. Common misconceptions. Road trips, and Expansion of the EV charging network. The discussion will include incentives for buying used plug-in hybrids and how people who don't have convenient access to chargers can thereby benefit and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

The event is presented by Chalice Community Forum, a program of Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley.

To register to attend in person or online via Zoom, visit forum.chaliceuu.org. The forum is free; donations are welcome to support the programs. For information, visit the forum website or contact Randall Edwards via e-mail at forum@chaliceuu.org or by calling the church office at (805) 498-9548.

In partnership with the Maritime Museum of San Diego and Old Spanish Days Fiesta, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of the galleon replica San Salvador into port for the 2023 Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

San Salvador is a full-scale sixteenth century replica of the flagship used by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo during the first European voyage to make contact with the Indigenous Native Americans here while exploring what would one day become the West Coast of the United States. The ship will be available for free public tours at the city pier at Santa Barbara Harbor on Saturday, August 5, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 6, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Meticulously constructed by the Maritime Museum of San Diego over six years and US Coast Guard Certified, San Salvador is one of very few early modern replica ships in which members of the public can glimpse through experience what seafaring beyond the known world was like half a millennium ago. The San Salvador vessel represents a time and experience in Pacific maritime history for adventurers young and old. This is her first voyage since 2019 due to the pandemic.

As Cabrillo’s ship did five hundred years ago, the San Salvador will be greeted at sea by area Chumash in their replica of a historic tomol. This historic re-enactment will take place on Friday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m. in the waters on the west side of Stearns Wharf.

The San Salvador’s visit is generously sponsored by the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Rick Oshay, and Teresa Kuskey.

Image courtesy of Jerry Soto.

It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering 38 in-person plays, workshops and family-oriented events, presenting:

My Year of Saying No – A BFF LA PREMIERE - 5:00 PM, The Other Space, 12+

What do you do when circumstances stop you in your tracks, demand your attention, and cause you to question everything you've known? Do you listen to the call to change, or do you bow to all the pressures keeping you stuck? In My Year of Saying No, award winning performer Janice Creneti explores impacts of the mental health crisis, sexism, and society’s rigid expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the use of multimedia and multiple characters such as Patriarchy, Perfection, Zoom, her Body and COVID, this serio-comedic solo show tracks Janice’s journey to confront all that isn’t working in the world, and in her life, to build a path back to herself.

Written & performed by Janice Creneti. Directed & developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Enjoy the show and stay for the interactive workshop (6:30 – 7:30 PM).

Special thanks to generous grants from 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 and Playhouse PALS. The BFF celebrates the range and depth of the human condition and the idea that theatre arts experiences are vital, transformative, and must be available for all.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.
Schedule for August:
• The Art of Fabergé with Eleanor Schrader | Tuesday, August 5, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom
• The Vulnerability of Our Interconnected, Resilient, Modern World with Dr. Paul Witman| Wednesday, August 6, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom
• From Broadway to Movies: Let’s Talk Musicals with Sam and Candy Caponegro | Thursday, August 7, 1:30-3:30pm (PT), Zoom
• The ACE Score Effect: Childhood Trauma, Crime, and the Power of Intervention (Two Parts) with Dr. Molly George | Mondays, August 11 & 18, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks
• Speech in the Digital Age: Free Expression, Suppression, and the Tools of Control with Dr. Aaron Heresco | Wednesday, August 13, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks
• “All-Girl” Orchestras and Female Musicians of WWII, featuring the International Sweethearts of Rhythm (Two Parts) with Dave Radlauer | Thursdays, August 14 & 21, 1:30-3:30pm, Zoom
• Religion’s Influence on Key American Figures: Betsy Ross, Phillis Wheatley, Abraham Lincoln, & Frederick Douglass (Two Parts) with Dr. Jason Hensley | Wednesdays, August 20 & 27, 1-3pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks
• Looking through the Window: The Art of Edward Hopper with Katherine Zoraster | Monday, August 25, 10am-12pm (PT), Zoom & Thousand Oaks

You’re invited to Hospice of Santa Barbara’s 42nd Annual Light Up a Life Ceremony!


Join us for this beloved community tradition of remembering and honoring those you miss this holiday season. Each ceremony will feature speakers and special guests, entertainment, refreshments, and the lighting of a memorial tree.


Please come to one or more of our Light Up A Life ceremonies, and hang a star in memory of a loved one who has died or in honor of someone living. We encourage you to personalize your star – often people include a photo or quote to commemorate memories shared.


This year we are excited to welcome back Lois Mahalia, John Vale, Dos Pueblos Jazz Choir, and the Cold Springs School Chorus to certain ceremonies, along with cookies from Robin Himovitz and Aunt Janet’s Cookies, poetry by Perie Longo and Melinda Palacio, and other amazing speakers and guests.


We hope you can join us to celebrate and remember those we loved.


Dates and Locations:
Montecito – Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, 5:00PM - Stars sales & music program starts 30 min later, Montecito Upper Village Green Corner of San Ysidro & E. Valley Rd.
Santa Barbara – Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, 5:30PM - Star sales & music program starts 30 min later, Lobero Theatre 33 E. Canon Perdido
Carpinteria – Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, 5:00PM - Stars sales & music program starts 30 min later, Seal Fountain Linden Ave.
Goleta – Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, 5:00PM - Stars sales & music program starts 30 min later, Camino Real Marketplace Storke & Marketplace Dr.


Visit https://www.hospiceofsb.org/lual to learn more

Host Renee Montagne talks with singer/song writer Jill Sobule about her new album, Pink Pearl. In 1995 Sobule had a controversial Top 40 hit with I Kissed a Girl. It took a move to a new label and Sobule's songs often combine poppy, up beat music with ironic and sometimes satirical lyrics. (6:40) STATIONS: Jill Sobule new album is titled Pink Pearl and is published by Wea/Atlantic/Lava; ASIN: B000005J7Z