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The Museum of Ventura County has been partnering with the county library to bring in-person Story Time on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11:30am, this will be the last one of the year! On the 11th of December, in time for Christmas, we’ll feature a story about Family. Join us for stories, then play & learn in the Children’s Garden, a fabulous and FREE outing for ALL! 11:30am – Story Time Begins 12:00pm – Story Time Concludes 12:00-12:30pm – Mobile Library-time OR Children’s Garden-time

Norma Pimentel is a sister with the Missionaries of Jesus and a licensed professional counselor. As executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, she oversees the charitable arm of the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas and was instrumental in organizing community resources to respond to the surge of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States and setting up Humanitarian Respite Centers in McAllen and Brownsville in 2014.
Before overseeing Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Pimentel was one of the leaders who directed Casa Oscar Romero, a refugee shelter in San Benito and later Brownsville for Central Americans fleeing their war-torn countries in the 1980s.
Pimentel’s efforts have earned her considerable recognition: Catholic Charities USA gave her the Martin Luther King Jr. “Keep the Dream Alive” Award in 2015; Our Sunday Visitor named her one of eight Catholics of the Year who made an indelible mark in 2015; and Time magazine included her among its 100 Most Influential People of 2020.

The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations invited her to speak at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City.

During the U.S. papal visit, Pimentel met with Pope Francis in New York City and presented him with one of her original paintings that depicted an immigrant mother and child.
She will be sharing some of her experiences with the Humanitarian Respite Centers and immigration. Pimentel received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas; a master’s degree in theology from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas; a master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Loyola University in Chicago; and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Holy Family University in Philadelphia. The virtual lecture is free, but registration is required at bit.ly/3kaMASx. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link a few days before the event. For information, contact Ana Gorman at agorman@callutheran.edu. Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details because event information may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest visitor policies before visiting campus.

Moorpark College is partnering with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, who is known as Five for Fighting, to host the “Concert for the Cats” benefit.

Proceeds from the concert will assist in the completion of America’s Teaching Zoo’s Tiger Retreat Habitat for Bengal tigers Neil and Karma. The new exhibit will include two sections for Neil and Karma with a connecting bridge that zoo visitors will be able to walk under.

Moorpark College Music department students will open the show at 5 p.m. in the Moorpark College Campus Quad.

VIP tickets for the fundraiser include an exclusive pre-show photo-op meet-and-greet with Ondrasik at 4:30 p.m., a tour of America’s Teaching Zoo with animal interactions, refreshments and reserved seating for the concert.

Channel Islands Maritime Museum Announces Indigenous Film Showcase “Home Waters: Coastal Communities and Maritime Traditions” The Channel Islands Maritime Museum (CIMM) is happy to announce its first film showcase event “Home Waters: Coastal Communities and Maritime Traditions,” a selection of four short films.

Through animation, cinema verite, and classic documentary formats, four directors take us across North America and Canada to explore coastal indigenous lifeways.

In “Now Is the Time'' and “Homecoming: Journey to Limuw” we see the revival of ancestral Haida and Chumash traditions after the impact of colonization. In “Lake” we watch a group of Metis women net fishing. Finally, in “Nibiising,” we see the importance of caring for the places we call home.

This showcase serves to show that Indigenous traditions continue to thrive today. The showcase will be followed by a panel discussion. “Caring for our waters and maintaining strong relationships to place is not a thing of the past,” says CIMM Collections and Exhibitions Manager, Olivia Morris, who curated the film showcase. “If anything, it is even more relevant today as we face a wide variety of serious and challenging issues as they relate to The Ocean and environments we all share.”

About Channel Islands Maritime Museum: Founded in 1991 and located in Oxnard’s Channel Islands Harbor, the Museum’s galleries feature rare and beautiful maritime paintings dating back to the 1600s, more than sixty world-class models of historic ships, rotating thematic fine arts exhibitions, and interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to expand their horizons about everything maritime. The Museum is open to the public Thursday through Sunday, Noon until 4 pm, and Monday, 10 am until 4 pm.

The Camarillo Public Library is proud to announce the return of Camarillo Reads: One City, One Book. Our selection this year is The Rose Code by Kate Quinn.

The story highlights women codebreakers of World War II. Set in 1940 and 1947, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes.

Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She will be joining us to discuss her newest book, The Rose Code, followed by a Q&A.

Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) invites the community to The Next Big Thing Juror Talk with Peter Mays on Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (doors will open at 4:00 p.m.), Oct. 2.

Mays, executive director of the Los Angeles Art Association, will discuss the pieces in the exhibition, explain the selections he made, and announce the winners.

This talk will be in-person at the Blackboard Gallery, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo.

Tickets can be purchased at https://bit.ly/NBTJurorTalk. Admission is free for members; $10 for non-members.

Submissions for the Next Big Thing Juried Exhibition close Aug. 30.

For more information on the Next Big Thing, visit https://studiochannelislands.org/nbt21/.

Fourth Annual Fredrick Michael Gibson 5K/10K Run for Depression Awareness.

This event benefits the Free Clinic of Simi Valley, whose mission is to provide medical care, counseling, dental and legal assistance to individuals and families in need.

The Run will honor Fredrick Michael Gibson and focus on spreading the message to those suffering from depression ...

Don't Suffer in Silence. We Walk, We Run, We Heal. Together.

Registration for the Run is now open at www.freeclinicsv.com. Dogs are welcome and if you want to participate from the comfort of your home sign up for the Virtual Run.

Seraphour, founded in 2020, presents its first live full-length concert and record launch, featuring Cal Lutheran faculty members Heidi Vass and Dana Rouse. Seraphour is an all-female vocal quartet that performs unaccompanied sacred music spanning the classical canon.

The group’s debut album, “Angele Dei,” features works by Palestrina, Gjeilo, Busto and Powell, and a piece commissioned for the quartet by L.A. Philharmonic young composer fellow Aidan Vass.

The concert will feature selections from the album in addition to other sacred music guaranteed to inspire and uplift.

For more information on the group, see seraphour.com.

Donations will be accepted. For information, call the Music Department at 805-493-3306 or visit callutheran.edu/music.

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The Franzen Organ Recital will feature Jaebon Hwang, organist and interim director of music ministries at First United Methodist Church of San Diego. Named a fellow of the American Guild of Organists in 2011, she completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance at the University of Southern California. Please join us for an evening of exciting organ music.

The concert is free. For information, call the Music Department at 805-493-3306 or visit callutheran.edu/music.

Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details because event information may change.

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Areté returns to the stage for its 13th season, which promises to be the most interesting and eclectic yet.

The innovative professional ensemble of vocal artists will open this concert with a performance of Quarantine Madrigals (2020) by Indian American composer Reena Esmail.

Composed in response to COVID-19, Quarantine Madrigals is intended to trace the break from society, the descent into isolation, and the eventual return to one another experienced during the pandemic.

Also on the program is “Membra Jesu Nostri” (1680) by the Baroque master Dieterich Buxtehude. This virtuosic work for voices and strings, known as the first Lutheran oratorio, is a cycle of seven cantatas, each a meditation on a different part of Christ’s crucified body: feet, knees, hands, sides, breast, heart and face.

With uncompromising attention to musical detail and a passion for live performance, Areté provides a joyful, moving, educational and soul-nurturing experience. Wyant Morton will conduct.

Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased online in advance; $10 for students with ID. For information and to purchase tickets, visit aretevocalensemble.org.

Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details because event information may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest visitor policies before visiting campus.