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The Simi Valley Family YMCA is hosting their annual Trunk-or-Treat, Saturday, October 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. YMCA Child Care Staff decorate their car trunks with a fun theme and pass out candy. The event is free and open to the public. The Simi Y is at 3200 Cochran St.

In addition to more than 15 decorated cars, there will be a haunted laboratory, spooky yoga, a pumpkin decorating contest, thriller dance moves and a photo booth. Visitors are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costumes.

The Y is accepting candy donations for the event. Donations of individually-wrapped candy can be dropped off at Simi Valley YMCA or Yarrow Family YMCA (31105 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village).

For more information, go to https://www.sevymca.org/trunk-or-treat, email info@sevymca.org or call 805-583-5338.

“The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks on August 12th” but there’ll be some stragglers. Join us at the Moorpark College Observatory, Saturday, August 20th from 8 - 11 pm and catch a few with us.

The evening starts in the Open-Air Amphitheater with a PowerPoint presentation on what’s Up. Professor Hal Jandorf will locate these objects in real time with a green laser pointer. Then see those objects “close up” on the observation deck through dozens of telescopes set up and ready to go.

For the ultimate view enter “The Dome” and look through the 6-inch Takahashi! Arrive early to get a priority Group Number: No more standing in line, we’ll call you.

Please Arrive Early. Free to all ages. Please No Pets

Pierre Claeyssens ​​Veterans Foundation invites you to join them and local First Responders as they pay tribute to those who died serving our country on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. sharp at the Santa Barbara Cemetery (901 Channel Drive., Santa Barbara, CA 93108).

Representatives of local first responders attending include:
The California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara Area
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Santa Barbara Police Department
Santa Barbara City Fire Department
Santa Barbara County Fire Department
Montecito Fire Protection District

They will also be joined by the University of California, Santa Barbara ROTC, the Santa Barbara Choral Society and the Gold Coast Pipe Band ending with a thrilling flyover of the Condor Squadron's four T-6 Texan airplanes.

This is a free event and there will be free parking on site. To learn more, please visit https://www.pcvf.org/2022-memorial-day-ceremony

Meet Me at the Museum: Community Portraits by Star Montana is a free, two-day event in celebration of the farmworker and migrant communities that make up the Central Coast region of California. Join Los Angeles-based artist Star Montana to participate in representing the beauty and diversity of our community in celebration of the people who sustain us all. Photography is sacred, and everyone deserves a beautiful portrait with their family, friends, pets, or by themselves.

“It would be my honor to photograph you, capture your magic and make memories.”
— Star Montana

Participants will receive one free 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) printed photograph per session, and an optional digital copy to an email address provided at the event. The photograph will be available the same day, after a wait time of up to 30 minutes. All participant information is confidential. Photography will remain private unless the participant agrees to share their image publicly. Hosted at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, this event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mexican Prints: The Garcia-Correa Collection, on view at the AD&A Museum until December 7, 2025.

Star Montana is a photo-based artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She was born and raised in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles, which is predominantly Mexican American and serves as the backdrop to much of her work. Her work has recently been exhibited at Charlie James Gallery (2019, 2016); Residency Art Gallery (2018); LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (2018); Occidental College (2017); The Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts at the Mexican Consulate General of Mexico (2017); The Main Museum (2017); Ballroom Marfa (2017); and Vincent Price Art Museum (2016). She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Art from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the School of Visual Arts, and an Associate of Arts in Photography from East Los Angeles College

Encontrémonos en el Museo: Retratos Comunitarios por Star Montana es un evento gratuito de dos días que celebra a las comunidades de trabajadores agrícolas y migrantes que conforman la región de la costa central de California. Acompañen a la artista Star Montana, residente en Los Ángeles, para representar la belleza y la diversidad de nuestran comunidad y celebrar a las personas que nos sustentan. La fotografía es sagrada y todos merecen un hermoso retrato con su familia, amigos, mascotas o en solitario.

“Sería un honor fotografiarlos, capturar su magia y crear recuerdos.”
— Star Montana

Los participantes recibirán una fotografía impresa de 4 x 6 pulgadas (10 x 15 cm) gratuita por sesión y una copia digital opcional a la dirección de correo electrónico proporcionada durante el evento. La fotografía estará disponible el mismo día, después de un tiempo de espera de hasta 30 minutos. Toda la información de los participantes es confidencial. La fotografía se mantendrá privada a menos que el participante acepte compartirla públicamente. Este evento, que se lleva a cabo en el Museo de Arte, Diseño y Arquitectura de la Universidad de California en Santa Bárbara, se presenta en conjunto con la exposición Gráfica Mexicana: La Colección García-Correa, que se exhibe en el Museo AD&A hasta el 7 de diciembre de 2025. Star Montana es una artista fotográfica que vive y trabaja en Los Ángeles, California. Nació y creció en el barrio de Boyle Heights, en el Este de Los Ángeles, una zona predominantemente mexicoamericana que sirve de escenario a gran parte de su obra. Su obra se ha exhibido recientemente en la Galería Charlie James (2019, 2016); la Galería de Arte Residencia (2018); la Plaza de Cultura y Artes de Los Ángeles (2018); el Occidental College (2017); el Centro Mexicano para la Cultura y las Artes Cinematográficas del Consulado General de México (2017); el Museo Principal (2017); el Salón de Baile Marfa (2017); y el Museo de Arte Vincent Price (2016). Tiene una Maestría en Bellas Artes en Arte de la Universidad del Sur de California, una Licenciatura en Bellas Artes en Fotografía de la Escuela de Artes Visuales y un Título Asociado en Artes en Fotografía del East Los Angeles College.

Meet Me at the Museum: Community Portraits by Star Montana is a free, two-day event in celebration of the farmworker and migrant communities that make up the Central Coast region of California. Join Los Angeles-based artist Star Montana to participate in representing the beauty and diversity of our community in celebration of the people who sustain us all. Photography is sacred, and everyone deserves a beautiful portrait with their family, friends, pets, or by themselves.

“It would be my honor to photograph you, capture your magic and make memories.”
— Star Montana

Participants will receive one free 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) printed photograph per session, and an optional digital copy to an email address provided at the event. The photograph will be available the same day, after a wait time of up to 30 minutes. All participant information is confidential. Photography will remain private unless the participant agrees to share their image publicly. Hosted at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, this event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mexican Prints: The Garcia-Correa Collection, on view at the AD&A Museum until December 7, 2025.

Star Montana is a photo-based artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She was born and raised in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles, which is predominantly Mexican American and serves as the backdrop to much of her work. Her work has recently been exhibited at Charlie James Gallery (2019, 2016); Residency Art Gallery (2018); LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (2018); Occidental College (2017); The Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts at the Mexican Consulate General of Mexico (2017); The Main Museum (2017); Ballroom Marfa (2017); and Vincent Price Art Museum (2016). She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Art from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the School of Visual Arts, and an Associate of Arts in Photography from East Los Angeles College

Encontrémonos en el Museo: Retratos Comunitarios por Star Montana es un evento gratuito de dos días que celebra a las comunidades de trabajadores agrícolas y migrantes que conforman la región de la costa central de California. Acompañen a la artista Star Montana, residente en Los Ángeles, para representar la belleza y la diversidad de nuestran comunidad y celebrar a las personas que nos sustentan. La fotografía es sagrada y todos merecen un hermoso retrato con su familia, amigos, mascotas o en solitario.

“Sería un honor fotografiarlos, capturar su magia y crear recuerdos.”
— Star Montana

Los participantes recibirán una fotografía impresa de 4 x 6 pulgadas (10 x 15 cm) gratuita por sesión y una copia digital opcional a la dirección de correo electrónico proporcionada durante el evento. La fotografía estará disponible el mismo día, después de un tiempo de espera de hasta 30 minutos. Toda la información de los participantes es confidencial. La fotografía se mantendrá privada a menos que el participante acepte compartirla públicamente. Este evento, que se lleva a cabo en el Museo de Arte, Diseño y Arquitectura de la Universidad de California en Santa Bárbara, se presenta en conjunto con la exposición Gráfica Mexicana: La Colección García-Correa, que se exhibe en el Museo AD&A hasta el 7 de diciembre de 2025. Star Montana es una artista fotográfica que vive y trabaja en Los Ángeles, California. Nació y creció en el barrio de Boyle Heights, en el Este de Los Ángeles, una zona predominantemente mexicoamericana que sirve de escenario a gran parte de su obra. Su obra se ha exhibido recientemente en la Galería Charlie James (2019, 2016); la Galería de Arte Residencia (2018); la Plaza de Cultura y Artes de Los Ángeles (2018); el Occidental College (2017); el Centro Mexicano para la Cultura y las Artes Cinematográficas del Consulado General de México (2017); el Museo Principal (2017); el Salón de Baile Marfa (2017); y el Museo de Arte Vincent Price (2016). Tiene una Maestría en Bellas Artes en Arte de la Universidad del Sur de California, una Licenciatura en Bellas Artes en Fotografía de la Escuela de Artes Visuales y un Título Asociado en Artes en Fotografía del East Los Angeles College.

Powerhouse names lingered around the top of Billboard's albums chart all summer: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen — crowding out new entries. But this week brings an embarrassment of riches.