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Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2 p.m.In this rock ’n’ roll adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” presented by the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, Shakespeare meets Green Day when Millennium Oaks High School student Helen studies too much and falls asleep at her “Midsummer Night’s Dream”-themed prom. After waking up, Helen finds herself a character in the Shakespearean comedy. Set in 1999, the musical features the popular live rock band ’90s Nation playing parodies of popular ’90s rock ’n’ roll hits.

Admission is free. For information, call 805-493-3452 or visit https://bit.ly/3CtJbUo.

Cal Lutheran Visitor Policies: At this time, the following policies are in place for visitors to Cal Lutheran: Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must wear face masks in indoor public or common spaces on campus. Everyone coming on campus must fill out the Visitor Health Check Form prior to arriving. People who are not feeling well — particularly those who have a fever, cough, sore throat or any other cold or flu symptoms — are asked to stay home. The Visitor Health Check Form is available online at callutheran.edu/visitors. These policies may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest policies before visiting campus. Event information is subject to change.

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Cantor Michael Stein, Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, producer and actor, who has performed at the White House and on Broadway, will be in Ventura to discuss “The Power of Music in Enhancing Spirituality”. The event will take place on Monday, January 10th, from 3-5 pm at Congregation Am HaYam.

Cantor Michael combines his rich Jewish heritage based in New York’s Conservative movement with a successful career in the music and entertainment industries. Cantor Michael, who was a contestant on The Voice, Season 7, has been the Hazzan at Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills for over 20 years. The event is possible through a grant from the Pacific Southwest Region of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) kicks off the holiday season with its annual holiday fair and festival, 11 a.m., Dec. 4, and continues noon to 4 p.m., Dec. 5.

Featuring distinctive artwork for gift-giving created by SCIART artists-in-residence and member artists, live music, free activities for kids, food trucks and more.

Visitors can browse through 40 professional artist studios and additional vendors, meeting the artists and watching them at work creating paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photographs, jewelry, weaving and more.

This year’s festivities also includes an outdoor exhibition of chrysalis lanterns, each measuring at least 4 feet. Admission is free and there is ample free parking.

Shop for unique holiday gifts crafted by artists and designers at MCASB's Gift Studio Pop-up Holiday Market.
This day-long event will feature free hands-on holiday craft workshops, festive drinks, and guided walk-throughs of MCASB's current exhibition.

Don't miss Happy Hour from 4-6 pm when you can shop with spiked festive drinks in hand accompanied by a curated DJ set. Join us on the Upper Arts Terrace at Paseo Nuevo on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 11 am - 6 pm.

King Tides are winter's highest tides, and they will arrive on December 4 and 5 and January 2 and 3.

The California King Tides Project needs your help to photograph these high tides to visualize the impacts of future sea level rise.

Visit California.kingtides.net to find your local high tide time, instructions on how to upload your photos, and to explore a map of photos submitted by other members of the public.

“The Otherworld” is an exhibit of paintings that depict alternative realities. It seeks common ground among psychedelic explorations of the California hippie movement, science fiction, fantasy, spiritual visions and artistic conceptions of how the world might be re-created.

The exhibit features paintings by Cal Lutheran faculty members Tim Hengst and Michael Pearce in addition to Thomas Akawie, Mandy Cao, David Choong Lee, Chang Dai Chien, Uriél Danā, Roger Dean, Jeff Echevarria, NoMe Edonna, Dawid Figielek, Alex Grey, Rick Griffin, Gonzalo Hernandez, Utagawa Hiroshige I, Jacaeber Kastor, Guy Kinnear, Mars-1, Bill Martin, Brian Mashburn, Cliff McReynolds, Jasmine Alexandra O, Scott Prior, Damon Soule, Daniel Sprick, John August Swanson, Gage Taylor, Graham Toms, Oliver Vernon, Charles Francis Winans and Kirsten Zirngibl.

Pearce curated the exhibit. Carnegie Art Cornerstones and Cal Lutheran’s Artists and Speakers Series are sponsoring the free exhibit.

For more information, visit RollandGallery.CalLutheran.edu or contact Rachel Schmid at rtschmid@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3697.

Cal Lutheran Visitor Policies: At this time, the following policies are in place for visitors to Cal Lutheran: Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must wear face masks in indoor public or common spaces on campus. Everyone coming on campus must fill out the Visitor Health Check Form prior to arriving. People who are not feeling well — particularly those who have a fever, cough, sore throat or any other cold or flu symptoms — are asked to stay home. The Visitor Health Check Form is available online at callutheran.edu/visitors. These policies may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest policies before visiting campus.

Event information is subject to change. Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details.

These oil paintings by Carl Dobsky, a legendary figure in the representational art scene, depict the savage arena of crude and cruel human behavior. His vivid and violent canvases feature bourgeois men and women caught in the act of looting wantonly, fighting for food, shrieking over shopping, babbling incoherently about a flood, and snorting coke and shooting selfies while a wildfire burns behind them. To schedule an appointment to view the exhibit, email gallery@callutheran.edu or call 805-493-3697.Cal Lutheran Visitor Policies: At this time, the following policies are in place for visitors to Cal Lutheran: Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must wear face masks in indoor public or common spaces on campus. Everyone coming on campus must fill out the Visitor Health Check Form prior to arriving. People who are not feeling well — particularly those who have a fever, cough, sore throat or any other cold or flu symptoms — are asked to stay home. The Visitor Health Check Form is available online at callutheran.edu/visitors. These policies may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest policies before visiting campus. Event information is subject to change. Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details.

The annual event is designed to build working partnerships between educators and community members to strengthen arts access for all learners. It offers interactive experiences and resources to increase high-quality curriculum integration in classrooms from preschool through college.

This year, the keynote address will be given by Libya Doman, a national board-certified visual arts educator and cultural responsiveness facilitator. She uses art and conversation as mirrors to see ourselves and others.

Cal Lutheran’s Graduate School of Education is presenting this free event. To register, visit CalLutheran.edu/events. For more information, visit the website, email education@callutheran.edu or call 805-493-3421.

Event information is subject to change. Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details.

Colleen Carcone, a tax attorney and faculty member in Cal Lutheran’s School of Management Financial Planning Program, will share how the American Rescue Plan, American Jobs Plan and other Biden-Harris administration priorities will affect taxes in the next few years.

To register for the free event, visit CalLutheran.edu/events. For more information, visit the website or contact Omairah Azizi at omairahazizi@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3678.Cal Lutheran Visitor Policies:

At this time, the following policies are in place for visitors to Cal Lutheran: Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must wear face masks in indoor public or common spaces on campus. Everyone coming on campus must fill out the Visitor Health Check Form prior to arriving. People who are not feeling well — particularly those who have a fever, cough, sore throat or any other cold or flu symptoms — are asked to stay home. The Visitor Health Check Form is available online at callutheran.edu/visitors. These policies may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest policies before visiting campus.

Event information is subject to change. Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details.

Sat, Dec. 4, 2021 – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Sun, Dec. 5, 2021 – Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center in Camarillo Symphonic wintertime delights and beloved holiday traditions will have you skating in the aisles! A veritable kaleidoscope of holiday traditions meet winter inspired symphonic masterworks.

We welcome featured performers including: Cambalache Son Jarocho Ensemble, Los Robles Children’s Choir, Gold Coast Plays and Theater Conservatory, California Contemporary Ballet performing a world premiere holiday work by Ojai based composer Pauline Frechette, a quartet of superb vocalists and special guest host, actor and impressionist Jim Meskimen. These performances come to life under the direction of our own jolly elf, Music Director Michael Christie.

This inaugural holiday presentation is sure to become a festive season kick-off favorite!