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In honor of Earth Day, seven poets from Ventura and Santa Barbara County will read original poetry that celebrates nature and humanity’s connection to the environment on Sunday, April 23 at the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO). Echoes of the Earth: Poetry in Honor of Earth Day complements the Museum’s current exhibition, Landscape Through the Eyes of Abstraction, a mixed-media group exhibit that explores the concept of landscapes and humanity’s fraught relationship with the natural world. Participating presenters include, Ann Buxie,poet laureate of Malibu; Anita McLaughlin of Santa Paula; Chris Spangenberg; Enid Osborn, laureate emeritus of Santa Barbara and author of When the Big Wind Comes; Friday Gretchen, author of Unkindnesses; Jennifer Kelley; and Peg Quinn, author of Mother Lode. An open mic will follow the reading

Thursday, May 12th 7-8:30PM Calling all Central Coast Taiko Drummers! •Class topic: Interlocking Patterns •Come early for a potluck from 6-7 pm and bring a dish to share! •Space is limited to 30 participants. Register to participate or be part of the audience on our website: oxnardperformingarts.com Donations are welcome and appreciated!

POEM OF THE BODY: DAVID LIMRITE & LENA RUSHING Apr 1–May 29, 2022 This Nybak Gallery exhibition will feature two SLO County painters: David Limrite and Lena Rushing. David Limrite works primarily in graphite, charcoal, acrylic, and collage to create mysterious, dramatic, energetic, dark, and edgy mixed media figurative work. Lena Rushing’s work typically features a strong, unconventional female presence and relies heavily on symbolism. Join us for an artist reception on Friday, April 1st from 5-8.

Employment law firm LightGabler is presenting a free webinar, "It's Not Just For Playgrounds Anymore: Handling Bullying and Abusive Conduct in the California Workplace." The webinar is Thursday, April 28 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. California's imposition of formal training requirements and the increasing push for more laws against bullying in the workplace present a new and costly frontier for employee lawsuits, with little guidance to business owners, supervisors and human resource professionals on how to avoid potential liability and workplace strife. In this webinar for employers, supervisors and human resource professionals, employment law attorney Ryan M. Haws will discuss how to recognize, address and avoid bullying and abusive conduct in the workplace. Topics include workplace training requirements for management and staff, responding to and investigating employee complaints of bullying and what to include in anti-bullying policies. Reservations are required. Attendance is limited to no more than two logins per company. Login instructions will be provided upon registration and again via email the day prior to the webinar. To register, go to https://www.lightgablerlaw.com/seminars. For more information about LightGabler, visit www.LightGablerlaw.com or call 805-248-7208.

Local music professionals, organized by flutist Caitlin Boruch, have joined together to channel their talent and passion for performing into Music for Ukraine: Benefit Concert Series for Humanitarian Aid, a fundraising concert series where 100% of donations benefit UNICEF's coordinated response to the crisis in Ukraine. These concerts will feature a diverse selection of classical music, spanning works by the Great Masters to Ukrainian folk songs, which will inspire you while providing a direct means to support those in such desperate circumstances. Please join us for these compelling musical performances, turn your concern into action, and have your spirit lifted among a like-minded community.
Tickets are free to the public and donations are encouraged. Concert series and single event sponsorships are available for a fixed donation. 100% of all donations support UNICEF’s humanitarian response efforts directed towards children and families in Ukraine and neighboring countries offering a safe haven to those displaced.

Local music professionals, organized by flutist Caitlin Boruch, have joined together to channel their talent and passion for performing into Music for Ukraine: Benefit Concert Series for Humanitarian Aid, a fundraising concert series where 100% of donations benefit UNICEF's coordinated response to the crisis in Ukraine. These concerts will feature a diverse selection of classical music, spanning works by the Great Masters to Ukrainian folk songs, which will inspire you while providing a direct means to support those in such desperate circumstances. Please join us for these compelling musical performances, turn your concern into action, and have your spirit lifted among a like-minded community.
Tickets are free to the public and donations are encouraged. Concert series and single event sponsorships are available for a fixed donation. 100% of all donations support UNICEF’s humanitarian response efforts directed towards children and families in Ukraine and neighboring countries offering a safe haven to those displaced. The second Music for Ukraine concert features a program of vocal and instrumental chamber music on Sunday, May 15th at 6pm, held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 3290 Loma Vista Road in Ventura. Directly after the concert, concertgoers are invited to attend St. Paul’s Episcopal compline service for an extended moment of reflection. Enjoy the peace of the candle-lit church with beautiful a cappella music by the St. Paul’s Episcopal choir, led by Tara Eisenhauer. The church and candle-lit labyrinth will be available to those that wish to continue their prayers and reflection after the service. About the Venue Please note that at this time, St. Paul's requires everyone attending services and events to wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose, regardless of vaccination status.

Join us for Write Night at the Santa Paula Art Museum, an evening of creative writing and artistic reflection with the artworks in our galleries serving as inspiration! Special guests Mary Kay Rummel, Poet Laureate Emerita of Ventura County, and Santa Paula author Anita McLaughlin will share expert guidance and ideas to get you started, followed by writing time and socializing. Light refreshments, paper, and pencils will be provided. All are welcome and the event is free for everyone (young writers under 16 must be accompanied by an adult). Reservations are not required. About Mary Kay Rummel: Mary Kay Rummel’s ninth poetry book, "Nocturnes: Between Flesh and Stone," has just been published by Blue Light Press of San Francisco. Previous books have won awards from New Rivers Press, Bright Hill Press and Blue Light Press. She is a former faculty member of the University of Minnesota and California State University, Channel Islands. She is Poet Laureate Emerita of Ventura County and a founding member of the Ventura County Poetry Project. Mary Kay has performed her poetry in many venues in the US, Ireland, and England, and has taught poetry classes and led workshops for all ages. About Anita McLaughlin: Anita McLaughlin works at Blanchard Community Library and lives in Santa Paula on the edge of the Santa Clara River. She writes about life in the Heritage Valley in the shadow of South Mountain. Anita’s poems have been published in SMC Emeritus Chronicles, Askew, Canyon Chronicle and the VCWC anthology, Nuance. McLaughlin has also served as a teaching artist at the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center.

Local music professionals, organized by flutist Caitlin Boruch, have joined together to channel their talent and passion for performing into Music for Ukraine: Benefit Concert Series for Humanitarian Aid, a fundraising concert series where 100% of donations benefit UNICEF's coordinated response to the crisis in Ukraine. These concerts will feature a diverse selection of classical music, spanning works by the Great Masters to Ukrainian folk songs, which will inspire you while providing a direct means to support those in such desperate circumstances. Please join us for these compelling musical performances, turn your concern into action, and have your spirit lifted among a like-minded community.
Tickets are free to the public and donations are encouraged. Concert series and single event sponsorships are available for a fixed donation. 100% of all donations support UNICEF’s humanitarian response efforts directed towards children and families in Ukraine and neighboring countries offering a safe haven to those displaced.

The unquenchable fire of inspiration consuming Max Cavalera has blessed the world with arguably the most prolific lifelong achievements in urgent, primal, gut-wrenching, and unapologetically transcendental extreme metal. To commune with the dark muse of heavy music’s shamanistic tribal leader is to envelop oneself inside some sort of post-modern sweat lodge. Brutal riffs, trippy esoteric summoning, unrelenting percussiveness, and diverse world music: whatever Max Cavalera hammers out on his four-string signature ESP, it always sets souls free.

Renowned playwright Jerry Mayer turned 90 on September 5, 2021, his pen and wit sharp as ever. Currently developing his 11th play, he took time out to revisit the acclaimed musical he wrote with son Steve. Now, Santa Monica Playhouse premieres a limited run of this brand-new incarnation of the riotous and poignant musical, February 26-April 24, 2022.

From the hilarious Role Reversal Tango, to the tongue-firmly-in-cheek tribute to the not-so-firm Upper Arms of the over 60s set, to the heart-wrenching Whatever Happened to Our Love Song, the Mayer team’s brilliance shines brightly on the trials and tribulations of “aging” - lovingly dissected, shredded, massaged and put back together again, through the eyes of three married couples – Jewish, Italian, Irish - who have known each other for over 35 years.

It’s time for a renewal of vows. But much has changed…perhaps too much? Will all three couples make it to the altar again? Only time, and the Mayer team, will tell. "

“LIES” plays Saturdays at 7:00pm, Sunday matinees at 2:30pm, February 26 through April 24 only. "This musical about three sixty something couples had this night's audience roaring."

Back Stage West Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by 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, the Ahmanson Foundation, the Rotary Club Foundation, and Playhouse PALS. Produced through special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.