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July 2021
Modern Dance Workshop with Danah Bella
NAMBA Performing Arts Space presents Functional Awareness In Practice Workshop for Dance Teachers with Danah Bella on Sunday, July 18 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Workshop is $25 and space is limited. Reserve your space today at nambaarts.com.
Find out more »Life Is Too Snort – NAMBA Performing Arts
Richard Stockton Life Is Too Snort … a solo comedy/music show about sleep health Friday, July 23 at 7:00pm - $15 NAMBA Performing Arts Tickets: https://www.nambaarts.com/richard-stockton/ Do you or your partner snore? Do you want to wake up with more energy and vitality? What does a comic do when his snoring is no longer a laughing matter? Come laugh with comedian Richard Stockton and his hilarious recounting of his sleep apnea awakening to the power of sleep. He uses comedy, stories and music to take…
Find out more »Betsy Blanchard Chess Book Signing at Bank of Books
Betsy Blanchard Chess Book Signing at Bank of Books: July 24th 1-3 pm Bank of Books 748 E. Main St. Daughter of the Land is the story of a free-spirited child of privilege sheltered amongst the lemon and orange groves of the Santa Clara Valley. This tale weaves both family legacy and how the author fits into the story of her pioneering ancestors. Betsy Chess presents captivating vignettes of her many relatives and their impact on Santa Paula and the…
Find out more »Laura Keane Booking Signing at Bank of Books
Laura Keane Booking Signing at Bank of Books Sat. July 24th 1-3 PM. About the Book The Tippy Tree by Laura Keane This whimsical adventure follows two children on a nighttime moonlit nature walk where they discover the Tippy Tippy Tree. The tree sings out in a magical rhyming song that teaches the alphabet, shapes, colors, and animals, while lulling children to sleep. The book’s colorful illustrations contain images hidden amongst the branches, serving as a fun picture search to…
Find out more »Creating Your Life: Mindfulness, Creativity, and Working with The Inner Critic
Creating Your Life: Mindfulness, Creativity, and Working with The Inner Critic Instructor: Megan Bisbee, MA, CYT Saturday, July 24 & Sunday July 25, 2021 $160. for both days Location: Vita Art Center Workshop Schedule: Saturday, July 24th 6-8:30pm Workshop introductory evening: This evening will provide a clearly guided process that includes meditation and mindfulness practices and expressive arts activities through which we will begin our art project for the weekend, set intentions, and meet each other. The evening will specifically…
Find out more »Meditation and Tea is Back at Aum Vibe
Aum Vibe is offering meditation circles every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8:30-9:00am. $5 drop ins. Stay for a yoga class after!
Find out more »Thursday Night Jazz at Grapes and Hops
Enjoy Thursday Night Jazz at Grapes and Hops - every Thursday from 7-9 PM!
Find out more »“Through Our Eyes” 100 self-portraits of Ventura youth in response to COVID19
“Through Our Eyes” at Vita Art Center 100 self-portraits of Ventura youth in response to COVID19 Opening Reception: June 19, 2021 from 4-6pm, Free and open to the public Exhibit Dates: June 19 - July 31, 2021 In response to COVID-19 and the unprecedented challenges it has brought to our youth, the Vita Art Center has organized a community youth art project and exhibit that helps to heal through art. The project entitled “Through Our Eyes” started with free art…
Find out more »R. Scott Bolton Book Signing Event at Bank of Books
R. Scott Bolton Book Signing Event at Bank of Books Sat. July 31, 2021 1-3 pm DEAD DICK is the fifth novel by R. Scott Bolton, following his previous books—the tongue-in-cheek H.B. Fist science-fiction trilogy and the first in the Brace Heller novels, KNIFEPOINT. DEAD DICK tells the story of Richard Keane, a classic private investigator who finds himself on the most important case of his life … even though he’s been dead for nearly seventy years. The job seems…
Find out more »August 2021
Creative Communal x Barrelhouse101 Makers Market
Creative Communal x Barrelhouse101 Makers Market is happening August 8 from 11 am - 4 pm: 545 E. Thompson Blvd. in Downtown Ventura!
Find out more »Artist Talk with John Nava at Vita Art Center
Artist Talk WITH JOHN NAVA Sunday, August 8 from 2-4pm FREE EVENT Seating is limited, reservations are required 28 West Main St., Ventura, CA 93001 Reservations: https://www.vitaartcenter.com/current
Find out more »John Nava, David Kassan “ELEGIES” Exhibit at Vita Art Center
Paintings - Tapestries - Drawings by John Nava and David Kassan EXHIBIT DATES: June 12 - August 14, 2021 Art can witness. Presented within art the aftermath of injustice can be indelibly etched. Not forgotten, not erased. These works remember the human cost of racism and political violence. These artists are holding the world to account. Both by the monumental scale of the tapestries and their exceptional technical prowess, Nava and Kassan command attention to their subject matter whether it…
Find out more »VC Art Market
Mark your calendars for the #August Art Market! Stroll Main Street & Shop over 20 local artists & crafters (fully vaxxed)! They’ll have original artwork and lots of unique gifts for sale Free event, all ages, pets ok. The VC Art Market is located on Main Street across from Paradise Panty in Downtown Ventura , See you there!
Find out more »Craig R. Carey Book Signing at Bank of Books
Craig R. Carey Book Signing “Hiking & Backpacking Santa Barbara & Ventura” Sat Aug 14th 1-3 pm Bank of Books 748 E. Main St Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 643-3154 About the Book: From Gaviota Pass to Lake Piru, the southern Los Padres National Forest Stretches across a wide portion of Southern California. Hiking and Backpacking Santa Barbara & Ventura details nearly 100 of the finest routes through this section of forest, from the lush trails leading to waterfalls in the…
Find out more »Book Signing Event: “You’re Not Crazy” By Laurie Singer, M.S. LMFT
Book Signing Event “You’re Not Crazy” By Laurie Singer, M.S. LMFT #40567 - Board Certified In Applied Behavior Analysis Sat. Aug 14th 1-3 pm Bank of Books 748 E. Main St Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 643-3154 You’re Not Crazy: Living with Anxiety, Obsessions and Fetishes is designed to help those who suffer deeply from anxiety and its manifestations, especially in these times of escalating mental health concerns exacerbated by the devastating pandemic. Are you suffering from any of the following?…
Find out more »Monday Morning, Wheel Throwing at Vita Art Center
Monday Morning, Wheel Throwing Mondays, Sep. 13 thru Nov. 20, 2021 Time: 10-12:30pm Fees: $350. per 10 class session Instructor: Wyn Matthews Register here: https://www.vitaartcenter.com/new-products/ceramics-wheel-throwing-evening-a9y7s-hzpzj?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=611039a428da637a40095e72&ss_email_id=61118ee1023dc437d7703645&ss_campaign_name=Fall+Registration+Open&ss_campaign_sent_date=2021-08-09T20%3A24%3A27Z
Find out more »Intro to Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing
Intro to Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing at Vita Art Center. Saturdays, Sept. 11 - Oct. 16 Instructor: Michelle Wilson 10-12 pm $210 for 6 sessions Register here: https://www.vitaartcenter.com/new-products/metalsmithing-basics?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=611039a428da637a40095e72&ss_email_id=61118ee1023dc437d7703645&ss_campaign_name=Fall+Registration+Open&ss_campaign_sent_date=2021-08-09T20%3A24%3A27Z
Find out more »Richard Senate Ghost Talk & Tour
Richard Senate Ghost Talk & Tour: Haunted Downtown Ventura Friday August 27th 7:00-9:00 pm Bank of Books 748 E. Main St. Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 643-3154 Haunted Downtown Ventura. Discover the ghosts of Old Ventura that lurk in saloons and reenact tragic events from the days when this place was a wild cow town. You will never see Main Street the same after this tour of haunting stories and mysterious happenings. Fee: $10/person Limited to 30 people. Make your reservation…
Find out more »Book Signing Event at Banks of Books: Alicia Doyle
Book Signing Event Alicia Doyle Sat. Aug. 28th 1-3 pm Bank of Books 748 E. Main St. Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 643-3154 Author Biography: Alicia Doyle is an award-winning journalist who discovered boxing at age twenty-eight in the late 1990s when she went on assignment at a boxing gym for at-risk youth called Kid Gloves. For two years, she simultaneously worked as a newspaper reporter while training and competing as a boxer, making her one of only a few hundred…
Find out more »September 2021
Saint Pierre at Leashless Brewing
ONE NIGHT ONLY! STARRING: Saint Pierre Friday Sept 3rd from 6:30pm- 8:30pm at Leashless Brewing in Downtown Ventura. No cover charge! Proceeds Help Kid Artists
Find out more »Winchesters Music: Jodi Farrell & Jim Rankin
Don't miss live music from Jodi Farrell & Jim Rankin at Winchesters on Friday from 7-10 pm!
Find out more »Sophia K. Apple Book Signing at Bank of Books
Book Signing Event: Sophia K. Apple COVID-19: A Gripping Novel Inspired by Real Events Sat. Sept 4th 1-3pm Bank of Books 748 E. Main St Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 643-3154 A debut novel by Sophia K. Apple, MD Biography: Sophia K. Apple, MD is a breast cancer expert and professor emeritus at UCLA. Dr. Apple contracted the polio virus as an infant in South Korea, then moved to Japan after her fourth grade, but was unable to attend school for…
Find out more »Winchesters Music: Ray Jaurique Duo
Don't miss live music from Ray Jaurique Duo at Winchesters on Sunday from 3-6 pm!
Find out more »Winchesters Music: Karyn 805
Don't miss live music from Karyn 805 at Winchesters on Thursday from 5:30-8:30 pm!
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