1920s Tea by the Sea at Heritage Square in Oxnard on Saturday, May 13th

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The Friends of Heritage Square will offer their annual Spring Tea on Saturday, May 13, 2017. This year takes on a 1920s theme, honoring 1926, when Oxnard was considered “The New Hollywood”.  Visitors can enjoy a total Roaring Twenties experience, including the lingo of the day, how to do the Charleston and find out why Tinsel Town stars came to Oxnard to live, work and play.

An expanded Marketplace featuring 1920s items and more will open at 11:00 AM for last minute Mother’s Day gifts. Participants can also shop for their favorite gift baskets provided by The Friends of Heritage Square.

Guests are encouraged to wear 1920s themed outfits for a chance to win a prize. Ideas for 1920s styles will be posted on www.heritagesquareoxnard.com and www.facebook.com/heritagesquareoxnard. Search Heritage Square’s Tea by the Sea.  For those who don’t have time to create their own 20’s look, there will be moderately priced items available for purchase to slip into before tea time.

Seating and tea service begins at 1:30 pm.  Piano music of the Roaring Twenties will be provided by Ray Mautner.  Refreshments include tea sandwiches, scones and desserts, catered by La Dolce Vita Restaurant. Tea service will be delivered by costumed docents. 

In addition to tea service, “Prohibition Cocktails” will also be available, no host, compliments of Ventura County’s 1920s woman bootlegger.

Prices: $40 per person, $35 per person for group of 6. Tables available for groups of six or eight. $20 for children under 12.  Tickets available online www.heritagesquareoxnard.com or call 483-7960.

Proceeds benefit the Friends of Heritage Square and their educational programs. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible.

The Friends of Heritage Square (FOHS) is a self funded volunteer organization founded 25 years ago. The mission of the FOHS is to help people of all ages to appreciate the importance of our local cultural and historical heritage as well as the art and architecture of the homes that were moved to Heritage Square.  This is accomplished through tours and special events throughout the year that celebrate history as well as educate and entertain the public.

Calabasas High Cross Country and Track Teams Host 5K Fun Run on Saturday, Feb 25th

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The Calabasas High School Cross Country and Track teams are hosting the Team Something Yellow 5K Fun Run and 400 Meter Kids' Dash on Saturday, February 25th at 3:30pm.

Proceeds support the Kevin Cordasco Foundation: Something Yellow & Concern Foundation, in support of former CHS student Kevin Cordasco. Cordasco had neuroblastoma at age 10 but has not let that get in the way of his accomplishments. He will be at the event.

More details at www.raceentry.com/race-reviews/something-yellow-5k-fun-run-and-400-meter-kids-dash

Hugs 4 Hearts Festival in Simi Valley on Sunday, May 7, 2017

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Hugs 4 Hearts Fest at 1765 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley will have with music, vendors, food, kids stuff and a silent auction. It is Sunday, May 7, from 10 am to 6 pm, Attendance is free. A booth is $50 plus a donation to the charity's silent auction. Harrison Hugs helps place AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in schools and donates them to schools as well. www.harrisonhugs.org

Ojai Studio Artists Second Saturday Open Studios - Free Event on January 14, 2017

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The Ojai Studio Artists Second Saturday mini-tours begin on January 14 with four open studios in downtown Ojai. Featured this month are Andrea Haffner, Rex Kochel, Marta Nelson and Iris Williams. Studios will be open from 10am - 3pm. Admission is free, and the studios are all located within a few miles of each other.

With enthusiastic response from the community to the Second Saturday tours, OSA is scheduling mini-tours from January through July. "It gives people a chance to spend some in-depth time with each artist," Ms. Moran says. "With over 60 artists on the October Studio Tour, people really have to pick and choose who to see. This is a more leisurely tour."

A professional artist for the past 18 years, Andrea Haffner's resin cast pieces are unique and delicate. Inspired by the natural form - from yucca capsules to maple samaras, Haffner assembles and suspends bits of natural material in resin colored with transparent dyes. With a background in both photography and glass, light is a primary consideration in her work. Elegant yet abstract, she encases her assemblages within small sterling silver or larger steel frames. She creates jewelry pieces as well as large commissions. Haffner has exhibited extensively across the country and recently completed numerous large-scale commissions for hospitals, hotels and private residences.
After 34 years as an educator in the Ventura School District, Rex Kochel is now a full-time artist. His whimsical style evolved primarily from the use of blind continuous line drawings. He begins his watercolors on location, then continues to modify them in his studio before he begins to paint. His work reflects his travels to Mexico, Peru, Panama, Argentina, as well as time spent in San Francisco and Ventura County. He maintains a strong compositional focus in all of his artwork, frequently moving in the direction of abstract realism. His work can be seen at the new Remax Building in Ventura, for which he created 54 paintings which are part of their permanent collection.

Marta Nelson is a painter, printmaker and sculptor and a founding member of Ojai Studio Artists. A lifelong artist, she won her first art scholarship at 10 years old, and attended her first figure drawing classes at Chouinard Art Institute. She later taught at Bakersfield College, teaching painting and sculpture. Her art often reflects her interest in dance, her garden in Ojai as well as exotic scenes from her travels around the world. Her paintings and prints hang in private collections across the United State, Mexico and Japan. Marta is also deeply committed to the International Peace Movement. Incorporating peace doves in all her work, Marta was instrumental in establishing the first Peace Pole in Ojai.

Iris Williams sees art as a silent language. Her oil paintings are often mischievous and whimsical and also involve some aspect of storytelling. “Art was the agent that allowed me to speak,” she explains. She uses her art to explore her imagination and dreams. In all her work, whether still life, landscape or figurative work, she aims to elicit a feeling of wonder. As co-owner of Ojai Creates along with her husband Kirk Lowry, Williams sells art supplies to the community and has a longtime association with the Ojai Art Center.

A map for the January 14th event can be printed from the OSA website: ojaistudioartists.org. Any changes or additions to the list of artists will be posted there.

The Super Run 5K in Ventura on Saturday, April 22, 2017

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The Super Run 5k at San Buenaventura State Park in Ventura on Saturday, April 22, 2017 is a superhero themed run where you become a real life superhero!  Grab your cape and fly over to for a 5k fun run, music, festivities and more.  

Every participant gets an authentic event SUPERHERO CAPE and collectable run bib.  The finishers get a super finishers medal!

The run starts at 9am. Registration at 8am. More details and sign up at thesuperrun.com/locations/ventura-ca-superhero-5k-run.

 

18th Annual Pleasant Valley Lions Club 5K Peel Out in Camarillo on Sunday, April 30, 2017

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The Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club in partnership with the Pleasant Valley School District is proud to present the 18th Annual 5K Peel Out, 1 Mile Bananarama Run (14 and under) and 1/4 Mile Cub Run (10 and under) on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The event will be held at the beautiful Camarillo Ranch House on a flat course with plenty of post-race giveaways. There will also be a Wellness Expo.

Learn more and sign up at runsignup.com/Race/CA/Camarillo/PleasantValleyLionsClub5KPeelOut

1st Annual Ron Stillwell Memorial Golf Tournament Benefiting TOHS Baseball on February 6, 2017

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The 1st Annual Ron Stillwell Memorial Golf Tournament is planned for Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Spanish Hills Country Club.

Benefiting Thousand Oaks High School Baseball, this inaugural golf tournament features pro baseball players on each hole, games and contests. There is also a dinner and live and silent auctions featuring baseball memorabilia and other items. Golf and dinner $190/person.

For information, call 805-300-3317 or email daycampk@gmail.com. Visit tohsbaseball.com for registration form. The tournament starts at 9:30 am.

Kwanzaa Celebration at Cal Lutheran Thousand Oaks on Thursday, December 8, 2016

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Cal Lutheran to host Kwanzaa celebration

Free event includes ceremony, food, music and dance

California Lutheran University’s Black Student Union is hosting a Kwanzaa celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.

The free community event featuring food, performances and a ceremony will be held in the Kingsmen Room of the Student Union on the Thousand Oaks campus.

Cal Lutheran students will present the principles and symbols of Kwanzaa. The celebration of heritage will include authentic African and African-American food, a libation ceremony, arts and crafts, music and dance.

Millions of African-Americans observe Kwanzaa from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 each year. It is a special time when families and friends unite to strengthen and encourage one another.

The Student Union is located at 3391 Mountclef Blvd

Cal Lutheran’s Black Student Union and Office of Multicultural Programs are sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Linda Boberg at lboberg@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3323.

Sankta Lucia Service at Cal Lutheran Thousand Oaks on Thursday, December 8, 2016

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Cal Lutheran to hold Sankta Lucia service

Student elected by classmates wears crown of candles

California Lutheran University’s dramatic Sankta Lucia Festival, in which a student wears a crown of lighted candles, will be held at 11:25 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in Samuelson Chapel.

Undergraduate students select five female and five male representatives whose depth of character and faith make them leaders in the Cal Lutheran community. In the festival, Lucia, her attendants and their escorts enter to the accompaniment of an ancient hymn and read an adaptation of the legend. Attendants then light the candles in Lucia’s crown.

The Swedish ceremony pays homage to the Christian martyr who died at the stake on Dec. 13, 304 A.D. and symbolizes the spirit of a centuries-old legend of Christian service. The tradition, which was brought to America by Swedish immigrants, has been part of the university’s holiday celebrations since its early years. The festival honors the character traits of mercy, humility and purity of heart, as seen in the Beatitudes in the Gospel of Matthew.

The Office of Campus Ministry at Cal Lutheran is sponsoring the free event.

The chapel is located at 165 Chapel Lane on the Thousand Oaks campus. Additional parking is available in the lot at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard. For more information, contact Elizabeth Lohr-Myers at campusministry@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3228.