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E.P. Foster Library – February events

E.P. Foster Library – February events

Adult Programs & Special Events

Poetry Out Loud County Competition
2/3 @ 3 pm
High school students from across Ventura County will recite poetry in the hopes of moving on to regional, state, and national contests.

Forgotten Foster Park
2/3 @ 6:30 pm
Come hear local author, Gwen Alfares, talk about her book, Forgotten Foster Park.  Foster Park was a small rural community that existed along Highway 33 from the 1920s to the 1960s and hosted such music greats as Johnny Cash, the Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Between Two Rivers- Poetry Documentary
2/6 @ 3 pm
SOLO Press just celebrated 50 years of publishing. This film celebrates Glenna Luschei, found of the small, woman run poetry press.

Plastic Pollution: How Microplastics are Impacting Beaches in Southern California
2/7 @ 3 pm Channel Islands Lecture SeriesClare Steel, PhD, Environmental Science Lecturer will present this lecture in the Topping Room.

Assemblage Workshop
2/10 @ 6pm
Local Artist Ron Smith will conduct an Assemblage workshop. If you loved collages you won’t want to miss this fun craft night. Some supplies will be provided.

You are welcome to bring your own supplies as well as curious and peculiar curios for art construction.

Valentine to Ventura
Poetry Writing Workshop
2/13 @ 3 pm
Special 150th anniversary event. Beginning to expert poets aged 13 and up are welcome to attend and compose a Valentine to Ventura.

Meditation and Inspirational Books
2/20 @ 12 pm
Join us for an afternoon of meditation and inspirational books. John Landa will discuss the books that guided him to the path he is now on. In addition to the discussion there will be a tranquil meditation session.

Ongoing Events

Library LAB Open Workshop 2/10 & 2/24 4:30-6:30 pm  Alternating Wednesday evenings to learn more about the  3D printer and laser cutter—or to use them yourself!

Poetry Open Mic Night 2/4, 11, 18, 25 Thursdays 7:30-9 pm  On these Thursday nights, join this group of writers as they meet in the Topping Room to share their work.

Ukulele Jam Session 2/8 & 22 Mondays 7-10 pm Locals gather to play the ukulele on the first and third Monday of the month.

Children’s Events

Early Literacy Class   2/2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, & 24
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:30am   A great way to introduce your child to early literacy and the library.

Homework Center  2/2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 & 25
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-5pm  Homework Helpers will be available to help students in grades K through 12 with their homework assignments.

Paws for Reading  2/6, 13, 20, & 27
Saturdays noon- 1pm  Read aloud to a registered service dog (sign-up required).

Teen Happenings

TAG Teen Advisory Group  2/3 & 17 Wednesdays 4 pm  Active members will get credit towards School Community Services Hours.

Youth Chess Club 2/1, 8, 22, & 29 Mondays 3 pm Learn to play chess or improve your current ability! Assisted by Class A tournament player Jack Cashman.

Special Events

Makeshop 2/9 & 23 Tuesdays 3-5 pm Building fun at the library! Makerspace event.

Lego LAB: Build, Learn, and Play! 2/2 & 16 Tuesdays 3 pm 2/6 Saturday 10 am

Exciting challenges every meeting. Bring your imagination and experiment with creative designs.

Dynamic Dinosaurs 2/10 Wednesday 4 pm Become a paleontologist by examining museum quality replicas of real dinosaur fossils!

Valentine’s Day Crafternoon 2/11 Thursday 3 pm A craft in the afternoon themed to Valentine’s Day.

Dance Party! 2/12 & 18 Friday and Thursday 10-11 am Enjoy non-stop music and movement for children ages 2-5 and their grownups in the Topping Room!

FosterCon 2/27 Saturday 10 am The mini-comic festival in Downtown Ventura.

Closed Monday, February 15th in observance of President’s Day.

 

Women’s Economic Ventures Free Self-Employment Training orientation in Ventura County

Have you wanted to run your own business, but don’t know where to start? Or do you already own a business and want to expand? Learn how to make those dreams a reality with Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV). WEV provides business training to women and who want to start or expand an existing business.

WEV is holding a free, 1-hour informational sessions for their English course in Ventura County. Orientation will cover class details and help you determine readiness for the next Self-Employment Training (SET) course beginning in February. (SET courses are offered in English and Spanish in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.)

Orientations are offered throughout the year and you are required to enroll. Location will be given at RSVP. Tuesday, February 2.  12-1 pm

WEV’s Women’s Business Center offers a comprehensive 14 week, 56-hour Self-Employment Training (SET) program for women and men who want to start or grow a business. Programs are offered in both English and Spanish in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, and provide week-by-week training on topics including finances, marketing and sales, public relations and advertising, legal and insurance issues, and record keeping. After the 14 week course, WEV SET graduates emerge with a completed business plan and the most important tools and resources they need to start a new business or grow their current business.

Orientation location is subject to change. To find out more information or to register for the orientation, call  456-2342 or visit the website at http://wevonline.org/orientations. For more information about Spanish programs contact 456-2319.

 

Ventura County Potters’ Guild presents: “Ralph Bacerra and His Students” by Christy Johnson

art potters guildThe Ventura Avenue Adult Center
550 N Ventura Avenue
January 25, 2016

Doors open at 7 pm
Program begins at 7:45 pm

The Ventura County Potters’ Guild welcomes Christy Johnson, founding Director of the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, CA.

She holds a BA in English Literature from California State University, Los Angeles, and later studied studio art at Otis Art Institute under Ralph Bacerra and at Pasadena City College with Phil Cornelius.

2015 Collegiate Student Art Competition winners honored

art studentsHeed the Words of the Wise, mixed media, Nicole Sayre first-place winner last year

Buenaventura Art Association Harbor Village Gallery will honor the three winners of the 2015 Collegiate Student Art Competition by displaying their work in the Student Winners exhibition until Feb. 7, a prelude to this year’s 10th annual BAA Emerging Artist Cup contest and show Feb. 9-28.

This year’s contest is free to Ventura County college students, and the online entry deadline is Jan. 30. For qualifications and other details, visit the website www.buenaventuragallery.org.

 

Baubles, Bangles & Bright Shiny Beads. An Evening with Jo Ellen Lee and Elaine Unzicker

art leeSaturday, February 6,  from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Brooks Institute Screening Room
5301 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura

When does jewelry become art?  Is important jewelry made only with precious metals and gems? How does jewelry transform the wearer? These and other questions will be explored as Mary Galbraith visits with Jo Ellen Lee and Elaine Unzicker.  Free to FOTM Members – $10 General public, $5 students and seniors.

AfterGLOW Fundraising Event:  Join us for a celebratory supper prepared by Old Broads Catering Company immediately following the interview at the FOTM Archive & Library, 505 Poli Street, Suite 405,

The AfterGLOW is $25 for FOTM members, $35 for non-members.  Paid reservations are essential & required prior to January 29 for the AfterGLOW.  For RSVP and tickets visit:  FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 653.2501.

Tickets available online at:  www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or 653.2501

Buenaventura Art Association unveiles another dozen historical pieces

art heritage collectionBuenaventura Art Association unveiled another dozen historical pieces of regional art with California Climates: Fire and Ice, at the Buenaventura Gallery in downtown Ventura. Among the desert and snow scenes in this addition to the California Heritage Collection are two works by a noted early landscape painter.

The collection is from the estate of a late Ventura couple who spent decades acquiring beautiful artworks in California and worldwide. Frequent visitors to their hometown gallery, the couple left instructions to involve BAA in offering the works for sale.

Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Private viewings of the California Heritage Collection are available by appointment. For more about BAA or this special collection, visit www.californiaheritagecollection.com, www.buenaventuragallery.org, or call 648-1235 during gallery hours.

 

 

Frances Elson show at Community Memorial Hospital

art elsonTwo of the pieces by Frances Elson are in the show at Community Memorial Hospital.  The show, entitled “California Dreamin” will run until April 10.  One of the pieces, “Crescent city Lighthouse” is a silkscreen on glass, based on a photo taken by husband Ed.  After spending 40 years as a physician at CMH isn’t it lovely that he can now see himself in this completely new way?

Vol. 9, No. 8 – January 20 – February 2, 2016 – CAPS Chat

stuff CAPSCrooked Eye Tommy appearing on Ventura Rocks at CAPS.

Your Media Center
By Elizabeth Rodeno

CAPS Media Center has a dedicated staff, Board, volunteers and members. This is something most non-profit organizations would love to have. This year we have committed to sharing our knowledge and experience with the community. The projects in the pipeline are many and varied. Our team of media makers is strong. The volunteers committed. Ventura and its people, places and history are our palette.  Channel 6, 15 and the web are our venues.

Our part-time staff is a great bunch – skilled film makers who happen to have degrees from Oxnard and Brooks. Jamie and Aaron are out filming and editing projects they’d like to call their own. Aaron is having fun using his creativity to share stories about kids and programs in Ventura. Jamie is making Ventura Rocks come together and pulling together the legacies of Ventura. We have film and animation fan Manny who started as a volunteer and is now supporting CAPS and is out filming projects and events.  Our rock musician programmer, Kristina, works the mixing board at our Ventura Rocks productions as well as getting your shows on the air.  Phil, producer, poet laureate and teacher, has put together a terrific training program for young producers and continues to work on the multi-cam productions with Evan.

The edit bays are buzzing and the cameras are getting a workout these days. Our members are in the studio producing talk shows and stand-ups. The cameras go out all week and every week. They are used to capture stories, events, church services and more. These producers are always looking for volunteers for their shows.  If you’re interested in learning how to make video, stop by for more information, join and take the free training classes to get you ready to go.

Ventura Rocks @ CAPS is now on Episode 3. We invited Medicine Hat and Crooked Eye Tommy in and have 50 Sticks of Dynamite ready to go. A big thanks goes out to Ventura Breeze music writer Pam Baumgardner and her beloved music scene.

We will be launching the new and improved CAPS Media website featuring online class registrations, video links to shows and a new streaming feature!!! You’ll hear from us as we will need your support to help make CAPS Radio a reality. Stop by CAPS Media at 65 Day Road or call us at 658-0500.

 

Mustang welcomes Megan Macias

business Mustang MktgMustang Marketing continues to expand its creative team with the addition of a new copywriter, Megan Macias. Macias’ role at Mustang includes drafting copy for advertisements, brochures, websites and beyond, as well as developing social media content, editing and proofreading, and assisting with crafting pitches and press releases for media outreach.

“Megan’s creative mindset and work ethic compliment our culture and strengthen our capabilities as a full-service agency,” said Mustang’s director of communications, Jenny Guy. “Her writing talent has already proven to be a tremendous asset to our clients and internal team.”

Vol. 9, No. 8 – January 20 – February 2, 2016 – Events

Events by Ana Baker

Would you like to meet new friends? Whatever the reason, Ventura’s Conversation Group is the right place for you. This eclectic group meets Wednesdays from 4p.m. to 5:45p.m. at the Yolanda’s Mexican Restaurant at 2753 Main St.

DBSA Ventura, the local chapter of the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) hosts two regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support groups in the County. Visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call 253-3289 for more information.

Jan.21: The East Ventura Community Council will host a guest speaker for the next meeting. Brian Rinehart, Sales Manager for Enclave by Watt Communities, which is currently building 91 new homes in East Ventura along with other topics of interest to area residents will also be on the agenda.

The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 346 N. Kimball Road. The public is encouraged to attend and participate.  For more information call 804-7558.

Jan. 21: Erthbound Entertainment is proud to announce their new series “An Evening At NAMBA” will now be seen on CAPS TV Channel 6. The series documents the amazing local talents in our community showcased at the Namba Performing Arts Space in historic downtown Ventura.

The Premiere Episode is “Clara Cries Nuts”, performed on December 3, 4, 5, 2015 for sold-out audiences who support local arts programming in our community.

The show is a brilliant parody of the holiday classic Ballet, “The Nutcracker” with quirky twists throughout and gracefully performed by ALOFT Dancetheater, the resident dance company at the Namba Performing Arts Space.

Thursday  1/21      5pm
Friday  1/22      8pm
Saturday  1/23 11am

All broadcasts are available on Charter and Time Warner Cable Channel 6.

For more information about how to see “An Evening At NAMBA” visit http://www.capstv.org.

Jan.24: Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra performs with Kuanfen Liu, Artistic Director and soloists Kaytlyn Becker and Alexa ConstantineYoung Artists Showcase Concert. Sunday, 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Ventura, 1338 East Santa Clara St. Ventura. $20 concert donation appreciated, youth 18 and under free.

Jan.27: Ongoing Contacts N Coffee morning business networking meetings, held Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. at Ventura Improv Company, 34 N. Palm Street in downtown Ventura. Pick up a copy of the Ventura Breeze. Members, $ 5.00 and newcomers, free.

Jan.27: The College Area Community Council will be meeting on Wednesday.

The Guest Speaker will be Denise Sindelar, Manager, Ventura Community Partnerships who will speak about the Library Advisory Commission.  In addition, a representative from the Ventura Police Department will address recent crime trends in the neighborhood

The Council, which represents citizens between Mills and Victoria bordered by Foothill and Hwy. 126, meets at 7 p.m. in the Wright Event Center at 57 Day Rd. on the Ventura College campus.

Call  658-7225 for more information.

Jan.28 The Ventura Moose Lodge #1394, will host Dee Lyon, who is a retired attorney turned world birder.  She started birding in 1991 in Kenya, Africa, got really interested in 1993 in the Galapagos, and has since birded extensively in North America. Now traveling the  world to see birds, Finland, Russia, Brazil, Costa Rica, India, Tibet, and Bhutan, Africa, and now is in Thailand. She will be handing out “bird Friendly Plants” and step by step instructions on how to change over a yard to a bird habitat.

At 10267 Telephone Rd at 7p.m. Attendance is free and all are welcome.  For further information call 488-6244.

Jan.28: Portuguese Fraternal Society of America will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday. This meeting is open to any person of Portuguese descent or interested in the Portuguese culture.  The meeting will be held at Main Street Restaurant and Steakhouse, 3159 East Main Street at 11:30 a.m. for a 12p.m., no host luncheon meeting.  For more information and reservation, call Cora Corella at  483-6285, or Yvonne Westervelt at  483-4168.

Jan.30: San Buenaventura Friends of the Library will hold a Book Sale on Saturday. Open to the general public at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. will be reserved for current Friends members.  E.P. Foster Library, Topping Room. Rare and not so rare books for sale, including signed books, special interest, vintage, fiction including classics and current hardcover and paperbacks, non-fiction including biography, science, engineering, religion, travel, cooking, history, California history, Civil War, art, music, self-help, education, parenting, sports, craft books, children’s books, DVD’s, books on cd and tape, puzzles, and more.

Jan.31: Elite Theatre Company’s Sundays at 7 Staged Reading Program kicks off 2016 with Roger Williams’ drama, Dinner in Budapest, on Sunday, at 7 p.m. Directed by Lynn Van Emmerik.  There is no charge.  Open, first-come seating.

The time: December 1944.  The place: Budapest, where Nazi bigwig Adolf Eichmann is busy dispatching to Auschwitz the last remaining large Jewish population in occupied Europe.  Raoul Wallenberg, Sweden’s “Angel of Mercy,” invites Eichmann to dinner at the Swedish legation. Wallenberg’s goal in the drama: to get the S.S. commander to abandon his plan to empty residents of the Budapest ghetto onto the Auschwitz-bound trains.

Feb.1,15: The Ventura County Philatelic Society will host their stamp trading and camaraderie. Mondays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Church of the Foothills, 6279 Foothill Road. Admission and parking are free. Come for a great evening.  Contact: [email protected] or 320-1601

Feb. 1: 21st Annual Authors’ Luncheon presented by Assistance League of Ventura County will feature

authors Woody Woodburn, Drew Daywalt, and Isla Morley who will share their insights into the writing process, answer questions, and sign books. At the  Residence Inn by Marriott at River Ridge.

Tickets are $60 person, includes lunch, $25 is tax-deductible. The event will begin at 9am with a silent auction, raffle tickets, and book sales. All proceeds go to supporting the philanthropic programs of Assistance League of Ventura County serving children in our community.

Please call 643-2458 for reservations by Jan. 22.

Feb.2: Mended Hearts of Ventura Group meets the first Tuesday each month at the

Community Memorial Hospital on the 8th floor from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. Come share if you have had heart surgery or stent implant. Excellent speakers, leading Cardiologists, Nutritionists,

Dietitians, etc. from our area. Contact Richard Hatcher 644-2733

Feb.3: Beach Cities Neighbors and Newcomers Club (BCNN) is a group of active women of all ages who live in Ventura, Oxnard, or Port Hueneme and enjoy a variety of activities such as hiking, card games, crafts, reading, writing, films, book discussions, cooking, gardening, dining, and more. The next monthly coffee meeting will be held on Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Pavilion of the Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main Street.  http://bcnnwomensclub.org/

Feb.7: The 1892 Dudley Historic House Museum will be open for docent-led tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. accompanied by period music in the parlor and upstairs library landing. Admission is free. The museum is located at the corner of Loma Vista and Ashwood streets. For information please call 642-3345 or visit  www.dudleyhouse.org.

Feb.7: On Sunday, 3 pm — 5 pm the  Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions are holding their Monthly Meeting at E.P. Foster Library Topping Room. Join us as we share the newest version of the Awakening the Dreamer symposium,  a transformative educational program that explores the challenges facing humanity at this critical moment in time and the opportunities we as a human family have to create a new future. Light refreshments.

Feb.12,13,14: Bank of Books will be giving away free romance books daily from a large selection of authors. Beginning February 12 thru the 14th Valentine’s Day. Come select up to two books each day from the special selection. Romance books continue to be the largest book sales of any category in the nation.  Bank of Books has a great selection, both in the store and their warehouse. They have given away over 300,000 books to the community over the years, making Bank of Books one of the most unique bookstores in the country.  Located at 748 E. Main Street.