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Vol. 12, No. 24 – Aug 28 – Sept 10, 2019 – Ojai News & Events

Author Kenneth R. Strange Jr. will visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2019, to present a talk centered around his book, It’s Your Camino: One Couple’s 500-mile Pilgrimage Across Spain. This talk will include a slide presentation, readings from the book, and a Q&A session.

Ken is also a private investigator and works as an overseas consultant for NGOs and non-profit organizations. He and his wife, Aurora, have climbed the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, and Ken has also summited the fourth-highest peak in Mexico, Nevado de Toluca.

Psychology Lecturer Dr. Francisco Magdaleno will visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2019, to deliver a presentation titled “The Importance of Health & Wellness During Pregnancy.”

Time in our mother’s womb plays a crucial role in our development, and many things are shaped before we are even born. In this talk, Dr. Magdaleno will describe egg development in birds and what the study of bird eggs can teach us about human development.

The Ojai Library’s Fiber Arts & Knitting Club is changing its weekly meeting time to Sundays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., with the new schedule beginning on Sunday, September 8, 2019. The group will continue its current Monday evening schedule through the end of August.

The Ojai Library Fiber Arts & Knitting Club is a weekly drop-in group for adults interested in knitting, crochet, and other fiber crafts. Participants are encouraged to bring their current project with them. The group practices knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, and more.

The Ojai Library is located at 111 East Ojai Avenue in Ojai, CA. Hours of service are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

On Saturday, September 7th, 2019, the community is invited to an evening with Dennis Quaid and The Sharks to raise funds for Make-A-Wish® Tri-Counties. Rock the Wish will take place at the beautiful Topa Mountain Winery at 821 W. Ojai Avenue and begins at 5pm. The event opens with local group Girls with Guitars featuring Cindy Kalmenson, Patricia Avis and Natalie Gelman followed by headliner, Dennis Quaid and The Sharks at 6:30pm. There will be an outdoor screening of The Rookie at 8pm. This event is 21 and over will include local food trucks and wine by the glass specials.

Tickets range from $40 – $60 with all ticket proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish® Tri-Counties and can be found at https://rockthewishojai.eventbrite.com.

For more information regarding Make-A-Wish® Tri-Counties, please contact Pattie Mullins at 805-676- 9474.

The Ojai Art Center Literary Branch announces its “80 Words for 80 Years Short Story Contest” to celebrate the Art Center’s 80th Anniversary.  Submissions are accepted August 15 – September 15. All ages are encouraged to participate as there are two age categories, 17 and younger and 18 and older.

A panel of judges will select the winners in each category. Winners will be announced at an Art Center reception on October 14 at 7 p.m. First, second, and third place winners in each category will receive a cash prize and will be asked to read their entries at the reception. Seven honorable mention writers will be chosen in each category, who will also have the honor of sharing their stories at the reception.

The Literary Branch seeks submissions with the following guidelines: Each story must contain exactly 80 words—no more, no less. The submission fee is $10 per entry. All entries must in either .doc or .docx format and entries must be made through the website at https://bit.ly/2Y5qc38.

 

Bike trail closure

Ventura County Public Works Agency Announces Ojai Valley Bike Trail closure for Fresno Canyon Diversion Project

The Fresno Canyon Diversion Project will start construction at the Ojai Valley Bike Trail in August 2019

Ventura County Public Works Agency’s (VCPWA) Watershed Protection District (WPD) is working to reduce repeated flooding in the Casitas Spring community and State Route (SR) 33 with the Fresno Canyon Diversion Project.

The new Fresno Canyon Diversion, which will take nine months to complete, constructs a new storm drain facility, approximately 1,500 feet in length. The project includes installing a 9-foot in diameter, reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) from Fresno Canyon to the Ventura River for conveying stormwater, debris and sediment.

Project construction began in April 2019, and due to the project’s connection to the Ventura River and proximity to the Ojai Valley Bike Trail, the pathway will be closed between the Arroyo Mobile Home Park and Foster Park for five months beginning August 15, 2019. For the Ojai Valley Bike Trial closure period, there will be an alternate bike route for trail goers from Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana Road and Casitas Vista Road.

“The implementation of this project will assist in improving the safety of our communities that are highly susceptible to storm damage,” said Glenn Shephard, director of VCPWA Watershed Protection District. “Our goal is to help reduce the amount of flooding and debris flow these communities face during rainstorms.”

Jamaal Brown returns to Ventura 

Former Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) student-athlete, Jamaal Brown has been hired by VUSD to serve as the Athletic Director of Foothill Technology High School. A former varsity football, basketball, and baseball player, who attended Buena High School and graduated in 1987, returns to Ventura after more than 30 years. Mr. Brown most recently served as a Special Education Inclusion and Physical Education teacher, as well as the Head Coach for the Carlsbad High School boys basketball team in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He will hit the ground running for VUSD on August 12, 2019.

Mr. Brown grew up on the same street that Foothill Technology High School now sits. He and his friends played in the empty lot behind his house, which is now the site the high school sits on. “We are so excited to have Jamaal return to his hometown of Ventura is this capacity. He is a special person and educator and will be a tremendous leader for our athletic program,” stated Foothill Principal, Joe Bova.

In addition to his role as Athletic Director, Mr. Brown will serve as a teacher and will coach the boys basketball team. Mr. Brown attributes his desire to teach and mentor young people to his high school coaches and his mother. His mother also attended Buena High School and was a Special Education teacher at Ventura High School until a tragic accident, at the hands of a drunk driver, took her life in Jamaal’s senior year.   After graduation, Mr. Brown left Ventura to attend Stanford University and served as Manager for the basketball team under Head Coach, Mike Montgomery. He then obtained his master’s degree in Education from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and moved to New Mexico in 2004, where he met his wife. He worked at Hobbs High School as a teacher and Assistant Coach working under legendary Coach, Russ Gilmore. He served at Hobbs for five years before transitioning to Carlsbad High School in New Mexico where he served as the Head Coach for the boys basketball program. When Mr. Brown took over the Carlsbad team, they had only won six games in the previous season. However, through hard work and dedication, he was able to develop the team into the State runner-up in 2016. He looks forward to bringing that same commitment to Foothill Technology High School and collaborating with those already in place in the Athletics Department.

“Foothill’s academic reputation drew me back to Ventura. I have been given the opportunity to teach and coach, which is very important to me. In addition, my two boys will benefit from the VUSD education system; these are opportunities you just don’t pass up.  I look forward to joining the Foothill team,” stated Mr. Brown.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

As summer comes to a close, the Ventura Police Department is asking drivers to not get behind the wheel after drinking or using drugs that impact your ability to drive safely.

The Ventura Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across the country in the national enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. During this period, which ends September. 2 (Labor Day), the Ventura Police Department will have additional officers on the road looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

Labor Day Weekend remains one of the deadliest times of year for alcohol-involved crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 376 deadly crashes nationwide during the 2017 Labor Day holiday period (Sept. 1 to Sept. 5). Among those crashes, more than one-third (36%) involved a drunk driver. Last year, two people were killed, and 31 others injured in California on Labor Day alone.

“There are so many ways to get home safely without driving,” said Sergeant Michael Brown. “Driving while drunk or high is dangerous, irresponsible and causes too many senseless tragedies. We hope that drivers get the message that driving impaired will never be tolerated.”

Driving while impaired is illegal, whether it is alcohol, prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications or marijuana.

If you plan on drinking or are taking medications that can affect your driving ability, designate a sober driver or use a ride-share service. If you see someone driving impaired, call 911.

Funding for DUI enforcement is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Vol. 12, No. 24 – Aug 28 – Sept 10, 2019 – Ventura Music Scene

by Pam Baumgardner
VenturaRocks.com

We’re wrapping up the summer season with a number of events including Bombay’s Annual Beach Party with stages indoors and out, a beer garden, mechanical bull and more. DJs will keep you dancing all night long with bands performing earlier in the evening, Dudeo Perez, Strange Case and The Swells on Saturday starting at 6:30 and Uproots on Sunday at 3 pm followed by Black Star at 6 pm.

Another event over the Labor Day weekend will be the Ventura Nationals at the fairgrounds, along with the hot rides will be plenty of live music from Jesse Dayton, Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas, Eddie & the Scorpions, The Moontones and The Rockin’ Henrys.

Topa Mountain Winery in Ojai is hosting a Make-a-Wish fundraiser dubbing it “Rock the Wish” featuring Dennis Quaid and the Sharks; opening, will be three amazing local ladies, Cindy Kalmenson, Patricia Avis and Natalie Gelman. Music starts at 5:30 pm followed by a screening of Quaid’s movie The Rookie at 8 pm. According to a press release, Quaid said the shows are as much fun for those in attendance as they are for the band. “(The audiences) have a blast, which is all we want. I make a complete and utter fool of myself,” Quaid said. He added, “I think that’s the only way to have fun (onstage), instead of trying to pretend to be cool and all the rest of that stuff.” Okay, I’m in!

Stephen “Ragga” Marley makes a stop during his fifty-city tour across the U.S. at Discovery on Friday, September 6. Son to Bob Marley, Stephen has earned his own legacy garnering eight Grammy awards over the years. The tour name honors his father’s iconic live album with the Wailers, calling it “Babylon by Bus” tour.

The Music Under the Stars series wraps up the season on Saturday, August 31 with The Swing Kings at Olivas Adobe; unfortunately, this show is also sold out. With so many shows selling out so fast, perhaps the City will entertain adding another show on Friday nights.

Quick Notes: Don’t miss punk rock fun with The Adolescents and Love Canal at The Garage on Friday, August 30; Rey Fresco with The Collective will be at El Rey Cantina on Friday, August 30; The Lab on Azahar has Like the Morning and Edukated on Saturday, August 31; IDEAL Music Collective will land at the Golden China on Saturday, August 31; The Sunday Drivers play Dargan’s on Sunday, September 1; Flying Colors play the Ventura Theater on Thursday, September 5; First Friday music at Harvest Café features Shay Moulder on September 6; Second Sunday Supper at Plan B Wine Cellars will host The Beatunes on the 8 of September; and finally Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul at Ventura Theater Monday, September 9.

Do you have any music-related news or upcoming shows you want help publicizing? Please send all information short or long to [email protected]. For updated music listings daily, go to www.VenturaRocks.com.

Ventura City Fire Department offering Community Emergency Response Training

by Joe Morelli, Fire Marshal

As residents, you serve a critical role in emergency response operations whether it is preserving lives, protecting property, or providing other essential services to the community. The Ventura City Fire Department would like to invite you to join their Community Emergency Response Training Program (CERT)beginning Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The training sessions provide an excellent opportunity to meet and work with other city staff and members of the community.

With the use of grant monies, the department was fortunate to hire an experienced outside trainer who makes the classes fun and informative. The topics covered include:

        Disaster/emergency preparedness

        Fire safety and suppression

        Disaster medical (treatment and triage evaluation)

        Light search and rescue

        Organizing/managing a CERT team

        Disaster psychology

        Terrorism and CERT

Training is limited to 60 people and will be held on 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., and all classes will be held at Police/Fire Headquarters, 1425 Dowell Drive, Ventura. A final exercise will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019, providing students the opportunity to work in multiple groups on common disaster problems.

Please submit your application online at https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/CERT and contact Kris Edwards at 805-658-4717 or [email protected] with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Vol. 12, No. 24 – Aug 28 – Sept 10, 2019 – Music Calendar

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Bank of Books
748 E. Main Street
2-4 pm
Mon 9/2: Tanya Brody

Blue Agave
185 E. Santa Clara
Fridays: Mariachi Band; DJ
Saturdays: DJ

The Blue Room
Ventura Harbor Village
(Next to Comedy Club)
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band

Boatyard Pub
Ventura Harbor Village
Monday-Thursday 6 pm, Friday & Saturday 7 pm
Mondays: Milo Sledge
Tuesdays: Jason Ho/Frank Barajas
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam
Wed 8/28: Karen Eden
Fri 8/29: Andy D
Sat 8/30: Karen Eden

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Thursdays, Friday & Saturdays: DJs
Sunday 2-7: DJs
Sat 8/31: Dudeo Perez, Strange Case, The Swells (6:30 pm)
Sun 9/1: Uproots, Black Star (3 pm0

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 8/28: David Patt
Sat 8/31: David Prince

Casa Bella
391 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Danny D.

The Cave
4435 McGrath Street
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Weds & Saturdays: Varon Thomas
Thurs & Fridays: Warren Takahashi

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Music 7 pm; Sundays 4 pm
Tuesdays: The Jerry McWorter Trio
Wednesdays: Al Macias Jazz Open Mic
Fri 8/30: Native Vibe
Sat 8/31: Ruben Estrada & the Martinez Brothers

Crown Plaza
Agua Beachfront Bar
450 E. Harbor Blvd
Music 6-8 pm
Fridays: Brittney &Ben

Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
593 E. Main Street
Sun 9/1: Sunday Drivers (4 pm)

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Thurs 8/29: Morgan Heritage
Fri 8/30: One More for the Road
Sat 8/31: The Band that Fell to Earth
Sun 9/1: Blues Bullet (5 pm)
Thurs 9/5: Stoneflys
Fri 9/6: Stephen Marley, DJ Shacia Payne
Sat 9/7: Bring Back the 90s
Sun 9/8: The Mighty Cash Cats (5 pm)

Duke’s Griddle n Grill
1124 S. Seaward
Music at 6:30
Wednesdays: Karaoke

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: DJ
Saturdays: DJ
Fri 8/30: Rey Fresco, The Collective

Four Brix Winery
2290 Eastman Avenue
Music 6 – 8:30 pm
Fri 8/30: 805 Allstarz
Fri 9/6: Midlife Crisis

Garage
1091 Scandia Avenue
Fri 8/30: The Adolescents, Love Canal
Sat 8/31: Naughty Pine
Fri 9/6: Hammerback, Late Night Union, Black Dragon

Gigi’s Cocktails
2493 Grand Avenue
(805) 642-2411
Thurs, Fri & Sat: Karaoke

Golden China
760 S. Seaward
(805) 652-0688
Karaoke seven nights a week 9 pm
Tuesdays 7 pm: Open Mic
Sat 8/31: IDEAL Music Collective show

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Wed & Thurs 6 pm; Fri & Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm
Sun 9/1: The Tossers

Harbor Cove Café
1867 Spinnaker Drive
Sat 8/31: Raised on Vinyl (2 pm)

Harvest Café
175 S. Ventura Avenue
Fri 9/6: Shay Moulder

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Fri 8/30: Cronander, Pink Mist, No Divide, Railer
Sat 8/31: Dr. T 7 the Blues Criminals
Thurs 9/5: The Coconuts
Fri 9/6: Coffin, The Intelligence, VNLVX, Species Unknown
Sat 9/7: Wired, Black Dragon
Sun 9/8: Del Franklin (4 pm)

Keynote Lounge
10245 E. Telephone Road
Tues, Wed and Sun: Karaoke
Thursdays: Open mic night
Fri 8/30: Reign
Sat 8/31: Johnny Hellhole
Fri 9/6: Action Down
Sat 9/7: Red Rhythm

The Lab
11137 Azahar Street
Sat 8/31: Like the Morning, Edukated

Leashless Brewing
585 E. Thompson Blvd.
Tues: Open Mic, The Listening Room
Sat 8/31: Boom Duo
Fri 9/6: Mark Masson & Phriends
Sat 9/7: Kevin Tate
Sun 9/8: The Swillys

Limon y Sal
598 E. Main Street
Fridays: DJ
Saturdays: DJ
Sundays: Instone (1-4 pm)

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
Thurs 6 pm; Sat 4 pm; Sun 3 pm
Thurs 8/29: Devin Johnson
Sat 8/31: Ben Schneid
Sun 9/1: Matthew Fosket
Thurs 9/5: RJ Bloke
Sat 9/7: Left Hand Lions
Sun 9/8: Medicine Hat

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Thurs 9/5: Flying Color
Sat 9/7: Ghetto Lions, Hell Toupees, Black Dragon, Blues Bullet
Mon 9/9: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Music at 7 pm; Sundays at 4 pm
Fri 8/30: The Tossers
Sat 8/31: Freedom of Expression
Sun 9/1: Martinez Brothers
Fri 9/6: Corsican Brothers
Sat 9/7: Sin Chonies
Sun 9/8: CRV

Namba
47 S. Oak Street
Sat 8/31: Sik Sik Sicks, Sleepaway, Nothing Add All

Oak and Main
419 E. Main Street
Thurs 8/29: Mark Masson & Phriends
Fri 8/30: Shaky Feelin’
Sat 8/31: Los Nauticals
Sun 9/1: Linus the DJ
Thus 9/5: Beers Brothers Open Mic
Fri 9/6: Vanise Terry Band
Sat 9/7: Valley Sons

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Wed: Karaoke

Olivas Adobe
4200 Olivas Park Drive
Music Under the Stars series
Sat 8/31: The Swing Kings

Paddy’s
2 W. Main Street
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Fri & Sat: DJs

Plan B Wine Cellars
3520 Arundell Circle #107
Music 4:30 – 7 pm
Sun 9/8: The Beatunes

Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D.

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Sat 8/31: Dying to be Dead, Aseptic, Ritual Moon, Bodily Ruin
Sat 9/7: Narcoleptic Youth, All-a-Blur, F– USE, Malice Thoughts, The Hell Toupees

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sun 9/1: Baby Boy Bartels & the Boys
Sat 9/7: No Class
Sun 9/8: Joe Tourist

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke w/ Brian Parra
Tuesdays: DJ Nick Dean
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 9/6: DJ Pistolero
Sat 9/7: The Brutalist

The Shores Restaurant
1031 Harbor Blvd, Oxnard
Thursdays: Karaoke
Fri 8/30: B&U Duo
Sat 8/31: 99 Bullets
Sun 9/1: Karen Eden

The Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Thursdays: DJ Terry
Fri 8/30: Power Syndicate
Sat 8/31: Vanise Terry Band
Fri 9/6: CRV

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
(805) 643-3264
Sundays: DJ Steezy Steve
Tuesdays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Get Right DJ
Wed 9/4: Out of Trust, Alice Thoughs, Ill Communication
Fri 9/6: Detoxi, Tung
Sat 9/7: Teenage Goo Goo Muck

Topa Mountain Winery
821 W. Ojai Avenue, Ojai
Music Saturdays: 5-7; Sundays 4-6
Sat 8/31: Boogie Woogie Band
Sun 9/1: Shawn Jones Trio
Sat 9/7: Dennis Quad & the Sharks
Sun 9/8: Vox Box Six

Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W Harbor Blvd.
Ventura Nationals
Sat 8/31: Jesse Dayton, Tom Kenny & the Hi-Seas, Eddie & the Scorpions, The Moontones, The Rockin’ Henrys

Ventura Harbor Village
1583 Spinnaker Drive
Music 1-4 pm
Saturdays: Steel Drums
Sun 9/1: Blown Over
Mon 9/2: Karen Eden
Sat 9/7: Latin Touch
Sun 9/8: Castillo Trio

Ventura Vineyard
Suite J Theater
1956 Palma Drive
Fri & Sat 8 pm
Fri 8/30: The Speakeasy Project – American Roadhouse
Sat 8/31: The Speakeasy Project – American Roadhouse

Water’s Edge
1510 Anchors Way
Music 11 am – 3 pm
Sun 9/8: Doc Ventura

Winchester’s
632 E. Main Street
(805) 653-7446
Music at 7:00 pm; Sundays at 5 pm
Fri 8/30: James Broz
Sat 8/31: The Tossers
Sun 9/1: Masters of the Past
Fri 9/6: The Swillys
Sat 9/7: Unkle Monkey Duo
Sun 9/8: Acoustic Crossroads

1901
Speakeasy
740 South B Street
Fri 8/30: Shawn Jones
Sat 8/31: Milo Sledge
Fri 9/6: Rat Pack Ricky
Sat 9/7: Bobby Campbell

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Music at 11 am – 1 pm Fri & Saturday
4-7 pm Saturday
Saturdays: Kenny Devoe
Sundays: Kenny Devoe

Kicking off the summer

Keynote State Treasurer Fiona Ma at donor fundraising event.

Housing Trust Fund Ventura County (HTF Ventura County) hosted its eighth annual educational and donor recognition fundraising event at the picturesque Maravilla Gardens in Camarillo. The $100,000 raised during the event will grow to $200,000 thanks to a 1:1 fund matching program provided by California State Proposition 1. HTF Ventura County is now halfway to its year-end goal of raising $5 million in support of developing affordable housing for Ventura County. During the evening celebration, Housing Trust Fund Ventura County also debuted its fresh new logo and color palette.

Keynote State Treasurer Fiona Ma addressed a crowd of over 200 housing advocates, business, and community leaders speaking to this year’s topic, Your Business Depends on Housing: We’re all in this together. “My vision for the State Treasurer’s Office is a proactive, solution-oriented agency that understands the dire importance of creating partnerships with the private sector,” said Treasurer Ma, who noted that she has conducted two statewide housing listening tours seeking to revamp regulations under her purview and to “ensure we help increase the production of homes in California.” Inadequate, unaffordable, and a general lack of housing for Ventura County employees, especially those in the middle- and lower-income level, is a leading factor hindering business expansion and economic growth in our community.

With increased community and business donations, HTF Ventura County can exponentially grow its revolving loan fund by leveraging State Proposition 1, the Housing Programs and Veterans’ Loans Bond, which provides a 1:1 fund matching program, up to $10 million. “Our goal is to hit $5 million by December 31st and then raise the additional $5 million in 2020,” commented Linda Braunschweiger, CEO of Housing Trust Fund Ventura County. “We were thrilled to raise $200,000 between donations and Prop 1’s matching fund at this event. Paired with previous donations and funding, we are now halfway to our 2019 goal.”

A highlight of the evening was the unveiling of HTF Ventura County’s new logo. “We went through a well-crafted decision-making process to arrive at this logo,” stated Housing Trust Fund Ventura County Board Chair, Jennie Buckingham.

2019 Fall League registration for United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL)

The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) is pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2019 Fall Leagues. These signature programs provide a fun, safe, and supervised environment for boys and girls to learn and play volleyball.

The Ventura USYVL runs from Wednesday, September 11, 2019 – Saturday, November 2, 2019 on Wednesdays: 5:30 – 6:30 PM & Saturdays: 10:00 – 11:00 AM at Arroyo Verde Park in Ventura.

The eight-week Fall Leagues provide instruction to boys and girls ages 7 to 15 that is designed to teach basic volleyball skills in a positive environment. The leagues operate twice per week beginning the second week of September and ending the first week of November. Practices and games operate in a coed format and offer participants the opportunity to develop self-esteem and confidence.

Programs fill quickly, so register early to reserve a spot for your child. The registration fee includes a volleyball, uniform t-shirt, and participation medal for each participant. Visit our online registration page to locate a program in your area.

For information on registration, programs, locations, or schedules visit www.usyvl.org or contact us at 1-888-988-7985 or [email protected].

Founded in 1997, the United States Youth Volleyball League is a non-profit youth sports organization that hosts more than 15,000 participants annually, nationwide. USYVL’s mission is to provide every child between the ages of 7 and 15 a chance to learn and play volleyball in a fun, safe, and supervised environment. Visit www.usyvl.org today!

Museum of Ventura County closed but the Museum’s Pavilion remains open

The Museum of Ventura County, at 100 E. Main Street is closed for renovation until September 20, 2019. There will be a re-opening on September 20th with a massive party to launch the latest exhibit, California Cool. The opening reception, California Club, will be an exciting trip back to an era of Mid-century modernism. The era-immersive experience will feature craft cocktails, live entertainment, 1950’s inspired cuisine, period costumed actors, and much more! Tickets are available now at the early-bird rate.

Free Figure Drawing at the Museum is back in full swing. The Museum’s Artist in Resident, Ryan Carr, leads this class every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pavilion. All skill levels are welcome and some instruction is provided. This is a dry medium drawing class, so we ask that attendees refrain from watercolors or paints. Although the Museum’s Research Library and Galleries are currently closed, many events/community activities are still scheduled in the Museum’s Pavilion.

The Free 7th Annual Labor Day Vintage Tractor Fair is taking place at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula on September 2, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Performing at the Labor Day Vintage Tractor Fair is Salty Suites. Their songbook of original and traditional songs will cover bluegrass, old country, swing, and classical music with a current edge. Also performing is the Museum’s very own Haul & Oaks, featuring members of the Education department. Other family-friendly activities include pie-eating contests, bouncy houses, tractor crafts, and so much more. Many educational and preservation groups will be in attendance, including the UC Master Gardeners, The Santa Paula Bee Club, the Boys and Girls Club, etc. with a slate of free activities.