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Lifeguards return to Ventura Harbor Beaches for Summer

“Did you miss me?”

Daily lifeguard service will be provided at Ventura Harbor beaches off Spinnaker Drive this summer.

In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, March 20, the Board of Port Commissioners authorized the General Manager of Ventura Harbor to contract with State Parks to provide the service from mid-May through Labor Day 2019 at Harbor Cove and Surfers Knoll beaches. The $88,682 cost represents a 1 percent increase over last year, primarily because of added personnel and the added option of continuing services, as available, through Dec. 31.

“The Ventura Harbor Patrol and the District believe this investment in public safety is important,” stated Ventura Port District Harbormaster John Higgins. “A third lifeguard tower has also been added this summer season to the Ventura Harbor beaches to better assist with visitor safety”

For over 60 years, State Parks has provided professional lifeguarding services along California’s coastline. The State Park Lifeguard service is certified by the United States Lifesaving Association and is recognized as one of the highest-ranking training academies in the world.

The Ventura Port District took the lead in securing summer lifeguards at the Harbor after the city of Ventura stopped its services in 2011. The state lifeguards and the Ventura Harbor Patrol have formed a strong and effective partnership in providing public safety on land and in the waters along Ventura’s coast.

Ventura Harbor and its beaches have become among the most popular summer destinations in the city. Parking and restrooms are available at both beach parking lots and street parking is available on Spinnaker Drive.

In addition to the beaches’ safety and convenience, annual Harbor dredging results in some of the best sand on the local coast. Also, the location affords a variety of healthy outdoor summer activities and close access to the Harbor Village and its many amenities.

“Ventura Harbor is one of the few locations in Ventura County that provides a complete user experience,” Harbormaster Higgins said. “Our harbor, beaches, merchants, restaurants, national park headquarters, sport fishing boats, dive boats and Island Packers give the visitor tremendous value and entertainment in one intimate location.”

For questions on lifeguard times, call the State Lifeguards Dispatch at 805-648-3321.

Vol. 12, No. 14 – Apr 10 – Apr 23, 2019 – Events

by Ana Baker

Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club Monday nights 7:30 – 9:45 p.m. Poinsettia Pavilion. Ballroom, swing, Latin and line dancing. $10 members, $12 non-members. Free dance lessons 6:45 – 7:15p.m. Call Rick 805- 415-8842 for more information.

There will be a regular Ventura Discussion Group meeting at Main Street Restaurant 3159 Main St., Wednesday from 4 – 5:45 p.m. Several people usually stay for a drink and a bite to eat afterward. Bring an interesting topic to discuss if you can.

Ventura’s ACBL Duplicate Bridge Club offers games for all levels of play.  Learn the game, play with your peers, and earn master points while you are having fun.  There is a game every day of the week.  Check out their website at www.vcbridge.org

Country Western Line Dancing every Tuesday 7 – 9 p.m. Instruction every night. Located at the Moose lodge, 10269 Telephone Road. More information at countrylovers.com.

Cross Town Hikers join in on Wednesday nights for a moderate-paced hike that includes views of Ventura from the cross, a walk out to the end of the pier, and a stroll along the Promenade back to the Museum. Four miles with an 800-foot elevation gain. Meet at 7 p.m. sharp at the fountain across the street from the Mission. Join Facebook page for more information https://www.facebook.com/groups/800215670039426/

The members of the Ventura Investment Group meet on Mondays for an informal discussion of recent economic events.  Topics cover current events that affect stocks, funds, real estate, and interest-bearing investments.  The meeting is from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at Telephone Road and Main Street.  Visitors and potential members are welcomed.  There are no dues or requirements to participate, and all levels of experience are welcomed.

First Wednesday, of each month, 6 – 10 p.m., Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club meets at the Murphy Auto Museum, Oxnard. Now exhibiting Saturdays and Sundays, 10 – 4 p.m.  Visitors and new members are welcome. Member initiation fee $10, monthly dues $20, $10 for Juniors. Murphy Auto Museum, 2230 Statham Blvd., Oxnard.  www.gcmrc.com. For more information, call (805)229-7429.

Musicians’ Sober Support Meetup @ FIND (A Friend in Deed) every Monday night 7-9 p.m. Bring acoustic instrument(s) for jamming after sharing support for sobriety. Bell Arts-Studio 39-432 Ventura Ave. For further information [email protected].

The Ventura County Philatelic Society meet on the first and third Mondays each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Foothills, 6279 Foothill Rd. Admission and parking are free. Come for a great evening. Contact: Bill Garner (805) 320-1601 or [email protected]

Mended Hearts of Ventura. Come share if you have had heart surgery or stent implant. Group meets the first Tuesday each month at Lemon Wood Mobile Park, 850 Johnson Dr. They have excellent speakers, leading cardiologists, nutritionists, dietitians from our area. Contact Richard Hatcher at 805-644-2733.

Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDa) is a 12-step fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is recovery from codependence in the development and maintenance of healthy relationships. Every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 5654 Ralston (enter through side door off parking lot). Further information Deva 805-814-5650 or Maryann

The Ventura Retired Men’s group meets on the first and third Tuesday each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Elks lodge on Knoll Drive in Ventura. Drop by to introduce yourself and we’ll treat you to lunch so you can sample our activities and banter and hear our program/speaker of the day. Got a question? Call Bob Likins at 805-587-1233.

BCNN (Beach Cities Neighbors and Newcomers) is a non-profit women’s club open to ladies who reside in Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme. A purely social club to provide a venue by which women in our area can meet each other. Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 36 Figueroa St. Parking is on Santa Clara Avenue. dues are $30 per year. Our April 3rd speaker, Kurt Buckley, will present “My Comino”. He will introduce the audience to the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

April 12: The General George S. Patton, Jr. Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
April luncheon meeting will take place at 11:30 a.m., Friday, in the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Road.  The program will be “The Battle of Saratoga” presented by chapter member Robert Taylor. All SAR & DAR Compatriots, friends, and visitors are welcome to
join us.  If you choose lunch, cost is $20 per person.  For
additional information or for assistance in determining your possible
Revolutionary War genealogical roots, please call Bill Bays (805) 650-3036 or Robert Taylor (805)216-7992. For information regarding SAR membership and chapter activities http://pattonpatriots.org.

April 12: Ghost Hunting 101 Lecture at Olivas Adobe 4200 Olivas Park Drive from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Class Number 12633, price $25 by Richard Senate. For Tickets call the City of Ventura 805-658-4726

This unique class describes the many ways to seek documentation of paranormal events at haunted site. Students are asked to bring flashlights, cameras, and any tools they might have to hunt ghosts. A good tool to use is the Ghost Radar Classic app for the cell phone. Mr. Senate will show ghostly photographs taken at the house over the years.

For more information contact Mr. Senate at [email protected]

April 13: Ventura Friends of the Library will hold a Bag o’Books Book Sale
at the Vons at Telegraph and Victoria (6040 Telegraph Rd.) from 10-3 p.m.
Members of Ventura Friends of the Library can take home a bag of books 
for $1.00. For all others, the price is $3 a bag. Contact: Mary Olson (805) 223-1187

April 20: Saturday, 7 p.m., Free Easter concert, with choir, organ, piano, brass accompaniment.

All are welcome to experience the music of this special season. First United Methodist Church, 1338 E. Santa Clara Ave. Donations gladly accepted. Phone 805-643-8621

April 25,26,27: May 2,3,4: Buena High School Drama is pleased to present CHICAGO, high school edition. It is appropriate for ages 11 and older. Tickets are on sale now at our.show/buenahighschool/4501. There are 33 Buena students acting in the show and an additional six running stage lights, sound and working as stage manager. Mr. Kevin Downey, is the vocal director, and Tawny Watson is the choreographer.  Drama teacher Karen Rodrigues says “students have been rehearsing four days a week outside of school and all day on Saturdays”.  It is a very rigorous show with lots of music, singing and dancing.  Please come and support the Arts and Buena HS. See ad in this issue for more information.

April 26: (4th Friday of each month), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Like to play acoustic music? Songmakers.org welcomes instrumentalists, singers, and singer/songwriters at all levels to join in a free song circle at the Bell Arts Factory Community Room, 432 N. Ventura Ave. Listeners welcome!  Mike Wittlin, (805) 750-8281.

Have you had a memorable event?

The Ventura County Writers Club has opened their 4th Annual Memoir Contest for submissions to adults 18 and over. Submit your first-person account of a memorable event or experience, filtered through the mind and heart of the storyteller. A stand-alone section of a larger work or a vignette is acceptable. Entries must be original and previously unpublished and no more than 1250 words. Self-published and e-published works are prohibited. Enter as many memoirs as you like. First prize $150, second prize $75, third prize $30. For contest rules and submissions, go to: http://venturacountywriters.com/memoir-contest/. Contact Breeze contributing writer Sheli Ellsworth for more information 805.300.1365.

Vol. 12, No. 14 – Apr 10 – Apr 23, 2019 – Opinion/Editorial

∙ Nearly a year ago, on April 18, Jamal Jackson was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing Anthony Mele Jr., 35, of Ventura, at Aloha Steakhouse. Mele died the next day.

Attorney Monica Cummins, of the Ventura County Public Defender’s Office, who is defending Jamal Jackson, be seeking to take the case out of Ventura County.

I think that a change of venue is appropriate in this case. I think a fair trial here might be difficult and probably best for Venturans if it is not held here.

∙A state judge has ruled against a New York county’s effort to stem a massive measles outbreak, arguing that the county cannot ban unvaccinated minors from public places.

Judge Rolf Thorsen issued an injunction on Rockland County’s attempted month-long ban after only ten days, ruling that the unvaccinated children were “permitted to return to their respective schools forthwith and otherwise to assemble in public places” immediately.

I think that this is an appalling decision. This is a medical decision not a judicial one.

∙Global energy experts have released disturbing findings saying that not only are planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions still increasing but, also, the world’s growing demand for energy has led to higher emissions from coal-fired power plants more than ever before.

As a result, greenhouse gas emissions from the increase in energy use surged in 2018 reaching a record high. What do experts know anyway?

∙If you made $60 million (or more) playing basketball you could make comments like this one and still be a great role model for kids: “Once I saw that story, I just seen a kid turning into a man. This is my career and I’m taking this. I done had enough.” Currently, (might change), before being able to play in the NBA, basketball players at least need to show up in a college for a year where they must learn something.

∙The U.S. government is reportedly compiling dossiers on journalists and others covering the caravan of migrants moving toward the U.S. border. Regardless of how one feels about the migrant situation, this is very disturbing.

Even worse, some have been detained for questioning with one photojournalist being held for 13 hours. These people are simply doing their jobs. When a free democracy loses its coverage of events affecting this country, it is very bad.

∙In two recent studies, tennis players were shown to live longer lives than people who played any other sport. After factoring in for education, wealth and age, tennis players still lived an average of 9.7 years longer than those competing in other sports, including joggers. There are tournaments for tennis players who are in their 80s and 90s (look at me still playing at 99). Besides the physical aspect, the social component is thought to be another reason for these findings.

∙Could goats play a role in preventing the next round of California’s deadly wildfires?

Goats are being used to eat their way through “garden salads” of fresh new green hillsides because of the recent rains.

Brush-clearing goat services in California are available for brush control.

Before you buy some goats to put in your back yard, you’d better check with Ventura to see what the laws are.

∙There were 1,669 adults and children who were homeless during the point-in-time count according to the Ventura County 2019 Homeless Count and Survey (and certainly many more are missed). This number represents an increase of 370 persons or 28.5% when compared to the number of homeless persons who were counted in 2018.

The cities of Oxnard and Ventura account for nearly two thirds (66%) of the homeless population. Oxnard representing 32.8% and Ventura representing 33.2%.

∙The fact that the Supreme Court makes major decisions based upon which president appoints them really bothers me. It means that major laws change based on the make-up of the court and the president. The fact that so many decisions are decided on a 5-4 vote is just not fair. Even local courts won’t accept decisions based upon that kind of vote, so why should the Supreme Court?

For instance, “A closely divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that a death-row inmate with a rare medical condition, is not entitled to an alternative method of execution just because the one the state uses could cause him several minutes of great pain and suffering. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against the Missouri death-row inmate, Russell Bucklew.”

If the Constitution makes sense why do decisions based on it depend on who is on the court? I think all presidents abuse this power.

I also do not think that justices should be appointed for life. I understand the thinking behind this but perhaps even a brilliant 90-year old shouldn’t be making major decisions. I think that the court’s legitimacy is being greatly questioned.

Perhaps there should be more justices. I don’t know the answer, but I hope to hear from our brilliant readers about this.

∙A new study found that all those vitamins we take might not be doing much for our bodies.

The study was led by researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital in Canada and the University of Toronto. They reviewed data on four different vitamins: multivitamins, Vitamin D, Calcium and Vitamin C.

Researchers found those four vitamins showed no benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke or premature death.

“We were surprised to find so few positive effects of the most common supplements that people consume,” said Dr. David Jenkins, the study’s lead author. “Our review found that if you want to use multivitamins, vitamin D, Calcium or Vitamin C, it does no harm – but there is no apparent advantage either.”

Annual Monarch Madness pollinator planting

Under the director of Kate Furlong, VLT Stewardship Director, volunteers from Cummins Inc. Ventura help plant an oak tree at Monarch Madness.0

On Saturday, March 30, more than 200 children, adults, birds and butterflies flited about the Big Rock Nature Preserve at Ventura Land Trust’s (VLT) annual Monarch Madness pollinator planting party.

For the 4th year running, VLT partnered with SoCalGas to provide the community with a fun family-friendly morning centered on the importance of preserving local land that provides important habitat for birds, bees, butterflies and other animals.

Volunteers of all ages joined VLT staff in the Ventura River watershed to plant milkweed and other pollinator plants, learn about monarch butterflies from local expert Juliana Danaus of Monarch Arch, make milkweed seed balls and help VLT unveil “Dug,” their shiny new tractor recently donated by Cummins Inc. Ventura.

“SoCalGas is committed to environmental preservation and proud to partner with Ventura Land Trust,” said Maria Ventura, SoCalGas Public Affairs Manager. “Every year the event gets bigger and better. This year we knocked it out of the park!”

Due to the rising use of pesticides and the overdevelopment of natural areas, many native bees and butterflies are on the decline. Planting events like Monarch Madness are one of the many ways VLT supports the protection of land and the animals that live on it.

“It warms my heart when hundreds of people join us on a Saturday morning to help protect local wildlife,” said Adrienne Stephens, VLT Development and Marketing Director. “We host dozens of volunteer events throughout the year but Monarch Madness is one of our favorites because it allows children to make a real difference.”

To learn more about Ventura Land Trust or to volunteer at an upcoming event, visit www.venturalandtrust.org/events.

National Park Service awarded for Island of the Blue Dolphins Web Resource

The Organization of American Historians awarded Channel Islands National Park the prestigious 2019 Stanton-Horton Award for Excellence in National Park Service History at its annual conference this week in Philadelphia for the Island of the Blue Dolphins web resource.

Channel Islands National Park, in collaboration with the University of South Carolina and numerous other partners, developed the web resource as a feature called “Books to Parks,” that is designed to connect students to the real places, people, and historical events behind the literature they read.

Island of the Blue Dolphins by author Scott O’Dell is the sixth best-selling children’s paperback in the United States. It is widely taught in classrooms throughout the country and has been translated into more than 30 languages.

This story, which has fascinated people for over 150 years, is loosely based on the true story of the Lone Woman, a Native American who survived in isolation on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California from 1835 to 1853.

The web resource offers a wealth of information that includes chapter summaries; research on people, places, and cultures; a digital archive with primary and secondary sources; and interdisciplinary lesson plans.

“The website targets an important and insufficiently studied historical topic, and does so in the most engaging way imaginable. Anyone who visits it will come away with a broader reflection and appreciation of the past, questioning perceived ideas and common myths,” said Carole Goldberg, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at University of California Los Angeles School of Law. “There are also interviews with a wide array of experts, from archaeologists to linguists to Native educators, and numerous maps, data visualizations, drawings, and timelines.”

To expand the web resource, Channel Islands National Park offers Island of the Blue Dolphins interactive distance learning programs that are broadcast live from the park’s studio to classrooms across the country. In these programs, fourth grade students learn about the most current archaeological discoveries of artifacts that were likely used by the Lone Woman.

The studio, a state-of-the-art videoconferencing system, was provided by a generous donation from Explore Annenberg LLC. The studio has significantly expanded the ability of the park to deliver Channel Islands Live educational programs.

Ojai Art Center presents an intimate evening with Nick Mancini Trio

A concert for jazz lovers featuring Nick Mancini Trio with Brad Dutz on percussion, Bruce Lett on bass and the legendary Nick Mancini on vibraphone. One night only. Friday, May 10, at 7:00 pm at the Ojai Art Center at 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. Advance tickets are $20 or at the door for $25 (cash only). Doors open at 6pm, no late seating.

Nick Mancini-vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator- Drum magazine named him “Best Jazz Percussionist on Vibes.” Played with Arturo Sandoval, Poncho Sanchez, and many others. For more information visit www.nickmancinitrio.com. Brad Dutz-percussionist-part of the LA avant-garde jazz scene-played with the great Frank Sinatra, Tom Petty and many others. Produced over 20 CDs, and countless TV and Film credits. More information at www.braddutz.com. Bruce Lett-bassist-versatile studio musician-toured with Alphonse Mouzon, Ernie Watts, and others-also on faculty of Thelonius Monk Institute/CSULB.

“Ojai is such a gorgeous place” Nick Mancini states with anticipation and “The music we make together is spontaneous, electric, and engaging.”

Contact for more information Toni Jirovsky

805-646-2247 no texts

[email protected]

Vol. 12, No. 14 – Apr 10 – Apr 23, 2019 – Mailbox

Breeze:

President Donald Trump said his father, Fred Trump, was born in “a very wonderful place in Germany.” But Fred Trump was actually born in New York City. “My father is German, was German. Born in a very wonderful place in Germany,” Trump said of his father while meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

If Trump doesn’t even know where his father was born how does he know where Obama was born?

Larry Ruddy Ojai

Hi Gov:

When I was in Madison at U. Wisconsin 70 years ago I drove out west of town in the forest to see the designed Frank Lloyd Wright Unitarian Church.

The minister invited me in for a chat. He said he was an atheist. First time this agnostic met a minister who didn’t believe in all that nutty XXXX in religions.

He asked me if I had any questions. “what will it be like after you die?”

“What was it like before you were born?
“That’s what it will be like when you die.”

I never forgot that after 70 years.

Name withheld

Readers:

We should acknowledge that Trump and Co. are slicker and more vicious than any current Democrat office holder or liberal commentator can imagine. What it looks like to me is a slow-moving ad-hoc coup, with Trump-selected A.G. Barr making a decision about obstruction of justice he has no reason to make, though his pal Mueller left it open for him. They have discovered how to subvert everything as they have proceeded with anger and stealth. Remember, it started with Comey wrecking Hillary’s election chances.

Now Trump will pardon most of those sentenced by Mueller and go after Democrats who they now argue set up this witch hunt. A scoundrel like Sen. Lindsey Graham wants an investigation of Hillary and certain elected Democrats with a new Special Council. This is retribution and the consequence of right wing political scheming over the last 24 months.

Robert Chianese Ventura

To Ventura Residents

Ventura is on a track to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to convert sewage water into drinking water. Estimated project costs keep escalating. Proponents have not provided adequate information and disclosure. There are many examples of big projects that did not work out as expected. Consider the high speed rail project — or Oxnard’s great (water recycling) project. When big projects go badly, millions of dollars are lost. The consequences ultimately fall on the poor. We citizens must pay more attention to large multi-million-dollar project proposals.

At first, we were told that treated sewage water is processed to be 97% pure – (prior to its release into the ocean). Recycling advocates insisted that the cost to remove the remaining 3% would be minimal. However, as it turns out, the project will be very expensive — many hundreds of millions of dollars. Also, Ventura will incur significant expenditures for annual operating costs.

Ventura has prepared a draft environmental impact report (EIR). If you would like to comment on the EIR, you must do so prior to April 22, 2019. For details and instructions, please direct your browser to the following web address:

https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/1470/Ventura-Water-Pure

Should Ventura allow the project to proceed past the point of no-return OR wait until DPR has a proven track record? There are various possibilities for phasing in DPR and/or reducing wastewater going to the estuary. In all scenarios — involving either wastewater use or disposal — a pipeline into the ocean will be required. Thus, shouldn’t Ventura build this (outfall/brine) pipeline first?

It seems likely many residents will not drink the recycled water. Those that have the money will drink only bottled water – or they will install expensive equipment to filter the water before it enters their homes. Some may decide to boil the water before drinking it.

Charles Spraggins [email protected]

[email protected]

You could claim that anything’s real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody’s proved it doesn’t exist.
~ J.K. Rowling

Vol. 12, No. 14 – Apr 10 – Apr 23, 2019 – Harbor Patrol Blotter

3-20 11:05am, dispatched to a medical at Harbor Cove. Officers responded and assisted VFD/AMR with a female complaining of seizures in her vehicle at the Harbor Cove lot. She was treated and transported to local hospital.

5:15pm, while on patrol officers observed large waves at Surfers Knoll, South Beach. 4-6ft waves and dangerous rip currents along all the jetties and groins.
3-21 10:05am, received a report of a dog attack at Surfer’s Knoll. The dog attacked a sea bird, grebe. Officers rescued then captured the injured bird and arranged for sea bird rescue volunteer to pick up.
3-22 12:45pm, received a request for traffic control for Manson Construction tug-tenders towing 3,000ft of dredge pipe for the upcoming project. Officers responded in Fireboat & Rescue Boat 19 to control traffic in the main channel.

3:55pm, while on patrol, received a report of a Recreational Vehicle using the boat washdown. Officers responded and warned the individual of the illegal vehicle use of the boat washdown.
3-23 3:05pm, while on patrol in Rescue Boat 19, officers assisted a 16ft Hobie-cat sailboat from the rocks in the Pierpont Basin. The sailboat was kept off the rocks and safely escorted to the launch ramp.

7:45pm, dispatched to an Ocean water rescue, vessel in distress near Marina Park. Report of a vessel was seen earlier and now was not seen in the sandtrap near the breakwall. Officers responded with US coast guard, Ventura fire department, Oxnard Fire, Ventura County Fire, and AMR. After an extensive search for the reported vessel in distress, US coast guard took over the search with assistance from their helicopter. No distressed vessel was found.
3-24 2:15pm, received a request for traffic control from Manson construction, towing dredge pipe into the harbor. The maneuver proved difficult due to the surge caused by the large waves from a West swell outside the harbor.

7:15pm, received a report of a disturbance at the Ventura Harbor Marina haul-out docks. Officers responded in Rescue Boat 17 and found an individual attempting to secure his vessel in the haul-out slip but was unable to because a vessel was secured in the slip without permission. After a brief investigation and interview of the two parties, an agreement was reached and the sailboat was secured to a different slip away from the other party.
3-25 1:54pm, dispatched to a medical in the Ventura Marina Community. Officers responded and assisted VFD/AMR with a lift assist of an elderly patient.

4:53pm, received a report of a sick/injured pelican from tenants of Ventura West Marina A-minor dock. Officers responded, captured the sea bird and placed in appropriate container for pickup by bird rescue at the Port District.

8:06pm, dispatched to a traffic accident in the Ventura Marina Community. Officers responded and found a vehicle drove up a carport stair ramp and was precariously “parked” on two wheels. No one was injured in the incident.
3-26 12:56pm, dispatched to an unconscious person at the Ventura Marina Community. Officers responded and assisted VFD/AMR with a 66 year old male who fell and sustained a major injury. He was transported to hospital.

Focus on the Masters Archive & Library Learning To See Outreach Art showcase two student exhibits at local libraries

Magical Bird by Jovanny, Sheridan Way Elementary

Exhibit sites and dates:

Oxnard Library from April 2 – 29, 2019
251 South ‘A’ St., Oxnard
Awards Ceremony Wednesday, April 17 at 5:30

E. P. Foster Library from April 3 – May 1, 2019
651 E Main St, Ventura
Awards Ceremony, Wednesday, April 24 from 5:30

The public is invited to join Focus on the Masters Archive & Library (FOTM) for celebrations of youthful expression featuring artwork created with Learning To See Outreach (LTS).  Artwork from Sierra Linda Elementary and Kamala Elementary Schools is featured at Oxnard Library with an awards ceremony April 17th at 5:30.  E.P. Foster Library in Ventura is hosting Elmhurst Elementary and Sheridan Way Elementary students’ artwork with a reception on Wednesday, April 24th from 5:30 – 6:30.  Awards will be presented, and all are welcome to create their own beautiful leaf print with us!

FOTM documents the lives and works of extraordinary artists from our community, providing art programming for all ages.  Each lesson of the innovative LTS in-school, hands-on art program is inspired by one of these artists, beginning with a PowerPoint presentation and demonstration.  Students then apply themselves to their own art projects, gaining confidence and respect for themselves and others as they realize the rewards of creativity and concentrated endeavor. With an emphasis on critical thinking and innovation, art anchors them to a greater caring for their community and celebration of cultural diversity.

www.FocusOnTheMasters.com

For more information about Learning To See, contact
[email protected] or 805.653.2501.