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The G.I.F.T. Garden in Ventura

Besides teaching gardening techniques Marco would like to build a stage and see community events happen there.

by Jill Forman

“The givers of life grow food from the Earth.” Those words are from Marco Arroyo, a native Venturan with a dream. Several of them, actually.

A musician, founding member of the local band Herbal Rootz, he is also trying to bring a garden back to life. His vision includes food, education, community togetherness, activism, beauty, music and poetry. He calls it the G.I.F.T. Garden: Growing in Faith Together.

This is how it happened. He lives downtown, and works as a grocery store supervisor on the East side of town. Every day, he drove along Poli, past E.P Foster Library and the vacant slope in back of it. It was nothing but weeds, but he could see where someone had tried to make a garden there. It was such a waste of land and it really bothered him.

About three months ago, he just pulled over and started cleaning the site. He pulled weeds, raked, dug up earth. Friends and family joined him, and a recognizable garden started to take shape.

He assumed it was city-owned, and went to City Hall to get authorization for his work. Turns out its private land; he was able to contact the owner and get permission to revamp the space. He has no funding, just community goodwill at this point. People have donated tools, plants and labor. A construction company gave him a load of wood.

Marco’s interest in gardening started at Sheridan Way Elementary School, when his class worked on the garden at West Park. “Food keeps growing,” he says, and there is no reason for people to go hungry. He wants his garden to be a source of learning for kids, hands-on, both to grow food and teach them to live closer to the earth and to share nature’s gifts.

The band, which he described as roots/rock/reggae and his nephew (with a chuckle) calls “heavy roots,” is made up of his family and friends. They have a history of food donations, giving pumpkins to the E.P. Foster pumpkin drive. The school had to cease funding for the drive, so Herbal Rootz started asking audiences to bring pumpkins for the school as the price of admission to band events.

Marco has researched the site, and discovered the story of Theodosia Burr Shepherd who was the first woman to hybridize flowers and had a very prosperous seed company based in Ventura. Burr was called the “Flower Wizard of California” and is credited with founding California’s seed industry. Susan B. Anthony visited; she was compared to Luther Burbank. Another garden had been planted there in her honor a few years ago, and had harvested the community, but is no longer active.

The garden, being on a slope, is being formed with the Aztec style of farming; watering in a pyramid effect, trickling down from one bed to another. There is a bee hive nearby, and pollinator-friendly plants. Besides teaching gardening techniques, he would like to build a stage and see community events happen there: speakers, music, poetry, activism; his vision is broad.

The band’s Facebook page will soon have a Pay Pal link to contribute to the G.I.F.T. garden. Donations of plants, gardening supplies, tools etc. are welcome. Some grant writers would be handy too. Marco can be reached at 651-6056, or just stop by if you see someone working. Best of all, get out and start digging!

Cypress Place to host dementia 101 seminar and support group

Norma Featherston, R.N., M.S. Gerontolgy, will be the guest speaker for the Dementia 101 seminar. Photo by Michael Gordon

In collaboration with New Hope Senior Services, please join Cypress Place Senior Living for a Dementia 101 Seminar – “Exciting Breakthroughs & Practical Tips”. Guest speaker for the seminar will be Norma Featherston, R.N., M.S., Gerontology. Featherston is a geriatric care consultant with New Hope Senior Services.

A variety of important topics regarding Dementia will be covered including: who can get it, how they get it, what to expect, practical tips and strategies for everyday use, and information on exciting breakthrough research and what it means for you. Join us for this important presentation by a specialist and learn vital information for loved ones and those you care for.

“My husband was diagnosed at age twenty eight with primary progressive Multiple Sclerosis, in which the end result is dementia,” said Featherston. “The problem was this was not documented until much later, so I received little help from doctors at the time,” she said.

It was a long and difficult journey, in which Featherston became depressed, worn out, and desperate for doing something to help. She finally hired a caregiver and went back to school in 2006, and graduated in 2009 with a Master’s Degree in Gerontology.

“I worked at the Alzheimer’s Association for eight years where I counseled caregivers, taught classes, spoke to civic and other groups, and ran several support groups, “ said Featherston. “I was able to give my knowledge of caregiving to those who were caregiving for someone with dementia related diseases.”

The free Dementia 101 seminar takes place from 10a.m. to 11:30a.m. on Saturday October 14, at Cypress Place Senior Living and is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited so please call to reserve a seat.

The senior community also offers an ongoing Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregivers Support Group. The support group meetings are held from 9:30a.m. to 11a.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at Cypress Place Senior Living in Ventura. The support group meetings are free and open to the public and are also led by Featherston. Seating is limited so please call to reserve a seat.

Cypress Place Senior Living is located at 1200 Cypress Point Lane in Ventura. For more information or to RSVP, please call 650-8000.

This safe, loving environment offers residents a continuum of care through life’s transitions. Amenities include three meals daily, weekly housekeeping, transportation, activities, utilities, as well as personal caregivers and laundry service in the Assisted Living and Memory Care communities.

To learn more about Cypress Place Senior Living of Ventura, visit their web site at www.cypressplaceseniorliving.com.

To learn more about New Hope Senior Services visit their web site at www.newhopeseniorservices.com.

 

The 12th annual City of Ventura Photo Contest deadline is around the corner!

Might this photo be a winner? Only if Richard Lieberman enters it.

Do you have an amazing shot you took of a Ventura landscape, or of you or your children participating in one of our Parks and Recreation programs or events, or perhaps of a wedding that took place at one of our historical sites? We encourage all amateur and professional photographers to enter our 12th annual City of Ventura Photo Contest, with a focus on all things Ventura. The deadline to submit photos is Oct. 2. Many submitted photos will be used in city publications and social media posts with a photo credit. Photographers of all ages are invited to enter their best high resolution images with two ways to win; People’s Choice by online votes and/or Judges’ Choice by visual arts professionals.

The mission of the contest is to celebrate the City of Ventura, therefore all photos entered must be taken within our city limits or directly adjacent–beaches, mountains, Channel Islands, etc. There are three categories to enter your photos into: Environment, Architecture and Culture & Community. All winners will be invited to attend a reception at City Hall to celebrate their work. You do not need to be a resident of the City of Ventura to enter.

For more information on entry requirements and the submission process visit the City of Ventura’s Photo Contest website. https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/665/Photo-Contests

Vol. 10, No. 26 – Sept 27 – Oct 10, 2017 – A View from House Seats

Premiere examines complexity of the mind

by Shirley Lorraine

Fact and fiction are interwoven as The Rubicon Theatre Company presents the West Coast Premiere of Incognito by Nick Payne, a fascinating look at how humans think, act and rationalize actions. While the opportunity to stage the premiere bumped the scheduled offering of Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me out of the line-up, it presents a challenging and thought-provoking piece. This proves true for both the actors and the audience.

Rubicon regular Joseph Fuqua, Betsy Zajko, Mark Jacobson and Claire Adams skillfully embody 21 characters as they fashion three stories, two based in fact, to show how complex the human brain can be. Presented on a stage bare save for four chairs, the actors glide from role to role effortlessly. The heightened pace challenges the audience to keep up with the rapid changes in both characters and story lines.

At the base of the piece is a telling of Thomas Stoltz Harvey (Joseph Fuqua), a pathologist who autopsied and then stole Albert Einstein’s brain. His obsession with the possibility of tapping the source of Einstein’s genius was never fully realized, creating a life path riddled with confusion and self-doubt which also slowly shreds the fabric of his marriage to Eloise (Betsy Zajko).

Woven into this is a glimpse into the tortured mind of Henry Maison (Mark Jacobson) whose brain is compromised severely after lobotomy surgery to attempt to cure his epilepsy. He suffers extremely short-term memory loss resulting in repetitive bolts of awareness that quickly dwindle to nothing. His wife (Claire Adams) tries in vain to help him regain some of his memory by encouraging him to play the piano. He has forgotten he knew how to play.

A third story introduces us to Martha Murphy (Betsy Zajko), a British clinical neuropsychopathologist who struggles to find her place in the big picture that is humanity. She presents with conflicts over her identity and her purpose in life. Of the three, her story is the least clear in intent. To me, anyway.

The four actors handle the frequent character switches incredibly well, giving each distinct and identifiable differences. For me, however, the story lines moved so quickly I had trouble keeping up with the myriad ideas and questions being posed in each. The amount of insight required was overwhelming. Fortunately, the program outlines the premise which makes the action a bit easier to follow.

An extremely nice touch to the otherwise bare set is a row of wooden sticks fashioned into mobiles hanging from the ceiling reminiscent of DNA helixes, emphasizing, at least subliminally, how our DNA shapes our futures. To add to the meaning of the second story, they were made from a dismantled non-functioning piano, illustrating that the music of our lives continues to play regardless of our choices.

Incognito is well suited to those who embrace mental challenges.

Incognito plays Wednesdays to Sundays through October 1 at the Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St. (corner of Main and Laurel Streets). Matinees: 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Evening performances at 8 p.m., except 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, which features a post-show talk back with the cast. Tickets: $30-$55. The box office is open 7 days a week. There is 24-hour ticketing and seat selection online at www.rubicontheatre.org. 667-2900.

Rubicon stimulates Ventura County economy

Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Company generates an impact of over $5 million to the economy of Ventura County each year according to a comprehensive economic analysis. This impact is equivalent to 160 full time jobs. The study was conducted by a team of top graduating economics students from California State University Channel Islands led by Tom Kozlowski and under the supervision of Professor Claudio Paiva, Professor and Chair of Economics.

The economic team based their estimate on detailed data of expenditures of Rubicon, its employees, and its audience. The estimate reflects both the direct expenditures of these groups and what economists call a “multiplier effect,” the way in which spending in one area influences spending in others. The research team compared results using different economic multiplier models, all of which reached a very similar conclusion—Rubicon spending has a significant impact on the local economy.

The analysis also notes important non-monetary impacts of Rubicon on the community. These include an active volunteer force of over 300 people, a strong youth educational program, and increased happiness for those who experience the theatre. The authors cite research that links these activities with better mental and physical health, benefits that cannot be captured by the data on expenditures.

Now entering its 20th season, Rubicon has presented more than 130 diverse main stage productions to more than 440,000 audience members and served more than 45,000 student attendees or participants. The company has received widespread acclaim for the quality of its productions, including the Los Angeles Drama Critics Margaret Harford Award for “Sustained Excellence” (2010), the Ventura Chamber of Commerce’s Poinsettia Award for Non-Profit Organization of the Year (2012), the New York Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding Musical Review” (2012), 14 Ovation Awards, a NAACP Award, and multiple Indy, Garland, and Robby Awards. Numerous stars of stage, screen, and television have appeared at Rubicon. Each year it presents five to eight main stage shows plus a Broadway Concert Series for the general public.

For further information about Rubicon Theatre Company, please visit www.rubicontheatre.org or call 667-2900.

Ventura Unified School District high school countdown!

There are eight career educational pathways at Ventura High.

by Jennifer Tipton

Ventura High

Located at Two North Catalina Street, Ventura High School is Ventura’s pioneer high school – it’s been around since 1889! Just think students that went here fought in WW1! Currently about 2,155 students in grades 9 – 12 are enrolled and Ventura High is recognized as a California Distinguished School. Students must apply to attend and I’m told that there is a waiting list every year.

Ventura High is the only school to have 3 students selected for the air force and naval academies with scholarships of over $500,000 provided to each. Many alumni go on to Cal State Berkeley, UCLA, LMU and other big-name universities.

In his 3rd year as principal, Carlos Cohen states, “I’m proud to be the principal at Ventura’s namesake high school, I feel like a Starfleet captain!” He is very proud of his students and shares that the VHS students donated the most blood in the entire county to The American Red Cross two years consecutively. According to principal Cohen, “our students are incredible community servants!”

The school’s mascot is the cougar and every Venturan knows it’s been the dogs (Buena’s bulldogs) against the cats for years but principal Carlos emphasized, “it’s a wholesome rivalry…”

VHS had 2 CIF championships last year and 7 Channel League championships. Several athletes have had “full ride” scholarships to college and many have gone on to become professional athletes.

There are eight career educational pathways including advanced computer science, automotive design and hospitality/culinary courses which are rigorous, yet well attended.

The music department is quite diverse with everything from a jazz band to a wind ensemble and the symphony orchestra competes at a collegiate level with a record of beating colleges!

Notable alumni include Mike Larrabee the double gold medalist in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Tyler Ebell and Chris Thomas the professional football players, Karen Grassle the actress (played Caroline Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie) and Bill Payne the founding member of the band Little Feat. And several City council members over the years.

When asked about the amount of homework the students are given, principal Cohen states, “it depends on the level of courses they’re taking and grade level, we provide students with many opportunities to be successful.” There are even online credit recovery classes (for when that homework didn’t get done?).

For more information venturausd.org/ventura/home.aspx.

Registration opens for annual Ventura student tour

Students visit the familiar sights in Washington including the monuments.

Two local educators been teaching through travel with their annual 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. Registration has begun for the annual Spring Vacation student tour to the nation’s capital. The trip, which is open to area middle school students in grade 8, has become an “institution” according to many participants. The non-school activity is led by local teachers and has involved more than 17,000 students during the past 40 years of operation including a “second generation” of participants whose parents participated when they were students!

A parent Information meeting has been scheduled for students attending Balboa Middle School and DATA Middle School on Tuesday, October 3rd in the Balboa Middle School Cafeteria at 7:30 pm

“We have learned so much from the past years, that we have been able to continually ‘fine tune’ our itinerary to insure the best trip possible,” stated Don Zimring, a retired Las Virgenes Superintendent who, along with Tom Johnsen, coordinates the trip each year for nearly a dozen schools.

Despite significant increases in airfares, the organizers have been able to keep the trip cost below what is charged for similar tours. The entire cost of the trip including airfare, lodging, all meals, evening activities, sightseeing and tips is $1,789.00. Applications are taken “On Line” at (TravelEd2DC.com). The trip is a non-school activity and is conducted during students’ Spring vacation.

Students visit the familiar sights in Washington including the monuments, memorials, the National Holocaust Museum, and even attend a performance at the Kennedy Center.

Local teachers Mike Hertenstein from Balboa Middle School and Mike Gennaro from DATA Middle school will be again leading the trip. In keeping with the eighth grade state framework, the trip has a special focus on the Civil War through a visit to the battlefield, visitor center, and museum at Gettysburg.

For further information, parents may contact Tom Johnsen at 499-1569 or Don Zimring at 818-920-9059. Information may also be obtained via the internet at www.TravelEd2DC.com.

Vol. 10, No. 26 – Sept 27 – Oct 10, 2017 – Police Reports

by Cindy Summers

Police reports are provided to us by the Ventura  Police Department and are not the opinions of  the Ventura Breeze. All suspects mentioned  are assumed to be innocent until proven guilty  in a court of law.

Lewd Acts with a Child Arrest

On September 9, at approximately 6pm, patrol officers responded to Golf n’ Stuff regarding a sexual battery that had just occurred. The female victim (12 years old) told the responding officers the suspect had touched her two times inappropriately (over her clothing) while she was playing a video game at the arcade. The victim told her parents, who then called 9-1-1. Prior to officers arriving, the suspect ran from the business. After the officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed the security camera footage, they identified the suspect as 23 year old Ventura resident David Sanchez. A records check confirmed that Sanchez is currently a registered sex offender, with multiple prior sex crime convictions in Ventura County.

VPD Detectives began investigating the incident and issued an arrest warrant for Sanchez reference 288(a) PC – Lewd acts with a child. On 9/11/17 at about 1530 hours, Detectives located Sanchez at a construction site in Goleta, and arrested him without incident. Sanchez was transported back to Ventura and booked at the main jail. Anyone that has further information on this investigation is asked to call Det. Mike Hibdon (805) 339-4443.

Safe and Clean Efforts

As part of the City of Ventura’s ongoing efforts to respond to concerns from the community as well as business merchants regarding drug use and drug paraphernalia in the parks and surrounding areas of the downtown corridor, the Ventura Police Department, partnered with allied agencies, conducted enhanced foot patrols in the downtown corridor on September 13, between the hours of 2pm and 7pm.

The goal of the City of Ventura’s Safe and Clean Initiative is to ensure safe and clean public places for the entire community to enjoy. One of the core elements of this effort is to direct and leverage limited resources to better address illegal and quality of life behaviors in public spaces.

As a result of this effort a total of 19 arrests were made in the downtown corridor:

  • 13 arrests for being under the influence of a controlled substance (misdemeanor)
  • 2 arrests for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor)
  • 3 arrests for violation of probation
  • 1 arrest for a robbery warrant out of Orange County (felony)
  • The locations of these arrests included:
  • 5 at Plaza Park, 600 E. Santa Clara St.
  • 2 at Mission Park, 190 E. Main St.
  • 2 at Promenade Park, 398 Figueroa St.
  • 10 various locations in and around the downtown corridor

The City of Ventura is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the community by making a concerted effort to support the Safe and Clean Initiative.

Possession for sales, Felon in possession of firearms, Felony warrants

On September 12 at 1:25pm, Ventura Police Department Street Crimes Unit Detectives concluded an investigation into the suspected sales of methamphetamine from a residence in the 100 block of E Barnett Street.

Detectives observed the suspect, 52 year old Ventura resident James Meeks, in a vehicle on E Simpson St and took him into custody for two outstanding felony warrants related to the sales and transportation of a controlled substance. At the time of his arrest, Meeks was found to be in possession of over an ounce of suspected methamphetamine.

Detectives then served a search warrant on Meeks’ residence in the 100 block of E Barnett Street. During the search, detectives seized an additional two and a half ounces of suspected methamphetamine, cash that was suspected of being profits from illicit narcotic sales, and over forty-six firearms which included rifles and handguns.

Other items of evidence indicating that sales of methamphetamine were occurring from this residence were also identified and seized.

A second resident at this location, 66 year old Ventura resident Charles Doyle, was found to be in possession of a small amount of suspected methamphetamine and had many of the firearms unsecured in his bedroom.

Both Meeks and Doyle were transported to VPD for interrogation and were later booked into the Ventura County Main Jail on several felony charges including Possession for sales, Felon in possession of firearms, Possession of a controlled substance and firearms, and Narcotic addict in possession of firearms.

City Code Enforcement responded to inspect substandard living conditions at this residence.

Stabbing

On September 14, at approximately 9:30am, the Ventura Police Command Center received a 911 call of a stabbing victim in the parking lot of the Chase Bank on Telegraph Rd. Officers, along with Ventura City Fire and AMR personnel, responded to the call and found the victim, later identified 23 year old Felipe Chandler, suffering from a single non-life threatening stab wound to his torso. He was immediately transported to VCMC for treatment of his injuries. After the incident, witnesses reported seeing the suspect board a Gold Coast Transit bus that left eastbound on Telegraph Rd.

Officers located the bus traveling in the area of Telegraph Rd. and Ashwood Ave. and boarded the bus. The suspect, later identified as Ivan Vera, was found inside and taken into custody without incident.

During the investigation officers learned that for unknown reasons Chandler and Vera, who did not know each other, got into verbal argument. It became physical, at which time the victim was stabbed. Vera got onto the bus and left the area.

At the conclusion of the investigation, Vera was arrested and booked into the Ventura County Jail for assault with a deadly weapon.

Conspiracy and Burglary Arrests

On September 13 at 10pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a call from a Loss Prevention Officer at Target reporting that two male suspects were inside the store attempting to break a glass cabinet in an attempt to steal valuable electronic items. Officers arrived on scene and located one of the suspects still trying to break the glass cabinet. The suspect fled through Target to the rear of the store and got into a red sedan that was outside waiting for the suspects. The other suspect, later identified as 32 year old Bakersfiled resident Willie Christer, fled out of the front entrance.

As the red sedan was leaving Target, another officer saw the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle stopped and the suspect that was trying to break the glass cabinet ran away from the car and was not located. The driver of the car, 29 year old Bakersfield resident Kevin Davis, remained in the car along with an uninvolved female passenger. Officers searched the area for the outstanding suspects and located Christer nearby.

After further investigation, officers learned that this was a recent pattern of a group of thieves stealing from Targets in Southern California by working in concert with each other to break into glass cabinets and steal electronics. Due to the quick response by the police officers, the suspects were unable to take any electronics from Target during this incident.

Christer and Davis were both arrested for conspiracy and burglary and were later booked into the Ventura County Jail. The female was released at the scene. One suspect is still outstanding.

Recovered Stolen Vehicle and Arrest

On September 20, at approximately 4pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call from the victim reporting that his vehicle was just stolen from the parking lot of Smart and Final, 2750 E. Thompson Blvd. The victim had left his vehicle running and the suspect, later identified as 37 year old vagrant from Northridge Robert Cox, entered the vehicle and drove off. The vehicle was last seen going westbound on Thompson Blvd.

Approx. 5 minutes later, a Ventura Police motor officer saw the vehicle entering northbound highway 101 from Seaward Ave. and followed the vehicle until other units arrived to assist. Once sufficient units arrived, officers conducted a high risk stop and stopped the vehicle in the parking lot of Motel 6 on Harbor Blvd.

Cox was removed from the vehicle and taken into custody without incident. He was later booked into Ventura County Jail for stolen vehicle, driving under the influence and for being a post release offender.

The vehicle was returned to the victim.

Vol. 10, No. 26 – Sept 27 – Oct 10, 2017 – Music Calendar

For more events go to VenturaRocks.com

Amigos Cafe & Cantina
546 E. Main St.
805-874-2232
Mondays: Musician’s Night Out
Tuesdays: Open Mic w/ Beer Bros.
Wed 9/27: Crooked Eye Trio with Guy Martin
Thurs 9/28: Trippin’ Wild
Sun 10/1: 5 pm The Tossers; 9 pm Karaoke

Boatyard Pub
Ventura Harbor
Tuesdays: Jason Ho
Wednesdays: Mark David
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam

Bombay Bar & Grill
143 S. California Street
Fridays: DJs; Karaoke
Saturdays DJs
Fri 10/6: Frost and Fire III with Raven, Savage Master, Jaguar, Cauldron, Volture, Spell, Walpyrgus, Substratum, Riot City, Bewitcher, Gate Krashor
Sat 10/7: Frost and Fire III with Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Amulet, Mythra, Twisted Tower Dire, Iron Thor, Venomous Maximus, Skelaotr, Ovvl, Hellire
Sun 10/8: DJs, Ashbury, Bitch, Rivera Sunnarborg Duo

Café Fiore
66 S. California Street
Wed 9/27: Donna Butler
Thurs 9/28: Cosolive
Fri 9/29: Johnny Hawthrone
Sat 9/30: Little Alice

Caraba Coffee
Telephone & Petit
Sundays: 12:30 pm Acoustic open mic

Casa Bella
391 E. Main Street
(805) 340-1119
Music starts 7 pm
Tuesdays: Adam Tunney
Fridays: Encore
Saturday: Ricky Williams

Cask Alexhouse
5952 Telegraph Road
(805) 765-4201
Music 7-9 pm
Sat 9/30: Sarah Lightman
Sat 10/7: Sarah Lightman

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

Copa Cubana
Ventura Harbor Village
Week nights 7 pm; Sundays 4 pm
Tuesdays: Down Home Trio
Fri 9/29: Brandon Ragan Project
Sat 9/30: Estrada Brothers w/ Lorenzo Martinez
Fri 10/6: Havana Cinco
Sat 10/7: Havana Cinco
Sun 10/8: Havana Cinco

Dargan’s Irish Pub
593 E. Main Street
Sun 10/1: 4 pm The Sunday Drivers

Discovery
1888 Thompson Blvd
Late Fridays 10 pm: Flashback Fridays
Late Saturdays 10 pm: Disco Bowl
Thurs 9/28: Rising Son
Fri 9/29: Crystal Garden featuring Boyd Tinsley, Joshua Lodge
Sat 9/30: The Velveteen Band CD release party
Sat 10/7: Kinky

El Rey Cantina
294 E. Main Street
Fridays: 4 pm Xoco Moraza and Friends
Saturdays: 9:30 DJ Erock

Four Brix Winery
2290 Eastman Avenue
Sat 10/6: Karen Eden and Bill Macpherson

Garage
1091 Scandia
Sat 10/7: Death by Stereo

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 9/30: The Encounter, Street Cleaner, Facexhugger, Necro Mechanical

Grapes and Hops
454 E. Main Street
Fri 9/29: The Salty Suites
Sat 9/30: Tex Pistols
Fri 10/6: Vox Box Six
Sat 10/7: TD Lind
Sun 10/8: Varon Thomas

The Greek Mediterranean
Fri & Sat 7:30 pm
Belly Dancing, Greek music and show

Hong Kong Inn
435 E. Thompson Blvd
Mondays: Karaoke
Thursdays: Gypsy Blues Band
Fri 9/29: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
Fri 10/6: Hi Hat Entertainment presents Big Sandy and the R&B Boogaloo
Sun 10/8: Del Franklin

Instrumental Music
3171 E. Main Street
Mon 10/2 7 pm: Corey Contilio

Keynote Lounge
10245 Telephone Road
Tuesday and Wednesday: Karaoke
Thursday: Open Mic
Sunday: Karaoke
Fri 9/29: Black Canyon Band
Sat 9/30: Crosscut

Leashless Brewing
585 E. Thompson Blvd.
Wed 9/27: Jason Ho

Made West Brewing
1744 Donlon Street
3-5 pm
Sun 10/1: Ventucky String Band

Majestic Ventura Theater
26 S. Chestnut Street
Wed 9/27: Rakim, Mic Bles, Tribel, Kris Greer, Tre Magnificient
Tues 10/3: Insane Clown Posse, R.A. The Rugged Man, Lyte
Thurs 10/5: Night Demon, Tyrant, Ruthless, Cage

Margarita Villa
Ventura Harbor Village
Fri 9/29: James Broz
Sat 9/30: Dive Bar Messiahs
Sun 10/1: Vertigo Blend
Fri 10/6: Awesome Sauce
Sat 10/7: Crosscut
Sun 10/8: Inna Rude Mood

O’Leary’s
6555 Telephone Road
Tuesdays: Free Jukebox
Wednesdays: Karaoke

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

The Patio at Player’s Casino
Ventura Auto Center
Fri 9/29: InStone
Sun 10/1: Jade Hendrix

Poinsettia Pavilion
3451 Foothill Road
Sun 10/1: 2 pm Old Country Grass Band

Prime
2209 E. Thompson Blvd
Tuesdays: Danny D
Fridays: Mike Moody
Saturdays: Jessica Ash

Red Cove
1809 E. Main Street
Thursdays: Music Club Open Jam Night

Rookees Sports Bar & Grill
419 E. Main Street
(805) 648-6862
Fri and Sat: Rotating DJs

Sandbox Coffeehouse
204 E. Thompson Blvd
805-641-1025
Thurs 6 pm, Weekends noon
Thursdays Open Mic
Sat 9/30: Bill Reveles
Sun 10/1: Bruce Mancus
Sat 10/7: Matt Sertich
Sun 10/8: Addison Street

Sans Souci
21 S. Chestnut
Sundays: DJ Darko
Mondays: Karaoke
Tuesdays: DJ Nick Dean
Wednesdays: Open mic
Thursdays: DJ Spinobi
Fri 9/29: Break the Tides

Squashed Grapes
2351 E. Main Street
Music 7-10 pm
Wed 9/27: Meridan Trio
Thurs 9/28: Dogfish
Fri 9/29: Luis Munoz Quartet
Sat 9/30: RJ Mischo & Friends
Tues 10/3: Jazz Jam
Wed 10/4: KC & Friends

Star Lounge
343 E. Main Street
Tues: Karaoke
Thurs: DJ Trovlbe
Fri 9/29: 805 Allstarz
Sat 9/30: Time Bomb
Fri 10/6: The Bomb
Sat 10/7: Dive Bar Messiahs

Surf Brewery
4561 Market Street
Sat 9/30: Tom and Milo

The Tavern
211 E. Santa Clara Street
(805) 643-3264
Sundays: DJ Steezy Steve
Tuesdays: Karaoke
Metal Wednesdays
Get it Right Thursday DJs
Sat 9/30: Rich Sheldon

Ventura Beach Club
281 W. Main Street
Sat 9/30: The Dad Show featuring: Andres, Plan Your Escape, Welcome to Limerick, Dead Poet Society, Kyle Smith, Pretty Well, Eyes Eat Suns, Ten Years Too Long

Ventura Harbor Village
Spinnaker Drive
Rock on the Dock 3-6 pm
Sat 9/30: Frank Barajas & the Corsican Bros.

Ventura Pier
Pier Under the Stars
Sat 10/7: Trippin’ Wild

Vintura at the Wine Rack
14 S. California Street
(805) 653-9463
Thurs 9/28: Andy D.
Fri 9/29: Jason Ho
Sat 9/30; 805 Allstarz
Sun 10/1: Paul McCallum
Thurs 10/5: Keith Cain
Fri 10/6: Paul Mars Black
Sat 10/7: Medicine Hat
Sun 10/8: Déjà vu Too

The 805 Bar
Ventura Harbor
Music at noon Sat & Sun
with Kenny Devoe