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02/03/2012 19TH Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival
02/03/2012 2012 Ventura Music Week 2012 Ventura Music Week celebrates thriving local music scene and diverse genres
02/03/2012 An Evening with Joseph Sohm and Roger Kellaway An Evening with Joseph Sohm and Roger Kellaway With special guests Alan and Marilyn Bergman
02/01/2012 VCTC launches new Bikeways Application VENTURA, Calif. - The Ventura County Bikeways App does everything short of pedal your bike!

The Ventura County Transportation Commission is excited to announce the launch of a new smartphone application that offers cyclists a sleek, convenient way to navigate the county's 350-plus miles of bike lanes.
01/31/2012 Rubicon Theatre Co. Spring 2012 Acting Classes Rubicon Theatre Company's Spring 2012 Acting Classes are around the corner! Starting the first week of March, 2012.
01/31/2012 Ventura Music Festival's Annual Latin Jazz Concert 2011 Grammy winner Spanish Harlem Orchestra to perform for Ventura Music Festival's Annual Latin Jazz Concert on February 18
01/30/2012 Mary Osborne of Ventura to host Women's Adventure Women Catch a Wave with Maui Jim's New Women's Adventure Series

Hosted by Mary Osborne of Ventura, CA.
01/30/2012 New Exhibit at Agriculture Museum Opens February Putting Down Roots-Ventura County's Early Immigrant Farmers New Exhibit at Agriculture Museum Opens February 11
01/30/2012 New George Stuart Historical Figure® New George Stuart Historical Figure® to Join Museum's Renaissance & Reformation Exhibit -Unveiling at March 6 Monologue
01/30/2012 Pre-Columbian Musical Instruments at Museum Pre-Columbian Musical Instruments & Mesoamerican Inspired Pieces On Exhibit at Museum of Ventura County Feb 25-May 27
01/30/2012 Public Invited to Attend Mayor Mike Tracy's State
01/26/2012 Craftcation, Indie Business and DIY Conference Craftcation, Indie Business and DIY Conference, Comes to the Ventura Coast in Spring 2012
01/24/2012 ‘GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY' EVENT TO SUPPORT ‘GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY' EVENT TO SUPPORT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY
01/20/2012 "Kane Farahani McMaster" @ Harbor Village Gallery
01/20/2012 Buenaventura Art association announces scholarship Buenaventura Art association announces scholarship competition for area college students
01/20/2012 Dudley House Open House February 5, 2012
01/20/2012 Rex Kochel's "Eclectic Adventure Continues" at BAA
01/19/2012 "Yiddish Theater: A Love Story," a documentary Documentary about at the Larger-Than-Life World of Holocaust Survivor and Yiddish Actress Zypora Spaisman
01/19/2012 Exhibit of New Zapotec Textiles @ Museum
01/19/2012 Garden Supporters to Savor Cultural Treats at TAST
01/19/2012 Tamima Al-Awar Memorial Scholarship 2012 Focus on the Masters and the Ventura County Arts Council announce the
Tamima Al-Awar Memorial Scholarship 2012 Applications Now Available
01/16/2012 Don Ed Hardy in the Main Gallery Solo Exhibition Don Ed Hardy in the Main Gallery Solo Exhibition
February 22 - April 1, 2012
01/13/2012 Tall Ships return to Ventura Harbor Tall Ships Hawaiian Chieftain and

Lady Washington Return to Ventura Harbor
01/11/2012 "Peter and the Wolf" Performance February 4 at Mus
01/11/2012 Annual County Ventura St. Patrick's Day Parade Entries are now being accepted for the annual County Ventura St. Patrick's Day Parade which will march down Main Street in downtown Ventura for the 24rd time on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17 at 10 a.m. Presented by the Ventura Elks Lodge 1430, the parade with some 100 entries begins at the San Buenaventura Mission on Main Street in Downtown Ventura and moves east past the reviewing stand at Chestnut Street and on to the end at Fir Street
01/11/2012 Artist Spotlight - Tuesday Evenings FOTM is Pleased to Announce the Return of the Artist Spotlight to
Tuesday Evenings and a New Venue!
01/11/2012 Fillmore & Western Railway Calendar of Events
01/11/2012 Musical Tradition Returns to "The Mill" Musical Tradition Returns to "The Mill" As Catterwailers Perform at Agriculture Museum
01/11/2012 Open Casting Call for World Premiere of HELLO! MY Open Casting Call for World Premiere of HELLO! MY BABY
01/11/2012 Ricardo Rodriquez "Traces" @ Vita Art Center
01/03/2012 American Glass Works at Ojai Valley Museum
01/03/2012 Visit by Tall SHips to Ventura
12/08/2011 Maggie Kildee, Steve Richardson & Rich Brimer Art
12/08/2011 Rubicon Theatre Company's 2011-2012 slate Rubicon Theatre Company's 2011-2012 slate

A SEASON OF MAGIC, MYSTERY & MUSIC

Continues February 18 with

NAZI HUNTER - SIMON WIESENTHAL
12/06/2011 First Ventura County Off-Road Show, on April 21-22
12/05/2011 Spa by Diane Loring, Inc. Spa by Diane Loring, Inc. and Dr. Priscilla L. Partridge de Garcia, Resident Artist, Make Magic at the Pierpont Racquet Club/Casa Pacifica Holiday Luncheon!
12/02/2011 Celebrating Artists: An Intimate Look Focus on the Masters Portraits by Donna Granata
11/30/2011 Fifth Annual Earth Day Event April 14, 2012
11/30/2011 Rubicon Theatre Company's 2011-2012 slate Rubicon Theatre Company's 2011-2012 slate
A SEASON OF MAGIC, MYSTERY & MUSIC
11/29/2011 AMTRAK AND CALIFORNIA RAIL PARTNERS LAUNCH FREE Wi AMTRAK AND CALIFORNIA RAIL PARTNERS LAUNCH FREE Wi-Fi® ON STATE-SUPPORTED SERVICES
11/17/2011 See Three Years of Gifts From Museum's Collectors
11/09/2011 Original Children's Book Illustrations by Simms Original Children's Book Illustrations by Acclaimed Author Simms Taback

Retrospective Beginning December 4
10/27/2011 Ventura County Fusion will be holding three trial Fusion Soccer Open Tryouts in Ventura
09/01/2011 Ventura's Fall Festivities Keep Summer Alive (Ventura, CA) - While most of the country gears up for chilly weather in the fall, Californians can enjoy the outdoors for months after Labor Day. From beachside festivals to wine galas under the stars, Ventura coaxes visitors and residents into taking an extended summer vacation.
08/10/2011 Ventura Food Tours Launches Tasting Tours
08/08/2011 VENTURA RANKED #4 MOST "SOCIAL" CITY (Ventura, CA) - It might be surprising to some, but when it comes to the amount of social networking businesspeople, Ventura tops U.S. cities both larger and more high-tech. Tying for the number four position with Austin, Ventura employees using their company email addresses log in and connect with others through social media, more than even Chicago and Seattle.
08/08/2011 Ventura Recognized as Outstanding Arts Destination (Ventura, CA) - The Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) along with Americans for the Arts announced the City of Ventura and the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau as recipients of the first Arts Destination Marketing Award at the DMAI's 97th Annual Convention in New Orleans. Selected from 50 entrants, Ventura was noted for taking such measures as showcasing local art in its visitor promotional materials; providing grants for marketing efforts to local arts organizations
07/24/2011 Ventura Wins Significant Award for Arts Marketing! Ventura, Miami Shine as Innovative Arts Destinations
NEW ORLEANS, LA (22 July 2011) - Ventura, California and Miami, Florida have been selected as the winning destinations for the first ever Arts Destination Marketing Award for their innovative collaboration with local art agencies to market their communities as a travel destination. Selected from nearly 50 entrants, the two winning destinations were announced at the closing general session of DMAI's 97th Annual Convention in...
03/23/2011 City Launches Free Public Outdoor Wi-Fi Access City Launches Free Public Outdoor Wi-Fi Access in Downtown Ventura.

The City of Ventura is pleased to announce that free wireless broadband service has been launched in the public spaces of Downtown. Residents and visitors can stay "connected" through the network, provided by the Downtown Parking Management Program, to access the Internet, retrieve e-mail, or surf the Web without being connected to network cables.
03/17/2011 Former Students & Colleagues of Four Legendary Former Students & Colleagues of Four Legendary Masters Will Exhibit and Demonstrate at Museum Pavilion
02/03/2011 FILM VENTURA INVITES RESIDENTS TO NOMINATE A FILM FILM VENTURA INVITES RESIDENTS TO NOMINATE A FILM LOCATION
Homes And Businesses Have A Shot At The Spotlight
(Ventura, CA) - With miles of beautiful shoreline, acres of verdant farmland, a charming harbor and an historic Downtown district, Ventura serves as an enticing backdrop for a wide range of films. With Film Ventura, professional film scouts are no longer the only ones who can suggest locations, and Ventura locals are encouraged to nominate their own camera-worthy homes and businesses.
11/03/2010 Back On Track After 50 Years
09/16/2010 Film Ventura Launches New Campaign FILM VENTURA LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION WITHIN THE CITY OF VENTURA

The City of Ventura's Community Development Department and the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau are pleased to announce the launch of Film Ventura, a citizen advisory committee which promotes local film and television production within Ventura. Several Film Ventura promotional products will be unveiled at a private launch event on Sept. 30th including a welcome coupon, a Film Ventura Production Guide and a new resource website devoted to filming in Ventura (http://www.filmventura.com/).
02/16/2010 A Wine Lover's Paradise! Ventura Numerous Wine.. (Ventura, CA) - For the seasoned wine connoisseur or even the elementary wine aficionado interested in learning more, Ventura is a wine lover's paradise. With a new wine trail tour and six lively wine bars featuring daily wine tasting, tapas or full menus, live music and unique events, wine lovers needn't look further than Ventura's shores to quench their thirst and quell their appetite. Furthermore, a number of Ventura cellars specialize in locating hard-to-find vintages, aiding collectors interested in starting a wine collection of their own or adding to an already extensive cellar.
06/18/2009 Summer Fun in the Ventura Sun An Assortment of Outdoor Activities Invite Children and Adults Alike to Enjoy Ventura's Sunlit Shores
06/11/2009 Island Packers Now Operating "Bill of Rights" Coastal Sailing Trips Now Available on the Bill of Rights with Island Packers . . .
Bill of Rights Recently Made Its Permanent Home in Channel Islands Harbor Oxnard
01/22/2009 Mayor Christy Weir Honors Michael Kelly
Chiefs Along the Channel CAR SHOW AT Ventura Harbo
Hot August Days, Nights in full swing@The Pierpont Summer is in full swing and that means beautiful sunsets, great meals, live entertainment and friends! At The Pierpont Inn, take your pick of several live music events, including Thursday barbecues on the bluff overlooking the grand Pacific Ocean, live music in the lounge on Friday and Saturday nights, yummy Sunday brunch with live entertainment and Jazz Jams with an open microphone every third Sunday when hometown performers can take the stage.
Ojai's Ninth Annual Film Fest

 

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