Special Events Around Ventura

The happiest barrelhouse blues ‘n' boogie show this side of the Mississippi will rock the Courtyard on Saturday, September 4 at 7:30 pm when Porterhouse Bob returns to the Olivas Adobe (4200 Olivas Park Drive) as our Music Under the Stars summer concert series continues.  Cantara Cellars presents this week's concert.

            This outrageous singer/pianist celebrates New Orleans roots music in the style of Professor Longhair, James Booker and Doctor John.  Think spicy BBQ and chilled white wine, or a stiff rum drink with a twist of sublime! (porterhousebob.com)

            Tickets are $18 and can be purchased through the Community Services Department at 805/658-4726 or at the Olivas Adobe on the day of the concert.   Reserved tables are $10/table (seating four), or you can rent a cocktail table at the site.  Please reserve your tickets now...tickets are selling fast!  The gates open at 6:30 pm, and the concert begins at 7:30 pm.

BuenaVentura Catering offers hot catered dinners for $13.50 per person.  Dinners can be ordered by calling 650-7559 no later than Friday noon before the Saturday concert.   Beverages of all types are available for purchase on site through Beverlee's Bartending.

Presented by Cantara Cellars.

Labor Day Holiday Weekend Featuring Music and Recording artists, 20 piece group, "BURN". Brace yourselves ...BURN is smokin' hot! Look out R&B fans, as the L.A.-based band BURN prepares to release its self-titled debut album and light the music world on fire. The super-sized ensemble is the brainchild of musical artist, guitarist and producer Tom Pergola who says: "We are a very high-energy party band. We have seasoned musicians, many of whom have worked with big names, and band members range in age from their 20s to their 60s." BURN is a blend of R&B, funk and dance. Leading the group is female lead vocalist Andrea Ballard who brings her smooth soulful vocals and fierce stage performance to the mix. BURN's original songs are written by Pergola and Ballard. It's a party on stage, much like the talent of Earth, Wind and Fire, James Brown, Sly and The Family Stone. The lyrics are catchy with a feel-good groove. BURN is igniting a music revolution. "Musicians will like BURN. People who like jazz will like BURN. Everyone is going to like BURN because there is really nothing out there like us," lead singer, Andrea said. Mystique surrounds BURN as they prepare to debut at the WAV on the music scene. It's the biggest & best dance party & concert ever in Downtown Ventura, California. You will be part of the historical music video that will be captured on this great night 9/4.    

CULTURAL ARTS DANCE CELEBRATION

BULKANEROS DEL PACIFICO, 16 piece group - THE STATES OF MEXICO - Saturday September 4, 2010 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Doors Open noon.. Food served starting noon.

The Cultural Dances Of Mexico  AT THE WAV in Downtown Ventura - It's our first WAV Latino Hispanic traditional dance event in the cultural arts. The performance features the 16 piece group, "Bukaneros Del Pacifico". Each state of Mexico is represented with a unique dance, unique food, unique drink, and unique music. This lovely day of music performance and dance will be a beautiful family event at the WAV. Two dance couple instructors will be leading the audience in dance participation. However there will be plenty of enjoyment for those who come as observers to view, eat, drink, and be merry.

CULTURAL FOOD MENU- At The WAV Concert For Lunch & Drinks Saturday September 4, 2010 Food & Drinks Served. Starting noon till 4:00 p.m.

Special WAV Menu Of The Mexico States - Enjoy Salsa, and Great Margaritas. Full Bar To Be Available, plus an array of soft drinks. States of Mexico menu will offer great food and drinks, featuring special recipes. Come early before the performance and dance for the best seating. A grande lovely afternoon in the cultural arts.

Ticket donation $10 advance, $15.00 at door; Children under 10 years old are free when accompanied by their family. Children 10- 12 years old pay half price.

For Tickets: (805) 479-4000 or (800) 350-7787 Major Credit Cards Accepted.

Enjoy luscious desserts at a few of our finest local downtown restaurants and bakeries. Sample mouthwatering delicacies as Cultural Interpreter Connie Stahl guides you through businesses old and new located in our beautiful historic downtown district. Meet at the Ventura Visitors Bureau, 101 S. California St.

Photo by Emily Thompson

"The BIG Show"   Exhibit at Community Memorial Hospital  

Another Season of NEW art work at the Community Memorial Hospital!  This show's theme is BIG!

Show dates: June 7 - September 4, 2010  

Meet the Artists Reception: Tuesday, June 6 from 5-7

Sandra Clermont and David Pu'u will display their art in a show at Fox Fine Jewelry from July 8 through September 6, 2010. Artists' Reception will be Saturday, July 10^th, 6 - 9 pm.

Pu'u is making a rare hometown showing in his worldwide career. After twenty years in the surf industry, Pu'u left his corporate CEO position to be a photographer. He's done well: magazine covers, books, apparel brand artist, and museum shows from Brazil to New York City. Pu'u's breathtaking photography is often shot from the water: in jet skis, helicopters, airplanes and moving vehicles.

A unique duo, Clermont superbly paints Pu'u's photography. Other works by Clermont are of her own creative vision. Clermont, a native of Victoria, Australia, also lived on the tropical islands off the coast of New Guinea, inspiring her for years to come. Her art reflects her loves: surfing, traveling, and art.

Photo by David Pu'u

Artist Reception Aug 7th from 6-9pm with refreshments and Ceramic and Painting Demonstrations.

This show explores the world with a whimsical and quirky approach looking at things big and small around us in a very different way. Each artist has created their work in the hope of provoking thought and laughter in the viewer. We hope you join us for a fun fresh look at everyday the fanciful world in our minds. New artists include painters Elinore Bucholtz, Mary Blair, Terry Romero Paul and Scott Kiche; new fused glass artist Cynthia Lynn Johnson and Porcelain artist Lauren Kearns among several other artists.

Brooks Institute presents "Pressed for Time"

Portraiture is as old as photography itself, but the pace at which portraits are created has greatly accelerated, especially in the commercial and editorial worlds.  In these realms, photographers are typically given no more than 30 minutes with their subjects.  For Michael Keeney and Jasmine Law, shooting portraits has become more a quick game of drawing out the emotion that they, the photographers, have prepared for in advance than capturing a spontaneous moment of revelation.

Artist Reception: August 25, 5-7:30pm.  Refreshments served and free parking for reception.

A sampling of photographic art by John K. Golson.

Opening: Friday, August 6th

OJAI STUDIO ARTISTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION: MADE IN OJAI VIII - Curated by Michele Ellis Pracy, Director, Ojai Valley Museum. Includes a tribute to master ceramicist Otto Heino (1915 - 2009)

Private viewings of the exhibit with Michele Pracy are available Monday through Friday by appointment only.  Call the museum at (805) 640-1390 to make a viewing appointment or for museum hours and additional information.

Adapted by Moni Yakim and Boaz Yakin
Based on the Novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
Directed by Moni Yakim

This haunting, harrowing story is based on an acclaimed, best-selling short novel first published in 1938 during the rise of Hitler's Germany. Two longtime friends and associates, one an art dealer based in San Francisco, the other a businessman and rising politician in Berlin, send letters back and forth. As rumors of anti-Jewish persecution arrive in the States, the art dealer, who is Jewish, asks his friend to shelter his actress sister. She is refused refuge, with devastating results. The surprise ending will make you gasp.

Moni Yakim, one of the founders of the Theatre Department at Juilliard, who directed Turn of the Screw and Jacques Brel... for Rubicon (as well as the original production in New York), teams with his son, indie and feature film director Boaz Yakin ("Remember the Titans") to create this new adaptation. The two-person cast includes Rubicon Artistic Director James O'Neil.

Car/Motorcycle participants 7AM
General Admission 9AM


CAR REGISTRATION: pre-registered vehicles price is $35 for both days - at the Gate $45 for both days

Live Music, Silent Auction to benefit the Breast Cancer Fund

Judging takes place on Saturday, Trophy presentation is on Sunday. Must be present to receive award.

The show goes on Rain or Shine

Join us Labor Day Weekend! Over 100 wine from all over the world, 7 tates + appetizer pairings. Live music all day.

Ride the Water Taxi for fun between Ventura Harbor Village and Marina Park every Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 7pm through September 12, 2010!

Children can play at the playground featuring a large pirate's ship.  f you prefer, take a stroll on Marina Park Point overlooking the Harbor Channel or bring your own picnic and use the BBQ facilities.

One -way fares are $2 per person. Water Taxi departs every 30 minutes.  Pick up also available by Four Points by Sheraton & Holiday Inn Express & Suites by calling 805-49-TOOTC.

The Market Place hosts over 300 vendors every Saturday and Sunday of the year. Products range from fresh produce and crafts, to used tools and new clothing. Arts & Crafts, Tools, Antiques & Collectibles, Fresh Flowers, Produce, New and used clothing, School and Office supplies, plus much much more!

"Grilled Cheese and Jazz Nights" Join Chef Tim Kilcoyne and The SideCar Restaurant every Tuesday night.

The grilled cheeses or "panninis" will range from your classic grilled cheese to ones that contain Prosciuto, Salamis and various artisan cheeses and of course vegetarian selections. Along with the sandwich menu will be a few choices of appetizers and desserts.

"This night should be all about the friends you are with" says Chef Tim Kilcoyne. Various local artists and bands will be performing at the Grilled Cheese and Jazz Nights

Artists' Union Gallery, Every Tuesday at 7:30pm

Beginning on January 14th 8pm and recurring every Wednesday after that, Zoey's Cafe will be featuring "Ones to Watch" Wednesday. 

Every Wednesday we will feature two to three emerging local and national singer/songwriters. Intimately performing in the round you can find out the thoughts behind the song creation.  Be there from the start to see the next "Brett Dennen", "Meiko" or "Colbie Callait", all of which have performed at Zoey's.  Hear fresh sounds of the most talented singer/songwriters hosted by local artist Lee Koch.  A pass-the-hat contribution of just $5.  Dinner and cocktails available.

Karaoke: Thursday: 8pm, Friday 11pm

Drink complimentary Sparkling Wine while shopping or before your wine tasting or a glass of wine.

Live Music

FRIDAY DAY "Get Happy" 4-6pm $3 off a glass of wine & RELAX with a NECK MASSAGE 
Come experience the The Lightness of Being @ the Wine Rack where we blend lifestyles.

It's Friday afternoon....it's been a long week. Imagine yourself relaxing with a glass of wine, strolling into the "cellar" for a back and neck massage....by the skilled hands of  "Keeping in Touch Corporate Massage " and returning to the bar to finish that intimate conversation.....coming from a different perspective......$15 for 10 min, $20 for 15 mins

EVERY WEDNESDAY Fruits, vegetables, flowers and baked goods.

Open rain or shine.

Enjoy your favorite BROOKS menu items from the BROOKS Classic Menu available Tuesday - Sunday for dinner.
Three Course Dinner | $33

Course 1: Choice of  Seasonal Soup, Fried Oysters or Chopped Hearts of Romaine
Course 2: Choice of  Shredded Short Rib, Scottish Salmon or Free Range Chicken Breast
Course 3: Choice of  Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding, Tiramisu, or Maytag Blue Cheesecake

A variety of fine arts and handcrafted gifts sold by the artists who made them.   Different artists & crafters every week!

Sample of items sold include: Jewelry, Native American Art, Photography, Recycled ARt, Ptaintings, Glass Art, Ceramics, Bark Art and more...

Enjoy gourmet oils, tapenades and nuts while tasting or drinking wine. Complimentary with your wine purchases from 6:00- 8:00pm.

Award Winning Brunch featuring a succulent seafood station, incredible omelette bar and a to die for dessert room... 

We are Ventura's hometown comedy club. Nestledin the beautiful Ventura Harbor, we bring you some of the best comedy shows touring the country every week.  The perfect night out for couples, or for large celebrations. Come and see what all the laughing is about!

Saturdays - Santa Paula / Loose Caboose - Jan-Sep & Nov

Sundays - Wine & Honey Express Apr-Sep & Nov

Relax aboard 1930's vintage passenger or diningi cars as the train travels through century old citrus and avocado groves in the beautiful Heritage Valley.

Tango is the ultimate partner dance.  So if you have been curious about Argentine Tango, here's your chance to get a great introduction!

The Tuesday night atmosphere is very casual and low-key, and the dancers friendly and welcoming - with an emphasis on having a good time, improving their Tango, and practicing + sharing what they know with each other.

The dancing gets under way about 7:30pm, and runs until 10:30 or so... or, if the energy's up, often dancers will stay on to 11pm, even later.

Ahh, Namaste: Gentle Yoga replenishes the body and soul overlooking the boats in Ventura Harbor every Saturday from 10:00 - 11:30 AM on the Ventura Harbor Village Main Lawn with yoga instructor Pamela. Weather permitting.

Participants can learn and practice yoga in an outdoor and serene setting within the Harbor. Yoga is known to improve muscle tone, flexibility, strength and stamina and reduce stress and tension relief.  Instructor Pamela serves as a yoga instructor at several locations including Bally's Total Fitness, Ventura West Marina, and at the Biltmore's Coral Casino in Santa Barbara.

Gentle Yoga class at Ventura Harbor costs $5 per person and a mat can be provided if needed.  Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. Parking is free, no reservations required. 

Gentle Yoga participants receive upon request a discounted coupon for a one-hour kayak rental with Ventura Boat Rentals to compliment the morning kayaking in the Harbor to Harbor Cove Beach, amongst the marinas, or through the Ventura Keys.  Discounted coupon for Ventura Boat Rentals is valid for one rental only.  Single and double kayaks available for rent at Ventura Boat Rentals.                                                

Sunset Dinner In The Orchard Series at Limoneira Ranch

Grand Opening will be June 11^th 2010 and continue every Friday through out Summer.

Every week we will feature a the Best Chef's Ventura County has to offer.

Chef Jason Collis from Jonathan's at Peirano's will kick off the Series that night with a four course meal using locally farm fresh produce, gifts from the local Sea and land, local wines featuring the best Limoneira Lemons and Avocados

The night begins at 7:00 pm with a trolley drive through the ranch up to the hillside orchard. 7:30 chef created passed tapas will welcome you to the ranch paired with local wine. Dinner will start at Sunset and will be paired with local wines. Orchard Dinner reservation must be made by calling 805-648-4853. Reservations are cut off the Wednesday before the event so please make your reservation early. Visit us at http://www.jstapas.com/ for menu and details.

Jonathan's at Peirano's and VC totally Local presents the grand opening of the official Bocce ball courts at Limoneira Ranch.

The event will be for the whole family featuring Live Blues. Bocce, BBQ, kids fun area, vendors, full bar and much more!

The event is free admission for the whole family at starts at 11am and finishes at 7pm.  Open every Sunday through out the Summer.

Get Swept Away This Summer!
Join us for Caribbean Nights this summer for wonderful  family fun! Visit our beautiful seaside Inn and experience
fine dining, lounge entertainment and outdoor BBQs  every Thursday.     
     
Refreshing chicken and chopped salads. Mouthwatering Angus beef and chicken burgers, pulled pork and 
tri tip sandwiches. Delicious strawberry shortcake dessert. Kids 6 and under eat for $6.25; adults eat for $12.50

Bring the whole family to The Legendary Pierpont Inn & Spa to kick off the summer with lively music, excellent food and good friends! 

Art in the Park: Saturday, June 26th 2-5pm, $49 each. Paint or draw outside and enjoy the fresh air. Find out the secrets to painting on location and experience the joy of creating art from life. We will be painting both natural and man made subjects and learning what not to paint.

Let's be Negative:  Saturday, July 24th 2-5pm, $49 each. This workshop will teach you how to make you painting much more powerful and interesting by painting around shapes instead of painting shapes. We will explore the other side of creating contrast that will make your subjects come to life.

Don't blow this Workshop: Saturday, July 31st 2-5pm. $49 each plus Material fee. Paint exciting watercolors without using a brush! Using an atomizer you'll learn how to create beautiful graphic art using transparent watercolor. This technique can also be combined with many traditional watercolor styles.

All of the Above Workshop: Saturday, Aug.14th 2-5pm, $49 each. What do you get when you combine wet-in-wet, negative painting and spray? A great looking watercolor painting that will motivate you to innovate and try new combinations of traditional techniques. Realize your creative potential!

Catch a wave: Saturday, September 4th 2-5pm,$49 each. Learn how to paint a wave in an easy 4-step process. You'll learn how to make a wave behave and give it that shimmery glow that moving water demands. We'll even use an electric eraser. Surf's up so catch this wave!

All Workshops are limited to 8 people Max, sign up early to reserve you place 805-643-6400

Every Wednesday!

Antiques, Collectibles, Farmers' Market.

Vendor Space Available.  For information call 818-590-5435

Exhibit:  Between Fact and Fiction: The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island - Huntsinger Gallery South

Highlighting a figure of both fact and fiction, this exhibition explores the different perceptions developed around the Lone Woman of San Nicholas Island, as  people have sought the truth about her. Includes a newl created, one-quarter life-size figure of the Lone Woman by artist George Stuart.

Exhibit:  Rare, Precious and Unusual: Treasures From the Permanent Collection.

From the Mundane to the Sublime, from 1913 to 2010, see unusual items from our collection, some never before shown in a museum setting.  

Romancing the Stones - Sculpture Gallery 

Light plays with surfaces and translucency in these beautiful stone sculptures by Ventura artist Michele Chapin .

Photo by Stephen Schafer

Exhibit: Liberty! The Genius of the People- Smith Gallery                             

George Stuart Historical Figures®  featuring  personalities involved in the American Revolution.

2010 National Juried Exhibition Winners

This summer we are proud to host our 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, featuring the work of 25 new artists. Please join us to help celebrate these extraordinary artists.


Opening Reception: Saturday, August 7th 3-5pm 

Nurit Avesar, Elaine Joli, Rob Rutherford, Barbara Baker McIntyre, Mark Russell Jones, Viviana Santamarina, Isabel Barbuzza, Susan Tratechaud Kurland     Anthony Satori, Shelby Creagh, Virginia Lukei, Forrest Solis, Judy Csotsits,  Meg Madison, Haikuhie Tataryan, Kim William Fink,  Lisa Medlen, Larry Thompson, Heidi Franscioni,  Laurie McCormick, Vince Torano, Adam Jahnke, Charmaine Ortiz, Mary Webster, Celia Rocha.

Exhibition Dates: August 4th- - September 4th  

Artists' Union Gallery Presents....  a members exhibition
August 6th to September 12th, 2010 Curators:  MB Hanrahan and Phil Taggart

This members only exhibit offers a wide range of contemporary work: photos to photo-realism, concrete to conceptual, surreal to super-flat.  Emphasis is on the unique spark of creative energy each artist carries within.  Fire up your engines and join us in a high octane celebration of our eclectic collective!

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Mary-Jo Murphy's collection of original works "Whimsical Wags... Where Art Meets Bark" will be exhibiting at the Harbor Village Gallery from Wednesday, August 11 to Sunday, September 5, 2010.

A "pet-friendly" Artist Reception will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010 from 5 - 8pm.

Mary-Jo Murphy's work is simply fun and catchy, bringing smiles and laughter to animal and art admirers. Her subjects are "man's best friends" including; dogs, cats and other animals rendered in a range of colors, full of energy and love. Her work expresses the bond between beloved pets and humans. Looking into the eyes of our pets we feel their compassion and joy. Murphy states, "Their wisdom remains unspoken but not un-communicated." Reminiscent of pop art with an iconic appeal, Murphy's work is composed with fun, solid-color backgrounds and close-ups of the beloved animal's smiling face. Think Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe, but with funky animals as the star of the show! This exhibit joyfully presents Murphy's bold work in acrylics, watercolors, and digital ink-resist.

Origins: Rugs in Inspirational Places is an exhibit of hand woven wool rugs by Regina Vorgang with photographs by W. Scott Miles at the Buenaventura Gallery. Exhibit begins Tuesday, August 17 to Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Opening reception is on Saturday, August 21, from 4 - 7 pm. Meet the artist on Friday September 3 for First Fridays Ventura from 5 - 8pm.

Vorgang's creations bring a new meaning to the phrase "consider the source". Many of us have learned to pay attention to the country our clothes were made in or the state our vegetables originated. Have you ever thought about where the fibers in your rug come from? Chances are there is a story to tell. If you're Vorgang, then you've not only met the sheep, but you've helped sheer and card the wool used to create these utilitarian masterpieces she wants us to walk all over.

"Origins celebrates the materials used as well as their inspirational subject matter.  Accompanying photographs include the woven rugs as a compositional element in their place of inspiration.  This collaborative show provides insight into the creative process of a husband and wife, who celebrate their innovative expression in different media.

Miles is a professional photographer and member of the faculty at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.

 "the Inkspots of San Buenaventura will be having a new show with all new works of art, entitled "Think Ink" . The Show is at Gallery 255. Gallery 255 is located at 255 South Laurel Street in Ventura and is adjacent to Sea Breeze Art Gallery and Studios. .  Gallery Hours are Thursday & Saturday noon to 5 pm, Fridays noon to 8 (1st Friday noon to 9 pm).  For further information see inkspotsVentura.Blogspot.com or gallery255.blogspot.com

Opening Reception will be held on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in conjunction with Ventura's 1^st Friday.

For the second time, in addition to their major pieces, the inkspots will offer a folio for sale.  The folio, entitled the RED and the BLACK will include a limited edition print by nine of the participating artists. Only 10 folio were created. The plates broken.  A true collector's item.

"Think Ink" will include the works of artists Christina Altfeld, Karen L. Brown, Donna Carver, Judy Gibbs, Virginia Furmanski, Tiger Huang, Lynne Le Tourneau, Leslie Ann Lloyd, Sandra McCullough, Leslie Plimpton, Betsy Quinn, Dahlia Riley and Monica Wiesblott.  Their individual styles are as unique as the artists themselves.

Image: Kio in Motion by Donna Carver

Rock on the Dock - Saturdays, September 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2010 - 4 p.m. until Dusk

Get ready to rock it out during Rock on the Dock Live Music Series taking place on every Saturday during the month of September.  The event, held along the Ventura Harbor Village Promenade, features live bands on a floating boat dock.  Patrons can bring a chair, dance along the promenade, rent a peddle boat or kayak to take bask in the water, stroll throughout the sea-side boutiques or dine in one of the harbor-view restaurants.  Admission is free.

Each month, visual fine art spaces in downtown and midtown Ventura offer a variety of special entertainment to compliment the collectible artworks on display.  Demonstrations, lectures, music, and performance provide an opportunity for everyone to share in this unique Ventura cultural experience.

First Friday's goal is to promote the appreciation and sales of art in a relaxed, supportive and fun environment.

Some of the galleries participating include: 643 Project Space, Bell Arts Factory, Buenaventura Gallery, CSUCI Art Gallery Ventura, Fox Fine Jewelry, Gallery 255 &  Sea Breeze Art Studios, Laurel Gallery, Museum of Ventura County, San Buenaventura Artist' Union, Stoneworks Studio & Gallery, Studio 1317 & Deakins Studio, Sylvia White Gallery, V2, Ventura Visitors Center Gallery and Vita Art Center.   

No First Friday in January 2010. 

SCREENING #3: Wednesday, August 4, 7pm: "W A T E R"  -  Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta's acclaimed film is set in Varanasi, India in 1938. Chuyia, a child bride whose husband dies before their union is consummated, is relegated to life in a widow's ashram.  Their life is ruled over by the widow queen, a venal old woman who pimps the most attractive young widow.  Kalyani, to wealthy Brahmin gentlemen, whose attention and monetary support are considered by this caste-influenced society to be a blessing.  When Kalyani defies the laws of scripture and of man by attempting to leave the widow's house and marry a progressive young lawyer and devotee of Ghandi, she discoverts that ancient ways, however unjust, are not to be taken lightly.

SCREENING #4: Wednesday, September 1, 7pm: "TURTLES CAN FLY" - One of the most beautiful movies ever made about children caught in the crossfire of war.  Set in the director's native Kurdistan, "Turtles Can Fly" is a magical story that takes place during the 2003 American invasion of Iraq.  "Satellite" is the charismatic 13-year-old mastermind of an army of children who collect land mines for a living.  A born leader, he installs a radio antenna so his fellow villagers in this region of Northern Iraq can hear of the impending fall of their mortal enemy, Saddam Hussein.  When Satellite falls in love with "Agrin", an adolescent rape victim, he is disturbed by her brother "Hengov", who has been left armless retrieving a landmine and who can now seemingly predict the future.

SCREENING #5: October 6, 7pm: "JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT THE RADIANT CHILD" (USA 2010 A film by Tamra Davis - 88mins). Director Tamra Davis pays homage t oher late friend in this definitive documentary that also delves into Basquiat as a highly determined iconoclast bent on fame. His dense, bebop-influenced neo-expressionist street graffiti emerged in the late 1970s when minimalist, conceptual art hit the mainstream.  Basquiat's own words and work powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man.  Featuring Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, and other key figures of the modern art world.

SCREENING #6:  November 3, 7pm: ("F FOR FAKE" - FRANCE / IRAN / WEST GERMANY 1974 - a film by Orson Welles - 85 mins "F for Fake" remains a perfect legacy of the ideas of one of our greatest and most gifted cinema artists. Unconventional to say the least, Orson Welles' film is as much a meditation on the nature of art as it is fascinated by the inevitable charlatans who inhabit this world.   

Special post-screening presentation by Ventura artist Michael Kelly of an illustrated excerpt from his upcoming book on the life and work of another great art forger of the 20^th Century, Tom Keating.

Doga - Yoga for Dogs - First Saturday of the Month starting May 1 through November 6, 2010 - 10:30 a.m.

Man's best friend is joined with their owners for Doga held every month on the Ventura Harbor Village Main Lawn.  A popular craze taught in Los Angeles and New York, the classes function similar to a regular yoga class and focus on gentle stretches, breathing and massage.