Step into the vibrant world of Ventura County’s artistic heritage with "History is Now 2023." Running from July 10 to November 6, this county traveling exhibition opens at the Bank of America Performing Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks on September 11. It showcases selections from the past 150 years of the arts, as archived by […]
Discover the essence of Ventura County's 150-year journey through a series of curated exhibits at the Vita Art Center. The anniversary celebration features six distinct showcases, each offering a unique perspective on Ventura's rich artistic and cultural heritage. "Ventura Vistas: A Tribute to 150 Years of Natural Beauty" presents a collection of landscape artworks by […]
Don’t miss the 2023 State of the County celebrating the County’s 150th Anniversary! Keynote speaker and County Executive Officer Dr. Sevet Johnson will share an update and unforgettable message followed by a networking reception under Air Force One. Thank you to our presenting partners who made this year’s event possible. Proceeds will benefit the Museum […]
Meet the author of A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California's Most Notorious Killers. Deborah Holt Larkin was ten years old when her father, the court reporter for the Ventura County Star-Free Press, was immersed in the trial of Olga Duncan's killers taking place at the Ventura […]
Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory and the Inlakech Cultural Arts Center will be hosting the 42nd Annual Celebration of EL DIA DE LOS Muertos at the Conejo Mountain Cemetery on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 10 am to 6 pm. The event will feature, 50 vendors, ofrendas-altar- art exhibitions, lowrider car showcase, […]
Ventura Friends of the Library Annual Membership Meeting. Our annual meetings are always open to guests who are interested in our organization or our guest speakers! As this year marks the 150th Anniversary of Ventura County, the guest speaker for our annual meeting will be the author of a memoir of Ventura County's own trial […]
Join Ventura College & the Ventura College Foundation as student historians, faculty, and special Guest Speakers present an oral history of our beautiful and fascinating county. Take a walk down memory lane, learn about culture, politics, development of the land, our agriculture & people. Wednesday November 15th in ASC- 150 (Applied Science Center) from 1:00pm - […]
ÁNIMO Theatre Company will stage Los Braceros De Buena Vista- A Mariachi Opera at the historic Fillmore Towne Theatre on November 10, 2023. The story of the Braceros is an important chapter in the history of Ventura County, whose fields and orchards received more of the laborers than in any other county in the United […]
Join us at the Bank of American Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks for a fun, family-friendly pop-up event! Join us for our final Pop-Up celebrating our 150th Anniversary! Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks 2:30 pm to 4:30pm. Presented by the Museum of Ventura County, this event […]
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month and the First People of Ventura County at the Chumash Indian Museum. We will have a discussion and book signing of the newly published book, Know We Are Here with contributors Rose Ramirez, Chumash educator, gardener and basketweaver, and Weshoyot Alvitre, Tongva and Scottish artist, writer and illustrator. This will […]
Join Ventura College & the Ventura College Foundation as student historians, faculty, and special Guest Speakers present an oral history of our beautiful and fascinating county. Take a walk down memory lane, learn about culture, politics, development of the land, our agriculture & people. Wednesday November 15th in ASC- 150 (Applied Science Center) from 1:00pm - […]
Join Ventura College & the Ventura College Foundation as student historians, faculty, and special Guest Speakers present an oral history of our beautiful and fascinating county. Take a walk down memory lane, learn about culture, politics, development of the land, our agriculture & people. Wednesday November 15th in ASC- 150 (Applied Science Center) from 1:00pm - […]
Join Ventura College & the Ventura College Foundation as student historians, faculty, and special Guest Speakers present an oral history of our beautiful and fascinating county. Take a walk down memory lane, learn about culture, politics, development of the land, our agriculture & people. Wednesday November 15th in ASC- 150 (Applied Science Center) from 1:00pm - […]
History comes alive through the performance of Connie Korenstein’s historical figures of Ventura County! Join us as Lucy Levy, Parisian socialite from 1882, shares with attendees her tale of love, travel, and surprise, as she adjusts to life in Hueneme, California, during the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.
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