4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1406+ words) Camarillo Old Town Heritage Days Fiesta takes place July 16-19, with carnival rides, games, live music and more. The Channel Islands Maritime Museum offers a Seascape Painting Demonstration with artist-in-residence Jem Atwater on Thursday, July 16, 6-7 p.m. The Schwab Summer Orchestra presents Music…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (805+ words) Opera star Angel Blue “has really taken over her world,” says VMF Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta. “She is a great personality with a brilliant voice and presence, and we are thrilled to have her.” Is music a social art? “Absolutely,…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (227+ words) Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is facing a critical shortage of type O blood and urges all donors, especially those with type O, to make an appointment now for the days ahead. Since May, the type O blood supply has…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (590+ words) Students set sail in Channel Islands Harbor during the Pacific Corinthian Youth Foundation’s summer session. Flying drones helped the Oxnard Police Department (OPD) catch more people using fireworks on the Fourth of July than would have been possible without the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1032+ words) after dark live and online 5-Star Theatricals’ The Wizard of Oz continues at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center through July 19. Pictured: Hannah Sedlacek, Becky Lythgoe and Cassandra Marie Murphy. Some classes, exhibits and events are available exclusively online....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (551+ words) VC Reporter “Pee Wee Herman Forever,” The Creep, acrylic paint and ink on wood panel (hand silk screened), 12”x18”. For people of a certain age, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” is synonymous with childhood. The television series that was part…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (735+ words) Yash Oruganti with U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley. Oruganti won the 2026 Congressional Award Gold Medal. Southern California students in grades 3-12 are invited to submit artwork for the 2026 Annual Constitution Day Student Arts Competition. Students can showcase their talent by creating an original…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (392+ words) The July 10, 2025 raids on Glass House Farms cannabis facilities was remembered during an emotional vigil near Camarillo and a march in Carpinteria one year later. Claudia Gonzalez is communications and media organizer for 805 UndocuFund, one of the groups which organized…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1022+ words) Cyndi Gilbert of Ventura started Labs with LOVE to fill a need for mobile blood services in Ventura County. When Isla Gurrola was born three and a half years ago, a California newborn screening test detected congenital hypothyroidism, which can…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1835+ words) TikTok sensation Nurse John headlines Levity Live Comedy Club this weekend. Catch him on Thursday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, July 17, at 7 and 9:15 p.m.; Saturday, July 18, 6 and 8:30 p.m.; and on Sunday, July 19, at 6 p.m. after dark live and online H = Highly recommended If you have…...