Ventana Monthly

June 24-27 | ONLINE The New West Symphony continues its Global Sounds, Local Cultures series with “America The Melting Pot.” NWS believes the arts have a critical role to play...

By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer There are few physical pursuits as demanding as mixed martial arts (MMA). Competitors engage in hand-to-hand combat, calling upon skills in boxing, jiu-jitsu, judo, karate,...

Through Aug. 14 | Ventura Art can witness. Presented within art the aftermath of injustice can be indelibly etched. Not forgotten, not erased. These works — drawings, tapestries, paintings —...

Through June 26 | Thousand Oaks Throughout the month of June, the city of Thousand Oaks hosted the Pop-Up Arts and Music Festival, a summer celebration that included a variety...

By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer  |  nshaffer@timespublications.com Exploring a picturesque maze of canals and bridges via gondola, a charming gondolier in boater hat and striped shirt at the stern, is...

Dog, as most English speakers know, is God spelled backward, a connection that most dog-lovers will tell you is no coincidence. Dogs, as most dog-lovers know, are perhaps the most...