News for Ventura County

Friday, January 31, 2025
JAZWARES MAKES CHILD’S SPECIAL SQUISHMALLOWS WISH A REALITY   On Wednesday, Jan. 29, Jazwares Cares, the philanthropic arm of leading global toy manufacturer Jazwares, and Make-A-Wish® Central Coast and Southern Central Valley revealed Liberty, the Squishmallows designed by Make-A-Wish kid Olivia in the likeness of her dog. The Make-A-Wish Squishmallows experience took place at Children’s ...read more
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
New West Symphony is offering free tickets for this weekend's concerts (January 25 & 26) to first responders and families who have been displaced by the wildfires in our region. Enter the discount code “Courage2025” to redeem the tickets online or call the Box Office at 866.776.8400 to reserve.   Join us this weekend for the kick-off to New West Symphony's 30th Anniversary season! Tchaikovsky’s ...read more
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Thursday, January 09, 2025
Concerts feature Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Fourth Symphony and a world premiere in celebration of the Lunar New Year Multi-instrumentalist Hong Wang will perform a concerto written for Liquanqin (a new type of erhu, a Chinese two-stringed instrument) by composer Kui DongThousand Oaks, CA, January 7, 2025 – On January 25 and 26, New West Symphony (NWS) opens its 30th Anniversary season, “A Symphonic ...read more
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Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Enrollment for winter swim lessons is open at the Yarrow Family YMCA in Westlake Village and Simi Valley Family YMCA. Group and private lessons begin mid-January and run through the end of February.  Weekly swim classes have a maximum ratio of one teacher per five swimmers. Swimmers are assigned classes based on their age and swimming ability. Age groups are three to five years and five to 13 ...read more
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Sunday, August 25, 2024
New West Symphony announces 2025 Masterpiece Series celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season Artistic & Music Director Michael Christie’s Contract Extended to 2029  Season Highlights include:Carmina Burana with the New West Symphony ChorusE.T. The Extra Terrestrial in Concert Selections from Bizet’s CarmenAlso sprach Zarathustra (featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey)Beethoven Favorites ...read more
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