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Art imitates life for Ojai theater director Published 5/23/2012 at 12:59 p.m. 0 comments
Ojai theater director Steve Grumette's latest project is a case of art imitating life — his own.
Strawberry lasagna takes cook-off prize at Oxnard festival Updated 5/19/2012 at 7:04 p.m. 0 comments
The votes have been tallied and the five judges with the enviable task of deciding which was the best entry in the California Strawberry Festival's cook-off — strawberry crepes or strawberry lasagna — have rendered their verdict.
Experts hope weather won't cloud solar eclipse Published 5/19/2012 at 4:18 p.m. 0 comments
Watch the moon dance across the sun in Sunday evening's solar eclipse.
The machine that shaped California Published 5/19/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
The car — including its shotgun-riding companion, traffic — is arguably one of the two iconic images of California, the beach being the other. A new exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art attempts to tackle the car culture's ...
Literary Happenings: Author explores queen's long reign Published 5/19/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
At 10, her uncle's marriage changed her family's future forever. When she was 13, she met the young man who would become her husband of nearly 65 years (and counting). At 25, she became the monarch over a European nation ...
California Strawberry Festival features veteran cooks who are recipe contest newbies Published 5/19/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
They may be recipe-contest newbies, but Olivia Smith of Oxnard and Winona Krieger of Agoura Hills are far from beginning-level cooks. When she showed up for the California Strawberry Festival Berry Blast Off recipe contest semifinals early this month, Smith ...
Café Society: White Rabbit, Boba food trucks find cafe space in Oxnard Published 5/19/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
After rolling into Ventura County for a string of day trips, the Los Angeles-based White Rabbit Truck is setting the parking brake.
New and upcoming concerts: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 4:51 p.m. 0 comments
On sale this week: Fiddle Fest in Camarillo, Indie West Fest in Ventura and Nicki Minaj in L.A.
"Peaceful Easy Feelin'' songwriter to perform in Camarillo Published 5/17/2012 at 3:39 p.m. 0 comments
Love the Eagles when their classic rock tunes make you soar back to those good ol' days, or sick of the Eagles and you're praying for flak? In any case, praise or blame songwriter Jack Tempchin, but the vast majority ...
'Noah's Ark' ready to sail again in Thousand Oaks Published 5/17/2012 at 3:32 p.m. 0 comments
The Titanic, naturally, has drawn a boatload of nautical attention this year as people the world over mark the 100th anniversary of the ship's tragic loss at sea.
Conejo Players Theatre stages 'Man Who Came to Dinner' Published 5/17/2012 at 3:25 p.m. 0 comments
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" can't hide its vintage. Precious few contemporary comedies would involve a cast of two dozen, some in multiple roles, and a playing time including two intermissions.
Bill Locey's top concert picks: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
This week: Roger Waters in L.A., Beck in Santa Barbara and Lisa Haley in Ojai
Cannibal and the Headhunters are heading to Oxnard Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Strawberry fields? Whatever. That's the recurring theme from the pro-growth Oxnard City Council and its relentless cement scenario. While developers and local government paved all the fruit trees out of everything but the name in Orange County, Oxnard still has ...
T.O. makeup artist is making her way in Hollywood Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Ashley Ann Harris was at her home in Thousand Oaks when the phone rang. "It's Tyler. Meet me at my house at 7 … and bring the fangs." Far from odd, that's the kind of call Harris expects as a ...
Theater, classical music and cultural events: May 18, 2012 Published 5/17/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 0 comments
Onstage evnets this week include "Brooklyn Boy" in Ojai "Noah's Ark" in Thousand Oaks and Perla Batalla in Thousand Oaks.