Oxnard Lifestyle and Entertainment

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.

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 ...

The 29th annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard this weekend can be summed up in one monosyllabic word: yum.

With a brand-new venue and new configuration, the 29th California Strawberry Festival Saturday and Sunday promises to be the most dust-free yet, according to festival chairwoman Daisy Tatum.

Practice makes perfect — and Carlos Gonzales wants his performance with the Ventura College Symphony Orchestra to be as perfect as possible.

Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti, guest soloist with the New West Symphony tonight through Sunday, should feel right at home in the U.S. during this political campaign season: In 1988 he was a National Democratic Party candidate for Canada's Parliament. Lucky ...

Sweet barely beat out savory when the top two cooks were selected from five finalists at the California Strawberry Festival Berry Blast Off recipe contest Tuesday.

Of all the ways to celebrate Mother's Day, this might be the most unusual: with a beer, some hot wings and deep-fried pickle slices from Hooters.

Bobby Ramirez started Oxnard's annual mariachi festival to raise money for education, helping raise more than $150,000 over 14 years. The former cement contractor has fallen on tough times, however, so the locals he helped in the past are hosting ...

Celebrity guests took the stage at a breakfast fundraiser Tuesday, but local youths were the focus of the event.

A "Celebrating Moms!" exhibit is showing at the Harbor Village Gallery until Monday.

A guide to local gardens you might not know about: Conejo Valley Botanic Garden, Ojai Taft Garden, Gardens of the World, Charles L. Honn Botanical Garden, Seaside Gardens and the future Ventura Botanical Gardens.

As director and founder of the Ballet Folklórico Mestizo at Oxnard College, Mati Sánchez looks forward to presenting dances from six states in Mexico during a 31st anniversary performance Friday and Saturday.

Camarillo Skyway Playhouse presents the play about the murder of a young gay man, Matthew Shepard, in 1988.

Music writer Bill Locey offers his picks for this week's local concert gigs.