Frank Laza owns an electric boat business in Channel Islands Harbor where for many years he’s helped organize festive boat parades celebrating the winter holiday season and Independence Day. But for the latest boat parade, participants are sw…

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What do you pretty well that you could ultimately learn to do with brilliance and mastery?

Some classes, exhibits and events are available exclusively online. All events are subject to change and cancellation; always verify with venue and/or organizer.

From the moment the house lights went down, the audience at Kavli Theatre at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks was ready to have some fun. The wonderful live orchestra played the beginning bars of the familiar theme …

ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Magic Realism Bot" is a Twitter account that generates ideas for new fairy tales. Since you will benefit from imagining your life as a fairy tale in the coming weeks, I'll offer you a few possibilities. 1. You marr…

In 2005 David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) gave a commencement speech to the graduating class at Ohio’s Kenyon College. Heralded as one of the best commencement speeches ever delivered, it was later published in book form as This Is Water: Some…

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When you Aries folks are at your best, you are drawn to people who tell you exactly what they think, who aren't intimidated by your high energy, and who dare to be as vigorous as you. I hope you have an array of all…

Some classes, exhibits and events are available exclusively online. All events are subject to change and cancellation; always verify with venue and/or organizer.

The Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corporation (OPAC) closes its two-year program Close to Home: A Community Conversation Spotlighting the People, Places and Perspectives Surrounding Homelessness with a night of storytelling on Friday, Sept. 2…

The kids are more than alright, and they are lighting up the night in 13: The Musical, onstage through Sept. 18 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center.