CONEJO
GEM & MINERAL CLUB meets the second Thursday
of each month at 7:30pm at the Hillcrest Center for
the Arts, 402 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks. The purpose
of the club is to promote and extend the knowledge of
minerals, geology, lapidary arts and associated fields.
Individual adult dues: $20, two adult family members:
$30, children 12 years and under – Pebble Pups:
free. For details please call Camille Van Ast (805)
498-7421.
Betsy Randle invites you to Find Your Voice
In a Song – 2008 Winter Workshops. For
aspiring and accomplished singers alike! You may recognize
Betsy around town as the mom on the hit series Boy Meets
World. Or playing a multitude of roles at Ojai’s
Theater 150. Or singing wherever they’ll let her.
Wherever you know her from, she wants you to know she
is running a workshop for people who want to sing and
explore their voice in a song. Assisted by an accompanist,
Betsy will help you select a song that stirs you, teach
you how to approach it like a monologue put to music
then prepare you to actually perform it (yes, you can)
for the Final Showcase Weekend.
Next
Workshop: Sundays: 2:30-5:30 pm, and Mondays: 5:30-8:30
pm, January 6 and 7 thru March 6,7,8 and 9th (the Showcase
weekend). There will be a few slight changes in the
times scheduled to accommodate the theater’s main
stage productions. But these times stated are the basic
plan. And we will need to skip one weekend in February
because I’m booked to perform my own Cabaret Act
in Mammoth on Valentine’s Day. But that does not
cut into the 8 sessions offered plus the showcase weekend.
Price per person: $420 which includes eight 3-hour sessions
with Fern Barrishman’s accompaniment leading up
thru the showcase weekend. For more information: email
bettyism@hughes.net or call her at 805-640-1170 with
any questions.
Gypsy Productions offerings for the New Year!
Drama Classes for Youth in Ventura County.
C.A.T.S. (Creative Acting Theater School), the youth
division of Gypsy Productions, will offer drama classes
in partnership with local recreation districts for the
Winter session beginning in January. Classes being offered
include: In Newbury Park at the Dos Vientos Community
Park 4801 Borchard Road, Kids Performance Workshop –
“Storybook Tales”, ages 6-8, Comedy and
Improvisation Workshop, ages 9-14. In Moorpark at the
Moorpark Community Center Apricot Room, 799 Moorpark
Ave. Kids Performance Workshop – “Snow White”,
ages 7-15, Commercial and Film Workshop, ages 7-15.
In Thousand Oaks at the Thousand Oaks Center, 2525 N
Moorpark Rd., Rock ‘n Roll Musical Theatre Workshop,
ages 7-16, in Thousand Oaks. In Simi Valley at the Berylwood
Center, 1955 Bridget Ave., Grease is the Word! Musical
Theatre Workshop, ages 7-16. All classes are taught
by Roxanne Diesel. For more information on classes and
registration visit: www.youththeater.com or call (661)
718-3968.
Ventura County Community Foundation Resurce
Center for Nonprofit Management offers a full
schedule of workshops and classes. For up-to-date information
on workshops, funding and resources for nonprofits,
join VCCF'’ Nonprofit Resources E-mail ListServ.
Log on to www.vccf.org,
click on Resource Center for Nonprofit Management and
sign up! It’s free!
JANUARY:
Foundation Directory Online Professional, January 7,
no fee; Nonprofit Leadership Council January 8, no fee;
Writing the Project Description, January 9, Fee $40;
Get Ready for Government Grants Part I, January 10,
Fee $40; Microsoft Powerpoint January 11, Fee $35; Charitable
Events Calendar January 15, no fee; Minutes, Meetings
and More, January 25, Fee $40; How To Approach A Foundation,
January 30, Fee $15; Get Ready for Government Grants,
Part II, Fee $40; Is Nonprofit Status for You?, January
31, Fee $15.
FEBRUARY:
Microsoft Excel: Formula Basics, February 2, Fee $35;
Foundation Directory Online Professional, February 4,
No fee; The Basics of Nonprofit Accounting, February
4, Fee $90; Endowment Fundamentals, February 6, No fee;
Introduction to Proposal Writing, February 7 & 14,
Fee $125; Charitable Events Calendar, February 12, no
fee; East County Board Chair Roundtable, February 12,
No fee; Meet the Grantmakers, February 13, Fee $40;
West County Chair Roundtable, February 19, No fee; Microsoft
Word, February 22, Fee$35; Internet/Technology Privacy,
February 22, Fee $35; Educating Board about Planned
Giving, February 27, Fee $40. Pre-registration is required
for all workshops and networking events in order to
plan for space and materials. You can register by fax
(805) 485-5537, by mail 1317 Del Norte Rd, Camarillo,
CA 93010 or by phone (805) 988-0196.
“Figurative
Sculpture with Paul Lucchesi” a 3-Day Workshop:
February 22, 23 & 24, 2008.
About
the Artist: Paul Lucchesi is a sculptor and painter who
is inspired by Italian Renaissance & Baroque sculpture.
His work is firmly rooted in the mythical & psychological
context of contemporary issues. He served as professor
of sculpture at New School University from 1984 to 1999
and also taught at Parson School of Design. He currently
teaches sculpting workshops around the country and in
Pietrasanta, Italy. He is recipient of the Lindsay Morris
Memorial Prize from the National Sculpture Society and
the Henry Ward Ranger Fund Purchase Prize from the National
Academy of Design. He lives and works in New York City.
This
3-day workshop presented by THOUSAND OAKS ART
ASSOCIATION, offer a light breakfast of coffee
& tea at 8:30am and no-host lunch break at 12:30-1:15.
Beginning to Intermediate students are welcome. The workshop
includes Water-based clay, instructor demonstrations,
and individual attention. Tuition is $450.00 + $30 model
fee (Tuition based on: $375/per student to Paul Lucchesi
and $75/per student to TOAA). All checks will be made
payable to Thousand Oaks Art Association. $150.00 deposit
due at time of registration. Deposit becomes non-refundable
w/ balance due on January 22, 2008. Armature, clay and
some tools will be provided for purchase by the instructor.
No maintenance services available. All participants responsible
for clean-up at the end of each work day. Enrollment:
12 – 18 particpants. To register, please contact
Janet Amiri at janart4@mac.com
or call 805.390.7983. Deadline for registration is: Jan.
15, 2008
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Technology Works for Nonprofits
Visit
the Resource Center and our state-of-the-art computer
lab! In the computer lab, visitors will find 10 computer
workstations with flat screen monitors, broadband internet
access and FREE access to Foundation Directory Online
- Professional. The computer lab is home to Technology
Works for Nonprofits, a strategic initiative to ensure
that nonprofit organizations have access, at an effective
cost, to technology based skills-building opportunities
and to impart to nonprofit leaders how appropriate use
of technology can improve efficiency and effectiveness.
This will be achieved through technology training and
skill-building workshops, peer networking opportunities
and access to expert consulting. Want to learn more about
Technology Works for Nonprofits? Contact us and hear more
about the software application training and coaching scheduled
in the Technology Center each month. Learn about hosting
tailored computer training, for you and your staff, that
meets your organization's needs. Hear about the quarterly
Technology Roundtable lunches aimed at fostering peer
learning and networking opportunities for nonprofit professionals
charged with managing technology day-to-day. Discover
how your organization can benefit from the Technology
Circuit Rider program and receive valuable organizational-specific
technology business asssessment by certified consultants.
To schedule a consultation with our Technology Circuit
Rider, contact Dena Jenson at (805) 988-0196 ext. 128
or email djenson@vccf.org.
The
VCCF Resource Center for Nonprofit Management
is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center (http://foundationcenter.org).
As a member of this nationwide network of libraries, community
foundations, and other nonprofit agencies, the Resource
Center provides visitors with free public access to grantmaker
directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management,
and the Foundation Center's electronic database, The Foundation
Directory Online - Professional. The fully searchable
database includes detailed profiles of all active U.S.
foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants
awarded by the nation's top funders. Library Hours 10:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. Nonprofits Boost
Economy, Study Says - Nonprofits and the volunteers they
mobilize aren't just do-gooders, they're a major driving
force of the global economy, according to a study released
by Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, nonprofit
groups and volunteers represent 7.2 percent of the gross
domestic product -- making the sector larger than the
construction, transportation and utilities industries,
the study found. For complete information on the services
of the Ventura County Community Foundation contact Dena
Jenson at (805) 988-0196 ext. 128 or email djenson@vccf.org
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