BRIEFLY.So many cultures, one festival for all MOORPARK - A festival of multicultural entertainment and education is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. , 7075 Campus Road. The event is designed to promote global cultural understanding through music, dance, art, poetry, panel discussions, international foods and crafts. For more information, call (805) 378-1400 or see http://www.vcccd.net/newsandevents.nsf/mcnews. - Daily News County fair fetes 'Heart of Country' VENTURA - ``Heart of the Country'' has been chosen as the theme for the 2006 Ventura County Fair, slated for Aug. 2-13. ``We think the 'Heart of the Country' theme illustrates what we are, a good old country fair,'' said Craig Underwood, president of the fair board. For information, call (805) 648-3376 or see www.venturacountyfair.org. - Daily News May also brings in the strawberries OXNARD - Tickets are available for the California Strawberry Festival A Strawberry Festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the on May 20 and 21 at Strawberry Meadows, 3250 S. Rose Ave. Tickets can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 800 Hobson Way, or by calling (805) 486-2424. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children ages 5-12. Children 4 and under are free. Proceeds will benefit Ventura County charities. For information, call (888) 288-9242 or visit www.strawberry-fest.org. - Daily News Incubator open for small business VENTURA - A business incubator Business incubators are organizations that support the entrepreneurial process, helping to increase survival rates for innovative startup companies. Entrepreneurs with feasible projects are selected and admitted into the incubators, where they are offered a specialized menu of has opened at Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. as part of the Small Business Development Center Network of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Ventura and Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. counties, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The center was established by Ventura College in partnership with the Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County to provide business solutions to local companies in a wide range of areas through free or affordable counseling, training, mentoring and workshops. Call 805-648-8925 for more information or go to www.venturacollege.edu/sbdc. - Daily News |
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