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Ring the Alarm for Red Engine Brewing Co.: Serving Up Good Food, Drink, and Community
Red Engine Brewery is a firefighter-owned and family operated craft brewery in Fillmore, CA. Founded by a Ventura City firefighter, the Andreini family says all of the 9-1-1 community is true family, and this special brew house, pub, and pizza spot is a central community space. Don’t miss the original fire engine that ran calls […]
Santa Barbara Independent
Tony Award–Winning Musical ‘Ragtime’ Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre
Ragtime (by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens) has been selected as the final show of her tenure for outgoing producing artistic director Karyl Lynn Burns, who is retiring after several decades with the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura. Set in early 20th-century America, Ragtime dovetails stories of the white upper-middle class with Harlem culture and Ellis Island immigrants settling in the “new world.” Usually performed with a cast of around 40 people, the Rubicon’s production, directed by J. Scott Lapp, has pared the cast down to fewer than 20 actors to fit this grand story onto the intimate Rubicon stage.
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California firefighters scoop owl from backyard pool with a leaf skimmer
A backyard swimming pool in Ventura, California, became the scene of an unusual wildlife rescue when firefighters used a leaf skimmer to lift a stranded owl out of the water, highlighting how ordinary residential features can quickly become hazardous for wildlife. Here's what to know. Ventura firefighters took the owl...
Santa Barbara Independent
Solvang Cinema Arts Builds Community Through Film
Every community has places that bring people together through shared experiences, and a cinema can be one of them. Solvang Cinema Arts, a mission driven nonprofit and community-rooted organization, has proved that the Santa Ynez Valley has a strong desire to see film, and is working to bring a permanent community-owned film center back to the Santa Ynez Valley.
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Ventura County Reporter
On Stage: 'Our Town' at Ojai ACT
Among American classic theater productions of the 20th century — works by Edward Albee, Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams — the most beloved play of this era might be Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” Premiering in 1938 and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it remains a constant among theater companies. Case in point: The Ojai Art Center Theater.
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Ventura County Reporter
Arts Listings: Week of Oct. 15, 2026
Some classes, exhibits and events are available exclusively online. All events are subject to change and cancellation; always verify with venue and/or organizer. BODY AS AN ARCHIVE | Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. This solo performance is an autobiographical journey thru the artist’s childhood shaped by military circus training and joining Cirque du Soleil at age 9, and the journey from obedience to owning her body and voice. Part of the Playwrights’ Splash Festival. $23; $25 at the door. Namba Performing Arts Center, 47 S. Oak Street, Ventura, nambaarts.com.