Skip to content
Museum of Ventura County
  • Events
  • Donate
  • Visit
  • Contact Us
  • Membership
  • Subscribe
  • Home
    • Visit
    • About
    • Five-Year Strategic Plan
    • 2024-25 Years In Review
    • Mission & History
    • Board and Committees
    • Press and Video
    • Subscribe
  • Membership
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Event Rentals – Event Pavilion & Plaza
  • Collections
    • Buy Collection Prints
    • Highlights from the Collection
    • George Stuart Historical Figures®
    • Collections Development Plan
    • NAGPRA Statement
  • Exhibits
    • On Display
    • Upcoming
    • Enfoque Resource List
  • Education
    • Online Learning
    • Onsite School Tours
    • Puzzles, Quizlets and Games
    • 2026 Museum of Ventura County Art Scholarships
    • Education Internships
  • Research Library
    • About
    • Search The Collections
    • Voices of Ventura County
    • MVC Then Blog
    • Family History Project
    • 2020 Protest Collecting
    • Digitized Photographs
    • Journal Flashback
    • Local History Research Directory
    • Library Internships
    • Collections Development Plan
  • Ag Museum
  • Support MVC
    • Fall/Winter Appeal 2025
    • Membership
    • Ways to Donate
    • Become a Sponsor
    • Planned Giving
    • Memorials
    • Tribute Donations

January 16, 2019

Free First Sunday: Children’s Book Reading and Live Musical Performance

FREE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM FROM 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Join us at the Museum of Ventura County for Free First Sunday on February 3, 2019. Author Ivor Davis will read his new children’s book, “Ladies and Gentlemen… The Penguins!”,  and Alan Shapiro will perform music, including a new song written for the book. Come join Ivor Davis & Alan Shapiro from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

“Ladies and Gentlemen… The Penguins!” tells the fanciful fable about a Penguin rock group from the British Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic who grew up to become one of the most famous pop groups in the world. Even bigger—well, almost bigger—than the Beatles. Davis was inspired to write this while on a speaking cruise engagement for the Beatles memoir to the Falklands.

You can get signed copies of “Ladies and Gentlemen… The Penguins!” at the Museum of Ventura County bookstore or on the day of the event. For additional details, visit www.ivordavisbooks.com.

Our Mission and Vision

The Museum of Ventura County engages participants in meaningful experiences with history, art, culture, and each other by aspiring to spark curiosity and encourage compassion to build community and connection.

Museum of Ventura County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Tax ID: 95-1942930.

Our Purpose

The Museum of Ventura County is an arts, history, and culture museum, the largest repository of history in Ventura County. We spark curiosity, foster compassion, and create connection through programs and exhibitions that are bold, inclusive, innovative, and fun. We use history and culture to address universal themes and inspire hope for the future. MVC is the guardian of our region’s identity.

Our Partners

Major funding for the programs at the Museum of Ventura County is made possible by City of Camarillo, City of Fillmore, City of Moorpark, City of Ojai, City of Oxnard, City of Port Hueneme, City of Santa Paula, City of Simi Valley, City of Thousand Oaks, City of Ventura, and the County of Ventura.

Museum of Ventura County
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Directions

Thursday—Sunday
11am to 5pm

Phone: 805.653.0323

Research Library at the Museum
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Directions

Appointment Only
Wednesday—Friday • 11am to 5pm

For library assistance call
805-653-0323 ext 320
or email library@venturamuseum.org

Agriculture Museum
926 Railroad Avenue
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Directions

Thursday—Sunday
11am to 5pm

Phone: 805.525.3100

Albinger Archaeological Museum
113 E. Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Directions

Saturday & Sunday
11am to 5pm

Phone: 805.658.4728

  • Visit
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Membership
  • Research Library
  • Ag Museum
  • Exhibits
  • Financials
Connect with the Museum through social media:
Website Development by Willhouse.
Translate »