b'PROGRAMS AND EVENTS 2023JANUARY Ventura Land Trust (VLT) Environmental Speaker Series: MVC Marcus Erikson and Anna Cummings of 5 Gyres InstituteFinding the Light Exhibition Opening ReceptionMVC and Dedication of the Wachtell Family GalleryPublication of MVC Journal Bootleggers, Rumrunners,and Blind-Piggers: Prohibition in Ventura CountyFEBRUARYReading by California Poet Laureate Lee HerrickAG U.C. Master Gardener Open House with Dr. James DownerAGBook Talk: Squatters, Scandals, and Surfing: MVC A History of Rincon by Stephen Bates and Vincent BurnsBook Launch: Coyote Rescues Hawk, A Chumash Story by MVCAlan Salazar and Mona Lewis MARCHSummer Vegetables Gardening WorkshopAGNowruz: Persian New Year CelebrationMVCIvor Davis: Up Close and Personal with Malcolm McDowellMVCPlaydate in the Childrens Garden with Diane IppelMVCAPRILBook Launch: Images of America: Fillmore by Carino Monica MontoyaAGVLT Environmental Speakers Series: Embracing ChangeMVC through Ocean Exploration with Holly LohuisSEPTEMBERPop-Up Celebration at Ragtime Revival (VC150) SIMI VALLEY The River Next Door: Come Meet Your Neighbor! AG Digital Jigsaw Puzzles (VC150)ONLINE Ventura County Plants to Know and Grow: An Earth Day Weekend CelebrationAG ArtWalk at MVCMVCRegenerative Agriculture Panel presented with Leap Lab: AG Pop-Up Celebration at Banana Fest (VC150) PORT HUENEME Law and Disorder: An Evening with Michael BradburyMVC The Santa Clara Valley Wellness Foundation FestivalMAYChumash Plant Knowledge: Presentation by Jam Timbrook, PhDMVC OCTOBERFamily Fair: Mountains to Sea Jubilee (VC150)AGArt in the Garden with Activities by 4HAG Ventura County, The Place We Call Home Exhibition Opening (VC150)AGWorkshop: Human Resources for Non-ProfitsMVC Music Festival: Mountains to Sea Jubilee (VC150)SANTA PAULAKids Drum Circle: Celebrating International Childrens DayMVC VLT Environmental Speaker Series: Oak Regeneration MVCJUNEVLT Environmental Speaker Series: Microfibers inMVC SIMI VALLEYNOVEMBERState of the County Address and Reception (VC150) our Marine Life with Dr. Andrea HuvardVentura County Farm Day with Students for Eco EducationAGSanta Paulas LGBTQ+ Youth Pride CelebrationAG and Agriculture 150th Anniversary of Ventura County Kick-off Celebration (VC150)MVC Pop-Up Celebration and Exhibition Opening (VC150)THOUSAND OAKSVC150 Memories (VC150) ONLINESmall Business SaturdayAGVoices of Ventura County (VC150) ONLINEDECEMBERHome for the HolidaysMVCJULYDoggie Days: Humane Society of Ventura County AG Holiday Sip n Shop at MVCs BoutiqueMVCAUGUSTPop-Up Celebration at Ventura County Fair (VC150)VENTURA Feast or Flop Video Series (VC150)ONLINE2023 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FUNDED IN PART BY: An Introduction to Obon: A Japanese Summer FestivalAG Ventura County Finch Family Foundation Gene Haas FoundationNational Honey Bee Day Event AG City of San Buenaventura Ventura County Credit Union TOLD FoundationMVC Exhibition Spotlight: Ventura County Land Use Panel DiscussionMVC John Hammer Family Hoffman/Haley Marina Village Williams-Corbett FoundationPlaydate in the Childrens Garden: Ventura Fish and Wildlife OfficeMVC Farm Credit West Paul and Anne Leavens Family Fund Charles D. and Mary A.Index Fresh Schwemm Family Foundation Bauer FoundationMVC 2022-2023 IN REVIEW TOLD Corporation Smith-Hobson Foundation Fund Heritage Fund at VCCF 11'