What's Not to Love About the Ventura County Fair!? 137th Edition Now in Session!

The 137th Ventura County Fair is off and running! This year's theme is "Rides, Ribbons and Rodeos" and visitors will certainly find plenty of that...and much more!  Some of the things you'll find here...games, rides, contests, music, rodeo, motor sports, mariachi, pony rides, goats, bunnies, chickens, vendors, kids' crafts, gems and minerals, agricultural exhibits, educational exhibits, every type of fair food you could imagine, photo opps and everything in between! Visit www.venturacountyfair.org for a complete event lineup!

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Footage From Tonight's City of Agoura Hills Post-Concert Fireworks Show

Every July in recent memory the cities of Moorpark and Agoura Hills have broken rank and hosted fireworks shows on days other than the 4th of July. Moorpark hosts its 3rd of July Extravaganza each year and Agoura Hills hosts fireworks shows after one of its free Sunday concerts in the park. We love this because it gives us the opportunity to see fireworks multiple times.

Tonight was no exception as the fireworks at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills started just after 9 p.m., about an hour after Platinum Groove provided musical entertainment to a massive crowd. The show seemed a bit short at about 7 to 8 minutes but apparently there may have been a glitch according to some fellow residents on the CVG Facebook Page. We watched the show from Kanan Road and, although my kids are somewhat, let's just say, annoying, in the background, it was enjoyable.

For scenes from the fireworks show in Thousand Oaks on July 4th, click here.

Missed the 4th of July Fireworks? Scenes From the 2012 Thousand Oaks Show!

We enjoyed the annual Conejo Recreation & Park District and City of Thousand Oaks annual 4th of July fireworks display last night as did tens of thousands of local residents! Kudos to CRPD for their tireless work each 4th of July, bringing residents fun activities from sunup to sundown, including a pancake breakfast, home run derby, free swimming at local pools, free concert and fireworks show!

Speaking of the fireworks show, if you missed it, here is some footage. The show is roughly 20 minutes long, so here is about a third of the show for your viewing pleasure.

2012 Flag Display at Pierce Brothers Memorial Park Westlake Village

Tomorrow, Memorial Day, Pierce Brothers Memorial Park in Westlake Village is hosting its 22nd Annual Memorial Day Service tomorrow morning starting with a musical prelude at 10:30 a.m. Over 2,500 are expected to attend this free service open to the public. American flags create a carpet of red, white and blue as they decorate the graves of more than 1,400 heroes buried in the Garden of Valor and throughout the memorial park. Flags will line the Avenue of Flags to honor the memory of all veterans. Local Boy Scouts placed these 1,400 flags yesterday.

Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park, Mortuary and Crematory is located at 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. www.piercebrothersvalleyoaks.com

We were able to drive through the park tonight to see the impressive display of flags and pay our respects to our fallen heroes.

Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California hosts an annual Community Memorial Day Ceremony. We drove through the park the night before to see the 1,400 flags placed by the gravesite of each fallen hero. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks is located at 5600 Lindero Canyon Road in Westlake Village.

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Spring Has Sprung in the Conejo Valley

Chris Rowell of Newbury Park captured the essence of spring nicely in this colorful photo in Thousand Oaks today. Blue skies and the budding of wildflowers marks this time of year!

A great time to be outdoor for upcoming festivals, fairs and expos, and local health and fitness events. Or try some local hikes and trails, visit a botanic garden, go horseback riding and much more.

Horace Bristol 1930s Photos at Santa Paula Agriculture Museum March 3 to May 20

Horace Bristol’s Compelling 1930s Photographs On Exhibition At Agriculture Museum

More than two dozen images by famed LIFE Magazine photojournalist Horace Bristol are on exhibition March 3 through May 20 at the Museum of Ventura County Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula. Horace Bristol Photographs: Selections From the 1930s features not only work from his best known Grapes of Wrath series, but other selections from the 1930s period, including such diverse images as a never before exhibited aerial photograph of a Santa Paula orange orchard, and a migrant child pitting apricots. The exhibition is in the Agriculture Museum’s Reiter Affiliated Companies Visitors Center and Calavo Hall.

 

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The 3rd Annual TEDxConejo Conference is Planned for Saturday, March 31, 2012

Under the theme "Together," the 3rd edition of TEDxConejo explores the always fascinating, often inspiring, occasionally surprising and sometimes vexing interconnectedness of our world. This annual gathering is planned for Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

UPDATE 2/11/12: Speakers to be announced and tickets will be available very soon!

TEDxConejo, an independently organize TED event, is the Conejo V

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