The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art will feature the works of 15 contemporary Australian aboriginal painters in “Dreamkeepers: Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art,” opening next Thursday, Nov. 29, and running through Jan. 19. There will be a free, public opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the museum. more
Yearly Archives: 2012
Holiday activities have officially begun
Sharing conducting duties are the orchestra’s music director, Christopher Story VI, and guest conduct Michael Shasberger, chairman of music at Westmont College.
Camarillo Deputy of Year described as ‘tenacious’
The path to Deputy of the Year was unplanned.
After high school graduation, Arthur enrolled at Westmont College in Santa Barbara and in 2000 earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology or the study of body motion. more
Ventura business park sells for $3.7 million
The approximately 35,000-square-foot, two-building site known as Donlon Business Park on Donlon Street is 100 percent occupied, said Westmont Corp, which is based in Hacienda Heights. The buildings were constructed in 1988, the company said. more
Art Throb
Remember the Montecito Tea Fire of 2008? It was the first of several wildfires that burned through the region destroying hundreds of homes. Westmont College, a Christian Liberal Arts College in Santa Barbara, suffered considerable damage in that fire. After such devastation, Westmont still managed to build — with the generosity of the Adams Family (not the finger-snapping one) — its brand-new Ridley Tree Museum of Art and the Adams Center for the Visual Arts, only two years later. more
Science Carnival organizers hope interest STEMs from hands-on learning
Additional organizations such as Santa Barbara’s Westmont College, Moorpark College and Ventura College partnered in helping to provide the array of experiments. more
College Fair set for Wednesday
Students and their parents who are wondering where to apply for college, or perhaps for financial aid, can learn about a wide range of options at the annual College Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Earl Warren Showgrounds’ Exhibit Building, 3400 Calle Real in Santa Barbara. … The popular event normally draws about 1,200 people. Sponsors include Santa Barbara City College, UCSB, Westmont College, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and Cal-SOAP. more