Project: O

United Way Day Of Caring 2008

2008-08-28T23:57:00.000-07:00

Just now a good ol' buddy, Garon, sent out a Facebook note that expressed many ways we can benefit Ventura County! Here's what he had to say:

Hey you guys you may or may not know. But recently ive gotten involved with the Ventura County United Way organization. They are a great group that organize and fundraise for many volunteer groups in the area. Some of which include the american red cross ventura, aids project of ventura county, and many many others. they try to get our community involved and have many volunteer opportunities available. One of which is the DAY OF CARING which is a bunch of group projects around ventura county on september 25, 2008 and september 27, 2008. Projects can be done by anyone from all ages. so if you have younger siblings or parents that you want to go, by all means the more the merrier. Also there is a ton of things you can do to impact your community, like paint homeless shelters, sort food for those with none, getting involved with habitat for humanity, and much more. It would mean a lot for me to see a good turn out and i think a good thing for those who want to help people. i mean hey we can make a difference. it may be small at best, but every bit counts. make a difference for ventura county. its really amazing how kindness could infect the world.
anyways sign up or contact me ill put you in touch with the right people.
ill be sorting food on september 25 from 12-3 pm =) join me! what could it hurt to help someones life and get some volunteer hours and letters of rec for those college students. at any rate no matter what your motive just come out and help please!

http://www.volunteerventuracounty.org/user/events/one.tcl?Tpageno=0&event_id=10285845755&init=0

I visited the link and found many activities that will take place on the 25th and 27th of September (that's a Thursday and a Saturday). I think that this is a great opportunity for us, as Garon explained.

-Darrell D.

DiVerse Open Mic Videos [08.22.08]

2008-08-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

If you missed out on last Friday's DiVerse Open Mic (which featured many performers like Vince Perez, O.D., and DiDaRi) don't fret. You can watch every single performance that took place by clicking here.

Third Annual Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival

2008-08-26T14:13:00.000-07:00

Third Annual Art & Jazz Festival is held in Camarillo, CA at the Rock City Stage. Judy Valencerina, the girl who organizes Wide Open Wednesdays @ Experimental Cafe, will be performing as listed on the flier.

For more information:
camarilloartandjazz.com
rockcitystudio.com

-matt n.

Photos: diVerse Open Mic @ the Flour House Bakery [8.22.08]

2008-08-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

This past Friday [8.22.08] was diVerse's and Project:O collaborative, first and official open mic night! For all who joined us that night, I hope you enjoyed the event as much as I did. If you missed it, no worries! Natalie Villa (coordinator of diVerse), plans to organize the mic EVERY FRIDAY (currently, the program starts around 6pm)! So keep in touch!

Contact her or Project: O via email: project.oxnard@gmail.com

-matt n.

Photos: Oxnard Independent Film Festival and Adriel's Performance @ Experimental Cafe [7.31.08]

2008-08-20T22:11:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already, check out some photos of some past events (Oxnard Independent Film Festival and Adriel's Performance @ Experimental Cafe) taken by thee Matt Nailat.

-Darrell D.

"The Coast Is Clear!!!" (or will be...)

2008-08-18T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here's an opportunity for ya'll to do something good for your community. It's an opportunity that also exercises a certain discipline, a discipline that is essential to organizing and teaches one to be responsible for oneself. It can be applied to your everyday lives and it can make things look nice, not to mention, it makes you look sexy professional. You can even start practicing this discipline by cleenin ur roomzzz!!1 (...heh, i shouldn't talk, mine's not too squeaky either...) To get to the point...

Coastal Cleanup Day!
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Clean up locations:

Oxnard Shores/Mandalay Beach
Meet at basketball court off Neptune Square
(off Mandalay Beach Road)

Ormond Beach
Meet at Reliant Energy Plant
by Hueneme & Edison Roads

Silver Strand Beach
Meet at north end

What to wear: Wear sunscreen, shoes, hat, and gloves.

I'm not sure if this is mandatory, but there are these waivers that hold signatures on the bottom. You may have to bring this signed on Sept. 20th, in order to participate.

[Coastal Cleanup Day Waiver Form]

[Coastal Cleanup Day Waiver Form - Spanish]

If anyone has questions or wants to know more about the event, contact:

Trish Honigsberg
Public Works, Outreach/Education Specialist
(805) 385-7928
Trish.Honigsberg@ci.oxnard.ca.us

For more information, go to: http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/Department.aspx?DepartmentID=14&DivisionID=4&ResourceID=554

-matt n.

Heritage Square Summer Performances of 2008

2008-08-07T20:45:00.000-07:00

It's still Summer folks! And I know how the economy's been transforming butterflies out of your wallets.

Money is a tight subject and the heatwave is trapping people in their air conditioned or shaded homes. Although these factors exist, we shouldn't allow that to prevent us from having fun and live entertainment!

This Summer, the city of Oxnard has produced a line up of music performances at Heritage Square to please its citizens with live shows and to share entertainment with its local audiences. Also... IT'S FREE!!! Although there are only 3 performances left, take this opportunity to meet up with friends, to catch a free show, to get outdoors, away from your myspace/facebook/wii etc.

Fill your Summer with a collection of memories of outgoing events!

Contact Information
(805)483-7960
Heritage Square
715 South A St. Oxnard, CA 93030

For more information on the line-up, go to:
http://cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/08HeritageSummerPoster.pdf

Open Mic @ Flour House Bakery

2008-08-03T23:22:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll, I have a surprise for all you readers out there...

Project: O is planning on having an Open Mic this month!!!

Details:

What: Open Mic
Where: Flour House Bakery
When: Friday, 8.22.08. Starts at 6PM. Sign ups begin as early as 4:30
How much: FREE!!!
Who: Anyone!!!

Flour House Bakery is a bakery and a coffee shop

Our open mic does not have a particular theme

It is open to ALL performers, artists, live painters, organization promotion, etc.

We are working on having a DJ, a photographer and even a videographer for the event!

Please contact Natalie Villa via email (project.oxnard@gmail.com) if you have any questions about the Open Mic's program.

-matt n.

10th Annual "Oxnard Independent Film Festival"

2008-07-26T00:13:00.000-07:00

A little late in announcing this, but better late than never.

Oxnard Indepdent Film Festival (OIFF) is having their 10th annual event!!!

However, there's been a minor change:

"After ten years of screening independent films, the Oxnard Independent Film Festival has decided to go on a short hiatus.

We feel lucky to have had the support of many wonderful people over the years. We want to thank everyone who has worked with us, written kind words about us, and inspired us.

During this break, we will be re-organizing our group to come back even stronger than before.

In 2008, we will be presenting a series of special screenings to revisit some of the award winning films from past festivals. Please keep visiting our website for all the details.

Thank you."

-Oxnard Independent Film Festival (OIFF)
http://www.oxnardfilmfest.com/entry.html

So although no new films will be screened, the event will be showing some of the best of the best. The other awesome thing about this year's festival is that it's also FREE!!!

Location

This year they have two locations of the festival:

The Topdeck of the Garage in downtown...

TOP DECK OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE (4TH FLOOR)

CORNER OF 3RD & B STREET, DOWNTOWN OXNARD

And the Oxnard Public Library...

OXNARD PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN BRANCH

251 SOUTH A STREET, DOWNTOWN OXNARD

Schedule

At the Library:

July 10..........7:30 PM - The real world and the animated world collide in this "enchanting" Disney comedy.
July 24 .........7:30 PM - Take a "trip" on the "road" with a student and her hilarious father on a quest for a final scholastic destination.
August 7 ......7:30 PM - Look to dicover the "national" truth by uncovering the mystery in this #2 "treasure".

At the Topdeck:

July 17............7:30 PM - Live performance by juanghoma , followed by short comedy films directed by local and international independent filmmakers.
July 31............ 7:30 PM - Live performance by the local Oxnard band Residuo (Spanish pop/rock), followed by a collection of extraordinary and colorful animated short films.

FILM LINEUP FOR JULY 31:

JOURNEY TO MARS (dir. Juan Pablo Zaramella)

GIDOO'S COSMIC CRISIS (dir. Shivani Khanna)

VITRUVIUS TOYBOX (dir. Dennis Michael Iannuzzi)

FREE RADICALS (dir. Mahyar Abousaeedi & Ed Chen)

LA HISTORIA DE TODOS - OUR STORY (dir. Blanca X. Aguerre)

FLYAWAY (dir. Danny Oakley)

Film descriptions and more film titles to be added soon.
August 14....... 7:30 PM - Live performance by TBA, followed by short films directed by young aspiring directors.

FILM LINEUP FOR AUGUST 14:

TBA.

For further information, go to:
http://oxnardfilmfest.com/

-matt n.

15th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival this weekend!

2008-07-25T21:04:00.000-07:00

Summer isn't the only thing that's HEATIN' up in the nard this weekend. Kickin' the temperature up a notch, this upcoming weekend is the 15th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival. For all you interested readers out there, the annual salsa festival is a two-day celebration on Salsa.

"Salsa the dance? Salsa the food?"

It's actually a celebration of both!

There will be dancing, latin jazz music, entertainment, food and drinks for sale, shopping vendors, and of course, Salsa, from mild to the most "spicynessess." There is also a charity fundraising event that's part of the entertainment program, Salsa with Our Local Stars Dance Contest & Charity Fundraiser. Also... it's FREE!!!

The event is from 11am-7pm, located in Plaza Park, 5th st. and B st. Oxnard, CA.

For more information, go to: http://www.oxnardsalsafestival.com/

-matt n.

It's on!: let the bloggage begin!

2008-07-25T14:31:00.002-07:00

When Leah Vea introduced me to Project: O, I felt inspired by the group's dedication to improving the city of Oxnard, CA. I lived in Oxnard for about 15 years and I never did anything in return for the community. Now that Project: O has opened my eyes, I realize that getting involved for the city is a very fulfilling experience because you get to create more opportunities for the people, while producing an atmosphere that everyone will be glad to be a part of.

Additionally, if you're one of those Oxnardians who feels that there's nothing to do locally, you’re in luck because we’ll give you something to do.

On behalf of Project: O, we hope you will find this blog useful. What to expect? Stay tuned for some 411 on events goin' down in Oxnard, as well as other things (coverage of these events through photo/video, historical lessons regarding the city, dining recommendations, news stories, et cetera).

If you are interested in joining our cause or if you need more information about Project: O, e-mail us at project.oxnard@gmail.com.

Peace.

Yours truly,
Darrell D.

p.s., the resemblance of our blog's background to the Nardcore symbol was totally coincidental. We're going to continue rockin' it because we're just cool like that n_n.

CALENDAR

2008-07-23T20:38:00.000-07:00

Some upcoming events that will be going down in Oxnard.

Want to add your event to our calendar? Contact us!

MEMBERS

2008-07-23T18:15:00.000-07:00

under construction :P

ABOUT

2008-07-23T16:42:00.001-07:00