Merry Christmas!
(more…)Author: George Alger
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Reducing Poverty Through Local Community Action
Established in 1966, the nonprofit group, Community Action of Ventura County (CAVC), has a goal to increase self-sufficiency among low-income residents while increasing family and community economic stability.Tim Hockett, the Executive Director of CAVC, speaks about their work with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger.
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Comedy: How I Won the Chili Championship
Richard Stewart presents a humorous “tall tale” about winning a Texas Chili Championship…as a woman.
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Cabrillo Music Theatre
Lewis Wilkenfeld, of the Cabrillo Music Theatre, speaks with Our Ventura TV host, Howard Leader, about his role as an artistic director of musical theatre, which combines songs, dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
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Building Community Through Innovative Private and Public Art Projects
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Paul Lindhard speaks with Our Ventura TV host, MB Hanrahan, about innovative ways to bring together funding, artisans, community members, locations and big visions to enhance people for decades to come. -
Ventura Singles Rock: Fun for the 40+ Crowd
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Co-Founder of Ventura Singles Rock, Debbie Armond, speaks with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger, about the group’s activities, which includes happy hours, dancing, wine tastings, hiking, biking, kayaking, movie nights, picnics, potlucks, and participation in local Ventura County events. -
How NOT to Light a Christmas Tree (81sec)
Safety demonstrations about the proper techniques for lighting a Christmas tree … sort of.
Produced by George Alger.
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Best Day Foundation: Helping Kids With Special Needs
Best Day helps kids with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun-filled adventure activities including surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, snow-tubing and more. In this interview, Nancy Pedersen and Chipper “Bro” Bell discuss Best Day Foundation with Our Ventura TV host, Marlyss Auster.
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Social Mobility and The American Dream
Social mobility has different meanings and in general it refers to movement of individuals or groups in their social position over time. It may be looked at within a particular group from various socio-economic lenses such as class structure, ethnic groups or gender. Dr. Jamshid Damooei speaks about social and economic mobility with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger.
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