Art Beat is a monthly showcase of art, music, dancing & dining in Downtown Oxnard. Art Beat presents interactive cultural and entertainment experiences within a self-guided walking tour throughout Downtown every second Saturday of the month.
Next Event: March 10, 2012
Check back soon for updated program listing.
February 11, 2012 Venues
Downtown Welcome Center - "Wood Play" by Tim Martinez
Open House - 6 - 8 p.m.
The Oxnard Downtown Management District hosts an open house showcasing the creativity of musician and master woodworker Tim Martinez. Tim has been playing guitar and bass for over 30 years and cites Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, and Genesis among his influences. During his high school years, his love of guitar combined with a keen interest in woodshop led him to craft his own guitars.
Tim has earned a living as an entrepreneur crafting custom wood furniture but has never left behind his passion for performing rock music. Come see Tim play and view a collection of his custom-made instruments that are each a work of art.
Also on display in the center is a selection of paintings by Mexican-born artist Tomas Otero on loan from the collection of Santa Barbara-based Art Gallery de Placencia.
445 South B Street
Carnegie Art Museum Exhibit: "Gail Roberts Entanglement"
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
This is one of your last opportunities to take in the current outstanding exhibits ending on February 19th. "Gail Roberts: Entanglement" features a recent series of paintings juxtaposing books, text and nests as a vehicle for the artist’s inquiry and commentary on nature, culture, and temporal existence.
"Balance" is a collection of bird imagery as metaphor in the paintings and mixed media of Sherry Loehr, Gail Pidduck and Bobbie Moline -Kramer and others
And "Not so Objective" offers paintings created on the iPad of nearly traditional landscapes by Daniel Reder.
Carnegieam.org | 424 South C Street
Casapueblo - Noche de Tango
6:30 p.m.
Casapueblo turns on its Latin Lover romance this Valentine's weekend as it presents a night of Tango featuring renowned artists Jose Pepe Rocha and Estella Milano. The evening features live music, tango, folklore and humor. Come and enjoy a show with the passion of South American. And providing a vibrant, colorful ambiance is the continuing art exhibition of Denis O'Leary - a collection of the local artist's cubist portraits of Latin American historical figures.
For this evening, Casapueblo is offering a special limited dinner menu. For $19.95, you may enjoy your choice of Asado - short ribs, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and and ensalda; or Cannolis with Estofado.
310 South C Street
Downtown Center for the Arts
6 - 8 p.m.
See the inspired, colorful works of Art Director Gregg Arbeene. Gregg is an acrylic painter creating whimsical, colorful, abstract images. He holds a B.A. in Psychology and has studied art and design at UCLA. He has published five childrens books. For parents of young children this is an opportunity to bring them along and learn about the free DCA Art Workshops for Kids program, which offers professional art classes for youth in grades 1-6.
DowntownCenter.org | 329 North Fifth Street
The Kitchen
Open until 11 p.m.
The Kitchen presents the works of Mamun Reazi on exhibit in the main banquet room. Bangladesh-born Reazi's works are diverse, ranging from the beautiful landscapes and landmarks of the Oxnard plain to provocative images of life in Bangladesh to abstacts. And while you're at the kitchen, step into the dining room or bar and experience the gastropub fare and ambience that made it a feature on TV's Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.
thekitchenona.com | 529 South A Street
McMullen's Japanese Antiques
Open until 6 p.m. Docent tours on the half-hour
The Far East is not so far at all. Experience the treasures of ancient Japan in the heart of Oxnard. McMullen's boasts an incredible and vast collection of Japanese art & antiquities spanning three centuries.
mcmullensjapanese.com | 505 South A Street
Classy Vintage - A Tribute to Etta James
Grand opening celebration from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Classy Vintage celebrates the life and music of legendary jazz and blues singer Etta James. The store itself is a blast from the past with a vast array of vintage collectibles available for purchase. As a tribute to the soulful and sassy songstress, there will be Etta James music playing throughout the day and complimentary beverages, light fare, and hospitality. Come and browse and take in the wonderful ambiance.
228 South A Street
My Sister's Closet & Attic
Open 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Offering extended hours for Art Beat so you can take a peek at their unique collection of hand-picked collectibles and vintage decorative arts.
535 South A Street
Plaza Cinemas
Plaza Cinemas 14 offers a state-of-the-art movie-going experience with all-digital, stadium seating theaters. And be sure to come back the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month when the Downtown Center for the Arts presents the Foreign Film Series.
Showtimes | 255 West Fifth Street
Bonus Event - Sunday, February 12th
Elite Theatre - Second Sunday Stage Reading
Sunday, February 12th at 7 p.m.
The Elite Theatre Company invites you to a one night only reading of the new play, "A Different Perspective," written by Alistair Faulkner and directed by James Castle Stevens. As part of the writing process a play must be heard out loud before moving on to that first production. The Elite Theatre Company offers you, the audience, a chance to be part of the process, encouraging you to give critical feedback to the playwright and help guide each work on its journey from the page to the stage.
Story synopsis: Start with an Irish, pot smoking, ne'er-do-well art teacher, mix in a reserved academic who is highly protective of her talented but autistic daughter, include the teacher's female American partner and two other female students - one young and impressionable, the other a senior citizen. Bring them all together in the intimate atmosphere of a figure drawing weekend in the English countryside and you have... "A Different Perspective."
Admission is free to this event and your participation is wanted.
elitetheatre.org | Petit Playhouse, 730 South B Street
