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Preforming Arts’ ‘Dance for Camera’ project to replace in-person Fall Dance Concert

By Audrey Lang November 20, 2020
Dance, along with other performing arts, has undergone many setbacks due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Moorpark College's dance department’s Fall Dance Concert will not be held this semester, forcing the department to create new performance opportunities for the students, all while retaining the social distance requirements.
Cars line up for the Spooky Avenue Halloween Drive Thru in Moorpark, CA. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Photo credit: Adriana Janiga

City of Moorpark hosts successful Spooky Avenue Halloween drive-thru

By Adriana Janiga November 2, 2020
2020 has brought a radical change of lifestyle in which people have no choice but to adapt to social distancing due to COVID-19. Although it looks different this year, there are still ways to have fun at a lower risk, and that is what the Moorpark community did.
Cars are parked in front of the big screen to watch The Addams Family at Rancho Santa Susana Community Park on Thursday, Oct. 29. Photo credit: Caitlin McHale

Halloweekend in Simi Valley kicks off with drive-in screening of The Addams Family

By Caitlin McHale November 2, 2020
Although Coronavirus precautions are still in place, the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a Halloween weekend extravaganza. Consisting of spooky drive-in movies, as well as a trick or treat drive-thru on Halloween day, the festivities kicked off on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Maya Forster; sophomore theatre arts major, Peyton Pugh; senior theatre arts major, and Navya Hari; sophomore undeclared major, pose as their characters before filming the Macbeth trailer on Friday, Oct. 16 in Moorpark, CA. Photo credit: Audrey Lang

Moorpark College’s Theatre Arts program converts Macbeth performance into a podcast

By Audrey Lang October 29, 2020
The Theatre Arts department’s Macbeth performance will now be a podcast. After being denied access to film on campus due to COVID-19 regulations, Moorpark College's Theatre Arts program has decided to go old fashioned and make their Macbeth performance a radio drama, otherwise known today as a podcast.
The entrance to one of the events locations, the Thousand Oaks Police department, in Thousand Oaks, CA. which will host the drive-thru trick or treating event on Oct. 31. Photo credit: Audrey Lang

Drive-Thru Trick or Treating to be hosted by Ventura County Sheriffs Department

By Audrey Lang October 28, 2020
The Ventura County Sheriff's department plans to host the first ever drive-thru trick or treating event. Due to the Public Health recommendation, there will be no door to door trick or treating in Ventura County this year.
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Moorpark College’s Theatre Arts program to livestream online performance of Macbeth

By Audrey Lang October 19, 2020
Moorpark College's Theatre Arts program will not be holding a live performance for their upcoming production of Macbeth, but rather broadcasting online
Pam De Almeida waits for the conductor to walk on the stage to start the Hope of Loving concert on Nov. 22, 2019 at Moorpark College. The concert features a mixture of the Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble programs. Photo credit: Ryan Bough

Moorpark College Music Applied courses turns to virtual learning as a result of COVID-19

By Alissa Schoepflin, Staff Writer September 21, 2020
Music majors continue their education virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moorpark College Career Technical Education classes have to adapt with the pandemic as classes go online. Moorpark Reporter file photo by Martin Bilbao

Moorpark College Career Technical Education classes are adapting to virtual classes due to COVID-19

By Caitlin McHale, Arts & Entertainment Desk Editor September 14, 2020

While many classes are faced with the challenge of being hybrid or completely online due to COVID-19, there are certain departments that have had to become especially creative when teaching under these...

The Moorpark College performing arts center remains closed after the order for all classes transition to online, on Tuesday, March, 17. Photo credit: Evan Reinhardt

‘Student One Acts’ goes virtual despite limitations caused by COVID-19

By Caitlin McHale May 20, 2020

Moorpark College students involved in the "Student One Acts" were shocked and overwhelmed when the news of campus closure released in March, realizing that the plays that many had worked on all semester...

Andy Soto, also known as Dreamix, manipulates the mixing equipment during his set of the previous Student DJ Showcase, held in the Black Box Theater on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Performers used a mixture of school and personal equipment during the show. Photo credit: Evan Reinhardt

The Moorpark College Music Technology Program rallies to host its first online concert

By David Chavez May 7, 2020
The Moorpark College Music Technology Program comes back with an online concert to show off what students have been working on.
Image courtesy of Together At Home.

Entertainment industry transforms to accommodate social distancing amongst fans

By Arianna Delgado April 17, 2020

The changes in normalcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic have affected everyone in various ways. As the world practices social distancing, many forms of entertainment are out of the question, with the closure...

Ethan Ridge performs in a quarantine corner performance in a YouTube video published on Thursday, April 9. Image courtesy of Five07 Creative YouTube page.

Five07 Coffee Bar and Eatery holds Quarantine Corner in light of COVID-19 precautions

By Liz Byington April 16, 2020

As Ventura County prohibits public gatherings as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Five07 Coffee Bar and Eatery co-owner Sean McCarthy is taking measures to ensure that local artists are connected...

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