The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from the Santa Barbara/Ventura county line to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route (designated north-south) through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. From the Santa Barbara County line to its intersection with the Hollywood Freeway in the southeastern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, it is signed as U.S. Route 101. East of the Hollywood Freeway intersection, it is designated as State Route 134. SCALE: This map shows an area 70 miles across / 14 miles top to bottom.
ACOUSTIC MUSIC VENUES
Please note that House Concerts are private locations. You must contact them for information and to receive an invitation.
 1. Sandbox Coffeehouse 204 E. Thompson Blvd. Ventura, CA 93001 Phone: 805-641-1025 Email: catfishfry@yahoo.com www.sandboxcoffeehouse.com |
 31. Bombay Bar & Grill 143 S. California Street Ventura, CA 93001 Phone: 805-643-4404 Email: info@bombayburgerbar.com www.bombaybarandgrill.com |
 32. Namba Performing Arts Space 47 S. Oak Street Ventura, CA 93001 Phone: (805) 628-9250 www.nambaarts.com |
 26. Sessions at the Loft 2465 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo, CA 93010 Email: don@sessionsattheloft.com Phone: (805) 383-3333 www.sessionsattheloft.com |
 2. Camarillo Café Concert Series at Camarillo Community Center 1605 E. Burnley Street Camarillo, CA 93010 Phone: 805-907-8318 Email: camarillocafeconcerts@gmail.com www.camarillocafeconcerts.com |
 31. City of Camarillo Public Library 4101 Las Posas Road Camarillo, CA 93010 Phone: (805)-388-5222 Email: Programs@FriendsCamarilloLibrary.org www.camarillolibrary.org |
 4. Fireside Concerts at Borchard Community Center Sponsored by the Conejo Recreation and Park District and hosted by Bob Kroll 190 N. Reino Road Newbury Park, CA 91320 Phone: 805-381-2791 Email: FiresideBobKroll@aol.com www.facebook.com/firesideconcert |
 25. Brogden Bay Presents at Four Friends Gallery (except where noted below) 1414 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Suite 111 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Email: steve@brogdenbaypresents.com www.brogdenbaypresents.com |
 6. The Thousand Oaks Library Grant R. Brimhall Library 1401 E. Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Phone: (805) 449-2660 www.tolibrary.org |
 8. Russ & Julie's House Concerts Oak Park, CA 91377 Email: info@houseconcerts.us www.houseconcerts.us |
 28. Tiny Porch Concerts Free Concert Series at Peter Strauss Ranch 30000 Mulholland Hwy Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Email: info@tinyporchconcerts.com www.tinyporchconcerts.com |
 9. West Valley Music Center ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES 24424 Vanowen Street West Hills, CA 91307 Phone: 818-992-4142 Email: westvalleymusic@sbcglobal.net www.westvalleymusiccenter.com |
 30. The Saturday Evening Social Club An intimate outdoor house concert venue with a potluck dinner, hosted by Lauren Adams and her band Reseda, CA 91335 RSVP to: rsvp@saturdayeveningsocialclub.com www.saturdayeveningsocialclub.com www.facebook.com/SaturdayEveningSocialClub |
 11. Julie's Joint House Concerts Canoga Park, CA 91361 Email: Juliesjoint@johnzipperer.com www.facebook.com/ Julies-Joint-377728355605049 |
 12. Stardust House Concerts North Hills, CA 91343 Email: stardustconcerts@gmail.com www.stardustconcerts.com |
 13. Noble House Concerts Van Nuys, CA 91411 Phone: 818-780-5979 Email: barb@noblehouseconcerts.com www.jrp-graphics.com/noblehouse |
 14. Kulak's Woodshed 5230 1/2 Laurel Canyon Blvd. North Hollywoodk, CA 91607 Phone: 818-766-9913 Email: paulkulak@earthlink.net www.kulakswoodshed.com |
 15. Seth & Tony's House Concerts Eagle Rock, CA 90041 Email: sethcutler@mac.com www.sethandtonyshouseconcerts.com |
 16. Wine & Song Concert Series Arroyo Seco Golf Clubhouse (aka The Blue Guitar) 1055 Lohman Lane South Pasadena, CA 91030 Email: ximena@deepmix.com www.wineandsong.com |
 17. Full Moon Saturdays at Stonywood Backyard Concert Series Pasadena, CA 91104 Email: fullmoonsaturdays@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/fullmoonsaturdays |
 18. Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake Avenue Altadena, CA 91001 Phone: 626-798-6236 Email: bstane@earthlink.net www.coffeegallery.com |
 19. Naiditch House Concerts Altadena, CA 91001 Email: davidnaiditch@charter.net |
 21. Theta Sound Studio LIVE! Burbank, CA 91506 ThetaSound.com (Events Section) |
 22. Cellar Sessions at Old Oak Cellars Winery 2620 "D" East Foothill Blvd. Pasadena CA 91107 Email: Ximena@DeepMix.com www.inwineinc.com/cellar-sessions 3pm wine tasting, 3:45pm concert. Hosted by Brad Colerick |
 24. Live at the A-Frame Kagel Canyon, CA 91342 Email: Coddy.Nuckols@gmail.com bit.ly/LiveAFrame (Doors open at 6pm; music at 7pm) |
 29. Pasadena Folk Music Society Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech (Little Beckman) California Institute of Technology / Beckman Institute 400 S. Wilson Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106 Email: folkmusic@caltech.edu www.pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org |
For OPEN MIC nights in Ventura County, please visit: www.micnights.com For OPEN MIC nights in California, please visit: openmikes.org/calendar/CA |
 Due to the globabl pandemic, most concerts are on indefinite hold. Please stay safe and continue to support independent artists online.
Submit your special ACOUSTIC MUSIC events to: russ at russandjulie.com to be included here. Please submit the event no more than 90 days prior. All venues and events on this website MUST be within the geographical boundaries of the map at the top of the page -- along the Ventura Freeway Corridor -- to be included. |
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