Living history performances by local performer Connie Korenstein delve through a rich history of farming, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the journey of one woman from Parisian socialite to rural Ventura County. These informal and fun performances cast Ms. Korenstein as iconic women of Ventura County’s past, including Mrs. E.P. Foster of Ventura, Miriam Knox Dudley of Ventura, and Lucy Levy of Port Hueneme.
Encounter Mrs. E.P. Foster of Ventura,
Saturday, September 2, 2:00 pm
in the Topping Room, E.P. Foster Library
Miriam Knox Dudley of Ventura, and Lucy Levy of Port Hueneme will be presented Sunday, October 22, at Hill Road Library at 12:00 pm and Saturday, December 2, at Ray D. Prueter Library, 12:00 pm.
Ms. Korenstein is a retired educator who devotes her time to historic fashion consulting and research, in addition to her work as a docent at Heritage Square, the Channel Islands Maritime Museum in Oxnard and the Dudley House in Ventura. She is a four-time winner of the “Uncle Leo’s Stories of Ventura County” contest at the Ventura County Fair and the creator of the “Art Comes Alive” event at Channel Islands Maritime Museum.
These events, sponsored by the Ventura County Library Foundation, in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Ventura County, are free and open to the public. For additional information please, contact Timothy Furgal, Regional Librarian, at (805) 486-5460 or tim.furgal@ventura.org.