The Ralph Mathis Band, appearing at the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum on Saturday, February 15, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., has appeared with top bands around the world and can play any style of music from rhythm and blues to soul, country or rock and roll. They specialize in stylish popular standards. From their snappy jaunt down “Route 66” to their sweet remembrance of “Sunny,” the band shares tunes from the heart. Admission to the concert is $10 for the general public, $5 for Museum members, and $2 for kids with an adult. Seating is first come, first seated, and all galleries are open during the evening.

Ralph Mathis began singing professionally as a teenager in clubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. The brother of Johnny Mathis, Ralph went on to play with Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke, Connie Francis, B.B. King, Don Ho, Dion and the Belmonts, The 5th Dimension, Petula Clark, and Tony Orlando. Mathis played in Hawaii, Japan, Korea, England, Germany, Switzerland, France, Brazil and Mexico, and led the show band on the original “Love Boat,” the Pacific Princess.

The Ralph Mathis Band includes Ralph on guitar and vocals, his wife Irene Mathis on bass and vocals, Tommy Orlando on drums and vocals, and Jimmy King playing keyboards.

The Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum is located in historic downtown Santa Paula at 926 Railroad Avenue. Hours are 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Free for Museum of Ventura County members and children ages 5 and younger. Paid events include free admission to the galleries, and the Second Thursday Gallery Talks are followed by an additional gallery talk at the Santa Paula Art Museum. For more information, go to www.venturamuseum.org or call (805) 525-3100.