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Poppies Art and Gifts will hold its monthly Book Club meeting March 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The group will discuss “The Overstory” by Richard Powers. This novel won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2019. It follows nine people who feel close relationships with trees and confront the destruction of the world’s forests.
All adults are welcome to the free event. Read the book before the meeting.
'Heal Your Self With Writing' workshop March 14
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Author Catherine Ann Jones will hold a daylong program called “Heal Your Self with Writing in Ojai” on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jones holds a graduate degree in depth psychology and archetypal mythology from Pacifica Graduate Institute where she has also taught.
Veteran actors reunite
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Peter Schreiner (Vanya) and Laurie Walters Slade (Sonia) star in Ojai Art Center Theater’s latest life-changing play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” March 20 through April 16.
By Lisa Angle, Special to the Ojai Valley News
On the heels of “Shirley Valentine,” Ojai Art Center Theater continues its 2020 season with another story where characters break out of their humdrum lives with vibrant transformations. Christopher Durang’s multi-award-winning comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” runs March 20 to April 12.
Guitar virtuoso Forman to perform March 13
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Bruce Forman
Ojai Jazz Concerts presents guitar virtuoso Bruce Forman, performing Friday, March 13, at the Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St.
Sculptor and painter share 'Inspiration and Influence'
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"EC3d" by Duane Dammeyer, 2019, marble.
Ventura stone sculptor Duane Dammeyer (former longtime Ojai resident) and Ventura abstract painter Rima Muna hope their upcoming exhibition, “Inspiration and Influence,” at the Santa Paula Art Museum will serve visitors as a space for reflection and renewal.
Ojai Mardi Gras fantasies fulfilled
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Ojai Mardi Gras is celebrated Feb. 29 at the Ojai Woman’s Club. The theme of this year’s annual event was “Naughty Gras … Leap into your Fantasy.” This year, the extravaganza collected donations for OjaiCARES to help care for local cancer patients in Ojai.
Timeless 'Harvey' to take center stage
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- Published: Friday, 28 February 2020 11:00
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“Harvey” co-directors Craig Anderson, left, and Richard Camp.
By Adanna Moriarty, Special to the Ojai Valley News
In early January, accomplished co-directors Craig Anderson and Richard Camp sat down for breakfast to discuss “Harvey.” In a bustling Ojai café, they ruminated over this rendition of the play and how they would make it a genuinely creative process that would result in a vibrant, exciting new take on this theatrical classic.
Find the bunnies and win two tickets to 'Harvey'!
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- Published: Friday, 28 February 2020 10:58
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This is what the winning bunnies look like.
Have you seen the dapper rabbits popping up all over Ojai? Be the first to spot all 10 fellows and win two tickets to “Harvey”, opening March 27 at the Matilija Auditorium for two weekends.
Be the first person to visit OjaiTheater.org, click on the blue rabbit head, fill out the entry form with all 10 locations and win! Hop to it!
'Legally Blonde' to open March 5
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Sorority members learn Elle might get engaged.
By John Hankins, Special to the Ojai Valley News
“Legally Blonde” opens Thursday, March 5, at Ojai’s Matilija Auditorium where you’ll enjoy a five-way experience: It’s a musical, a comedy, a dancer’s delight and a heartfelt romance with a serious outcome.
Now that’s entertainment.
Nordhoff's 'Legally Blonde' sparkles with veteran crew
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Leading lady Elle Woods (Sophie Massey) is true to herself, no matter the stereotypes people hang on her in the fun romantic musical “Legally Blonde.”
John Hankins, Special to the Ojai Valley News
As we prepare to see the romantic musical comedy “Legally Blonde” March 5 to 15 at the Matilija Auditorium, let’s be clear, there are no dumb blonde jokes, but, sadly, blonde stereotypes persist in today’s culture.
'Revolutionists' storm S.P. stage
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- Published: Friday, 21 February 2020 11:17
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From left, Rosie Gordon, Sarah Broughton, Aileen-Marie Scott, Juliana Acosta perform in “The Revolutionists.”
Santa Paula Theater Center’s production of Lauren Gunderson’s drama about turmoil during the Reign of Terror in France, and how four distinctive women deal with it, on stage at 125 S. Seventh St., Santa Paula, through March 15. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets $24, seniors, and students $22. www.santapaulatheatercenter.org, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 805-525-4645. Not recommended for audiences under 16.
Rita Moran, Theater critic
Santa Paula Theater Center sweeps into its 35th season with “The Revolutionists,” a comedy-drama that showcases four women from Paris’s Reign of Terror era whose names and presence capture a volatility that made its mark then, and continues to do so on contemporary stages.