Fashion at Poppies today, 5 p.m.
Poppies Art and Gifts will hold a “Fashion as Art” show with styles by Greta Lovina on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. The Ojai designer creates one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art from reclaimed fabrics.
Nightingale gala will offer a night of magic Dec. 6
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Ren and Victoria Adam work some magic of their own as they prepare for the 18th annual Nightingale Gala on Dec. 6. The couple are co-chairing the event to raise funds for Ojai Valley Community Hospital.
A trio of professional entertainers will transport Ojai Valley Community Hospital supporters to a magical world when the group gathers Dec. 6 for the 18th Annual Nightingale Gala fundraiser at the Ojai Valley Inn.
Drama students serve up dose of Monty Python
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Nordhoff Theatre Arts is proud to present the West Coast Premier of “Monty Python's Edukational” Show. All the best skits from The Flying Circus for one weekend only!
Singer wants pumpkin for concert
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Vivien Mason
Vocalist Vivien Mason hopes to find a pumpkin to display at her concert at the Ojai Library on Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.
She will sing standards and Halloween songs, some of which she wrote. The program includes “October in Oxnard,” “Witchcraft,” “That Old Black Magic,” “The Wolfwolf Song,” “I Do Not Go Out on Halloween,” and more.
California State Old Time Fiddlers fiddling
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The California State Old Time Fiddlers Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Old Time Fiddling. They meet on the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Oakview Community Center.
Documentaries reveal harm to California Native Americans
Two documentary screenings, produced by Gary Robinson of Tribal Eye Productions —“Telling the Truth About California Missions” and “Hearing the Truth About Historical Trauma” — will be held Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. at the Ojai Library.
Photographer Lindsey Ross to present talk on shadows
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Cascade Canyon
Myrna Cambianica, Special to the Ojai Valley News
The Ojai Photography Community welcomes fine art photographer Lindsey Ross, presenting “Guided by Shadows” on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 W. Santa Ana St., Ojai. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.
Artist Norman Kirk, 95, celebrated at reception Oct. 19
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Norman Kirk
One of the last old-time Ventura County painters, Norman Kirk, 95, of Ojai is celebrating his final public showing of work at the Ojai Art Center this month. A retrospective of his life's passion, "Looking Back," will run through Oct. 29 at the Ojai Art Center with a reception to honor him on Oct. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m.
David Orr mandala exhibition opening
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Mandala by David Orr.
A solo exhibit by Los Angeles artist David Orr, “After Darkness, Light” opens this weekend with a reception Oct. 12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Krotona Institute School of Theosophy, 46 Krotona St., Ojai.
Ojai Raptor Center to hold open house Nov. 3
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Topper is an Ambassador raptor.
Ojai Raptor Center will open its doors to the public on Nov. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. for a rare opportunity to meet the nonreleasable Ambassador raptors, and tour the center which is home to the largest flight aviary in California.
Featured Artist Rick Monzon
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Irvine, 30”H x 38”W, oil on pane
Rick Monzon began drawing suburban homes when he was 8. “My folks were looking for new housing tracts in the LA area,” says the former commercial artist who describes himself as a realist artist.