Exhibitions open at Beato Center
Photos courtesy Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
This is Dikareva’s “Secret Regrets at Twilight,” stoneware, stains, glazes and china paint, 26-by-19 inches tall and 18 inches wide.
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts presents two new exhibitions.
Join herb walk on Gaviota Coast
Photo by Robin Kent
200-year-old “Padre Pear” tree
The Arroyo Hondo Preserve is an amazing example of California’s biodiversity. The lushness of the landscape and the variety of plants and plant communities at the preserve are exceptional. It’s no surprise that it’s been described as “the jewel of the Gaviota Coast.” So, Ojai native plant educator Lanny Kaufer is going back once more, this time hoping to find a few pears still hanging on the 200-year-old “Padre Pear” tree. He’ll lead the Arroyo Hondo Preserve Herb Walk and Native Plant Sale on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
'Bed Stories and More' showing at Porch Gallery
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Beatrice Wood, The Jealous Wife, 1987, hand-painted etching, 22 by 15 inches.
Porch Gallery Ojai presents Beatrice Wood: Bed Stories and More opening Sept. 5 and running to Dec. 1.
Wendy Knox to speak at Jewish Community to Ojai
Author Wendi Knox will give voice to her magic at the Jewish Community of Ojai, 530 W. El Roblar, on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. This presentation is free and open to the public; and will be followed by a reception,
Personal play makes its world premiere at OACT
Photo by Alexander Schottky
Richard Camp
By Sami Zahringer, Special to the Ojai Valley News
“Evolution. Religion. Elvis.” All three have incited controversy and provoked passionate feelings in American culture, and all three have met powerfully in the life of Richard Camp.
A birthday present for whole audience
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"Snap Out of It" actors Jen Ridgway (as Esther, left) and Bill Walthall (as David, right).
"To Gillian on her 37th Birthday"
Elite Theatre Company’s presentation of the Michael Brady play about recovering from the loss of a loved one, through Sept. 15 at 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard, at Channel Islands. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $20 for adults; $17 for seniors, students and veterans; $15 for children. 805-483-5118, www.elitetheatre.org.
By Rita Moran, Theater critic
The unpredictability of life, and the pain of loss, form the basis of Michael Brady’s “To Gillian on her 37th Birthday,” now on Oxnard’s Elite Theatre Company stage through Sept. 15.
Finding the path
Lili A. Sinclaire will have a discussion of the full-color, hardbound book, “The Fork in the Path: Nine Mindful Choices to Well-Being,” on Aug. 24, from 2 to 3 p.m. at The Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Road. The cost is $10, which includes a copy of the hardbound book.
Ojai Arts Commission unveils 'Welcoming Table' and 'Evo 3'
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Stainless steel sculpture “Evo-3” at Sane Living Center on Matilija Street.
By the Ojai Arts Commission
Ojai’s Arts Commission has unveiled two new public art installations this year — the reclaimed Thomas Fire “Welcoming Table and Benches” at the Ojai Valley Inn, and “Evo 3” at Sane Living Center on Matilija Street. Made possible by the city of Ojai’s Public Art Program — often called 2% for the Arts — both artworks exemplify how public art not only enhances private development, but also intrigues, delights, inspires and generates community dialogue.
Art show opening reception to benefit Ojai Raptor Center
An art show benefiting the Ojai Raptor Center will be held Sept. 1 through 30 at the Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. The opening reception will be Sept. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Ojai resident wins poster contest
Twenty-year Ojai resident Kim Paul — a poet, musician and artist — received an honorable mention, in the national Peace, Love, and Posters, design contest. Posters from the “Peace, Love & Posters” competition, commemorating the iconic Woodstock poster and visually expressing values of kindness, community and aspirations for the next 50 years will be on display at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, located on the original site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Ojai Studio Artists explore 'Origins' at museum
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“Paper Doll” by Patrish Kuebler
This year brings some exciting changes for the Ojai Studio Artists. “Origins,” OSA’s annual exhibit, will open Aug. 16 at the Ojai Valley Museum and run through the annual fall tour in mid-October. All are invited to the opening reception with the artists Aug. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30. p.m.