Ojai author and private chef Randy Graham will show you how to make restaurant quality pizza at home using pizza stones and traditional ingredients. In addition, there will be a pizza surprise so come hungry! Recipes are included and signed copies of his Ojai Valley cookbooks will be available for purchase. The class will be held at the Lavender Inn in downtown Ojai on Sunday, August 13, from 1pm to 3pm. Call 646-6635 for reservations. Class size is limited to 10 participants. This class will fill up quickly.

A representative working with the new eResource cloudLibrary will visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 12 to show you customers how to access this convenient new tool. Customers can bring their eReaders and mobile devices in to learn about what cloudLibrary has to offer and get help setting up their accounts. There will be a rundown of the first-time user experience and how to use the app, and library staff will be on hand to answer questions.

CloudLibrary is part of the effort to streamline eBook and eAudiobook collections from being accessed through multiple vendors to one simple, convenient service. You can use the cloudLibrary app to access not only our digital holdings, but those of our partner libraries as well. This means access to more copies of your favorite titles with improved wait times!

This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Ron Solórzano, Regional Librarian, at 218-9146.

The Ojai Photo Club will feature photographer Nancy Lehrer for its August presentation, “Building a Photo Story: Personal Documentary Projects.” The free event will be held at 7 p.m. on August 15, 2017, in Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 W. Santa Ana Road.

Over the past two years Lehrer has worked on two personal documentary projects involving close family members. The first followed her parents after they had moved into an assisted living apartment. The second, a longer story, chronicled the first four months of her husband’s slow recovery from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Although she has achieved master’s degrees in Music and Computer Science, she has always held on to her passion for photography.

For more information about Lehrer’s work, go to her website, http://www.inancyimages.com or to her blog, https://inancy.wordpress.com.

Monthly free presentations are part of the Ojai Photography Club’s community service and education outreach. The general public is always welcome to attend. More information is available at: www.ojaiphotoclub.com/

Events by Ana Baker

Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club meets every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill. Ballroom, swing, Latin, mixers and line dancing. Members $10, non-members $12. Call Rick at 415-8842 for more information.

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) hosts two regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support groups. Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bible Fellowship Church at 6950 Ralston Street in Room 301 of Building 300. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call 253-3289 . 1p.m. to 3p.m. at the New Visions Center on the first and third Saturdays of the month. At 1065 E. Main. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or 746-3106.

There will be a regular Ventura Discussion Group meeting at Main Street Restaurant 3159 Main St., Wednesday from 4 p.m.to 5:45 p.m. Several people usually stay for a drink and a bite to eat afterward. Bring an interesting topic to discuss if you can.

Ventura’s ACBL Duplicate Bridge Club offers games for all levels of play.  Learn the game, play with your peers, and earn master points while you are having fun.  There is a game every day of the week.  Check out their website at www.vcbridge.org   Life is Better with Bridge.

Country Western Line Dancing every Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Instruction every night. At the Moose lodge, 10269 Telephone Road. More information at countrylovers.com.

August 9: The Ventura Parkinson’s Disease Support Group is pleased to bring one of southern California’s top Movement Disorder Specialists & Neurologist, Dr. Robert Hutchman. Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lexington Assisted Living, 5440 Ralston St. For more details see article in Senior Section of this issue. 1p.m. to 3 p.m. every second Wednesday. For more information please call Patty at 766-6070. We are an independent and volunteer-organized group not affiliated with or a part of any other organization or group.

August 10: Legendary drummer, Fito de la Parra, from the band Canned Heat, is the guest speaker for this month’s “Speaking Of” lecture series, 7–9 p.m. with de la Parra sharing highlights from his life in rock ‘n roll. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members. The Museum of Ventura County. For more information, visit www.venturamuseum.org or call 653.0323.

August 12: The Ventura Beginners PC Users Group will meet at the Cypress Place Independent Living, 1220 Cypress Point, third floor lounge. 9:15 a.m. workshop will be on creating items with Word and at 11 a.m. Toby Scott of Ventura Computers will discuss the Cloud. All beginners and intermediates are welcome. Call 648-1368 for further information.

August 15: Men (retired or on the brink) can enjoy some time together on August 15th and September 5th at Ventura Elks lodge at noon for the Ventura Retired Men’s Group meeting. There’ll be the usual healthy $15 lunch, an entertaining and enlightening program, raffles, and a good time shooting the breeze with friends old and new. Call Steve Carroll at 642-1359 for the details.

August 17, Ventura County Poet Laureate, Phil Taggart, will perform readings from the works of writer Charles Bukowski, at a special showing of “Born Into This,” the documentary chronicling the life of Bukowski. The reading begins at 6:30. The FBI kept a file on him as a result of his column, Notes of a Dirty Old Man, in the LA underground newspaper Open City. Admission is free to members, $5/non-members. The Museum of Ventura County

August 24, from 7-9 p.m. “The Crime of the Century: An Inside Look at the Manson Murders” with journalist Ivor Davis. Davis visited the Manson family at the Spahn ranch prior to the murder spree of 1969. Not only did he attend every day of the nine-month trial, the District Attorney used Mr. Davis’ book as a blueprint for the prosecution. Joining Davis is Mark Phillips, an Oak Park attorney who with his daughter, Aryn, co-wrote the book “Crimes of the Century: Admission is free for members, $5/non-members. No-host bar. The Museum of Ventura County

August 26: Grateful Dead Tribute Band Cubensis bring the sights, sounds, and fun of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead for the finale event of the museum’s Summer of Love 50th anniversary celebration. Doors open at 5 p.m., the concert begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $10. No-host bar available. The Museum of Ventura County

August 26: Walt Hackman Signing of No Problem, Mr. Walt: A Memoir of Loss, Building a Boat, Rebuilding a Life, and Discovering China. Mr. Walt is a poignant travel memoir written by father, businessman and easy-going voyager, who travels throughout China during his extraordinary quest to build an authentic wooden Chinese Junk boat. Walt’s memoir is an account of personal tragedy and tenacious triumph. Bank of Books, 748 East Main St. from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Contact 643-3154.

Events by Ana Baker

Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club meets every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion. Ballroom, swing, Latin, mixers and line dancing. Members $10, non-members $12. Call Rick at 415-8842 for more information.

DBSA Ventura, the local chapter of the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) hosts two regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support groups in the County. Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bible Fellowship Church at 6950 Ralston Street in Room 301 of Building 300. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call 253-3289 for more information. 1p.m. to 3p.m. at the New Visions Center on the first and third Saturdays of the month. At 1065 E. Main. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or 746-3106 for more information.

Ventura’s ACBL Duplicate Bridge Club offers games for all levels of play.  Learn the game, play with your peers, and earn master points while you are having fun.  There is a game every day of the week.  Check out their website at www.vcbridge.org   Life is Better with Bridge.

Country Western Line Dancing every Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Instruction every night. Located at the Mooselodge, 10269 Telephone Road. More information at countrylovers.com.

Find out the answers to tantalizing questions at the Ventura Discussion Group. Located at the Main Street Restaurant 3159 Main St. Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Several people usually stay for a drink and a bite to eat afterward. You are invited to bring an interesting topic to discuss.

Tuesday semi-monthly meetings of the Ventura Retired Men’s Group will resume in August on the first and fifteenth at the Ventura Elks Lodge. Men in or near retirement are encouraged to gather after 11 AM for a social good time, lunch($15) at noon, and a program to follow. Steve Carroll has details at 642-1359.

July 20: The Community Environmental Council’s Solarize Program offers discounted, top quality solar electric systems for homeowners in Ventura County.  The non-profit organization has negotiated limited-time discounts with vetted solar installers until September 8, 2017.  The Solarize workshop will explore the ins and outs of going solar. Learn how going solar can save you money.  For more information, please visit solarizeventura.org or call the Community Environmental Council 963-0583 x101. At the Ventura City Hall, Community Meeting Room at 6 p.m.

July 20: The East Ventura Community Council, Nancy Schramm, Deputy Director of Ventura County Library System, will report on the status of the new Hill Road Library. John McNally, Chairperson of East Ventura Community Council will provide an update on new construction. Ventura Police Department will report on crime and safety issues. Books in good condition are always accepted by San Buenaventura Friends of the Library. 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 346 N. Kimball Road. The public is encouraged to attend and participate. For more information contact John McNally, 804-7558.

July 26: The College Area Community Council will meet on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. A member of the Surfrider Foundation will make a presentation on the Coastal Protection projects in the Ventura area and a Public Works Department representative will discuss the long-awaited road repairs to the Loma Vista Hospital area. VPD will be there to discuss issues of community concern. The Council meets in the Wright Event Center at 57 Day Rd. on the Ventura College campus. CACC represents citizens between Mills and Victoria bordered by Foothill and Hwy. 126. Call 644-8695 for more information.

July 29: Ventura Family YMCA 18th Annual 5K & One-Mile Survivors Walk for Livestrong. All proceeds benefit the community through the Y’s Open Doors scholarship program. Saturday, 7 a.m. check-in, 5K starts at 8a.m. Registration/Race Start Location: Ventura Family YMCA, 3760 Telegraph Rd. Cost: Regular – $40 individual, $80 family One-Mile Survivors Walk – $15 individual. For more information, contact Sherry Gutsch at 805.642.2131 x 20 or [email protected]

July 29: City of Ventura Residents, get your free Smart Sprinkler Controller at the City’s Public Works maintenance yard, 10a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 336 Sanjon Road. Just bring your most recent water bill and a photo of your existing controller(s). You’ll be required to fill out an application on site and then schedule a time to replace your sprinkler/drip controller. Experts will be on hand to answer questions. For more information or inquiries 866-983-9232.

July 30: The SoCal Chapter of the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation, AHAF President Sheila Lowe and chapter Vice-President Lena Rivkin will lead the two hour-long discussions. Handwriting of business leaders – what does it say about their leadership style? Introduction to questioned document examination – learn about forgers and forgery. Guests are welcome to bring a handwriting sample to add to the discussion. EP Foster Library, Topping Room from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

August 6: The 1892 Dudley Historic House Museum will be open for docent-led tours 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. accompanied by period music in the parlor and upstairs library landing. Admission is free. The museum is located at the corner of Loma Vista and Ashwood streets. For information please call 642-3345 or visit the website at www.dudleyhouse.org.

August 8: Blessing of the Marriages at the Ventura County Fair at 11 a.m. located at the Sea breeze Stage. Celebrate long-term marriages on the free Senior Day (65+) at the fair. Renew your vows, share some wedding cake, and honor a life well-lived with your mate. Then enjoy the fair together.

August 9: The Ventura County Camera Club will hold a meeting on Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion. An instructional workshop on the techniques of image processing such as using Photoshop or the aesthetics of composition. This will be followed by the showing of member images. A professional photographer from the area will critique member’s prints and digital images. Only members may submit images for critique. For more information about the club and examples of member’s work or call 908-5663. WWW.VenturaCountyCameraClub.com

August 12: The Bank of Books will host a book release event with author Diane Mautner and keyboardist, Ray Mautner. Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at. 748 E. Main Street. A fun event filled with books, music, and art. Presenting the adventures of Prisoner #147. Diane Mautner will read her book, featuring exquisite illustrations by Nazar Horokhivski. Adding to the presentation is music by Ray Mautner, keyboardist and educator, who will also be performing in the show, “Music from the Gilded Age to the Broadway Stage” at the Maritime Museum on August 30th. The program is a fundraiser on behalf of The New West Symphony. “Prisoner #147” by Diane Mautner is a picture book that encourages participation. A raccoon has been stealing food from backyards by jumping over walls and fences. Then something goes wrong! The event will wrap up with a raccoon-themed craft time.

August 13: Old-Time Country Bluegrass Gospel Music Association presents special free music concert at the Poinsettia Pavilion from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit www.oldcountry-grassband.com or call 517-1131.

The Ojai Storytelling will open this year’s festival with a special event, “Raw Tales” on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Ojai Art Center.

You no doubt have heard The Moth on NPR. Contemporary, hip and totally engaging, The Moth has garnered praise for its biting stories. The Ojai Storytelling Festival is pleased to present 3 winners of The Moth Grandslam from Los Angeles, along with comedian, Cary Odes in a performance of personal stories for an adult audience Tickets are available at www.ojaistoryfest.org. Take advantage of early bird prices and purchase your tickets now. The event is geared for ages 18+.

Three businesses have been selected to receive the City of Ojai’s first medical cannabis non-retail dispensary and delivery permits, City officials announced today.

City Manager Steve McClary announced the decision following a lengthy application, interview and background check process, which began with the City accepting applications in January. The businesses chosen are: AgMD, Shangri La Care Cooperatacive/Collective, and Sespe Creek Collective. Each business was selected to receive both a non-retail dispensary and delivery permit; permits are issued for one year. All three will be located in the Bryant Circle industrial park in the City. Deliveries will be allowed only within City limits, and advance appointments will be required for patients at dispensaries. None of the businesses are permitted to provide recreational cannabis.

Each business will be subject to a final inspection by the City before they can open their doors, or make deliveries, to patients. “We will be closely monitoring each business to ensure they are following the City’s rules and regulations, as this is an emerging industry with many potential unknowns. At the same time, we know there are patients eager to access medicine without having to leave the city limits.”

Chamber On The Mountain will begin its 2017-18 season on Sunday, September 24, with a concert that presents the artistry of flutist Jill Felber, pianist Dianne Frazer, and COTM’s own Heidi Lehwalder, on harp. Each is world-renowned in her own right. Bringing them together promises a very special concert, “quite different from our other concerts,” Lehwalder says. “What better place than atop a beautiful mountain to bring you this captivating program, a musical fusion of a vast array of colors and styles, varying paces of tempo, quick changes of mood, with some palate-cleansers that serve as little flickers of light humor appearing between the heartfelt melodies.” Great artists, great music and a great setting!

The performance begins at 3:00 p.m., at Logan House, an intimate venue adjacent to the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd. A “meet the artist” reception will follow the performance. Reservations are $25 and can be purchased at Chamber On The Mountain’s website: www.chamberonthemountain.com/reservations.html.

Events by Ana Baker

Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club meets every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill. Ballroom, swing, Latin, mixers and line dancing. Members $10, non-members $12. Call Rick at 415-8842 for more information.

DBSA Ventura, the local chapter of the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) hosts two regular, confidential, peer-led, self-help support groups in the County. Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bible Fellowship Church at 6950 Ralston Street in Room 301 of Building 300. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or call 253-3289 for more information. 1p.m. to 3p.m. at the New Visions Center on the first and third Saturdays of the month. At 1065 E. Main. Email [email protected], visit facebook.com/DBSA.Ventura or 746-3106 for more information.

There will be a regular Ventura Discussion Group meeting at Main Street Restaurant 3159 Main St., Wednesday from 4 p.m.to 5:45 p.m. Several people usually stay for a drink and a bite to eat afterward. Bring an interesting topic to discuss if you can.

Ventura’s ACBL Duplicate Bridge Club offers games for all levels of play.  Learn the game, play with your peers, and earn master points while you are having fun.  There is a game every day of the week.  Check out their website at www.vcbridge.org   Life is Better with Bridge.

The Ventura Retired Men’s Group welcomes interested men to their semi-monthly Tuesday lunch ($15) meetings at the Ventura Elks lodge. This regular congenial social event, besides a healthy, satisfying meal, supplies a welcome atmosphere to talk and joke, hear a speaker on a variety of relevant topics and brighten your week. Hear more from Steve at 642-1359

Country Western Line Dancing every Tuesday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Instruction every night. Located at the Mooselodge, 10269 Telephone Road. More information at countrylovers.com.

July 5: Historian Connie Kornstein presents a living history of early Oxnard through the eyes of Frances Kaufman Petit. Frances tells exciting stories of Oxnard in the Wild West days and the coming of the Sugar Beet Factory. The Tales of Early Oxnard will be held at the Olivas Adobe Exhibition Hall, 4200 Olivas Park Dr., at 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the Olivas Adobe Historical Interpreters.

July 10: Justice For All invites you to attend their Summer Social for Justice to connect, share and build community to keep the human and environmental rights movement marching forward towards a better future for all on Monday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Tavern – 211 E Santa Clara St. The gathering will be a relaxing evening with a chance to reconnect and feel inspired again — a way to recapture the energy of the March for Justice. Participants will hear success stories and learn how to become involved in shaping the future of Ventura County. The mixer also marks the six month anniversary of Justice for All’s inaugural event, the March for Justice. RSVP to [email protected]

July 12: The Ventura County Camera Club will hold a critique meeting on Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m. at the Poinsettia Pavilion. A professional photographer from the area will critique member’s prints and digital images. The topic for July is “Speed”. Chris Zsarney will be the judge for July. Anyone with an interest in photography is welcome and admission is free. Only members may submit images for critique. See the club’s web site for more information about the club and examples of member’s work or call 908-5663. WWW.VenturaCountyCameraClub.com

July 14: The General George S. Patton, Jr. Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution July luncheon meeting will include a special program presentation “Samuel Gorton – My Colonial Ancestor and Religious Maverick “, presented by Eric Stassforth. The luncheon event will take place at 11:30 a.m., Friday, in the Garden Room, Marie Callender’s Restaurant. All SAR & DAR Compatriots, friends, and visitors are welcome to join us. If you choose to join for lunch, cost is $20. For additional information or for assistance in determining your possible Revolutionary War genealogical roots, please call Bill Bays 650-3036 or Robert Taylor 216-7992. For information regarding SAR membership and chapter activities, please visit http://pattonpatriots.org.

July 15: Cellist Andrea Landin, guitarist Michelle Rosenblum aka “Melody Bird,” banjo player Donna Lynn Caskey, pianist Shelby Figueroa, and multi-media artist Amber Bassett will combine their diverse talents in a collaborative concert entitled Women In The Round: VOICES. Event will be held at the Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. Admission is by voluntary suggested donation of $15 to $20 at the door with a portion of proceeds supporting Bell Arts’ community, education, and youth programs.

July 16: The Ventura and Santa Barbara County chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) will meet Sunday, in the Campus Student Center of Ventura College. The regular meeting starts at noon and at 11 a.m. there will be an informal workshop where a topic on clocks or watches will be demonstrated and discussed. This month’s program will be a presentation by Matt Bonaccorso on his Mayer Brothers Street Clock. There is a $3 admission charge. Lunch is available for $5. Watches & clocks will be on display. More information can be found at www.nawcc-ch190.com.

July 17, 31 August 7, 21: Toastmasters bi-Monthly meeting of the Poinsettia Club focuses on public speaking, presentation fundamentals and leadership skills. Work with gestures, vocal variation, awareness of um’s and ah’s, visual aids such as power point, delivery of inspirational speeches, and giving meaningful evaluations. The small group permits plenty of speaking opportunities for all. Free to guests. Held from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Partners Room 801 S. Victoria Suite 201.

July 29:  Join the Ventura Family YMCA at their 18th annual 5k run/walk and one-mile survivors’ walk for LiveSTRONG at the YMCA.  7 a.m. check-in, 5K starts at 8 a.m. Registration/Race Start Location Ventura Family YMCA, 3760 Telegraph Rd. All proceeds benefit the community through the Y’s Open Doors scholarship program. For more information, contact Sherry Gutsch at 642.2131 x20 or [email protected]

World Without Walls painting by Erik Reel will be exhibited at the Porch Gallery in Ojai through August 20. Show opens Saturday July 15 from 5 to 7 pm. LA-based artist Diane Silver will also be featured. Porch Gallery is located at 310 East Matilija Ave. and is open Thursday and Friday noon-5, Saturdays 11-4, Sundays 9:30-1 and by appointment at 620.7589.

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 the Ojai Library will host a screening of the film Paying the Price for Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson & Voices from the Peace Movement. After the screening there will be a Q&A session with the film’s Associate Producer, Frank Dorrel.

Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson paid the price for peace as he was run over and nearly killed by a military train during a non-violent protest on September 1st, 1987. Since then, Brian has not stopped calling attention to the effects of the U.S. military machine and ongoing state of war.

This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Ron Solórzano, Regional Librarian, at 218-9146.

The Ojai Library is located at 111 East Ojai Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

The Ojai Photography Club hosts Michelle Magdalena Maddox, an award-winning fine art and commercial photographer based in Pacific Grove. The free presentation, “The Creative Process,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 W. Santa Ana St.

A graduate of Brooks Institute in 2006, Maddox will share her journey through photography with an in-depth look into the many series she has created and her evolving process.

Monthly free presentations are part of the Ojai Photography Club’s community service and education outreach.

The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month, February – November. Only members may submit images for critique. More information is available at: www.ojaiphotoclub.com/

The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its celebratory 20th Anniversary season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshop presentations and special performance events from August 6 through 13.

The OPC Summer New Works Festival will feature twelve events over five days with up-and-coming playwrights as well as writers that have been working with the conference for many years.

Seating is limited for the OPC Summer New Works Festival, and tickets ($30) may be purchased online at www.ojaiplays.org.

For thirty years the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy has worked to preserve and protect local open space. The newest Ojai Valley Museum exhibition examines at their history and their preserves. The Opening Reception of “Protecting The Ojai: Ojai Valley Land Conservancy” is Saturday, July 8 from 5-7pm at the museum.

“The natural landscape of the valley is such an important part of our community that an exhibit highlighting the Land Conservancy’s work makes perfect sense for the museum.” said museum director Wendy Barker. Edward Libbey helped transform Ojai based on his belief in the City Beautiful Movement – that living in a well-designed community inspires civic engagement.

The exhibition will be open from July 8 through September 24th.

A Town Talk on Creating Trails will take place on Sunday, July 23rd from 4:30pm to 6pm. Presenters Rick Bisaccia, OVLC Stewardship Director and Craig R Carey, author of “Hiking and Backpacking Ventura and Santa Barbara” will discuss what makes a good trail and where the best ones in the backcountry. Admission to Town Talks is $5, free for museum members.

The Ojai Valley Museum is located at 130 W. Ojai Ave. Free parking is available behind the museum, off Blanche Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday noon to 4 pm. Group or school tours available by appointment.

For information call the museum at 640-1390, ext. 201, email [email protected], or visit the museum website at OjaiValleyMuseum.org.

E.P. Foster Library

Adult Programs & Special Events
E.P. Needlecraft and Fiber Arts Club
7/13 & 27 Thursdays @ 10:30am
Get together with makers from all across the fiber-arts world.
Meet, teach, connect, share.

Children’s Events
Summer Reading (SR) Shows:
7/5, 12, 19, & 26 Wednesdays @ 3-4pm
Kealoha Dancers (5th), Shawn McMaster (12th)
Nifty Balloons (19th), Ojai Raptors (26th)

Early Literacy Class
7/5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, & 27
Tuesdays @ 10:30am
Wednesdays @ 10:30am
Thursdays @ 5:30pm
A great way to introduce your child to early literacy and the library. Join us every week for stories, poems, music, movement, a simple craft, and fun!

STEAM Boxes
7/11, 18, & 25 Tuesdays @ 3:30-5pm
Lava Lamp (11th), LED Circuit Art (18th), Art Horn (25th)
Join us for creative STEAM projects! Age 9+

Teen Happenings
Library LAB Open Workshop
7/3, 10, 17, 24, & 31 Mondays @ 4-6pm

Makerspace Open Workshop
7/5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, & 26 Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 4-6 pm
Come by the Makerspace to learn, create, and share STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). We have 3D printers, computer coding, stop motion animation, a laser cutter/engraver, and so much more!

Avenue Library
Children’s Special Events
Summer Reading 2017 “Reading by Design”
7/10 3:00 pm Kealoha & Co. “Expressions of Polynesia”
7/17 3:00 pm Magic with Shawn McMaster
7/24 3:00 pm Reptile Family @ Robert Addison Boys & Girls Club, 1440 N. Olive St.
7/31 3:00 pm Humane Society with Dawn Reilly

STEAM Boxes
Wednesdays
7/19 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Rocket Launcher
7/26 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Rube Goldberg Art
Create and build! Use your imagination and engineering skills with these fun STEAM activities! Aimed at children ages 9 and up.

Bilingual Early Literacy Class
7/3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Mondays 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Join us every week for stories, poems, music, movement, a simple craft & fun!

Saticoy Library
Children’s Special Events
Summer Reading 2017 “Reading by Design”
7/7 3:00 pm Humane Society with Dawn Reilly
7/13 3:00 pm Reptile Family @ E.J Harrison Boys & Girls Club 11321 Violeta St.
7/20 3:00 pm Nifty Balloon Show
7/27 3:00 pm Kealoha & Co. “Expressions of Polynesia”

STEAM Boxes
Tuesdays
7/18 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Rocket Launcher
7/25 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Rube Goldberg Art
Create and build! Use your imagination and engineering skills with these fun STEAM activities! Aimed at children ages 9 and up.

Early Literacy Class
7/6, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays 9:30 am – 10:30 am(Sponsored by Housing Authority City of San Buenaventura)
7/6, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us every week for stories, poems, music, movement, a simple craft & fun!

The Ojai Concert Series presents Whiskerman in concert at Dancing Oak Ranch on Saturday June 24th.

Gates open at 5pm with Ventura’s Jeff Steve on classical guitar at 5:30 and Aerial Visions, from 6:00 till 7:00. All shows will feature an optional potluck picnic, so bring a dish to share and have a picnic with

friends and the band.

Adult tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, Kids 7 to 14 are

$10 and can be paid for at the show.

For more details or directions to Dancing

Oak Ranch www.ojaiconcertseries.com. For information not available online, call Shane 665-8852.

Poet and author Emily R. Clark will visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, to present Poetic Canvas, an Ekphrastic workshop and poetry contest, along with a reading from her new poetry book, Art Triumphant.

Author Julia Claiborne Johnson will visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 to deliver a reading of her book, Be Frank with Me. Johnson will also speak about why she decided to write her novel, how she found an agent, and what her writing process was like.

Local author Fayrene Parrish will visit the Ojai Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 to deliver a presentation on her recent books and other artistic works.

Events are free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Ron Solórzano, Regional Librarian, at 218-9146. The Ojai Library is located at 111 East Ojai Ave. Hours of service are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

The Ojai Studio Artists (OSA) presented art scholarships to 13 promising art students at a standing room only reception at Ojai City Hall on June 3rd. Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend and Carol Shaw Sutton presided over the celebratory event, handing out over $13,000 in awards.

The committee received twice the number of applicants, over forty, and the high quality of the work made jurying highly competitive. OSA is extremely pleased to have raised more funds this year, awarding larger scholarships to more students to help with their art education. An exhibition of the students’ works is currently on view at City Gallery at Ojai City Hall. The show will be up through June 23rd.

The Ojai Photography Club will host Lewis Watts, nationally and internationally known photographer, archivist and educator. His work is in the permanent collections of leading art and history institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The event, “Documenting the Cultural Landscape,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20 at Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 W. Santa Ana St.

A professor emeritus of art from UC Santa Cruz, Watts has taught photography, visual history and digital arts/new media. “New Orleans Suite: Music and Culture in Transition” is Watts’ most recent book, a journey through the cultural landscape of New Orleans both before and after Katrina.

For more information on the work of Lewis Watts, go to http://artsites.ucsc.edu/faculty/watts/pages/main.html.

The Ojai Photography Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month, February – November. Only members may submit images for review. For additional information please visit: www.ojaiphotoclub.com/.

The Ojai Storytelling Festival, Sept. 7-10, will be celebrating its 17th year with a stellar lineup of acclaimed storytellers from around the world in the beautiful Libbey Bowl. The line-up includes Bill Harley, Motoko, Samite, Kim Weitkamp, Antonio Rocha, Dovie Thomason, and Niall de Burca. Tickets for individual performances as well as weekend passes are available at www.ojaistoryfest.org. Purchase now for the best prices with early bird specials.

The Ojai Storytelling Festival will present the oral tradition in a contemporary way. Festival organizer Brian Bemel says, “Listeners will definitely hear traditional tales, but many of this year’s tellers will offer a very modern take with stories firmly rooted in today’s culture.”