APRIL CALENDAR OF EVENTS WEEKLY
exhibits
THROUGH APRIL “Together/Apart” Dates: Tuesdays through Sunday Time: 12 noon to 4 p.m. Nine Ojai artists exhibit work made during 2020, and the put on display the effect this challenging year made on their creative process. A colorful, uplifting exhibit now through April 2021. The Ojai Art Center is presenting a group exhibition of Ojai artists Mark Thompson, Carlos Grasso, Peter Fox, Bruce Tomkinson, and Gayel Childress Location: Ojai Art Center, 113 South Montgomery APRIL 7-22 Ojai & Rosendal Climate Park Art Exhibition and Auction - Ojai Earth Day 2021 Times: Varied, check OjaiChamber.org Location: Ojai Woman’s Club, 441 East Ojai Avenue Tied to the Earth Day celebrations in Ojai and its sister city Rosendal, South Africa, will be simultaneous physical and online art exhibits in both cities. The Ojai art show will be safely held in the Ojai Woman’s Club. This exhibition in Ojai April 7 will support the development of Ojai Climate Park. Exhibiting 21 local artists, the show will also coordinate with 19 artists in Rosendahl, South Africa where they are also building a Climate Park. The exhibit is a way to raise funds for our park. GlobalGreen.org is the organization supporting this project, Bjorn Heyerdahl is a key personality in the project. Tara Saylor and
Certified Farmers Market
Every Sunday Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: 805-698-5555 Location: Matilija Street city parking lot behind the Arcade. Open air market featuring locally grown produce, as well as plants, musicians and handmade items.
Jamie Fleming are the point people in Ojai. Our artists and the artists in South Africa will be dialoging via recorded Zoom calls to discuss contemporary issues relating to the pursuit of art making at this moment in time, how our work is informed by nature and how we are re-examining the materials we use in our practices. THROUGH MAY “Insight 20/20” - Ojai Studio Artists Dates/Times: By appointment Artists have taken creative notice of the changes that have been forced upon all of us. This sampling of work by the Ojai Studio Artists is their response to a scary and surreal 2020. Location: Ojai Valley Museum Contact: info@OjaiValleyMuseum.org APRIL 11 Flourish Ojai’s “Rose River Memorial” Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This FREE workshop is presented by artists Marcos Lutyens and Marisa Caichiolo as part of 6 Feet of Connection, an International Earth Day Event. APRIL 15 “Cocktails & Crafts Night” Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Location: The Vine 308 East Ojai Avenue, Ojai Creativity and drinks will mix at the new monthly Cocktails and Crafts Night at The Vine in Ojai. OM — April 2021
EVERY DAY Farmer & The Cook Location: 339 West El Roblar Avenue, Meiners Oaks Times: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This popular farm-to-kitchen destination has reopened, with usual precautions in place to reduce exposure to coronavirus.
APRIL 22-25 Flourish Ojai’s “6 Feet of Connection: Back to Our Roots” Times: Online Location: Flourish Ojai, 214 West Aliso Street The Center invites the Ojai community to create art and contribute to this Earth Day event, which features artists, both local and international, as well as free workshops. Contact: FlourishOjai.com/EarthDay THURSDAYS “Ojai: Talk of the Town” Podcast New episodes come out Thursday evenings through OjaiHub.com newsletter. Sign up at OjaiHub.com STAY TUNED Tierra Sol Institute’s “Muses on the Mount” The institute is curating shows for the benefit of Meditation Mount, which recently re-opened its doors after the Thomas Fire. Recent Muses on the Mount performances included RyX, Orpheo and Rachel McCord, and also painter Vera Long and sound bowl artists Trinity of Sound. Contact: To be notified of events in April and May, go to tierrasolojai.org and meditationmount.org.
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