Things to Do

Ojai’s Surprise Gems: North Montgomery Arts District

To get the most out the Walking Map (pages 38-39), we recommend walking two blocks north of the Arcade on North Montgomery Street. You’ll find quaint shops, with on-site tarot readings, healers, mediums, psychics, a world-class collection at a charming gallery with a beautiful garden, and Tipple & Ramble’s wine bar, picnic fare and shady patio.

nutmeg’s ojai house ojaihouse.com | 805-640-1656

304 North Montgomery Street jones & company - art of the home jonesandcompanyojai.com | 805-646-8179

307 North Montgomery Street canvas & paper canvasandpaper.org | 805-798-9301

311 North Montgomery Street tipple & ramble tippleandramble.com | 805-220-3373

315 North Montgomery Street

MONTY PYTHON & OJAI

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University. Founding member Terry Gilliam was American. Chapman and Cleese were members of The Footlight in the early 1960s and credited the Cambridge theatrical club, known for satirical bent and political humor, as their launch pad.

Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a sketch comedy show that aired on BBC from 1969 to 1974, known for its surreality, risqué humor and intellectual wit.

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ONE: Most of the founding members were “Oxbridge” graduates; Terry Jones and Michael Palin at Oxford; John Cleese and Graham Chapman at Cambridge

In the early 1960s the president of The Footlight was Ojai screenwriter and boulevardier Peter Bellwood (“Highlander”). He auditioned Chapman and Cleese. Bellwood went on from the Footlight to join Peter Cook and Dudley Moore with “Beyond the Fringe,” a touring revue that enjoyed great success, helping pave the way for the “satire boom” that, in turn, opened doors for the Monty Python troupe.