Calendar of Events

APRIL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Taste of Ojai - April 10 in Libbey Park

APRIL 1 “Tomatomania!”

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Wachter’s Hay & Grain, 114 South Montgomery Street Contact: tomatomania.com Get expert advice, find rare heirlooms, classic hybrids and all you need for a successful season.

APRIL 1 -3, APRIL 8-10 OPAT’s “Harvey”

Location: Matilija Middle School Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Road Contact: ojaitheater.org 805-640-5814 “Harvey” will run at Matilija Auditorium April 1, 2, 3 and April 8, 9, 10: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Following county guidelines, all audience members will need to show proof they are fully vaccinated. Ojai Performing Arts Theater is producing this show, postponed for two years because of the pandemic. All reserved seating with the chart on website.

APRIL 10 Rotary Club of Ojai’s “Taste of Ojai”

Times: 1 to 5 p.m. Location: Libbey Park Contact: 805-620-7589 tasteofojai.com Taste of Ojai, the region’s finest food-related event, is back with a different approach this year; a walking tour of Ojai’s amazing restaurants and art venues.

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(Image credit: Ivon Hitchens, Algerian Woman No. 1, 1948, oil on canvas © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / DACS, London)

WEEKLY 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.

Dr. Richard Halvorsen as Elwood Dowd in the OPAT production of "Harvey."

APRIL 20-24 APRIL 10 & 24

Ojai Community Farmers Market

Every Thursday Time: 3-7 p.m. Location: Chaparral High School Courtyard

The 116th “The Ojai” Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament

Times: Varies Location: Libbey Park & Elsewhere Contact: 805-646-7421 theojai.net The country’s oldest amateur tournament resumes after a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, with the PAC-12 championships and many other top matchups. ESPN commentator and former Ojai champion Patrick McEnroe will be the featured guest.

Ojai Cars & Coffee

Times: 8 to 10 a.m. Location: Westridge Midtown Market 131 West Ojai Avenue Contact: IDriveSoCal.com Ojai Cars And Coffee events take place in a gorgeous setting in the parking lot of the Westridge Midtown Market. Come see beautiful collector and vintage cars and talk with their proud owners.

THURSDAYS

TO APRIL 30 Thomas Hardcastle’s “Car Culture”

Time: Opening Reception March 5 at 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12 to 4 p.m. Location: Ojai Art Center Contact: 805-646-0117 Original automobile paintings by fthe amed Ojai artist.

“Ojai: Talk of the Town” Podcast

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MARCH 3 to MAY 8 canvas & paper present Cornelis Kick, William Scott & Louis Valtat

Location: 311 North Montgomery Street Times: Thursday to Sunday, noon – 5 p.m. Contact: canvasandpaper.org Free admission — canvas and paper is a non-profit exhibition space showing paintings and drawings from the 20th century and earlier in thematic and single artist exhibits.