AUGUST CALENDAR OF EVENTS
VIRTUAL PUBLIC ART TOUR UP AND RUNNING By Sami Zahringer Ojai art-lovers! The City of Ojai Arts Commission website has now published its virtual tour of the town’s collection of public art. This is your art and now there is a comprehensive guide to take you through it. Conceived as four separate walking tours, members of the public may stroll at their leisure around town following the guide, or peruse it all from home. At present we cannot offer docent-led tours but they will be available by appointment for groups and individuals in due course. Myriad surprises await you on these tours; little facts, fancies, curiosities, and tidbits that enrich our Ojai life and community. Did you know, for instance, the story behind that the cast-bronze sculpture near the rear entrance to the plaza behind the arcade, made by iconic Ojai artist, Sylvia Raz? “Early-Bird
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Shopper” is the playful interpretation of an eagle that honors the bird-life in the valley. The eagle’s traditionally styled clothes reflect the Chumash Native Americans. A chocolate kiss serves as a hat, representing the sweet richness of Ojai. The artist tells us that, if you rub the little gold button on her purse, it will bring you good shopping luck! “Early-Bird Shopper” disappeared from her plaza position early in 2008 only to be discovered, months later, glued to a lonesome, high rock on Shelf Road, overlooking the valley. To the relief of all, she was rescued and bolted (now thief-proof !) back on her proper perch. Take the tour via the following link. Ojai is a magical town for artists and our city is extraordinary in its support of public art. We have a public art collection we can be proud of and now it is configured in such a way as to make it accessible to all. Have fun! http://www.artsojai.org/self-guided-tour/
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AUGUST 17, 18 & 19 Rubicon Goes Retro with “Jimmy Messina & Friends” Location: Ventura County Fairgrounds parking lot Time: 8 p.m. (gates open at 6:30 p.m.) Contact: Rubicontheatre.com (805) 667-2900 The Rubicon Theatre is hosting drive-in events at the Fairgrounds, tickets run $69.50 to $99 per car with a $250 patron ticket that includes a picnic for four in a premium location. Includes a $100 donation to the Rubicon. AUGUST 22 Agora Foundation’s Online Seminar – Shame – 1968 Film Directed by Ingmar Bergman Location: Online, register to receive the link. Time: 12 noon to 2 p.m. Shame is at once an examination of the violent legacy of World War II and a scathing response to the escalation of the conflict in Vietnam. Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann star as musicians living in quiet retreat on a remote island farm, until the civil war that drove them from the city catches up with them there. Seminar
