Calendar of Events

AUGUST CALENDAR OF EVENTS

exhibits

Henri Matisse @ canvas and paper

concerts

John Ford Coley

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.

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.

AUGUST 5 to OCTOBER 3 “Drawings by Henri Matisse” at canvas and paper gallery

Time: Noon to 5 p.m., Thursday to Sunday Location: 311 North Montgomery Street Contact: canvasandpaper.org 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. Admission is free

AUGUST 7 “Little River Band at Libbey Bowl”

Time: Gates open at 5 p.m., headliner at 7 p.m. Location: 210 South Signal Street Contact: Libbeybowl.org By incorporating good songwriting, powerful vocals and guitar harmonies, Little River Band immediately claimed their place as one of the great vocal bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s. 80s. Between 1976 and 1983, the band hit the American charts with “Reminiscing,” “It’s A Long Way There,” “Help Is On Its Way,” “Happy Anniversary, “Lady,” “Cool Change, “Lonesome Loser,” “The Night Owls,” “Take It Easy On Me,” “Man On Your Mind,” “We Two,” and “The Other Guy.”

TO SEPTEMBER 20 “John Millei - Works on Paper” at Porch Gallery

Time: Thursday, Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: 310 E. Matilija Street Contact: Porchgalleryojai.com 805-620-7589 Millei has exhibited at galleries both nationally and internationally. A Southern California native, his works have been reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, Modern Painters, ARTnews, Tema Celeste and Artforum to name a few.

AUGUST 22 “Byron Katie & The Work” at Flourish Ojai

Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: via Zoom Contact: team@flourishojai.com 805-707-0070 Registration is $22 per person, zoom link will be sent to your email after registering, or by logging into FlourishOjai.com. If cost is prohibitive, reach out to us at team@flourishojai.com

AUGUST 22 “Ambrosia, John Ford Coley, Peter Beckett of Player”

Time: Gates open at 5 p.m. Location: 210 South Signal Street Contact: Libbeybowl.org Three Yacht Rock Legends in one evening! On To Yesterday,” “Nice, Nice, Very Nice,” a cover of The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour,” “How Much I Feel,” “Biggest Part Of Me” and “You’re The Only Woman.” John Ford Coley’s big hits include “Nights Are Forever,” “Love Is The Answer,” “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight,” “We’ll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again,” and more! Peter Beckett of Player rounds out the show with hits like “Baby Come Back,” “This Time I’m In It For Love,” “How Long,” and “Night Owls.”

THURSDAYS “Ojai: Talk of the Town” Podcast

New episodes come out Thursday evenings through OjaiHub.com newsletter. Sign up at OjaiHub.com. Recent interviews include Rhiannon Giddens on her life work and first appearance coming up at the Ojai Music Festival, and Sergio Aragonés of Mad Magazine fame. Available wherever you catch your podcasts.

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.