MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS EVENTS
MUSIC
WEEKLY Certified Farmers Market
(Image credit: Ivon Hitchens, Algerian Woman No. 1, 1948, oil on canvas © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / DACS, London)
Patrick McEnroe, "The Voice of Tennis" will headline the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, April 20-24
“It’s My House” at Porch Gallery Times: Varies. Location: 310 East Matilija Street Contact: 805-620-7589 porchgalleryojai.com CURA Art, in collaboration with Porch Gallery, invites you to “It’s My House!,” a collective space and exhibition celebrating the role of collectors in their embrace and support of creativity. MARCH 26 The Lola Haag Jazz Quartet Time: Saturday at 7 p.m. Location: The Underground Exchange, Contact: 805-340-7893 undergroundexchange.com The award-winning entertainer returns to this intimate Ojai stage. 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 9 Rotary Club of Ojai’s “Taste of Ojai” Times: 1 to 5 p.m. Location: Libbey Park Contact: 805-620-7589 tasteofojai.com
Ojai chanteuse Lola Haag will perform with her band at the Underground Exchange on March 26
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. APRIL 20-24 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. 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.
SATURDAYS & MONDAYS
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. Ojai Community Farmers Market Every Thursday Time: 3-7 p.m. Location: Chaparral High School Courtyard
Ojai Valley Improv’s Classes Times: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Mondays Location: The Raymund Room at The Ojai Art Center, 113 South Montgomery Street Contact: 818-648-9540 Learn to own your power, embrace your feear, develop better listening skills, learn the value of collaboration, learn to adapt and be agile. Build a great ensemble troupe. Cost is $10 per session, first class is free.
THURSDAYS “Ojai: Talk of the Town” Podcast New episodes come out Thursday evenings through OjaiHub.com newsletter. Sign up at OjaiHub.com
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. OM — March 2022
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