Calendar of Events

OCTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

art festivals events

OCTOBER 6 Ben Harper in Concert

Time: 5 p.m. Location: Libbey Bowl 210 South Signal Street Contact: libbeybowl.org This three-time Grammy winner is known for his virtuoso guitar, vocals and electric performances. The singer-songwriter spans blues, reggae, folk and soul

OCTOBER 8-10 Ojai Studio Artists Tour

Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Varied. Contact: ojaistudioartists.org The 38th annual tour will feature a rare look at more than 70-plus artists in their natural habitat. The Museum will host OSA artists in their exhibit “Perception & Persistence.” The tour is free, prior online registration requested.

OCTOBER 15 Ojai Day

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Libbey Park Contact: OjaiDay.com Ojai comes together to celebrate itself with events, music, vendors, exhibits, food and more.

OCTOBER 15 Judy Collins & Sophie B. Hawkins

Time: 5 p.m. Location: Libbey Bowl 210 South Signal Street Contact: libbeybowl.org The joint bill features two of the country’s best-loved singer-songwriters. Judy Collins’ version of Joanie Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame, while Hawkins’ “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” burst on the scene in her debut album.

OCTOBER 27-30 21st Ojai Storytelling Festival

Times: Varied. Venues: Varied, includes Ojai Art Center Theater 113 South Montgomery Street and Libbey Bowl, 210 South Signal Street Contact: OjaiStoryFest.org Some of the best practitioners of this art form will converge on Ojai for four days of events. Sheila Arnold will be the Master of Ceremonies. There will also be music, shopping and other fun.

NOVEMBER 3-7 (in person) & 8-20 (virtual) 23rd Ojai Film Festival

Times: Varied. Venues: Ojai Art Center Theater 113 South Montgomery Street Libbey Bowl, 210 South Signal Street Contact: OjaiFilmFestival.org The Festival returns with an exciting lineup of original films and in-person events.

NOVEMBER 12 “The Forest Table — A Wild Food Dinner

Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Location: St. Andrews Episcopal Church 409 Topa Topa Drive Join local forager, herbalist and chef Jess Starwood for a seven-course wild food dinner, celebrating all that the season offers. Late autumn is the time for acorns and mushrooms, roots, nuts and seeds, spices and flavors of the local environment that you’ll find nowhere else. Vegetarian. Contact: Herbwalks.com

NOVEMBER 4-6 Rodgers & Hammerstein in Revue - “It’s a Grand Night for Ojai”

Times: TBA, Friday and Saturday evenings, Sunday afternon Location: 703 El Paseo Road Contact: ojaitheater.org A musical revue of classic songs from the legendary songwriting and producing team. Tickets available 3 weeks in advance at www. ojaitheater.org. Featuring a cast headed by Scott White and Laura Dekkers, the revue is directed by Richard Camp and produced by the Ojai Performing Arts Theater.