From the monthly archives:

October 2011

Ojai Wilderness Meeting

by Jim Hines October 10, 2011

The Ojai Valley looked so beautiful this past saturday.  With Nordhoff Ridge as our backdrop, I hosted the Sierra Club Wildernesss committe meeting at Nordhoff High School.

  Many of our members have never to Ojai before and boy were they impressed.

We spent the day discussing the clubs wilderness…

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Moved To Another Level Of Heaven

by Lola Jones October 8, 2011
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Hello new neighbors, I’m Lola Jones, a spiritual teacher whose work has expanded to a worldwide audience in quite a magical way. No, I’m not the boring kind of spiritual teacher, I’m the fun, down to earth kind, who helps people get happy and successful very fast–rather than working on…

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Some Thoughts on the 99% Movement

by SPK October 7, 2011

UPDATED

This Is Not A Hostage Situation, It Is A Revolution

Now that people are down with the Move Your Money Project, it’s time to turn our attention to the politics behind the growth of the oligarchy.
OccupyPortland

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Speaker Offers Ways to Decrease Your Water Bill

by linda Harmon October 5, 2011

If you are one of the many that cringe at their monthly water bill and/ or want to create a more sustainable lifestyle, you won’t want to miss the Nate Downey presentation on harvesting rainwater.

Downey is part down-to-earth landscaper, hands-on scientist, and, dare I say, entertainer. Luckily for Ojai, Downey…

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OFS Screens French Comedy THE NAMES OF LOVE Sunday, Oct. 9

by ojaifilmsociety October 4, 2011

On Oct 9 at 4:30 pm the Ojai Film Society will screen The Names of Love, a French-language comedy that follows the tumultuous, genuine and comic odd-couple relationship between left-wing activist Baya, a young woman who takes the slogan “Make Love, Not War” to an extreme level, and the 40-something, apolitical square,…

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Mega Rummage Sale & Fundraiser at World University, October 23, to help launch new Arts & Lectures Series in Ojai

by hsolo523 October 4, 2011

A new Arts & Lectures series is launching this fall in Ojai at World University (the former Ojai courthouse). To help fund the series, the university is hosting a “Mega Rummage Sale & Fundraiser” on its campus Sunday, October 23, from 8am-2pm at 107 N. Ventura Street.

Almost an entire block…

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90-YEAR-OLD OJAI PHOTOGRAPHER CELEBRATED IN ART DETOUR

by Myrna Cambianica October 4, 2011

Phil Harvey, one of Ojai’s “Living Treasures,” has been an artist and nature photographer for over thirty years. Phil has an eye for the light of life and he creatively captures the essence of those moments that take our breath away. This gifted photographer expresses this essence in his collection…

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OFS Screens Encore Presentation of BUCK Sat., Oct. 8

by ojaifilmsociety October 3, 2011

Due to a sell-out crowd at Sunday’s Ojai Playhouse screening of the documentary BUCK, the Ojai Film Society will have an encore screening of the film on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 4:30 pm.

The documentary Buck follows America’s leading “horse whisperer”, Buck Branaman, as he holds horse training sessions  across…

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A Storied Evening on October 10

by nancy October 3, 2011

whats your story photoAncient societies formed their communal identities with the help of shared oral traditions: stories of where they came from, how to live amidst life’s conundrums and where they were going. Stories also helped define the individual, and his or her place in the community group.

Though we live in a diverse…

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