Monthly Ojai Art Center Member Newsletter

The Theater Branch presents their first annual Costume Sale. Halloween and affordable clothing sale: $1 - $5 Cash Only. October 21st at 4:00 - 6:00 pm. and October 22nd - 23rd, 4:00 - 7:00 pm. On the back patio.

Walter Cronkite is Dead opens September 30th and runs through October 16th. Joe Carlaco‘s revealing comedy revolves around Patty and Margaret—two strangers forced together for a long night in a public place. Polar-opposites politically and culturally, the pair can choose to sit in stony silence or open a bottle of wine and begin to talk…and listen. This insightful 90-minute play illustrates what might be possible if people from opposites sides of the political aisle stopped shouting and took one night to listen. “Walter Cronkite is Dead is truly a play for our time,” Williams said. “One that can really open up a dialogue for the audience.. Walter Cronkite is Dead stars Jill Dolan, who recently directed Ojai ACT’s production of Steel Magnolias, and Sindy McKay, an award-winning TV writer, playwright, and actress who was last seen at the Ojai ACT in Night Must Fall. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. For reservations call 805-640-8797 or preferably go to Ojaiact.org.

Just in time for Halloween…The Art Center Theater presents their first annual Costume Sale. Halloween and affordable clothing sale: $1 - $5 Cash Only. October 21st at 4:00 - 6:00 pm. and October 22nd - 23rd, 4:00 - 7:00 pm. On the back patio. Great costumes, vintage and everyday wear, shoes, hats.

JEFF SOJKA grew up sailing around the Channel islands, hiking in the sierra's, and surfing the central coast. Right out of high school he was awarded a scholarship to study in Germany, where he toured the great museums of Europe and started on his lifelong passion of art. At UC Santa Barbara, Sojka surfed nearly every day, intensifying his love affair with the relationship with light, water, sea, sand and shore, receiving a Bachelors of Art and earning a Masters degree from San Diego State University. After a short stint at an ad agency, Sojka decided he needed to be out in nature and to simply paint. He has been painting full time now for over a quarter of a century, displaying his work not only in Ojai, California, but also in galleries in Aspen, Colorado, Park City, Utah, and the islands of Hawaii. An astonishing array of collectors are enamored by his capacity to take iconic California landscapes and suffuse them with a lush luminosity that seems to glow from within. Artist reception, Saturday, October 8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m

EILAM BYLE Wood Sculptor, Painter will be exhibiting in the showcases. “I think that my work is very much influenced by the zen energy of this special valley, I have been using wood as a means of expressing my creative side for the last 35 years, but love to use glass, metal, canvas, and paint as well…and it all shows up in my work.”

Special Events...

On Sunday, October 16th at 6:00 p.m., actors, directors, film lovers, students, teachers, theater geeks and others are invited to come celebrate the opening of the “Slade Collection” a theater and film lending library at the Fireside Room of the Ojai Art Center. Take a look at 100’s of plays and books on film, theater history, costumes, sets, writing, teaching, acting and much more – all available to be loaned out for free. Hosted by Laurie Walters-Slade.

Community Contra Dance. Come on out to meet and dance with Your Ojai Valley neighbors at an old-fashioned contra dance—no partner or skills needed—a community event!. Featuring caller Frannie Marr & live music by the Casitas String Band. Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Ojai, The Ojai Valley Lions Club, Ojai Art Center, & Disabled American Veterans. Tickets $10.00 online or at the door. Sunday, October 23rd, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Two new classes starting in October:

Oil Painting with Bonnie Riege, Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 5 to Nov. 9. Bring canvas, paints, brushes, paper towels, baby wipes and turpenoid in a small glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Ojai Creates will carry supplies with a student discount. Call 805-640-1491 or email carukart@hotmail.com.
Jazz Dance taught by Kelly Carrol. Tuesdays for 5 weeks starting Oct. 11 through Nov. 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Kelly is dancer & choreographer who has performed on Broadway, tv, film, night clubs and concert venues. Call 917-751-6530.

Classes:

Monday
Capoeira - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Tyoma Grebennik, 609-651-0127

Tuesday
Jazz Dance - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Kelly Carrol, 917-751-6530

Wednesday
Oil Painting - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Bonnie Riege, 805-640-1491

Capoeira - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Tyoma Grebennik, 609-651-0127

Thursday
Life Drawing - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Richard Franklin, 805-701-5246

Saturday
Dance - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Isha Ferrez, 805-707-4443

Meetings:

THEATRE BRANCH, 1ST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 7:00 P.M.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH, 7:00 P.M.