The Ojai Art Center (OAC) has eight branches -- each offering their featured performances and events -- and hosts a series of classes and special events such as Art in the Park and Jammin' at the AC. Our mission, since we opened our doors in 1939, has been to support and advance the interest of the arts within our community. Please feel free to come down and enjoy all we have to offer the valley. We encourage you to consider becoming a member which will bring you the satisfaction of supporting the arts on a local level as well as providing you discounts on theatre productions, discounts on activity fees, art purchases, events and our monthly newsletter.
The Music Branch will be sponsoring 2 concerts this month:
Sunday, March 22nd and Sunday March 29th
On March 22nd, at 2:00 clarinetist David Singer, cellist Virginia Kron, and pianist Daniel Newman-Lessler, who combine forces in a variety of ways to perform a unique program of classical music. There will three trios for clarinet, cello, and piano (two by Beethoven, one by Brahms), a duet for clarinet and piano (Gershwin), a duet for cello and piano (Hindemith), and a piano solo (Mendelssohn). More info.
Film: Passages from James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake (1966)
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The Hodian Family Circus Tour: Bet Williams and her four octave range on vocals, John Hodian on keyboard, and their 11 year old son, Jack, on percussion and drums. These incredibly talented artists will be performing music from three of their incarnations.
One show only: Sunday, March 29th at 7:30. Tickets are $15 general admission and $9.00 for those 18 and under. More info. Summer Theatre Workshop Benefit
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Enjoy an entertaining evening viewing an important film from 1966 once considered lost forever, but then was recently found in a basement!!! The evening will begin with a short lecture by Ann Horton. Reception following the screening. FREE ADMISSION. More info.
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On March 30 at 7 pm the Ojai Art Center Gallery will host a benefit to raise money for youth Summer Theatre workshop and performance scholarships. The talented youthful actors perform a staged reading of selections from the book Frozen which includes an audience sing-along of the hit song, "Let it Go."
The donations will help students who enroll in the Summer OAC Theatre workshop and performance of a favorite children's story. |
Shakespeare's As You Like It,
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It's time for Mardis Gras! |
The Theatre Branch is thrilled to be presenting William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, opening March 27th and running through April 19th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 and Sundays at 2:00. As You Like It director Laurie Walters has been leading a Shakespeare discussion group at the Ojai Library for a decade or so, and brings unbridled enthusiasm and much experience to this production. For more information or to purchase tickets online, call 805-640-8797 or go to OjaiAct.org.
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The March Gallery exhibit features the always fascinating works of the Mardi Gras artists.
Dates for the exhibit are March 6 to April 2. Mardi Gras is March 7 & 8. Psst… The Great Art Theft is coming in April |
Become an Art Center Member
Become an Art Center Member and support the arts in Ojai:
- Individual Membership: $45
- Family Membership: $60 (Family membership includes 2 children under 18 years of age.)
- Student Membership: $30
- Senior Membership: $30
- Business Membership: $175 (Includes 4 individual memberships, events listed on OAC site, monthly newsletter link, social media support, facilities rental discounts, marketing materials distributed at Art in the park and OAC calendar.)
