Sergeant Randy Watkins (just call him Randy) of the Ojai Police Department's City Watch program joins Lisa to talk about Operation I.D., the Citizens Academy volunteer program and whether the weather keeps crooks away. Sign up for his email alerts at OjaiValley.CityWatch@ventura.org. And call the station for information about the Citizens Academy at 805-646-1414 (no buzz cut required).

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We got off on a tangent, but the three segments of City Watch are:
Read Randy's introduction on Ojai Post.

Lisa and Matt return after holiday hiatus with a new show discussing the weather, Channel 10, Libbey Bowl, Osteria Monte Grappa and the Ojai Beverage Company. Tune in!

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Here is a super fun Christmas song by Ojai musician Todd McHatton. His music is "a psychedelic, indie kid, sunshine pop thing." He just released a brand new free five-song Christmas EP called "Todd McHatton Christmas Songs."  Check it out here on Todd's Web site. And listen to "Santa Flying In Your Sleigh" right here on Radio Ojai:

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Lisa sits with national photo historian and Ojai resident Joseph Sohm just moments before his spectacular multi-media presentation on his book Visions of America, Photographing Democracy.  The screening was held at the Ojai Theater on December 5th and was sponsored by the Ojai Valley Museum.

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Docent Cricket Twichell talks with Lisa about the Ojai Valley Museum Guided Historical Walking Tours, taking place every Saturday through December 19th (resuming again in January) at 10:30 a.m. The one-hour tours depart from the museum and cost $8.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members.  Call 640-1390 for reservations and information.  Listen to Cricket's interview here, complete with stories and highlights from the tour!

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Lisa sits down with all four finalists of Ojai Karaoke Idol: Matthew Sewell, Kathy De La O, Tim Dawson and Vanessa Mares. Matthew gets philosophical, Kathy gets emotional, Tim gets competitive and Vanessa gets happy! Come to the finale, brought to you by the Ojai Valley News (and hosted by yours truly), this Friday, November 27th at 8:00 p.m. at the Village Jester. 

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Ellen Hall comes on the show to talk about the Ojai Valley Green Coalition's exhibit at the Ojai Valley Museum: "Go Green, Ojai!"

The interactive, family-friendly exhibit seeks to explore the many facets of sustainability that are vital to the health and well-being of the Ojai Valley community.

"Go Green, Ojai!" runs December 10, 2009 through February 14, 2010 at the Ojai Valley Museum, located at 130 W. Ojai Avenue. Admission is $4.00 for adults and $1.00 for children ages 6-18. Admission is free for children under 5 and current 2009 museum members.

For information about the museum go to: www.ojaivalleymuseum.org. For information about the Ojai Valley Green Coalition, visit www.ojaigreencoalition.org or call (805) 653-8445.

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Francisca Beach talks with Lisa about her new theater, Senga Classic Stage Company, and her upcoming production, "I Remember Mama," playing at the Ojai Valley Grange November 27th to December 20th at 381 Cruzero Street in Ojai. The curtain rises Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($12 for senior and students). Reserve tickets by calling 805-646-4885. 

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Lisa gets 11 celebrity and filmmaker interviews in 20 minutes on the red carpet of the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival!

  1. 00:00 Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press
  2. 01:30 Rich Reid, Watershed Revolution, Best Documentary Short (screening again Sunday at 3:00 p.m.)
  3. 04:30 Brian Kimmel, Ingredients
  4. 06:45 Adam Smalley, I Do, (screening again Sunday at 12:30 p.m.)
  5. 07:45 Peter Graves, Actor, Airplane, Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
  6. 09:53 Robert Hayes, Actor, Airplane
  7. 11:22 Kathi Carey, Worth
  8. 12:23 James LaVeck and Kevin Smith, Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, Best Documentary Feature
  9. 13:59 Ojai Mayor Joe DeVito and Ventura Mayor Christy Weir
10. 15:25 Sharon Gless, Actress, Festival Presenter
11. 17:25 Diane Ladd, Actress, Festival Panelist

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Lisa talks with volunteer Patrick Duffy and Artistic Director Steve Grumette to hear their thoughts on this year's Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival.

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Demitri Corbin chats up the celebrities at the opening night party for the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival. Interviews include: Bruce McGill, Hank Cheyne (Garcia) and Maureen McCormick.

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Lisa attends the first screening at the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival  of the documentary film "Ingredients," and bumps into local food activist, Marty Fujita of Food for Thought, who participated in the post-screening panel discussion. Following the two-minute interview with Marty, Lisa offers her brief review of the film. It's an excellent film! Go see the second screeing tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at Matilija.

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Wednesday November 4th at 7:00pm, From Ojai Concert Series,
The Battlefield Band
"Forward to Scotland's past with this world renowned Celtic quartet"
Returning to the Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Road, Ojai
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door

Lisa and Matt are joined on the Ojai Moment by guest Misty Volaski of the Ojai Valley News to talk about Ojai Karaoke Idol, coming to the Village Jester on Friday, October 30th and continuing every Friday through November 27th. Join Misty for a special warm-up event at the Jester this Thursday, October 29th. For more information, call Misty at the paper at 646-1476.

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Lisa sits down with David Shor, President and Chairman of the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival, who explains why the festival decided to include Ventura and Brooks Institute.  David also talks about two projects he is working on: the film The Baker's Toy and the musical Sleepless in Seattle.

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Lisa strolls through the booths at Ojai Day and stops by the Ojai Valley News booth to speak with publisher Bret Bradigan about Ojai Day and Ojai Karaoke Idol, and she also talks with Stacy Margolin Potter at the Men of Ojai Calendar booth about her husband, Ian's, photo in the buff for a good cause.

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Lisa interviews Meegan Huff, Executive Director of the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival. Meegan provides an overview of the festival, which will screen 62 films in four venues November 5-8, 2009. This year's poster (pictured) is by Ojai artist and Mad magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragonés.

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Lisa sits down with John Broesamle, President of the newly formed Ojai Valley Defense Fund, a 501c3 with a mission to "provide financial support to groups undertaking legal action to protect and sustain the environmental quality of the Ojai Valley for the public benefit." Find out if OVDF is looking to pick up where CPO left off, how they feel about affordable housing, whether they consider themselves a NIMBY and what threats they feel need to be acted upon.

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Lisa sits on the patio of the Ojai Beverage Company with a beer and owner Joby Yobe to talk about this weekend's Oktoberfest!  For more information, visit the Web site or call (805) 646-1700. Listen to the interview here: 

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Lisa interviews Angela May, member of Ojai Rotary West and Executive Director of the Ojai Big Chili Cookoff, taking place Saturday, October 3rd from noon to 6:00 p.m. at Lake Casitas. Angela talks about how the event came to be, how the proceeds will be spent, and what else there is to look forward to, in addition to the 40+ tasty chili entries! For more information and to buy your tickets, visit the Web site. And listen through to the end for your chance to get free tickets!

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