Lisa interviews Pastor Paul Bergmann of Ojai Valley Community Church about Ojai's first murder in 11 years, its impact on the community and how we go forward from here.  Pastor Paul was on the dais at last week's town hall meeting, Heal the Community.

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Lisa sneaks into the casting call for the 2010 Men of Ojai Calendar at the Ojai Beverage Company and speaks with the calendar's organizer, Demetri Corbin. This year's calendar theme will be "Freedom" (the theme three years ago was "Liberation" - as pictured).

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Lisa interviews Paul Jenkin, Environmental Director of the Ventura County Surfrider Foundation and watershed activist, about the documentary, Watershed Revolution. The 30-minute film will be shown at Chaparral High School Auditorium on June 24th at 7:00 p.m. and will follow with a panel discussion with Paul, the filmmaker and other experts. The event is hosted by the Ojai Valley Green Coalition, and a  $2.00 donation is being requested at the door. Also, June 18th is International Surfing Day; click here for more information about the day's events.

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Mark Solomon's produced track of his song about life with Parkinson's disease. More here. This song will be free and downloadable until the iTunes version is up. After that, it can be purchased with funds going to help find a cure for PD.

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In a special extended interview, Lisa talks with Emmy-nominated writer/producer Mark Solomon about life with Parkinson's disease and his new song about the same. Mark plays "The PD Song" live at the top of the interview. With charm and a sense of humor, Mark tells an inspiring story. Visit Mark's Web site at www.markssolomon.com.

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Special thanks to Brett and Suzy Johlfs, who opened their doors for the taping of the show at Movino! Please stop in, have a cocktail and some pizza, and tell them Radio Ojai sent you!

Matt and Lisa talk about gangs in Ojai and the upcoming town hall meeting, the new (redeveloped) bowling alley, this weekend's plethora of current events and Hollywood coming to Ojai.

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Lisa talks with author, publisher and fifth generation Ojaian, Patricia Fry, about her two books on the Nordhoff Cemetery. Nordhoff Cemetery is located at Del Norte and Cuyama and is managed by the City of Ojai. Patricia has published 29 books, including "The Ojai Valley: An Illustrated History." Listen to the interview here:

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"The Moon Inside, from the CD "Unspoken" by Jami Sieber
Erika Luckett on guitar
Michaelle Goerlitz and Will Dowd on percussion
Don Benedictson on bass
Jami Sieber on cellos and vocals

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Lisa talks to Jami Sieber, cellist, vocalist and composer, via Skype about her upcoming show, playing with elephants and blending music and poetry. Jami will perform in Ojai on June 7th at 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Space Studio; tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door. Jami also has shows in Santa Barbara on 6/5 and in Los Angeles on 6/6. For more information, and to purchase her latest CD's "Only Breath" and "Unspoken," go to www.jamisieber.com. Listen to the interview here (which features bumper music from The Moon Inside):

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This is a story about Jami's previous show in Ojai.

And here is a video of Jami performing "Hidden Sky" with elephants:

Lisa talks to Matt about the joys of spinning at Bryant Street Gym, Lisa's Lab chews up Simon and Garfunkel and Matt is tweeting on Twitter.  Current events: Ellen Johnson 4/24, Elvis in Ojai 4/25 and The Ojai Tennis Tournament 4/23-26. 

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Lisa interviews local band We Govern We, who talk with her about making their way to Ventura from Greece, how they met at The Hut in Ojai on Christmas, and getting a gig at the Whisky. 

See the band tonight at Wine Lovers in Ventura, 4/18 at the Whisky and 5/9 at Sans Souci. 

Read recent accolades from the VC Reporter here and here.

Check out some of their free, downloadable tracks, including my favorite, Cotton Candy, on their MySpace page.

Listen to the interview here:

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Lisa interviews Attasalina Dews of the band Attasalina and the Seraphim Rising, set to perform at Theater 150 on April 24th at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.  The first person to email findingojai@aol.com will get two FREE passes to the show!  [UPDATE: We have a winner!  Congratulations to listener Raymond Powers and his guest!]  More about the band here.  Listen to the interview here:

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In the R.O. studio with Attasalina.

Matt talks with Lisa about his new garden, Lisa sniffles and laments the loss of her flip flops, and the conversation turns to the economy, restaurant specials, facials, film festivals and the new arcade benches.

Happening now through Sunday: The Ventura Film Festival

Listen here:

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Jerry Kaplan and "youth" of OVYF plant the Haag's garden.

Jeff Kuyper, Executive Director of Los Padres ForestWatch, talks about the Ojai Wild! event taking place on Saturday, April 4. The second annual creekside barbeque event is a benefit for Los Padres ForestWatch, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting our wild lands.  Beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Thacher School's picturesque Diamond Hitch Camp along the foothills of the beautiful Los Padres National Forest in Ojai, the event features appetizers, refreshments (including beer and wine), a gourmet barbeque supper under the oak trees (vegetarian option available), entertainment by the Iron Mountain Boys, wagon rides, and a guided nature walk. The event concludes at dusk with the Wilderness Legacy Awards and an exciting auction featuring several unique items guaranteed to enhance your enjoyment of our region's wilderness landscapes.

Tickets for Ojai Wild! are $75 for adults and $20 for children under 14, and are available by calling 805-617-4610 or visiting www.LPFW.org.

Listen to the interview with Jeff here:

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Lisa and Matt talk about Toby the Lab, Lisa's new windows, the Ojai Cemetery, Phillip Bardowell playing 3/6 at New Hope, Chris Foley's band (Ultra) playing 2/28 at Jester, Ojai music, Facebook and Matt reveals what's in his garage. 

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From his CD "Swan Tones, Volume 1," John Stowell's "The River Is Near" is one of 13 songs John plays on the album on a custom made Soloway Swan LN6 No-Hole Bolivian Rosewood top Guitar.  The CD is available for download at Sound Visions Media.

SPECIAL CONCERT AND WORKSHOP with John Stowell
Guitar Mastery and Improvisation Techniques
featuring vocalist, Ellen Johnson

Sunday, March 1, 2009
Concert: 4 PM - 5:30 PM, Workshop: 2 PM - 3:30 PM
Ojai Location, LIMITED SEATING SO RESERVE NOW!
$50 for workshop and concert, $10 for concert only
info@SoundVisionsMedia.com, 805-272-8125
www.soundvisionsmedia.com
www.johnstowell.com
www.ellenjohnson.net

Listen to "The River Is Near" here.

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Lisa interviews Ojai author Zoe Murdock about her new novel, "Torn By God: A Family's Struggle With Polygamy."  Click here to learn more and to purchase the book. 

Zoe will have a reading and discussion on Monday, March 9 at 7:00 pm at the Ojai Art Center.

Listen to the interview here.

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Local jazz vocalist Ellen Johnson dedicates this tender song to her mother. Called "superior jazz singing by an artist of the highest quality" by Jazz Journal International, Ellen Johnson, will be sharing her style of jazz vocals on Wednesday, February 18 from 8 PM to 11 PM at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa (Neff Room) located at 905 Country Club Road in Ojai or contact http://www.ojairesort.com/.  Ellen has has three critically acclaimed CD's: "These Days," "Chinchilla Serenade" and "Too Good To Title."

Lisa interviews Beth Sutherland, Producer of the first ever Ventura County Women's Expo taking place March 13-15 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.  Come celebrate the power of WE!  Free passes are available to the first four people who send an email to findingojai@aol.com.

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Singer/songwriter Barry Miller dropped me a line recently, "I am probably the best singer/songwriter you never heard of.  From Austin to Australia my music has been compared to Bob Dylan, J.J. Cale, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson to name a few.  In 2008 I was awarded the first ever Music Award for Ventura Roots and Independant Creations (MAVRIC) for my song "Daddy".  In 2007 Steve Booth, music writer for the VCReporter, called my CD NORMAL, CA 'Entertainment magic!'  Some of my more prominent admirers outside this area are/were the late great Delaney Bramlett (producer of Eric Clapton's first solo LP) who told me my songs "Daddy" and "Ten More" were 'some of the best songs I've heard in years' and Jimmy Z, legendary session man and harominca/sax player for the Etta James Band, who digs all of my work."

Check out Barry's MySpace page and take a listen to his award winning single "Daddy" right here.

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