| Ojai Contributor(s): Hoye, Richard (Author), McClenahan, Jane (Author), Moore, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738555770 ISBN-13: 9780738555775 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: A resort community surrounded by mountains, Ojai is the gateway to Los Padres National Forest, the Sespe Creek Valley, and Lake Casitas Recreational Area. The setting offers inspiring views of and from Chief Peak and the majestic Topa Topa bluffs. The sleepy, spa reputation of Ojai (pronounced Oh-hi) belies one of the busier civic schedules of any California community its size. This corner of Ventura County is home of the world-renowned Ojai Music Festival and the century-old Ojai Tennis Tournament, as well as a concentration of top-quality boarding schools. Its a meeting and greeting place known for its painters, sculptors, photographers, musicians, and filmmakers. The valley also welcomed the New Age when it was still very newas many of the areas denizens are committed to the well-being of body, mind, and souland has been favored through the years by such resident spiritual leaders as the philosopher Krishnamurti. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 979.492 |
| LCCN: 2007930848 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.56" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Southern California - Locality - Ventura, California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A resort community surrounded by mountains, Ojai is the gateway to Los Padres National Forest, the Sespe Creek Valley, and Lake Casitas Recreational Area. The setting offers inspiring views of and from Chief Peak and the majestic Topa Topa bluffs. The sleepy, spa reputation of Ojai (pronounced Oh-hi) belies one of the busier civic schedules of any California community its size. This corner of Ventura County is home of the world-renowned Ojai Music Festival and the century-old Ojai Tennis Tournament, as well as a concentration of top-quality boarding schools. It s a meeting and greeting place known for its painters, sculptors, photographers, musicians, and filmmakers. The valley also welcomed the New Age when it was still very new as many of the area s denizens are committed to the well-being of body, mind, and soul and has been favored through the years by such resident spiritual leaders as the philosopher Krishnamurti." |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoye, Richard: - Author Richard Hoye has been the Ojai Valley Museum s principal researcher since 1997. Coauthor Jane McClenahan has been its executive director since 2002. Coauthor Tom Moore pored through the museum s large photographic collection to help arrange this tour through the valley s historic past. The Ojai Valley Museum exhibits history and natural history, and features a Chumash interpretive garden, local and regional art, and traveling exhibits. |