The best staycations near L.A.: Idyllwild, Palm Springs, Ojai and more
When my wife and I want to escape the hustle and bustle of L.A., we usually head to a nearby campground in Angeles National Forest.…
Review: Mitsuko Uchida’s Ojai Festival revealed the zen of Mozart
When Schoenberg wrote “Six Little Piano pieces,” his Opus 19, he was he was in his mid 30s, taking deep compositional breaths, smelling the roses…
After weeks of protest, tiny Ojai passes Gaza cease-fire resolution
After weeks of protest that included a man soaked in fake blood pretending to die on the floor of City Hall, the Ojai City Council…
Holiday craft fairs to shop in Los Angeles
After taking in the exhibitions at Craft Contemporary (formerly the Craft and Folk Art Museum), shop for one-of-a-kind contemporary crafts by more than 20 Los…
Rhiannon Giddens knows the Ojai festival program seems risky
Rhiannon Giddens is maxed out. She recently spent a weekend in Knoxville, Tenn., performing a series of concerts with Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Thile. She…