
Ojai Poetry Festival
Check out this new summer reading series in Ojai:
http://ojaibrokenword.wordpress.com/
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Broken Word Happy Hour is a spoken word event featuring fiction and poetry writers from around the Southern California region. The event is free, and hosted by Farmer and the Cook, an all-organic grocery store, restaurant, and farm located in Ojai, California. ...

Source: www.ojaipoetryfestival.org
"By economy and good management, by a sparing use of ready money, and by paying scarcely anybody, people can manage, for a time at least, to make a great show with very little means."

Ojai Poetry Festival
Featuring:
* Wanda Coleman
* Frank T. Rios
* Jackson Wheeler
* Marsha de la O.
...plus local readings, workshops, and events throughout the day.
Poetry As A Way Out
Time:12:00PM Saturday, June 6th
Location:Ojai Art Center

Ojai Poetry Festival When the Ojai Poetry Festival in Ojai, Calif., was called off late last year, in part because of budget concerns, local poet Tree Bernstein helped form a separate group to revive the event. The original festival drew about 700 people to an amphitheater in May, and featured nationally known poets. Ms. Bernstein plans to reduce costs by choosing less expensive venues and focusing on regional talent.
Source: online.wsj.com
Festivals that give communities a sense of pride -- and bring visitors -- are getting crunched by the economic crisis.

Ojai Poetry Festival The show will go on!
Source: www.venturacountystar.com
When organizers of the Ojai Poetry Festival decided last week to cancel the May event, they didn't mess around. Black lines now run through the May 15-16 event dates posted on the festival Web site. Also crossed out are a discussion of the festival and its theme,

















