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THE ARTS ISSUESUSPENDED DISBELIEF Aerial theater takes fl ight in Ventura CONCERTS COME HOME A return to the heart of music THE PUCCINELLI DOME Artistic haven in a sphere Q + A: BILL VIOLA The evolution of art

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vArtist Bill Viola (p. 25) was recently named one of five 2011

Praemium Imperiale Laureates, among the highest international distinctions in the arts. Presented by the imperial family of Japan,

the awards are given in areas not covered by the Nobel Prizes: painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theater-film.

For four decades Viola has been on the leading edge of video art—from video tapes to flat panel video pieces, architectural installations, sound envi-ronments, and electronic music performances.

Yet he was awarded in the category of painting. Now, my perception of the word “painting” bears little resemblance to

Viola’s fiercely contemporary New Media art. With a lingual downshift though, it all comes home. You see, the official English language press release from The Japan Art Association refers to Viola as a pioneer in the video genre and describes his work as “moving paintings.”

Moving paintings. As a lover of language, I find a certain poetic enchant-ment in this interpretation. It takes me back to elementary school and the twinkly-eyed art teacher who reinforced our creativity by assuring us that it’s okay to draw outside the lines, that if we see a puppy in a Picasso abstract, then by God it’s a puppy. Yes, art is a matter of perspective. Cliché but true.

Viola spent time in Ojai this spring filming/painting segments for two permanent installations at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. “Big news for our small town,” wrote Donna Granata, the founder of Focus on the Masters (focusonthemasters.com), who photographed and interviewed Viola while he was in the area. But she mentioned all this as an aside to a different email conversation we were having.

I’d reached out to Donna and a heavy handful of other art types for suggestions on a specific story angle, as I frequently do with local experts during the editorial process. Art is a particularly difficult subject, hazy and indefinable. One of my favorite sayings about it is, “The first mistake of art is to assume that it’s serious.”

And with that said, let’s proceed to the 60-ton head on our cover. What is it, you ask? Well, it is a severed head—and a stage—rising from an Austrian lake. And there’s a man from Ventura rappelling off the eyeball into a boozy gathering of French aristocrats whose fete is under-way within the pages of an elephantine book. It’s all part of an Italian opera: André Chénier, a tale of love and death, and the stage design is based on a famous Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat, which depicts the murder of radical Prussian-born jour-nalist Paul Marat.

The show is obviously a colossal spectacle. But what sold me on this arts-themed cover wasn’t necessarily the local connection to a multina-tional extravaganza, but rather the array of artistic mediums represented in a single image. (And we can’t even hear the music of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra drifting across Lake Constance.)

Check out the pulled-back photo on page 39 for a different perspec-tive. Now imagine an artistic production like this rising from the waters of Ventura County. Difficult to visualize, I know. But I can easily relate to a scene Andrea Kitay paints in her story about AiRealistic (p. 35), the Ventura-based aerial theater company hired to get the opera off the ground, so to speak.

When founding members Gregg and Carmen Curtis moved into their new Ventura home, Kitay explains, they rigged the garage with ropes and fabric so their seven-year-old daughter could practice aerial acrobatics. Which of course drew other neighborhood tykes, promptly squashing the stereotype of the ostracized new kid on the block. I’m sure some grown-up neighbors have peered longingly through that open garage door, too, eager to take a crack. You can bet I’d have been on the neighborhood welcoming committee.

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Beyond a secluded winding country road dotted with poppies and lavender lies an artist’s haven. For 14 years, Keith Puccinelli, a nationally and internationally recognized artist, and

his wife, Fran, a retired small business owner, have made their passion their home inside a geodesic dome atop a canyon between the Carpinteria coast and Ojai Valley’s Lake Casitas.

“It’s a bird’s nest on top of the hill,” says Fran, who discovered the property in 1997. She recounts the story of returning home to their rental in Carpinteria, where they lived for 20 years, to tell Keith, “I found our house today.”

Flanked by cypress and birch trees, the taupe-gray geodesic dome—an architectural style popularized by Buckminster Fuller—and the long view down an oak-studded canyon, was what attracted the couple to the prop-erty. The modest-sized three-bedroom, two-bath home is just less than

2500 square feet and sits on 10 acres. Inside, they say, they had their work cut out for them.

“It was really bad seventies,” says Keith, who’s mostly known for his designs and illustrations, recalling pulling up the wall-to-wall carpeting. Underneath they found the knotty cedar subfloor, and decided to sand and polish the wood to see how it might turn out. Today, the golden-blond wood still holds a gorgeous sheen and serves as the foundation for the home’s design, which, when pressed, Keith dubs, “Puccinelli style.”

Much of Puccinelli’s artwork is characterized by witty irreverence. Indeed, the artist can trace his roots to the 16th century Italian commedia dell’arte, an improvisational form of street theater whose exaggerated char-acters were the precursors of modern clowns. Fran, too, is a natural artist, and in this tastefully decorated space, their signature is everywhere. Fran’s handiwork with mosaic tiles is on display on the patio, the sunroom, and the

home is where the Art is

in a rustic canyon west of lake casitas, Keith and Fran Puccinelli created an airy artistic haven in a sphere, sacrificing flat surfaces for greater volume and picture-perfect views By lisa snider Photos By gaszton gal

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entryway, where she found beauty in jagged broken pieces of beige-gold limestone. In the guestroom, she fashioned a countertop from clear pale-green shards from a friend’s broken shower door. “I loved the glass, so I brought it home,” Fran says.

The couple gave the small kitchen a modern remodel with the installation of tall beech wood cabinets and slate gray Italian ceramic

tile countertops. Summing up their practical approach to design, Keith points to the counter with a shrug: “If it chips, it’s still the same color.”

Dividing the kitchen area from the living spaces are two ceiling beams that were updated with hexagonal white tiles, which serve as a striking complement to the hexagonal skylight on the opposite wall.

Hanging above the wood-burning stove in the living room is the first piece of art the couple, now married 28 years, bought together. Titled “Cigars,” the painting by Wayne Thiebaud held special meaning because Fran had just quit smoking.

High curved walls with triangulated panels might leave little opportunity to hang art, but that didn’t prevent the avid collectors

from finding homes for their 100 pieces of contemporary and folk art. “Any opportunity for straight walls, we use,” Keith says.

The impressive staircase to the master loft is one continuous piece of mahogany-stained bent redwood, and more original artwork adorns the walls of the bedroom. In the master bath, a giant rectan-gular bathtub has views of nature; canyon living means cohabitating

CloCkwise from above: Potted succulent cuttings and lavender bouquets in

the great room hint at Fran’s love of gardening. In the

custom kitchen, shapes and textures blend artfully.

opposite: The sphere shape of a geodesic dome is

inherently efficient, enclos-ing the most volume with

the least surface. Art meets architecture throughout the property: a hexagonal sky-

light matches tiles mounted on a ceiling beam; in his

sculpture studio, Keith works on a piece portraying a pup-

pet at human scale.

Summing up their practical approach to design, Keith points to the counter with a shrug: “If it chips, it’s still the same color.”

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with bobcats, deer, coyotes, foxes, and even bears (they have only seen one). “It’s kind of wild and wooly around here,” Fran says.

Nature, though, has sometimes presented a challenge. Their driveway was completely taken out by the 2005 floods, and for six months the couple had to park on the highway, hiking in and out of the property. “We’ve learned a lot living up here,” Keith says. “It’s made us hardy.”

To keep the moving earth at bay, the back of the house is surrounded by a retaining wall that was once part of the Alaska Pipeline. The wall’s curves and bright poppy-orange paint make it seem more design-conscious than functional. A steep driveway is lined on one side with oleander and on the other with grassy vetiver, which is not only beautiful, but also perfect for erosion control, says Fran, who does all of the gardening. She plants mostly wildflowers, succulents, natives, and drought-tolerant species, as well as fruit, olive, and walnut trees. Her raised-bed vegetable and herb gardens are located on a lower part of the property, between a tiny screen house and Keith’s art studio.

The screen house, Fran says, is the best place to be when it’s hot, a bug-free refuge of cool ocean breezes (the property is just one mile as the crow flies from the coast). Furnished simply with two built-in twin day beds, one of Fran’s hooked rugs, and charming wooden bumblebees hanging from the corrugated steel roof, it feels like an adult playhouse.

While Fran gardens, Keith works in his 800-square-foot stu-dio on large-scale drawings and sculptures. His work is dramatic, yet always with a touch of humor and playfulness. And the same can be said for the couple’s home. v

The Atkinson Gallery at Santa Barbara City College will present a solo exhibition of Keith Puccinelli’s artwork from November 4 through December 9. The public is invited to attend an opening reception for the artist on November 7 from 5-7 p.m. Details online at gallery.sbcc.edu.

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Top To boTTom: Keith’s predilection for clowns is evident in this drawing in progress for the upcoming “Sweet Cream Sour Fool” exhibition at the Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara (details below). A variety of artistic medi-ums find a home in the Puccinelli dome: the ink drawing is a self-portrait; the paper shoes were made in Vietnam; and the mirrored surface is part of a Tramp Art desk.

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Call it the reverse roCk show. The lights go down and the crowd claps, even cheers, but then all goes quiet. The performer takes the stage and says hello and instead of fist pumping and lighters, the crowd simply says hello back. A cell phone rings, to the own-

er’s embarrassment, and the performer waits while the guest turns it off. Welcome to a house concert.Musical troubadours are nothing new, of course. They go back to medieval times when traveling

minstrels went from village to village reciting poems and singing songs for a few coins, or maybe a meal and a warm bed. The musicians saw it as a way to gain popularity and a supportive audience. It was total free enterprise: a service was offered and if patrons liked the service, they paid.

It’s happening again, or perhaps it never really went away. Musicians across the U.S. line up con-certs at private residences, usually the homes of friends or acquaintances; the host then literally opens their door to some 30 to 50 guests, providing a small-scale yet eager audience for the artists.

Ventura County has long been a house concert haven, perhaps because of its proximity to L.A., perhaps because there are many musicians living here. Whatever the reason, house concert venues dot the hillsides and tract homes of the county from Oak Park to Ojai. It’s not that the trend is grow-ing, it’s that the trend is here. If there is any change, it’s that more musicians are realizing the benefits of the unique venue.

“Contemplative music can be played for thoughtful audiences, who are comfortable, seated, parked for free, treated respectfully, and genuinely excited about hearing the music,” said David Poe, a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles who recently performed at Jim McCarthy and Christine Brennan’s home in Ojai. “The house concert represents a return to the heart of the musical experience, which is not a passive, television-like affair but a dialogue between musician and audience,” he said.

“We can get maybe 30 people into the house,” said McCarthy about concerts at his home. “With that, musicians who play can make a decent wage, and it’s a way of contributing to the music Christine and I like.”

Most hosts don’t take any of the cover charge or donation that is asked at the door. All of the pro-ceeds go to the musicians—or, at times, to charity. “We have a suggested cover charge of 15 dollars,” said McCarthy. “Some people give more. It is a considerable amount of work, but it’s worth it to us.”

There are limitations, of course. Most hosts can’t put on a show every night. “We only do one or two shows a year,” said McCarthy. “It provides impetus for us to clean the house, but it’s not some-thing we can do all the time.” One also has to be sure that the noise level is appropriate. “Most of our shows are acoustic and we’ve never had a problem with the neighbors. A lot of them come to the shows,” he said. “You do have to be careful about parking and the crowd, and it’s probably not best to offer a lot of alcohol.”

“There’s no more intimate musical experience,” said Russ Paris about hosting shows at his home in Oak Park. “It’s a real community event.” Paris and his wife, Julie, have built one of the most

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popular house concert venues in the state, featuring well-known musicians including Laurence Juber, the guitarist for Paul McCartney’s band, Wings, among others. “It’s a real listening room, and that makes it worthwhile,” Paris said.

Russ and Julie’s House Concerts, as they’re known, happen about 10 times a year. This month, on August 13, Barry McGuire, who wrote the 1965 hit song “Eve of Destruction,” will perform (in Russ and Julie’s Ventura County living room) with John York. “We push the shows as hard and as much as we can,” said Paris. “We’ve met musicians who’ve heard of us and ask if they can play.”

Ojai singer-songwriter Rain Perry has been on both sides of the house concert scene, as a per-former and a host. “We don’t do ‘official’ house concerts,” she said, “but I’ll occasionally host one if a friend is coming through.” Perry, who wrote “Beautiful Trees,” the title song of the televi-sion show “Life Unexpected,” says the shows are uniquely demanding for performers. “The audience is focused on you,” she explained. “It’s not like playing a bar or a club where there’s a lot of back-ground noise.”

Perry said that the popularity of the concerts has grown for the musicians as well. “You’re not going to get rich playing house concerts, but you can make a living,” she said. “Some of the more popular

ones, like Russ and Julie’s, are hard to get booked into.” But the effort is worth it, according to Perry: “You get 100 percent of the proceeds, not a percent-age of them. And if you book a show, the host does their best to provide a full house.”

Su Part and her husband, Jon Kavesh, are Ventura County-based music lovers who attend house concerts when they can. “Our first one was seeing Harold Payne play at Russ and Julie’s,” said Part. “You can talk to the musicians most of the time. It’s so intimate, you feel like they’re doing a show just for you.”

“You’re not straining to see what the performer is doing with his or her fingers,” said Kavesh. “It’s like having a conversation with the performer.”

Which is, of course, what the musicians like about the shows as well. “I wish more people would be willing to open up their homes to music,” said Paris. “I think it would do a lot of good.”

Poe drew the strongest analogy between the house and the concert, though. “Music is like a shot of whiskey, or adrenaline. Songs are still best per-ceived in a hi-fi, low-distraction environment—and those environments are special, and rare.” v

For details about Russ and Julie’s House Concerts and a listing of house concert resources, log on to houseconcerts.us.

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righT: Contemporary video artist Bill Viola on location in ojai during the filming of a project to be

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DONNA GRANATA: Tell us about this new project.BILL VIOLA: I was approached by people at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. They had seen The Messenger (a single-channel video and sound installation), which I did in 1996. A canon of the church, who is also in charge of the arts, was very excited by that work and they ended up actu-ally asking me to do two plasma screen chapels for St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. That’s two permanent installations, something I don’t think has ever been done before.

When you’re dealing with media as opposed to painting and sculpture, you’re really dealing with something that has to find its eternity in a dif-ferent way. It’s a moving target, an active and evolving technology. We’re still trying to get our minds around how that would actually work, with the perception that we want to do something that’s permanent. The Tate will be the caretakers of the work. They’re going to open up their whole tech facil-ity, one of the best in the world for restoration. They’re going to be taking care of it for the foreseeable future.

DG: In order to keep the project up to date as technology changes?BV: Yes.

DG: How does that feel, knowing this work will continue to evolve and be updated as technology evolves?BV: I was very touched when they came up with the idea of having the Tate be the caretaker. This is living stuff! It’s movement. It’s time. We’re very thrilled with it. From the time of Buddha and Christ, we go back to the idea of a recitation, whether it’s a Hebrew recitation or a simple repetition that keeps the knowledge circulating in an active way. It’s not a dusty tablet that you have to dust off every few years.

DG: Describe what we’re seeing here.BV: We’re in Ojai, in this beautiful place, a kind of a meadow with mostly dry grasses, but there’s a lot of interesting variegated aspects to this hill-side with oak trees and then beyond to the mountains. It’s very beautiful and inspiring. We’re creating the last leg of a journey that Mary has been on. The angel Gabriel came to her to inform her that she was going to be receiving the Son of God in her womb. That’s a pretty powerful moment for anybody. I’m looking at it from a slightly broader perspective than just simply the Christian version. Right now we need to be focused not on people’s differences but on our similarities. So many religions at the core are so much alike. They’re all connected with being human, what it means to be human, being born and dying, the human experience. This piece will have multiple resonances with various people in the world, whether they’re religious or not. That’s important for me. In an age where there’s so much violence that’s been perpetrated by people who are from various religious

backgrounds—I think we have to really get rid of that. Art probably has the best chance in humanity of being the universal language. You can see 3,000-year-old sculptures. They were people just like us. You can shed a tear for it and can be touched by it emotionally. That’s a powerful link. That’s what it really means to me right now.

There are two projects I’m doing for St. Paul’s, which are interre-lated. One is the life cycle of Mary, done in a somewhat contemporary way. It’s very powerful. This particular shot in Ojai shows Mary, who has run away because she was frightened and disturbed when the angel came to her with his message. Then she traveled over mountains on a three-day walk. She ends up coming back to her cousin Elizabeth’s house, her safety net. We’re shooting the culminating scene in this field. Elizabeth comes out of her house, taking a break. She sees someone walking across the landscape towards her and realizes it is Mary. Then the two of them embrace. For Mary, who did this very arduous journey, this is a huge thing.The second piece I’ve been asked to make is on the topic of martyrs. Here (the one

being shot now), we have Mary giving birth. Birth. Fertility. The feminine principle in the universe. That’s on the north choir aisle. On the south choir aisle we’re going to have the Martyrs, the exact opposite. It’s about death and destruction. It’s about persecution, and ultimately it’s about transcen-dence. The question I had asked myself in the Martyr’s piece was, “What would you give your life for?” Wherever else there’s conflict, people are giving their lives—literally, right now, at this moment, to make sure their culture continues. It’s a very topical thing. I’m focusing on this positive kind of message: What do want to go to your grave? What are you going to leave behind? What is your legacy?

DG: How does it feel to touch so many lives?BV: It’s a privilege, something you don’t take lightly. Just one person can change a life. Something you say. Something you do. A stranger offers you a seat on the bus, and then he says something. Your life can be changed from that. You don’t have to go to a giant sermon by a spiritual lead-er. Sometimes you just need a total stranger to say something and all of a sudden, it clicks! And you’re off and running. It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing. I really take that very seriously. You have to respect the people who have given you the privilege of sitting in a place called the studio and have money from somewhere; some patron gives you a job. And you got to really be aware of what that means. That’s a kind of sacrifice—someone is giving you that time. v

For more information about Bill Viola, log on to billviola.com.

Ventura-based Focus on the Masters is a non-profit art appreciation pro-gram that documents, preserves, and presents the works and lives of accomplished contemporary artists. For details, see focusonthemasters.com or call 805-653-2501.

When you’re dealing with media as opposed to painting and sculpture, you’re really dealing with something that has to find its eternity in a

different way. It’s a moving target, an active and evolving technology.

Top To boTTom: Viola directing Mary and Elizabeth as the cousins

embrace following Mary’s three-day journey; hands-

on guidance; behind the camera, Viola puts 40 years

of video art experience to work. While Christian in

subject matter, Viola’s cur-rent project is intended to resonate with people of all

religious backgrounds.

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at the stunt industry’s leading annual event, the evening had already proven a success. The show, highlighted by a gala extravaganza created by performers and technicians from the aerial theater company AiRealistic, had wowed the crowd. Could the finale be any better?

Now, in a moment of unprecedented drama, a crane bearing a piano and a pianist in fluttering coattails appeared in the sky and panned across the crowd, stopping in front of Paramount’s famous water tower. As the music died away, the pianist reached up and pulled a snap-shackle, unhooking the piano from its perch. As the crowd gasped, the piano plummeted 80 feet and smashed to the ground, followed by the pianist, who plunged off the crane and, tethered to a guard rope, rolled seven times, finishing with a perfect “lay-out” over the heads of the guests.

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rageous feat had reached its creative and technical limits, AiRealistic’s inaugu-ral show laid them to rest. “I’m really excited by the combination of danger, beauty, and defiance of physical law,” said Gregg Curtis, an AiRealistic found-ing member and head of the Circus and Flying School, now headquartered in Ventura. “If we can stimulate our audience by beauty, and puzzle them at the same time by the reality they see in front of their eyes, we can create a moment of sustained bliss. It’s during that moment that we present our great-est gift: the sublime suspension of disbelief.”

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acrobatics and stunts as a vehicle for the art of storytelling. “There are many incredible companies in the world today, doing many incredible things, but we’re the only ones doing it the way we do,” said Curtis.

Since its radical gala performance, the company has put on site-specific performances worldwide, including shows at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the WTA Championships in Qatar, Los Angeles Philharmonic Conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural performance, and on the ABC show “Dancing With The Stars.” Back home in Ventura, both a handful of the company’s professionals and students

from the Circus and Flying School gave their own performance at this year’s annual Westside Artwalk opening. Riggers strung supporting cables, ropes, and brightly-colored fabric from the heaviest branches of a tree; dramatic lighting and a twilight performance created the natural setting the company hoped to achieve.

Though the company employs specialists, part of the purpose of

the Circus and Flying School is to help new cast members develop a full set of skills. “A fully developed AiRealistic artist will be an amazing acrobat, an expressive dancer, a powerful actor, and an adept rigger,” explains Gregg Curtis’s wife, Carmen, a performer and instructor in her own right. And like most circus performers, the art is part of the family’s daily life. Once settled into their new Ventura home, the couple rigged their garage with ropes and fabrics for their seven-year-old daughter. With the garage door standing open, neighborhood kids were soon part of the gang, and Carmen found herself training them.

Today, in collaboration with the All-American Ballet, they hold classes at several locations in Ventura, Camarillo, and Santa Barbara.

According to Carmen, the decision to make Ventura home was the area’s growing reputation as California’s “New Art City.” She saw the people here as “active and searching for new things to try … chal-lenged not by fads, but by the next big thing. Artists here want their

“If we can stimulate our audience by beauty, and puzzle them at the same time by the reality they see in front of their eyes,

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work to be functional, active, and different. The commu-nity is small enough to be accessible but big enough to be relevant on a much larger scale.”

But innovation brings risks. Among the company’s more dangerous feats was its first, involving 19 performers and technicians linked near the top of a five-story build-ing. Three separate mechanical/pulley systems and ropes connected the performers in a counter-balanced relation-ship. “One missed clip or unlocked carabiner and any one of the performers could have taken a horrible fall,” said Gregg Curtis. “At the top of the show, another performer and I run and jump out of a window and freefall two stories before getting caught by another performer who had us on a loose belay. Bang! In an instant, the performer who had been standing on the floor a moment ago has now met me two stories up on the building.”

In July and August of this year, 19 members of the company and an additional 14 European dancers, actors, and acrobats converged in Bregenz, Austria at the Bregenzer Festival to participate in the French Revolution-inspired opera “André Chénier,” held on the Bregenz Opera House’s famous floating stage. As usual, AiRealistic has the most challenging role in the production: recreating the decadent ambiance of the period and staging an aerial ballet atop the head of an 80-foot-tall sculpture.

For those of you hoping to run away and join the cir-cus, AiRealistic now provides training in their Ventura studio, in three specialties: Aerial Theater, Rigging, and Aerial Instruction. Other contact offices are in Los Angeles and New York City. v

Please note: Local members of AiRealistic will return from their summer program at the Bregenz Opera House at the end of August; Ventura classes will resume at the beginning of the school year. For more information, log on to airealistic.com.

ToP: Stage design for the Austrian opera was based

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sPlAshes of Colorthrough september 10 Community Memorial hospital, VenturaA new art series is on display for public viewing at CMH as the Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation presents its “Splashes of Color” exhibit. Free. First Floor, 147 N. Brent St., Ventura. For more information, visit cmhshealth.org.

A tAste of historythrough october 30 | santa Paula Art MuseumA History of Citrus Labels is co-curated by Santa Paula and Ojai farmer Mike Shore and Museum Director/Curator Jennifer Heighton. This exhibit will show the evolution of labels along with equipment used in the labeling process. Citrus box labels began to be used to identify the brand name and packinghouse location of boxes of fresh fruit in Southern California in the late 1880s. These labels replaced the earlier methods of identifying shipments of citrus fruit by stenciling, stamping, or burning the brand informa-tion on wooden crate ends or the tops of wooden barrels. 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula. For more information, call 805.525.5554.

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suMMer JAzz ConCert seriesAugust 7, 14, 21, 28 gardens of the World, thousand oaksThese free Sunday concerts will feature some of the coun-try’s most accomplished and eclectic musicians—The Phil Norman Tentet, The Barry Rillera Blues Band, Open Hands, and The Late Nite Big Band—performing every-thing from blues to jazz to swing. 5-6:30 p.m. Lawn seating available in front of the Gardens of the World American Bandstand. Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets (no glass containers or pets) are welcome. 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd. For more information, call 805.557.1135.

oJAi PlAyWrights ConferenCe suMMer neW Works festiVAlAugust 9 - 14 | ojaiUnder the direction of Artistic Director/Producer Robert Egan, carefully selected playwrights join together in Ojai for an intensive two-week, in-residence workshop to develop new works for the American theater. This process culmi-nates in OPC’s popular Summer New Works Festival, a week-long celebration of new plays and creative collabora-tion featuring six world premiere plays, two special perfor-mance events, a family theater day show and the popular OPC Youth Workshop presentation. For the schedule and more information, call 805.640.0400 or visit ojaiplays.org.

Polo, PiCniC, And PArAdiseAugust 14 | s.B. Polo & racquet Club, CarpinteriaThe third annual Polo, Picnic, and Paradise event—a benefit for the Ventura Botanical Gardens—will include an afternoon of polo watching while sipping mint juleps, participating in a hat parade and contest, “stomping of the divots,” and enjoying a gourmet lunch featuring fresh, local produce from the McGrath Family Farms. $100. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 3375 Foothill Rd. #1200, Carpinteria. For tickets and more infor-mation, visit venturabotanicalgardens.com.

Art night At the hArBorAugust 18 | Ventura harbor VillageLive artist demonstrations, gallery openings, and chang-ing exhibits featuring pottery, fine art, photography, tile art, sculptures, jewelry, and more. Includes artisan stores, live entertainment, culinary specials, Happy Hours, and continues to add more art genres and ele-ments each month. Free. 5-8 p.m. For more informa-tion, visit venturaharborvillage.com.

VenturA folk festiVAlAugust 20 & 21 | Mission Park, downtown VenturaThe first ever Ventura Folk Festival will feature such greats as Jim Messina, JD Souther, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, John Doe, and special guests. More than 20 bands are scheduled to perform at the two-day festival, including The White Buffalo, Dead Rock West, Peter Case, and Garrison Starr. $25 for one-day or $40 for both. Kids under 12 get in free with paid adult. Tickets available online at venturafolkfestival.eventbrite.com. For more information and updates, please “Like” the festival on Facebook at facebook.com/venturafolkfestival.

APPrAisAl dAy August 30 | Museum of Ventura CountyDo you suspect that garage sale find might be more than just a pretty picture? Do you wonder about the value of a family heirloom? Find the answers at Museum of Ventura County’s Appraisal Day, where you can get a verbal auc-tion estimate of worth from the experts at Bonhams & Butterfields. $5 per item for members and $10 for non-members (memberships will be available for purchase at the door). Limit of five items per person. 10 a.m. to noon, and 1-3 p.m., Ventura County Museum’s Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. For more information, call 805.653.0323.

on The horizonreliVe the MAgiCseptember 10 | libbey Bowl, ojai“Relive the Magic,” a concert to benefit for The Ojai Valley Museum, will feature the music of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. KRTH DJ Brian Beirne will host the eve-ning at Ojai’s new Libbey Bowl. Abbey Road will open the show with their internationally acclaimed tribute to the Beatles, followed by the Stones tribute band Jumping Jack Flash. General admission $45, lawn seating $25. 7 p.m. E. Ojai Ave. and N Signal St., Ojai. For more infor-mation, visit beatlesandstoneslibbeybowl.com.

thousAnd oAks Arts festiVAlseptember 17 & 18 | thousand oaksMore than 60 local visual arts exhibitors, live perfor-mances including Shakespeare, art demonstrations, children’s interactive art exhibits, wine tasting, and pop-ular food trucks will be featured. The Honorary Chair of the festival will be acclaimed wildlife artist Wyland, one of America’s most unique influences and a lead-ing advocate for marine resource conservation. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., and The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, 2200 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Details online at toartsfestival.com.

Big BAd Voodoo dAddy triBute to CAB CAlloWAyseptember 30 | kavli theater, thousand oaks Fans of “America’s favorite little big band” are sure to swing as they play classics from their latest album, How Big Can You Get? A Tribute to Cab Calloway. The event also features local favorites Amanda Ply and Teardrop Garage, as well as silent and live auctions. Proceeds benefit the more than 1,000 local kids being supported through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County. Tickets available from Ticketmaster (805-583-8700, tick-etmaster.com), the T.O. Civic Arts Plaza Box Office, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., or bbsvc.org. Tickets: $154 (VIP preferred seating), $79, $64, $44. For more information, call 805.484.2282.

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Lush landscaping surrounds this home, built in 1986, featuring faux finishing, extensive use of wood in the main entry, family room and spacious gourmet island kitchen. The kitchen features a Jennaire electric cook top, built-in refrigerator/freezer, dual ovens and an abundance of cabinetry and shelving. Large, formal dining room has open beamed ceiling and custom chandelier. The formal living room with fireplace provides a majestic setting as the sun slips behind the Channel

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Ventura Collection, a single-family home community, will celebrate its Grand Opening event on Saturday, August 20th from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Ventura Collection features unique urban cottages and spacious executive-style homes, ranging from 1,885 to 3,258 square feet and up to five bedrooms. In addition, the Ventura Collection offers special buyer incentives including the “Heroes Program,” a special financing

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Choice home on a private lane in Ventura’s desirable Hobson Heights. Dramatic ocean and hillside views in the 3,400+ square feet (per seller), with an optional fifth bedroom or office. Features cathedral ceilings, 3 stone fireplaces, maple and stone floors, and gourmet kitchen. The Master suite has a European steam shower. There’s also a courtyard and 2 separate

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Lush landscaping surrounds this home, built in 1986, featuring faux finishing, extensive use of wood in the main entry, family room and spacious gourmet island kitchen. The kitchen features a Jennaire electric cook top, built-in refrigerator/freezer, dual ovens and an abundance of cabinetry and shelving. Large, formal dining room has open beamed ceiling and custom chandelier. The formal living room with fireplace provides a majestic setting as the sun slips behind the Channel Islands. Then enjoy the sparkling city lights from the penthouse master suite with a crackling fire. Sound systems spreads music throughout the home. The game room on the lower level. French doors lead to the patio which overlooks the orchard of lemon, orange, mango, peach, fig and guava—all on

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oCean vieWs! executive ocean view home on a private lane in ventura’s desirable Hobson Heights. Dramatic ocean and hillside views in the 3,400+ SF (per seller), 4 Br (plus office or 5 Br), 3 Ba with cathedral ceilings, 3 stone fireplaces, maple and stone floors, and gourmet kitchen. Master suite with european steam shower, courtyard and 2 separate garages. oFFered aT $1,749,000Visit www.1970Hillcrest.com

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spacious courtyard/patio, large master with FP, and rv parking. oFFered aT $850,000Visit www.5569Crestone.com

Camarillo’s sPanish hills CounTry Club. very custom approx. 3,993 SF mostly all on one level. open spacious entertainers delight. Designed by renowned local architect Ken Soudani. Built in 1999 w/ 3 Br, 3.5 Ba plus paneled library/office, den, and exercise room. Gourmet kit., formal dining room and 4 fireplaces. Fabulous master bedroom wing with his and hers walk-in closets. Great views from almost every room. Horseshoe shaped home with rooms opening to courtyard with private lap pool and spa. oversized 3 car garage plus extra guest parking. Too many features to describe. GreaT value aT $1,480,000 - Visit www.1118AvenidaDeAprisa.com

JusT lisTed! sPeCTaCular venTura hillside PanoramiC oCean, island & CiTy liGhTs vieW home. 4+3 and 3 fireplaces w/approx. 2,866 SF per appraiser on large 9,450 SF lot. entire 2nd floor addition is the master suite approx. 800 SF. over $150k in remodeling completed within the last 2 years. Terraced back yard landscaped w/lush plantings, fruit trees, & a crow’s nest patio for addt’l views. ouTsTandinG value aT $775,000Visit www.3153Hilltop.com

hiGhly uPGraded WaTerFronT venTura keys home. approx. 3,271 SF per assessor with 4 Br, 4 Ba. Gourmet kitchen, living room w/ FP. large master suite with spa tub & 2 walk-in closets. Huge east facing viewing deck great for entertaining. 35 ft. boat dock. oFFered aT $1,399,000 - Visit www.2652Bayshore.comAddt’l boat dock properties available starting at $1,275,000.

JusT lisTed! neWly ConsTruCTed venTura mediTerranean sTyle home. Built in 2008 w/4+3 and approx. 2,339 SF per builder. located in the desirable Cunhane tract. Dramatic entry staircase, distressed hardwood & tile flooring, & spacious Fr w/FP. 1+1 on lower level. Master w/walk-in closet & spacious Br. Upgraded kitchen w/verde Fallino granite counters. Custom tile work in all Bas. Green features incl dual glazed low e windows, tankless water heater, dual-zone heating and aC, dual flush water-saving toilets, and low voC paint. oFFered aT $750,000 Visit www.290Dalton.com

FanTasTiC buy! venTura oCean vieW mediTerranean villa builT in 1995. Hillside 3 level 4+3.5 home w/approx. 3,476 SF per tax records. Huge family/game room. Gourmet kitchen w/granite counters. Master Br w/Jacuzzi tub and roman shower w/pass through FP. african mahogany floors in lr & Dr. Possible lower level guest quarters w/separate entrance. expansive viewing decks and private backyard w/patio. oFFered aT $998,000 - Visit www.1166BuenaVista.com

reduCed! via ondulando Pool home. 3+2.5 with approx. 2,295 SF per assessor on large 10,890 SF lot. Some ocean and mountain views. Thousands in upgrades. Kitchen w/granite counters, tile flooring, SS electric cook top, & newer dishwasher. refrigerator included. living room with FP & Pergo flooring. Family/game room with wet bar flows to enclosed 300+/- SF sun room adjacent to back patio. newer dual paned windows, remodeled master bath, newer water heater and softener. oFFered aT $745,000 - Visit www.990ViaOndulando.com

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Conceived of the drama and the romance of an exquisite New England Es-tate, this one story estate spans over 6,000 sq. ft. is located on an acre in the exclusive gated Camelot neighborhood of Santa Rosa Valley. Distinguished architectural bearing and the use of enduring gleaming hard-wood flooring, granite and fine wood craftsmanship. Built in 1999, There are five spacious bedrooms each with their own bath and walk-in closets, a separate office/li-brary, bonus/hobby room, additional Media room. Large master bedroom suite is a retreat onto itself with coffered volume ceiling with double sided fireplace. Custom designed separate his and her closets provide organized storage for your clothing and accessories. Additionally there is a four-car garage with built-in garage organizers. The park-like ambiance completes this estate, com-plete with swimming pool, covered outdoor fireplace area, and sports court. Offered at $1,899,000

Custom home features equestrian facilities: 6 stall breezeway barn, paddocks and full dressage arena with lights. Horse trails. 4 bed-rooms (or 3 bedrooms and office) and 3 full bathrooms. Wood flooring and dramatic spiral staircase Family room with river rock/marble gas fireplace, wet bar with sink. Master suite features gas fireplace and French door that lead to a balcony. Master bath has double sink pull-man, spa tub, separate shower and huge double walkin closet. Jack & Jill secondary bedrooms have adjoining bath. Recreational para-dise awaits you in the rear yard with gorgeous resort styled in ground spa with waterfall, patio area with built-in barbecue. Fruit orchard. Offered at only $1,299,000

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Santa Rosa Valley gorgeous custom villa located in Camelot Estates was designed with superb attention to detail and decorated in the most refined manner. Escape to incredible estate w/not a single detail overlooked. Gracious pillars frame entry to enormous Great Room featuring fireplace, wet bar w/granite counters, w/sink, refrigerator/wine cooler and Viking commercial ice machine, high coffered ceilings, expansive windows with views of rear yard amenities including lighted North/South tennis court, resort style solar heated pool with waterfall and rock formed flowing slide. Reduced to $2,950,000

Located in the prestigious Hidden Meadows Estates, this sprawling 5 acre Eques-trian estate one level home encompasses over 5500 square feet. Pass through the electronic entry gates and discover the rich elements of this showcase quality resi-dence including volume ceilings, breathtaking views, formal entry, office/library with fireplace, majestic family room with built-in entertainment center and wet bar, gourmet island “state of the art” kitchen, huge master bedroom suite, sauna in master bath, oversized four car garage, spacious formal dining and unique floor plan that provides the children’s wing with it’s own second family room, bonus room or computer/media center. There are 5 bedrooms each with bath and walk in closets. 4 stall bam with paddock, swimming pool Avocado orchard. Offered at only $1,999,000

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6328 La Cumbre Road, SomisSpacious single level custom home built in 2003 with 3,470 sq. ft. on nearly one acre. 3-car attached garage and a detached garage with RV entry doors, a half bath and storage for 8-12 vehicles. Gated for privacy. Virtual Tour: www.6328LaCumbreRoad.com $1,245,000

Barcelona Street, CamarilloExcellent opportunity to develop this 3-acre parcel south of the 101 Freeway at Carmen Drive. City of Camarillo approval for 9 single family homes. Utilities are at the street. $650,000

3562 Faria Street, CamarilloSplit level home in the popular Las Posas Meadows with 4BR + 3BA. Built in 1973 with 2,295 sq. ft. on a nice corner lot of 7,452 sq. ft. Break-fast nook and family room opens to the back yard with patio, pool with slide, spa. Virtual Tour: www.3562FariaStreet.com $524,900

Ray De Silva805.444.3848

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20 Years of Proven Success

#1 Listing & Selling Agent1994-2007

#1 Listing & Top Volume Agent for 2008 & 2009

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7159 Los Coyotes Place, CamarilloCustom Country French home in the desirable Garnidale Estates. Built in 1998 with 3,914 sq. ft. on a half acre lot featuring privacy, putting green, ‘salt water’ pool/spa and mountain views. Virtual Tour: www.7159LosCoyotesPlace.com $1,100,000

424 La Marina Drive, CamarilloFabulous custom home at “the gateway to Spanish Hills”. Built in 1995 with approx. 5,713 sq. ft., including self contained guest quarters (1BR + 1BA) for a total of 6BR + 5.5BA. Oriented on a one-acre lot with views of the ocean and mountains. Virtual Tour: www.424LaMarinaDrive.com. $1,750,000

764 E. Highland Drive, CamarilloIncredible views from the mountains to the ocean! 4BR + 2.5BA built in 1999 with 2,237 sq. ft on nearly an acre of land. Pool-sized back yard. Spacious “Trex” deck of over 800 sq. ft. Virtual Tour: www.764EHighlandDrive.com $825,000

179 Alviso Drive, CamarilloStunning custom Mediterranean home in Las Posas Hills built in 1986 with 3943 sq. ft. on over a half acre. 4BR + 3.5BA. Formal Living Room with fireplace. Large formal Dining Room with beamed ceiling. Gourmet island eat-in kitchen. Game room on the lower level. Professional touches throughout. Island and city lights view. Lush landscaping. Virtual Tour: www.179AlvisoDrive.com $1,125,000

684 Valley Vista Drive, CamarilloLas Posas Estates home on one level, tastefully remodeled. 3BR + 3.5BA built in 1966 with 2,700 sq. ft. on nearly ½ acre private lot. Spacious “Great Room” opens to the covered patio, pool/spa and brick BBQ. Office with separate entry. Virtual Tour: www.684ValleyVistaDrive.com $799,000

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—Bob Lynn

This petite pendant is only 1.1 inches long. It was made for a lady who loves beautiful jade. I was commissioned to find a stone that would match the jade gems in a pair of earrings, and then to combine it with diamonds that had been passed down through the family. So I designed a 1/3-carat diamond pendant, which holds up a strand of diamonds suspending the jade. The gem settings are very secure, yet when viewed face-on the mounting almost disappears!

Please come by and let us design the jewel of your dreams!

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All of our custom designs have been made from 100% recycled gold for more than 35 years. Respect for the earth is not a new idea at Lynn’s.

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