Saturday, March 199am: Breakfast with Books. Dan Carrigan. Bonnie Lu’s Country Cafe. 10am-4pm: Street Book Fair. 323 E Matilija Street, in front of Made in Ojai.Master Classes for Writers. Pre-register online via OjaiWordFest.com.• 1-4pm: The New “Book” Model: Writing, Producing and Promoting your

Book with Dan Poynter. $99• 1-5pm: Memoir, Plays, Screenplays, Fiction, Comedy or Drama: Make It

Personal and Get Your Passion on the Page with Ellen Sandler. $99• 2-5pm: Engaging the Feminine Heroic: Using the Power of Archetype and

Myth to Write Richer Stories with Dara Marks & Deb Norton. $1492-4pm: Zenplay: Improv for the Soul. First class is free; $10 thereafter. Soul Centered.5-7pm: Happy Hour “Pink Moment” Sunset Cocktail Mixer. No host cocktails. Osteria Monte Grappa. 8-10pm: Jacqueline Winspear Book Release Party. Tickets $35 at Made In Ojai. Theater 150.

Sunday, March 20Master Classes for Writers. Pre-register online via OjaiWordFest.com.• 9am-5pm: Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc with Dara

Marks & Deb Norton. Includes light lunch. $299• 10am-5pm: Building Imaginary Worlds: How to Build a Full-Scale Imaginary

World from Scratch with Danika Dinsmore. Includes light lunch. $199• 2-5pm: Polish Your Pitch: 30 Seconds to Ka-Ching! with Ellen Sandler. $99

9-10am: Edible Ojai Farmers Market Tour. Meet in front of Lavender Inn.11am: Breakfast with Books. “Bar Brunch with Books” with Lisa Snider. The Village Jester. 1-3:30pm: So You Want To Be a Food Writer. Must pre-register at Made In Ojai due to limited seating. Lavender Inn.2-4pm: Yoga for Writers Workshop with Suza Francina. $20 or free with purchase of one of Suza’s books. 52 Weeks of Peace.2:30-4:30pm: Workshop on Writing Workshops. E.E. ‘Doc’ Murdock, PhD and Zoe Murdock, MA. Ojai Library.4pm: High Tea with Jacqueline Winspear. Tickets $25 at Made In Ojai. Lavender Inn. 7pm: WordSalad Ojai. The Village Jester. 7-9pm: Noel Paul Stookey (Paul from Peter, Paul and Mary) in concert. Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905 Country Club Rd. $25 for show only, $50 for meet-and-greet following show.8-10pm: Dessert Bar & Scrabble™. Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Neff Lounge, 905 Country Club Rd. $18

Monday, March 219am: Breakfast with Books. Keith Richardson. Full of Beans, 11534 N Ventura Ave. 2:30-4pm: Writing About Women: The Creative Process of Stephen Huyler. Ojai Theatre. 6:30pm: Poetry Night. Theater 150.7–9pm: Shakespeare Discussion Group. Ojai Library.

Tuesday, March 2210:30am: Story-Time with Byron Katie. Ojai Library. 10:30am: Breakfast with Books. Leslie Cabarga. Farmer and the Cook, 339 W El Roblar Dr. 11am: Coffee Shop Talk with Jodi Womack. Ojai Coffee Roasting Company. 3-5pm: Simple Steps to Successful Authorship with Patricia Fry. Ojai Library. 6-7:30pm: Photographer-Writers: Stephen Huyler, Tim Hauf and others. Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Rd.

6:30-9:30pm: Working With the Media, Making the Media Work for You with Susan Hart Hellman. $5 fee includes wine tasting. Casa Barranca.6:30-8:30pm: This Time Get It Write with James Owen. Ojai Library. 7:30-9:30pm: Trivia Night. The Village Jester.

Wednesday, March 239-10:30am: Breakfast with Books. Mary Natwick. Private residence, 920 N Signal St. Coffee, tea and pastries provided. Donations accepted for food and drink. 10:30am: Story-Time with Diana Goodrow. Ojai Library. 10:30am: Breakfast with Books. Leslie Cabarga. KNEAD Baking Company.1:30-3pm: Joy in the Evening of Our Lives with Joan Englander. Ojai Library. 4-6pm: WordPlay. Suggested $7 donation to cover cost; no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Theater 150.4-5:30pm: Wordless Muse with Aviva Gold. Info at OjaiWordFest.com.4:30-6:30pm: Cartooning Workshop with Robert Gluckson. Suggested donation of $5-$15. Ojai Arts Center.6-7:30pm: East vs. West Open Mic with Georgia Menides. Bart’s Books.6:30-8pm: A Photo Guide to Fountains and Sculptures of Ojai with Elise Depuydt. Ojai Library. 6:30-10pm: Scrabble™ Tournament Style Play. Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905 Country Club Dr.7pm: Screening of WordPlay, a documentary featuring New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz. $5 or free to WordPlay game players. Theater 150.

Thursday, March 248:30-10pm: Ocean to Ojai: Message in a Bottle. Pre-register online via OjaiWordFest.com.9-10:30am: Breakfast with Books. Deb Court. Full of Beans, 11534 N Ventura Ave. 10:30-11am: Story-Time with Maureen McGrath. Ojai Library. 12:30-2pm: “Relational Reality” with Charlene Spretnak. Ojai Library. 1-1:30pm: Tales From the Outer Hebrides with Sami Zehringer. Soul Centered. 4-6pm: Inter-generational Ensemble Building Acting Workshop. Soul Centered. 6pm: Screening of “Easy A” and Potluck. Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Rd. 5:30-8pm: Ojai Library Weekly Writers’ Workshop. Ojai Library. 6:30-9:30pm: Building Your Magazine Writing Career: Breaking In/Staying In with Susan Hart Hellman. $5 fee includes wine tasting. Casa Barranca.7-9pm: Byron Katie Benefit for Ojai WordFest. Tickets $49 at OjaiWordFest.com, Made in Ojai and Soul Centered. Center for the Work.

Friday, March 259-10:30am: Breakfast with Books. Marilyn Miller. Carrows.9am-12pm: Hollywood Insights: How To Hook the Reader in the First 10 Pages with Devorah Rubenstein. $25. Theater 150.10:30am: Breakfast with Books. Leslie Cabarga. Coffee Connection, 311 E El Roblar Dr.1-6pm: VIP Writers Package: Friday-Sunday. Limited to 20 writers! $499. Pre-register online via OjaiWordFest.com.2-4pm: This Time Get it Write with James Owen. Ojai Library. Ojai Lit Crawl, Downtown Ojai• 3-5pm: Richard Brown, Jr., author of Feeling Great at 88, an autobiographical

journey of enjoying great health well into the senior years. Ojai Ice Cream.• 4:30-5:30pm: Special screening of award-winning short film Angel Passing,

and Q&A with screenwriter Catherine Ann Jones. Ojai Theatre.• 5-7pm: Reception for Alice and Richard Matzkin. HumanArts Gallery.

• 6-8pm: Word FEAST will feature excerpts from The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher, read by Buddy Wilds and Tree Bernstein. Feast Bistro.

• 8pm: Ojai Improv Performance. Admission 25¢ or one joke—limericks not accepted! Soul Centered.

• 8-10pm: Well Red: THE Gathering for All Area Writers, Showcasing Authors with New Works. Los Caporales.

Saturday, March 267am-5pm: Ojai-5 All-Day Backstage Pass. Tickets $30 at Made In Ojai. Theatre 150.8:30-10am: Breakfast with Books. Calling all writers! If you’re a writer, join us for breakfast at Ojai Café Emporium.Master Classes for Writers. Pre-register online via OjaiWordFest.com.• 9-12pm: How to Make Your Book a Profitable Business: Your Book Is Done,

Now Get to Work! with Peggy McColl. $99• 9-12pm or 2-5pm: Poetry Bootcamp with Danika Dinsmore. $99• 10am-4pm: The Way of the Story: The Craft and Soul of Writing with Catherine

Ann Jones. Includes light lunch. $249• 1-4pm: How to Make BIG $$$ Online with Your e-Book (or Your Book) with

Peggy McColl. $99 • 1-5pm: What Can I Say? Secrets to Great Dialogue with Ellen Sandler. $99

12-1:30pm: Ojai Songwriters Anonymous. Soul Centered.1-6pm: VIP Writers Package continues (begins on Friday).2-4pm: Zenplay: Improv for the Soul. First class is free; $10 thereafter. Soul Centered.2-4pm: Kim Lumsden discusses her novel Ancestors’ Wake. Nutmeg’s Ojai House.4:30-6pm: Interview Program with Nancy Gross of The Bubble. $5. Soul Centered.5:30pm: Ojai Playwrights Annual Benefit Gala. Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd. Show-only Tickets $85. Show, Dinner & Auction Tickets $225.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free admission, no registration required and open to the community. For details, tickets or to register, visit OjaiWordFest.com

Festival At-a-GlanceFestival At-a-Glance

1. 52 WEEKS OF PEACE, 928 E OJAI AVE2. ARTFUL LIVING, 107 S SIGNAL ST3. BART’S BOOKS, 302 W MATILIJA ST4. BONNIE LU’S COUNTRY CAFE, 328 E OJAI AVE5. CARROWS, 211 W OJAI AVE6. CASA BARRANCA, 208 E OJAI AVE7. BYRON KATIE’S CENTER FOR THE WORK, 213 N MONTGOMERY ST8. CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 414 E OJAI AVE9. FEAST BISTRO, 254 E OJAI AVE

10. HUMAN ARTS GALLERY, 246 E OJAI AVE11. KNEAD BAKING COMPANY, 469 E OJAI AVE12. LAVENDER INN, 210 E MATILIJA ST13. LOS CAPORALES, 307 E OJAI AVE14. MADE IN OJAI, 323 E MATILIJA ST15. NUTMEG’S OJAI HOUSE, 304 N MONTGOMERY ST16. OJAI ARTS CENTER, 113 S MONTGOMERY ST17. OJAI CAFÉ EMPORIUM, 108 S MONTGOMERY ST18. OJAI COFFEE ROASTING CO., 337 E OJAI AVE

8pm: World Premier of Ojai-5. $5 tickets available at the door, at Made In Ojai, from Thomas Hardy at tom@hardymotorsports.com or 805-640-0500. Theater 150.

Sunday, March 27Master Classes for Writers. Pre-register online via OjaiWordFest.com.• 9-11:30am: How to Get Your Book or e-Book on the New York Times Best-Seller

List with Peggy McColl. $9911-11:30am: Destiny Cards with Lisa Osborne. Soul Centered.12-6pm: VIP Writers Package continues (begins on Friday).12-2pm: Ojai WordFest Luncheon with David Allen, Byron Katie, and Jacqueline Winspear. Tickets $50 (general seating) or $75 (premium VIP seating) at OjaiWordFest.com, Made in Ojai and Soul Centered. The Ranch House, 102 Besant Rd.2-4pm: Yoga for Writers Workshop with Suza Francina. $20 or free with purchase of one of Suza’s books. 52 Weeks of Peace.3-4pm: Beyond the Secret: Using the Law of Attraction in a Spiritual Way to Create a Better World. Soul Centered.8-10pm: Dessert Bar & Scrabble™. Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Neff Lounge, 905 Country Club Rd. $18

Daily and Week-Long Events• 8-10am Daily: Breakfast and Personal Writing Retreat. Ojai Retreat, 160 Besant Rd. $10. • 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday: The Mind of J. Krishnamurti. Exhibit at Chaparral High

School Auditorium.• Artful Living is offering numerous classes during WordFest celebrating letters,

words and books created as art with a variety of renowned teachers, book authors, calligraphers and book artists. $35-$45. Call 805.640.0800 to register.

19. OJAI ICE CREAM, 210 E OJAI AVE20. OJAI LIBRARY, 111 E OJAI AVE21. OJAI THEATRE, 145 E OJAI AVE22. OSTERIA MONTE GRAPPA, 205 N SIGNAL ST23. SOUL CENTERED, 311 N MONTGOMERY ST24. THEATRE 150, 316 E MATILIJA ST25. THE VILLAGE JESTER, 139 E OJAI AVE26. WORLD UNIVERSITY, 107 N VENTURA ST PUBLIC PARKING

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