Film

This Is A Film About The James Webb Space Telescope

Who’s from Ojai?

Smile Mountain (Joel Fox + Jennifer Jordan Day) | Producer/Director

Mikael Jorgensen | Soundtrack

Fereschta Zamani-Sinclair, Nico Ali, Sadie Sequoia | Cast

STEEZY, as the kids say

Who’s from Ojai?

Nicholas Weissman | Director of Photography

(briefly) Nicholas Pelton | Director

21-year-old Nicholas Pelton collaborates with his uncle, Nicholas Weissman of VACATIONLAND STUDIO on his visit to Ojai in the Summer of 2020.

Song: 5 to 50 by Benny the Butcher (featuring India)

Sneakers by Rick Owens.

Music

PLAYLIST | MUSIC TO GET DRESSED TO: SCORPIO SEASON

Who’s from Ojai?

CURATOR: Rachel Gagliardi

While this issue of VORTEX stretches from Libra to Capricorn, Scorpio Jules Weissman is sticking to what is most important, this very excellent playlist from Bratty Official. After listening to the best, click the image to hear the rest. :P

NEW ALBUM | ARIZONE!

Who’s from Ojai?

KEYBOARDS, GUITAR, VOCALS: Mikael Jorgensen

Lizard Music, the New Jersey-born rock quartet featuring Mikael Jorgensen, Chris Apple, Craig Smith, and Erik Paparozzi, is set to release their first new music in more than 25 years with a new album, Arizone!

WE’LL CELEBRATE THE VINYL RELEASE DECE. 12TH 1-5 PM AT FARMER AND THE COOK WITH A MUSIC MARKET WITH OVER 25 LOCAL MUSICIANS.

Podcast

TOPA TALK

Who’s from Ojai?

HOSTS: Stephanie James + Cody Creighton

DISCUSSION: The Nest’s Political Post

Grappling with the notion that people must be held accountable for their beliefs, Steph and Cody wonder if we have reached a double standard when it comes to what is promoted by local businesses.

OJAI: TALK OF THE TOWN

Who’s from Ojai?

HOST: Bret Bradigan | GUESTS: Stephanie James and Cody Creighton; Abigail Napp

From Ojai | Talk of the Town:

OCT 21 In this episode, we talk with the hosts of the popular Topa Talk podcast, which is in its third season and closing in on 100 episodes. Stephanie St. James and Cody Creighton have been delighting and informing their listeners with topics like Ojai's boutique wars, racial protests, coffee shops, and hot takes on pop culture. Lots of hot takes. Plus they are Ojai's top Halloween enthusiasts.

DEC 22 Abigail Napp grew up in the food business as her mother was a leading caterer in the Pacific Northwest, and she never strayed too far from the culinary world. After college, she began a career of traveling and writing about food, including at Condé Nast's La Cucina Italia. Her circuitous path led to Ojai, where she's been experimenting with various local products, including an Ojai adaption of a Northern Italian-French traditional liqueur made with walnuts and neutral grain spirits.

HOW I BUILT THIS

Who’s from Ojai?

GUEST: Lynda Weinman | Bruce Heavin

From NPR:

After falling in love with the first Apple Mac computer in 1984, Lynda Weinman found a new career: using the new technology to teach web graphics.

She published a best-selling book on the topic, and then — along with her husband Bruce Heavin— decided to host a web design workshop in the small town of Ojai, California. When the class sold out, the partners realized their straightforward approach to digital design was in high demand.

Despite having no business background, Lynda and Bruce continued to expand their vision, eventually offering instructional videos on a range of topics through their streaming platform, Lynda.com. In 2015, the company sold to LinkedIn for 1.5 billion dollars.

Cover: Michael Dziedzic