Bringing the Virtual World to Ojai With Tara Saylor

Through a demoralizing Spring,  Summer and now Fall of cancellations - from the Tennis Tournament to Ojai Day -  one prestigious event is still happening. With its inventive and innovative lineup of virtual, and even a few select few in-person activities Taste of Ojai is coming this Sunday, October 25th at 5 p.m. This issue of the podcast we speak with event organizer Tara Saylor, who is uniquely qualified to make this happen, so that sponsoring organization, the Rotary Club of Ojai, can continue to make possible college scholarships for worthy high school seniors as well as dozens of community grants to worthy local projects. Saylor, raised in Ojai and now teaching and organizing back in her hometown, has found an interesting way of making a living, one that has given her a wide range of tools to meet the present moment. The "human multi-purpose tool," Saylor was raised in Ojai and has traveled widely to festivals around the country, building incredible exhibits and art installations, including at Burning Man, South By Southwest as well as the Lightning in a Bottle Festival. Taste of Ojai is organized a little differently this year - with half of the $80 price going to support participating restaurants, with a busy lineup including cooking demonstration with Suzanne Tracht of Los Angeles destination restaurant JAR, plus short films featuring Ojai's chefs and brewers, plus a silent and live auction, all to support worthy community projects. See below for a list of associated links. TasteofOjai.org thejar.com/suzanne-tracht Interior Design: studiounltd.com/ Montana Project(video): taft-nicholson.utah.edu/about/index.php Lighting in a Bottle: thedolab.com EDC Caterpillar(Video): vimeo.com/116514951