Ken McAlpine speaks with Our Ventura host, Ed Wehan, about writing and the writing life and gives some insight into what it takes to be a professional writer. He also sheds light on one of his characters in his novel FOG, who is “a philosophical killer, a mooncusser who walks a stoic horse along the ridgeline of the Cape’s towering beach cliffs, bending fate to his aims.”
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Sphere Making at the Ventura County Fair
Bob Backus demonstrates sphere making at the Ventura County Fair. Bob is a lapidary, which involves precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them.
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Gems & Minerals, Hobbies, Models and Collections, at the Ventura County Fair
Laura Grayson, speaks about the Gems & Minerals, Hobbies, Models and Collections exhibits at the Ventura County Fair.
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Photography Exhibit at the Ventura County Fair
Photography Superintendent, Lou Cunningham, as well as volunteers and exhibitors, Sheryl Jo Bedal, Mary Meyer, Mike Stark, Rosa Vanoni and Brooke Clark, talk about the photography exhibit at the Ventura County Fair.
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Fine Artist, Petrina Sharp, at the Ventura County Fair
Petrina Sharp talks about the Pro Arts exhibit at the Ventura County Fair, as well as her own artwork on exhibit in the Professional Arts area of the fair.
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Weaving and Spinning at the Ventura County Fair
Nona Hummel, of the Ventura County Handweavers & Spinners Guild, discusses some of the history of weaving and spinning as part of their exhibit at the Ventura County Fair. Glenda Clift works on the a spinning wheel.
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Art and History at the Museum of Ventura County
Anna Bermudez, Curator of Collections at the Museum of Ventura County, talks with Our Ventura host, MB Hanrahan, about connecting with artists, the museum as a “gathering place for the community” and more.
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Pen & Ink and Digital Art at the Ventura County Fair
Daniel Mooney discusses the creation of pen & ink artwork, as well digital art, at the Ventura County Fair.
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Preserving the Legacy of Tortilla Flats in Ventura
Moses Mora and MB Hanrahan discuss their Tortilla Flats Mural Project, which explores and documents the stories and lives of the people who lived in the historical westside Ventura area known as “Tortilla Flats.”
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Professional Arts at the Ventura County Fair
Shannon Callahan Patrick, the Superintendent of the Professional Arts department at the Ventura County Fair, talks about the art judging and selection process. Kathy Ikerd introduces herself as one of the selected exhibitors and Angela Joe is a long-time volunteer who speaks about changes she has observed in the art over the years.
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