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Ojai Music Festival leaders highlight community programs, local ticket growth and free events

2723083 · March 21, 2025
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Artistic director Ara Guzelimian and Ojai Music Festival staff told the Ojai Arts Commission the festival has increased local engagement, detailed ticket-sales geography, and described free and school-focused programs tied to the June festival.

The Ojai Music Festival told the Ojai Arts Commission on a presentation that its recent work has focused on strengthening ties in Ojai while maintaining a regional and national audience.

Artistic and executive director Ara Guzelimian, speaking by Zoom, said the festival has shifted toward greater local attendance: "roughly 40% Los Angeles and Orange County, taken together… roughly 40% what I call 805… and then about 20% that's elsewhere in California," with the largest segment of the 805 audience coming from Ojai itself. Guzelimian said the festival’s board of 21 members now includes eight Ojai residents.

Guzelimian emphas…

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