The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Saturday, March 22. This tour begins at 1 PM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Saturday April 12th - Sunday April 13th
9AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your spring garden! At the spring sales we will feature many interesting ornamental perennials, as well as traditional Andean annual and perennial food crops such as yacon, kiwicha, mashua, tamarillo, oca, pepino, quinoa, and cape gooseberry.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 am and 1 pm.

At our first Spring Plant Sale we'll be selling hundreds of open-pollinated, heirloom and rare varieties – all California Certified Organic – many started from our own seed collection. All have been trialed, tasted, and savored for years in our demonstration gardens and kitchen. This sale features early Spring crops such as lettuces and greens, peas, brassicas, chards, onions, leeks, flowers, and herbs.

The OAEC garden staff will be on hand to tell you about our diverse selections and offer a tour of our gardens, where many of these plants are featured.

Click here for a list of the varieties we will offer during this April sale.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, April 12, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, April 12, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Saturday April 12th - Sunday April 13th
9AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your spring garden! At the spring sales we will feature many interesting ornamental perennials, as well as traditional Andean annual and perennial food crops such as yacon, kiwicha, mashua, tamarillo, oca, pepino, quinoa, and cape gooseberry.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 am and 1 pm.

At our first Spring Plant Sale we'll be selling hundreds of open-pollinated, heirloom and rare varieties – all California Certified Organic – many started from our own seed collection. All have been trialed, tasted, and savored for years in our demonstration gardens and kitchen. This sale features early Spring crops such as lettuces and greens, peas, brassicas, chards, onions, leeks, flowers, and herbs.

The OAEC garden staff will be on hand to tell you about our diverse selections and offer a tour of our gardens, where many of these plants are featured.

Click here for a list of the varieties we will offer during this April sale.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, April 13, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, April 13, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Saturday May 3rd - Sunday May 4th
9 AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your summer garden! Our Summer Plant Sale features hundreds of varieties of warm season summer crops, including basil, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, eggplants, melons, cucumbers, and gourds. We will continue to offer many interesting ornamental perennials.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM.

Click here for a list of the plant varieties we will offer during this May sale.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, May 3, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, May 3, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Saturday May 3rd - Sunday May 4th
9 AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your summer garden! Our Summer Plant Sale features hundreds of varieties of warm season summer crops, including basil, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, eggplants, melons, cucumbers, and gourds. We will continue to offer many interesting ornamental perennials.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM.

Click here for a list of the plant varieties we will offer during this May sale.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, May 4, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, May 4, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Sunday, May 18. This tour begins at 10 AM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Date: June 11th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Walter Strauss (www.walterstrauss.com ) is a spellbinding finger-style guitarist whose fiery technique conjures several instruments playing a once. With roots in American music and musicality that evokes far reaches of the globe, he weaves world beat, Americana, and jazz into a brand uniquely his own. Walter’s Trio fills out with bassist Sam Bevan and drummer/percussionist Kendrick Freeman. Walter will be joined for a second set of transcultural collaboration by Mamadou and Vanessa (www.musicmali.com ).

We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled.

Date: June 25th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-30 Sliding Scale (on sale at the door only)

Coupling mild irreverence with unapologetic sentimentality, The Pinks, the four-gal/three-part harmony band entertains with cleverly crafted original songs along with some heavy metal favorites: playing on an eclectic mix of accordion, violin, guitar and bass.

Offered: June 28, 2008

Time: Begins at 9:30 am and ends at 4 pm on the 28th

Instructor: Michelle Vesser

Cost: $110/$95 if registered two weeks in advance (lunch included)
For registration information, click here.

Date: July 9th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15 - $30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Whether it’s on the streets of San Francisco, headlining in Las Vegas, or touring with the New Old Time Chautauqua, Frank Olivier (www.funnyfrank.com and www.twistedcabaret.com) is at the top of his game. He delights crowds with an up-beat hilarious top-tier, self-contained, and clean comedy show using his well honed, outrageous skills that include world-class juggling, magic, unicycling and more!

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Saturday, July 19. This tour begins at 10 AM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Date:  August 2, 2008

Time:  1pm - 3pm (meal not included)

Date: August 13th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Waterwitch is a semi-psychedelic/folk exploration of politics, dreams, and nature with trance beats and invocative pagan melodies. Folksinger Elizabeth Hummel (www.elizabethhummel.com) and electro-acoustic artist Brian Castillo are the writers and the heart of Waterwitch, with other musicians often collaborating.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Sunday, August 17. This three hour tour begins at 9:00 AM.  This site tour will focus on the Permaculture aspects of OAEC’s gardens, wildlands and structures. “Permaculture” is a philosophy of living based in sustainable land use concepts and practices. Participants will be introduced to OAEC’s organic and bio-intensive gardens and heirloom seedsaving program, our watershed and wildland restoration work, and “natural” building methods.

"Veiw From the Hill" - A Conversation with the Director and Two Organizers from the Highlander Research and Education Center

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 7pm [Arrive 15 min early to be able to park and walk to theater; Dress in layers]
Place: The outdoor North Garden Theater at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
This is a Free Event • Please RSVP appreciated, but not required, to dhenson@oaec.org

Saturday Aug. 23rd - Sunday Aug. 24th
9 AM - 5 PM

One of the great joys of living in Northern California is that we can garden all year round, creating fall and winter gardens that rival the beauty, diversity and productivity of summer gardens. This is the time to put fall and winter seedlings into the ground while the soil is still warm! Choose from hundreds of varieties of heirloom brassicas, lettuces, salad greens, chards, leeks, and herbs as well as old-fashioned annual flowers. We'll have lots of ornamental and edible perennials too.

Click here for a list of the varieties we will offer during this August sale.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, August 23, during the Center's Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, August 23, during the Center's Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Saturday Aug. 23rd - Sunday Aug. 24th
9 AM - 5 PM

One of the great joys of living in Northern California is that we can garden all year round, creating fall and winter gardens that rival the beauty, diversity and productivity of summer gardens. This is the time to put fall and winter seedlings into the ground while the soil is still warm! Choose from hundreds of varieties of heirloom brassicas, lettuces, salad greens, chards, leeks, and herbs as well as old-fashioned annual flowers. We'll have lots of ornamental and edible perennials too.

Click here for a list of the varieties we will offer during this August sale.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, August 24, during the Center's Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, August 24, during the Center's Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Date: August 27th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Please join us for a very special evening of classical singing. Billed as “Una Canzone alla Foresta” (A Song to the Forest), this elegant, educational multi-lingual concert event will feature the timeless operatic literature and classical European art song of the greatest composers of the tradition -- Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Schubert, Brahms and others.

Offered: Monday, September 8th, 7:30 pm - 9 pm

Presenter: Brad Lancaster

Cost: Suggested donation of $5 to $10 to support Brad’s great work! No one turned away for lack of funds!

Location: Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's North Garden Stage, Occidental, CA (directions)

Revue Dates & Times:
Thursday, Sept. 11th, 8pm
Friday, Sept. 12th, 8pm
Saturday Sept. 13th, 8pm

Music! Clowns! Storytelling! Magic! Dance! These elements and more are the ingredients that go into creating these wondrous evenings of entertainment and enlightenment. Celebrating its sixth year of production, the Revue is founded on the belief that local entertainment for local audiences can be a memorable and moving event. Performed under the trees on the North Garden Stage, the setting is half the show.

On Saturday there will also be a matinee offering; a one act version of our evening show that is equally delicious for children and their big people. This show has also been getting big crowds, so show up early for a good seat!

Revue Dates & Times:
Thursday, Sept. 11th, 8pm
Friday, Sept. 12th, 8pm
Saturday Sept. 13th, 8pm

Music! Clowns! Storytelling! Magic! Dance! These elements and more are the ingredients that go into creating these wondrous evenings of entertainment and enlightenment. Celebrating its sixth year of production, the Revue is founded on the belief that local entertainment for local audiences can be a memorable and moving event. Performed under the trees on the North Garden Stage, the setting is half the show.

On Saturday there will also be a matinee offering; a one act version of our evening show that is equally delicious for children and their big people. This show has also been getting big crowds, so show up early for a good seat!

Revue Dates & Times:
Thursday, Sept. 11th, 8pm
Friday, Sept. 12th, 8pm
Saturday Sept. 13th, 8pm

Music! Clowns! Storytelling! Magic! Dance! These elements and more are the ingredients that go into creating these wondrous evenings of entertainment and enlightenment. Celebrating its sixth year of production, the Revue is founded on the belief that local entertainment for local audiences can be a memorable and moving event. Performed under the trees on the North Garden Stage, the setting is half the show.

On Saturday there will also be a matinee offering; a one act version of our evening show that is equally delicious for children and their big people. This show has also been getting big crowds, so show up early for a good seat!

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Saturday, September 13. This tour begins at 10 AM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Saturday, October 4. This tour begins at 1 PM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center and our organic gardens. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.