W A V

Last Thursday evening, Connie and I attended a Jazz session at the "Place" here in Ventura.  The Jazz sessions are a monthly happening on the first Thursday of each month.  The group this month was made up of trombone, bass, guitar, and drums along with one "guest" singer and a stand-up comedian for entertainment during the breaks. 

What a pleasure to have world-class  Jazz available just five minutes from home, as opposed to having to drive a hour or more to other Jazz venues.

"PLACE" is an acronym for 'Projects Linking Art, Community & Environment" which is a nonprofit organization that builds alternative-energy communities for cities in the US and the UK.  The community here in Ventura (a 60 million dollar project)  was built from the ground up over the past three years, or so.  Our PLACE community is called the "W A V" (Working Arts Ventura) and it is a jewel of a community where artists can live and work - and it's right here in our own neighborhood - just down the street at 175 South Ventura Ave.

Check it out at:

http://www.placeonline.us/projects/overview.html

Or, simply Google:  Working Artists Ventura