Tag archives: Olivia Sorgman

Westmont College Art Professor Wins 2025 Avo Fest Design Contest
By Joanne A Calitri   |   September 23, 2025

Scott Anderson, MFA, professor of art at Westmont College for 27 years, is the winner of the 39th Annual California Avocado Festival’s Art Design Contest for its posters and t-shirts. The reveal was done on Thursday, September 11, at the Carpinteria Farmers Market where the Avo Fest set up a booth. I met Avo Fest […]

Festival Fever: Powwow and the Power of the Avo 
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 8, 2024

Carpinteria goes green again this weekend courtesy of The California Avocado Festival, the free fest dedicated to the locally grown fruit that also serves as a massive musical extravaganza. The Avo Fest is also fully back to its pre-pandemic glory, stretching for three days and several city blocks, encompassing four stages of music including the […]