Ojai Film Festival benefit

A wine tasting and live auction to benefit the 2007 Ojai Film Festival will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Sat., Aug. 18 at the Taft Gardens in Ojai.

Fine wines and locally made hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Auction items include fine art, golf packages, a week's stay in the Hale Mahluhia property in Hawaii, visits to sets for movies and television programs, and a weeklong stay at the Chiva-Som Spa in the royal city of Hua Hin, Thailand.

For more information and tickets, call (805) 640-1947 or e-mail www.ojaifilmfestival.com.