Festival of Arts
Friday, Aug. 5, DJ Style with Lucky Lou, 6-8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 7, Cooking demo, 1-3 p.m.; Art in Motion: Hip-Hop to Tango, 3-4 p.m.; Beatles tribute, Jason Feddy and Friends, 6-8 p.m.
Pageant of the Masters, “Only Make Believe,” 8:30 p.m. nightly.
www.festivalofarts.org 949-494-1145, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.
Sawdust Art Festival
Friday, Aug. 5: Shaena Stabler, Danny Maika, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tony Dodd & the Southland Blues, noon-4:30 p.m.; Salty Suites, Paul McIntyre, 5-9:30 p.m.; Upstream, 5:30-9:45 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6 Chris&Sue, Dave Cross, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Kevin Misojon noon-4:30 p.m. Really Classic, Kerry Getz, 5-9:30 p.m., Jah Mex, Reggae 5:30-9:45 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 7: Jason Feddy, Peter Dobson, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Gary Shapior Duo, 5-9:30 p.m.; Rockabilly’s, 5:30-9:45 p.m. Benevolence Fund Art Auction, 2-5 p.m.
935 Laguna Canyon Road. 949-494-3030 www.sawdustartfestival.org
Art-A-Fair
Friday, Aug. 5, Ballroom dance, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6, Mitch on the Horn, noon-3 p.m.; Soundfix, 4-7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 7: Upstream, noon-3 p.m.; Rideshare, 4-7 p.m.
www.art-a-fair.com 949-494-4514 777 Laguna Canyon Road.
Indy Calendar, August 5-August 11, 2011
Friday, Aug. 5
Sawdust Art Festival art classes: 10 a.m-non, sushi set w. Maggie Spencer, 2-4 p.m.; pendants w. Lorraine Hornby. Also Saturday.
No Square Theatre Youth Summer Stock performances: Band Geeks, 8 p.m. Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave. Tickets: $20; $15 for seniors and students. 949-342-5381
Book signing by Sanjiv Bhattacharya, author of Secrets and Wives: The Hidden World of Morman Polygamy, 6 p.m. Laguna Beach Books, 1200 Coast Highway. 949-494-4779 www.lagunabeachbooks.com
Jazz Friday with pianist/vocalist Christina Aguinaga at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Tricia Freeman, 9 p.m.-1 a.m, Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Jason Feddy, 8:45 p.m to midnight, Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Saturday Aug. 6
Laguna Beach Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon 714.573.0374
No Square Theatre Youth Theatre Summer Stock performances: Rent/ Band Geeks 8 p.m. Artists Theatre, 625 Park Ave. Tickets: $20 gen. $15 seniors&students 949-342-5381
Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m -noon., water casting w. Erin Elowe, 2-4 p.m.; pendants w. David Ferris www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030
Free concert featuring Branford Marsalis Quartet at Great Park 8:15 p.m. Free ($10 parking) Sand Canyon Rd & Marine Way. Directions: www.ocgp.org/visit/hours-directions/
Top Cat, rock 8:45-midnight, Mozambique, 1740 Pacific Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Live Jazz from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Laguna Coffee Company, 1050 South Coast Highway. Free. LCC is open seven days a week, Mon – Fri, 6 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sat, 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Call: 949-494-6901 or www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com
Tricia Freeman, 9 p.m.-1 a.m at Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Laguna Culinary Arts, afternoon tasting, 1-4 p.m. $5 for 8 samples. 845 Laguna Canyon Road. 949-494-4006.
Salsa Night w. Ivan Marcello at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Newport Beach Sunset Cruises, Davey’s Locker, 400 Main Street. 949-673-1434 www.daveyslocker.com $25 per person
Sunday, Aug.7
Music in the Park. Bluebird Park. Opa-Opa (Latin), 5-7 p.m. No set-ups before 3. 949-497-0722 [email protected]. (See story in Limelight)
Lecture on Isamu Noguchi by UCI professor Bert Winther-Tamaki, 1-3 p.m. Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. Free w. museum admission. $15.
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Fully Full Wool Band, 5-10 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 $10 cover.
Justin James at Hotel Laguna, 5-8 p.m., 425 S. Coast Highway.
Jazz featuring Dan Reckard on sax and keyboard and friends, 6-9 p.m. Cafe Zinc, 344 Ocean Ave. 949-494-6312. Also Wednesdays.
Monday, Aug. 8
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Art Talk at Festival of Arts. 11 a.m. Docent tour of grounds follows. Festival of Art 650 Laguna Canyon Road.
Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriter’s Showcase, 8-11 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Karaoke at 9 p.m. Ocean Ave. Brewery. No cover. Over 21, 237 Ocean Avenue.
Wine Club Tasting at the Gourmet Cheese and Wine Shop & Café at 845 Laguna Canyon Road. 6:30 p.m. RSVP. $10 per person. Each tasting incl.6 wines, bread and cheese. 949.494.4000
Thursday, Aug. 11
DJ’d grooves at Mozambique. 1740 Coast Highway. Call: www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-777
Art Talk, lecture series, 10-11 a.m.; Wine and Chocolate, Art and Jazz, 5-8 p.m., Festival of Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.
Ongoing:
Noguchi: East Meets West and Lita Albuquerque “Emergence,” 11 a.m-5 p.m. Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. Through Oct. 12.
“I Left My Heart,” a Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett, 8 p.m., Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets $30-70. 949-497-2787. Through Aug. 21.
