Singer Teri Ralston Performs in Concert No Square Theatre presents Broadway singer Teri Ralston in a one night, 7:30 p.m. solo concert on Monday, May 20, 384 Legion St. Ralston, who grew up in Laguna Beach, will reprise her cabaret show, “Songs I’ve Grown Into.” She is currently in “Steel Magnolias” at Laguna Playhouse. Reserved [...]
Special Concert Jazzes Up Music Program Laguna Beach Live! is presenting a special concert on Wednesday, May 15 with the Kristin Korb Trio in her only Orange County appearance on her 2013 tour in order to fund a music education program at the Boys and Girls Club. Korb will be joined by Jeff Hamilton on [...]
Open Air Music Performances Resume in Park Dannielle DeAndrea and the Evan Stone Trio kick off the city sponsored free concerts in Heisler Park’s amphitheater beginning with Friday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. Other Sunset Serenades performances include the acoustic bluegrass band Salty Suites on May 10; rock singer songwriter Lisa Nemzo, May 17; and [...]
Concert Follows Earth Day Cleanup The eight annual Earth Day Blue Water Music Festival takes place Sunday, April 28, at the Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Highway, from 4 to 9 p.m., the culmination of a citywide clean-up challenge by volunteers. Those interested in taking The Challenge or buying tickets should contact promoter Rick Conkey, [...]
Issuing an Earthy Challenge Blue Water Green Earth, the creators of the “Music Matters” Showcase and The Blue Water Music Festival, will issue Laguna Beach a challenge to clean the entire city – every beach and downtown street – in 30 minutes on Earth Day, Sunday, April 28,. Those who participate will receive half off [...]
Film Spins a Tale of Spiritual Discovery “Travellers and Magicians,” the first feature film from Bhutan, the Buddhist kingdom that measures gross national happiness instead of GNP, will be screened by the Laguna Beach Film Society on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at South Coast Cinema. Directed and written by Khyentse Norbu, a renowned [...]
Museum Vibrates With Cello Concert Laguna Beach Live! presents David Garrett in a solo cello concert at the Laguna Art Museum on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. Garrett, a longtime member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, appears frequently as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist. His program ranges from Bach to O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz. [...]
With Regard to Matters of Music The Music Matters weeknight showcase returns to the Cliff Restaurant, which started this week with a line-up that included musicians Poul Pederson and Nick Hernandez. The live music sessions Monday through Thursday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. can be enjoyed at The Cliff’s outdoor Fireside Theater, 577 S. Coast [...]
Bluewater Film Celebrates Blue Belt The Laguna Beach Film Society’s final screening in its documentary film series focusing on ocean awareness will be of “Coral Reef Adventure” on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. The film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker and local resident Greg MacGillivray follows a 10-month [...]
Snack, Sip, Surf and So On The Pacific Edge Hotel, as part of the Laguna Beach a la Carte, will be hosting Snack, Sip and Surf on Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. The event will feature a cocktail competition, a neighborhood chef challenge, appetizers from The Deck, and a Hobie paddle board contest. Proceeds [...]
Grammy Winning Pianist Plays Jazz Laguna Beach Live! is hosting Grammy award-winning pianist Bill Cunliffe in collaboration with saxophonist Bob Sheppard for Jazz Wednesdays on Wednesday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 S. Coast Hwy. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 online and $18 at the door. [...]
Second Ocean-Film Set Rolls In Laguna Beach Film Society kicks off its second Ocean Awareness film documentary with Emmy award-winning director, Jason Krumb and his new film, “TransparentSeas,” on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Forum Theatre in the Festival of Arts grounds. The film highlights the journey of a group of surfer [...]
Midweek Jazz Resumes With Vocalist Jazz vocalist Kate Reid and her quartet will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 South Coast Hwy, part of Laguna Beach Live’s jazz series. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $12 online and $15 at the [...]
Grammy Winning Guitarists to Perform Mark Hanson and Doug Smith, masters of finger-style acoustic guitar, will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 in the church sanctuary at Laguna Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Ave. The two have performed together and combined their talents in several productions over the years, including their Grammy winning contributions to [...]
Folks Dancing for Festival The Laguna Folkdancers will hold their 43rd annual festival on Feb. 1-3, at Ensign School, 2000 Cliff Dr., in Newport Beach. Master teachers Željko Jergan with teach dances from Croatia and Christos Papakostas dances from Greece. The festival kicks off with a Friday a dance party at 7:30 p.m., workshops on [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
