Friday, May 17 Artist Wyland will make a personal appearance at Wyland Galleries, 509 S. Coast Highway, 6-10 p.m. Also 5/18. Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 5/18. 40 Oz To Freedom, tribute band, 9 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com. 949-715-7777 $10 “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew [...]
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 [...]
Booze and Burger Deal Blooms Three Seventy Common Kitchen and Drink, 370 Glenneyre, offers a special deal for May: their signature 10 Napkin Burger, a shot of whiskey and a bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon for $20. The deal is available every day in May, except Sundays. Something Special for Mothers [...]
Friday, May 10 Sawdust Art Festival Classes: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 5/11. Party Foul, 9 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 Michael Dena, 8:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1151. (Also, Sat. May 11.) Todd Snyder, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 [...]
“I’m a complete moron when it comes to doing hair but I have to look as if I know what I am doing,” confessed Stephanie Zimbalist rehearsing for “Steel Magnolias,” currently at the Laguna Playhouse. Zimbalist, adding to her skill sets, embodies Truvy, the irrepressible owner of a beauty salon located in Chinquapin Parish, La. [...]
On-site Installations Transform Saltfineart For the exhibition “Out Of Order,” the interior of Saltfineart, 1492 S. Coast Highway, will be transformed for the next month into the physics-defying vision of Mexican artist Aníbal Catalan. Trained as an architect, Catalan is known for his ability to create work informed by the space in which it lives. [...]
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 [...]
Friday, May 3 Sawdust Art Festival Classes: Jewelry making, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 5/4. Dannielle DeAndrea & Evan Stone perform at Sunset Serenades, free, 6:30 p.m. Heisler Park Amphitheatre. Nick I & A.D.D., 9 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com. 949-715-7777. Michael Dena, 8:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. [...]
A self-guided walking tour of eight of Laguna’s secret gardens takes place Friday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $45 in advance. A limited number of tickets may be available the day of the tour for $50 at registration at Laguna Nursery. A ticket includes admittance to eight gardens described on [...]
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, [...]
An Epiphany Read Long-time resident and trained physician, Jacques V. Souadjian M.D., will release a new book both physically and electronically, “Health Smart Epiphany!” The self-help book discusses the mechanisms of chronic illnesses and how to prevent and treat them. Souadjian will answer call-in questions as a guest on The Friendship Show on KX [...]
Young Curators Devise Portrait Show A team of eight Laguna Beach High School student curators tutored by Laguna Outreach for Community Arts will hold their second juried show at Laguna Nursery, kicking off with a public reception and awards for winning artists on Thursday, May 2, 4-5 p.m. The “Our Town” portrait exhibition will be [...]
Cycling enthusiasts lobbied Laguna Beach’s Arts Commission to consider adding an artist designed bike rack competition to its portfolio of publicly funded projects during a meeting on Monday, April 22. Under state mandates to create streets accessible to bicyclists, pedestrians and autos, Laguna is moving towards designating bike routes through town and have added painted [...]
By Christopher Trela | NB Indy Movie fans are preparing for cinematic nirvana with the arrival of the 14th annual Newport Beach Film Festival, which began this past Thursday with a glitzy gala opening and concludes Thursday evening, May 2, with a world premiere and party at Lido Theatre. In between, fervent filmgoers can [...]
Friday, April 26 Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 4/27. Tijuana Dogs dance band, 9 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 Michael Dena, 8 p.m, Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1151. Also 4/27. DJ Dance Party, 10 p.m., Mare Culinary Lounge, 695 S. Coast Hwy 949-715-9581 [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
