Actress Mona Golabek begins a brief run in “The Pianist” at Laguna Playhouse on May 29.

In 1938 the Nazis annexed Austria and its Jewish population found itself in immediate peril.

While countless Austrian Jews joined the 6 million murdered between 1939 and 1945, Lisa Jura, an aspiring concert pianist of 14, survived the Holocaust. Though the invasion dashed her ambition to perform at the storied Vienna Musikverein concert hall, the Kindertransport, a rescue operation that ferried Jewish children to safety in England, spared her life. Her parents were left behind.

The story of Lisa’s resilience in a British children’s hostel and beyond, an unwavering devotion to music and the kindness of others forms the core of “The Pianist of Willesden Lane,” a one-woman play opening at the Laguna Playhouse for a two-week run between May 29 and June 9.

It features Jura’s daughter, Mona Golabek, a concert pianist, actress and co-author with Lee Cohen of “The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love and Survival,” the book upon which the play is based.

She tells the story from memories her mother retold during piano lessons, set against a background of easily recognizable classical music, Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A-minor most prominent among them. “It is the music with which my mother dreamed of making her debut in Vienna,” she said.

Writing the story, Golabek was also driven by a desire to impart history and also instill a love for classical music into younger generations. To that end, she established the Hold on to Your Music Foundation (www.holdontoyourmusic.org). The book has been converted into teaching materials for more than 200,000 school children, she said.

“History is blurring and Holocaust survivors are dying. I asked myself whether their fates would become a footnote in history,” said Golabek. “My challenge was to tell a story that took place 60 years ago and to enter the hearts and souls of people through music.”

The theme of a young girl who holds on to her dream through the darkest of times is universal, she says. There’s also a love story when Lisa chose between a boy at the hostel and an intriguing Jewish French resistance fighter.

The play is based on the life of the actress’s mother, Lisa Jura.

Golabek began the book 18 years ago. Before being published, it underwent several metamorphoses, she recalled. Actor Hershey Felder, well-known for writing and performing in biographical plays about composers, adapted Golabek’s work. It was performed at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles last year and earned her a nomination as best solo performer by the Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle.

Felder will direct her at the Playhouse. “Mona tells this heart-rending and ultimately uplifting story the way no one else can. Besides being a remarkable pianist of the highest order and a wonderful storyteller, so is the result of what happens in that story: a mother choses to send her child away ultimately to freedom, giving the child the ability to survive and then prosper,” wrote Felder via e-mail.

Golabek and Felder brought “The Pianist” to the Playhouse two years ago and presented it to an audience of 50 invited guests as a work in progress, said Ann E. Wareham, the Playhouse’s artistic director. “You forget how powerful this story is but when Mona starts playing, it’s pretty breathtaking,” she said.

Though the story possesses personal resonance for her, Golabek sums up the book and play as a creative vehicle that allows her to deploy her many artistic gifts. “I am simply a conduit to what is a very inspirational story,” she said.

Laguna resident and photographer Allan Schoenherr

Allan Schoenherr, author of “A Natural History of California”, has done it again!  In an elegant, magnificently illustrated treatment of Orange County open spaces, Schoenherr has brought forward basic ecological principles, applied them to local communities and habitats, and produced a superb guide to the “natural history of open spaces of Orange County.”  This reader friendly text by a longtime Laguna Beach ecologist is a classic that is a “must” for anyone interested in the outdoors and the ecology of the region.

Intertidal Region”) completes the ecological transect by treating County sandy beach, rocky headland, and estuarine settings.   Clear illustrations show the diversity of bird beak lengths and shapes, foot design and color – greatly enhancing the reader’s ability to rapidly make bird identifications in estuarine and beach habitats.   The zonation within salt marshes and rocky shore communities is easily understood from attractive diagrams and good pictures.

The reference section includes 42 citations, forming a very good base from which to select additional readings or books relevant to county open space areas.  The four-page index and two-page list of illustrations are complete and make it easy to locate species accounts, habitats, or images of them.  Clear and well-chosen photographs are an unforgettable hallmark of this book. From a lovely picture of the UC Natural Reserve System’s San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh Reserve to facing full-page illustrations of sites with coastal sage draped on the county’s attractive foothills, the book is gem.  No one knows Orange County open spaces better than Allan Schoenherr, and he has again communicated his knowledge in a fabulous way!

I most strongly recommend this book for use by anyone interested in the county’s out-of-doors from naturalists to hikers and cyclists.  The book is very suitable for classroom use directed toward high school and college clienteles.  Although I have a copy, I’m buying several more to give to friends. “Wild and Beautiful” is a jewel, and is available at a modest price.  The non-profit publisher, Laguna Wilderness Press, describes the book as follows: “Explore the paths and trails of Southern California’s wildlife in reading Wild and Beautiful: A Natural History of the Open Spaces in Orange County, by Dr. Allan A. Schoenherr. Provided in this book is an abundance of illuminating information about what can be glimpsed from the creatures, plants, habitats, and landscapes that constitute the open spaces in Orange County. This book highlights an impressive array of information and photographs that creates a resource valuable to both the reader in the comfort of their home and the hiker ascending up the trail. You will be hard-pressed to find another book that is such a wonderful blend of incredible photography and informative material.”

Allan A. Schoenherr.  2011.  Laguna Wilderness Press.  Laguna Beach, California. $24.95

Peter A. Bowler is a senior lecturer in UC Irvine’s ecology and evolutionary biology department.

Jason Feddy, left; performing in “Shakespeare’s Fool” in 2011.

Local musician Jason Feddy began a day job this week, taking on the five-hour, midday time slot of Laguna Beach’s FM station, KX 93.5.

Feddy, a local singer-songwriter known for his regular gigs around town and his “Shakespeare in the Park” project, earlier held down one of the station’s weekly evening programs.

“Jason was the obvious choice to take over the midday role,” said the station’s Program Director Tyler Russell. “His popularity in town and his irreverent, hilarious personality on-air will make him a joy to work with, and to listen to.”

“When Tyler asked me to join the daytime team at the station, I considered it carefully for about a nanosecond,” said Feddy. “I’m honored and excited. My wife is delighted to be getting me out of the house too.”

Feddy will feature an all-requests lunch hour segment starting at noon each weekday. Reach him at 949 715-4859.

Fantasy Concert Set Broadcasted

Lagunapalooza Fantasy Concert is broadcast weekly on Saturdays from 6 to 7 p.m. on KX 93.5 FM.

This concert series is the brain-child of local resident Rebecca Apodaca (aka Bassmama Becky) and RJ Catano of A & D Music music in Lake Forest.

Music from different genres and generations are represented. Listeners are asked to submit four to six songs per artist to lagunapalooza@gmail.com The two disc jockeys will pick one winner and put together the audio tracks of the songs for the broadcast.

Counting on Kickstart Capital

KX 93.5 will attempt to launch a webseries about its story and indie music, the station announced.

The station hopes to raise $25,000 by Sunday, June 16 in a Kickstarter campaign, which requires the aspirant to raise all the cash or receive nothing.

Tyler Russell, program director and founder, envisions a music-based reality show of less than 10 minute webisodes that will showcase indie talent that isn’t widely recognized through live in-studio performances and interviews. “We want to show Laguna the way it really is through our station: creative, artistic and eccentric,” he said.

To help out, visit http://kck.st/108suW2.

Laguna Art Museum will host “Art Sleuthing Edgar Payne’s Paintings,” a free talk with art consultant and Laguna Beach resident Eric Jessen in Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m.

Jessen, a consultant on the Payne exhibition to the Pasadena Museum of California Art, will share the detective work that went into solving the mysterious locations of Payne’s views, including those along the Laguna Beach shoreline.

Weekend Sale of Art

An example of the gallery’s stock.

Transformation at Gallery 1951 will offer treasures from Bali during a Memorial Day weekend sale Friday through Monday, with a reception and raffle Saturday, May 25, 5 to 8 p.m.

Inventory at the gallery, 1951 S. Coast Highway, includes art, masks, sculptures, paintings and furnishings. The gallery will remain open Friday and Saturday until 9 p.m. and until 6 on Sunday and Monday.

Bookmaking Secrets Revealed

LOCA hosts its Senior Art Escapes May 29 featuring Carla Meberg, who will lead workshops to learn the art of bookmaking.

Classes take place at the Susi Q Center, 380 Third St. from 1 to 4 p.m. for seniors 55 and up. Cost is $30 for both classes.

To register, call LOCA at 949-363-4700 and leave your name and number.

Local resident Mark Porterfield, right, and guests start the revelry at their table.

Laguna Art Museum’s 2013 Palette to Palate fundraiser, which took place at the museum earlier this month, raised $190,000, 25 percent more than a year ago. The museum expects to net $125,000 for its education and exhibition programs.

Now in its eighth year, Palette to Palate saw the museum transformed by the culinary talents of Chef Craig Strong of Studio at Montage Laguna Beach, pours by Copain Wines from Healdsberg and the work of 10 artists.

Participating artists were Joshua Dildine, Anthony Foo, Danny Heller, Kiel Johnson, Todd Kenyon, David Kiddie, Mary-Austin Klein, Christopher Martin, Chris Richter, and Brittany M. Ryan. Each artist joined guests for dinner at the table they created, with all of their work available for purchase.

Guests Hanna Skjonsby and Nancy Fry enjoying the museum’s galleries.

The evening featured a cocktail hour and a live auction. Museum organizers included Peter Blake, Chuck Fry, Sue Greenwood, Sheldon Harte, Robert Hayden III, Bob Hayes, Patricia Houston, Jon Madison, Elyse Caraco Miller, Laura Rohl, Jennifer Segerstrom, Marnie Wall, and Sarah Strozza.

Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St. Clair, left, with his wife Susan, attended the symphony’s annual gala with supporters Joyce and Ron Hanson, among 325 guests. More than $1.34 million for the symphony’s artistic and education programs was raised at party led by Hope Miller, Pat Podlich and Patricia Steinmann, who transformed the St. Regis and astonishing acts in Chinese art, music and dance.

The Nov. 11, 1989 protest rally to halt development in Laguna Canyon.

Some of the principals involved in the 1990 negotiations to save Laguna Canyon will recount their efforts during the next Laguna Beach Historical Society program, Tuesday, May 28, at the Laguna Beach City Hall Council Chambers from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The public is invited and there is no charge.

The panel will include Paul Freeman, Norm Grossman, Carol Mentor McDermott, and Mike Phillips, all who served as one of the representatives on the negotiations to purchase land in Laguna Canyon in 1990.

The panel discussion will include what set the stage for the negotiations, the management and process of the negotiations, how a settlement was finally reached, and an explanation of the successful Measure H bond campaign.

The program will be videotaped and is to be televised on the local Cox Cable channel 30.

Please see a history of the 1989 protest march by the society’s treasurer Gene Felder online in the May 24 edition at lbindy.com.

Sarah Mahoney

Sarah Mahoney is determined to walk again and the Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach wants to help her.

Last May, Mahoney, an “A” student at Saddleback College, who can play at least four different musical instruments, was accepted to UC Berkeley as a music major. But muscle weakness that she initially attributed to a cold or the flu progressed to the point that she had difficulty walking and breathing. Hospitalized, Mahoney underwent a battery of tests, the first of many that have yet to lead to a diagnosis.

“When I first met Sarah, I felt a deep desire to help her,” said Ellie Tipton Ortiz, the club’s president, who knew where to go for aid. “Many of our members offered to donate their own time, talent, and services to help Sarah.”

After a year of consulting with neurologists, movement disorder and infectious disease specialists and still unable to walk, one thing is clear. Intensive physical therapy helps Mahoney breathe and has helped her regain lost muscle mass. But coming thus far tapped out Mahoney’s insurance; her insurer will no longer cover the $300 a week physical therapy sessions at UCI Medical Center.

Not one to give up, Mahoney, who lives with her parents in Laguna Hills, launched The Walking Project, a website the 21-year-old set up from her cell phone and put on Facebook, where people can donate to her physical therapy expenses. The response was quick and global, earning enough money to cover Mahoney’s costs until her insurance begins again and more.

With the extra funds, Mahoney hopes to purchase a machine for UCI’s outpatient physical therapy department that would stabilize her – and others trying to regain their ability to walk – on a treadmill. Now two therapists simulate the $10,000 plus machine. “A lot of patients could benefit from this,” Mahoney said.

While for months Mahoney was unable to move her hands, she has now resumed practicing and playing the guitar again. “My ultimate goal is to be healthy, have the chance to go to UC Berkeley, and walk away from disease,” she said.

To help Mahoney’s quest, The Woman’s Club is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, May 30 from 3 to 4:30 p.m., 286 St. Ann’s Dr. Mahoney will be present and coffee and dessert provided by Mangi con Amore, a favorite at Laguna’s Saturday farmer market.

A donation of $15 is requested.  The event is open to the community.

Ellie Ortiz

Ellie Tipton Ortiz, current president of Laguna Beach’s Woman’s Club and a member of Soroptimist International locally, earned nomination by the Orange County Business Journal for its annual women in business award.

Ortiz is an experienced divorce mediator whose company, Laguna Beach Legal Document Service, specializes in divorce mediation, family law, child and spousal support, living trust and estate planning.

“Anyone can prepare paperwork, but to make a difference in people’s lives and guide them to work together for the sake of their children, is where I feel I am serving a higher purpose,” said Ortiz.

For further info: call 949-497-9800 or visit lagunabeachlegal.com.

Award Possible for Entrepreneur Finalist

Alan Fuerstman

Alan Fuerstman, founder and chief executive officer of Laguna’s Montage Hotels and Resorts, was among 18 finalists for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in Orange County.

The award program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to one’s business.

Award winners will be announced at a gala on Thursday, June 6 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point.

Laguna Beach supports a large number of resident bird species and one of the more distinctive species sighted is the Brandt’s cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus).  Found only in North America, Brandt’s cormorants are marine birds that are mostly permanent residents of the Pacific coast and congregate in colonies on rocky outcroppings with other species of birds.  Almost solid black and slender with a distinctive prehistoric look, the Brandt’s cormorant is a fairly large bird reaching almost 36 inches in length.  Although certain individual birds have been known to live 18 years, the average lifespan is six years. Nesting in colonies on cliffs and offshore rocks, both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young.

In Laguna, Brandt’s cormorants can often be seen flying low over the water, singly or in groups, with their distinctive lengthy neck, head and slender hooked bill fully extended in a straight line out from the body. Their carnivorous diet consists of a variety of fish but also includes some shrimp, crab and squid. When feeding, they can dive from up to 150 feet high to catch small fish near the surface, or swim to the sea floor at a depth up to 40 feet using their webbed feet for propulsion. Having little water-proofing oil on their feathers, Brandt’s cormorants float characteristically low in the water with only their head and neck showing. After feeding, they tend to seek high perches and spread their wings, which are thought to aid digestion and dry their feathers.

Climatic events like El Niño and La Niña, pollution, commercial fishing and human disturbance at its breeding grounds are the biggest threat to the species. Brandt’s cormorants can often be viewed on Seal Rock at Crescent Bay and at Bird Rock below Heisler Park or flying near the ocean surface in their distinctive low-slung style.  But view them from a distance; climbing on Seal Rock is prohibited and the Marine Safety Department often keep people off all the rocks for safety reasons.  In addition, Laguna was designated a bird sanctuary in 1978  and harassing birds is prohibited by law.

Residents Mia Davidson and Jan Sattler are year-round ocean swimmers and board members of Laguna Ocean Foundation, advocates for preserving the marine environment.  For more info: go to www.lagunaoceanfoundation.org

Photo by Jim Collins
Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, left; with Peter Mel, winner of the invitation only Mavericks Surf Contest held in January, alongside a few of the many surf boards sold at auction.

The vintage surf auction “California Gold” went off at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa with total sales of $680,000.

The event earlier this month was organized to raise funds for San Clemente’s  Surfing Heritage & Cultural Center, whose mission is preserving surfing’s history. Hundreds of surfers and collectors attended the event to enjoy the art, music, book signings, vintage cars and of course the silent and live auctions.

Many surf legends and industry icons made the session: Tom Curren, Peter Mel, Keith Malloy, Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, Mark Cunningham, John Van Hamersveld, Greg Noll, Larry Bertlemann, L.J. Richards, Mickey Munoz, Peter Townend, Rich Harbour, Rusty Miller, C.R. Stecyk III, Paul Naude and Fernando Aguerre.

With more than 50 surfboards from the early 1900s through today, a highlight of the auction included the Pete Peterson 1949 California Point Break Board, which sold for the highest price of $32,400. In addition, the most anticipated portion of the evening, the sale of “The Surf Riders of Hawaii” book by A.R. Gurrey, Jr. sold for $27,000.

Reef beach sandal company co-founder Fernando Aguerre walked off with the California Point Break board.

“I’m stoked that all of the surfers and collectors supported the event’s debut in California,” said Scott Bass, the auction director. “The strong demand for the rare surfboards and memorabilia was demonstrated by more than 90% of the lots selling,” said Bass, who intends to reprise the event again in two years.

Henri Hellieson had a long and happy life. He had a marvelous deep voice and was a fabulous singer. He sang at several of the church choirs, not to mention any piano bar that was available.

He was a chef for many years, including cooking for former President Richard Nixon at the Western White House in San Clemente. Hellieson came to Laguna Beach in 1958 and had many friends over the years. He and his wife Dee Dee went to his birthplace, Holland, on their honeymoon and shared many good times together.

Henri and Dee Dee had a dear family. Dee Dee’s daughter Jadee and her husband Phill and two lovely grandchildren, Jason and Sarah.

One of Hellieson’s his favorite sayings was “you can tell a Dutchman, but you can’t tell him much”.

He will be missed.

Falda Folklorica dancers, from left; Maribel Van Horn, Margarita Hierro, Ruby Abarca, Priscila Carillo, Anel Anaya, Elvia Barranco and Teresa Dominguez.

The Crosscultural Council hosted a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Woman’s Club with a taco dinner, a balloon man for the children, a raffle for free restaurant dinners, Falda Folklorica dancers and a singer serenading the crowd with Mexican love songs.

The council supports the day worker center on Laguna Canyon Road and free English classes through the La Playa Center at the Boys & Girls Club.

The fiesta was supported Adolfo’s, Asada, Avila’s, El Ranchito, Carmalita’s, Javier’s, La Sirena Grill, Olamendi’s, Ricardo’s, Casey’s Cupcakes, Ralph’s, and The Flower Stand.

Support Grows For Community Garden

Montage’s executive chef Craig Strong shared his appreciation for locally grown produce at a fundraiser for the South Laguna Community Garden, held in the hotel’s culinary garden recently.

Local resident Myron Wacholder produced an impressive display of vegetables grown at the community garden and and emphasized its value building community. Nursery owner Ruben Flores encouraged the attendees to contribute toward the purchase of the garden, whose owner has put the property up for sale.

Bluff Top Party Heats Up Anti-Hunger Effort 

On June 2, Montage Laguna Beach will host Share Our Strength’s “Taste of the Nation,” a benefits striving to eliminate childhood hunger.

The benefit features top chefs and mixologists, who donate their time, talent and passion to the cause while sharing their passion and skills in preparing fresh farm-to-table delicacies. Attendees will enjoy an afternoon of delectable dishes, wine, signature cocktails, live music, and picturesque panoramic views.

Guests may participate in the Celebrity Chef Tasting from 4 to 7 p.m. for $150 per person or $175 at the door; or the VIP Meet the Chefs reception from 4 to 9 p.m. and enjoy a sunset toast and after party to mingle with the chefs, valet parking and post-event gifts. Tickets purchased in advance are $250 per person and $275 at the door.

Proceeds increase access to nutrition programs and go towards community organizations fighting hunger.

Tickets:  tasteofthenation.org or call 877-268-2783.

Laguna Beach.  Another perfect day in Paradise, but oh no, there’s CO2.  For those readers not familiar with these elements in the periodic table, I want to know where you were instead of chemistry class in high school.  Be careful with your answer because there’s no statute of limitation on skipping class.  A wrong answer will mean detention and having to write on the chalkboard 200 times the phrase, “Pet Peeves is a gas and makes me high with delight.”

An informed Indy columnist, who obviously went to all her chemistry classes, wrote that the CO2 levels or carbon dioxide is rising at an alarming rate. The CO2 levels surpassed 400 parts per million at the recording station on Mauna Loa, Hawaii.  I called Mauna Loa to confirm this finding but didn’t get an answer.  This is double reason for concern.  First, there must not be much to do in Mauna Loa, if one cannot find anything to do but measure CO2 levels.  Scientists are known worldwide to be the last group to invite over to a party because they aren’t wired for cocktail banter. “CO2 is up.”  “Heard that.” Second reason for concern, is that scientists who are not party animals and don’t talk much, have all the time in the world to eat all the little cocktail weenies.  Get pushy at the hors d’oeuvres table.  Remember scientists are just older high school nerds. You can take them.

The last time CO2 was this high in the atmosphere was during the Pleistocene era and was first reported by Larry King and his first wife for C news, which over the years morphed into CNN and eight wives.  Larry was asked what he remembered from the Pleistocene era and he said, “I felt a bit groggy, but remember being head over heels for a lass named Wilma, but she fell hard for my friend Fred Flintstone.”  When Larry heard that Fred was just a cartoon, he got animated and said, “Tell that to Wilma. Or check it out with my source, Popeye.  He’s am what he’s am.”

The Pleistocene era was 3 million years ago.  Things were different then.  February had 31 days and April, June, and November had none.  Every month was heralded as “Dinosaur Month.”  The favorite expression was, “You’re going to become a dinosaur.”  A phrase, that’s made it through the ages, and still resonates with Blackberry employees. According to Fritz Coleman, the first Channel Four Weatherman of any and all eras, husbands and wives were restricted to their caves because of inclement weather.  Husband: “Honey, I can’t go out today and hunt.  The weather is too bad.”  Wife: “If there’s no bacon, then there’s no makin’.  Out.  I want a divorce.  I get the cave and a lifetime of alimony.  A woman’s got to gather.”

Most alarming as witnessed by Coleman, was that the sea level was 33’ to 66’ higher.  That means that most of downtown Laguna was under water.  The environmental impact on parking spaces would be devastating.  Imagine not being able to park your submersible and support our local merchants.  So, I believe it’s time that I take the initiative.  We must recognize the harmful effects of too much CO2.

From now to eternity, I declare every day to be “Hold Your Breath Day.”  Join me Lagunans in an initiative to breath in and not out.  It’s important to go green.  Save the planet.

Mark is a transplant to Laguna from Chicago.  He occasionally writes the guest column “Pet Peeves.”  His recently deceased border collie, Pokey, is his muse and ghostwriter.

John Heussenstamm

Friday, May 24

Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses  949-494-3030. Also 5/25.

Trevor Green, Sunset Serenades, 6:30 p.m. Heisler Park Amphitheatre.

Tijuana Dogs (dance cover band) 9 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com  949-715-7777

Jason Feddy, 8:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1151. (Also 5/25)

Jazz on the Patio: Rusty Gillette, Frank Schatz and Jorg Dubing, 6:30 p.m. Zinc Cafe, 344 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2791.

“The Crucible,” LBHS Artists’ Theatre, 605 Park Ave., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 949 497-7769. Also 5/25 and 5/26 at 2 p.m.

Cash’d Out,  8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 www.thecoachhouse.com

Saturday, May 25

Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon  714-573-0374

Live Jazz, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Laguna Coffee Company, 1050 S. Coast Hwy. Free.   www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com

Saturday Wine Tasting, 1-4 p.m. Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd. registration@lagunaculinaryarts.com 949-494-0745

Stones’ sideman Blondie Chaplin, 9 p.m  Mozambique, 1740  Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com  949-715-7777. $10

Dick Dale, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 www.thecoachhouse.com

Trevor Green, 4-7 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956   www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events

Sunday May 26

Indy Calendar May 24-30, 2013

Brunch jazz, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; dinner Jazz, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mare Culinary Lounge, 695 S. Coast Hwy 949-715-9581 www.mareculinarylounge.com

Andrew Bees of Black Uhuru, reggae,  5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy.  www.mozambiqueoc.com  949-715-7777 $10

Thorcraft Cobra, 5-8 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956   www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events

Monday, May 27

Laguna Concert Band, 12:30 p.m., Main Beach cobblestones.

Wing and Hollow, 7 p.m. The Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956   www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events

Denny White Band, Memorial Day Concert, 6-9 p.m., 31 Santa Barbara Dr., Aliso Viejo. $15 per person.

Tuesday, May 28

Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriter’s Showcase, 8-11 p.m. 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027

Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743

Soul Deep and Chris Whynaught, 7 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956   www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events

Wednesday, May 29

Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Ocean Ave. Brewery. Over 21, 237 Ocean Ave. 949-497-3381

Poul Pedersen and Richard Bredice, 7 p.m. The Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956   www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events

Thursday, May 30

John Heussenstamm Trio, 7 p.m. The Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956   www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events

Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743

Dinner with pianist Giovanni, Ariana Savalas & others, Cucina Romeo, 8 p.m., 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com