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 www.mareculinarylounge.com. Also 4/27.
Young Dubliners, Humble Hoolingans, James Manning, James Town Band, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 www.thecoachhouse.com
Saturday, April 27
Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon.
Clothing drop-off, Boutique Benefit fundraiser, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr. www.boutiquebenefit.com 949-415-8144
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. [email protected] 949-494-0745
Past Action Heroes (‘80s tribute band), 9 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Comic Cindy Burns, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 www.thecoachhouse.com
The Taiko Project: Surrounding Suns, 8 p.m. Soka University Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr. Aliso Viejo 949-480-4278
KEI AKAGI & FRIENDS, 8 p.m., Claire Trevor School of the Arts @ UCI’s Winifred Smith Hall. Tickets: $11-$15; (949) 924-2787 or online www.arts.uci.edu/tickets Also 4/27.
Sunday, April 28
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
Grapes for Grads scholarship fundraiser, noon-4 p.m. Tivoli Too, 777 Laguna Canyon Rd.
George Fischbeck, weatherman, and Randy Roach, journalist, 4 p.m. Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Hwy. reservations: www.lagunabeachbooks.com 949-494-4779
Massive McGregor, roots reggae, 5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Sunday Reggae 5-8 p.m., Pacific Edge Hotel, 647 S. Coast Hwy www.pacificedgehotel.com 949-281-5709
Pacific Marine Mammal Center Open House, 4-6 p.m. 20612 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-494-3050 res. Lindsey Repp: [email protected]
Laguna Craft Guild Art Show, 9 a.m.-sundown, Main Beach cobblestones.
Paris Combo, 3 p.m. Soka University Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr. Aliso Viejo 949-480-4278
Monday, April 29
Music Matters: John Heussenstamm Trio, 6:30 p.m. The Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956 www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events
Musicians Hand & Janine, 5-8 p.m. Pacific Edge Hotel, 647 S. Coast Hwy 949-281-5709 www.pacificedgehotel.com
Tuesday, April 30
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Music Matters: Andrew Corradini & Friends, 6:30 p.m. The Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956 www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events
Local Remedy, 9:30 p.m., Sandpiper, 1183 S. Coast Hwy.
Wednesday, May 1
Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. Ocean Ave. Brewery, 237 Ocean Ave. 949-497-3381
Music Matters: Poul Pedersen, 6:30 p.m. The Cliff Restaurant, 507 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1956 www.thecliffrestaurant.com/events
Thursday, May 2
Music Matters: Nick I, 6:30 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
First Thursday Art Walk. Member galleries remain open between 6-9 p.m. wine, demos, free shuttle.
Conversation with Jimi Gleason, 7 p.m. Laguna Art Museum www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Museum collection work by Zandra Rhodes, fashion/textile designer, www.sevendegrees.com
Salt Fine Art “Out of Order” Russian constructivist influenced work by Anibal Catalan www.saltfineart.com
FoASouth: Jacquie Moffett, Roger Folk, Gregg Stone www.lagunafestivalofarts.org
Laguna’s Early Art Colony paintings by Edgar Payne/David Chapple www.derusfineart.com
Ongoing:
Newport Beach Film Festival, through May 2. Listings, locations, tickets: www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
“The Surf Riders of Hawaii” selections from 100-year old photo book on surfing. Surfing Heritage Foundation, 110 Calle Iglesias, San Clemente 949-388-0313×8 www.surfingheritage.org through May 14.