Friday, Dec. 16
Sawdust Art Festival art classes: 10 a.m-noon and 2-4 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturday.
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway St.
949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com. Also Saturday.
The Strangers, 9 p.m.-1 a.m, Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Dana Point Harbor Boat Parade of Lights, 7:30 p.m. 34555 Golden Lantern, Dana Pt. 949-923-2255 www.danapointharbor.com . Also Saturday.
Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, 6:30-9 p.m., off Bay Island. www.christmasboatparade.com. Also Saturday and Sunday.
Great Park artist in residence Kevin Kwan Loucks’ piano recital, 2 & 4 p.m. Sand Canyon Road & Marine Way. 866-829-3829 www.ocgp.org Free. RSVP to [email protected]
Saturday, Dec. 17
Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot, next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon. 714.573.0374
Saturday Wine Tasting. Laguna Culinary Arts, 825 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-494-0745 www.lagunaculinaryarts.com
Space Oddity, Davie Bowie Tribute, 8:45 p.m.-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 S. Coast Highway. Free. www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com
John Barber Glass Designs 30-year anniversary sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 21062 Laguna Canyon Road. 949-494-1464
Geffen Playhouse presents Story Pirates at the Montage, for children, 1-3 p.m. geffenplayhouse.com/storypirates or 347-878-6798, [email protected] Montage Laguna Beach, 30801 Coast Hwy.
The Strangers, 9 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Kids Storytelling Yoga Classes, 11-12 a.m., 1-2 &3-4 p.m. by Mindful Octopus at AR4T, 210 N. Coast Highway. RSVP to [email protected]
Sunday, Dec. 18
Laguna Craft Guild sale 8:30 a.m.-dusk, Cobblestone square, Main Beach 949-229-6206
Christmas Concert w. All-American Boys Chorus 4 p.m. Soka University, 1 University Dr. Aliso Viejo. Tickets: $ 25-40 gen. www.TicketTurtle.com
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Lesterfari & Kings reggae 5-10 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Monday, Dec. 19
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriters’ Showcase, 8-11 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Rockin’ Eve at Laguna Nursery, 4 p.m. 1370 S.Coast Hwy. 949-494-5200 $30
Wednesday, Dec.21
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, 845 Laguna Canyon Road. 6:30 p.m. RSVP 949-494-4000. $10 per person. Each tasting incl.6 wines, bread and cheese.
Ongoing:
“This Wonderful Life,” 8 p.m. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. 949-497-2787 $30-$65 (Through Dec. 24)
“Best Kept Secret: UCI and the Development of Contemporary Art in Southern California, 1964-1971.” Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. 949-494-8971 www.lagunaartmuseum.org