Friday, Jan. 27
Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. Tidepool bracelet w. Linda Ames; 2 p.m. Silver earrings w. Lorraine Hornby, ceramic birdhouse w. Ora Sterling. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030.
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway.
949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Jazz Monsters Christian Jacob & The Big Band Theory w. Denise Donatelli, 7-9 p.m. Soka Performing Arts Center, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo.
Gina Kessler Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m, Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Nick I & A.D.D of Common Sense, 8:45 p.m to midnight, Mozambique, 1740 Pacific Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Fiz and His Band at Hotel Laguna 9-midnight, 425 South Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
Saturday, Jan. 28
Laguna Beach Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. Saturdays 8 a.m-noon 714.573.0374
Guided Backcountry Hike, Crystal Cove State Park, 9 a.m. $15 parking. 949-477-7647 www.crystalcovestatepark.com
Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. Fused glass sushi set w. Maggie Spencer; water casting w. Erin Elowe. 2 p.m. Fused glass serve dish w. Maggie Spencer; Riveted pendant w. Lorraine Hornby www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030
Saturday Wine Tasting Laguna Culinary Arts, 825 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-494-0745 www.lagunaculinaryarts.com
Fiz and His Band at Hotel Laguna 9-midnight, 425 South Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
Never a Dull Moment, Rod Stewart Tribute, 7:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 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 South Coast Highway. Free. www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com Open, no live entertainment. close 10 p.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
The Gina Kessler Band, 9 p.m-1 a.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Newport Beach Evening & Sunset Cruises
Davey’s Locker , 400 Main Street, Newport Beach. 949-673-1434 www.daveyslocker.com for times. $25 per person.
Weekend silk painting workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. w. Olivia Batchelder. 949-280-9785 $195 e-mail [email protected] Since participants need to purchase supplies prior to sessions asap pre-registration is necessary.
Sunday, Jan. 29
Guided Backcountry Hike, Crystal Cove State Park, 9 a.m. $15 parking. 949-477-7647 www.crystalcovestatepark.com
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Massive McGregor, Reggae, 5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Pacific Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Weekend silk painting workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. w. Olivia Batchelder, 949-280-9785 $195 e-mail [email protected] Since participants need to purchase supplies prior to sessions asap pre-registration is necessary.
CATS, 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa tickets under events: www.lagunabeach.com , www.SCAFTA.org 714-556-2787
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Beth Fitchet Woods Songwriters Showcase, 8-11 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Tickets for “Come Fly Away,” Frank Sinatra revue, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa tickets under events: www.lagunabeach.com , www.SCAFTA.org 714-556-2787.
Bonhams&Butterfields Appraisal Clinic at Laguna Art Museum, 10 a.m.- noon or 1-3 p.m. Cost: $10 per item. See www.lagunaartmuseum.org for covered/not covered items. 307 Cliff Drive.
Wednesday, Feb.1
Jazz Wednesday, Bill Cunliffe Trio, 6 p.m. Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. $12 online, $15 door, 949-715-9713 www.LagunaBeachLive.org
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 at 845 Laguna Canyon Road. Every Wednesday at 6:30pm. Reservations. $10 per person. Each tasting incl.6 wines, bread and cheese. 949-494-4000
Thursday, Feb. 2
First Thursday.
Member galleries remain open until 9 p.m. Some feature music and libations. Free trolley service downtown.
Pre-event: Visual Tales from Eire (Ireland) and England by students studying abroad, 5 p.m. City Hall, 505 Forest Ave. 949-497-0722
Grand Opening of TheGeorgeGallery, a new gallery exclusively focused on women artists. “Accomplished,” group show w. Soledad Pinto, Carla Gannis, Talin Megherian, Susan Jamison, Lisa Stefanelli, Magdalene Atria and more. 354 N. Coast Hwy.
Conversations w. Deborah Aschheim, 7 p.m.
Fatemeh Burnes “Drift” book signing, 7:30-9 p.m. Also: Preview for bid 100+ works of art for Annual Art Auction, Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Group Show incl. Marianne Kolb, Inez Storer & others. Sue Greenwood Fine Art, 330 N. Coast Hwy. Pako Esnayra, sculpture, S Gallery, 346 N. Coast Hwy. Tom Betts, Dawson Cole Fine Art, 326, Glenneyre St.
¡Cuba! Continuation of Cuba art exhibit w. artists in attendance who could not attend in Jan. due to visa constraints, Salt Fine Art, 1492 S. Coast Hwy. Classic and Contemporary California Impressionists, David Chapple in attendance, DeRu’s Fine Arts, 1590 S. Coast Hwy.
Paintings by Kevin Macpherson, The Redfern Gallery, 1540 S. Coast Hwy.
Ongoing:
Lonesome Traveler: A Journey Down the Streams of American Folk, 8 p.m. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd. Tickets $40-60. 949-497-2787 Through Feb.15
Posters for the Festival of Arts by local artists incl. Todd Kenyon. Third floor, Wells Fargo Bank, 260 Ocean Ave. 949-494-7544