Friday, May 4
Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. Tidepool bracelet with Linda Ames,; 2 p.m., silk scarf painting with Olivia Batchelder www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturday.
Explore the Plants on the Trail to Barbara’s Lake, 9 – 11:30 a.m, a two-mile leisurely hike led by Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd. $3 per vehicle. RSVP required: (949) 923-2235 or (949) 923-3702
Laguna Playhouse Youth Theater Murder Mystery fundraiser, 7 p.m., Woman’s Club, 240 St. Ann’s Dr. Performances, dinner, wine, silent & live auctions, oppty drawings. $85 949-497-2787 x 218. Also Saturday.
Boutique Benefit pre-sale party, 5-6 p.m. $40 at Nirvana Grille, 303 Broadway.
Sunset Serenades, 6:30 p.m., Heisler Park, Shelby, Tieg &Tara vocal harmonics. Bring a low chair and picnic.
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway.
949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Tricia Freeman, 9 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
The Trip, 8:45 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Fiz and His Band at Hotel Laguna, 9 p.m., 425 S. Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
Great Park film series, “Forks Over Knives,” 6:50 p.m., Sand Canyon Rd & Marine Way, Irvine 866-829-3829 www.ocgp.org.
Saturday, May 5
Zero Trash Laguna, 10 a.m. check www.zerotrash.org for locations.
Laguna Beach High School Alumni Assoc. scholarship fundraising picnic, 11 a.m-4 p.m. Heisler Park.
Saturday wine tasting, 1-4 p.m., Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Environmental Nature Center’s “Butterfly House” opening & Spring Faire ,10 a.m-3 p.m. 1601 16th St., Newport Beach.
Full Moon Drum Circle, 7-10 p.m., South end Aliso Beach. Bring drum, wood, enthusiasm.
Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon 714.573.0374
Fundraiser for “Cathexis” sculpture restoration, 4-7 p.m, John Alabaster art studio. Shuttle from ACT V lot, 1900 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Opening reception for college graduate students, 6-8 p.m. Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. 949-494-8971 www.LagunaArtMuseum.org
Fiz and His Band at Hotel Laguna 9-midnight, 425 South Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
The English Beat, 8:45 p.m, Mozambique, 1740 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
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Tricia Freeman, 9 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Newport Beach Cruises, Davey’s Locker , 400 Main Street. 949-673-1434 www.daveyslocker.com for times. $25 per person.
11th Annual International Festival, 10:30 a.m- 5:30 p.m. Soka University, Aliso Viejo. www.performingarts.soka.edu parking $10. Free park @ 24000 Avila Rd. Shuttle every 30 min. beginning at 10 a.m.
Boutique Benefit high-end tag sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Laguna Presbyterian Church.
Sunday, May 6
First Sunday Chamber Music at LCAD: Ceora Winds Trio, 3 p.m. 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Teaching Artists Showcase, 3-5:30 p.m., Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 S.Coast Hwy. $35 www.locaarts.org 949-363-4700 auction items: [email protected]
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027.
Pato Benton, CA roots Reggae, 5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 $10 cover.
“The Man who Planted Trees,” Scotland’s Puppet Theatre Co., 1 & 3:30 p.m. $20. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 615 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa 714-556-2787
Fundraiser for “Melody for Freedom” 1:30 p.m., Founders Hall, Soka University Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo. www.performingarts.soka.edu
Tuesday, May 8
Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriters’ Showcase, 8-11 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Historical Society presentation on Festival of Arts, 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave. Free.
Wednesday, May 9
Karaoke at 9 p.m. Ocean Ave. Brewery. No cover. Over 21, 237 Ocean Avenue. 949-497-3381
Ongoing:
“Tickled Pink,” Mindy Solomon, embodied by Rita Rudner, on her journey from Florida to New York. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-497-2787. Through May 20.
The Artist Fund Directors show at City Hall. Through May 22. [email protected] (949) 612-1949.
Selections from the Collection: at foaSouth, 1006 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1145 www.LagunaFestivalofArts.com through June 5.
