Museum Displays Imagination of Young Artists The Laguna Art Museum hosts a free reception for young artists of the Boys and Girls Club from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, in its Young Artists Society Gallery. The show “In Our Imagination”, will display artwork by club members students inspired by artist Allison Schulnik, [...]
Valentine’s Day arrives for me in the form of giant red hearts perched on poles along Coast Highway bordering Laguna Nursery. Just as pumpkins announce Halloween and glittery lights mark Christmas, owner Ruben Flores decorates our urban landscape as well as the yards and gardens of clients throughout the world. I am an unabashed fan. [...]
What can you reuse in your home that might live a second life in your garden? Come find out at a workshop offered Saturday, Jan. 19, in the South Laguna Community Garden, 10 a.m. at Eagle Rock Way and Coast Highway. Horticulturist and Laguna Nursery owner Ruben Flores will give innovative tips on re-use, giving a [...]
Laguna Outreach for Community Arts is offering a beginner-level botanicals art class at Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway, Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9:30-11 a.m. Horticulturalist Ruben Flores will introduce fall leaves, and Hedy Buzan will lead the art workshop. Attendees will create designer gift-wrap using leaf transfer techniques, image repeats and pattern rotations on [...]
Over 60 members of the Laguna Playhouse’ “Playhouse Women” support group – from south county cities and beyond – gathered at the Laguna Nursery earlier this month to enjoy wine and art, and to encourage membership. One of its most successful fundraising strategies is an author presentation and book-signing series. The next author presentation will [...]
Magical gardens, the stuff of fairytales, exist in Laguna Beach if one knows where to look. Those with tickets to the Laguna Beach Garden Club tour on May 4 will need only follow the pixie dust between eight such gardens during the annual tour, which this time threads through the private community of Three Arch [...]
Children Become Photographers Boys & Girls Club members recently participated in national photo contest where the community room was transformed into a photo exhibit with over 800 works. The exhibit will be on display through April 20 and club member’s videos with a full schedule of programs can be seen by visiting www.bgclagunabeach.org. [...]
Fundraiser for Presidential Hopeful Laguna Beach’s Fred Karger, unsuccessful in gaining entry to the New Hampshire debate this week between candidates vying to become the GOP presidential nominee, show perseverance. The first openly gay candidate to seek the Republican presidential nomination hosts his first local fundraiser Saturday, June 18. Karger’s guest will be treated to [...]
Garden Hosts Memorial Day Cabaret Laguna Nursery hosts The Global Garden Cabaret with vocalists Saif Edden and Kati Gillmore on Monday, May 30, from 6 to 10 p.m. Nursery owner Ruben Flores hosts the $100 per person event, promising food, wine, music and fun for a cause. Proceeds benefit Japan tsunami relief and globalgiving.org. Tickets [...]
Flood Task Force Seeks Members The City Council is accepting applications for seven at-large members of the community, including two from canyon neighborhoods, to serve six months on a flood mitigation task force. The deadline is Feb. 23. The task force, which will also include two council members and a planning commissioner, will evaluate ideas [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
