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The Laguna Ocean Foundation is seeking volunteer tide pool docents with a willingness to educate the public about preserving the intertidal habitat and the coastline’s natural resources. The next class training will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Ocean...

Pianist and music educator Carol Roman’s fourth CD release includes the single “A Time Gone By,” a tribute to the victims of 9/11. The lyrics include the line, “Let’s comfort all the frightened children and hold them when they ask us why, ask us why. Let’s pray for peace and live...

The 13th annual Laguna Dance Festival breaks new ground in contemporary dance with performances by the legendary Paul Taylor Dance Company from New York and Ballet BC, from Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 14 – 17 at Laguna Playhouse. “Ballet BC brings an authentic physicality and fresh...

Paul Freeman has written a novel, “Stop, Go, Murder,” set in the coastal environs of California and Florida. The story involves a struggling ex-gangster who learns his former boss has been murdered. One of the plot twists involves Go, an ancient game of strategy that Freeman has...

“Sleeping in the Forest: Dreamscapes of Nature and Society,” works of Latin American landscapes by Argentina artists Pablo Salvadó and Sebastián Chillemi, opens with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Founders Hall Art Gallery of Soka University in Aliso...

Flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic, the classically trained duo AlmaNova, will present a 7 p.m. concert of world music Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. Live! at the Museum takes place the second Thursday of each month and is free to...

Friday, Sept. 8 Tommy Kowalczyk, 5:30 p.m., Sunset Serenade, Heisler Park Amphitheater. Free. World Anthem, 7 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Hwy. Slingshot, 9 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave. Wild Child, 8 p.m.; Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan...

Thurston Middle School attendance and student records specialist Gwen Myers received the 10th annual Spirit of LBUSD award at a welcome breakfast for staff last week. The award honors a staff member who exemplifies extraordinary service. Myers, a graduate of Laguna Beach High...

Ten Boys Make Plans for School Year Cebreros, co-president of 10 Boys Who Care, set a goal of presenting $2,500 scholarships to a male and female athlete at Laguna Beach High School for the coming school year. They have a second goal of raising $500 more to help another school in...

The Reynolds opened Pearl Street General Market and began selling a curated collection of gourmet food items in 2013. In addition to the store, they dreamed of creating a neighborhood hangout, a place where people could stop by for coffee, cocktails, and conversation.

Gloria Fickling, a writer known for the 1957 “Honey West” book and a 1965 television series, is the subject of 30-minute documentary film that will be screened Friday, Sept. 1, at Seven Degrees, 861 Laguna Canyon Road. The public is welcome to attend the 6 and 9 p.m. showings...

The unofficial Take Back the Town Party starts early, with a 7-11 a.m. breakfast on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4, at Picnic Beach in Heisler Park. Expect local entertainment with Doug Miller on violin, firefighter Dave Lopez on bagpipes and Jessica de Stefano hand-delivering...

Food Pantry Welcomes New Director The Laguna Food Pantry named Laguna Beach resident Anne Belyea as its new executive director. New to the board, she will vacate that position to fulfill her duties managing the pantry’s development, communications, and administration. The...

A one-man show of work by painter and sculptor Karl Momen, best known for his 87-foot-tall sculpture “Metaphor: The Tree of Utah,” in the Bonneville Salt Flat, opens Sept. 16 at the Forest & Ocean Gallery. Momen’s paintings and sculptures, often distinguished by geometric...

Friday, Sept. 1 Upstream, 5 p.m., Laguna Art-A-Fair, 777 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949 494-4514 Sawdust Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Rd.: April Strong, James Clay Garrison, Selly, 11 a.m.; Upstream, 11:30 a.m.; Rich Folk, Kenny Hale, 4:30 p.m.; James Clay Garrison, 5 p.m. Larry Carlton,...