Arts

A temporary gallery of quilts was removed within days of being installed inside the Wells Fargo branch in Laguna Beach after customers objected to...

Sapphire Will Shine Under New Owner  Earlier this month Chef Craig Strong closed his Ocean at Main restaurant in downtown Laguna Beach, citing the...

Loyal patrons of Tommy Bahama in downtown Laguna Beach gathered at the restaurant on Tuesday night to bid farewell to the beloved establishment. After rumors...

In 2008, Laguna Beach artists Stephanie Cunningham and Betty Haight began creating their series of “Duets,” multi-media format, collage oil paintings. Two individually unique...

By Tracey Smith, Special to the Independent Music possesses a myriad of unique attributes that can elevate a mood or improve motivation, but it also...

Brazilian documentary filmmaker Laura Papa’s current project is titled “Dear Cesar.” It is the story of her great uncle, the artist Cesar Papa, who...

This year’s Festival of Arts and the Pageant of the Masters open on July 7 and run through Aug. 31 on the Festival of...

“Dog Breath,” a free interactive theatrical presentation by Dav Pilkey, comes to the Laguna Beach Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Pilkey...

Laguna Playhouse was awarded a 2019 Festival of Arts Foundation grant of $5,000 to support its year-round, award-winning youth education programs, a statement from...

Laguna Beach sports artist Dave Hobrecht has teamed up with former Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti to start a new company called...

 'Secrets & Sins' Halloween Reading & Open Mic On Thursday, Oct. 24, from 7-9 p.m. at the LCAD Gallery in downtown Laguna Beach, the Third...

Elizabeth Strout, author of “Olive, Again”—sequel to “Olive Kitteridge”—will be at the Women’s Club of Laguna Beach, 286 St. Ann’s Drive, from noon to...

Pico Iyer will discuss and sign his book “A Beginner’s Guide to Japan” at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, at Laguna Beach Books,...

Author Bruce Holsinger will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “The Gifted School,” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Laguna...

      By Jean Stern, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach is widely know as an Artists’ Colony, and today, looking at the abundance of art galleries, one would...