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“Dirty Blonde,” written by Claudia Shear and directed James W. Gruessing Jr., opens at Laguna Playhouse on Thursday, April 26, for six performances only. Starring Bets Malone as Mae West, the production examines one of America’s most enduring and controversial pop culture...

Laguna local Jessica Haddy will perform a program of classical music in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Corona Del Mar High School performing arts theater, 2101 Eastbluff Dr., Newport Beach. Haddy is concertmaster of the Southern California Philharmonic. The...

Neo-Baroque orchestra Kontrapunktus will perform for the first time in Laguna Beach in a free 2 p.m. concert at the Laguna Presbyterian Church Sunday, April 8. The ensemble will be performing a 90-minute concert featuring repertoire commemorating influential Baroque composers...

“Nathan Gunn Flying Solo,” a musical journey written about and starring the opera-singing baritone, opens in a world premiere at the Laguna Playhouse Sunday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. The show is directed by Hershey Felder with musical direction by Michael Bagby. Gunn sings...

New West Guitar Group featuring guitarists Perry Smith, John Storie and Will Brahm perform March 28 at Seven-Degrees, 891 Laguna Canyon Road. The group has released five instrumental albums, each showcasing the laid-back virtuosity of their own arrangements. Concerts start at 6...

Guitarist Eric Henderson, a protégé of Andrés Segovia, and Venezuelan pianist William Sigismondi, will perform together in concert at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr. from 8-10 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. A fortuitous encounter in Laguna Beach brought the duo...

Los Angeles saxophonist Tom Luer is joined by pianist Andy Langham, bassist Edwin Livingston, drummer Schnelle and vocalist Angela Parish for a 6 p.m. concert Wednesday, March 14, at Seven Degrees. Luer’s album “Project Popular” was released in 2011 to critical...

Laguna Beach Live! presents Argus Quartet at the Laguna Art Museum on Thursday, March 8, 7 pm. Praised for their “supreme melodic control and total authority,” the Argus Quartet also believes that today’s ensembles can honor the chamber music traditions while forging...

An all-star tribute to trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald features contemporary artists marking the centenary of two jazz legends Wednesday, Feb. 28, in concert at Seven Degrees event center, 891 Laguna Canyon Rd. Vocalist Maiya Sykes fronts an ensemble led by...

Actor Morgan Freeman will narrate “America’s Musical Journey,” the newest 3D documentary for IMAX and giant screen theatres from MacGillivray Freeman Films. The film created by the Laguna Beach-based filmmaker celebrates the cultural diversity of America as seen through music and...

Jazz vocalist Maureen O’Sullivan performs jazz and blues at three local gigs in February, beginning with a pre-Super Bowl brunch gig on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sullivan leads a trio that includes musicians Ron Kobayashi, Ben Wevers and Jack Prather at at...

Rickey Woodard Quintet will perform a variety of jazz, including straight ahead, Latin, blues, and ballads, with a melodic sound and tight rhythm section in the Jazz Wednesdays series by Laguna Beach Live! on Jan. 31. Woodard also performs and records with The Clayton-Hamilton...

Passengers boarding two tall ships in Dana Point Harbor can experience living history in its towering rigging, bustling decks and billowing canvas. The Lady Washington, was used in numerous television shows and movies including “The Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “Hawaiian...

“I Am My Own Wife,” written by Doug Wright and directed by Jenny Sullivan and starring John Tufts, opens at Laguna Playhouse on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 5:30 p.m. for a brief run through Sunday, Jan. 28. The play is a remarkable piece of theatre based on a true story that still...

By Christopher Trela | NB Indy While holiday trimmings have all but disappeared, a new array of treats for the eyes and ears have to yet to be unwrapped at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory.   Segerstrom Center Pacific Symphony kicks off 2018 with...