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Laguna Beach Live! presents jazz artists Tony Guerrero and Matt Johnson in their Jet Set Quintet on Aug. 22 at Hotel Laguna. With mambos, cha-chas and organ-drenched swing classics, the cocktail-centric anthems of the Jet Set Quintet recall the fads, fashion and optimism of...

The Laguna Playhouse is pleased to welcome back Rita Rudner for an exclusive three-day stand-up engagement, “Rita Rudner: Act 3,” Friday, Aug. 24 – Sunday, Aug. 26. Performance times are 7 p.m. each evening. The engagement will also feature Laguna Beach singing sensation Sasha...

“A Love Supreme,” a fundraising concert featuring jazz pianist Vince Di Murra and his son, fusion guitarist Dre, will be held at the Neighborhood Congregational Church at 340 Saint Ann’s Drive on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. featuring the music of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and John...

The Laguna Beach Film Society will premiere the new Olympia Dukakis film, “Cloudburst,” on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at the South Coast Cinema, 162 S. Coast Highway. “Cloudburst” centers on a blind member of a same-sex couple who is committed to a nursing home by her family and...

Dr. Robert Dee McDonald, director of Irvine’s Center for New Medicine, will lead a one-day workshop, “Heart of Singing,” on Saturday, Aug. 11, that combines the step-by-step know-how of personal coaching in service of learning to sing and playful creativity. Singers of any skill...

Sawdust Art Festival is hosting its first Country Western Day on Saturday, Aug. 4, with themed musical entertainment, including Patti Booker and The Players on the Main Deck, art classes and Saloon specials to celebrate the day’s festivities.

James Tormé, son of legendary entertainer Mel Tormé and British actress Janette Scott, will perform on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 1-3 p.m. on stage at the Festival of Arts’ green. There is no extra cost beyond admission to the festival. The singer infuses older jazz classics with soul...

Nirvana Grille’s “clean” California cuisine takes center stage at the Festival of Arts on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 1 p.m. when executive chef and owner Lindsay Smith-Rosales shares and demonstrates recipes. Smith-Rosales specializes in healthy organic ingredients. Founded first in 2006...

Laguna Beach Live! presents award-winning Josh Nelson and his trio Aug. 8 in the Hotel Laguna Rose Garden, 425 S. Coast Highway, 6 p.m. Nelson, 32, a semi-finalist in the 2006 Thelonious Monk competition, works as a jazz pianist, composer, teacher, and recording artist. Peter...

Exhibitor and videographer Rick Graves will lead an expose of the evolution of video arts on Tuesday, Aug. 7 during the Festival of Arts’ Art Talks, which take place at noon on the grounds of the art show. On Thursday, Aug. 9, Festival goers have the chance to learn from the...

The Triada Guitar Trio performs spirited classical and contemporary guitar works in a 7p.m. chamber music concert at the Laguna Art Museum on Thursday, Aug. 9, when galleries remain open til 9 p.m. The concerts are free to museum members and to non-members with museum admission....

Hailing from San Clemente, jam band Frame of Mind will perform at the Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., on Saturday, July 21, from 12-4:30 p.m. Festival admission is $7.75 for adults, $3.25 for children. The band will also play live at The Cliff’s Fireside Theater, 577...

Smooth jazz saxophonist Jackiem Joyner will perform Saturday, July 28 at the Festival of Arts’ “Jazz on the Green” series at 1 p.m., while Sunday, July 29 in the same time slot Amer-Asian cuisine is on the menu as the chef of Laguna Beach’s Starfish restaurant, Jarvis Yuan,...

A British rock ‘n’ roll band, Rockxy will be performing at the Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave., on Aug. 1 and the Sandpiper, 1183 S. Coast Highway, on Aug 6. All proceeds will go to Bishop Brian Delvaux, spiritual leader of Laguna Beach’s St. Francis by the Sea American Catholic...

Significant changes have been made to the lunch, dinner, and cocktail menus of Watermarc Restaurant and 230 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach restaurants operated by chef-owner Marc Cohen. Watermarc’s patrons can choose from updated selections with more steak and seafood, while at 230...