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The soulful and sensual sounds of Brazil return to Laguna on Friday, July 27,  when award-winning local saxophonist, pianist and composer Dan Reckard hosts a benefit concert at the Neighborhood Congregational Church. The event, called “Zuzu: A Night of Brazilian Music with Dan...

Chef Kiel Anderson from Laguna Beach’s Watermarc restaurant makes a visit to the Festival of Arts to demonstrate his skills and share his flavors on Sunday, July 22, a 1 p.m. This special event takes place on the Festival of Arts green and is free with Festival admission.

Laguna Beach Live! welcomes keyboardist and vocalist Yve Evans with her band Wednesday, July 25 to the Rose Garden of the Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Highway. Cover charge is $12 online at www.lagunabeachlive.org or by phone at 949-715-9713. Tickets are $15 at the door.  Drinks...

The new Port Theatre in Corona del Mar opens Friday, July 20, with films including “Bernie,” “Safety Not Guaranteed,” and “First Position” during its first week. After nearly 15 years of hiatus and extensive renovations, the theatre intends to provide a best-in-class movie going...

The rhythmic beats of living Latin jazz legend Poncho Sanchez will light up the Festival of Arts stage Saturday, July 14. For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, the conguero player has stirred up straightahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies...

Award-winning singer-songwriter Emily Elbert will be performing her brand of soulful jazz at The Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave., on Tuesday, July 17, as a part of Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriter Showcase. Music begins at 8 p.m. with a set by Wood. Known for her guitar-playing...

From the land of bossa nova, The Laguna Beach Film Society (LBFS) presents an evocative, new Brazilian film, “Found Memories,” on Thursday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the South Coast Cinema. Tickets are $15 at the door and $20 for film, food, appetizers, and prefilm conversation at the...

The Festival of Arts’ shaded green promises to sizzle Saturday, July 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. when Jessy J brings her Latin-spiced jazz melodies to Laguna Beach, leading off the weekly “Jazz on the Green” series. A jazz prodigy with Mexican roots, Jessy J represents an untraditional...

The Friends of the Laguna Beach Library present a free evening of music with Jennings and Keller at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, in the library, 363 Glenneyre St. They describe themselves as fusion folk Americana musicians.

Saxophonist Tom Luer and his Popular Project Quintet performs July 11 in the outdoor Rose Garden of the Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Highway, 6-8 p.m., and doors open at 5 p.m. Popular Project focuses on Luer’s arrangements of pop and rock tunes, as well as some originals. Jazz...

A new series, “Live! at the Museum,” continues at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12 and features two musicians known for orchestral performances who join together for an evening of solo and duo works. Flutist Jenni Olson, of the chamber group Orion Winds, and harpist Marcia Dickstein...

The Cliff Restaurant’s 6 p.m. music showcase, 577 S. Coast Highway, features the Kenny Garcia Band, Jason Feddy, Poul Pederson and Rob Eller, respectively, Monday through Thursday, July 2-5. The Cliff Restaurant will be offering free trolley transportation for Laguna Beach...

No Square Theatre is presenting “George and His Lovely Wife Ira: The Gershwins,” Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30. The event will take place at Legion Hall, 384 Legion St., at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available online at nosquare.org.

Laguna Folkdancers presents an evening of Romanian folkdance instruction at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at the Susi Q Center, 380 Third St. Bucharest-born Mihai David, who performed with the Romanian State Folk Ballet until he defected in 1966, will lead the workshop. More info:...

Following a sold-out opening night of Jazz Wednesdays, Laguna Beach Live! continues its popular jazz series in Hotel Laguna’s Rose Garden on Thursday, June 27, with saxophonist Rickey Woodard’s quartet. The cover charge for the 6-8 p.m. show is $12 online, guaranteeing a seat and...