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The public is invited to a lunch concert where Urban Voices, a group composed of residents from Los Angeles’s Skid Row community, performs during the 10 a.m. worship service at Laguna Beach United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 29. Leav Sofer of the Colburn Conservatory of...

By Christopher Trela | NB Indy “Third time’s the charm.” That was my hope when I was invited to Las Brisas recently to sample the restaurant’s new patio menu courtesy of new executive chef Jay Scollon, a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena. Scollon...

Brian Bromberg leads a 10-piece band at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, on the Festival of Arts’ grounds. He commonly uses as many as 10 or more basses on his recordings, using different tunings, string configurations, acoustic and electric basses. Reserved seating is available for $40...

Vince di Mura, music director for the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University and a frequent Laguna Beach visitor, performs in concert with local musicians Kenny Walker and Peter Suarez at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St....

There’ll be a whole lotta shakin’ going on at Laguna Playhouse, which opens its 98th season with the Tony nominated Broadway musical, “Million Dollar Quartet” on Sunday, June 8. Inspired by one of the most famous jam sessions in recording history, this musical tells the story of...

The Orange County Playwrights Alliance presents two staged readings of one-act plays by Lynn Wells Nelson and George Bardin Rothman at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Dr. A donation of $10 is suggested. Reserve tickets at 714 902-5...

In “Clybourne Park,” the current production of Laguna Playhouse, playwright Bruce Norris deftly examines contemporary issues with sly humor and a surprising structure. The seven member cast delve into plot twists that challenge notions about gentrification, marginalization,...

Auditions to be held for Eric Coble’s” The Giver” on June 21, 22, and 23 at The Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach at 1085 Laguna Canyon Road. The play will be produced by The Laguna Playhouse’s Theatre for a New Generation, which is casting all roles and is open to...

Laguna’s 11th Annual Fete de la Musique presented by Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association will be held on Saturday, June 16. The day’s festivities, inspired by the French International Day of Music, will begin at 12 p.m. at Main Beach with the Children’s Parade with music by...

Musical performances sure to bring cheer to cloudy days starts Monday, June 4, with “All That Jazz,” a look back at the origins of an American art form from 5-7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 268 St. Ann’s Dr Presenter Laguna Beach Live tunes up a bluegrass BBQ with Barefoot Movement...

Laguna Beach Live! artistic director Bijon Watson and an All-Star Trio will perform, “All That Jazz: A Historic Retrospective of an American Art Form,”as part of the Insights program Monday, June 4. Tickets are $10 and the event will be held at Woman’s Club, St. Ann’s Drive....

“The Grass is Blue: America’s Legacy of Bluegrass and Spirituals,” finds a home at Mozambique Tuesday, May 22, when Laguna Beach Live! presents Pacific Chorale’s artistic director, Robert Istad. The talk and music begin at 6:30 p.m. Demonstrating the musical highlights of Istad’s...

Rock band Jamestown Revival will play their Orange County debut at the Blinking Owl Distillery in Santa Ana on Sunday, May 20. The performance at 802 E Washington Ave. is a fundraiser for Laguna Beach resident Summer Tarango. The proceeds will help pay for her ongoing breast...

Laguna Dance Festival will hold their annual gala Friday, May 18, by celebrating the centennial birthdays of composer Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins, who together with lyricist Stephen Sondheim created “West Side Story.” Guests will enjoy an evening of music...

Sunset Serenades returns beginning with a free 6:30 p.m. classical music performance by Jackie Menter Trio Friday, May 4, in the Heisler Park Amphitheatre. Here is the concert line up: May 5, Jack Benny, pop trio; May 18, Phil Gough/Alan Deremo Project; May 25, Maestro Lazaro...