Dance Fest Moves to a Cuban Beat
!Bailamos! That’s Spanish for “let’s dance” and the Laguna Dance Festival’s upcoming gala to celebrate its 11th anniversary invites participants to do just that.
Since...
Winning Poets Alight at the Library
Master of Ceremonies John Gardiner will host a public reading of winning poems from the Laguna Beach Library’s annual community poetry contest, Seaside Butterflies,...
Rudolph Isn’t the Only Reindeer With a Back Story
By April Johnson, Special to the Independent
Christmas is a time of heightened bliss, but for some it can be a bit disturbing. In “Reindeer...
Where Each Work Summons a Friendship
Rick and Cheryl Lang acquired their first work of art, a pastel drawing by Dixie Hall titled “Spring,” in 1973, igniting a passion that...
Author Brings Parisian Flair to Home Kitchens
Emily Dilling will discuss and sign the new edition of her cookbook, “My Paris Market Cookbook” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, at...
Planned Parenthood Storytelling Project Makes Stop in Laguna Beach
As the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches on Jan. 22, Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) hosted a storytelling...
Hear the Sounds of Summer
A live performance, Sunday Aug., by Quattro a jazz fusion band wraps up the Sunday in Park series at the Festival of Arts, 650...
New, Familiar Faces Heed Sawdust Festival’s Call
An excited buzz of the crowd eagerly anticipating entrance into the Sawdust Art Festival grounds for this past Tuesday’s preview night signals a summer...
Tunes & Tomes
Top 10 bestsellers at Laguna Beach Books and Sound Spectrum
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The Old Pottery Place, 1200 S. Coast Highway
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1. Then Again by...
Own Your Own Dish at Slapfish
Chef Andrew Gruel is launching a recipe contest tied to next month’s opening of his latest Slapfish restaurant at 211 Broadway St.
Gruel is giving...
New Mural Adds Color to the Canyon
The president of the Laguna College of Art and Design and faculty member Timothy Robert Smith this week took the wraps off “Upside Downtown,”...
Arts Calendar
Friday, June 29
Arts Anonymous. 5:30 p.m., 12-Step program to unlock creativity. The Living Room, 303 Broadway #107. Free. 949-494-5031
Jazz pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo...
Local Artist’s Memory Honored with Sculpture Studio Dedication
By Craig Lockwood, Special to the Independent
During a gala event, Friday, Feb. 1, at Laguna’s College of Art and Design, college president Jonathan Burke recalled Laguna...
Art Seen 1/11/13
LOCA Offers Botanicals Class
Laguna Outreach for Community Arts is offering a beginner-level, botanicals art class at Laguna Nursery. Participants can choose from either Thursday,...
Laguna Art Museum Reimagines California Cool with 41st Annual Auction, Benefit and Bash
The annual auction opens via Artsy on February 18, featuring works from over 125 California artists, culminating with a Benefit & Bash on March...