Sawdust Shifts to Year-Round Use
Laguna Beach’s art colony vibe, instilled in visitor’s as they stroll the city’s summer art festivals, galleries and artist studios, need not dissipate when...
Museum Makes Gains Despite Sour Economy
Despite a lingering recession, Laguna Art Museum’s membership remained intact and its finances improved over the previous year even as expenses were dialed back,...
Two Locals Get to the Meat of the Matter
South Laguna dads Brian Smith and Robert Hagopian met at the Village Green Park in South Laguna while their kids played. Later around their...
A Battered Diamond Rediscovered
Concert for a Century–Old Piano
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
For years the piano sat quietly in a corner of Bridge Hall at the...
Club Exhibit Showcases Young Artists
Boys & Girls Club members invite the public to view the works of 150 young artists in a gallery-style juried art exhibition Thursday, Jan....
Film Society Starts Sea Series
Over the next four months, the Laguna Beach Film Society will present Sea Tales: The Truth of the Ocean in Film, documentaries for those...
Tunes & Tomes
Best sellers during the week of Jan. 3
Sound Spectrum
Top 10 Bestsellers
Nora Jones, The Fall
John Mayer, Battle Studies
Alicia Keys, Element of Freedom
Lady Gaga, Fame Monster
The...
Props for Pop Art
LAM’s Kuntz Exhibit Makes Critic’s Top 10
Laguna Art Museum’s retrospective on pop artist Roger Kuntz (on exhibit last year from March 1 through May...
For the Arts, ‘09 Ends on a Hopeful Note
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens’ timeless pronouncement from “A Tale of Two Cities” proves a...
Laguna Observed
Resolutions 2010
Of course you don't make New Year's resolutions. I'm certainly not accusing you of such a thing. No sophisticated, grounded, pragmatic or even...
Gallery News
Latin Roots Influence New Exhibit at Demossa Gallery
Demossa Gallery presents an exhibit of the works by Vincent Serritella and Gilbert Reyes, Jan. 7 to...
Wisdom Workout
Taking On The New Year Challenge
“I could never tell if it was opportunity or the wolf knocking.” Anne Ellis wrote in “The life of...
Sea Life Ready for a Close-Up
Advanced reservations are now being accepted for a Saturday morning art workshop Jan. 2 set at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Canyon.
The...
Art-A-Fair Seeks Artists for Summer’s Fest
The Art-A-Fair Festival is now seeking new artists for its 44th annual season, which will run for nine weeks from June 25 to Aug....
Comedian Draws a Crowd
Fans of comedian, author, and television personality Kathy Griffin lined up around the block for a chance to chat and have their picture taken...