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The Philharmonic Society kicks off its 25thHouse of Design with a showing of the house as well as cocktails and dinner Friday, May 4, at Dana Point Yacht Club. The house in nearby Ritz Cove will be open for public tours Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, June 3. Tickets to tour the...

Laguna Beach Garden Club’s “Gate & Garden Tour” will be held Friday, May 4, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ten private South Laguna gardens along a three-quarter-mile walking route including a quarter-acre formal garden with ocean views highlight this year’s fundraiser for educational...

Bill Hoffman will give a talk, Trends in Urban Design: Best City Practices, at the Laguna Beach Beautification Council 6 p.m. meeting Thursday, April 26 at the Montage Resort, room 225. Hoffman, a local resident and urban planner, will discuss the best examples of urban design...

Tickets are on sale for the Laguna Beach Garden Club’s self-guided, Gate & Garden Tour, which will take place on Friday, May 4. The 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. tour begins at Arabella Historic Cottages, 506 N. Coast Highway, where visitors take a shuttle bus to the first garden and...

Bluebird Farm invites the community to visit during a free open house at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. Peruse the Bluebird Canyon Drive farm, meet your neighbors, enjoy some hors d’oeuvres and hear about farm programs. Parking is available on Rancho Laguna Road.    ...

Candidates in the 48th congressional district race will debate the environment and climate topics during Indivisible OC 48’s next forum, Tuesday, April 3. Mike Young, of the California League of Conservation Voters, will moderate and direct the questions, which begin at 7 p.m. in...

Lovers of wild gardens and mid-century architecture are invited to the annual spring open house at Hortense Miller Garden in Boat Canyon on Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can expect a docent-led tour of the two and half acre garden and post-and-beam home plus...

Laguna locals Kelly Emmes, Geri Kate Pearce, Heidi Miller and Marilyn Brumley will perform in “Footloose Follies,” the musical comedy production that raises funds for Children’s Hospital Orange County. A parody of “Back to the Future” and “Footloose,” the original show delivers...

Afternoon DJ Zach Churchill will be the primary host of KX 93.5’s “Daily Scramble Live” on weekday mornings from 7 a.m. to noon. He will be joined by others on the staff, including general manager Tyler Russell, music director Steph Weaver-Weinberg, development director Monica...

Lily Alvarado, Elise Shultz and Zoey Creager were recognized as youths of the year by the Boys and Girls Club at its recent awards ceremony. Teen youth of the year went to Enrique Palacios, who will go on to compete against other outstanding youth in Orange County, with hopes of...

Abe Sanchez will open your eyes and palates to plants considered weeds in a free workshop, Eating the Weeds, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the South Laguna Community Garden, Eagle Rock Way and South Coast Highway. Sanchez is co-publisher of “Cooking the Native Way.” Make...

An informational meeting for prospective new members of Sea Scouts, based in Dana Point Harbor, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the OC Sailing and Events Center, 34451 Ensenada Place. Mariners 936 offers year-around sailing and maritime activities for co-ed youth...

Hobie Surf Shop in downtown Laguna Beach hosts a community party Saturday, Feb. 10, unveiling its expansion to include space devoted to surf culture and the work of local artisans. Visitors to 294 Forest Ave. can expect food, drinks and giveaways all day, with live music by...

Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. celebrates its 50th anniversary as advocate for local wildlife habitat with a presentation and film at the Laguna Canyon Conservancy dinner Monday, Feb. 5, at Tivoli Too! restaurant. The late Jim Dilley founded Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. in 1968 to establish...

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce celebrates a century of service with a ribbon-cutting, mixer and installation at Okura Robata Grill, Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 5:30 p.m. For a decade before the city incorporated in 1927, prominent local business leaders established the Chamber of...