Bluewater Film Celebrates Blue Belt
![A scene from “Coral Reef Adventure.”](https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-getting-out-Coral-Reef-Adventure-Image-26-300x219.jpg)
The Laguna Beach Film Society’s final screening in its documentary film series focusing on ocean awareness will be of “Coral Reef Adventure” on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr.
The film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker and local resident Greg MacGillivray follows a 10-month exploration of the Pacific’s most vibrant and endangered coral reefs, narrated by Liam Neeson.
Tickets can be purchased on-line or at the door; $6 at the door of $5 presale. For more information visit www.lagunaartmuseum.com.
Exploring Midcentury Architecture Without the Trip
![Donald Wexler's Steel House, 1962, one of the subjects of Alan Hess’s talk.](https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2-getting-out-Donald-Wexlers-Steel-House-1962.06.11.01-041-300x225.jpg)
Laguna Friends of Architecture will be hosting an introduction on “Midcentury Architecture in Palm Springs” by the architectural historian Alan Hess, plus the screening of the documentary “Desert Utopia” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at Laguna College of Art and Design, Studio 12 at 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd.
This film features rarely seen interviews with notable architects and many examples of Post-WWII modernism in Palm Springs, displaying design ideas that are still relevant today. Hess will also answer audience questions in an open discussion after the film.
The event is free.