Friday, March 16
Sawdust Art Festival classes: 10 a.m. watercolor painting with Michelle Lance, print making with Hedy Buzan; 2 p.m. pottery wheel with Nadine Nordstrom, tidepool bracelets with Linda Ames. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturday.
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway.
949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
No Square Theater’s American Songbook “More or Loesser” 7:30 p.m., 384 Legion St. 949-715-0333 www.NoSquare.org. Also Saturday.
Rod & The Pistons, 9 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Nick I & A.D.D., 8:45 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
“The Sound of Music,” Artist Theatre, , 625 Park Ave. 7:30 p.m. Box office: 949-497-7769. (See details in Limelight page)
Fiz and His Band, Hotel Laguna, 9 p.m., 425 S. Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
Author Allene Symons leads panel discussion, “Selling Your Book In Traditional and New Markets,” 4 p.m. Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-4779 www.lagunabeachbooks.com
Saturday, March 17
Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon 714.573.0374
Festival of Authors Literary Luncheon, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Surf and Sand Resort, 1555 S. Coast Hwy. www.aauw-lagunabeach.org
Acoustic Music: Rusticated Companions, Travis Koehner and Joe Forham, BC Space, 235 Forest Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m.; music 8 p.m.
Great Park Garden Workshops, 10-11 a.m. “How to Water Effectively” Great Park garden, Sand Canyon & Marine Way. www.ocgp.org 949-6247 also 3/31, 4/7, 4/21, 4/28 and 5/5
Journaling for young adults, with Steven Bramucci, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Anneliese School 20062 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-322-9597.
Fiz and His Band, Hotel Laguna, 9 p.m., 425 S. Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
Space Oddity, Bowie tribute, 8:45 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Live Jazz from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Laguna Coffee Company, 1050 South Coast Highway. Free. www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration w. Slugger O’Toole, 7:30 p.m. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr. Irvine. www.thebarclay.org 949-854-4646
A Different Drum, 9 p.m-1 a.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Vedic Festival Gaur Purnima, 10 a.m., Hare Krishna Temple, 285 Legion St.
Newport Beach Sunset Cruises, Davey’s Locker , 400 Main Street. 949-673-1434 www.daveyslocker.com for times. $25 per person.
Sunday, March 18
Panel Discussion: “Rethinking the Birth of Art in Southern California” 1 p.m. Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. Free w. adm. 949-494-8971 www.LagunaArtMuseum.org
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m., Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Full Wattz, roots reggae, 5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
The Myriad Trio, 7 p.m. Soka University Performing Arts Center, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo. Tickets: [email protected] www.vendini.com $33 general. $23 seniors, students.
Monday, March 19
Mission San Juan Capistrano hosts St. Joseph’s Day and the Return of the Swallows celebration, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Live mariachi music, community presentations, school performances and retelling of the St. Joseph’s Day and Swallows Legend. Cost: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (60+) and $5 for children (ages 4-11).
Tuesday, March 20
Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriters’ Showcase, 8-11 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Wednesday, March 21
Sister’s Easter Catechism “Will my Bunny Go to Heaven?” 8 p.m. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-497-2787 www.lagunaplayhouse.com (Through April 8)
Carlos Kotkin author of “Please God Let It Be Herpes: A Heartfelt Quest for Love and Companionship” 5 p.m. Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Hwy 949-494-4779 www.lagunabeachbooks.com
Karaoke at 9 p.m. Ocean Ave. Brewery. No cover. Over 21, 237 Ocean Avenue. 949-497-3381
Thursday, March 22
Screening and film score by Max Steiner “Casablanca,” Richard Kaufman conductor, 8 p.m. Reneé and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa. 714-555-2787 www.pacificsymphony.org
The Dupp Brothers, 8:30-midnight, Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Ongoing:
Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Red. “For the Love of Type.” Graphic design.
“Mi Obra” paintings and sculpture by Victor Hugo Zayas and The Post-War Era: From the Collection, Laguna Art Museum Art in L.A. 1945-1980, Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. www.lagunaartmuseum.org 949-494-8971.
Selection from the Collection: The Water Show, from the Festival of Arts 50 year collection at foaSouth, 1006 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1145 www.LagunaFestivalofArts.com. Through June 5.
