
Friday, Dec. 21
Morning stroll to Barbara’s Lake. 9 a.m. Nix Nature Center, 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-497-8324. Parking: $3, donation: $2Laguna Canyon Foundation www.lagunacanyon.org
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway St. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Chris Daniels Project, 9 p.m.-1 a.m, Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Past Action Heroes, 8:45 p.m.-midnight, Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Mike Dena, guitar, vocals, 8:30-11:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1151, also Sat. Dec.22
Dan Navarro, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 www.thecoachhouse.com
Saturday, Dec. 22
Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon 714-573-0374
Cultural Resource Hike, James Dilley Greenbelt Preserve, Laguna Lakes Rd. 9 a.m. age 15up. 949-497-8324. Parking:$3, donation: $2Laguna Canyon Foundation www.lagunacanyon.org
Wine Tasting, 1-4 p.m. $5 buys eight wines. Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd. www.lagunaculinaryarts.com [email protected] 949-494-0745
Helicopter, 9 p.m.-midnight, Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 $10
The Strangers, 9 p.m.-1 a.m, Marine Room 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Live Jazz from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Laguna Coffee Company, 1050 S. Coast Hwy. Free. www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com
My Jerusalem, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 www.thecoachhouse.com
Sunday, Dec. 23
Holiday Meditation Hike, 2 p.m. Nix Nature Center, 18751 Laguna Canyon Road. Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area / Nix Nature Center, 8-11am. 949-497-8324. Parking: $3,.
Jazz brunch, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dinner Jazz, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mare Culinary Lounge, 695 S. Coast Hwy 949-715-9581 www.mareculinarylounge.com
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Massive McGregor, roots reggae, 5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777. $10
Last night of Newport Beach Boat Parade, Bay Island, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24
“The Nutcracker” Festival Ballet Theatre, Irvine Barclay Theater. Tickets $40/$37/$35 www.thebarclay.org
Wednesday, Dec. 26
Karaoke at 9:30 p.m. Ocean Ave. Brewery. No cover. Over 21, 237 Ocean Ave. 949-497-3381
Thursday, Dec.27
The Actors, 8 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. 949-494-3027
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Ongoing:
Multimedia by Macha Suzuki, watercolors by Timothy J. Clark, selections from the Permanent Collection curated by Malcolm Warner. Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. www.lagunaartmuseum.org 949-494-8971
Jerome Wilkins: Drawings, Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-376-6000 www.lcad.edu