Friday, Jan. 6
Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. Tidepool bracelets w. Linda Ames, 2 p.m. Fused glass Sushie dish w. Maggie Spencer www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturdays.
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway.
949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Tricia Freeman, 9 p.m.-1 a.m, Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Nick I & A.D.D of Common Sense, 8:45 p.m to midnight, Mozambique, 1740 Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Friday Night at the Flicks, 7 p.m. “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” Forum Theater, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd. (Festival of Arts’ grounds.)
Fiz and His Band at Hotel Laguna, 9 p.m.-midnight, 425 S. Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
“Visual Tales from Eire (Ireland) and England,” opens. Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd. M-F noon-4 p.m. 949-376-6000
Saturday, Jan. 7
Artist Open Studios, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Shuttles from ACT V parking lot, 1900 Laguna Canyon Rd., to artist studios in Laguna Canyon. Free.
Farmers Market, Lumberyard Parking Lot next to City Hall. 8 a.m-noon 714.573.0374
Docent led tide pool hike, Crystal Cove State Park, 1 p.m. $15 parking. 949-477-7647 www.crystalcovestatepark.com
Saturday Wine Tasting Laguna Culinary Arts, 825 Laguna Canyon Rd. 949-494-0745 www.lagunaculinaryarts.com
Fiz and His Band at Hotel Laguna 9-midnight, 425 South Coast Highway. 949-494-1151
The Trip cover band, 7 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777
Live Jazz from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Laguna Coffee Company, 1050 S. Coast Highway. Free. www.LagunaCoffeeCo.com
Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at Romeo Cucina, 249 Broadway. 949-497-6627 www.romeocucina.com
Tricia Freeman, 9 p.m-1 a.m. Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Full Moon Walk with docents, 5 p.m. Crystal Cove State Park. $15 parking. 949-477-7647 www.crystalcovestatepark.com
Newport Beach Evening & Sunset Cruises
Davey’s Locker , 400 Main Street, Newport Beach. 949-673-1434 www.daveyslocker.com for times. $25 per person.
Sunday, Jan 8
Volcano Walk and Talk with docents, 1-3 p.m. Crystal Cove State Park. $15 parking. 949-477-7647 www.crystalcovestatepark.com
Missiles of October, 4-8 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Aliso Full Moon Drum Circle, 7-10 p.m., south end Aliso Beach. Bring drums, wood, seating.
Yvad of the Wailers, reggae, 5-10 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Highway. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 $10 cover.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Gray Whale Walk, 9 a.m. Crystal Cove State Park. $15 parking. 949-477-7647 www.crystalcovestatepark.com
Beth Fitchet Wood’s Songwriters’ Showcase, 8-11 p.m. Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
“Lonesome Traveler: A Journey Down the Streams of American Folk,” 8 p.m. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd. Tickets $40-60. 949-497-2787. Through Feb.15
Wednesday, Jan. 11
“Facetime” with Jan Sattler. Craft a ceramic face planter, 1-3 p.m. Susi Q Center, 380 Third St. Also Jan. 18 & 25. $30 all. Enroll with Patty Quilter 949-464-9535
Karaoke at 9 p.m. Ocean Ave. Brewery. No cover. Over 21, 237 Ocean Avenue.
Wine Club Tasting at Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd. 6:30 p.m. RSVP 949-494-4000 $10 per person. Each tasting incl.6 wines, bread and cheese.
Thursday, Jan. 12
Karaoke, 9 p.m. Hennessy Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. 949-494-2743
Thalia Surfshop presents “Waxball Music Series,” 8:30 p.m.-midnight, Marine Room 214 Ocean Avenue. 949-494-3027
Ongoing:
Posters from the Festival of Arts, Third floor, Wells Fargo Bank, 260 Ocean Ave. 949-494-7544
“Best Kept Secret: UCI and the Development of Contemporary Art in Southern California, 1964-1971.” Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. 949-494-8971 www.lagunaartmuseum.org