Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center to host “Mask-A-Rad” Halloween Bash 

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The Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center (LBCAC) will host its first annual “Mask-A-Rad” Halloween Bash fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the seaside Moss Point Estate in South Laguna.

Ryan Heflin & Band and “Laguna Tenor,” Rick Weber, will perform. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the costume and mask contests, as well as an art-inspired silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the LBCAC to realize its vision of creating an accessible and affordable epicenter for art in Laguna Beach.

“Friends, I’m so excited to personally invite you to our “Mask-a-Rad” Bash,” said Rick Conkey, co-founder of Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center. “It’s hands-down the most important fundraising event of the year for the LBCAC. Help me keep this creative space from turning into office space. Please make your plans to join me at one of Laguna’s most beautiful seaside estates.”

The “Mask-A-Rad” event is the LBCAC’s first major fundraiser since COVID-19 restrictions came down in March 2020. Since that time, the arts community was one of the hardest hit industries. According to the federal government’s Recovery Support Function Leadership Group, “The experiential and in-person nature of the arts—whether visual arts, music, dance, or numerous other mediums—has made it especially difficult to sustain, as many venues have remained closed, or on limited operations. In the face of those challenges, arts organizations and artists have adapted and innovated in an effort to survive.”

The LBCAC has taken advantage of this “downtime” to improve its venue on the Forest Avenue Promenade, including improved air circulation, reconfigured seating, and hand sanitizer stations. The LBCAC is committed to offering events that are comfortable and safe for all attendees, Conkey said.

Purchase tickets to the “Mask-a-rad” fundraiser for $125 each or a table of 10 for $1,000.

The public is also invited to donate to LBCAC via its GoFundMe page if they can’t attend. Reserve the LBCAC for your private event, volunteer your time and/or skills. For more details email [email protected].

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