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FRIDAY

The Laguna Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse will present Neil LaBute’s play, “The Shape of

Things.” Directed by executive director, Richard Stein the play centers

on the ever-changing relationship between an audacious art major and the

shy young man who falls in love with her. The play will end its run on

June 30 at 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Show times and ticket prices vary.

Information: (949) 497-ARTS (2787). Web: www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

The Sawdust Art Festival

The 2002 Sawdust Art Festival will open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., June

29 through Sept. 1. This 36-year old summer tradition will bring together

more than 175 professional artists from Laguna Beach who will display and

sell their unique work directly to the public. The Festival will also

feature demo booths such as glass blowing, complimentary hands-on art

workshops, a children’s art booth, refreshments from three restaurants

and a saloon, live music and more. Admission is $6.50 for adults, $5.50

for seniors, $2 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Free

admission will be offered to residents of the city of Laguna Beach from 6

to 10 p.m., every Thursday. To get in, residents must show a picture I.D.

with an address. Information: (949) 494-3030. Web:

www.sawdustartfestival.com.

SATURDAY

Laguna Culinary Arts will hold a Holistic Buffet class. The success of

any party menu is measured by your ability to finish the work by show

time and become a guest at your own event. The class will take place from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 29. Laguna Culinary Arts is located at 550 S.

Coast Highway, 2nd Floor. Price: $95 per person. Information: (949)

494-0745. Web: www.lagunaculinaryarts.com.

Laguna South Coast Cinemas Laguna South Coast Cinemas will continue

showing “Sordid Lives” at 11 a.m., June 29 and 30. The film is about a

family in a small Texas town preparing for the funeral of the mother.

Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5.50 for seniors and children.

Laguna South Coast Cinemas is at 162 South Coast Highway. Information:

(949) 497-1220.

The Peter Blake Gallery

The gallery will present an exhibit of new paintings by Geoffrey

Kruger, Tom Leaver and Suong Yangchareon. The collection of work will

open with an artist reception from 7 to 9 p.m., June 29 at 326 North

Coast Highway. Information: (949) 376-9994. Web:

www.artscenecal.com/pblake.html.

THURSDAY

Community Band

The Laguna Beach Community Band will perform a patriotic concert from

10 a.m. to noon, July 4 at the Sawdust Festival, 965 Laguna Canyon Road.

Information: (949) 494-2216. Web: www.lagunacommunityconcertband.org.

Laguna College of Art and Design Paintings, sculptures, drawings and

animation cells created by students of Laguna College of Art and Design

will be displayed. The show will open with an artist reception at 5:30

p.m., July 4 at Gallery 821, 821 Laguna Canyon Road. A second reception

will take place at 5:30 p.m. August 1. The gallery will be open from 1 to

7 p.m., Tuesdays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays through

Sundays. The show will run through August 19. Information: (949)

376-6009. Web: www.aiscnews.org.

Fourth of July Fireworks

The city of Laguna Beach will deliver an impressive show of fireworks

from Monument Point starting at 9 p.m. July 4. The best viewing areas are

from Main Beach and Heisler Park. The area surrounding and below Monument

Point will be off limits. Information: (949) 497-0716, Ext. 1

JULY 9

Laguna Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse will present “Always . . . Patsy Cline,” a

musical based on the life and music of country artist Patsy Cline and a

Texas housewife, Lousie Seger who were friends until Cline’s untimely

death in a 1963 plane accident. Sally Struthers will star in the role in

Louise Seger. The play will preview July 9 through 12 and premiere on

July 13 running through August 25. The playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon

Road. Information: (949) 497-ARTS. Web: www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

JULY 11

Vertical Wine Bar and Restaurant

Freemark Abbey will be featured at the Tasting Thursday event. Brian

Cokas will represent the winery. Reservations highly recommended. The

tasting will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. July 11 at 234 Forest Ave.

The cost is $50. Information: (949) 494-0990. Web:

www.verticalwinebar.com.

Banking on Art

Banking on Art at Wells Fargo Bank will present sculptures and prints

by Terri Stiles Alkayali. Alkayali’s work will also be on display at the

Festival of the Arts and the Sawdust Festival. The show will open on July

11 and run through July 31 at 260 Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 497-2234.

JULY 13

Albert DeRome The Redfern Gallery will open a collection of

impressionist landscapes by Albert DeRome. Among his landscapes are those

that capture the haunting beauty of the Pacific Coast. The exhibit will

run through Aug. 3. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily.

Information: (949) 497-3356.

JULY 20

Latitude 33

Latitude 33 will host local author Andrew Winer who will read from and

sign his first novel, “The Color That Midnight Made.” The event will take

place from 4 to 6 p.m., July 20 at 311 Ocean Ave. Information: (949)

494-5403.

JULY 21

Music in the Park

The 2002 Music in the Park Concert Series will be kicked off by

traditional acoustic Celtic band Buzzworld. Everyone is invited to bring

a picnic and low-backed chair. The concert, sponsored by the City of

Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park Inc. will take

place from 5 to 7 p.m., July 21 in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and

Temple Terrace. Information: (949) 497-0716.

JULY 25

Vertical Wine Bar and Restaurant

The theme for this Tasting Thursday will be summer in Tuscany.

Wineries featured will be Venica & Venica of Collio in Friuli, Venezia

Guilia and Cennatoio Panzano of Tuscany. Craig Hosepain and Marcelino

Cosio will be on hand to discuss the wines. The event will take place

from 5:30 to 7 p.m., July 25 at 234 Forest Ave. Reservations are highly

recommended. The cost is $40. Information: (949) 494-0990. Web:

www.verticalwinebar.com.

The Laguna Beach Brewing Company

Lynn Epstein will lead a lineup of eight comics for “One Funny Night.”

The show will begin at 8 p.m., July 25 at 442 South Coast Highway. The

cover is $5 and a full bar and menu is available. Information: (949)

499-2337 or lynnisfunny@earthlink.net.

JULY 28

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Reno Jones for the second concert in the Music in the

Park Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic and low-backed

chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., July 28

in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace. Information: (949)

497-0716.

JULY 30

The Sandstone Gallery

The Sandstone Gallery will open two new collections, “California

Visions,” watercolors by Shirley Amburgey and “Back Bay Scapes,” by Luke

Spencer. The collections will be available for viewing July 30 through

September 3 at 384A North Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-6775.

JULY 31

Community Band

The Laguna Beach Community Band will perform from 6 to 8 p.m., July 31

at the Sawdust Art Festival, 965 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949)

494-2216. Web: www.lagunacommunityconcertband.org.

AUGUST 4

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Caravana for the third concert in the Music in the Park

Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic and low-backed

chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., August 4

in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace. Information: (949)

497-0716.

AUGUST 11

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Riders of the Purple Sage for the fourth concert in the

Music in the Park Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic

and low-backed chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7

p.m., August 11 in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace.

Information: (949) 497-0716.

AUGUST 12

Laguna Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse will host an evening with Steve Schalchlin and

Jim Brochu as part of its Summer Monday Specials. The creators of the

award-winning musical The Last Session (produced at Laguna Playhouse in

1998) will reprise some of their memorable moments and present 12 songs

from their highly anticipated new musical comedy, The Big Voice. The show

will start at 7:30 p.m., August 12 at 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are

$25. Information: (949) 497-ARTS. Web: www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

AUGUST 18

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Soundbytes for the fifth concert in the Music in the

Park Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic and low-backed

chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., August 18

in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace. Information: (949)

497-0716.

AUGUST 19

Laguna Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse will present Susan Egan and Lisa Richard in

concert as part of its summer Monday series. Two shows will take place at

7 and 9 p.m., August 19 at 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are $25.

Information: (949) 497-ARTS. Web: www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

AUGUST 25

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Ho Dad for the sixth concert in the Music in the Park

Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic and low-backed

chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. August 25

in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace. Information: (949)

497-0716.

AUGUST 26

Laguna Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse will present CHARLES NELSON REILLY in “Save It

For The Stage: The Life of Reilly.” Directed by Paul Linke, Reilly steps

out from the wings to take his audience on the roller coaster ride of his

life. The show will take place at 7:30 p.m., August 26, 7:30 p.m. at 606

Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are $40. Information: (949) 497-ARTS. Web:

www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

AUGUST 27

Community Band

The Laguna Beach Community Band will perform from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,

August 27 at the Festival of the Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.

Information: (949) 494-2216. Web: www.lagunacommunityconcertband.org.

SEPTEMBER 1

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Mongoose for the seventh concert in the Music in the

Park Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic and low-backed

chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., September

1 in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace. Information: (949)

497-0716.

SEPTEMBER 8

Music in the Park

The City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission and the Music in the Park

Inc. will present Octavio Figueroa for the final concert in the Music in

the Park Concert series. Everyone is invited to bring a picnic and

low-backed chair. The concert, sponsored will take place from 5 to 7

p.m., September 8 in Bluebird Park at Cress Street and Temple Terrace.

Information: (949) 497-0716.

ONGOING

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Laguna Beach Library’s Pajama Storytime series starts at 7 p.m.

every Tuesday at 363 Glenneyre St. (949) 497-1733.

The Laguna Beach Library continues to host Preschool Story time at 11

a.m. every Wednesday at 363 Glenneyre St. (949) 497-1733.

CLASSES

Laguna Culinary Arts holds Thursday morning classes that mirror the

popular evening classes with full menus and hands-on instruction. Classes

take place 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Thursday at 550 S. Coast Highway, 2nd

Floor. Price: $60 per person, per class. Information: (949) 494-0745.

Web: www.lagunaculinaryarts.com.

FARMERS MARKETS

The Laguna Beach Certified California Farmers Market will be held from

8 a.m. to noon. Saturdays at the Lumberyard Parking lot next to City

Hall. (714) 573-0374.

FUN STUFF TO DO

Friends of the Sea Lion of Laguna Beach, 20612 Laguna Canyon Road.

(949) 494-3050. Open 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Admission is free

but donations are welcome. To schedule a group presentation, please call

for an appointment.

NIGHTLIFE

The Boom has live music and dancing for the after-beach crowd and

caters to the gay lifestyle, 1401 South Coast Highway. 494-7588.

Canyon Lodge American Grill has live entertainment from 8 p.m. to

midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, 31106 South Coast Highway. 499-2663.

Cedar Creek Inn hosts “The One Man Band” Mike Hamilton performing from

7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturdays and 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sundays at 384 Forest

Ave.

Club M is at 680 South Coast Highway. It opens at 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. Friday is dancing with top 40, house and R&B; Saturday is

house, techno and trance.

Hotel Laguna’s The Lounge hosts Robert Fields Wednesdays through

Fridays. Paula Prince performs Saturday and Sundays.

Koffee Klatch at 1440 South Coast Highway offers a variety of music.

464-3908.

Laguna Beach Brewing Company at 422 South Coast Highway has live music

from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Food, bar and microbrew

available. 499-BEER.

Marine Room is at 214 Ocean Ave. They offer a variety of music. The is

Lotto, Hot Spot juke box, pool table, pinball, video games, four

satellite TVs with two big screens. Friday and Saturday: d’Santi, 9:30

p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sunday: Missiles of October, 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday:

Missiles of October, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. 494-3027.

Ocean Avenue Brewery is at 237 Ocean Ave. Music usually starts at 10

p.m. 497-3381.

Hennessy’s Tavern is at 213 Ocean Ave. 494-2743.

Partners Bistro is at 448 South Coast Highway. Sunday: Pamela G and

Blues Addiction, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday: Lenelle Garcia, 7 to 10

p.m.

Romeo Cucina is at 249 Broadway. There is live music Tuesdays through

Wednesdays. Salsa dancing on Fridays. 497-6627.

Sandpiper is at 1183 South Coast Highway. There is live music every

night. 494-4694.

Vertical Wine Bar and Restaurant is at 234 Forest Ave. Sunday:

flamenco guitarist, Michael Olsen, 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday: The Judy

Chamberlain Trio, 7 to 10 p.m.

The White House is at 340 South Coast Highway. There are live bands

beginning at 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 p.m. Wednesday

through Sunday. There is reggae Monday; Salsa dancing Tuesday; rock, soul

and rhythm and blues Thursday. 494-8088.