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TODAY

A TASTE OF WINE

Wine Tasting every Friday night from 5 to 9 p.m. at Len’s Wine

Cite. Every week will feature something different. Len’s is at 303

Broadway in the Broadway Plaza. For information, call 376-2215.

POETRY MEETING

Laguna Poets meet at 8 p.m. Fridays on the third floor of Wells

Fargo Bank, 260 Ocean Ave. Bring poems to this free evening of poetry

sharing and reading.

SATURDAY

JACOBUS BAAS RECEPTION

From 6 to 9 p.m. at the Esther Wells Collection at 1390 South

Coast Highway will be an artist reception for Laguna artist Jacobus

Baas and his solo new oils exhibition titled “Diversity: New Works of

California and Maine.” Famous for being one of the founding signature

members of Laguna Plein-Air painters Assn., his work is a collection

of Plein Air pieces done on location here and in Maine. For

information, call 494-2497 or go online to

www.estherwellscollection.com.

FRIENDSHIP SHELTER’S 11TH ANNUAL FUND-RAISER

Local residents will open their homes for the 11th annual

Friendship Shelter’s “Dinners Across Laguna.” They’ll do so in

support of the programs the shelter provides to assist homeless

adults become self-sufficient and productive members of society. The

event is from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Tickets are $125 per

person. To receive an invitation to the event or for to find out how

to host a dinner, call Jill Edwards at 494-6631.

CRYSTAL COVE HIKES

Crystal Cove back country hikes today and tomorrow. Meet at the

flag pole at the El Moro state park visitor’s center. Information:

497-7647.

SUNDAY

MARINE ROOM

Missiles of October, a Laguna-based band, will perform from 4 to 8

p.m. at the Marine Room. The Marine Room is at 214 Ocean Ave.

Information: 494-3027.

MOSUN

Live Music 5 to 11 p.m. Sundays with Nick Hernandez of Common

Sense. Roll and drink specials. 680 S. Coast Highway, 497-5646.

TUESDAY

OCEAN AVENUE BREWERY

Hip hop and dance music gets the crowd dancing, with DJ Eddie Lee

spinning. Cover is $5. DJ starts at 10 p.m. The Brewery is at 237

Ocean Ave., 497-3381.

WEDNESDAY

EIGHT FUNNY FOLK

One funny Night Comedy show presented by comedienne Lynn Epstein

features eight comics at Laguna Beach Brewing Company, 422 S. Coast

Highway, 499-2337. $5 cover, show starts at 8 p.m.

FEB. 1

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The award winning Laguna Beach High School Jazz Ensemble will hold

its ninth annual Blues and Jazz Festival, featuring Thelma Jones with

John Heussenstamm and the Land of Jam at 7:30 p.m. at the Artists’

Theater on 625 Park Ave. Tickets are $25 reserved, $15 general and

$10 students. Proceeds benefit Laguna Beach High School Music

Department. For information or tickets, call 497-9779.

HAUPT BOOK SIGNING

German born artist Joachim Haupt will be having a book signing

featuring his works at Gallery Haupt Art. The event is from 5 to 10

p.m. at 750 South Coast Highway with live entertainment, food and

wine. Information: 494-2486.

FEB. 2

MARION MEYER

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art gallery and the California

Choreographers Dance Festival will present a collaborative event

featuring 9-year-old Native American Flute prodigy Evren Ozan,

choreographer and dancer Kimberly Bixler Leeds and abstract

impressionist artist Eva Carter, who will combine their talents.

Leeds will use the paintings as her inspiration for movements and

will dance to the Evren’s musical interpretation of Artist Carter’s

work. Marion Meyer Contemporary Art is at 354 North Coast Highway.

Information:497-5442.

FREE MUSIC

Laguna College of Art and Design will resume its “First Sundays”

free music concert from 1 to 4:30 p.m., with the concert from 3 to

4:30 p.m. There will be an exhibition of students’ latest works and a

performance by Laguna Beach Live! featuring pianist Dorothy

Schechtir. The college is at 7777 Laguna Canyon Road.

PATRIOTS DAY BRUNCH

The 37th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade will host a

brunch at Tivoli Terrace at 650 Laguna Canyon Road from 11 a.m. to 1

p.m. to honor Grand Marshal retired Fire Capt. Eugene D’Isabella,

Patriot of the Year Don Black, Citizens of the Year Marilyn and Les

Thomas, and Junior Citizens Liz Nelson and Nathan Greene. Brunch is

$15. Information or reservations: 494-6016.