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TODAY

HARRY POTTER

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” Midnight Madness Party

will take place at Latitude Bookstore at 311 Ocean Ave. at 11:30 p.m.

today. Books go on sale at midnight with milk, punch and cookies

served. Information: 494-5403.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE

‘THE SECRET ORDER’

Laguna Playhouse is showing the West Coast premier of Bob Clyman’s

“The Secret Order.” It’s a play about what happens when an obscure

cancer researcher achieves a breakthrough and is whisked into the

hidden world of high stakes medicine. Tickets are $27 to $49 and it

runs through June 29. The playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon Road.

Information: 497-2787.

FAMILY SING ALONG

Every fourth Friday of the month from 6 to 9 p.m. No Square

Theatre will have a family sing along with the renowned Terry Alaric

on piano. Show tunes and standards are encouraged for live piano

accompaniment. Participants can bring their own sheet music or choose

from what is provided. No Square Theatre is at 221 Broadway.

A TASTE OF WINE

Wine tasting takes place every Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Len’s

Wine Cite. Different wines will be sampled each week. Len’s is at 303

Broadway in 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 at 260 Ocean Ave. Bring poems to this free evening of

poetry sharing and reading.

SATURDAY

SUMMER SHOW

AT WHITNEY GALLERY

Whitney Gallery at 350 North Coast Highway will open its “Summer

Show” featuring new works by Peggi Krell-Roberts and Mark Kerckoff

from 6 to 9 p.m. June 21. The show is free. Information: 497-4322.

LATIN JAZZ AND DANCING

Romeo Cucina will feature Latin jazz and dancing with Ivan

Marcello and his band. The fun starts at 8 p.m. Romeo Cucina is

located at 249 Broadway. Information: 497-6627.

CRYSTAL COVE HIKES

Crystal Cove backcountry hikes today and Sunday. 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

Listen to live music, from 5 to 11 p.m. Sundays, by Nick Hernandez

of Common Sense. Roll and drink specials. 680 S. Coast Highway,

497-5646.

MONDAY

NO SQUARE OPEN MIC NIGHT

No Square Theatre will present its open mic night from 7 to 10

p.m., where adults can sing with professional piano accompaniment.

Bring your own sheet music. No Square is at 221 Broadway.

FREE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES

The Chakra Shack is offering free spiritual development classes

with meditations from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. Meditate to the

sounds of the chakra using different techniques. Learn about the aura

and chakras, do breathing and balancing exercises. Information:

715-6930.

OPERA BELL’ARTE

Villa Romano Trattoria at 303 Broadway offers Opera Bell’Arte --

an enchanting evening in Tuscany with live opera performances and

dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. Information: 497-6220.

‘WHITENESS’ AT LAM

The exhibit “Whiteness, A Wayward Construction” at the Laguna Art

Museum is a group exhibition of 28 individual artists and

collaborative teams working in various media, who explore

representations of whiteness. The underlying assumption of the

exhibit is that everyone in the United States is constructed in the

political imagination as a racial subject. The exhibit is curated by

Tyler Stallings. Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive.

Information: 494-8971 or online at www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

TUESDAY

LEONARD KAPLAN EXHIBIT

“Waking Dreams: The Art of Leonard Kaplan,” will run through July

6. The exhibit will include surrealistic drawings and mixed-media

collages by the artist, from 1980 to today. Laguna Art Museum is at

307 Cliff Drive. Information: 494-8971 or online at

www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

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.

LIVE MUSIC AT

THE SANDPIPER

The Sandpiper has live music every night. Call 494-4694 for

details. The Sandpiper is at 1183 S. Coast Highway.

THURSDAY

OUR TOWN IN

THE EARLY 1900s

“Greetings from Laguna Beach: Our Town in the Early 1900s” just

opened at the Laguna Art Museum and will feature paintings,

photographs and memorabilia that chronicle life in Laguna Beach circa

1900 to 1930. The exhibit includes works by William Wendt, Joseph

Kleitsch, Clarence Hinkle, Edgar Payne and Anna Hills. In 1910,

Laguna’s population was around 300 and many of its residents were

writers, artists and musicians -- much like today. Featuring many of

Laguna Beach’s landmarks, past and present, it’s a vivid history of

Laguna Beach. Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Information:

494-8971 or online at www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

TWO FOR ONE AT WOODY’S

Woody’s at the Beach offers two-for-one drinks from 9 p.m. to

closing on Thursdays. Buy your first drink and get a ticket for a

like drink to be redeemed at the bar. Woody’s is at 1305 S. Coast

Highway. Information: 376-8809.

JUNE 27

SAWDUST ART FESTIVAL OPENS

The Sawdust Art Festival will be June 27 through Aug. 31. The

festival will have more than 195 local artists displaying and selling

their original items in a handcrafted village nestled in an

eucalyptus grove. Live entertainment. Art workshops and

demonstrations. Three cafes and a saloon. The Sawdust is at 935

Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are: adults $6.50, seniors $5.50,

children 6 to 12 $2; season pass $12. It will be open daily from 10

a.m. to 10 p.m. Information: 494-3030.

ART-A-FAIR OPENS

The Art-A-Fair Festival will run June 27 through Aug. 31. It’s at

777 Laguna Canyon Road. Season pass for adults is $5, children under

12 free with adult; senior discounts are available. It’s open Sunday

through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday to Saturday 10

a.m. to 10 p.m. Visitors are offered the opportunity to view and

acquire art directly from the artist exhibitors. There will be

special artist demonstrations and lectures. Free workshops.

Information: 494-4514.

JUNE 28

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art is having the exhibit

“Menage-a-trois,” an exhibition featuring an intimate union of three

styles and aesthetic liaison among Georges Monfils, Paula Schoen and

Christian Lopez. It opens with an artist reception from 7 to 10 p.m.

June 28 and is free. The gallery is at 354 North Coast Highway.

Information: 497-5442.

JUNE 29

BREAKFAST WITH THE BEAR

The public is invited to have “Breakfast with the Bear” from 9:30

to 11 a.m. today at LagunaCanyonArtists.com at 3251 Laguna Canyon

Road, studio H-1. See the work in progress by eight artists as they

decorate a giant grizzly bear statue. Painted as a vintage postcard,

this bear will be displayed at the Orange County Fair and later at

the California State Fair in Sacramento. Breakfast will include

coffee, grizzly-bear-claws, Orange County juice and straw-bear-ies.

Attire is anything orange. For information, call 497-3597.

ONGOING

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Laguna Beach Public Library presents Preschool Storytime at 11

a.m. every Wednesday. The library is at 363 Glenneyre St.

Information: (949) 497-1733.

The Laguna Beach Library’s Pajama Story time series starts at 7

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

FARMERS MARKET

The Laguna Beach Certified California Farmers Market is from 8

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

Hall. (714) 573-0374.

‘SORDID LIVES’

The hit independent film has been showing for well over a year at

the Laguna South Coast Cinemas, 162 S. Coast Highway. It’s part of

the theater’s ongoing “Weekend Foreign and Indie Film” series, held

every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. For more information, call

497-1220.

FUN STUFF TO DO

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

(949) 494-3050. Open from 10 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.

THE HERITAGE WALKING COMPANION

Pick up a free flier and take a self-guided tour of the bungalows

and cottages of Laguna on the Laguna Beach Transit. Fliers and

transit schedules are available at the Recreation Department in City

Hall, 505 Forest Ave., or the Laguna Beach Visitors Bureau, 252

Broadway. Information: Laguna Beach Transit, (949) 497-0746; Laguna

Beach Visitors Bureau, (949) 497-9229; or Recreation, (949) 497-0716.

HORTENSE MILLER GARDEN

The Hortense Miller garden covers 2 1/2 acres of the upper slopes

of Boat Canyon and features a range of plants and small-themed

gardens. Tours through the private residence must be scheduled in

advance. Information: (949) 497-0716.

NIGHTLIFE

230 Forest Avenue Restaurant and Bar. Upscale food and drinks.

494-2545.

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

caters to the gay lifestyle. 1401 S. Coast Highway. (949) 494-7588.

The Cabana 440 S. Coast Highway. Happy Hour specials and casual

dining. (949) 376-8595.

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

midnight Fridays and Saturdays. 31106 S. Coast Highway. (949)

499-2663.

Cedar Creek Inn hosts Mike Hamilton, the one-man band, performing

from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturdays and from 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays at 384

Forest Ave.

Coyote Grill is at 31621 S. Coast Highway. California Baja style

cuisine, ocean view and al fresco patio dining. (949) 499-4033.

Club M is at 680 S. 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.

Hennessy’s Tavern is at 213 Ocean Ave. (949) 494-2743.

Hotel Laguna’s The Lounge is at 425 S. Coast Highway. Live

entertainment on the grand piano by Gary Giampolo on Wednesday,

Thursday and Sunday. Performances by Paula Prince on Friday and

Saturday. Tapas with an Asian flair is Monday through Friday from 5

to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. is attitude

adjustment hour. (949) 494-1151

Javier’s Cantina & Grill 480 S. Coast Highway. Mexican food and

bar. (949) 494-1239.

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

(949) 464-3908.

Laguna Beach Brewing Co. at 422 S. Coast Highway has live music

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

available. Sunday: The 3rd Degree, from 4 to 8 p.m. $10 admission.

(949) 499-BEER.

Marine Room is at 214 Ocean Ave. It offers a variety of music.

There is Lotto, Hot Spot jukebox, pool table, pinball, video games

and four satellite TVs, including two big screens. The Missiles of

October play unplugged every Thursday night from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30

a.m. and every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. (949) 494-3027.

Partners Bistro is at 448 S. Coast Highway. Blues Tuesday offers a

two-for-one special on the house wine. Martini Madness happens every

Thursday night. Sunday: Judy Chamberlin, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sunday. Dave Cross and Will Brady, Tuesday. Mark Norris, at 7 p.m.

Thursday. The Bistro is also having special Christmas Eve and New

Year’s Eve dinner menus. (949) 497-4441.

Picayo Restaurant is at 610 N. Coast Highway. Happy hour is

celebrated with complimentary hors d’oeuvres on its outdoor patio

from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday. A full cash bar is available. (949)

497-5051.

Romeo Cucina is at 249 Broadway. Live music Tuesdays through

Wednesdays. Salsa dancing Fridays. (949) 497-6627.

Royal Hawaiian 331 N. Coast Highway. Offers tropical drinks and

dining. 494-8001.

Sandpiper is at 1183 S. Coast Highway. Live music every night.

(949) 494-4694.