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TODAY

FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS

There will be an Independence Day celebration with fireworks on

display starting at 9 p.m. at Heisler Park off of Cliff Drive.

SAWDUST ART FESTIVAL

The Sawdust Art Festival is open through Aug. 31. The festival

will have more than 195 local artists displaying and selling their

handcrafted and original items in a village nestled in an eucalyptus

grove. There will be live entertainment, art workshops and

demonstrations, three cafes and a saloon. The Sawdust is at 935

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

$2 for children 6 to 12 and $12 for a season pass. It will be open

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

ART-A-FAIR

The Art-A-Fair Festival is open through Aug. 31. It’s at 777

Laguna Canyon Road. Season passes for adults are $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.

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 musician

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. Information: 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

‘MENAGE A TROIS’ EXHIBIT

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. The gallery is at 354 North Coast Highway.

Information: 497-5442.

LATIN JAZZ AND DANCING

Romeo Cucina will feature Latin jazz and dancing with Ivan

Marcello and his band. The fun will begin 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

FESTIVAL OF ARTS

California’s Premier Fine Art Exhibition will run from July 6

through Aug. 31. Purchase or admire a variety of original fine art by

more than 140 accomplished artists from Orange County. Enjoy

complimentary workshops, art demonstrations, art tours, dining,

special wine tasting, music, education, cultural days and more.

Exhibition is free to Laguna Beach residents. A season pass is $5 for

adults, $3 for seniors and free for children 12 and under. It runs

daily from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The Festival of Arts is at 650

Laguna Canyon Road. Information: 494-1145.

LAGUNA ART MUSEUM

Laguna Art Museum and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Assn. will

host the annual Plein Air Invitational. Meet and watch 50 nationally

recognized artists as they paint en plein air throughout Laguna. The

week-long event will be capped by a children’s paint-out on July 11

and the Gala Collectors edition on July 12. Laguna Art Museum is at

3078 Cliff Drive. Information: 376-3635.

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.

JULY 8

‘HARVEY’ AT LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE

“Harvey” is being presented at Laguna Playhouse from July 8

through Aug. 31. Charles Nelson Reilly directs a star-studded cast in

this comedy about a man, his invisible friends and his family who

thinks he should be put away. The playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon

Road. Tickets range from $39 to $62, for information, call 497-2787.

JULY 9

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS

Experience the magic of “living pictures with the year’s “Seasons”

theme uses artistic wizardry to transform live volunteers into

remarkable re-creations of art. This renowned event is staged in a

beautiful starlit amphitheater with live orchestral music and

narration. It is held at the Irvine Bowl on the Festival of Arts

grounds at 650 Laguna Canyon Road. The show runs nightly at 8:30 p.m.

through Aug. 29. Tickets range from $15 to $80. Information:

494-1145.

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.