Massive cleanup day on tap

Coastal Cleanup Day will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 20.

Volunteers from across the state are set to participate in a

massive effort to maintain the shoreline.

The cleanup at Main Beach will be led by Roger von Butow of Clean

Water Now! Coalition. He can be reached at

rvonbutow@cleanwaternow.com; The cleanup at Aliso Beach will be led

by Joanette Willert and Dennis Yune. The other Laguna cleanup will be

at the Laguna Canyon Channel and led by Jim Meyer of Orange County

Trails4All. He can be reached at https://www.trails4all. org.

For More information, call (949) 923-2251 or visit https://www.

ocparks.com.

Lecture to showcase old-time Laguna Beach

The Laguna Art Museum will host a lecture by Janet Blake, curator

of collections and co-curator of Greetings from Laguna Beach. She

will speak about the history of Laguna Beach as an art colony and

about the early history of the Laguna Beach Art Assn., forerunner of

the Laguna Art Museum.

The exhibit, “Greetings from Laguna Beach: Our Town in the Early

1900s will run through Oct. 3.

The lecture will be 11 a.m. Sunday at the museum, 307 Cliff Drive.

The lecture is free to members and free to others with paid

admission to the museum.

Sierra Club to discuss Laguna land and nature

The Sierra Club will host an informational forum from 7 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday to discuss what’s happening to the natural resources, open

space and land use in Laguna Beach. The panel will be Mark Massara,

director California Coastal Program; Chris Koontz, environmental

advocate; and Penny Elia, Save Hobo Aliso Ridge Task Force chair.

The meeting will be in the board room at Aliso Creek Inn and Golf

Course, 31106 S. Coast Highway. Light refreshments will be served and

free parking is available in the lower parking lot.

For more information, call (213) 387-4287 ext. 210 or (949)

499-4499.

PFLAG meeting set for Wednesday

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays will host its

monthly meeting Wednesday.

This month’s meeting will host Marc Adams, co-founder of

“Heartstrong, Inc,” a group that provides support to gay, lesbian,

bisexual and transgendered people who are affected adversely by the

influence of religious educational institutions.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Sun Room of the United

Methodist Church, 24442 Moulton Parkway in Laguna Woods. For more

information, call (949) 380-7035 or (949) 459-2834 or

www.pflagsouthoc.org.

League hosts meeting on Election Fair project

The League of Women Voters will be hosting a strategy session for

the planning of a 2004 Election Fair for Laguna Beach.

The goal is to bring together a broad spectrum of political and

community groups interested in exploring issues with candidates.

The meeting will be 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Wells Fargo Bank

Community Room, 260 Ocean Ave. For information, call (949) 494-9928.

It’s time to get the palettes ready

The 2003 Palette Competition has begun.

Artists are provided a prepared 4-foot by 3-foot wooden palette on

which to paint original artwork.

Entries will be accepted by Laguna Beach residents, artists with a

studio in Laguna Beach or showing in a Laguna Beach gallery, students

of Laguna Beach schools or the Laguna Beach College of Art and Design

or artists exhibiting in the Sawdust Festival, Art-A-Fair or Festival

of Arts. Proof will be required.

Applicants are asked to submit a palette design on 8 1/2 by

11-inch paper, in color, within the border of a palette outline. The

design must have a horizontal orientation.

The deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 10 and should be delivered to the

Community Services Department, 505 Forest Ave.

‘Save the Canyon’ history showcased on Sept. 26

The Laguna Beach Historical Society invites the public to hear

Mark Chamberlain and Jerry Burchfield.

The Laguna Beach Historical Society will hold the “History of Save

Laguna Canyon” by Chamberlain and Burchfield, who have been involved

with canyon environment for more than 20 years.

The event will start at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the City Council

chambers, 505 Forest Ave. There is no charge to attend the talk.

Top of the World neighborhood picnic set

The Top of the World Neighborhood Assn. will hold a neighborhood

picnic from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Everyone is welcome to the pot-luck at the Alta Laguna Park

playground area. Neighbors and friends are asked to bring a main

course food dish, a salad or a desert. The “Best Dishes” will be

honored by the association board. The focus will be on children with

activities for them to enjoy including a demonstration by the Laguna

Beach Fire Department. Bring beach chairs and hats.

The day before, hikers are welcome to join Park Ranger Barbara

Norton for a 1 1/2-hour loop hike. Those interested should meet at 9

a.m. Saturday at the picnic table at the mini park at the end of Alta

Laguna Boulevard. Comfortable shoes and water are recommended.