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TODAY

EAST-WEST

ALCHEMY CONCERT

Prem Joshua and Manish Vyas, East-West Alchemy will be in concert

at 8 p.m. today at the Neighborhood Congregational Church at 340 St.

Ann’s Drive, featuring an alluring musical masala of east-west fusion

with meditative passages, exploding into ecstatic dance beats.

Tickets $18 in advance, $23 at the door. Information: (760) 310-0879

or visit www.YemayaEvents.com

‘THE LARAMIE PROJECT’

Laguna Playhouse at 606 Laguna Canyon Road is featuring “The

Laramie Project” through Oct. 12. This production explores the people

of Laramie, Wyo., the reactions to the circumstances that led to the

beating death in 1998 of a student named Matthew Shepard. It is a

portrait of a small-town American thrust onto the national stage that

leaves one with hope for humanity. Tickets are $39 to $62, call (949)

497-ARTS for information.

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: (949) 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.

LAGUNA ART MUSEUM

Laguna Art Museum will feature the following exhibits through Oct.

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

“Hassel Smith: 55 Years of Painting,” it’s the first comprehensive

survey of this internationally acclaimed Bay Area artist; “Some Fuzzy

Logic: The Joan Simon Menkes Gift,” featuring 50 works from Menkes’

collection that focuses on artists who mostly came to prominence in

the 1980s. Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Information:

(949) 494-8971 or www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

TRAVELING ART

Laguna College of Art and Design at 2222 Laguna Canyon Road is

having “The Society of Illustrators 2003-04 Traveling Exhibition.

It’s free and can be viewed Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 20. Information:

376-6000.

SATURDAY

ART RECEPTION

Art Affair at the Gallery 1951 will have its “First Saturday’s Art

Reception” from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is free and is at the gallery

at 1951 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-1932.

LAGUNA ART MUSEUM

Laguna Art Museum will feature the following exhibits through Oct.

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

“Hassel Smith: 55 Years of Painting,” it’s the first comprehensive

survey of this internationally acclaimed Bay Area artist; “Some Fuzzy

Logic: The Joan Simon Menkes Gift,” featuring 50 works from Menkes’

collection that focuses on artists who mostly came to prominence in

the 1980s. Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive.

Information: (949) 494-8971 or www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

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: (949) 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: (949)

497-7647.

SUNDAY

SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS

The Society of Illustrators 45th annual Traveling Exhibition is

being held at the Gallery at Laguna College of Art & Design. The

exhibition opened Thursday and the reception is Oct. 5. in

conjunction with First Sundays concert at 2222 Laguna Canyon Road.

Information: (949) 376-6000.

FIRST SUNDAYS

Laguna College of Art and Design and Laguna Beach Live are having

a free “First Sundays” concert from 3 to 4:30 p.m. featuring the Tom

Hynes Trio playing classic jazz on keyboard, bass and guitar. Laguna

College of Art and Design is at 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. Information:

www.lagunabeachlive.org.

FANTASY COSTUME WORKSHOP

Everyone is invited to Carnevale Laguna Beach to see how Europe

does it with several events including the Carnevale Costume Workshop.

Learn to design and create a costume for the Nov. 1 Laguna Beach

Carnevale Party or for Halloween. See photos and videos of

award-winning costumes in the Venice and other European Carnevales.

The workshop will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at Lang

Park. Cost is $100 for 4 workshops or $35 for a drop in fee. Tickets

and information go to www.earsay.info.

BELLY DANCE PARTY

Today from 1 to 5 p.m. is a Belly Dance Party at the Veterans

Memorial Center located at 384 Legion St. Jheri St. James is the

hostess and it will feature local and out of town belly dance

performances. It will include a show, potluck vendors and raffles.

Admission is $5, $2 with potluck dish. Used clothing for the battered

women’s shelter accepted. Information: (940 494-5031.

LIVE MUSIC AT PARTNERS

Partners Bistro at 448 South Coast Highway offers live music every

Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5 Ponticello will be performing

classy, fun and a bit of Gypsy-style jazz; Oct. 12 Peter Dobson

performs Blues from the heart; Oct. 19 Elaine Miles will perform

elegant and intimate jazz, vocals and guitar; Oct. 26 Lenelle Garcia

performs contemporary jazz vocals and blues. Information: (94)

497-4441.

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: (949) 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, (949)

497-5646.

MONDAY

‘LATE NITE CATECHISM’

Laguna Playhouse extends again the international hit comedy

sensation -- “Late Nite Catechism’ as a result of continued sellout

performances. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and

are on Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Oct. 21, Oct. 22, Oct. 23, Nov. 10, Nov. 17.

For information and tickets, call 497-ARTS or visit

www.lagunaplayhouse.com. Laguna Playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon

Road.

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: (949)

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: (949) 497-6220.

TUESDAY

BLUES AT PARTNERS BISTRO

Partners Bistro features “Blues for Tuesdays” from 7 to 10 p.m.

with blues masters Dave Cross and Will Brady. Cross and Brady have 30

years of experience and will cover all forms of blues and jazz.

Tuesday night is also “Two for Tuesdays,” offering two glasses of

house wine with the second one free. Partners Bistro is at 448 South

Coast Highway. For information, call (949) 497-4441.

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., (949) 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, (949) 499-2337. $5 cover, show starts at 8 p.m.

MUSIC AT THE SANDPIPER

The Sandpiper has live music every night. Call (949) 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:

(949) 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: (949) 376-8809.

OCT. 10

LAGUNATICS

An annual must-see since 1992, this wildly wacky original leaves

locals and visitors alike rolling in the aisles. Shows are Oct. 10

through Oct. 18 with tickets ranging from $35 to $45 with show times

at 8 p.m. except for Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. and the gala at 6 p.m. at

Festival of Arts Forum Theater at 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Information

or tickets: 497-2584.

CINEMA

Cinema, which is dedicated to exploring the cinematic experience,

will have its second film presentation today, which is a part of a

program series called “The Human Condition.” The event will be at

[seven-degrees] at 891 Laguna Canyon Road. For tickets and

information: (949) 497-1212.

LAGUNA BEACH

FILM SOCIETY

Laguna Beach Film Society, whose mission is to bring to Laguna

monthly screenings of important and provocative new films and shorts

by the world’s most creative directors, will have a screening today.

For tickets and information, call the museum at (949) 497-8971.

OCT. 11

Laguna Art Museum will have its 21st annual Art Auction. Laguna

Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Dr. Call (949) 494-8971 for details.