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TODAY

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.

SATURDAY

LAGUNA CANYON

ARTISTS SALE

LagunaCanyonArtists.com will hold an Artist’s Outdoor Flea Market

from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at 3251 Laguna canyon Road. Frames,

blemished art, studio supplies, vintage rug hooks, tools, Halloween

costumes, oil paintings, shabby chic, art books, knick-knacks,

collectibles, antiques and a whole lot more will be offered. For

information about the artists, go to www.lagunacanyonartists.com.

DAVID YURMAN

TO HOST BENEFIT

Internationally acclaimed jewelry designer, David Yurman, will

host a fund-raising event at Diane DeBilzan Gallery in Laguna Beach

on Saturday with a cocktail party from 6 to 8 p.m. Guests will enjoy

the artwork on display as well as view a selection of Yurman’s latest

timepieces. Yurman has partnered with ACRIA, the AIDS Community

Research Initiative of America (a nonprofit community-based AIDS

research and treatment education center) to develop and execute an

art exhibit. In addition, Diane DeBilzan and her gallery artists;

contemporary painter, and brother, William DeBilzan and figurative

sculptor Louis Longi will donate a percentage of their sales during

the exhibit to benefit ACRIA. The gallery is at 224 Forest Ave.

Information: (949) 494-5757.

CATHERINE WANEK

IN LAGUNA

Director, writer, filmmaker and expert on strawbale construction

will be in Laguna for an author’s lecture, slideshow and book signing

for her book, “The New Strawbale Home.” The event is from 6 to 9 p.m.

today at Wells Fargo Bank’s conference room at 260 Ocean Ave. Tickets

are $3 for students and $5 for general admission. Information: Call

Bill Roley at (949) 494-5843 or (949) 413-2524.

NO SQUARE OPEN MIC

No Square Theatre’s Open Mic Nights: Local Vocals is back from 8

to 11 p.m. Saturday’s at the theater’s rehearsal studio, 221

Broadway.

LATIN JAZZ AND DANCING

Romeo Cucina will feature Latin jazz and dancing with Ivan

Marcello and his band. The music will begin at 8 p.m. Saturdays.

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

BREAST CANCER

BENEFIT DINNER

Picayo Cuisine of the Sun at 610 N. Coast Highway will host “The

Breast Cancer 3-day fund-raising Dinner” today at 6 p.m. The event

will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and offers a

evening of champagne, wine, tapas and a silent auction. The cost is

$75 per person. For information, call Megan Rainnie at (949)

306-3003.

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 $35 for a drop in fee. Tickets and information go to

www.earsay.info.

NEW EXHIBITS AT LAM

Laguna Art Museum will open, “Rebels in Clay: Peter Voulkos and

the Otis Group.” In the mid 50s, Voulkos led a revolution in clay by

questioning the tradition that ceramic forms must be functional and

instead created sculptural works that gave the medium a new freedom

of expression. “Feat of Clay: Five Decades of Jerry Rothman” opens.

In the 60s Laguna Beach ceramic sculptor Rothman became well-known

nationally for struggling to enlarge the scope of and to overcome the

limitations of ceramics that made it unsuitable for the sculptural

ambitions of the time. The exhibit includes his controversial large

scale triptychs of erotic figures and images of birth. Laguna Art

Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949) 494-8971.

LIVE MUSIC AT PARTNERS

Partners Bistro at 448 S. Coast Highway offers live music from

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. On Oct. 12 Peter Dobson will perform 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

NEW EXHIBIT AT

LAGUNA COLLEGE

Laguna College of Art & Design in association with Forum Gallery

of New York and Los Angeles will host “New Directions in Figurative

Painting.” This fine art exhibition presents new work from four

figurative Artists. The exhibit is being held on the campus of Laguna

College, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, opening today and runs through Dec.

18. Artist Reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and the public is

invited. Information: (49) 376-6000.

‘LATE NITE CATECHISM’

Laguna Playhouse extends again the international hit comedy

sensation “Late Nite Catechism” due to its continued sell-out

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

are on Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23, Nov. 10 and 17. For information and

tickets, call (949) 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 S.

Coast Highway. Information: (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.

LOCA ART WORKSHOP

Laguna Outreach Community Arts will offer its Third Thursday’s Art

Workshop. The class will be held at Wells Fargo Bank on the third

floor from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $25 plus $5 for materials.

Reservations call (949) 363-4700.

NOV. 1

CARNEVALE LAGUNA BEACH

“Carnevale Zali,” the first carnevale in Laguna Beach, will be

celebrated from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 1 on the Festival of Arts Grounds

at 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Dedicated to Lila Zali, Carnevale Zali

includes music, dance, art, food, drink and costume contests with

$500 in cash prizes.

Carnevale Zali is a benefit for artist live/work spaces in Laguna

Beach. Tickets are $15 advance and $20 at the door. Costumes are

encouraged but not required. Advance tickets can be purchased at the

Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce, 357 Glennerye St., Laguna Beach

Ballet Studio at 1863 S. Coast Highway (below Tops), or online at

www.laguna-carnevale.com. Information: (800) 762-5278.

NOV. 8

FRIENDS OF

THE LIBRARY BENEFIT

Friends of the Laguna Beach Library will have its annual dinner

meeting with a silent auction featuring autographed books and

weatherman Fritz Coleman as the speaker. The event will be held at

Tivioli Terrace on the Festival of Arts grounds at 650 Laguna Canyon

Road. It starts with a social hour at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30

p.m. Cost is $40 per person. Information: (949) 497-7053 or e-mail

MLydick@aol.com.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE

Laguna Playhouse will present “The Romance of Magno Rubio,” which

is about a Filipino migrant farm laborer Magno Rubio who has fallen

in love through a lonely harts as, but his English is not so good.

His literary friend comes to the rescue and corresponds with Rubio’s

sweetheart until they are able to meet at last. Tickets are $39 to

$62, call (949) 497-1950 for information. Laguna Playhouse is located

at 606 Laguna Canyon Road.

NOV. 13

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. 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.

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 (949)

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

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.