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TODAY

FOA RETROSPECTIVE POSTER SHOW

A retrospective of Festival of Arts event posters from the past 20

years is being presented at the Downtown Laguna Beach Wells Fargo

through Jan. 5. Works of past and present Festival exhibitors are the

subject. Many of the original paintings are part of the Festival of

Arts permanent art collection. The exhibit is on the third floor of

the Wells Fargo building at 260 Ocean Ave. The building is open to

the public 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 2

p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Anyone wishing to purchase a

Festival of Arts poster may call (949) 464-4282.

A TASTE OF WINE

Wine tasting takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. every Friday 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

NEW EXHIBITS AT LAM

Laguna Art Museum is exhibiting, “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 at 307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949)

494-8971.

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

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.

LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS

Partners Bistro offer different jazz and blues performers every

Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Partners Bistro is located at 448 S.

Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

MONDAY

‘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

it has been extended a third time to run through Dec. 18. For

information and tickets, call (949) 497-ARTS or visit

https://www.laguna playhouse.com. Laguna Playhouse is at 606 Laguna

Canyon Road.

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.

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 https://www.lagunaart museum.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., (949) 497-3381.

BLUES FOR TUESDAYS

Partners Bistro offers blues and jazz performed by Dave Cross and

Will Brady Tuesdays along with two for one specials on house wine.

Partners Bistro is located at 448 S. Coast Highway. Information:

(949) 497-4441.

WEDNESDAY

‘DREAMGIRLS REVIEW’

The Boom Cafe and Boom Boom Room invite the public to have dinner

at the cafe and then stay for the “Dreamgirls Review,” a Vegas style

show featuring female impersonators starting a 10 p.m. The Boom is at

1401 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 494-7588.

EIGHT FUNNY FOLK

One Funny Night comedy show with a special “Ho Ho Ho Holiday

Special” will take place Dec. 10, presented by comedienne Lynn

Epstein. It will features eight comics at Laguna Beach Brewing

Company, 422 S. Coast Highway, (949) 499-2337. $5 cover, show will

start 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

ART WALK

ACTIVITIES AT LAM

Laguna Art museum is having “Sketching in the Galleries” from 6 to

8 p.m. Feb. 5. Participants can sketch in the museum’s galleries

working from the three-dimensional ceramics on view. An artist from

the Laguna College of Art and Design will lead this informal

sketching group. Material provided and all ability levels welcome.

The museum will also host “Artists in Action” from 6 to 8 p.m. during

First Thursdays Art Walk through Feb. 5. (There won’t be an Art Walk

in Jan.) Laguna Outreach Community Arts will present a series of art

making demonstrations in the galleries. Laguna Art Museum is at 307

Cliff Drive. Information (949) 494-8971.

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.

LOCALS NIGHT

“Third Thursdays Locals Night” is an evening for shopping,

entertainment and artist demonstrations and will take place from 5 to

9 p.m. Dec. 19 in the Downtown area and around Laguna. Information:

(949) 494-1018 ext. 1.

MARTINI MADNESS

Partners Bistro offers $4.75 martinis and live music Thursday

Nights with a line-up including Dave Cross, Brad Malinowski and Nate

Cross and Judy Chamberlin playing jazz and blues. Partners Bistro is

at 448 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

DEC. 26

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. No Square Theatre is at 221 Broadway.