Patriot’s Day Parade date set

The 38th annual Laguna Beach Patriot’s Day Parade will march through

Downtown beginning at Laguna Beach High School at 11 a.m. March 6.

The theme is “Freedom Not Free.”

The deadline for program ads is Jan. 16, and for parade entries

Jan. 23. For information about advertising, call Richard at (949)

376-6340, and for entries, call Sandi at (949) 494-6016 or go to

https://www.lagunabeachparade.org.

Art Escapes workshops

The Art Escapes workshop series will continue at 2 p.m. Jan. 9

with a foiling workshop with Laguna Outreach Community Arts resource

artist Cheryl Stone.

Stone will explore a new and dynamic way of applying decorative

foils to surfaces using heat.

Marinne Van Der Veer will lead a workshop teaching pastel

portraits on Jan. 16. A Sawdust Festival artist, Van Der Veer will

introduce portrait studies with the use of pastels.

The workshop will be held at the Pottery Shack at 1212 S. Coast

Highway. The cost is $30, including materials, and the class size is

limited. For reservations, call (949) 363-4700. For more details and

an entire schedule, visit https://www.locaarts.org.

Class for mature drivers offered

The next 55-Alive Mature Driving Course will be held from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Jan. 17 through 19 at Lang Park.

Participants must attend both classes. To enroll, call the Laguna

Beach Senior Center coordinator at (949) 464-9535. The fee is $10.

Checks should be made to AARP and sent to the Laguna Beach Senior

Center, 384 Legion St., Laguna Beach, CA 92651.

Signups will be accepted until Jan. 12.

In honor of Laguna’s patriots

The Patriots Day Parade Honorees Brunch will be held from 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. Feb. 8 at Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.

At the brunch, the 2004 parade honorees will be introduced.

The cost is $20 per person. For reservations or information, call

Sandi Werthe at (949) 494-6016 or Sande St. John at (949) 499-9429.

Woman’s Club accepting Art Sale applicants

The Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach is accepting applications from

Laguna Beach women artists for the third annual Art Sale and Auction.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 12. Those interested should call

(949) 494-0233.

The Art Sale and Auction will be March 20 and 21. The exhibit

space is free but limited. Exhibiting artists will be asked to donate

one piece for the art auction. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s

Art Instruction program and the Woman’s Club building fund.

League of Women Voters to meet

The Laguna Beach unit of the League of Women Voters will meet at

9:15 a.m. Jan. 17 at the Laguna Beach Club for Kids, above Bluebird

Park, 1470 Temple Terrace.

The topic of the meeting will be forward-thinking strategies for

California’s energy policy. Don Pirch will speak about alternate

energy sources. Charlotte Pirch will speak about her work as a member

of the California Energy Study Committee.

All are invited to attend. For information, call (949) 494-9928.

Laguna library starting two clubs

The Laguna Beach Library children’s book club needs a name.

The library is forming a pizza and book club, and it needs a

proper title. Children ages 8 to 12 can come to the library on Jan.

21 with ideas.

There will be pizza, and the group will discuss Carl Hiaasen’s

book, “Hoot.”

For information and to register, call (949) 497-1333.

The library invites children ages 6 to 11 to try Mexican bark

painting. The crafts club will meet from 3:30 to 4:30 Wednesday.

On Jan. 28, children will be able to design their own

kaleidoscope.

To register, call (949) 497-1733.