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TODAY

CHESS TOURNAMENT

The third annual Laguna Beach Junior Chess Tournament will be a

chance for children in kindergarten through the eighth grade to

compete. Pizza and soft drinks will be served. The 6 to 9 p.m.

competition will be in the multi-purpose room at El Morro Elementary

School, 8681 N. Coast Highway. There will be a $15 entry fee.

Information: (949) 376-5836.

“TABLETOP”

will be the Laguna Playhouse’s final play of the season. The play

is a comedy set in an advertising agency specializing in high-end

tabletop imagery. The play will contain adult content and language.

Call for ticket prices and show times. The play will run through June

27, the playhouse is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Rd. Information:

(949) 497-ARTS.

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.

SATURDAY

“THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS”

Regency Theatres will present a screening of the 1965 film “The

Battle of Algiers,” a gritty depiction of the war between Algerian

fighters seeking independence and French colonial forces. The film

will be shown at 11 a.m. The theater is at 162 South Coast Highway.

Ticket prices will be $8 for adults, $7 for students and $5.50 for

seniors and children. Information: (949) 497-1220.

“TABLETOP”

will be the Laguna Playhouse’s final play of the season. The play

is a comedy set in an advertising agency specializing in high-end

tabletop imagery. The play will contain adult content and language.

Call for ticket prices and show times. The play will run through

Sunday, the playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Information:

(949) 497-ARTS.

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

“THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS”

Regency Theatres will present a screening of the 1965 film “The

Battle of Algiers,” a gritty depiction of the war between Algerian

fighters seeking independence and French colonial forces. The film

will be shown at 11 a.m. The theater is at 162 South Coast Highway.

Ticket prices will be $8 for adults, $7 for students and $5.50 for

seniors and children. Information: (949) 497-1220.

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.

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.

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

“ONE FUNNY NIGHT”

will be a comedy show presented on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of the month. The 8 p.m. performances will be at the

Laguna Beach Brewing Company at 422 South Coast Highway. There will

be a $5 cover charge. Information: (949) 494-2337.

“DREAM GIRL REVUE”

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

at the cafe and then stay for the “Dream Girl Revue,” a Vegas style

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

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

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

“STEEL FANTASY”

Albert Dudley Buchanan will present “Steel Fantasy,” an exhibition

of polished steel sculpture. Buchanan’s work will be displayed

through Aug. 15. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. as part of

the First Thursday’s Art Walk. The sculpture will be displayed at the

Lyn Peri Collection, 1590 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949)

497-6690.

POETRY MEETING

Laguna Poets meet at 8 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in

the back room of the Jolly Roger, at 400 S. Coast Highway. Bring

poems to this free evening of poetry sharing and reading.

Information: (949)494-6649.

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.

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.

MARTINI MADNESS

Partners Bistro offers $4.75 martinis and live music Thursday

Nights with a lineup 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.

FRIDAY

ART-A-FAIR

Visitors will be offered the opportunity to view and acquire art

directly from the artist exhibitors, finalists of a national juried

exhibition. The Art-A-Fair will be open daily through Sept 5. The

show will be open on Sundays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9

p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The show will be at 777 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 494-4514.

SAWDUST FESTIVAL

More than 175 artists will show their creations in the 38th annual

Sawdust Festival. The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

daily through Sept. 5. The Sawdust Festival is at 935 Laguna Canyon

Road. Admission will cost $6.50 for adults and $2 for children.

Information: (949) 494-3030.

STUDENT ART SALE

An exhibition and sale of student art will begin today. The art

will be on display through Aug. 21. The exhibition will be open from

5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and from noon to 9 p.m. on

weekends. The sale will be at the Laguna College of Art and Design

Gallery 821, 821 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 376-6000.

PATRIOTIC CONCERT

Singer Frank Daniele and the Golden State Pops Orchestra will

perform “Stars, Stripes and Pops,” a set of patriotic and

inspirational songs. The 8 p.m. show will be at the Surf and Sand

Resort, 1555 S. Coast Highway. Tickets will cost $50. Information:

(949) 718-0447.

JULY 5

FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Billed as “California’s Premier Art Exhibition,” more than 140

artists will show their work. The event will be open from 10 a.m. to

11:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 28. The Festival of Arts grounds are at

650 Laguna Canyon Road. A season pass will cost $5, an audio guide

will cost $2. Information: (949) 494-1145.

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS BARBECUE

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a barbecue to

celebrate the opening of the Pageant of the Masters. The 5 to 8 p.m.

event will be held in the Wells Fargo parking lot, 260 Ocean Ave.

There will be a $55 admission fee. Information: (949) 494-1018.

JULY 6

FOREVER PLAID

The Plaids will perform hit songs from the 1950s in a show that

will feature “outlandish choreography” and “over-zealous precision.”

The show will be performed through Aug. 29 at the Laguna Playhouse,

606 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets will cost $29 to $64. Information:

(949) 497-ARTS.

JULY 7

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS

The theme for this year’s production will be “Portrait of the

Artist,” and the show will continue the tradition of showing live

models recreating famous masterpieces. This show event will feature

live orchestral music and narration. Pageant performances will be

held at 8:30 p.m. nightly through Aug. 29 at the Festival of Arts

grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Call for ticket availability and

prices. Information: (949) 494-1145 or https://www.foapm.com. Call

(800) 487-3378 to order tickets.

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.

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

230 Forest Avenue Restaurant and Bar. Upscale food and drinks.

(949) 494-2545.

The Boom has live music and dancing for the after-beach crowd and

caters to the gay lifestyle. 1401 S. Coast Highway. (949) 494-7588.

The Cabana 440 S. Coast Highway. Happy Hour specials and casual

dining. (949) 376-8595.

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.

Coyote Grill is at 31621 S. Coast Highway. California Baja style

cuisine, ocean view and al fresco patio dining. (949) 499-4033.

Club M is at 680 S. Coast Highway. It opens at 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. Friday is dancing with top 40, house and R&B; Saturday is

house, techno and trance.

Hennessy’s Tavern is at 213 Ocean Ave. (949) 494-2743.

Hotel Laguna’s The Lounge is at 425 S. Coast Highway. Live

entertainment on the grand piano by Gary Giampolo on Wednesday,

Thursday and Sunday. Performances by Paula Prince on Friday and

Saturday. Tapas with an Asian flair is Monday through Friday from 5

to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. is attitude

adjustment hour. (949) 494-1151