Plein Air invitational heading around town Fifty...

Plein Air invitational heading around town

Fifty of the best in the country have been invited to Laguna Beach

to compete in the sixth annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting

Invitational from July 11 through 18. The community is welcome to

watch every step of the way.

The “Sunset Paint Out” will be from 6 to 8 p.m. July 11 at the St.

Regis Beach Club at the north end of Salt Creek Park. It’s not a

competition, but a way for everyone to meet the artists and watch

from the onset of the weeklong event.

The “Quick Draw Paint Out” is one of the highlights. From 10 a.m.

to noon July 16 at the north end of Heisler Park, the artists will

compete with only two hours to complete a park scene. The winners

will be announced at the gala.

July 17 is the Gala Dinner and Collectors Preview Sale at the

Laguna Art Museum. Guests who attend this event will have the first

opportunity to purchase paintings completed during the invitational,

mingle with the artists and attend the awards presentation.

The final part of the invitational is the free exhibit and sale of

the work at an exhibit at the museum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July

18. Pieces that are still available can be purchased at that time.

A limited number of tickets are still available to the Gala and

Collector’s Preview event. All other events are free. To purchase

tickets call the museum at (949) 494-8971 ext. 200. The Laguna Art

Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive.

Cinema to feature ‘Dal: Yma/Nawr’

Cinema at [seven-degrees] will feature the film “Dal: Yma/Nawr”

(Still Here Now) at 7 p.m. Thursday.

“Dal: Yma/Nawr,” takes viewers on a 2,000-year odyssey through

Europe’s oldest surviving bardic tradition. It takes in everything

from a sixth century war poet’s words to today’s modern poetry slams.

This will be the first U.S. showing of the film, directed by Marc

Evans, which in March was a winner at the Celtic Film Festival. The

director and many of the feature actors are set to attend the event.

A light supper will be served prior to the feature presentation at

[seven-degrees], 891 Laguna Canyon Road.

La Petite Gallery grand opening

La Petite Gallery will celebrate its grand opening from 6 to 10

p.m. Saturday.

Featured artists are Vladimir Cora, now showing at Los Angeles

Museum of Art; local artists Brian Allan and Skip Roma, Italian

impressionist Antonio DeViccaro, contemporary artist Shane Townly,

Joachim Theiss who does original paintings of celebrity portraits and

Katarina Kissoczy, a puzzle artist now showing at the Chicago Museum

of Contemporary Arts.

Also featured is jewelry from four local artists and one-of-a-kind

iron granite furniture by artists at the gallery. La Petite Gallery

is at 760 S. Coast Highway. For information, call (949) 376-6640.

Stone Carving Class offered

Learn the techniques of this time-honored art form using both hand

and pneumatically driven tools working in a variety of available

stones. The Stone Carving Class summer workshop is taught by master

stone carvers Marvin Johnson and Joseph Sovella. It is held at Laguna

College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, July 10 through

Aug. 28.

No prior experience is necessary. The class is available for

beginners to advanced. Technical skills will be taught as part of the

art process.

To register for the workshop or for information, call Caroline

Butler at (949) 376-6000 ext. 233. Cost for this eight-week class is

$250. There is a free makeup class.

LOCA receives $1000 donation

Laguna Outreach Community Arts has been awarded a donation of

$1,000 from Arbitech, a Laguna-based computer products distributor,

to help support the art service programs for the children of Laguna

Beach this year.

Receiving the contribution on behalf of LOCA, Co-President Anne

Morris expressed her appreciation for the business world’s

recognition of nonprofit organizations.

LOCA is a nonprofit art education organization that brings art

workshops and other hands-on experiences to schools, shelters and

other venues since its founding in 1993. For information, call Warren

Cook at (949) 388-6131.

Dr. Seuss exhibit at Fingerhut Gallery

Fingerhut Gallery will show “The Art of Dr. Seuss -- A

Retrospective Exhibition,” through Monday.

The exhibit chronicles a rarely seen side of Theodor Geisel,

including early works and poetry, advertising campaigns, WWII

editorial cartoons, magazine covers from the 1920s and 30s and some

never before seen work from his personal archives and more.

The gallery is at 210 A Forest Ave.