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TODAY

SURF CULTURE REDUX

The Laguna Art Museum will present a reconfigured exhibit of the

most well-attended show in the museum’s history, “Surf Culture -- The

Art History of Surfing.” The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to

6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and

Saturday through Oct. 2 at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive.

Information: (949) 494-8971.

ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION

The Laguna College of Art and Design will show realistic paintings

by artist Gregory Manchess. The gallery will be open from 5 to 8:30

p.m. at the Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon

Road. The show will run through Oct. 15. Information: (949) 376-6000.

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

“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”

Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom’s play on the “meaning of life” will

be performed through Oct. 10 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road. Call for ticket prices and show times. Information:

(949) 497-2787.

“100 ARTISTS SEE GOD”

An exhibition will feature works by 100 artists that attempt to

picture the divine. The exhibition will be open from 11 a.m. to 5

p.m. daily through Oct. 3 at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive.

Admission will cost $7. Information: (949) 494-8971.

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

BELLY DANCE PARTY

The fifth annual Middle East Culture and Dance Assn. Belly Dance

Party will begin with a free lesson and will be followed by a potluck

and party with professional belly dancers. The lesson will begin at

noon, the party will be from 1 to 6 p.m. The cost for the party will

be $5, or $2 with a potluck dish. The event will be at the Veterans

Memorial Community Center, 384 Legion St. Information: (949)

4947-5031.

ART LECTURE

Artist Jerry Burchfield will be the featured speaker at the Laguna

Art Museum’s “Talk of the Town” lecture. Burchfield is scheduled to

lead a panel discussion focused on art and the environment. The event

will begin at 1 p.m. at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive.

Information: (949) 494-8971.

“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”

Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom’s play on the “meaning of life” will

be performed through Oct. 10 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road. Call for ticket prices and show times. Information:

(949) 497-2787.

“RIGOR MORTIS”

The exhibition will feature art by Ruben Ochoa and Marco Rios,

whose sculptures conflate coffins with custom-cars. The exhibition is

at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. The show will run through

Oct. 3. Information: (949) 494-8971.

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.

Information: (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

“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”

Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom’s play on the “meaning of life” will

be performed through Oct. 10 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road. Call for ticket prices and show times. Information:

(949) 497-2787.

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. Information: (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

“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”

Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom’s play on the “meaning of life” will

be performed through Oct. 10 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road. Call for ticket prices and show times. Information:

(949) 497-2787.

“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 S. 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. The Sandpiper is at 1183

S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 494-4694.

THURSDAY

“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”

Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom’s play on the “meaning of life” will

be performed through Oct. 10 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road. Call for ticket prices and show times. Information:

(949) 497-2787.

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.

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.

SEPT. 24

“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”

Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom’s play on the “meaning of life” will

be performed through Oct. 10 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road. Call for ticket prices and show times. Information:

(949) 497-2787.

SEPT. 25

“LOST VEGAS”

A musical spoof and dinner with a mock Las Vegas gambling theme

will be a fundraiser for HIV patients. The evening will begin with a

cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., dinner will start at 8 p.m. and the

show will begin at 9 p.m. The event will be at the Festival of Arts

grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Advance tickets will cost $250.

Information: (949) 809-5700.

SEPT. 26

LAGUNA CRAFT GUILD

Laguna Beach artists will hold a show to display original crafts

and arts. The show will be from 10 a.m. to dusk at the Main Beach

cobblestones. Information: (949) 499-2681.

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. Information: (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. Information: (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. Information: (949) 494-3050.

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.