Tsunami fundraiser and wine tasting Len’s Wine...

Tsunami fundraiser and wine tasting

Len’s Wine Cite and Wine Tasting Room is sponsoring a fundraiser

and wine tasting for tsunami relief from 5 to 9 p.m. today. A $20

donation at the door offers expanded wine tasting with all proceeds

to be donated to Doctors Without Borders. Len’s is at 303 Broadway,

Suites 103 and 105. For information, call (949) 376-2215.

Gallimaufry will hold youth theater auditions

The Generation gap, part of Gallimaufry Performing Arts, will hold

auditions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the science fiction musical

“Weird Romance.”

Participants should prepare a two- to three-minute song,

preferably musical theater, and have it memorized. Be prepared to act

and do a cold reading of the script. Bring a schedule of conflicts to

the audition, none will be accepted later. The show will be produced

in April. For information, e-mail Noah Plomgren at

noahrp3@hotmail.com, call (949) 813-3307 or visit https://www.gallimaufry.info.

Pageant casting call is Saturday and Sunday

The Pageant of the Masters is looking for men and women of all

ages and sizes to volunteer for the 2005 show “On the Road -- A Crash

Course in Art and Popular Culture” to be staged July 7 through Sept

1.

Prospective volunteers will be measured and photographed.

Volunteers are also needed in wardrobe, makeup, headdress, as well as

coordinators. No theater experience is required. Meet the

behind-the-scenes staff. Refreshments will be served.

Casting call will be 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday

in the backstage of the Irvine Bowl, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. For

information, call (949) 494-3663.

Auditions for No Square’s winter concert

No Square Theatre is holding auditions for it’s winter concert,

“All Together Now: Broadway’s Greatest Group Numbers,” from 11 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at its studios, 1863 S. Coast Highway.

Everyone is welcome to audition, no experience necessary. Adam

Hemming will be directing. For information, call (949) 497-1950.

Public art dedication will be held Sunday

Artist Ralph Tarzian’s bronze sculpture “The Discussion” will be

dedicated at the corner of Forest Ave. and Ocean Ave. at 2 p.m. on

Sunday by Mayor Elizabeth Pearson-Schneider and the City Arts

Commission.

Anastasia Cafe, 460 Ocean Ave., will host a reception following.

For information, call (949) 497-0722.

LOCA Art Escapes Workshops are set

Laguna Outreach Community Arts Art Escapes program is offering a

three-part watercolor workshop at 2 p.m. Jan. 14, 21 and 28,

featuring nationally known artist, exhibitor and teacher Roger Folk.

The class at the Women’s Club, 286 St. Anne’s Drive, is suitable

for all artistic levels and costs $30. Class size is limited, for

reservations call (949) 363-4700. For information, go to

https://www.locaarts.org.

Laguna college offers stone carving workshop

Laguna College of Art and Design is offering a stone carving

winter workshop Jan. 15 through March 10.

The workshop is taught by master stone carver Marvin Johnson. No

prior experience is necessary. The 10-week series cost $300 with two

make-up classes.

For information, call (949) 376-6000. Laguna College is at 2222

Laguna Canyon Road.

Laguna Beach Live! concert brings on the jazz

Laguna Beach Live! is sponsoring the “Generations of Jazz” concert

at 8 p.m. on Jan. 22, featuring saxophone legend Charles McPherson,

his son Chuck on drums, father and son guitarists Dave and Larry

Koonse and the McPherson Quartet.

The concert is at Laguna Beach High School’s Artists’ Theatre, 625

Park Ave. Tickets are $30/$25 reserved and $15 for students.

For information, go online to https://www.lagunabeachlive.org or

call the Laguna Playhouse for tickets at (949) 497-2787.

Festival’s application deadline is Feb. 28

Artists who want to exhibit in this summer’s Festival of Arts are

invited to submit slides of their best work and complete an

application by Feb. 28. For an application, call (949) 464-4234.

Shepherd stars in this year’s Art for AIDS

“Art for AIDS IV: An Evening with Cybill Shepherd” an event

benefiting AIDS Services Foundation Orange County and Laguna Art

Museum will be on Feb. 5 in the pacific Ballroom at the St. Regis

Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point.

Shepherd will take center stage in the role of the evening’s

celebrity guest and performer. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m.

with cocktails, a dinner buffet and a silent auction of artwork and

donated celebrity items. The live auction starts at 8:30 p.m.

followed by Sheperd’s performance and a live band.

Tickets are $285, $500 or $1,000. Sponsorships are $10,000 and

$15,000. For information and reservations, call Mary Landon at AIDS

Service Foundation at (949) 809-8760 or Laguna Art Museum at (949)

494-8971 Ext. 200.

Surfrider Blue Water Music Festival is set

The Surfrider Foundation will celebrate its 20th anniversary

locally with the “Blue Water Music Festival” 2 p.m. Feb. 5. on the

Festival of Arts grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.

The benefit concert will feature live performances by Missiles of

October, Common Sense, World Anthem, Blues Offenders, Jason Feddy,

Evren Ozan and others.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Pacific Marine Mammal

Center and Ocean Laguna Foundation. Ocean-related art, environmental

education, surf films, a silent auction, vendor booths, food and

drinks will be featured.

Tickets are $100 for VIP and $50 general admission, both include a

year membership to Surfrider. For information, call (949) 760-7033 or

at https://www.surfrider.org/lagunabeach.