School District winter break Laguna Beach Unified...

School District winter break

Laguna Beach Unified School District schools will be on winter

break starting after school today and will resume classes Feb. 28.

School of Music presents Mobley

To celebrate black history month, Laguna School of Music will

present renowned African drummer Leon Mobley from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb.

26. Mobley is well known as the percussionist for “Ben Harper and the

Innocent Criminals.” He will be performing and instructing at a

seminar for the occasion. Mobley has performed with Mick Jagger,

Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, and taught djimbe drumming at the

Berkley College of Music.

Laguna School of Music is on Anneliese’s School Willowbrook

Campus, 20062 Laguna Canyon Road. Cost is $45 advance or $50 fee at

the door. To make a reservation, call (949) 497-7699 or e-mail

jeff@lagunaschoolof music.com.

El Morro seeking ‘Jog-a-thon’ aid

The El Morro Elementary School PTA is seeking business sponsorship

and community donations for its annual Jog-a-than fundraiser March

18. Donations will support PTA funded educational programs, including

Math Challenge, Class Act, Art Masters, Colonial Days and Science on

the Go. All sponsorship donations will receive public recognition.

For more information, call Stacy Gavin at (949) 499-1480,

stacygavin@yahoo.com or Melissa Cavanaugh at (949) 499-4893,

melissacavanaugh@cox.net.

Help for Hope Concert

Laguna teen bands will perform in concert to raise money for

cancer research at the City of Hope from 4 to 6 p.m. March 13 at the

Festival of Arts’ Forum Theater, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.

The teens were motivated to raise money for cancer research,

having several friends and relatives with cancer who received help

from City of Hope. Refreshments will be available. For tickets,

information, call (949) 494-4307.

St. Catherine of Siena news

St. Catherine’s congratulates its eighth-grade boys’ basketball

team for its undefeated regular season 10-0 record. The team is in

the Beach League/Parochial Athletic League playoffs. The team has

advanced by beating St. Anne’s of Santa Ana 37 to 20 on Tuesday. .

Boys and Girls Club happenings

The club congratulates Amy Congleton and Nour Valhshoury, named

2004 Youths of the Year.

Registration deadline for kindergarten through eighth-grade girls’

basketball league is March 15. Register in person. For information,

call Hans at 9949) 494-2535 Ext. 110 or e-mail hansl@bgclaguna.org.

For a club program guide go to https:www.bgclaguna.org, call Susie

at (949) 494-2535 Ext. 105 or e-mail susieh@bgclaguna.org.