Laguna Outreach art workshop today

Laguna Outreach Community Arts “Art Escapes” is at 2 p.m. today and

will feature artist Mia Moore’s handmade cards workshop.

The class is suitable for all artistic levels. Cost is $30,

including materials; class size is limited. The workshop is at the

Woman’s Club, 286 St. Ann’s Drive. For reservations, call (949)

363-4700 or go to https://www.locaarts.org.

Saturday is day to imagine and create

The Festival of Arts will host “Imagine It! Create It!”

Imagination Celebration event noon-3 p.m. Saturday. The event is

dedicated to children and adults discovering their creativity through

a variety of artistic media.

Festival of Arts artists and staff will host free hands-on

workshops: printmaking with Anne England, wire sculpture with Susan

Cox, sidewalk chalk art with Patrick Kelly, miniature stained-glass

windows with Lynn Welker, handmade dolls with Shelly Rapp Evans and

jewelry making with Pam Peterson.

Several world-famous Pageant of the Masters stage sets from

previous shows will be on display and there will be entertainment.

“Imagine It! Create It!” will be at the Festival of Arts Irvine

Bowl Park, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. For information, call Special

Events Director Susan Davis at (949) 464-4235.

‘Lagunatics’ hold auditions tomorrow

Auditions for the 13th annual “Lagunatics” are 3-6 p.m. Saturday

at the No Square Rehearsal Studios at 1863 S. Coast Highway.

“Lagunatics 2005 Senior Prom” will be a benefit for the Senior Center

building fund this year.

Singers, dancers and personalities 16 and older are welcome to

apply. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Bring in

a two-minute accompaniment of a favorite song.

Schedule conflicts that fall between June 2 and July 31 will be

reviewed. Rehearsals are tentatively scheduled for 6-10 p.m. Monday

through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. No one

rehearses more than five times a week or longer than four hours at a

time. Cast must be available for all calls beginning July 23.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. July 29, 2 and 8 p.m. July 30 and 7

p.m. July 31 at the Artists’ Theater. For information, call (949)

497-2584.

‘My Fair Lady’ selections performed

Selections from the musical, “My Fair Lady” will be featured at a

7:30 p.m. concert Saturday, May 14. Also on the program are works of

Chopin, Mozart, Scott Joplin, Gilbert & Sullivan; and George

Gershwin’s complete “Rhapsody in Blue.”

Soprano Christina Linhardt sings the musical comedy songs; concert

pianist Jeffrey Briar plays the classical and ragtime piano works;

Linda Frank performs on the “Faery Harp.” This event takes place at

the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 429 Cypress Drive.

Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. Free parking. For

information, call (949) 376-1939.

Plein air painters’ exhibit and awards

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association will have its annual artist

membership exhibit 6-9 p.m. tomorrow with the awards ceremony at 7:30

p.m. The exhibit will represent 74 artist members with more than 100

works selected by guest juror Jean Stern, Irvine Museum director. The

exhibit includes figurative, still life and plein-air paintings.

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association is at 3251 Laguna Canyon Road,

Suite F3. For information, call (949) 376-3635.

Arts Commission, City Council to meet

The Arts Commission will meet with the City Council at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Council chambers, 505 Forest Ave., to review the

commission’s accomplishments, concepts for future projects and Music

in the Park.

Meet Laguna Canyon artists

Laguna Canyon Artists will have a drawing at 10:30 a.m. Saturday

to win a $75 Laguna Canyon Artist gift certificate redeemable at the

Open Studio event May 14.

The public is invited to meet the artists 9:30-11 a.m. at Wells Fargo Bank’s second-floor gallery, 260 Ocean Ave. Coffee and

doughnuts will be served. It’s also an opportunity to preview artwork

that will be auctioned at the studio event. Winner must be present to

win; one entry per person. For information, go to

https://www.lagunacanyon artists.com.

Chicks that will make you chuckle

Lynn Epstein will present the 4th annual “Chicks to Make You

Chuckle; No Whining Allowed” comedy show at 8 p.m. May 11 at Laguna

Beach Brewing Company, 422 S. Coast Highway. Cover charge is $7. For

information, go to https://www.lynnepstein.com

Artists to host

open studio night

Laguna Canyon Artists will host an Open Studio Night and silent

auction 4-10 p.m. May 14, exhibiting a collection of diverse and

eclectic works, with more than 25 award-winning artists

participating.

Proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to Laguna College

of Art & Design’s student scholarship fund. Preview of auction pieces

will be on display at individual studios for ongoing bidding from 4

to 7 p.m.

The event will have live music, performance art, refreshments and

the chance to win a Laguna Canyon Artists $75 gift certificate

redeemable with any participating artist. For information, go to

https://www.lagunacanyon artists.com.

Free classes and fundraiser events

Dance Day performances and master classes will include fundraisers

on May 13, 14 and 15. There will be a private dinner on the beach at

the home and Nancy and Mike Meyers on Friday; a sunset reception

following the performances on Saturday and a “Tea for Two” for

mothers and daughters at the Surf and Sand Hotel at 11 a.m. Sunday.

For information, call (949) 499-5060 or go to

https://www.gallimaufry.info

Gallimaufry Performing Arts and California Choreographers Dance

Festival will host its annual Dance Day with performances created by

renowned and cutting-edge choreographers 3-5 p.m. and master classes

all day May 14 at Main Beach Cobblestones. For information, call

(949) 842-5220.

LOCA ‘s first fundraiser May 13

Laguna Outreach for Community Arts will host its inaugural

fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at Tivoli Too!, 777 Laguna Canyon

Road. The event includes comedy club headliners, gourmet dinner, live

entertainment and a silent auction. Artists Tom Swimm, Ken Auster and

community arts co-founders Mada Leach and Anne England will donate

original works for auction. Other auction packages are valued at

$20,000. Tickets are $75. For information or tickets, call (949)

363-4700 or go to https://www.locaarts.org.

Performance artist to ‘Give Blood’

Performance artist Aimee Greenberg will give four performances of

her latest work, “Dona Sangre” (“Give Blood”), a story of seduction,

betrayal, slight of hand, and cultural ambiguity, at 8 p.m. May 13,

14, 20, at BC Space, 235 Forest Ave., second floor. Tickets are $20

with a portion of the proceeds benefiting BC Space, which is

committed to presenting cutting-edge art and artists. Seating is

limited and reservations are recommended by calling (949) 246-1698.

There can be no late seating. Note: The material is not suitable for

children under 14.

Art and tide pools explored together

Laguna Outreach for Community Arts offers “Art and Sea Adventures:

The Art of Tide-Pooling,” in collaboration with the Ocean Laguna

Foundation.

The program includes a morning of tide pool exploration with Ocean

Laguna Foundation docents, followed by a hands-on watercolor journal

art a workshop taught by Laguna Outreach for Community Arts resource

artists.

There also will be a watercolor journal, art supplies, postcards,

tote bag, refreshments and more, courtesy of Montage Resort and Spa.

Classes are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14 and 15. Meet at Treasure

Island Park, south entrance at South Coast Highway and Wesley Drive,

at the south edge of the Montage Resort, just below the parking lot.

Cost is $65, $35 for children younger than 13. Reservations are

required; call (949) 363-4700. Class size is limited. More info at

https://www.loca arts.org.

‘Fresh Faces’ at Festival of Arts

Festival of Arts is now exhibiting “Fresh Faces” at Wells Fargo

Bank -- an exhibit designed to give the public a sampling of some of

the new artists who will be exhibiting their work at the festival

this summer.

The exhibit runs through May 20 and features the works of Steve

Bjorkman, Teri Kahan, Terrence Kennedy, Milano Liberi, R. Mike

Micklich, Linda Pirri, April Raber, Paul Renner, Bradford J. Salamon,

Russell Sasaki, Jennifer Tenace, Elaine Twiss and Noriho Uriu.

This free exhibit is part of an ongoing series of shows that the

Festival of Arts is having at Wells Fargo, 260 Ocean Ave., this year.

The Sawdust Festival has an exhibit on the main floor of the

building, while Community Art Project has an exhibit on the second

level, showing the artwork of Laguna Outreach Community Arts artists.