Museum plans docent class Laguna Art Museum...
Museum plans
docent class
Laguna Art Museum is looking for new members for its Docent Corps,
an essential group of individuals who conduct informative tours and
educational outreach about the museum’s exhibitions for adults,
children, and a variety of schools and organizations.
An informational tea will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 11,
and weekly provisional training will begin in October.
Those interested should contact Dana Solow, curator of education
at (949) 494-8971 ext. 207, or e-mail her at dsolow@lagunaart
museum.org.
African choir to perform Sunday
The Africa University Choir will perform in a free concert at
Laguna Beach Methodist Church from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The choir will
present traditional and contemporary songs from several African
musical traditions, in English and in African languages.
The university is a United Methodist institution in Old Mutare,
Zimbabwe. The choir, which includes blended male and female voices,
toured the Eastern United States last year to sellout crowds. This
year they are touring the Western states from Washington to Texas.
The church is located at 21632 Wesley Dr. in So. Laguna (across
from the Montage Resort & Spa). Donations to offset the cost of the
choir’s expenses will be accepted. For more information, call Ed Fry,
(949) 497-7330 or Ann Quilter, (949) 494-4180.
Stone-carving
class at college
Laguna College of Art & Design is offering a six-week class in
stone carving from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, June 25 through
July 30.
Marvin Johnson and Joseph Sovella will teach techniques of this
time-honored art form using both hand and pneumatically driven tools
working in a variety of available stones. Classes will work outdoors
sculpting stone into forms of almost any size or shape. Technical
skills will be taught as part of the art process and no prior
experience is necessary. Class is appropriate for beginners to
advanced.
Cost is $180. For registration information, call Caroline Butler,
(949) 376-6000 ext 233; or via e-mail, cbutler@lagunacollege.edu
Student gallery opens Thursday
Gallery 821, the Laguna College of Art & Design Student Gallery,
will open with an Opening Artist Reception at 7p.m. Thursday. The
public is welcome. The Gallery is open through Aug. 14.
Gallery 821 is an off-campus exhibition center located at 821
Laguna Canyon Road in the Festival Center.
Sawdust grand opening July 1
Laguna Beach Mayor Elizabeth Pearson-Schneider will cut the red
ribbon and officially open the 2005 Sawdust Art Festival at 10 a.m.
Friday, July 1.
Laguna Beach residents are invited to come to opening day for free
as part of the Sawdust’s new First Fridays Free (for Laguna Beach
locals) program.
Laguna Beach residents with ID will be admitted for free all day,
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., on the first Friday of each month the
Sawdust is open -- July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2. The 2005 Sawdust Art
Festival features 210 Laguna Beach artists.
The festival is located at 935 Laguna Canyon Road.
For additional information, visit www.sawdustartfestival.org or
call (949) 494-3030.
Festival artists exhibit at mall
The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters is joining once
again with South Coast Plaza for a special satellite art display, to
be presented in Jewel Court at the plaza in Costa Mesa.
The exhibit runs through Sunday. South Coast Plaza hours are
Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The exhibit will include artwork from the Festival of Arts
permanent art collection and local artists, as well as rarely seen
sets and costumes from the Pageant of the Masters. The installation,
curated by Laguna Beach artist Mike Tauber, features the work of
Randy Bader, Gavin Heath, Mark Kerckhoff, Regina Jacobson, Troy
Poeschl, Carolyn Reynolds, Greg Riley, Miriam Shelton, Dan Skaggs,
David Speck, Shockley, John Warren, Scott Young and many other
notable festival artists.
On the weekends, Festival of Arts artists will be demonstrating a
variety of art techniques from noon to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 3 p.m. at
Jewel Court at South Coast Plaza. A concierge table will be staffed
daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. offering information and free gate
passes to the Festival of Arts. Pageant tickets are also still
available for purchase.
The Festival of Arts runs July 5th through Sept. 1 -- admission is
$7 -- and the Pageant of the Masters runs July 7th through September
-- tickets are $15-$80.
This year’s theme is “On The Road -- A Crash Course in Art and
Popular Culture.” Proceeds support the arts in Orange County.
For tickets, call the Festival of Arts ticket office at (949)
497-6582or (800) 487-3378 or visit the website at
www.LagunaFestivalofArts.com.
‘Step Into Liquid’ screens Saturday
The Laguna Beach Film Society will present a free outdoor showing
of the 2003 surf film, “Step Into Liquid,” at 8 p.m. Saturday at
Heisler Park.
Director Dana Brown will be present to discuss the making of the
film.
Attendees are encouraged to bring beach chairs and picnic dinners
to enjoy the show. For more information, call (949) 395-0879.
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