Sawdust Art Festival board named The recently...
Sawdust Art Festival board named
The recently named Sawdust Festival Corporation board of directors
consists of returning members Marsh Scott, president; Tracey
Moscaritolo, vice president; Mike Kelly, secretary; Dennis Junka,
treasurer; Larry Gill, Eleanor Henry and Sian Poeschl. New board
members include Jan Sattler and Donita Lloyd.
Debra Covern and Drew “Bud” Weir are leaving the board. Elections
were held Aug. 30 with new board elected officers named on Sept. 1.
Sawdust Art Festival’s 40th anniversary will be in summer 2006.
Concert to benefit ocean awareness
Blue Water is presenting “Common Sense,” an ocean awareness
concert, commemorating the lives lost on Sept. 11, at Moss Point from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature Common Sense, Brett
Dennen, Evren Ozan and more. Tickets are $75 VIP, $30 for adults, $20
for students and $15 for kids 12 and under. A portion of the proceeds
will be donated to Surfrider and ocean-related nonprofits. For
tickets, call (949) 842-2260 or e-mail bluewaterevents@yahoo.com.
Final Concert in the Park event at Riddle
Sunday marks the last concert of the 2005 Summer Concert Series,
with Savor playing Santana’s best from 4 to 6 p.m. at Riddle Field.
Concerts are free. Information, (949) 497-0722.
Film society screening
The Laguna Beach Film Society is screening the film “To You
Sweetheart Aloha” at 7 p.m. Thursday at South Coast Cinema, 162 S.
Coast Highway. Tickets are $15 for general admission, free to film
society members. (Annual membership fees are $125 for members of the
Laguna Art Museum and $150 for nonmembers.) Information, (949)
494-8971, ext. 201.
City hosts annual Palette Competition
The City’s Arts Commission is holding its annual holiday Palette
Competition. Artists are provided with a prepared 4-by-3-foot wooden
palette to paint original artwork. The completed palettes are
displayed throughout the city during the holiday season.
Entries will be accepted from Laguna Beach residents, artists
having a studio in Laguna Beach or showing in a Laguna Beach gallery,
students attending Laguna Beach schools or Laguna College, and
artists exhibiting in Laguna’s festivals.
Submit a horizontal palette design on 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper, in color, within the border of a palette outline. Include the palette
indent as integral to the design.
The deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 7. Entrees need to be delivered to
Cultural Arts Manager Sian Poeschl at 505 Forest Ave. Entrees will be
judged by the commission based on creativity and appropriateness.
Honorarium is $300 for each selected design. For information, call
(949) 497-0722.
Annual Laguna Pet Parade
The 9th Annual Laguna Pet Parade and Chili Cook Off at Tivoli Too
is set for noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 18. There will be a friendly pet
competition for most talented, most handsome male, prettiest female,
cutest baby pet and best costume. All funds raised to benefit the
Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Animal Shelter and Blue Bell Cat
Foundation. Tickets are $3 for adults; children 12 and younger are
free. Tivoli Too is at 777 Laguna Canyon Road. Information, (949)
497-2474.
Belly Dancing Party at Legion Hall
Jheri St. James, who has been in the dance community for more than
21 years, will be having a Belly Dancing Party from noon to 5 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Legion Hall, 384 Legion St. At noon, she will teach a
free belly dancing class. The party will feature belly dancers of all
levels. It’s a potluck: Admission is $2 with a dish and $5 without.
Raffles tickets are $1, with proceeds to benefit battered women.
Information: (949) 494-5031.
Grace Slick art reception
Grace Slick, whose name became synonymous with the ‘60s
counterculture and the band Jefferson Airplane, six years ago turned
her creativity to painting and printmaking. She will make a rare
public appearance at the Wentworth Gallery from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 23.
The event is free and open to the public. All art is available for
purchase. Wentworth Gallery is at 305 Forest Ave. Information, (949)
376-3878.
Club Django to perform
Laguna Beach Live presents the gypsy jazz music of Club Django
from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Club Django is Southern California’s
foremost proponent of the music of the Belgian-born gypsy guitarist,
Django Reinhardt, who developed his own style of swing music. $10
cover charge; wines by the glass and tapas available for purchase.
The group will perform at the Rose Garden of the Hotel Laguna, 425 S.
Coast Highway. Information, (949) 715-9713.
Ten-week stone carving workshop
Master stone carvers Marvin Johnson and Joseph Sovella will be
teaching a 10-week stone carving workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept.
17 to Nov. 19 at Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon
Road. Sovella has taught at Laguna College since 1986 and Johnson since 1992. The workshop is $300. No experience is necessary. To
register, call Caroline Butler at (949) 376-6000, ext. 233.
Comedy workshop ready to laugh it up
Stand-up comic, producer and talent booker Lynn Epstein will be
teaching a comedy writing and performance workshop for adults and
teens 16 and older from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, continuing
on Sept. 17 and Oct. 1, 8 and 15.
Learn how to write original comedy, perform on stage and get
booked. Classes culminate in a Comedy Night Showcase Oct. 19 with
students’ original performances. Class fee is $200. Class size is
limited. For information, e-mail o7lynnsfunny@earthlink.netf7. or
go online to o7www.lynnepstein.com.f7
Center sponsors a sunset cruise benefit
Join Pacific Marine Mammal Center and the Orange County Parrot
Head Club for a sunset cruise fundraiser for the marine mammal center
at Newport Harbor aboard the Phoenix, featuring food, cocktails, live
music by Unkle Monkey, dancing under the stars, a silent auction and
opportunity drawing tickets.
The benefit sets sail from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday aboard the Phoenix
(docked at Balboa Fun Zone, just east of Balboa Pier.) Tickets are
$25 in advance and $30 at the door.
Space is limited. Must be 18 and older. Send checks to PMMC, 20612
Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 or call (949) 494-3050
Concert to benefit ocean awareness
Blue Water, an organization dedicated to raising ocean awareness
through music and art, is presenting “Just Jinger,” the most
successful rock band in the history of the African continent. The
concert will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 22 at Moson’s Club M. Tickets
are $65 VIP, $20 for adults. For tickets call (949) 842-2260 or
e-mail bluewaterevents@yahoo.com.
Splash fundraiser set for Sept. 24
The AIDS Services Foundation’s 20th annual extravaganza
“Splashback to the Starlite Drive-In” is a double-feature with
tickets available for a sneak preview event starting at 7 p.m., with
the show at 8 p.m. Sept. 23 and the main event from 6 to 11 p.m.
Sept. 24.
On Festival of Arts grounds, glitz and glamour will join forces to
make the biggest event in AIDS Services Foundation’s 20 year history.
Cocktails, casino games and “The Route 66 Silent Auction” will lead
up to dinner al fresco followed by the new, must-see, high-energy
musical production co-chaired by AIDS Services board members Ken
Jillson, Jorge Rodriguez and Judy Fluor-Runels.
“It will be very ‘Americana,’ right down to the drive-in movie,”
Jillson said.
Tickets are $50, or $100 for reserved seating for the sneak
preview Sept. 23. Tickets to the main event, “Splashback to the
Starlite Drive-In,” are $250 for individuals, with donor programs
ranging from $1,200 to $25,000 for 12 VIP guests.
Festival of Arts is at 650 Laguna Canyon Road. For donor programs
or tickets, call Mary Landon at (949) 809-8760.
Evening to benefit program for the homeless
The Friendship Shelter, an Orange County adult homeless
rehabilitation program and emergency shelter, is joining forces with
Luther Hughes and the Cannonball/Coltrane Project for “Jazz by the
Sea in Laguna” at the Madison Square & Garden Cafe from 6 to 9 p.m.
Sept. 25.
The evening will include a New Orleans-style menu, hosted wine bar
and silent auction. Tickets are $100 for individuals and $180 per
couple. Proceeds will support the Friendship Shelter’s programs.
Madison Square & Garden Cafe is at 320 North Coast Highway. For
reservations, call Jennifer Miller at (949) 494-6928 ext. 14 or
online at www.friendshipshelter.org.
Local women artists wanted
The Women’s Club of Laguna Beach is considering holding a one-day
Winter Art Boutique in mid-November. All types of arts and crafts are
eligible. Women artists wishing to exhibit should contact Nadine
Nordstrom by Sept. 30 at (949) 494-0233.
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