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Dec. 8, 2006 12 AM PT

ART WALK

Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on Thursday for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Free shuttle service starts from the Laguna Art Museum at 6:15 and runs until 9. Information: www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. (*Denotes galleries that participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.) The next Art Walk will be Jan. 4.

*Laguna Art Museum

307 Cliff Drive

(949) 494-8971

www.lagunaartmuseum.org

The museum’s current exhibitions are as follows:

“Millard Sheets in Mexico, 1932-1942.”

When Angels Fly: Art & Creativity for Healing Inc.

“California Art from the Permanent Collection: Part II, 1930s to 1950s.”

“Greetings from Laguna Beach: Our Town in the Early 1900s.”

Lecture: The Legacy Project’s World’s Biggest Photograph, 1 p.m. Sunday.

LAGUNA CANYON

GALLERIES

Brooks Gallery

3251 Laguna Canyon Rd.

(949) 448-0259

Featuring oil paintings by Fitz Maurice, sculpture, furniture and unique pieces from New Mexico.

*Laguna College of Art and Design

2222 Laguna Canyon Rd.

(949) 376-6000

www.lagunacollege.edu

hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission free.

Through Dec. 16: Three East Coast realists — Phillip Geiger, George Nick and Altoon Sultan — exhibit their latest work at the college gallery.

Laguna Plein Air Painters Assn.

3251 Laguna Canyon Rd. F3

(949) 376-3635

www.lpapa.org

Gallery hours: Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. -- 5 p.m., Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m.

*seven-degrees gallery

891 Laguna Canyon Rd.

(949) 376-1555

www.seven-degrees.com

December: Winter Wonderland installation.

NORTH COAST

HIGHWAY GALLERIES

*Peter Blake Gallery

326 N. Coast Highway

(949) 376-9994

www.artscenecal.com/pblake.html.

A source for modern and contemporary art since 1992.

December: New landscape paintings by Geoffrey Krueger and abstracts. Paintings by Paul Paiement.

California Art Gallery

305 N. Coast Highway, Suite A

(949) 494-7270

*Deborah Carman Gallery

305 N. Coast Highway

(949) 464-9709

Featuring the art and sculpture of Debby Carman, including paintings, graphics and ceramic animals and decorative sculptures.

December: Entertainment, new paintings and sculpture. Holiday hors d’oeuvres served.

*Gallery McCollum

206 N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-4027

www.gallerymccollum.com

Specializing in original landscape paintings of Italy and France, tropical and local scenes. Featuring Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, David Solomon and Michael Obermeyer.

*Sue Greenwood Fine Art

330 N. Coast Highway

(949) 494-0669

www.gcgallery.com

(Formerly Greenwood/Chebithes Gallery)

December: New Work by Glenn Ness and Sally Storch.

*J. Kamin Fine Art

353 N. Coast Highway

(949) 494-5076

Russian impressionism 1940s-80s, contemporary American impressionists Jacqueline Kamin and Stacy Kamin.

*Laguna North Gallery

376 N. Coast Highway

(949) 494-4324

December: Pastels by Kathy Esnard and watercolors by Julie Christiansen-Dull.

*Lu Martin Galleries

372 N. Coast Highway

(949) 494-8074

December: European artist Gerhard Ruhland returns to Laguna with a new collection of expressionist style landscapes.

*Marion Meyer Contemporary Art

354 N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-5442

www.marionmeyer gallery.com

December: Professional mentoring program and holiday group show, including works by Paula Schoen.

*Quorum Art Gallery

374 N. Coast Highway

(949) 494-4422

A cooperative gallery featuring the works of 12 artists, including works by Sharyn Evert including oils of children, seascapes, landscapes and historical buildings.

Rohrer Fine Art

346 N. Coast Highway

(800) 949-5211

Featuring works by old masters and contemporary artists.

Through Jan. 27: Seiju Toda, the “Heian” collection, and 12 contemporary bamboo artists.

*Sandstone Gallery

384A N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-6775

www.sandstonegallery.com

December: “Shapes In Time” oil paintings by Judith Anton. Art Walk opening reception of watercolor paintings, “Personal Evolution,” by Yachio Beck and oil on canvas paintings, “They All Danced,” by Diana Mendoza.

Schaar Galleries Ltd.

484 N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-7289

www.schaar galleries .com.

20th anniversary celebration featuring new works by artists Robert Schaar, Joe Jaqua, Betty Billups, Ingeborg Kroeninger, paper sculptor Leo Monahan and sculptor Foot Young.

*Studio 7 Gallery

384B N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-1080

*Whitney Gallery

350 N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-4322

www.marcwhitney.com

Featuring paintings by Marc Whitney, figures, interiors, landscapes and still life. Also Giovanni Casadei, Sara Webber, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Andrea Krupp and David Shevlino.

Len Wood’s Indian Territory, Inc.

305-D N. Coast Highway

(949) 497-5747

DOWNTOWN LAGUNA GALLERIES

BC Space Gallery

235 Forest Ave.

(949) 497-1880

*The Crystal Image

225 Forest Ave.

(949) 497-3399

www.thecrystalimage.com

A natural arts gallery, featuring some of the biggest pieces in the world, world class gem art and museum quality home décor, as well as fossils, minerals, meteorites, gem and mineral jewelry.

Sunday mornings, 11 a.m. “Romancing the Stones Tour,” free. Call for reservation.

*Dawson Cole Fine Art

(formerly Richard MacDonald Fine Art)

326 Glenneyre St.

(949) 497-4988

www.dawsoncolefineart.com

December: Holiday exhibition.

*Diane DeBilzan Gallery

224 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-5757

www.dianedebilzan gallery.com

December: William DeBilzan, Louis Longi, Troy Poeschl.

*Endangered Planet Gallery

384 Forest Ave., Suite 13

(949) 497-5690

www.endangeredplanet.org

December: Highlights of 2006 shows, with works by Chris Gutzeit, June Phelps, Terrell, and Momen.

Fingerhut Gallery

210A Forest Ave.

(949) 376-6410

Artwork by current and 20th Century masters.

*The Trey Fleming Experience

303 Broadway St.

(949) 233-3034

December: Merry Hanukklaus, eight days of gifts and a sparkly tree.

*Forest Ave. Fine Art

220 Forest Ave.

(949) 376-4244

www.forestavenuefineart.com

December: Guest artists from the Art Salon deCarion. Artist event during Art Walk will also benefit locally based charity “Acres of Love.”

Kuhnert’s Art Gallery

1493 Glenneyre St.

(949) 494-0676

www.kuhnertsartgallery.com

www.manfredkuhnert.com

Featuring original paintings by Manfred Kuhnert.

*Kush Fine Art

357 S. Coast Highway

(949) 376-8017

www.kushlaguna.com

December: Vladimir Kush releases his new book, “Journey to the End of Time.”

*Laguna Fine Art

264 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-8900

www.lagunafineart.com

“Five Centuries of Masters:” Renoir, Pissaro, Matisse, Picasso, Miro, Rembrandt, Chagall and others.

Wells Fargo Bank

260 Ocean Ave.

(949) 494-1145

Wentworth Gallery

305 Forest Ave.

(949) 376-3878

Peter Max retrospective.

SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES

Art Edge Gallery

761 S. Coast Highway

(949) 497-7520

www.artedgegallery.com

Featuring a wide range of original art by national and international artists, including contemporary Chinese watercolor and oil paintings.

*Bluebird Gallery

1540 S. Coast Highway

(949) 497-5377

Specializing in California impressionist paintings, featuring works of George Gallo, William Dorsey, Elaine Hughes, Joseph Aaron, Felice Hrovart and Martin Weekly.

*La Bottega Dell’Acquaforte

1590 S. Coast Highway

(949) 497-6690

Original etchings, aquatints, dry points and mezzotints by internationally recognized Italian artists.

*Larry Christy Studio Gallery

1496 S. Coast Highway

(949) 463-4414

Featuring large-field color abstract acrylics on canvas. Works matted on watercolor paper include seascapes, landscapes and figurative. Also pen charcoal and still-life drawings.

*Cove Gallery

1294 S. Coast Highway., Ste. B

(949) 494-1878

All new works from plein air to representational.

December: Dana Point artist Agnes Copeland exhibits watercolors and collage pieces.

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