AROUND TOWN - March 9, 2007

FRIDAY

GARDEN CLUB

The Laguna Beach Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive, at 9:30 a.m. Don Mitchell from the North American Butterfly Assn. will give a presentation on butterflies and native plants. For more information, call (949) 497-9051.

SATURDAY

LITERARY LUNCHEON

The American Assn. of University Women Laguna Beach Foundation will hold its 20th Annual Literary Luncheon from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Surf and Sand Resort, 1555 So. Coast Highway. Authors Lisa See, Cara Black, Judy Flynn, and Joyce Weatherford will be featured. Reservations are required and admission is $65. For reservations or for more information, call Diane Reed at (949) 497-3212.

COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE

Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, will host an open house and portfolio review for prospective students from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be workshops and refreshments. Call (949) 376-6000 extension 248 to reserve a spot.

SUNDAY

CHURCH BAKE SALE

Laguna Presbyterian Church’s Logos High School Group will host a bake sale on the patio of the church, 415 Forest Ave., after the 9 a.m. service. The proceeds will go to the group’s mission trip to Molokai, Hawaii. For more information, call (949) 494-7657.

MONDAY

ART WORKSHOP

Art Escapes will feature the second installment of a workshop by Jacquie Moffett on how to paint with watercolors at the Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 South Coast Highway, from 9 a.m. to noon. The class is $35, including materials, and requires pre-registration. Call (949) 363-4700 for more information.

SENIOR MEETING

Christine Foster will host the Lucky Shamrock Travelin’ Game Show at the Laguna Beach Senior Center, 384 Legion St., at 12:30 p.m. There will also be a general membership meeting. For more information, contact Jean Stevens at (949) 497-2441.

THURSDAY

FILM SCREENING

The Laguna Beach Film Society will screen the West Coast premiere of “Dante’s Inferno” at 7 p.m. at South Coast Cinema, 162 So. Coast Highway. There will be a reception for Film Society members in Wells Fargo Bank’s community room, 260 Ocean Ave.

The screening is free for society members and $15 at the door for nonmembers. For more information, call (949) 494-5872, ext. 201.

BOOK SIGNING

Laguna Beach author T. Jefferson Parker will be in the Latitude 33 Bookshop, 311 Ocean Ave., at 7:30 p.m. to sign his new book, “Storm Runners.” For more information, call (949) 494-5403.