AROUND TOWN - May 18, 2007

FRIDAYSHANTI CELEBRATION

The AIDS awareness and support group Shanti Orange County will celebrate its 20-year anniversary at Tivoli Too, 777 Laguna Canyon Road, at 6 p.m. There will be live and silent auctions, a deejay and a choral performance. Tickets are $125 and include dinner, drinks and dessert. The profits will benefit Shanti OC. For more information, call Mary Jo at (949) 542-0888 or go to www.shantioc.org.SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

Laguna Beach High School will hold its annual fundraiser “Dining and Dancing Under the Stars” at Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, at 7 p.m. A Victorian Square Grand Piano, among other items, will be up for auction at the event. Tickets are $45. Call Greta Bingham at (949) 715-1598 for more information.

SATURDAYFITNESS FAIRThe Second Annual Lifelong Fitness Fair will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at El Morro Elementary School. The event will feature classes, performances, food and prizes. For more information, visit www.lifelongfitnessfair.com.

FAMILY ARTLaguna Outreach for Community Arts and Ocean Laguna will hold a Family Art workshop from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. (also Sunday), at Treasure Island Park. Participants will explore the tide pools and be guided in making watercolor journals. Registration is $65 for adults and $35 for children. For more information, call (949) 363-4700.

SANDCASTLE SEMINAR

The Friends of the Laguna Beach Library will host a seminar on building better sandcastles at Main Beach. Sandcastle expert Ray Karch will teach children ages 8 and up how to do sand sculptures and then there will be a team contest. Call Rebecca Porter at (949) 497-1733 to reserve a space and to find out the time.

SUNDAYWINE SEMINAR

The Montage Resort & Spa holds weekly wine seminars from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Loft Bistro, 30801 So. Coast Highway. This week’s seminar is “Southern France.” $25 per person; call (949) 715-6420 to make a reservation.

ART LECTURE

Jeremy Kidd will lecture on his “Fictional Realities” exhibition at Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive at 1 p.m. For more information, call (949) 494-8971.

CHARM HOUSE TOUR

Village Laguna holds its annual Charm House Tour from noon until 6 p.m. The tour takes visitors by bus to historic and interesting houses in the area. The tour meets near South Coast Medical Center at 31872 S. Coast Highway. Tickets are $38 presale and $45 the day of the tour. To get tickets, visit www.villagelaguna.org. For more information, call (949) 472-7503.

MONDAYSURF HISTORY

The Laguna Beach Historical Society will host a program on the history of surfing in Laguna Beach by Dick Metz. The program will be held in the City Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave., at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.lagunahistory.org.

THURSDAY

ESTATE PLANNING

Peter C. Kote, chair of the Laguna Canyon Foundation’s Estate Planning and Gifts Committee, moderates an estate-planning seminar from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Laguna Beach, 1085 Laguna Canyon Road. For reservations, call the Boys & Girls Clubs at (949) 494-2525, ext. 103.

CHARITY TASTING

The Laguna Board of Realtors hosts its annual charity fundraising event “A Taste for Charity” from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Tivoli Too, 777 Laguna Canyon Road. There will be food-tasting booths set up from 10 local restaurants. Tickets are $25. Call (949) 497-2974.

NEW TESTAMENT

Atheists United of L.A. and resident Niko Theris host a presentation by Stu Saffer on the New Testament at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room on the 3rd floor of the Wells Fargo Bank, 260 Ocean Ave. Admission and parking are free.

ONGOING

FARMERS MARKET

The Laguna Beach certified California farmers market takes place from 8 to noon Saturdays at the Lumberyard parking lot next to City Hall. Information: (714) 573-0374.

SENIOR SWIMMING

The City of Laguna Beach Senior Services and Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute will offer aquatic fitness training for older adults on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. until noon beginning at the Laguna Beach High School Community Pool, 625 Park Ave. The free class runs through May 17. To register call (949) 451-5382. For more information, call Patty Koss at (949) 464-9535.

MOM’S GROUP

The Mom’s Group at Laguna Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Ave., meets Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and is for mothers of young children to discuss parenting issues, family traditions and relationships. Meetings are free. Parents may bring infants. Childcare for older babies and preschoolers is available for a small donation. For more information, please call Lisa Wilhelm at (949) 494-7555.