By Justin Swanson | LB Indy The Laguna Beach Film Society’s invites the public to attend a special screening of the Oscar-winning movie “The Best Years of Our Lives,” on Thursday, May 23, in recognition of Memorial Day, which falls the following Monday. Actor Michael Hall, who played the son of one of the [...]
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County this year selected a sprawling Tuscan-style villa in Coto de Caza where local interior designers could showcase their talents and help support the society’s youth music education programs, which serve 150,000 students a year. Five bedrooms, a wine cellar, the entry, a lounge, living and dining areas, a library [...]
Unusual Window Opens on Mexico’s Revolution “Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution,” an exhibition of rare photographs from 1910-1914 shown for the first time in Orange County, will open at Soka University’s Founders Hall Art Gallery in Aliso Viejo on Monday, May 20. The exhibition and book are [...]
Singer Teri Ralston Performs in Concert No Square Theatre presents Broadway singer Teri Ralston in a one night, 7:30 p.m. solo concert on Monday, May 20, 384 Legion St. Ralston, who grew up in Laguna Beach, will reprise her cabaret show, “Songs I’ve Grown Into.” She is currently in “Steel Magnolias” at Laguna Playhouse. Reserved [...]
Jefferson Makes Appearance Laguna Beach Books welcomes former resident and mystery writer T. Jefferson Parker, author of “The Famous and the Dead” on Sunday, May 19 at 4 p.m. at 1200 S. Coast Highway. There is no charge for the event.
Friday, May 17 Artist Wyland will make a personal appearance at Wyland Galleries, 509 S. Coast Highway, 6-10 p.m. Also 5/18. Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 5/18. 40 Oz To Freedom, tribute band, 9 p.m. Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com. 949-715-7777 $10 “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew [...]
Special Concert Jazzes Up Music Program Laguna Beach Live! is presenting a special concert on Wednesday, May 15 with the Kristin Korb Trio in her only Orange County appearance on her 2013 tour in order to fund a music education program at the Boys and Girls Club. Korb will be joined by Jeff Hamilton on [...]
Booze and Burger Deal Blooms Three Seventy Common Kitchen and Drink, 370 Glenneyre, offers a special deal for May: their signature 10 Napkin Burger, a shot of whiskey and a bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon for $20. The deal is available every day in May, except Sundays. Something Special for Mothers [...]
Friday, May 10 Sawdust Art Festival Classes: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 5/11. Party Foul, 9 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com 949-715-7777 Michael Dena, 8:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1151. (Also, Sat. May 11.) Todd Snyder, 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949-496-8930 [...]
“I’m a complete moron when it comes to doing hair but I have to look as if I know what I am doing,” confessed Stephanie Zimbalist rehearsing for “Steel Magnolias,” currently at the Laguna Playhouse. Zimbalist, adding to her skill sets, embodies Truvy, the irrepressible owner of a beauty salon located in Chinquapin Parish, La. [...]
On-site Installations Transform Saltfineart For the exhibition “Out Of Order,” the interior of Saltfineart, 1492 S. Coast Highway, will be transformed for the next month into the physics-defying vision of Mexican artist Aníbal Catalan. Trained as an architect, Catalan is known for his ability to create work informed by the space in which it lives. [...]
Open Air Music Performances Resume in Park Dannielle DeAndrea and the Evan Stone Trio kick off the city sponsored free concerts in Heisler Park’s amphitheater beginning with Friday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. Other Sunset Serenades performances include the acoustic bluegrass band Salty Suites on May 10; rock singer songwriter Lisa Nemzo, May 17; and [...]
Friday, May 3 Sawdust Art Festival Classes: Jewelry making, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also 5/4. Dannielle DeAndrea & Evan Stone perform at Sunset Serenades, free, 6:30 p.m. Heisler Park Amphitheatre. Nick I & A.D.D., 9 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 Coast Hwy. www.mozambiqueoc.com. 949-715-7777. Michael Dena, 8:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. [...]
A self-guided walking tour of eight of Laguna’s secret gardens takes place Friday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $45 in advance. A limited number of tickets may be available the day of the tour for $50 at registration at Laguna Nursery. A ticket includes admittance to eight gardens described on [...]
Concert Follows Earth Day Cleanup The eight annual Earth Day Blue Water Music Festival takes place Sunday, April 28, at the Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Highway, from 4 to 9 p.m., the culmination of a citywide clean-up challenge by volunteers. Those interested in taking The Challenge or buying tickets should contact promoter Rick Conkey, [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
