Friday, May 18 Philharmonic House of Design in South Laguna, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free shuttle parking at 34111 Selva Rd. Dana Point. For ticket info: 714 840-7542. Through May 20. Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m., leaf earrings; 2 a.m. fused glass serving dish. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturday. Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at [...]
Author’s Tale Examines Racism and Adoption By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent Corie Skolnick starts her novel “Orfan” by foisting heart-breaking bad luck onto an innocent. In the opening chapters, the character J.D., a mixed raced kid born to a Catholic teenager, is given up for adoption, only to have the loving couple [...]
Get Inspired by a Local Historic Cottage An artist designer’s historic cottage is featured in a 14-page article in the June issue of Romantic Homes Magazine on newsstands now. The story describes the property’s original purchase by Van Nuys’ Susanna H. Lankershim for $10 in gold coins on Sept. 23, 1911. The current resident hosts [...]
A Classic Afternoon Laguna Beach Chorale’s spring concert, Sunday, May 20, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 328 Park Ave., features three works by Mozart. The 2 p.m. concert will be conducted by Daniel F. Resch.
Teens, a group unlikely to show interest in any sort of permanence, seem an unlikely group to engage in debate over gay marriage. Even so, 13 high-school aged actors found the subject compelling enough to unanimously agree to participate in a reading “8,” a theatrical re-enactment by playwright Dustin Lance Black based on transcripts of [...]
Lower Level Showcases Museum-College Alliance Laguna Art Museum hosts Laguna College of Art + Design’s graduate student exhibition May 5-27. The exhibition, which will show the breadth of their two-year research efforts in the program, is on display in the museum’s lower level galleries. Admission is free for the duration of the exhibition. Designed as [...]
Ritz-Carlton Celebrates the Festival of Arts Palm Springs artist Charley Akers pays tribute to Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts artists with an exhibit that opens May 15 at The Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point. The hotel also makes enjoying the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters a first-class experience with special packages. The Genius [...]
Outdoor Art Classes in South Laguna Laguna Outreach for Community Arts is offering nature-themed art classes at two outdoor locations in south Laguna this week. Watercolors on the Beach will be held at Treasure Island Park on Sunday, May 13, 10-11:30 a.m. A docent from Laguna Ocean Foundation will introduce live anemones, sea stars and [...]
Local Author Releases her New Book New York Times bestselling author and Laguna Beach resident Alyson Noël’s new book, “Fated,” will be released on May 22. Fated is the story of Daire Santos, who travels the world as the daughter of a make-up artist on movie sets. Noël is the author of the bestselling Immortals [...]
Art Students Exhibit Their Work in Spring Laguna Art Museum will host Laguna College of Art + Design’s graduate student Painting and Drawing exhibition with an opening night reception Saturday, May 5 at 6 p.m. The exhibition will be on display in the museum’s lower level galleries, 307 Cliff Dr., though May 27. Auction [...]
Friday, May 4 Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m. Tidepool bracelet with Linda Ames,; 2 p.m., silk scarf painting with Olivia Batchelder www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturday. Explore the Plants on the Trail to Barbara’s Lake, 9 – 11:30 a.m, a two-mile leisurely hike led by Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. [...]
Winds Trio Entertains in Sunday Concert The Ceora Winds Trio performs in a free 3 p.m. concert Sunday, May 6, at the Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd. Laguna Beach Live! presents the First Sundays series in collaboration with the college, which opens its art gallery for guest at 2 [...]
The Gallery of Wearable Art, a defunct 10-year Laguna Beach shop, returns to its former roots to participate in the OC Philharmonic House of Design boutique, opening this week through May 21 in a hilltop South Laguna home. To tour the design house and meet designers, catch a free shuttle from 34111 Selva Rd., in [...]
By Christopher Trela Eight hundred volunteers, 450 films, 50 countries, 14 screens and seven days comprise the staggering statistics behind an incredible experience for cinema junkies. They define the Newport Beach Film Festival, which takes place April 26 – May 3 at venues throughout Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Add another number, in this [...]
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Ignoring a Red Zone Elicits More Than a Ticket
How can lack of a parking space land you behind bars? In Laguna Beach, it occurs when you pull into a spot marked in red reserved for the police watch commander. That’s what happened to Barbara Louise Kanode, 47, of Newport Beach, who on Wednesday, May 9, took an available spot near City Hall while [...]
