Festival Weekend Wire
Three art festivals, all underway in Laguna Canyon through early September, offer a feast for all the senses. Besides taking in the creative work of hundreds of artists, visitors can also take advantage of an array of art workshops, demonstrations and entertainment offered daily at each venue. Full Story
Low-brow Art Expert Doubles as Tour Guide
This Sunday, Aug. 10, Laguna Art Museum will offer exclusive walk-throughs at 1 and 4 p.m. of its current exhibition "In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor," with Billy Shire. Shire, a well-respected figure in the low-brow art scene, is the owner and founder of Billy Shire Fine Arts and La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Full Story
Concert Series Takes Flight
More than 2,000 people got into the groove at the first ever Night Flight last Saturday, a free outdoor concert held on what looks like a former runway in Irvine's mostly undeveloped Great Park. Now through Sept. 27, the Great Park is presenting Night Flights, a series of free Friday night dance parties and Saturday evening concerts. Full Story
Comic Opera Pastiche
Opera Camp students Audrey Duffy, left, and Karina Parker, both of Laguna Beach, perform Aug. 8-10 in Opera Pacific's "Tinker of Tivoli," scenes based on a Brothers Grimm tale, at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor Theater. Showtimes: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Full Story
Town Calls for Art Exhibit Entries
Laguna Beach is calling for entries into its 2008 Juried Fine Art Exhibition. Selected works will be exhibited at City Hall Oct. 13 through Nov. 1. The contest is open to all Orange County artists 18 years of age or older. Full Story
Top Mystery Writer to Sign His Latest Thriller
Best-selling mystery writer Robert Crais will be signing his twelfth Elvis Cole/Joe Pike mystery, "Chasing Darkness," ranked No. 1 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list, at Latitude 33 Bookshop on Wednesday Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. Full Story
The 'Green Curve'
"Curve" artist Suzan Woodruff is one of the artists featured at Diana Ferrone Gallery, celebrates a reopening in a new location with "The Rebirth of Style" exhibit, 1999 S. Coast Highway, and opening reception Friday, Aug. 8 7 to 9 p.m. The show runs through Sept. 16. Full Story
'50s Era Comedy 'Wonderettes' Goes into Overtime
The Laguna Playhouse has added Sunday evening performances of "The Marvelous Wonderettes" on Aug. 10, 17, 24, at The Laguna Playhouse's Moulton Theater. Curtain time is 7 p.m. Full Story
Book it Over to Store to Learn to Heel
Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. Laguna Beach Books hosts an event for author James Hunt, who will read from his book "I Have a New Puppy! Now What?" ($17.95, J.L. Hunt Publishing Co.). Hunt will donate all proceeds to Laguna Beach Fire Department and the Fallen Firefighters Relief Fund. Full Story
Deadline Nears for Submission to Artist Directory
The city's cultural arts manager is currently accepting submissions to the 2009 edition of the Laguna Beach Art Directory, available as a resource for visitors and residents alike. Full Story
GROOVIN IN LAGUNA
Brussels Bistro 222 Forest Ave • 376-7955 Tuesday - 7 p.m. Jennifer Hart and Llew Matthews, light jazz Wednesday - 7 p.m. Dave Goldberg/Duane Allen Trio, jazz Thursday - 7 p.m. Full Story
Laguna Friends Pair Up
Figurative painter Betty Haight and landscape artist Stephanie Cunningham have combined their skills to create a unique series of paintings featured this summer at the Sawdust Art Festival, seen in booth 210. Two of their "duet " paintings will be used as part of the set design in "The Proposal," a film starring Sandra Bullock. Full Story
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