Blake Gallery Closes
Staff photo by Courtenay Nearburg Blake Gallery Closes A packed crowd celebrated gallerist Peter Blake's final First Thursdays Art Walk Sept. 4 at his 15-year home on Gallery Row. Peter Blake Gallery will relocate downtown to 435 Ocean Avenue, anticipating a reopening reception Saturday, Oct. 11, featuring artist Chris Gwaltney. Full Story
New Curator Hired by Laguna Museum
After nearly two years without a permanent curator, Laguna Art Museum named Grace Kook-Anderson as its curator of exhibitions. San Francisco-based Kook- Anderson will take her post at the museum on Oct. 6, shortly before the 10th Annual Plein Air Invitation kicks-off on Oct. 18. Full Story
Exhibit of the Miraculous at BC Space
BC Space Gallery will host a reception Sunday, Sept. 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. for artist Pamela Diaz Martinez, whose exhibition Following Palindrome, is on exhibit at the gallery through Sept. 21. Full Story
Sunsets Set to Music in September
Each Friday in September, residents can enjoy Sunset Serenades, free outdoor concerts beginning at 5:30 p.m. to sunset at the Picnic Beach entrance to Laguna Beach's Heisler Park. The remaining lineup includes the Mimes of Wine on Sept. Full Story
Laguna Film-goers Get 'Lucky'
Laguna Beach Film Society will show "The Lucky Ones," by Neil Burger, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at South Coast Cinema, preceded by a wine reception at 6 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Bank Community Room. When their connecting flight home from Europe is cancelled in New York City, three U.S. Full Story
New Sawdust Board Members Elected
Sally Wilde, Cindy Stalnaker, and Dennis Junka were elected to the Sawdust Art Festival board after the organization's annual meeting last month. Wilde and Stalnaker were clear winners among voting members but Junka claimed the final spot after winning a first-ever runoff against Susan Wade on Sunday, Aug. 31. In the initial vote, Junka and Wade tied. Full Story
Gift by Laguna Music Lover Makes its Debut
The concert organ donated by Laguna Beach resident William J. Gillespie will have its debut Thursday, Sept. 18, when the Pacific Symphony celebrates their 30th anniversary at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Full Story
Get a Game On With Arts Workshop
The public is invited to attend a concept design workshop Sept. 27- 28 led by instructors from Concept Design Academy in Pasadena. The 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. workshop will take place at Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. The cost is $230, and includes food and beverages both days. Full Story
New Restaurant Offers Reasons Not to be Blue
Blue Laguna Restaurant & Lounge opened for business last month, set below the Holiday Inn at 696 South Coast Highway. Blue Laguna offers both sundrenched or tropical shaded patios, a swanky lounge, and restaurant all under one roof. Full Story
Chisel Challenges at Stone Class
Laguna College of Art & Design offers a stone carving workshop beginning Sept. 20. Students will learn the techniques of the art form using a variety of tools and stone. Classes are taught by master stone carvers, Marvin Johnson and Joseph Sovella, and held at Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. Full Story
Tribute to Surf Legend Brings Others to Surface
San Clement'e SurfingHeritage Foundation will honor the father of surf films, Bud "Barracuda" Browne, with an appreciation on Saturday, Sept. 13. The evening will be an opportunity to hear other surf pioneers reflect on Brown's impact on the sport and themselves. Guests on hand that evening will include Greg Noll, Bruce Brown, Mickey Munoz, Paul Strauch Jr. Full Story
Lunch Boxes on Tap for Grownups
Sapphire Laguna offers lunch boxes to go to make a fast-paced life more enjoyable. For $15.50, Sapphire Laguna offers four autumn-inspired meals. Open for lunch Monday - Friday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Sapphire Laguna is located at The Old Pottery Place, 1200 South Coast Highway. For more information, call (949) 715-9888 or visit www.sapphirelaguna. com. Full Story
Cooper/Hope Retrospective
The Southern California Artists Association Studio hosts 20/20 Visions, featuring works by Gene Cooper and Fred Hope, including Hope's Coastal Highway Series. The exhibition in the Laguna Canyon Artists complex, at 3251 Laguna Canyon Rd. studio #F3, continues through Sunday, Sept. 14. Full Story
Jazz Singers Perform at Hotel Laguna
Jazz vocalist Elizabeth Lamers performs this weekend in the Hotel Laguna lounge, while songstress Karen Gallinger performs Wednesday in the hotel's rose garden. Lamers performs jazz standards in the hotel's lounge this Friday and Saturday, Sept. Full Story
Festival Season Ends as Fall Art Contests Begin
Laguna Beach has three opportunities available for local artists. First, the city's cultural arts manager is accepting information for the 2009 art directory edition. The directory is a listing of artists, arts organizations, and galleries in the city. Even if you are currently listed, to be included in the new directory one must submit a form by Sept. 19. Full Story
GROOVIN IN LAGUNA
Blue Laguna Restaurant & Lounge Holiday Inn, 696 S. Coast Hwy. • 376-2583 Friday Mix and Match music Saturday DJ Sunday 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Eeday, Reggae Monday 6-9 p.m. Jason Feddy, acoustic guitar Tuesday 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Full Story
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