'Around the World' at Laguna Playhouse
A fast-moving Victorian era farce and cousin to Monty Python
The trippy travel epic proceeds at a dizzying pace, with rare, miniscule calm spots that maximizes audience adrenaline and minimizes reflection. This is a "Laugh-In" style frenzy, and why not? It is entertainment first and foremost. Full Story
Lecture to Examine Eternal Art
An illustrated art lecture, "Eternity Then and Now" will be held in two parts on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., both at Laguna Presbyterian Church. Art historian Wayne Roosa will examine contemporary artworks next to traditional masterpieces to notice the shifting expression and interpretation of eternal ideas. Full Story
Action Artist Opens New Gallery
Artist Michael Bryan is celebrating the opening of a new gallery, 688 S. Coast Highway, with an open house Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6 - 9 p.m. Action and movement are the resonant characteristics conveyed in Bryan's styles and subjects, ranging from athletes and jazz musicians to crowds at play. Full Story
Local Girl Captures Photo Award
Boys & Girls Club member Ellie Scharf was the tech winner of the seventh annual Club Tech Digital Arts Festival. The festival showcases members' creativity in photo illustration, music making, movie making, web design, and graphic design. Full Story
Guest essay
Star Power Dims on Sheep Ranch
My father was a man of few words, except when telling stories. At holiday meals he would entertain the extended family and the assorted middle-aged and elderly orphans my mother would collect from her apartments, church and our hometown of Aztec, N.M. Full Story
Early Artist Spotlighted in Talk
Janet Blake, collections curator at Laguna Art Museum, lectures on the life of William Wendt, one of Laguna Beach's most influential early plein air artists, on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. Full Story
Restaurant Offers Up a Taste of Off-Menu Culture
In France, "Galette des Rois" (King's Cake or Twelfth Night Cake) is traditionally consumed in January. Those who delight in the traditional almond-cream puff-pastry cake find the "feve" (lucky charm) and claim the title as king or queen for the day! Full Story
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