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weeks before publication. A complete listing may be found at

www.latimes.com/news/ local/coastline.

SATURDAY

CALIFORNIA ART GALLERY

California Art Gallery at 305 N. Coast Highway is having a “2

Artist Paint Out” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free.

Information: (949) 494-7267.

ART CLASSES AT FESTIVAL

Festival of Arts is offering fall art classes on Saturdays running

through Nov. 30 with Jr. Membership classes for children at $5 per

class and adult classes which are $70 for festival members and $85

for non-members. Learn bout ceramic and mixed media from professional

artists Monica Dunham and Mada Leach. Festival of Arts is at 650

Laguna Canyon Road. Information: 494-1145

STONE CARVING WORKSHOP

Laguna College of Art and Design is offering a community education

Stone Carving workshop runs each Saturday through Nov. 15. Learn the

techniques of this time-honored art form using both hand and

pneumatically driven tools working in a variety of available stones.

The class will be taught by stone carvers Marvin Johnson and Joseph

Sovella. No prior experience is necessary. The class is available for

beginners to advanced. Enjoy working outdoors sculpting stone into

forms of almost any size or shape. Technical skills will be taught as

part of the process. The class costs $300 for its 10-week session. To

register, call 376-600, ext. 233. Laguna College of Art and Design is

located at 2222 Laguna Canyon Road.

WEEKEND HIKES

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park offers hiking, mountain biking and

equestrian riding on designated trails at the Willow Canyon Staging

Area, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road, and hiking on designated trails at

the Dilley Preserve on Laguna Canyon Road every Saturday and Sunday.

Information: (949) 923-2235.

CONNECT SPIRITUALLY

Intuitive counselor George Shaver provides clients with insights

that extend out of their sight from noon to 5 p.m. at the Chakra

Shack every Saturday. Shaver uses a variety of modalities, including

aura, palmistry, channeling and tarot cards. Information: (949)

715-6930.

SUNDAY

OUR TOWN IN

THE EARLY 1900s

“Greetings from Laguna Beach: Our Town in the Early 1900s” just

opened at the Laguna Art Museum and will feature paintings,

photographs and memorabilia that chronicle life in Laguna Beach circa

1900 to 1930. The exhibit includes works by William Wendt, Joseph

Kleitsch, Clarence Hinkle, Edgar Payne and Anna Hills. In 1910,

Laguna’s population was around 300 and many of its residents were

writers, artists and musicians -- much like today. Featuring many of

Laguna Beach’s landmarks, past and present, it’s a vivid history of

Laguna Beach. Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Information:

(949) 494-8971 or online at www.lagunaartmuseum.org.

TUESDAY

BIBLE STUDY

The semester for Word Study Laguna Beach, a community

nondenominational, non-exclusive Bible study, will begin at noon at

the Calvary Evangelical Free Church. Word Study Laguna Beach is an

independent ministry of Word Study International and meets weekly

from noon to 1 p.m. in the church at 468 Legion St. All are welcome

to participate in the short lesson, small groups, praying and

sharing. Information: (949) 422-8939.

BIBLE STUDY

Word Study Laguna Beach, a community non-denominational,

non-exclusive Bible study, has begun the fall semester with “The Art

of Joy,” a study on the book of Philippians. Word Study Laguna Beach

is an independent ministry of Word Study International and meets

Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Parlor at the Laguna Presbyterian

Church downtown. All are welcome to participate in the short lesson,

small groups, praying, and sharing. Information: 422-8939.

OCT. 3

‘ART ESCAPES’

Laguna Outreach Community Arts will be holding art workshops with

a different medium every week taught by professional artists at the

Pottery Shack at 1212 South Coast Highway at 2 p.m. every Friday from

Oct. 3 to Nov. 28. Cost per class is $25 and there is an additional

$5 supply fee. Today’s class is “Raku Yaki” taught by Monica Dunham.

Reservations: (949) 363-4700.

OCT. 5

FIRST SUNDAYS

Laguna College of Art and Design and Laguna Beach Live are having

a free “First Sundays” concert from 3 to 4:30 p.m. featuring the Tom

Hynes Trio playing classic jazz on keyboard, bass and guitar. Laguna

College of Art and Design is at 2222 Laguna Canyon Road. Information:

www.lagunabeachlive.org.

OCT. 6

MUSIC TOGETHER

FALL CLASSES

South Coast Music Together’s new fall classes will begin Oct. 6

with classes at two community locations -- Lang park at 21540 Wesley

Drive and the Laguna Beach City Hall Recreation Building at 515

Forest Ave. The Music Together approach develops every child’s

natural musical ability through experience rather than theory.

Classes are taught by professional vocalist and musician, Judy

Woodson and staff. To register for classes or attend a free

demonstration class, call 949-719-5585 or go to www.southcoastmusic

together.com.

ONGOING

KID’S COMPUTER CLASSES

Take your ideas and invent something such as a computer game.

Cosmic Thinkers combines technology and the arts in creative computer

programming classes for kids and teens. Classes in gaming and

multimedia design as well as an ongoing community-oriented

programming club are offered at the Laguna Beach studio in the

Bluebird Centre, 1590 S. Coast Hwy. 715-2312 .

BRIDGE

The Round Robin Bridge Club, sponsored by the Woman’s Club of

Laguna Beach, holds bridge games from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every

first and third Tuesday of the month. The club is at 286 St. Ann’s

Drive. Information: (949) 494-0050.

PEACE VIGIL

The Laguna Beach Peace Vigil will meet every Saturday from 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at Main Beach. The group seeks nonviolent answers to global

conflicts. Information: (949) 499-3190 or (949) 494-7609.

CLASSES

The Laguna Beach Emergency Communications Team of FCC-licensed

amateur radio operators welcomes you to its monthly meetings and its

free amateur radio operator’s license preparation classes.

Information: (949) 494-8783.

Wild Oats, in conjunction with Dr. Norris Carr, presents Health

Nights from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday evening at 1060 N. Coast

Highway. Reservations: (949) 494-6576.

Steven S. Sadleir, founder of the Self Awareness Institute, holds

meditation classes at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Classes will meet at

the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive.

Information: (949) 497-9954.

“Shall We Dance” is a ballroom dancing class that meets from 7 to

10 p.m. every Tuesday in Bridge Hall at the Neighborhood

Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive. Each class is $12 or $60

for six weeks. Information: (949) 494-8061.

SENIORS

Laguna Beach Seniors, Inc. provides ongoing services 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. Monday through Friday to seniors 52 and older, including social

services and legal aid counseling, transportation information and

daily lunches. For information or to become a member: (949) 497-2441.

Weight Watchers holds a weekly meeting at 5 p.m. every Thursday at

Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive. Each class

is $9.95. Information: (949) 494-8061.

Carrie Pitt teaches a yoga class from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. every

Thursday in Bridge Hall at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340

St. Ann’s Drive. Each class is $10. Information: (949) 494-8061.

Neighborhood Congregational Church hosts a guided candlelit

meditation from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the sanctuary at 340

St. Ann’s Drive. A small donation is requested. Information: (949)

494-8061.

FITNESS

Bikram Yoga Laguna Beach holds 90-minute classes every day of the

week. The system consists of 26 poses and two breathing exercises

practiced in a studio at 610 N. Coast Highway, second floor.

Information: (949) 376-7077. Web site: www.bikramyogalaguna.com.

Yoga Place offers 70 classes a week, morning and evening; all on a

drop-in basis. The studio offers all major styles of Hatha yoga and a

full-service Pilates studio for private or semiprivate sessions. The

studio is at 30818 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 415-0955. Web

site: www.yogaplace.com.

SENIORS

South Coast Medical Center holds a get fit class for persons ages

50 and older at 12:30 p.m. every Monday and Friday. The first six

classes are free and then are $5 per class. It takes place in

classroom B at 31872 S. Coast Highway Information: (949) 499-7114.

Web site: www.south coastmedcenter.com.

South Coast Medical Center holds a beachcombers walking club from

9:45 to 10:45 a.m. every Tuesday and Friday. Beginning with gentle

stretches, this self-paced walking program takes participants through

a three-mile, scenic route around Dana Point. The group meets near

Beach Cities Pizza at 34473 Golden Lantern St. Information: (949)

499-7114. Web site: www.south coastmedcenter.com.

The Laguna Beach Senior Center hosts a monthly USDA surplus food

distribution from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the last Friday of the month.

Participants must have a monthly income less than $1,044 for a single

person and $1,407 for two. The distribution will take place on the

upper level of the Veteran’s Memorial Community Center, 384 Legion

St. Information: (949) 464-9535.

The South Coast YMCA will offer a new class that addresses

functional strength, balance and stability for seniors. Led by a

certified senior fitness associate and YMCA instructor, the classes

will be held at 1 p.m. every Monday at 29831 Crown Valley Parkway,

Laguna Niguel. The class is for members only. Information: (949)

495-9622, ext. 111.

The SilverSneakers Fitness classes is an ongoing series designed

for strengthening and conditioning. The self-paced classes are taught

by certified instructors who guide participants through exercises

that focus on strength, flexibility and activities for daily living.

Beginning classes are held from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at

29831 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel. The class is for members

only. Information: (949) 495-9622, ext. 111.

The South Coast YMCA administers an eight-site body fat test by a

trained YMCA fitness instructor using skinfold and girth

measurements. The tests can be scheduled at any time at the South

Coast YMCA, at 29831 Crown Valley Parkway in Laguna Niguel. $5 for

YMCA members and $10 for nonmembers. Information: (949) 495-9622.

SPORTS

Girls basketball for first- through eighth-grade students now in

progress at the boys & girls club. Information:

boysgirlsclublaguna.org or (949) 494-2535.

Do you want to get involved in the Laguna Beach tennis scene? Join

in the free “Stroke of the Week” clinic noon at the Moss Point tennis

court every Sunday. Interested parties should RSVP, as there is

limited space. Information: (949) 842-2260.

SUPPORT GROUPS

The Celebrating Life Center hosts “Seeing Yourself,” a body image

support group. Becky Prelitz facilitates the group from 5 to 6 p.m.

every Tuesday at 1215 Bluebird Canyon Drive. The cost is $20.

Information: (949) 494-8333. Web: www.beckyprelitz.com.

South Coast Medical Center hosts a women’s cancer support group

from noon to 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays in the center’s

chapel at 31872 Coast Highway. Reservations: (949) 499-7202.

South Coast Medical Center hosts an eating disorder support group

the second and fourth Mondays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the center’s

community room at 31872 Coast Highway. Reservations: (949) 499-7202.