National Arts and Humanities Month Laguna Beach...

National Arts and Humanities Month

Laguna Beach Arts Alliance joins hundreds of arts organizations

and communities across the nation in celebrating National Arts and

Humanities Month in October. Alliance member organizations are

carrying this message to the people of Laguna Beach through

activities that honor the efforts of artists, historians and cultural

groups working to make the arts and humanities a part of everyone’s

life.

“It’s a terrific opportunity to show renewed support and

involvement in the art forms and cultural organizations you most

enjoy, as well as to sample some new ones,� said Rick Stein, Laguna

Playhouse executive director and alliance president.

Laguna Beach Arts Alliance is a nonprofit organization founded in

2001. It counts 19 arts organizations as members. Visit

o7www.lagunabeacharts.com f7for a complete list of local arts

events.

Oktoberfest to be held at Tivoli Too

Oktoberfest will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at

Tivoli Too, 777 Laguna Canyon Road, featuring German food, beer,

wine, dancing and performances by German American Brass Band of

Southern California from 11 to 11:45 a.m., 12:35 to 1:20 p.m., 2:15

to 3 p.m. and 3:50 to 4:30; Golden West Pops Band from 11:45 a.m. to

12:35 p.m.; Laguna Community Concert Band from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m.;

combined bands from 2:10 to 2:15 p.m.; and the Orange Symphonic Band

from 3 to 3:50 p.m. Admission is $5, the German Buffet is $10 and

admission with buffet is $13. Information: (949) 499-9429.

Playhouse Moveable Feast Fundraiser

The Laguna Playhouse presents its 15th annual “A Moveable Feast�

progressive dining experience fundraiser from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Monday.

Attendees start with a champagne reception at Tivoli Terrace and

can bid on a silent auction items.

After diner, participants return to Tivoli Terrace for dessert,

jazz, final auction bidding and prize drawings.

This year’s top prize is a trip for two to New York, including

airfare, hotel accommodations, dining and tickets to a Broadway show.

This event benefits the playhouse’s annual fund. Tickets are $150

($100 of which is tax deductible). Information: (949) 497-2787, ext.

308.

Art exhibit at South County bank

South County Bank is presenting a new exhibit of oil paintings by

Laguna Beach artist September McGee featuring figurative beach

scenes, still life paintings and florals. McGee is an internationally

acclaimed artist, published author and 13-year Sawdust exhibitor.

The exhibit will run through October and November. South County

Bank, 540 S. Coast Highway. The exhibit is coordinated and presented

by Bonnie Macmillan of Macmillan and Associates, (949) 497-4679.

Laguna Beach Film Society offers free screening

Laguna Beach Film Society’s Cinema in the Park will present a free

screening of MacGillivray Film’s “Five Summer Stories� at 7 p.m.

Saturday outdoors at Heisler Park’s entrance to Rockpile Beach, off

Cliff Drive. Attendees are encouraged to bring beach chairs and

picnic dinners. Information: (949) 494-5827, ext. 201.

Art Museum to hold annual auction

The Laguna Art Museum will have its 23rd annual art auction from 6

to 10 p.m. Oct. 22. The event is one of the oldest running museum

auctions in California. In addition to the dozens of artists who have

generously donated to the auction for many years, the museum has

created a new format. For the first time, the auction will also use a

juried selection process that invites all California artists to

submit works. Tickets are $125. Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive.

Information: (949) 494-8971 or o7www.lagunaartmuseum.org.f7

Sawdust 2006 Summer Festival Artist Applications

Artists who have lived in Laguna Beach since November 2004 and

create their own work are invited to request an application to the

2006 summer Sawdust Art Festival.

Requests must be made in writing and should include the artist’s

full name, Laguna Beach home mailing address (no post office boxes or

mail centers), phone number and artistic medium. Mail the request to

Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651,

Attn.: Summer 2006. Requests must be received by Nov. 4.

The summer festival will run from June 30 through Sept. 3.

Information: (949) 494-3030 or o7www.SawdustArtFestival.org.f7

‘Bad Dates’ at Playhouse

Beth Broderick, star of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,� is starring

in the one-woman comedy “Bad Dates� at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna

Canyon Road through Sunday.

“Bad Dates� centers on Haley Walker, a recent divorcee and single

mother with a shoe fetish. Walker is re-entering the world of dating.

From the privacy of her bedroom, she relates a series of hilarious

tales of her experiences while preparing for, and then recovering

from, one dreadful date after another. Information and tickets: (949)

497-ARTS or o7www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

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