In The Arts

Local filmmakers at Newport festival

Laguna native and film director Nathan Apffel will having a screening of his film, “Lost Prophets “� Search for the Collective,�� at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

The film, which premiered in Laguna last year, explores the lives of eight surfers “� including locals Kolohe Andino, Hans Hagen and Mike Parsons.

Narrated by Tom Morey, inventor of the boogie board, the documentary takes viewers on a global adventure as their stories unfold while riding some of the best waves documented in the past decade.

For more information about the film, visit www.lostprophetsthefilm.com. The screening will show at Theater 4 at Edwards Island Cinemas, 999 Newport Center Drive. Tickets can be bought at tinyurl.com/2ceylwe.

Former Laguna resident and filmmaker Danielle Stallings’ “Up Under the Roof�� will be screened at 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the Edwards Island Cinemas, Theater 2.

The 20-minute short, based on a story by Manly Wade Wellman, tells the story of a lonely boy who hears strange noises above his bedroom ceiling at night. It won best picture, best directing and best editing awards at a film industry showcase in 2009 at Fox Studios.

For more information, visit www.upundertheroof.com. Tickets can be bought at tinyurl.com/undertheroof.

Mother, daughter film shown

Filmmaker Christine Fugate and producer Eren McGinnis will present their film about the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship, “Mother Love,�� at 7 p.m. May 6 at the Woman’s Club.

Filmed in a small town in the Appalachian Mountains, the film follows four mothers and daughters of contrasting age, class and family dynamics. The women’s stories reflect individual circumstances, but also echo similar themes, proving there are certain traits that almost all mother-daughter relationships have in common, Fugate said.

The screening will be followed with a discussion with the filmmakers. Cupcakes, coffee, tea and wine will be served.

Two club scholarship checks will also be presented to a Laguna Beach High School and Laguna College of the Arts & Designstudent. Both recipients are daughters of single mothers. A FROC (Friends of Cathryn Supporting Kids with Cancer) for CHOC Mother’s Day Gift Bag will be raffled off along with 10 Cahootie toys.

The event is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 benefiting Human Options, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter and services to Orange County battered women and their families.

For more information about the event, visit www.motheringheights.net.

Create a sea lion sculpture at class

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach will hold a tour and clay-sculpting workshop from 9 to 10:30 a.m. May 1.

A docent lead tour will enable participants to have a close-up view of live rescued marine mammals being nursed back to health, and learn to identify species of seals and sea lions.

After the tour, Jan Satler will lead a clay-sculpting class, where each student will take home a finished, miniature sculpture of a sea lion.

Cost is $20 for adults, $15 for children 6 to 18 accompanied by an adult. Includes art supplies.

Advanced registration is required; call (949) 363-4700 or e-mail [email protected]. Free on-site parking.

Tauber murals at Whole Foods

Local artist Mike Tauber recently completed a mural titled “Laguna Locals�� in the windows of Whole Foods Market, 283 Broadway St.

The permanent art fixture is in the graphic style of mid-twentieth century California package crate labels, and features local wildlife in Laguna Beach locations.

Vintage fonts, designed by the artist, identify each location.

For more information about Tauber’s artwork, visit www.miketauberstudios.com.

‘Orange County Noir’ event in May

“Orange County Noir,�� billed as a hard-boiled tour behind the Orange Curtain, includes a story by Pageant of the Masters script writer Dan Duling.

The foreword is written by former Laguna Beach resident T. Jefferson Parker, who wrote “Laguna Heat.��

“Noir writers are bent toward the darkness, so don’t expect the Orange County in these pages to be quite as sunny as it thinks it is,�� Parker writes in the foreword.

“But noir writing has its own brand of humor, and I can foresee a grin or two as you read about a deranged security guard at Disneyland (where else?) or a 30-something woman who trades her penniless but hot boy-toy for a paunchy Orange County Republican who can provide her with the good life in east Costa Mesa.

“Enjoy the black Orange.��

Duling’s story, “The Toll,�� is about a disenchanted Laguna Beach man who works for locals who don’t want to get their own hands dirty.

He also hates the toll road, as a symbol of the new money he feels is lousing up his world.

“Orange County Noir�� will be the subject of a panel discussion by several of the authors, including Duling, from 3 to 5 p.m. May 17 at the Laguna Playhouse Moulton Theatre, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Admission is $25 and includes dessert with coffee, tea or champagne.

The book also will be sold at the Festival of Arts gift shop this summer.

“Orange County Noir�� was published by Akashic Books.

Sculpture contest at Laguna College

Students from all majors and levels recently came together to compete in the inaugural Sculpture Competition at LCAD.

The fast-pace, two-day competition consisted of nine hours of sculpting time, working from a live model.

Nine competitors worked quickly and collaboratively, creating a buzz throughout the campus.

“I was astounded how well all of the students did with only nine hours,�� faculty member Marianna O’Barr said. “The competitors took the work much further than I was expecting. I was amazed by the amount of artistic passion in the room.��

The final pieces were judged by sculpture department head Ray Persinger. Entries were judged on criteria including the model’s proportions, gesture, representation of anatomy, overall texture, and overall appeal of the piece.

The winners were Brittany Ryan (Gold), Madison Gregory (Silver), James Bertucci (Bronze) and Lauren Sassen (Honorable Mention). Ryan’s completed sculpture will be on display at Wells Fargo Bank downtown.