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TODAY

CHILDREN’S THEATER

“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” will be a play about a mouse whose

teacher takes away her musical purse when she cannot stop playing

with it in class. The 7:30 p.m. show will be at the Laguna Playhouse,

606 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 497-ARTS.

ART ESCAPES

The workshops will resume with the series of sessions designed for

adults. Professional artists will be on hand to aid artists of all

skill levels. Guests will be able to attend individual workshops or

the entire series. The workshop will be from 1:45 to 4 p.m. at the

Women’s Club of Laguna Beach, 286 St. Ann’s Drive. Information: (949)

363-4700.

A TASTE OF WINE

Wine tasting takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. every Friday at Len’s

Wine Cite. Different wines will be sampled each week. Len’s is at 303

Broadway in Broadway Plaza. Information: (949) 376-2215.

SATURDAY

LAGUNATICS XII

The 12th annual musical roast of the life on the coast will begin

at 7 p.m. at the Pageant Bowl, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets will

cost $40 to $70. Information: (949) 497-2584.

CHILDREN’S THEATER

“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” will be a play about a mouse whose

teacher takes away her musical purse when she cannot stop playing

with it in class. The 2 and 7:30 p.m. shows will be at the Laguna

Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 497-ARTS.

“MEAN CREEK”

An independent film about the tragic consequences of bullying and

revenge in a small Oregon town will be screened at 11 a.m. at Regency

Laguna South Coast Cinemas, 162 S. Coast Highway. Tickets will cost

$8 for adults, $7 for students and $5.50 for seniors and children.

Information: (949) 497-1220.

LATIN JAZZ AND DANCING

Romeo Cucina will feature Latin jazz and dancing with Ivan

Marcello and his band. The music will begin at 8 p.m. Saturdays.

Romeo Cucina is located at 249 Broadway. Information: (949) 497-6627.

CRYSTAL COVE HIKES

Crystal Cove backcountry hikes today and Sunday. Meet at the flag

pole at the El Moro State Park visitor’s center. Information: (949)

497-7647.

SUNDAY

LAGUNATICS XII

The 12th annual musical roast of the life on the coast will begin

at 7 p.m. at the Pageant Bowl, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets will

cost $40 to $70. Information: (949) 497-2584.

CHILDREN’S THEATER

“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” will be a play about a mouse whose

teacher takes away her musical purse when she cannot stop playing

with it in class. The 1 and 5 p.m. shows will be at the Laguna

Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 497-ARTS.

“MEAN CREEK”

An independent film about the tragic consequences of bullying and

revenge in a small Oregon town will be screened at 11 a.m. at Regency

Laguna South Coast Cinemas, 162 S. Coast Highway. Tickets will cost

$8 for adults, $7 for students and $5.50 for seniors and children.

Information: (949) 497-1220.

MARINE ROOM

Missiles of October, a Laguna-based band, will perform from 4 to 8

p.m. at the Marine Room. The Marine Room is at 214 Ocean Ave.

Information: (949) 494-3027.

MOSUN

Listen to live music, from 5 to 11 p.m. Sundays, by Nick Hernandez

of Common Sense. Roll and drink specials. 680 S. Coast Highway.

Information: (949) 497-5646.

LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS

Partners Bistro offer different jazz and blues performers every

Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Partners Bistro is located at 448 S.

Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

TUESDAY

BLUES AT PARTNERS BISTRO

Partners Bistro features “Blues for Tuesdays” from 7 to 10 p.m.

with blues masters Dave Cross and Will Brady. Cross and Brady have 30

years of experience and will cover all forms of blues and jazz.

Tuesday night is also “Two for Tuesdays,” offering two glasses of

house wine with the second one free. Partners Bistro is at 448 S.

Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

OCEAN AVENUE BREWERY

Hip-hop and dance music gets the crowd dancing, with DJ Eddie Lee

spinning. Cover is $5. DJ starts at 10 p.m. The Brewery is at 237

Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 497-3381.

BLUES FOR TUESDAYS

Partners Bistro offers blues and jazz performed by Dave Cross and

Will Brady Tuesdays along with two for one specials on house wine.

Partners Bistro is located at 448 S. Coast Highway. Information:

(949) 497-4441.

WEDNESDAY

IMAX SCREENING

The Laguna Canyon Foundation will host an advance work-in-progress

screening of the upcoming IMAX film, “Mystery of the Nile.” Show

times will be at 6 and 8 p.m. at the Imax Theatre at the Irvine

Spectrum Center, 65 Journey Drive, Irvine. Tickets will cost $40 for

advance orders, $50 at the door. Information: (949) 497-8324.

“ONE FUNNY NIGHT”

will be a comedy show presented on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of the month. The 8 p.m. performances will be at the

Laguna Beach Brewing Company at 422 S. Coast Highway. There will be a

$7 cover charge. Information: (949) 494-2337.

“DREAM GIRL REVUE”

The Boom Cafe and Boom Boom Room invite the public to have dinner

at the cafe and then stay for the “Dream Girl Revue,” a Vegas style

show featuring female impersonators starting a 10 p.m. The Boom is at

1401 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 494-7588.

MUSIC AT THE SANDPIPER

The Sandpiper has live music every night. The Sandpiper is at 1183

S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 494-4694.

THURSDAY

FILM SCREENING

The Laguna Beach Film Society will screen “Madness and Genius” at

6 p.m. at South Coast Cinema, 162 S. Coast Highway. Information:

(949) 494-8971.

FIRST THURSDAY S ART WALK

The monthly Art Walk includes complimentary admission to the

Laguna Art Museum, free shuttle service between featured galleries,

special exhibits and refreshments. Free admission to the museum will

be from 5 to 9 p.m. The Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive.

Information: (949) 683-6871.

POETRY MEETING

Laguna Poets meet at 8 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in

the back room of the Jolly Roger, at 400 S. Coast Highway. Bring

poems to this free evening of poetry sharing and reading.

Information: (949)494-6649.

TWO FOR ONE AT WOODY’S

Woody’s at the Beach offers two-for-one drinks from 9 p.m. to

closing on Thursdays. Buy your first drink and get a ticket for a

like drink to be redeemed at the bar. Woody’s is at 1305 S. Coast

Highway. Information: (949) 376-8809.

MARTINI MADNESS

Partners Bistro offers $4.75 martinis and live music Thursday

Nights with a lineup including Dave Cross, Brad Malinowski and Nate

Cross and Judy Chamberlin playing jazz and blues. Partners Bistro is

at 448 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

INDEPENDENT FILM SCREENING

A light meal and showing of the independent film, “The Middle of

the World,” will begin at 7 p.m. at [seven-degrees], 891 Laguna

Canyon Road. Tickets will cost $20. (949) 322-0528.

OCT. 23

ART AUCTION

The Laguna Beach Art Museum will host its 22nd annual Art Auction.

The museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949) 494-8971

LAGUNA BEACH LIVE! CONCERT

Jazz singer Carmen Bradford, and trumpeter Bijon Watson will be

performing big band sounds with the Orange County High School of the

Arts Jazz Band and Jazz Chorus and Laguna Beach High School Jazz

Ensemble. Music workshops will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. The concert

will start at 8 p.m. The events will be at Artists’ Theater, 625 Park

Avenue. The cost for the workshops will be $5, concert tickets will

cost $20 for adults and $10 for students. Information: (949)

497-2787.

OCT. 24

OKTOBERFEST MUSIC

The Laguna Community Concert Band will perform a special

Oktoberfest concert from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Tivoli Too!, 777 Laguna

Canyon Road. Information: (949) 494-6044.

THE LAGUNA CRAFT GUILD

will hold an arts and crafts show from 10 a.m. to sunset on the

Main Beach cobblestones. Admission will be free. Information: (949)

499-2681.

OCT. 28

“NOSFERATU”

The Laguna Beach Film Society will screen the vampire classic at 6

p.m. at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. Tickets will cost $12

to $15. Information: (949) 494-8971 Ext. 201.

OCT. 29

BOO BLAST

The El Morro Elementary School Boo Blast Carnival will feature

rides, games and food for children, along with a “Haunted Beach”

theme. The carnival will be from, 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at El Morro

Elementary School, 8681 N. Coast Highway. There will be free shuttles

from Crystal Cove State Park to the school. Information: (949)

499-6286.

ONGOING

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Laguna Beach Public Library presents Preschool Storytime at 11

a.m. every Wednesday. The library is at 363 Glenneyre St.

Information: (949) 497-1733.

The Laguna Beach Library’s Pajama Story time series starts at 7

p.m. every Tuesday at 363 Glenneyre St. Information: (949) 497-1733.

FARMERS MARKET

The Laguna Beach Certified California Farmers Market is from 8

a.m. to noon Saturdays at the Lumberyard parking lot next to City

Hall. Information: (714) 573-0374.

FUN STUFF TO DO

Friends of the Sea Lion of Laguna Beach, 20612 Laguna Canyon Road.

(949) 494-3050. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Admission is

free, but donations are welcome. To schedule a group presentation,

please call for an appointment. Information: (949) 494-3050.

THE HERITAGE

WALKING COMPANION

Pick up a free flier and take a self-guided tour of the bungalows

and cottages of Laguna on the Laguna Beach Transit. Fliers and

transit schedules are available at the Recreation Department in City

Hall, 505 Forest Ave., or the Laguna Beach Visitors Bureau, 252

Broadway. Information: Laguna Beach Transit, (949) 497-0746; Laguna

Beach Visitors Bureau, (949) 497-9229; or Recreation, (949) 497-0716.

HORTENSE MILLER GARDEN

The Hortense Miller garden covers 2 1/2 acres of the upper slopes

of Boat Canyon and features a range of plants and small-themed

gardens. Tours through the private residence must be scheduled in

advance. Information: (949) 497-0716.

NIGHTLIFE

230 Forest Avenue Restaurant and Bar. Upscale food and drinks.

(949) 494-2545.

The Boom has live music and dancing for the after-beach crowd and

caters to the gay lifestyle. 1401 S. Coast Highway. (949) 494-7588.

The Cabana 440 S. Coast Highway. Happy Hour specials and casual

dining. (949) 376-8595.

Canyon Lodge American Grill has live entertainment from 8 p.m. to

midnight Fridays and Saturdays. 31106 S. Coast Highway. (949)

499-2663.

Cedar Creek Inn hosts Mike Hamilton, the one-man band, performing

from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturdays and from 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays at 384

Forest Ave.

Coyote Grill is at 31621 S. Coast Highway. California Baja style

cuisine, ocean view and al fresco patio dining. (949) 499-4033.

Club M is at 680 S. Coast Highway. It opens at 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. Friday is dancing with top 40, house and R&B; Saturday is

house, techno and trance.

Hennessy’s Tavern is at 213 Ocean Ave. (949) 494-2743.

Hotel Laguna’s The Lounge is at 425 S. Coast Highway. Live

entertainment on the grand piano by Gary Giampolo on Wednesday,

Thursday and Sunday. Performances by Paula Prince on Friday and

Saturday. Tapas with an Asian flair is Monday through Friday from 5

to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. is attitude

adjustment hour. (949) 494-1151

Javier’s Cantina & Grill 480 S. Coast Highway. Mexican food and

bar. (949) 494-1239.

Koffee Klatch at 1440 S. Coast Highway offers a variety of music.

(949) 464-3908.

Laguna Beach Brewing Co. at 422 S. Coast Highway has live music

from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Food, bar and microbrew

available. Sunday: The 3rd Degree, from 4 to 8 p.m. $10 admission.

(949) 499-2337 (BEER).

Marine Room is at 214 Ocean Ave. It offers a variety of music.

There is Lotto, Hot Spot jukebox, pool table, pinball, video games

and four satellite TVs, including two big screens. The Missiles of

October play unplugged every Thursday night from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30

a.m. and every Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. (949) 494-3027.