BRIEFLY IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Student nominated in 2 categories for Grammy

Evren Ozan, a 14-year-old contemporary Native American flute musician who is a freshman at Laguna Beach High School, appears on the 50th Grammy Awards Entry List in two categories “” “Best New Artist” and “Best New Age Album” “” for his latest release, ALLUVIA.

Earlier this month, the Ninth Annual Native American Music Awards nominated Evren for “Flutist of the Year,” and awarded ALLUVIA “Best Instrumental Recording” for 2007.

A Davidson Fellow in Music, Evren tours domestically and internationally, and has been featured in national media such as National Geographic’s WORLD and New Age Journal.

For additional information and music samples, visit www.ozanmusic.com.

High school brings ‘Urinetown’ to Laguna

Breaking with recent tradition of presenting a dramatic production in the fall, this year the Laguna Beach High School performing arts department, under the direction of Mark Dressler and Amanda Hastings, will present the satirical musical comedy “Urinetown,” winner of three Tony Awards in 2002.

The show presents a biting but hilarious look at many of today’s power interests, both in and outside of government.

“Urinetown” will be presented at the Artists’ Theater, 625 Park Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17. Matinees will be at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18.

Tickets are $15 reserved, $12 for adults and $10 for students. They go on sale Nov. 5 at the Artists’ Theater Box Office between 4 and 6 p.m., and until 7:30 p.m. on performance days.

Hank Williams arrives

The Laguna Playhouse will present “Hank Williams: Lost Highway” from Nov. 13 to Dec. 16 at the Moulton Theatre, 606 Laguna Canyon Road.

The Off-Broadway hit musical biography, written by Randall Myler and Mark Harelik, will be directed by Myler.

Van Zeiler has been cast in the lead role of Hank Williams, the country music icon.

Zeiler portrayed Williams in previous productions of “Lost Highway” in San Diego, Nashville, New York and Arizona.

He played the title role in “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” in London and on U.K./U.S. tours.

Other cast members include Mississippi Charles Bevel as Tee-Tot, Margaret Bowman as Mama Lily, Stephen G. Anthony as Hoss, Myk Watford as Jimmy Burrhead, Marc Baczynski as Leon Loudmouth, and Regan Southard as Audrey Williams.

Myler was nominated for a 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award (Best Director) for the musical.

With familiar melodies, including “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” the show recounts Williams’ journey from backward Alabama to super-stardom at the Grand Ole Opry.

Tickets are $25 to $65. Previews will be Nov. 13-16; the opening-night invitation-only gala will be Nov. 17. Regular performances will be Nov. 18 to Dec. 16.

For more information, call (949) 497-2787 or visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

Canyon creative space hosts holiday fun

Pure Light, 821 Laguna Canyon Road, will celebrate the holiday season with a variety of special events from Nov. 23 to Dec. 5.

The storefront offers candle-making opportunities, gifts, stationery and an opportunity to congregate.

The third of four concerts in the fall series “Diva!” will feature Susan Asjornson and Bill Protzmann at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2.

The show is presented in English and incorporating audience participation. Tickets are $25 per person. Refreshments will be served; there is plenty of free parking.

For more information, call (949) 372-7600 or visit purelightcompany.com.

Rare Disney posters at Laguna Playhouse

Audiences who attend performances of Disney’s “High School Musical: On Stage!” through Nov. 4 at The Laguna Playhouse will be able to view seldom-seen, original posters from Disneyland’s early history.

Huntington Beach resident Jim Owen, who portrays John Lennon in the Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour, has loaned the playhouse 15 rare, silk-screened 3-by-5-foot attraction posters that date back to 1956, the year after Disneyland opened.

Approximately 300 attraction posters of each title were printed because they were constantly replaced due to exposure to the elements. The posters are very rare to find in pristine condition.

Owen started collecting the posters in 1999, after visiting a friend who had some on display.

“I immediately recognized them for what they were, got incredibly excited, and asked him how I could get some,” said Owen, a lifelong Disney fan.

The value of the posters range from $1,500 to as high as $15,000 depending on quality, scarcity and desirability among collectors. A few of Owen’s posters are available for purchase.

For more information, call (949) 497-2787, or visit www.LagunaPlayhouse.com.

Artist, mentor featured at bank exhibition

Community Art Project will present “Dialog With a Mentor “” the Art of Tom Dowling and Bradford Salamon,” curated by Pat Sparkuhl, at the Banking on Art gallery on the second floor of Wells Fargo Bank, 280 Ocean Ave.

The show runs Nov. 5 through Jan. 2. The gallery is open during banking hours, Monday through Saturday.

Salamon was enrolled as a student in Dowling’s painting class at Orange Coast College, and Dowling continues to be a mentoring influence on Salamon, only now in the context of a friendship.

Representing the 10 years the two artists have known each other, the exhibit features examples of their respective work created during the decade.

Works include mixed-media pieces, paintings, drawings and sculpture.

The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10. Light refreshments will be served.

Community Art Project is dedicated to increasing the awareness of art in everyone’s daily lives. For additional information on CAP, visit www.CAPLaguna.org or call (949) 682-4339.