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TODAY

‘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 S. Coast Highway. The workshops will be at 2

p.m. Fridays through Nov. 28. Cost per class is $25 and there is an

additional $5 supply fee. Today’s class will be “Art Cards” taught by

Laury Phillips and Vicki Sommer. Information: (949) 363-4700.

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

The Chamber will hold its “Networking Breakfast” from 7:30 to 9

a.m. Nov. 21 at Canyon Lodge American Grill at 31106 S. Coast

Highway. The speaker will be Suzan Fiskin who is a business

consultant and certified business coach. Cost ranges from $11 to $20

call the chamber for details at (949) 494-1018 ext. 1.

SATURDAY

GREENBELT

RESTORATION DAYS

Laguna Greenbelt Restoration Days is looking for people to join

park volunteers for a morning of habitat restoration in Laguna Coast

Wilderness Park. Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. has planned a series of

restoration days on the third Saturday of each month through June

2004. It will be from 8 to 11 a.m. and volunteers will help remove

nonnative plants. Meet at the Interpretive Center and parking will be

provided in the gravel parking area just south of the El Toro Road

and Laguna Canyon Road junction. Bring gloves, hat, sunscreen, shovel

and pruners (if you have them) and sturdy shoes and water. All

volunteers receive a free “Keep It Wild” T-shirt. For information,

call (949) 923-2235 or go to www.lagunagreenbelt.org.

EL MORRO HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER

The El Morro fifth-graders are kicking off their holiday

fundraiser today with beautiful Poinsettia flowers and Rosemary Tree

topiaries for sale. They receive the flowers discounted for us from

Hines Nursery in Irvine. This year Hines has increased its

availability and we are offering these flowers for sale to the

community. Prices are three Poinsettias for $21, six Poinsettias for

$36, Cone Tree Shape Rosemary Topiaries are $18. Orders and money

need to be received at El Morro by Nov. 24. Flowers will be ready for

pick up the school Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. E-mail Joni Loechner at

[email protected] with any questions.

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 nonmembers. Learn about ceramic and mixed media from professional

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

Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 494-1145

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.

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.

SUNDAY

ADULT BASKETBALL

The public is invited to play ball at Laguna Beach High School.

Full-court pick up games are played in the school’s gym from 9 a.m.

to noon Sundays. Many former high school and college players

participate. The games are sponsored by the city’s recreation

department. Cost is $2 at the door.

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. 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.

MONDAY

POLITICAL FORUM

Forums about presidential candidates. Who do you want for

president in 2004? Join a weekly discussion to voice your concerns,

learn more about issues and where the various presidential candidates

stand on them. Find out what you have in common with fellow citizens.

Meetings will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the Neighborhood

Congregational Church at 340 St. Ann’s Drive at the corner of St.

Ann’s Drive and Glenneyre Street. Information: call Peter at (949)

433-8891.

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.

TUESDAY

ACTING CLASSES

Laguna Beach Actor’s Studio Acting Classes take place at Legion

Hall 384 Legion St. in the downstairs classroom. Students study

on-camera acting, scene study, improvisation, cold reading,

commercials, and monologues. Children’s class is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

every Tuesday and the adult class is from 7 to 9 p.m. Call Johnny

Lacey at (949) 702-4416 to book a free class.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

Laguna Culinary Arts is pleased to introduce a new series of Wine

Tasting and Food & Wine Pairing Classes, to take place at their new

location in Laguna Canyon. Whether you are just beginning to develop

your wine palate or are an avid wine enthusiast, they’re sure you’ll

find these classes fun and informative and, of course, the food will

be great. Call (949) 494-0745 to book. Like their signature hands-on

cooking classes, space is limited in this food and wine pairing

series. Classes are individually priced and are Tuesday’s at 6 p.m.

through Nov. 11. Laguna Culinary Arts is located at 845 Laguna Canyon

Road.

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 nondenominational,

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: (949) 422-8939.

WEDNESDAY

EVENING SERVICES

AT ST. PAUL’S

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 1190 Morningside Drive will be

holding mid-week services at 7 p.m. Wednesdays beginning this month.

Pastor Charles Mallie will serve as liturgist. The primary focus of

each service will a be a verse-by-verse exposition of Scripture

preached by Rod Rosenbladt in a format like that used by Chuck Smith,

John MacArthur, and J. Vernon McGee. The program addresses major

theological issues. St. Paul’s offers Sunday morning Bible study at 9

a.m. and a worship service at 10 a.m. Information: (949) 494-7998.

THURSDAY

CHEESE AND WINE TASTING

Laguna Culinary Arts holds a “Cheese and Wine Tasting” every

second and third Thursday of the month anytime between 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The cost ranges from $10 to $20 per person. Learn about the

characteristics of the wine and cheese served and why they pair well

together. The classes will take place at the Gourmet Shop and Cafe at

845 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949) 494-4006.

THIRD THURSDAY

ART ESCAPES

Art Escapes is a series of weekly daytime workshops occurring

every Friday afternoon and a new evening program occurs every third

Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Details at www.locaarts.org or (949)

363-4700.

DEC. 7

LECTURE AT LAM

Laguna Art Museum, at 307 Cliff Drive, will host “Talk of the Town

Lectures” at 11 a.m. today. Mary MacNaughton, director of Ruth

Chandler Williamson Gallery and professor of art history at Scripps

College since 1985, will present a slide lecture and gallery talk on

the exhibition “Rebels in Clay: Peter Voulkos and the Otis Group.”

Information: (49) 494-8971.

LAGUNA BEACH LIVE!

Laguna Beach Live! will present Dr. Eric Kinsley on harpsichord

performing Italian style or Italian composers to include works by

Bach, Vivaldi and Scarlatti. Special guest: Counter Tenor Don Krim.

The concert is free and is from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at 2222 Laguna Canyon

Road, Studio 12. Information: www.lagunabeachlive.org.

ONGOING

HORTENSE MILLER GARDEN

Docents are needed for the Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna Beach.

People come from all over the world to see this Laguna landmark.

Information: call Dorothea Yellott at (949) 494-6627.

OPEN GATHERINGS

“Open gatherings” is a local movement that draws people together

from all faiths and non-faiths to explore topics of spirituality,

relationships and personal ethics. It will start its new season today

at 7 p.m. at the Universalist Fellowship at 429 Cypress Drive.

Information: (949) 370-7040.