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June 2019
“Kickin’ Back at Sherman Gardens”
SHERMAN LIBRARY & GARDENS WELCOMES SUMMER WITH EXTENDED HOURS AND NEW EXPERIENCES Enjoy Endless Summer Weekends “Kickin’ Back” at Sherman Gardens Now through September 22 The public is invited to experience “Kickin’ Back at Sherman Gardens,” a summer exhibit of colorful, funky and oversized outdoor furniture on display throughout the gardens starting now through September 22. Climb into and onto colossal classic summer furniture pieces, including: a humongous hot pink Adirondack chair, a gigantic striped sling chair, a garden daybed…
Find out more »“I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art”
More than 70 of Santa Monica-based printmaker John Baldessari’s works will be on display. Known for combining and altering his own photographs and appropriated images (such as movie stills) into playful, funny, and thought-provoking images, he has collaborated with print studios and publishers worldwide. Opens June 16 at the Laguna Art Museum. 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, 949-494-8971, lagunaartmuseum.org
Find out more »Laguna Art-a-Fair
This annual event features traditional oil paintings, watercolors, sculpture, and charcoal drawings along with mixed-media pieces, fiber art, ceramics, and jewelry made by established and emerging artisans from around the world. The festival will feature live music most weekend days, along with adult art workshops and various events. Opens June 28. 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-494-4514, art-a-fair.com
Find out more »Sawdust Art Festival
Visitors stroll along sawdust-covered paths and dip in and out of booths selling paintings, prints, sculpture, and handmade jewelry. Hands-on activities, glassblowing demonstrations, live music, and outdoor cafes round out the tradition. Opens June 28. 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-494-3030, sawdustartfestival.org
Find out more »July 2019
New Swan Shakespeare Festival
At this year’s festival, UC Irvine acting students will team with professional actors, some of whom are alumni, to put on two of the Bard’s plays: “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” and “The Merchant of Venice.” The UC Irvine Claire Trevor School for the Arts constructs the outdoor theater for the event every summer. Opens July 3 at the New Swan Shakespeare Festival, Gateway Commons. Inner Ring Road, Irvine, 949-824-2787, newswanshakespeare.com
Find out more »Festival of Arts Fine Art Show
As one of the nation’s oldest and most highly acclaimed juried fine art shows, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts has offered a breathtaking showcase for artists and art lovers for 85 years. The Festival’s prestigious juried art show includes a wide variety of media such as paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, handcrafted wood and furniture, ceramics, glass and more – all by 140 of Orange County’s finest artists. This is the place to find that perfect art treasure for your home or business. From early July…
Find out more »Pageant of the Masters
With “The Time Machine” as its title, this year’s annual “living pictures” show draws from science fiction and steampunk fantasies such as the H.G. Wells novel from which it takes its name. Using elaborate makeup, costumes, and sets, actors on stage will re-create paintings, sculptures, and other works that travel through time and space. Opens July 7. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-494-1145, foapom.com
Find out more »Pageant of the Masters
The Pageant of the Masters is the Festival of Arts’ crowning jewel and arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world. On each evening of the Festival of Arts summer schedule, ticket holders are amazed and enchanted by ninety minutes of tableaux vivants (living pictures), incredibly faithful recreations of classical and contemporary works of art, with real people posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the original pieces. An outdoor amphitheater, professional orchestra, original score, live…
Find out more »Surf & Turf Summer Camp at Monarch Beach Resort
The Junior Surf & Turf Golf Camp is Monarch Beach Resort ’s new camp offering for kids. Learn the game of golf, proper etiquette, basic fundamentals and then head to the sand to learn to surf by California’s best. The camp is for ages 7-14 and will take place July 22 – 25, July 29 - Aug. 1, Aug. 12 – 15, Aug. 19 - 22.
Find out more »August 2019
Dylan Chambers Live at Las Brisas’ Bar & Lounge!
Enjoy sweeping ocean views, world-class cuisine and live entertainment at Las Brisas’ newly redesigned bar and lounge! Don’t miss performances by local musical artists on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 6-9 p.m., and Sunday’s from 12-3 p.m. August 20th’s special guest Dylan Chambers is live at the bar! For updates and more information on the live entertainment, visit Las Brisas on Instagram, @LasBrisasRestaurants.
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