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TODAY

LAGUNATICS

An annual must-see since 1992, this wacky original spoofs issues

like the goats, the Montage and the first national tour of the

Pageant of the Masters. Shows times are 8 p.m. through Oct. 18 --

except for Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. and the gala at 6 p.m. Oct. 19. The show

is at the Festival of Arts Forum Theater, 650 Laguna Canyon. Tickets

range from $35 to $45. For information, call (949) 497-2584.

FAMILY SING-ALONG

Every fourth Friday of the month from 6 to 9 p.m. No Square

Theatre will have a family sing-along with the renowned musician

Terry Alaric on piano. Show tunes and standards are encouraged for

live piano accompaniment. Participants can bring their own sheet

music or choose from what is provided. No Square Theatre is at 221

Broadway.

A TASTE OF WINE

Wine tasting takes place every Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. 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.

POETRY MEETING

Laguna Poets meet at 8 p.m. Fridays on the third floor of Wells

Fargo Bank at 260 Ocean Ave. Bring poems to this free evening of

poetry sharing and reading.

TRAVELING ART

Laguna College of Art and Design at 2222 Laguna Canyon Road is

having “The Society of Illustrators 2003-04 Traveling Exhibition.

It’s free and can be viewed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through

Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday through Oct. 20. Information:

(949) 376-6000.

SATURDAY

LAM ART AUCTION

Laguna Art Museum will have its 21st annual Art Auction -- an

unparalleled opportunity to view and bid on works of art donated by

well-known favorite California artists and newly emerging artists.

The auction will be held today from 6 to 11 p.m. with tickets at $100

each. Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949)

494-8971.

NO SQUARE OPEN MIC

No Square Theatre’s Open Mic Nights: Local Vocals is back from 8

to 11 p.m. Saturday’s at the theater’s rehearsal studio, 221

Broadway.

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

FANTASY COSTUME WORKSHOP

Everyone is invited to Carnevale Laguna Beach to see how Europe

does it with several events including the Carnevale Costume Workshop.

Learn to design and create a costume for the Nov. 1 Laguna Beach

Carnevale Party or for Halloween. See photos and videos of

award-winning costumes in the Venice and other European Carnevales.

The workshop will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at Lang

Park. Cost is $35 for a drop in fee. Tickets and information go to

www.earsay.info.

LIVE MUSIC AT PARTNERS

Partners Bistro at 448 S. Coast Highway offers live music from

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. On Oct. 12 Peter Dobson will perform Blues

from the heart; Oct. 19 Elaine Miles will perform elegant and

intimate jazz, vocals and guitar; Oct. 26 Lenelle Garcia performs

contemporary jazz vocals and blues. Information: (94) 497-4441.

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, (949)

497-5646.

MONDAY

‘LATE NITE CATECHISM’

Laguna Playhouse extends again the international hit comedy

sensation “Late Nite Catechism” due to its continued sell-out

performances. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and

are on Oct. 20, 21, 22, 23, Nov. 10 and 17. For information and

tickets, call (949) 497-ARTS or visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com. Laguna

Playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon Road.

FREE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES

The Chakra Shack is offering free spiritual development classes

with meditations from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. Meditate to the

sounds of the chakra using different techniques. Learn about the aura

and chakras, do breathing and balancing exercises. Information: (949)

715-6930.

OPERA BELL’ARTE

Villa Romano Trattoria at 303 Broadway offers Opera Bell’Arte --

an enchanting evening in Tuscany with live opera performances and

dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. Information: (949) 497-6220.

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., (949) 497-3381.

WEDNESDAY

EIGHT FUNNY FOLK

One Funny Night comedy show, presented by comedienne Lynn Epstein,

features eight comics at Laguna Beach Brewing Company, 422 S. Coast

Highway, (949) 499-2337. $5 cover, show starts at 8 p.m.

MUSIC AT THE SANDPIPER

The Sandpiper has live music every night. Call (949) 494-4694 for

details. The Sandpiper is at 1183 S. Coast Highway.

THURSDAY

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 -- much like today. 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.

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.

OCT. 25

DAVID YURMAN

TO HOST BENEFIT

Internationally acclaimed jewelry designer, David Yurman, will

host a fund-raising event at Diane DeBilzan Gallery in Laguna Beach

on Oct. 25 with a cocktail party from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Diane

DeBilzan and her gallery artists; contemporary painter, and brother,

William DeBilzan and figurative sculptor Louis Longi will donate a

percentage of their sales during the exhibit to benefit ACRIA. The

gallery is at 224 Forest Ave. Information: (949) 494-5757.