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TODAY

A gala evening for the Laguna Dance Company begins with a performance at 7 p.m. at the Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave.; tickets are $50. A reception following the performance will be held at Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr.; tickets are $100. Information: (949) 715-5578 or www.lagunadancefestival.org.

Kelly Fitzgerald will perform at the Shebeen Lounge in the Mozambique Restaurant, 1740 S. Coast Highway, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Information: (949) 715-7100.

“Sordid Lives” will be performed by the Gallimaufry’s “Promiscuous Assemblage” repertory company at 8 p.m. in the Forum Theatre on the Festival of Arts grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd. Tickets are $20. Performances also Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through Oct. 14. Information: (949) 499-5060 or www.gallimaufry.info.

Catch “Sonia Flew” at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call, (949) 497-2787, ext. 1. Other performances Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.

A Tribute to Neil Diamond at C’est La Vie Restaurant and Bakery, 373 South Coast Highway, 7 p.m. Presenting “Diamond Tom” with singing partner Diane Studer. No cover; no minimum. Information, (949) 497-5100.

Friday Night Happy Hour at Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd., from 5 to 7 p.m. $5 for gourmet food; $6 for wine; $11 minimum. Information: (949) 494-0745.

The Marine Room presents Tricia Freeman from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. (also Saturday) at 214 Ocean Ave. Information:(949) 494-3027.

April Spain plays piano and sings jazz every Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at Cedar Creek Inn, 384 Forest Ave. Information: (949) 497-8696.

Saif Eddin plays on the grand piano in the lounge inside the Hotel Laguna from 8 p.m. to midnight today and from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturdays, at 425 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 494-1151.

SATURDAY

Generation GAP will reprise “Once on This Island,” the Caribbean musical based on “The Little Mermaid,” to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs at 2 p.m. at the Forum Theatre on the grounds of the Festival of Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd. Tickets are $25 for students and $75 general reserved. Additional nonbenefit performances will be Oct. 8, 14 and 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be $8 students and $12 general reserved. Information: (949) 499-5060 or www.gallimaufry.info.

The Parsons Dance Company Repertory teaches a class in “humor, theatricality and rigorous athleticism” at Legion Hall, 384 Legion St., from noon to 2 p.m. The class is open to students and professionals of all ages, and is $25 per person. Information: (949) 715-5578 or www.lagunadancefestival.org.

Dancer Elizabeth Parkinson will re-create and teach dances from Twyla Tharp’s “Movin’ Out” at Legion Hall, 384 Legion St., from noon to 2 p.m. $25 per person; open to students and professionals of all ages. Information: (949) 715-5578 or www.lagunadancefestival.org.

“An Evening with the Stars of Dance,” including a pre-show talk with performers at 6:30 p.m. and a performance at 7:30 p.m., at Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave.; tickets $45 general, $35 seniors and students. Information: (949) 715-5578 or www.lagunadancefestival.org.

Jason Feddy will perform at Mozambique Restaurant’s Shebeen Lounge, 1740 S. Coast Highway, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Information: (949) 715-7100.

Jeffrey Iacono performs cool jazz at Ristorante Robilio, 303 Broadway, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Also Sunday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Wednesday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Information: (949) 497-6620.

Mike Hamilton brings a mixed bag of variety music to the Cedar Creek Inn, 384 Forest Ave., from 7 to 11 p.m. Also Sunday, 6 to 10 p.m. Information: (949) 497-8696.

Singer-guitarist George Lawton performs pop standards, blues and folk music every Saturday from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at C’est La Vie, 373 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-5100.

SUNDAY

Oktoberfest reigns at Tivoli Too; $5 admission, $10 German buffet, $13 admission and buffet, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Information: (949) 497-2658.

The Parsons Dance Company will dance at 4 p.m. at Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave., including a pre-show talk at 3 p.m. Tickets are $45 general and $35 students and seniors. Information: (949) 715-5578 or www.lagunadancefestival.org.

The Laguna Dance Festival after-party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mozambique Restaurant’s Shebeen Lounge, 1740 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 715-7100.

The Gary Hogan Trio performs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Partners Bistro, 448 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

The Marine Room presents Missiles of October every Sunday, 4 to 8 p.m. 214 Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 494-3027.

After-beach revelry every Sunday: Go Go Boys, free buffet at 6 p.m.; beer bust from 4 p.m. to closing; Skyy martini specials; no cover charge. Boom Boom Room and Boom Café, 1401 S. Coast Highway. (949) 494-7588.

MONDAY

Escape with art through Laguna Outreach for Community Arts, from 9 a.m. to noon at Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 S. Coast Highway. $35 per class, including materials; pre-registration required. This week, learn watercolors with Hal Lambert. Information: (949) 363-4700.

Late Nite Catechism 2 is on stage at 7:30 p.m. at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd. Tickets, $39. Information: (949) 397-2787 or www.lagunaplayhouse.com

The Gary Hogan Trio performs at Partners Bistro, 448 South Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

TUESDAY

Blues masters Dave Cross and Will Brady perform all forms of blues and jazz every Tuesday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Partners Bistro, 448 South Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

The Marine Room hosts a songwriters’ night from 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesdays at 214 Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 494-3027.

WEDNESDAY

The Jazz @ the Beach summer series concludes with the Kristin Korb Trio at the Hotel Laguna’s Rose Garden, 425 S. Coast Highway, 6 to 8 p.m. $10 cover charge; drinks and tapas available for purchase. Information: (949) 715-9713.

Ken Garcia’s Acoustic Trio, featuring Garcia on guitar, Bobby Bancalari on mandolin and Brian Chapman on upright bass, perform every Wednesday from 8 p.m. on at Ocean Brewing Co., 237 Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 497-3381.

The Boom Boom Room presents the Dream Girls Revue Drag Show every Wednesday, hosted by Chad Michaels. See Cher, Bette, Cristina, Celine and more, 10 p.m., 1401 South Coast Highway. Information: (949) 494-7588.

Brad Malinowski performs at 7:30 p.m. at Partners Bistro, 448 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

April Spain plays jazz piano and sings every Wednesday from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Cedar Creek Inn, 384 Forest Ave. Information: (949) 497-8696.

THURSDAY

Matt Otto performs at 7:30 p.m. at Partners Bistro, 448 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 497-4441.

The Missiles of October perform every Thursday from 8:30 to midnight at the Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave. Information: (949) 494-3027.

Get a ‘flight’ of two wines and three cheeses, including bread, crostini and assorted olives ($15); charcuterie plates are also available ($7). 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Laguna Culinary Arts. 845 Laguna Canyon Rd. Reservations: (949) 494-4006. Information: www.LagunaCulinaryArts.com.

The Wine Room behind the Jolly Roger offers wine, appetizers and music from 5 to 9 p.m. at 237 Laguna Ave. Information: (949) 494-3137.

April Spain plays jazz piano and sings every Thursday from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Cedar Creek Inn, 384 Forest Ave. Information: (949) 497-8696.