Holiday shoppers get treats

Special holiday fun and treats are in store for Laguna Beach this shopping season.

The Laguna Beach Visitors and Conference Bureau is opening its doors Saturday through the holiday season to welcome shoppers to its Hospitality Suite.

The community can drop by the bureau’s two visitors centers for a cup of coffee and a holiday treat through Dec. 14.

The 252 Broadway Visitors Center Hospitality Suite will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and the 381 Forest Ave. location will have the Hospitality Suite open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Also, shoppers can bring their original receipts dated Nov. 15 through Dec. 14 totaling $100 or more from any Laguna Beach store, gallery or restaurant to either Visitors Center and receive a free holiday soy candle. The candles, valued at $15, are available while supplies last.

Holiday tree giveaway

Residents and visitors can register to win a one-of-a-kind, 9-foot holiday tree in the “Unity through Art” Holiday Tree Giveaway.

The tree, on display at the Laguna Art Museum Saturday through Dec. 14, is decorated with signed, handcrafted ornaments by Laguna Beach artists.

Participating artists created the ornaments using a variety of media ranging from glass and metal to clay and bronze.

The artists include: Ken Auster, Judy Baker, Grace Barrak, Sherry Bullard, Helma Bovenizer, Sandra Jones Campbell, Jude Taylor-Darlin, John Eagle, Grace Everett, Roger Folk, Michelle Geromel, Valerie Gorrell, Julita Jones, Noel Lashley, Mada Leach, Sue Linder, September McGee, Robert Schaar, Armando Sosa, Mike Tauber, Sue Thompson, Cliff Wassmann and Ella Wu.

Shoppers can register to win the tree by filling out an entry form at participating galleries and retailers: De Ru’s Fine Arts, 1590 S. Coast Hwy., No. 5; Endangered Planet, 384 Forest Ave., No. 13; The Esther Wells Collection, 1390 S. Coast Hwy.; Gem Mountain Studios, 577 S. Coast Hwy.; La Rue du Chocolat, 448 S. Coast Hwy.; Pure Light, 821 Laguna Canyon Road; Schaar Galleries, 484 N. Coast Hwy.; Studio Arts Gallery, 1200 S. Coast Hwy.; The Vintage Poster, 1492 S. Coast Hwy.; and Whitney Gallery, 350 N. Coast Hwy.

Other registration sites include the Laguna Beach Visitors Centers and the Laguna Art Museum. The registration period ends at 5 p.m. Dec. 14.

The drawing will be Dec. 15.