Calendar

YOUR WEEKEND

TODAY: Join the Laguna Beach Woman’s Club in honoring former Mayor Elizabeth Pearson at the club’s annual Mayor’s Lunch at 11:30 a.m. The former mayor will be thanked and “roasted” at the club, 286 St. Ann’s Drive. Tickets are $35 per person. For more information, call (949) 497-1200 or e-mail Francine Scinto at [email protected].

SATURDAY: Get out and pick up trash with Zero Trash Laguna from 10 a.m. to noon at various locations in Laguna Beach. Meet at the following businesses: Victoria Skimboards in Laguna Canyon; UPS Store at Boat Canyon; Whole Foods, La Sirena and Hobie Sports downtown; Thalia Surf Shop; El Ranchito; Yogaworks and United Studios of Self Defense in South Laguna. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

SUNDAY: Enjoy a free chamber music concert by a quartet of musicians from Colburn School, Conservatory of Music, shown, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at Laguna College of Art & Design. The program includes works from Monteverdi, Schulhoff, Haydn and Dvoøák. First Sundays, a collaboration of Laguna College and Laguna Beach Live!, is held in Studio 8 at the college, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. For more information visit https://www.lagunabeachlive.org or call (949) 715-9713.

TODAY

Friday Flick

Enjoy a free arts-related film during First Friday’s Flicks at the Forum. The documentary “Waste Land” will be screened at 7 p.m. at the Forum Theatre on the Festival of Arts grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road.

Rotary Meeting

The Laguna Beach Rotary Club meets at noon at Aliso Creek Inn & Lodge, 31106 S. Coast Hwy. Anyone interested in attending should e-mail [email protected]. Lunch is $20. Visit https://www.lagunabeachrotary.com.

Today and Saturday

‘Maimed’ Flood Benefit

Enjoy the antics of No Square Theater’s production of “Maimed,” a benefit for Laguna Beach flood victims. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. both days at the Artists Theatre, 625 Park Ave. Tickets are $25. Visit https://www.nosquare.org.

Today through Sunday

Felder As Bernstein

Hershey Felder portrays “Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein,” at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are $35 to $70. Performances are 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees. Call (949) 497-2787 or visit https://www.LagunaPlayhouse.com.

Saturday

Artist Open Studios

Visit with more than 40 Laguna Beach artists in their studios from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month. Visit https://www.lagunabeachcity.net or call (949) 497-0722.

Sunday

Parade Honorees Luncheon

The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade Honorees Brunch takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. The luncheon is $25. Contact Sandi Werthe at (949) 494-6016 or shworthy @juno.com.

Monday

Conservancy Hosts Pietig

City Manager John Pietig will be the keynote speaker at the 6 p.m. meeting of the Laguna Canyon Conservancy. The meeting will take place at Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members. To attend, make a reservation by calling (949) 494-6465.

Tuesdays through March 8

Great Discussions

Join a Great Decisions Discussion Group, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Assn., beginning at 1:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 429 Cypress Drive. The discussions provide in-depth knowledge of foreign policy and are offered by the League of Women Voters and the Social Action Committee of the UU Fellowship. Call Bill Foster at (949) 494-7358. For the evening session, contact Jean Raun at (949) 494-2247.

Tuesday

Art Appraisal Clinic

Laguna Art Museum is offering an opportunity to have art appraised by art auction house Bonhams & Butterfields from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. at the museum. No reservations are necessary. The cost is $5 per item. Call (949) 494-8971.

Happiness Seminar

A free seminar, “The Energy of Authentic Happiness,” will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Susi Q Senior Center, 380 Third St.

Streets Task Force Speaker

Frank Peters, a bicycling enthusiast from Newport Beach, will address the Complete Streets Task Force meeting at 4 p.m. in the Community Center, 380 Third St. Peters will discuss efforts in Newport Beach and Corona del Mar to make the city more bicycle-friendly. Call Charles Alban at (949) 306-9388.

Wednesday

New New York Music

Brooklyn Rider, “Music from the New New York,” will perform a free concert from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Laguna Art Museum, during the Laguna Beach Music Festival. Visit https://www.lagunabeachmusicfestival.com or call (949) 553-2422.

Valentine’s Mixer

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a Valentine’s Day mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hotel la Casa del Camino/K’ya, 1289 S. Coast Hwy. Visit https://www.lagunabeachchamber.org.

Thursday through Feb. 12

Youth Theater

“Eat (It’s Not About Food),” a candid look at the causes of teenage eating disorders, will be presented by Theatre for a New Generation at 7:30 p.m. daily and 10 a.m. Feb. 11 and 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Laguna Beach Woman’s Club, 286 St. Ann’s Drive. Tickets are $12.50. Call (949) 497-2787 or visit LagunaPlayhouse.com.

Thursday

Investment Seminar

Learn the “Art” of Investing from David Walker of Jackson National from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Artist Eye Gallery, 1294 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach. Call (949) 497-5898.