Calendar
Friday till Sunday
Jazz Festival at Soka
The three-day Soka BluePort Jazz Festival will be at Soka University of America’s new Performing Arts Center. A festival package with tickets to all four concerts is $84. For seniors and students with ID, the cost is $63. Individual concert tickets are also available. To purchase tickets, call (949) 480-4278 or visit https://www.performingarts.soka.edu.
Saturday
Moonlight Masquerade
Laguna Playhouse’s third annual Moonlight Masquerade, a Halloween party and fundraiser, will be at 6:30 p.m. at Tivoli Too. The evening will include music, food, drinks, a fortune teller, costume contests and a silent auction. Individual tickets are $125; sponsorship opportunities are available. For information and an invitation, please contact Leslie Anne Mogul at [email protected] or (949) 497-2787 ext. 217.
Oktoberfest Celebration
SEEDS and Anneliese Schools are throwing Oktoberfest from noon to 6 p.m. at the Willowbrook Campus, 20062 Laguna Canyon Road. Admission is $2. The festival will feature German food, games, a bounce house and a raffle. For more information, visit https://www.seedsed.org/oktoberfest.
Vegetable Seedlings
For Sale
Transition Laguna Beach will sell vegetable seedlings at the Farmers Market. In addition to a selection of Swiss chard, lettuce, peas, broccoli and more, they will also have herb wreaths for sale. The booth is at the back of the market on Local’s Lane.
Sunday
Musical Spooktacular
The Laguna Concert Band will perform at 3 p.m. at the Laguna Playhouse. Tickets are $10. Gary Gould will play the Theremin, a rarely heard instrument, along with master tuba player Charles Warren. For more information, visit https://www.lagunaconcertband.com.
Till Sunday
Lagunatics
“Lagunatics 2011,” a musical parody about Laguna Beach, will have eight performances at the Festival of Arts’ Forum Theater, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. A closing performance gala will be Oct. 30. For tickets and more information, visit nosquare.org or call (949) 715-0333.
Monday
Dance Journey
Dance Journey is from 7:45 to
9:45 p.m. every Monday night at the Woman’s Club, 286 St. Ann’s
Drive. Join Chore’ Sircello and Billy Fried for an evening of free flow interpretive dancing, set to a variety of world rhythms and beats. Cost is $12.
Wednesday
Caregiving Class
The Susi Q Senior Center hosts a Caregiving 101 for Family Caregivers class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the center, 380 Third St. The class taught by Janis E. Adams will teach how to care for elderly parents or spouses.
Wednesdays till Nov. 9
Fundamental 15 Classes
Private chef Maryann Minck and dietitian Melanie Silverman host the Fundamental 15 program at 7:30 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, 1085 Laguna Canyon Road. Learn how to lose weight and change your relationship with food. For more information, email [email protected].
Nov. 4
Medicare Clinic
This enrollment/comparison clinic will assist individuals with evaluating different coverages and how to make the necessary changes if needed. Appointments are scheduled every half hour beginning at 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. at the Susi Q Senior Center’s computer lab. Please bring bottles of current prescription medications (in a brown paper bag), information on your existing health plan (need to bring all necessary cards) and the name and address of your current pharmacy. To register, call (949) 497-2441.
Nov. 5
ZeroTrash’s Birthday
ZeroTrash Laguna celebrates its fourth birthday with its 48th consecutive cleanup from 10 a.m. to noon. There are five locations: Hobie Sports, Laguna Beach High School, Thalia Surf Shop, El Ranchito and United Studios of Self Defense. For more information, call (949) 275-2615 or email [email protected].
Harvest Faire
The sixth annual Harvest Faire festival will be from noon to 4 p.m. at Journey School, 27102 Foxborough, Aliso Viejo.
Memoir Author Speaks
Author Sharrie Williams will speak at 5 p.m. at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Hwy. Williams wrote the family memoir “The Maybelline Story … and The Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It.”