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TODAY

LAGUNA BEACH HIGH DANCE COMPANY

The Laguna Beach High School Dance Company is having their winter

dance “Worldance” at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday at the Artists’

Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children. For

information, call 497-7743. The theatre is at 625 Park Ave.

HOLIDAY PARTY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

Tonight is the Woman’s Club Holiday Party for low-income families,

who are invited for a “Shopping spree” of free, clean used clothing

and household goods. Last year, 250 people attended. The Woman’s Club

urgently needs cleaned used clothing for all ages, housewares, toys,

books. Donations can be brought to the Clubhouse at 286 St. Ann’s

Drive between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. today. For information, call

497-1200.

CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

The Teen Keystone Club is hosting a Christmas Boutique at the Boys

& Girls Club from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday with Christmas ornaments, country crafts and novelty items.

All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Call 494-2535.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’

The Laguna Playhouse will present an adaptation of the 1939 MGM

musical as part of its Youth Theatre season. The play will run

through Dec. 22. The playhouse is at 606 Laguna Canyon Road.

Information: 497-ARTS (2787). Web: www.lagunaplayhouse.com.

HOLIDAY JEWELRY

[seven-degrees] will exhibit a collection of holiday jewelry

through Dec. 26. Pieces designed and crafted by renowned artists

Sonja Bradley, Laura Carley, Kathleen Croxton, Ernestine Raab Green,

Barbara Hendricks and Dora Wexell will be available for sale. The

gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at 891 Laguna Canyon

Road. Information: (949) 376-1555. Web: www.seven-degrees.com.

SATURDAY

SAWDUST WINTER FANTASY

Today and Sunday are the final days to experience the Sawdust

Festival’s Winter Fantasy. More than 160 artists and craftspersons

sell their individually created items -- jewelry, hand-blown glass,

ceramics, paintings, sculptures, clothing, ornaments, stockings,

decorated platters and more. There’s also a plethora of entertainment

from open until close, and Santa is there for the kiddies, too. The

Sawdust Festival is at 935 Laguna Canyon Road. Admission is $4 for

adults, $2 for children older than 5 and free for children 5 and

younger. For information, call 494-3030 or visit

www.sawdustartfestival.org.

SUNDAY

SAWDUST WINTER FANTASY

Today is the last day to experience the Sawdust Festival’s Winter

Fantasy. More than 160 artists and craftspersons sell their

individually created items -- jewelry, hand-blown glass, ceramics,

paintings, sculptures, clothing, ornaments, stockings, decorated

platters and more. There’s also a plethora of entertainment from open

until close, and Santa is there for the kiddies, too. The Sawdust

Festival is at 935 Laguna Canyon Road. Admission is $4 for adults, $2

for children older than 5 and free for children 5 and younger. For

information, call 494-3030 or visit www.sawdustartfestival.org.

DEC. 18

DINNER WITH FRIENDS

Laguna Culinary Arts will present a class titled “Heartwarming

Dinner with Friends.” Starting at 6 p.m., participants will prepare

dishes such as raspberry balsamic glazed chicken, Gruyere and green

onion bread pudding, oven-roasted cauliflower and Bourbon

toffee-baked apples with vanilla bean ice cream. The class costs $65

per person. Laguna Culinary Arts is at 550 S. Coast Highway, Suite 7.

Information: (949) 494-0745. Web: www.lagunaculinaryarts.com.

TOYS FOR TOTS

CHAMBER MIXER

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly mixer

to benefit Toys for Tots from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hennessey’s

Tavern, 213 Ocean Ave. Chamber ambassadors will introduce members to

the others in attendance, and everyone will have the chance to enter

drawings for prizes. Also, children of all ages will have a chance to

meet Santa upstairs from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is $3 for members and

$6 for nonmembers. Participants who bring a new, unwrapped toy will

get in free. Information: (949) 494-1018, ext. 1. Web: www.lagunabeachchamber.org.

DEC. 21

CRYSTAL COVE WALK

Crystal Cove is having a winter solstice hike. Reservations are

required, and space is limited. Docent Lori Whalen will take the

first 25 visitors into the backcountry on a full moon to look for

owls, listen for coyotes and smell the moist plants. For information,

call 497-7647.

DEC. 27

NEW YEAR’S ENTERTAINING

Laguna Culinary Arts will present a class titled “Elegant New

Year’s Eve.” Starting at 6 p.m., participants will prepare dishes

such as artichoke blue cheese bisque and whole roasted beef

tenderloin with port reduction sauce. The class costs $70 per person.

Laguna Culinary Arts is at 550 S. Coast Highway, Suite 7.

Information: (949) 494-0745. Web: www.lagunaculinaryarts.com.

DEC. 31

Crystal Cove is saying goodbye to 2002 with a tide pool excursion

at 2 p.m. Docents Rick Connella and John Wilkerson will explore the

tide pools in search of sea hares, kelp snails, sea stars and

nudibranchs. Information: 497-7647.

ONGOING

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Laguna Beach Public Library presents Preschool Storytimes at

11 a.m. every Wednesday. The library is at 363 Glenneyre St.

Information: (949) 497-1733.

The Laguna Beach Library’s Pajama Storytime series starts at 7

p.m. every Tuesday at 363 Glenneyre St. (949) 497-1733.

FARMERS MARKET

The Laguna Beach Certified California Farmers Market is from 8

a.m. to noon Saturdays at the Lumberyard parking lot next to City

Hall. (714) 573-0374.

‘SORDID LIVES’

The hit independent film is now in its 36th week at the Laguna

South Coast Cinemas, 162 S. Coast Highway. It’s part of the theater’s

ongoing “Weekend Foreign and Indie Film” series, held every Saturday

and Sunday at 11 a.m. For more information, call 497-1220.

FUN STUFF TO DO

Friends of the Sea Lion of Laguna Beach, 20612 Laguna Canyon Road.

(949) 494-3050. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Admission is

free, but donations are welcome. To schedule a group presentation,

please call for an appointment.

The Heritage Walking Companion. Pick up a free flier and take a

self-guided tour of the bungalows and cottages of Laguna on the

Laguna Beach Transit. Fliers and transit schedules are available at

the Recreation Department in City Hall, 505 Forest Ave., or the

Laguna Beach Visitors Bureau, 252 Broadway. Information: Laguna Beach

Transit, (949) 497-0746; Laguna Beach Visitors Bureau, (949)

497-9229; or Recreation, (949) 497-0716.

The Hortense Miller garden covers 2 1/2 acres of the upper slopes

of Boat Canyon and features a range of plants and small-themed

gardens. Tours through the private residence must be scheduled in

advance. Information: (949) 497-0716.

NIGHTLIFE

The Boom has live music and dancing for the after-beach crowd and

caters to the gay lifestyle. 1401 S. Coast Highway. (949) 494-7588.

Canyon Lodge American Grill has live entertainment from 8 p.m. to

midnight Fridays and Saturdays. 31106 S. Coast Highway. (949)

499-2663.

Cedar Creek Inn hosts Mike Hamilton, the one-man band, performing

from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturdays and from 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays at 384

Forest Ave.

Club M is at 680 S. Coast Highway. It opens at 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. Friday is dancing with top 40, house and R&B; Saturday is

house, techno and trance.

Hennessy’s Tavern is at 213 Ocean Ave. (949) 494-2743.

Hotel Laguna’s The Lounge is at 425 S. Coast Highway. Robert

Fields performs Wednesdays through Fridays. Paula Prince performs

Saturdays and Sundays. (949) 494-1151

Koffee Klatch at 1440 S. Coast Highway offers a variety of music.

(949) 464-3908.

Laguna Beach Brewing Co. at 422 S. Coast Highway has live music

from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Food, bar and microbrew

available. Sunday: The 3rd Degree, from 4 to 8 p.m. $10 admission.

(949) 499-BEER.

Marine Room is at 214 Ocean Ave. It offers a variety of music.

There is Lotto, Hot Spot jukebox, pool table, pinball, video games

and four satellite TVs, including two big screens. The Trip, Dec. 13

and 14. Tricia Freeman, Dec. 20 and 21 The Strangers, from 9:30 p.m.

to 1:30 a.m. Dec. 27 and 28: Missiles of October, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Sunday. Nick and Jason, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday. Missiles of

October, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursday. (949) 494-3027.

Ocean Avenue Brewery is at 237 Ocean Ave. Music usually starts at

10 p.m. (949) 497-3381.

Partners Bistro is at 448 S. Coast Highway. Blues Tuesday offers a

two-for-one special on the house wine. Martini Madness happens every

Thursday night. Sunday: Judy Chamberlin, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sunday. Dave Cross and Will Brady, Tuesday. Mark Norris, at 7 p.m.

Thursday. The Bistro is also having special Christmas Eve and New

Year’s Eve dinner menus. (949) 497-4441.

Picayo Restaurant is at 610 N. Coast Highway. Happy hour is

celebrated with complimentary hors d’oeuvres on its outdoor patio

from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday. A full cash bar is available. (949)

497-5051.