Get wild at the Festival of Arts...

Get wild at the Festival of Arts

From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday the Festival of Arts is having its

annual day of exotic animals coming to the grounds for their “Walk on

the Wild Side.”

Wild kingdom guests include a baby giraffe, capuchin monkey,

kinkajou, coatimundi, wallaby, binturong, serval cat, kookaburra,

albino Burmese python and more.

Wildlife artist Julita Jones will capture the beauty of wildlife

through printmaking and a Caribbean steel drum band will provide the

live music.

The event is free with Festival of Arts admission, $7 for general

admission and $5 for seniors and students. Laguna Beach locals get

free admission every day with proper identification.

Festival of Arts is at 650 Laguna Canyon Road. For information,

call (949) 494-1145.

Kathryn Grimm performs

Singer-songwriter Kathryn Grimm is performing regularly at the

Sawdust Art Festival. Her schedule is as follows: 5 to 9 p.m. Sat.,

July 16, (solo); noon to 4 p.m. Mon., July 25 (duet); 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Wed., August 3 (solo); 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sun., August 14, (duet); and

12:30 to 4 p.m. Sat., August 26, (solo).

“Grimm Again,” her recently released, 10-song CD, has received

critical praise. Grimm’s guitar skills and voice have backed many

artists, including Bo Diddley, Elvis Costello, and Michael Bolton.

She is also a published songwriter whose music has been featured in

numerous soundtracks and commercials.

Wyland holds fundraiser

Wyland Foundation is hosting a benefit fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m.

Sunday in support of clean water education, which includes a live art

and silent auction, a Wyland art demonstration and a question and

answer session. Food, wine, hors d’oeuvres, chocolates and a coffee

bar will be offered. The Ocean Institute located at 24200 Dana Point

Harbor Drive in Dana Point will be hosting the event. Cocktail attire

is suggested.

A minimum donation of $125 includes membership to the Wyland

Foundation. The VIP level donation of $1,000 includes a Dolphin

Harbor Cruise with Wyland on board. Limited space is available. For

reservations, call (949) 643-7070 or call the Wyland Foundation at

(949) 497-7979.

Laguna bands perfom at Festival

The Laguna Community Concert Band and Swing Set Band concert dates

for the summer: 5:30 p.m. July 17 at the Festival of Arts; 12 p.m.

July 23 at the Art-A-Fair; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Festival of Arts.

The band will perform selection from the big band era, show and pop

tunes, Dixieland and Sousa and concert band classics. Information:

(949) 497-2658 or (949) 395-3043.

Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting

Fifty of the best plein air painters are in Laguna through Sunday

for the 7th annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational hosted by

Laguna Art Museum and Laguna Plein-Air Painters Association.

The “Quick Draw Paint Out” is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Artists have a two-hour time limit to paint a park scene. For the

first time, an auction of the works will immediately follow at the

museum.

The museum will host the Gala Dinner and Collectors Preview Sale,

which includes hors d’oeuvres, fine wines and dinner from 6 to 10

p.m. Saturday.

The event closes Sunday with the plein-air paintings on exhibit

and for sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum.

Tickets for the gala are $125 for museum members and $135 for

nonmembers. For tickets, call (949) 494-8971, Ext. 200, or online at

https://www.lagunaartmuseum .org. Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff

Drive.

Laguna Beach Film Society

The Laguna Beach Film Society is having a screening of “To You

Sweet Heart Aloha” at 7 p.m. July 21 at South Coast Cinema, 162 S.

Coast Highway. After the screening of the film students of the Oasis

Senior Center of Newport Beach will perform a Ukelele Concert.

Tickets are $15 for general admission and free to Film Society

members. Information: (949) 494-8971, Ext. 201.