CITY ROUNDUP:Fireworks display planned

The City of Laguna Beach will observe special guidelines for Independence Day activities on Wednesday, city officials announced. Large crowds are always expected in the city.

The city-sponsored fireworks show will originate from Monument Point at Heisler Park. The Monument Point area of Heisler Park will be closed all day.

About 5 p.m. the area of Heisler Park from Rock Bench at Myrtle Street to the Rockpile stairs at Jasmine Street will be closed to prepare for the fireworks show and the public will not be allowed in this area. The fireworks show will begin about 9 p.m.

City trolleys will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public is asked to note the early closure.

The public will be expected to observe parks and beach rules including no alcohol or smoking on the beaches, and no barbecues, tents or “easy-ups.” No fireworks of any kind are allowed.

Turnabout Thrift Shop holds toy sale

The Assistance League’s Turnabout Thrift Shop is holding its first-ever toy sale July 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and July 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All toys will be half price.

The shop is located at 526 Glenneyre St. For more information call (949) 494-5977.

Climate workshop July 7 features speaker

Ted Flanigan, president of EcoMotion environmental consultants in Irvine will be the featured speaker at a Climate Protection Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. July 7 at the Laguna Beach City Council Chambers.

Flanigan will speak on the topic “First Steps: How Cities Can Address Climate Change.” He will frame the topic in a global context of municipal action and then focus on what Laguna Beach’s first steps might be.

The speaker has an extensive background on this topic. Some of his firm’s clients include the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, the city of Santa Monica, the town of Mammoth Lakes and the city of Palm Desert.

Advisory positions he has held include serving on the board of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies as well as Solar Energy International.

Most recently he has helped shape Santa Monica’s strategic plan to cover city rooftops with solar electricity and solar thermal installations. Forming environmental partnerships between city governments and utility providers is one of Flanigan’s specialties.

The Climate Protection Workshop is an ongoing project of the City of Laguna Beach’s Environmental Committee, chaired by Greg O’Loughlin.

The workshops are organized by the Climate Protection Work Group, chaired by Tom Osborne, which is formulating a set of recommendations for the city’s implementation of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.

Participation in the Climate Protection Work Group is open to the public.

Men wanted for Boom pinup calendar

Save the Boom, which is working to keep the Boom Boom Room gay bar open, is looking for a few good-looking men for a calendar project.

An open casting call is slated for “lucky” Saturday, July 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Boom Boom Room, 1401 So. Coast Highway.

“A panel of judges will be looking for the top 20 men, who will all have photo sessions with celebrity photographer Cristopher Lapp,” said Fred Karger, Founder of Save the Boom.

The field will then be narrowed down to the final 12. The judges will then pick the top three who will win prize money.

The first place finisher will win $500; second place, $250; and third place, $100.

For more information, visit www.savetheboom.com