Celebrity Benefit Concert & Pageant
Date: Saturday, August 25
Times: 5 pm Red Carpet, 6 pm Concert
Cost: Tickets start at $50
This private event, presented by Southern California Acura Dealers and KOST 103.5FM, begins at 5 pm with star-studded red carpet arrivals and fine art, followed by an exclusive live concert with Grammy award-winning record producer and vocalist Steve Tyrell.
After the concert, actress Sarah Drew from “Grey’s Anatomy” and star of the film “Moms’ Night Out” will draw the winning ticket for a 2019 Acura TLX and introduce a special performance of the 2018 Pageant of the Masters production of “Under the Sun.” Proceeds from this fundraising event go towards the Festival of Arts building fund and future arts programming.
Tickets to this star-studded event start at $50 and can be ordered at www.PageantTickets.com or by calling the Box Office at (800) 487-3378.
Weekend Nightly Music Schedule
Dates/Times: July 5 – September 1
Daily at 5:30 pm
Cost: Free with $15 Festival Admission
Saturday, August 25: Private Event (see Celebrity Benefit information above)
Sunday, August 26: Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk
Adult and Teen Art Class: Drawing
Date: Monday, August 27
Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm
Cost: Free with $10 Festival admission
Students will learn the foundational principles of drawing. Working from a still life set-up, participants will be guided as a group and individually starting from a basic block-in all the way through to a completed rendered drawing. The students will also be informed as to the best materials and supplies to use when making their own drawings. All skill levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. Discover your inner artist at the Festival of Art’s Adult and Teen Art Classes! Ages 13 and up. Reservations preferred. For full schedule and reservations, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
Weekday Nightly Music Schedule
Dates/Times: July 5 – September 1
Daily at 5:30 pm
Cost: Free with $10 Festival Admission
Monday, August 27: Buzz Campbell and Hot Rod Lincoln
Tuesday, August 28: Feelin’ Alright – a tribute to Joe Cocker with Jason Feddy and friends (part of the Tribute Tuesday music series)
Wednesday, August 29: Slim Man
Thursday, August 30: Scott Wilkie (part of the Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate series)
Friday, August 31: Tony Guerrero presents Leslie Page (part of the Step into the Spotlight Music series)
Art & Story Time
Date: Monday, August 27
Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm
Cost: Free with $10 Festival admission
Art and Story Time is a weekly series for children 5 and under. Every Monday from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, enjoy a different book read aloud plus a hands-on art project. Fun for children and their parents! On Monday, August 27, Little Mermaid will be the special guest reading “The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen.
Art Talks and Tea
Sponsored by PBS SoCal
Date: Wednesday, August 29
Time: 1 – 2pm
Cost: Free with $10 Festival admission
Whether you’re an informed connoisseur, an amateur collector, or an art lover, join us for fascinating and informative discussions with the Festival of Arts exhibitors at our Art Talks and Tea, sponsored by PBS SoCal. Enjoy tea on the Festival’s green while listening to artists talk about their inspiration, history, and careers in art. On Wednesday, August 29, the topic will be “Crafting the Pageant” where Pageant of the Masters Director Diane Challis Davy will discuss the behind-the-scenes magic that goes into creating the annual production of “living pictures.”
Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate
Sponsored by Charles Schwab
Performance by Scott Wilkie
Date: Thursday, August 30
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: $20 in addition to $10 Festival admission. Limited seating available in the reserved section for $35 per person (includes Festival admission).
Chocolate, wine, and all that jazz sweetens up the Festival of Arts this summer! On Thursday nights, indulge your senses at the Art, Jazz, Wine and Chocolate series. Sample a wide variety of Kendall-Jackson wines expertly selected to complement and enhance the nuanced flavor of high-end chocolates from XAN Confections. The Festival’s casual and classy outdoor setting, together with the soulful sounds of jazz surrounded by fine art, creates an ideal evening for friends, sweethearts, and family.
Jazz keyboardist Scott Wilkie’s latest album, StudioLIVE, was the #1 Hot New Release on Amazon for three straight months last year. The entire project was recorded in a matter of hours, live and unedited, and is now available as a full-length video release as well. Known for his fiery live performances, Wilkie’s contemporary jazz recordings are popular worldwide, and he has toured throughout the US, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
Concerts on the Green
Sponsored by Cambria Estates Vineyard and Winery
Side Deal
Date: Saturday, September 1
Time: 1 – 2:30pm
Cost: Free with $15 Festival admission. Limited seating available in the reserved section for $40 per person (includes Festival admission).
Side Deal is a band of four friends from various performing and touring bands who have come back to their hometown of Newport Beach to rekindle a love of music. Charlie Colin (Founding Member of Train), Stan Frazier (Founding Member of Sugar Ray), and Joel & Scott Owen (Founding Members of PawnShop kings) have known each other for many years but never played music together.
That changed one night in 2016 when Charlie called Stan to come down and jam with him at the Lido Theater in Newport when his band, Painbirds, was performing with Skunk Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) to a sold-out crowd. Stan invited Scott & Joel that night which resulted a month later in the two of them collaborating at the follow-up show where Side Deal was born.
In this spirit of collaboration, Side Deal exists not only to reshape and play the hits from the former projects alongside all new originals but to maintain an ever-revolving door of friends from bands loved around the world to join in on the fun.
The Festival of Arts is one of the most highly-acclaimed juried fine art shows featuring the artwork of 140 award-winning artists. In the newly renovated facility, patrons may enjoy the work of exhibiting artists, demonstrations and art workshops, daily art tours, live music, special events, on-site restaurants and more. For a full listing of events, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org. The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters are sponsored in part by Southern California Acura Dealers, Fidelity Investments, KOST Radio 103.5, Pavilions and the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.
DATES & TIMES
July 5 – September 1, 2018
Open weekdays: 12noon – 11:30pm
Open weekends: 10am – 11:30pm
Early closing August 25 at 1:30pm
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: Weekdays $10, Weekends $15
Students & Seniors: Weekdays $7, Weekends $11
Children 6 – 12: Daily $5
Free Admission for Children 5 and under, Military, and Laguna Beach Residents.
Passport to the Arts:
A special promotion (funded in part by Bank of America): Passport to the Arts for only $29. Includes unlimited admission all summer long to the Festival of Arts, the Sawdust Art Festival and Laguna Art-A-Fair. Enjoy works of art by more than 500 artists, 300 hands-on workshops, dozens of special events, plus a one time, all-day free parking pass with each Passport purchased. Order online at www.LagunaBeachPassport.com. Passports also available for purchase on-site at each festival location during the summer. Offer excludes Pageant of the Masters. Valid June 29 – September 2, 2018.
LOCATION
Festival of Arts Grounds
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
FOR INFORMATION & TICKETS
(800) 487-3378
www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
The Festival of Arts, a non-profit 501(c)(3), has always been a local leader that has helped with the growth and development of the community and the arts in Laguna Beach. Established in 1932, the Festival of Arts’ mission is to promote, produce and sponsor events and activities that encourage the appreciation, study and performance of the arts. For every summer for over 85 years, the Festival of Arts has produced two world-class events: The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show and the Pageant of the Masters. Together both shows attract more than 250,000 visitors each year.
Media contact: Sharbie Higuchi, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
