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Festival of Arts exhibitor Tom Lamb
FESTIVAL OF ARTS WEEKLY EVENTS
Monday, August 25 – Saturday, August 30 (FINAL WEEK!)
THIS WEEK AT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS
Nightly Music Schedule (FINAL WEEK!)
Dates/Times: July 7 – August 30
Daily 5:30-7:30pm
Cost: Free with Festival Admission
Tuesday, August 26: Rob Mullins
Wednesday, August 27: Jason Feddy Band
Thursday, August 28: Billy Valentine – part of our Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate series
Friday, August 29: ADAAWE
Saturday, August 30: Missiles of October
Youth Arts Education Workshops (FINAL CLASSES!)
Dates/Times: July 7 – August 29
Mondays – Fridays 11am & 1pm
Cost: $10 material fee/session
Bring out that creative spark in your young artist at the Youth Arts Classes this summer at the Festival of Arts. Kids will enjoy art classes taught by professional Festival artists in mixed-media, jewelry making, collage and more. Meanwhile, parents will have free time to view the artwork on display throughout the Festival grounds. Festival artists will also share some of their creative techniques in a fun and friendly environment that will inspire your kids to come back every week! Open to children ages 5 – 12. Reservations required. For information and a detailed schedule, call (949) 464-4234 or email exhibits@foapom.com.
Tuesday, August 26: Watercolors (11am), Collage (1pm)
Wednesday, August 27: Claytoon (11am), Printmaking (1pm)
Thursday, August 28: Printmaking (11am), Landscape Painting (1pm)
Friday, August 29: Wire Sculpture (11am), Pastels (1pm)
Art Talks: Lecture Series (FINAL EVENT!)
“Art of Documentary Photography”
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 12 – 1pm
Cost: Free with Festival admission
On August 28 from 12-1pm, Festival of Arts exhibitor Tom Lamb will lead a discussion on the impact of documentary photography in the world of fine art. Festival artists including Roger Bennett, Baldemar Fierro, Rob Gage, Bob Hansen, and Barbara White will join him in sharing insights on the ever-changing aspects of photography and how documentary photography has impacted social change. This will be the final Art Talk of the 2014 Festival of Arts season.
Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate (FINAL EVENT!)
Live Performance by Billy Valentine
Date: Thursday, August 28
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: $15 in addition to 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 compliment 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.
As a singer, Billy has opened for Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack (‘70’s), Young Holt Unltd. (lead singer), performed in the musical ‘The Wiz’ (1st national tour) and musical ‘It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues’ (Geffen and San Diego Rep), and featured in ‘The Five Heartbeats’ (lead vocalist). He has performed in L.A. clubs such as H.O.M.E., Casa Del Mar Hotel, Café Cordiale, Jazz at the Vic, Vibrato, Shutters at the Beach, Spazio and at private events, large and small, in and out of the country.Billy’s glorious singing voice was heard every week on the television series, ‘Boston Legal’ – from the theme song right thru to the end of each and every episode, from the premiere in 2004 to the finale in 2009.
Concerts are free; Wine and Chocolate pairings (21 and over) are $15 in addition to Festival of Arts admission. Limited seating available in reserved section for an additional $25 per person by calling (800) 487-3378.
THIS WEEKEND AT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS
Jazz on the Green (CLOSING DAY!)
Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band
Date: Saturday, August 30
Time: 1 – 3pm
Cost: Free with Festival admission
The 2014 Jazz on the Green series concludes on the final day of the Festival of Arts on Saturday, August 30th from 1 – 3pm with a not-to-be-missed performance by jazz legend Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band. For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS FINE ART SHOW
As one of the nation’s oldest and most highly acclaimed juried fine art shows, the Festival of Arts features the artwork of 140 award-winning artists. Patrons can enjoy the work of exhibiting artists, demonstrations and art workshops, daily art tours, live music, special events, dine at on-site restaurants and much more. For a full listing of events, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
Open daily from 10am – 11:30pm
Early closings: July 6 at 6pm and August 23 at 3:30pm
LOCATION
Festival of Arts Grounds
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
FOR INFORMATION & TICKETS
(800) 487-3378
Submitted By: Meghan Perez
Sharbie Higuchi, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Festival of Arts • 650 Laguna Canyon Road • Laguna Beach, CA 92651
