Daily Live Music Schedule
Dates/Times: July 5 – August 31
Daily 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: Free with Festival Admission
Saturday, July 29: Kiki Ebsen featuring Grant Geissman
Sunday, July 30: Scott Wilkie
Adult and Teen Art Workshops
Drawing with Ray C. Brown, Jr.
Date: Saturday, July 29
Time: 10am – 12:30pm
Cost: $50
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 Workshops! Ages 13 and up. Reservations preferred. For full schedule and reservations, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
Wine & Painting Nights
Boats with Tom Swimm
Date: Saturday, July 29
Time: 8:30 – 10pm
Cost: $50 material fee
Uncork your creativity this summer at the Festival of Arts! Enjoy a fun painting workshop, while surrounded by beautiful art. Learn easy acrylic step-by-step processes, as taught by noted Festival exhibitor Tom Swimm. Beginners and all levels are invited – take home your finished masterpiece! All supplies and complimentary wine or beverage are included.
$50 materials fee per person, per class. For adults 21 and up. Reservations required. For full schedule and reservations, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
A Salute to the Arts
Date: Sunday, July 30
Time: 2 – 4pm
Cost: Free with Festival admission
The Festival introduces a new event, sponsored by PBS SoCal inspired by the original Festival of Arts, which included a variety of artistic endeavors including theater, literature, dance and more. On July 30, “A Salute to the Arts” features a performance by Shakespeare’s Fool.
There are songs in the plays of Shakespeare. Who knew? The playwright often wrote “song” in the text, above the lyric so there’s no confusion. The trouble is, even accounting for the genius of WS – like most songs, they don’t really grab you till you hear them performed by a singer. That’s to say: reading the lyric on the page is only half the story.
In the spring of 2010, Jason Feddy and his band met with local performance poet, actor and teacher John Gardiner to develop a performance piece of Shakespeare’s songs with modern, acoustic based tunes combined with speeches from Shakespeare’s plays. The result is a fast-paced, off the cuff and energetic performance called Shakespeare’s Fool, featuring 10 songs and 10 speeches from the Shakespeare canon. The good-natured tension between the band and actors is unscripted and funny and the songs rock.
Daily Live Music Schedule
Dates/Times: July 7 – August 30
Daily 5:30-7:30pm
Cost: Free with Festival Admission
Monday, July 31: Laguna Concert Band
Tuesday, Aug 1: Ilya Serov introduced by Roger Kellaway (part of the Rising Stars Music series)
Wednesday, Aug 2: Yuko Mabuchi
Thursday, Aug 3: Steve Oliver (part of the Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate series)
Friday, Aug 4: Catte Adams (part of the Step into the Spotlight Music series)
Youth Arts Education Workshops
Dates/Times: July 5 – August 31
Mondays – Fridays 11am & 1pm
Cost: $15+ material fee/session
Bring out that creative spark in your young artist at the Youth Arts Education Days 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 schedule and reservations, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
Monday, July 31: Pastels (11am), Painting (1pm)
Tuesday, Aug 1: Ceramics (11am), Creature Creations (1pm)
Wednesday, Aug 2: Wax Painting (11am), Marbeling (1pm)
Thursday, Aug 3: Ceramics (11am), Printmaking (1pm)
Friday, Aug 4: Cartoon Drawing (11am), Birdhouses (1pm)
Art & Story Time
“Fuddles and Puddles” by Frans Vischer
Date: Monday, July 31
Time: 11am – 12noon
Cost: Free with Festival admission
Art and Story Time is a weekly series for children 5 and under. Every Monday from 11am – 12noon, enjoy a different book read aloud plus a hands-on art project. There may even be special surprise visits from illustrators, story characters, and more. Fun for children and their parents!
An out of control canine named Puddles disrupts the charmed life of the fat, pampered cat, Fuddles in this charming follow-up to “Fuddles” and “A Very Fuddles Christmas.” Fuddles finds that his perfectly pampered life of luxury comes to a screeching halt when his family buys a new puppy, Puddles. Howling and barking? Incessant licks and ball-fetching? Will Fuddles ever find a way to cope with his new frenemy?
Art Talks and Tea
“Female Figures”
Date: Wednesday, August 2
Time: 12 – 1pm
Cost: Free with Festival admission
Artwork: Joy Vansell
A group of Festival artists share how they portray the female figure in their different art styles and mediums. Presenting artists include graphite artist Stefan Cummings, sculptor Antje Campbell, painter Kathy Jones, sculptor Jon Edward Hartl, painter Bruce Vanderwilt, and printmaker Joy Vansell. One by one, they’ll discuss their inspirations and the message they hope to convey in their work. This is one of several topics discussed at the Festival’s weekly Art Talks, sponsored by Gelsons. For the Festival’s 85th anniversary, as a nod to the first art show, the Festival is adding tea for patrons to enjoy while artists lead conversations about their medium, inspiration, and careers in this fascinating and stimulating series.
Artwork: Kathy Jones
Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate
Live Performance by Steve Oliver
Date: Thursday, August 3
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: $20 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.
After a decade and a half of #1 Billboard jazz instrumental hits, singer, songwriter and guitarist Steve Oliver releases his first ever all-vocal album Pictures and Frames. It is Oliver’s first official venture into the pop format after nine contemporary jazz albums. As he chronicled on his popular 2008 CD/DVD package One Night Live, Oliver is renowned throughout the contemporary jazz world for his charismatic one on one relationship with the audience and a wild array of sonic delights that include soulful lead vocals, snappy guitar lines, wild vocal percussion excursion, playful “vocalese” and wonderworking with the synth guitar.
Concerts are free; Wine and Chocolate pairings (21 and over) are $20 in addition to Festival of Arts admission. Limited seating available in reserved section for an additional $25 per person by calling (800) 487-3378.
Adult and Teen Art Workshops
Printmaking with Vinita Voogd and Bernie Jones
Date: Friday, August 4
Time: 5 – 7:30pm
Cost: $50 material fee
Explore the art of printmaking at the Festival of Arts! This class will focus on the collagraph technique which combines collage, drawing, painting and sculptural elements. Students will use oil-based paints applied with brushes and rollers to create their own colorful, textured and unique prints.
Discover your inner artist at the Festival of Art’s Adult and Teen Art Workshops! Ages 13 and up. Reservations preferred. For full schedule and reservations, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
Celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2017, 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, multi-million dollar facility, patrons may enjoy the work of exhibiting artists, demonstrations and art workshops, daily art tours, live music, special events, on-site restaurants and much 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, and the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.
DATES & TIMES
July 5 – August 31, 2017
Open daily from 10am – 11:30pm
Early closing August 26 at 1pm
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: Weekdays $8, Weekends $12
Students & Seniors: Weekdays $5, Weekends $8
Free Admission for Children 12 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 $24. 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 30 – September 3, 2017.
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 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 into Laguna Beach.
Media contact
Sharbie Higuchi
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
