Sawdust Art Festival board named
The recently named Sawdust Festival Corporation board of directors
consists of returning members Marsh Scott, president; Tracey
Moscaritolo, vice president; Mike Kelly, secretary; Dennis Junka,
treasurer; Larry Gill, Eleanor Henry and Sian Poeschl. New board
members include Jan Sattler and Donita Lloyd.
Debra Covern and Drew "Bud" Weir are leaving the board. Elections
were held Aug. 30 with new board elected officers named on Sept. 1.
Sawdust Art Festival's 40th anniversary will be in summer 2006.
Concert to benefit ocean awareness
Blue Water is presenting "Common Sense," an ocean awareness
concert, commemorating the lives lost on Sept. 11, at Moss Point from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature Common Sense, Brett
Dennen, Evren Ozan and more. Tickets are $75 VIP, $30 for adults, $20
for students and $15 for kids 12 and under. A portion of the proceeds
will be donated to Surfrider and ocean-related nonprofits. For
tickets, call (949) 842-2260 or e-mail bluewaterevents@yahoo.com.
Final Concert in the Park event at Riddle
Sunday marks the last concert of the 2005 Summer Concert Series,
with Savor playing Santana's best from 4 to 6 p.m. at Riddle Field.
Concerts are free. Information, (949) 497-0722.
Film society screening
The Laguna Beach Film Society is screening the film "To You
Sweetheart Aloha" at 7 p.m. Thursday at South Coast Cinema, 162 S.
Coast Highway. Tickets are $15 for general admission, free to film
society members. (Annual membership fees are $125 for members of the
Laguna Art Museum and $150 for nonmembers.) Information, (949)
494-8971, ext. 201.
City hosts annual Palette Competition
The City's Arts Commission is holding its annual holiday Palette
Competition. Artists are provided with a prepared 4-by-3-foot wooden
palette to paint original artwork. The completed palettes are
displayed throughout the city during the holiday season.
Entries will be accepted from Laguna Beach residents, artists
having a studio in Laguna Beach or showing in a Laguna Beach gallery,
students attending Laguna Beach schools or Laguna College, and
artists exhibiting in Laguna's festivals.
Submit a horizontal palette design on 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper, in color, within the border of a palette outline. Include the palette
indent as integral to the design.
The deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 7. Entrees need to be delivered to
Cultural Arts Manager Sian Poeschl at 505 Forest Ave. Entrees will be
judged by the commission based on creativity and appropriateness.
