A few favorite things

EYE ON ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Yes, I’m guilty for loving Laguna and the many facets that make it

the community that it is. I just sometimes feel I need a new cheer, a

way not to exhaust the same verbiage to express my feelings, to keep

it fresh, this affinity o’mine.

While sitting here with tiny pictures in my mind, a collage of

Laguna happenings played through my head and I broke into song with

“My Favorite Things.”

But it was my rendition with verse of up-and-coming things I am

looking forward to, such as the backstage tour of the Pageant. It was

one of the most fascinating things I’ve ever seen on an art level.

Plus there’s the lagunacanyonartists.com’s open art studio event

Saturday and Sunday with more than 20 artists opening their studios

to showcase their latest work. It’s a great way to meet the artist

and enjoy the different mediums.

The Laguna Beach High School’s Dance Company will have its Spring

Dance Concert called DancExpo that will run this weekend through

next. Then there’s the “First Sundays” concert at the college on

Sunday with Laguna Beach Live! Presenting the Price Trio, oboe, harp

and flute. “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by the Laguna Playhouse’s

Youth Theatre will open May 9.

Heritage Month offers a plethora of Laguna-related things to do to

enjoy our community’s essence. And there’s the Imagination

Celebration coming up, the College’s “Graduating Senior Exhibition”

opening on May 17.

Laguna Art Museum will hold a masquerade ball honoring its 85-year

anniversary on May 17. Anything the museum does is always

exceptional.

And the list goes on and on ... but these are a few of my favorite

things.

LAGUNA CULINARY ARTS OPENING

There were lines of people gathered for the Grand Opening for the

Laguna Culinary Arts Professional Chef School and Bakery. The digs

are at 845 Laguna Canyon Road right around the corner from one of my

favorite places -- well two of my favorite places -- [seven-degrees]

and the Sawdust. They still have the Home Chef Classes and Fine

Cookware Store, as well as their corporate offices at 550 S. Coast

Highway, Suite No. 7. This new place is a whole other entity of

creative cooking.

Perhaps the reason it was so crowded was the level of food they

serve -- it’s no wonder they call it the “Art of Cooking” because I

have never quite tasted such delicious edibles. They had an

incredible spread including vegetarian caviar. The desserts too rated

a 10 on the taste factor.

Laguna Culinary Arts takes yummm to a new level. For information,

call 494-0745 for the South Coast Highway offerings and for the

professional chef program and bakery call 494-4006.

ART CALL TO ALL GALLERIES

The Laguna Coastline Pilot has added pictures to our gallery

pages, so I wanted to let everybody know the skinny. Laguna Beach

gallery owners should send their jpegs to us at

coastlinepilot@latimes.com. We’re looking forward to receiving these

electronic jewels, so stop what you’re doing now and fetch us some

pix. I’m excited to add this to our gallery area.

* SUZIE HARRISON is a reporter for the Laguna Beach Coastline

Pilot. She may be reached at 494-4321 or suzie.harrison@latimes.com.