More fundraiser fun ahead

SUZIE HARRISON

Between AIDS Services Foundation’s “World’s Fair -- Lost Vegas,” the

Moonshine Festival and Lagunatics, my head is still spinning from the

fun.

The momentum just keeps going with the Laguna Art Museum auction

and Laguna Beach Live’s jazz workshop and concert ... will the fun

ever stop?

LAGUNA ART MUSEUM’S ART AUCTION

Laguna Art Museum will have it’s 22nd annual art auction on

Saturday. The event is always a blast and a great way for people to

buy art from esteemed artists at reasonable prices. Hundreds of

California artists have donated their work to be auctioned with all

the proceeds going to the museum’s education programs.

Chairwoman Melinda Stanton said there is something for everyone

with prices ranging in the past from $1,000 and up.

The selection includes a range reflecting different art medium --

everything from abstract to plein air with many Laguna Beach artists

participating as usual, some of whom are world renowned.

Opportunities to buy the art involve both a silent and live

auction. The live auction really gets an exciting vibe going.

The evening starts at 6 p.m. with a hosted bar of fine wines and

cocktails followed by heavy hors d’oeuvres, coffee and dessert.

Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. Tickets are $100. For

information, call (949) 494-8971 ext. 200 or go online to

https://www.lagunaart

museum.org.

LAGUNA BEACH LIVE! GETS JAZZY

Laguna Beach Live! is sponsoring an event on Saturday that

includes education and a concert. Recording artist Carmen Bradford

with her big band will perform favorite jazz standards at Laguna

Beach Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave., on Saturday at 8 p.m. The

event is a benefit concert for jazz education in our schools.

Other leading jazz artists taking stage include some award winning

performers: trumpeter Bijon Watson, guitarist Bruce Forman, bassist

Roger Shew, and pianist Eric Dries.

Musicians and vocalists in high school and middle school are

welcome to participate in a special pre-concert workshop in jazz

instrumentation and voice taught by Bradford from 3 to 6 p.m. The

cost is $5 and drop-ins are welcome. Parents are welcome to observe

the workshops at no charge.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert are $20 and $10 for students and

seniors, 65 and over and can be purchased online

https://www.lagunabeachlive.org, or by phone at (949) 497-2787.

‘LAGUNATICS’ BRINGS LUNACY OUT IN THE OPEN

“Lagunatics” produced in the Irvine Bowl was a brilliant idea. I

am thrilled the bowl is being used for so many different events. It’s

a beautiful setting and a perfect venue for Laguna Beach.

The writing team of Bree Burgess Rosen, Michael O’Malley, Chris

Quilter, Adam Hemming, Paul Nygro and Todd Payton Leach deserve a

standing ovation. I fell in love with Payton Leach last year for his

outstanding role as a goat. Again, this year he wins the adorable

award.

Chief Jim Spriene is ready to leave his day job and go Hollywood,

but I certainly hopes he stays in Laguna. I loved his top 10 list and

applauded the chief’s second year encore performance of “Montage

Cash.” Spriene was also in one of my favorites this year called

“Chief.”

My other five star snaps went to “The Sound of Mucus,” “Gilded

Ghetto” and “Buyin’ a Dive.”

The spoof on the Pageant of the Masters was another number that

made me chuckle.

Congrats to all the cast, crew, writers and of course Bree.

Encore! Encore!

* SUZIE HARRISON is a reporter for the Laguna Beach Coastline

Pilot. She may be reached at (949) 494-4321 or

suzie.harrison@latimes.com.