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🌱 Patch AM: Laguna Beach To Host Special Screening Of Indie Film 'From Embers'

And on the Laguna Beach Patch calendar - Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest

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In today's newsletter:

  • Indie drama screening and Q&A coming to Rivian Laguna
  • How will Laguna Beach High’s new edible garden serve students daily?
  • Which Laguna Beach teams and traditions dominated the 2025 sports headlines?

Also on today's calendar: Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest.

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Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 63 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a few showers, temps: high: 64, low: 57.
  • Monday: Rather cloudy, showers around, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Laguna Beach To Host Special Screening Of Indie Film 'From Embers' (patch.com) — Laguna Beach film lovers can catch a special screening of the indie drama "From Embers" at Rivian Laguna on Saturday, Jan. 10, featuring local director and writer Kate Bohan. Attendees will see a story about grief, recovery, and family bonds, then join a post-film Q&A with members of the cast and creative team. RSVPs are encouraged, and the film is not recommended for children 13 and under.
   

2. Laguna Beach High students nurture roots of sustainability with new edible garden (latimes.com subscription) — Laguna Beach High students now have a new edible garden on campus, funded by local nonprofit SchoolPower and supported with materials from Orange County Waste and Recycling. Driven by student climate concerns and a yearlong sustainability study, the garden will supply seasonal produce, support instruction and wellness, and be maintained through a junior master gardener program.
   

3. Sports in Review: Laguna Beach Athletics Excel in 2025 (lagunabeachindy.com) — Laguna Beach athletes and fans had a banner 2025, from Laguna Beach High School’s record-setting football and boys’ water polo seasons to major tournaments returning to local beaches and parks. The Laguna Open, Brooks Street Surfing Classic, and national lawn bowling championships all highlighted the city’s deep sports culture and community pride.
   

4. The Plant Man: The garden keeps 010226 (stunewslaguna.com) — Longtime Laguna columnist and gardener Steve Kawaratani shares how his New Year’s Day in the garden looked unchanged, yet full of quiet tasks that set up a better season. He encourages Laguna Beach readers to start small with pruning, weeding, and tool care, and to enjoy the process of gardening rather than turning it into another chore-heavy resolution.
   

5. Taylor Swift Is Bejeweled in Gold at Este Haim's New Year's Eve Wedding (eonline.com) — Two celebrity couples quietly chose Laguna Beach for intimate 2025 wedding ceremonies, including a Selling the OC alum who eloped there and a Hills alum who wed while four months pregnant. Their celebrations are part of a larger roundup of star-studded weddings, but Laguna Beach stands out as the backdrop for low-key, highly personal vows.
   

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    • Tuesday January 6
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    • Wednesday January 7
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