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Also check out Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest on the Laguna Beach Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • See where a Laguna Beach artist’s Super Bowl-featured piece is showing
  • Which celebs secretly chose Laguna Beach for their dream weddings?

Also on today's calendar: Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest and 6 more events.

Find out what's happening in Laguna Beachfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Laguna Beachfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rubenstein Chan hosts abstract artists in new exhibition (coastalview.com) — A Laguna Beach-based artist, Clara Berta, is headlining a new abstract art exhibition opening Jan. 17 at Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art Gallery, running through March 1. Her large-scale, layered works will be shown alongside Taiwanese-American artist Chenhung Chen’s mixed-media pieces, offering locals a chance to see nationally recognized art, including a piece featured in a Super Bowl ad.
   

• Serena Williams Details 'Joy' of Sister Venus Williams' Wedding in New Photos (eonline.com) — Two celebrity couples recently chose Laguna Beach for intimate, low-key weddings, including a Selling the OC alum who eloped here and a Hills alum who held a private ceremony while four months pregnant. Their celebrations appear in a wider roundup of star-studded nuptials, from Italian villas to Malibu estates, but Laguna Beach stands out as the backdrop for more personal, family-focused vows.
   


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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Suspicious package removed after prompting evacuation of Orange Police Department in Orange, California.
    9:21AM on Jan 6: The suspicious package, a reported suitcase, has been removed by a bomb squad, per NBC Los Angeles. As a result, no further updates… (Nextdoor )
  • Does anybody know what’s going on with Port Theatre in CDM?
    Are they reopening for movies or some other use of the space? (Nextdoor North Laguna)
  • City of Laguna Beach posted a job opening for Police Cadet in Laguna Beach. Apply here.
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Aliso Viejo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laguna Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Laguna Niguel

  • Former Orange County resident found guilty of threatening judge (thepress.net)
  • Million-dollar ZIPs have 74% of OC home sales. How'd your ZIP do? (ocregister.com)

Laguna Hills

  • Details of 1-year deal for Seattle Mariners' Rob Refsnyder (mynorthwest.com)

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