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🌱 Patch AM: See where a Laguna Beach artist’s Super Bowl-featured piece is showing
Also check out Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest on the Laguna Beach Patch calendar

Good morning Laguna Beach! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
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.
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Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)
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.
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• 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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📸 Around Laguna Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laguna Beach
★ Featured events ★
- Pageant of the Masters Open Casting Call and Family Fun Fest
650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach
7:00 pm - The Coast Vintage Market
Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills
8:00 am - LOCA Art Talks - meet fascinating artists!
LCAD Gallery, 374 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach
5:30 pm
Friday January 9
Sunday January 11
Thursday January 15
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Other local events
- The Terribles
Ivan'z House Live , 1740 S Coast Hwy 2nd Floor , Laguna Beach
7:30 pm - Candlelight Dana Point: Featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons and More
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel , One Ritz Carlton Dr , Dana Point
6:30 pm - Magical Moments at foaSouth
FOA South , 1006 S Coast Hwy , Laguna Beach
9:00 am - DOUGLAS ROEGIERS at Bricco Cucina in Laguna Niguel
Bricco Cucina & Wine Bar , 28083 Moulton Pkwy Unit C5 , Laguna Niguel
6:00 pm - From Embers — Coast Film & Music Festival
Rivian South Coast Theater , 162 S Coast Hwy , Laguna Beach
6:30 pm - Nature Meditation Walk
Nix Nature Center , 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd , Laguna Beach
9:00 am
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
📣 Laguna Beach Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Memory Screening Event
Sea Country Community Center , 24602 Aliso Creek Rd , Laguna Niguel
9:00 am - Chair Strength & Movement
Sea Country Community Center , 24602 Aliso Creek Rd , Laguna Niguel
12:30 pm - IAMCP (Int Assc of Microsoft Channel Partners)
Aliso Viejo Country Club , 33 Santa Barbara Dr , Aliso Viejo
4:00 pm - David Alpert: Writers Round Laguna Beach
Laguna Beer Company , 859 Laguna Canyon Rd , Laguna Beach
6:00 pm - CLOGGING CLASSES IN LAGUNA HILLS - INTERMEDIATE BEGINNER - ADVANCED
Laguna Hills Community Center , 25555 Alicia Pkwy , Laguna Hills
6:30 pm - First Descents — Coast Film & Music Festival
Rivian South Coast Theater , 162 S Coast Hwy , Laguna Beach
6:30 pm
Thursday January 8
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💬 Chatter
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)
Irvine
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