In May…

May 3
One-Man Show: Pino, 6 - 9 p.m., Miranda Galleries, Laguna

Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village

May 3 - June 1
Royo, (reception 5/3, 6 - 9 p.m., lecture at 7:30 p.m.) Laguna Fine Art, Laguna

May 6
Pink Martini, 12-piece mini-orchestra, IBT

May 6 - June 1
Manuscript, Orange Curtain Theater, San Juan Capistrano

May 8 - 10
500 Clown Frankenstein, Samueli Theater, OCPAC

May 9
Rubberbandance, (urban dance) IBT

May 9 - 25
Oliver, Fullerton Civic Light Opera

May 10
Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

May 10 - 11
Art & Sea Adventure, Combining Art and Tide Pool Exploration, Treasure Island Park, Presented by LOCA, Laguna,
Info: 949-363-4700

May 11 - June 8
Rabbit Hole, Chance Theater, Anaheim, pg. 55
May 12
Israel @ 60 - Noa in Concert, Merage Jewish Community Center, IBT

May 14
UCI Lecture Series: How to Get Old - Lessons from 90 Year-Olds, IBT

May 15
Artist Talks: (discussion) Disorderly Conduct artist Glenn Kaino, OCMA, Newport

May 17
Felix Max, The American Tour, 5 - 8 p.m., Martin Lawrence Galleries, Fashion Island, Newport

Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

The Art of Richard MacDonald presented by Cirque du Soleil, (reception 7 - 10 p.m.), Dawson Cole Fine Art, Laguna

An Evening with Groucho, Curtis Theater, Brea, pg. 55
Los Angeles Ballet, IBT

May 18
Balboa Island Artwalk! Art & Music on South Bay Front Promenade, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Balboa Island

May 22
Jazz at the Muck: The Littleton Brothers Quartet, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton

Sat, May 24
Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

May 27 - June 29
Alexandros, comedy, Laguna Playhouse, Laguna

May 29
Jazz at the Muck: Hart & Soul - Jennifer Hart & Liew Matthews Quartet, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton

May 30 - June 29
Anything Goes, (musical) Newport Theater Arts Center, Newport

May 31
Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

In June…

Thurs, June 5
“First Thursdays” Artwalk, 6 - 9 p.m., Laguna

Jazz at the Muck: Tony Dumas Trio, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton

June 6 - 7
UCI Symphony Orchestra: The Old and The New, UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts, IBT

June 7
Palette to Palate, (fundraiser) Laguna Art Museum

Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

June 12
Jazz at the Muck: Kristin Korb Trio, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton

June 14
Paint San Clemente, quick-draw competition (1:30 - 3:30 p.m.), kicks off week-long artistic battle! SCAA, San Clemente

Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

June 17 - 22
Disney's High School Musical, OCPAC

June 19
Jazz at the Muck: Luther Hughes & the Cannonball - Coltrane Project, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton

June 21
Paint San Clemente, outdoor art exhibit and sale, 10a.m. - 4p.m., Community Center, gala and awards, 6p.m. - 8:30p.m., SCAA, San Clemente

Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

June 22 - Sept 21
Peter Saul: Paintings and Drawings from 1960 to 2006, OCMA, Newport

June 26
Jazz at the Muck: Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton

June 27
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, IBT

June 27 - Aug 31
42nd Annual Sawdust Art Festival,
Info: www.sawdustartfestival.org,
949-494-3030, Laguna

Art-A-Fair Festival,
Info: www.art-a-fair.com, 949-494-4514, Laguna

June 28
Art Blast!, art, live music, special visual effects, 7 - 10 p.m., The Santora Building/Artists Village, Santa Ana

In July...

42nd Annual Sawdust Art Festival, (through 8/31) Info:
www.sawdustartfestival.org,
949-494-3030, Laguna

Art-A-Fair Festival, (through 8/31) Info: www.art-a-fair.com,
949-494-4514, Laguna

Thurs, July 3
“First Thursdays” Artwalk, 6 - 9p.m., Laguna, pg. 10
Artist Reception: Marc Whitney, 6 - 9p.m., Whitney Gallery, Laguna

July 6 - Aug 30
Festival of Arts, celebrating 75 years, Info: www.foapom.com, 800-487-3378, Laguna

Pageant of the Masters, celebrating 75 years, Info: www.foapom.com,
800-487-3378, Laguna

July 11 - July 27
Oil City Symphony, Fulerton Civic Light Opera, Fullerton

July 13
Chris Isaak, Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa

Continuing...


Through June 16
Gems! Colors of Light and Stone, The Michael Scott Collection, Bowers Museum

Through August 22
Abundance of Color: California Flowers in Art, The Irvine Museum, Irvine

Through Sept 14
Art Since The 1960s: California Experiments, OCMA, Newport

Indefinitely...
Greetings From Laguna Beach: Our Town in the Early 1900s, and California Art from the Permanent Collection: Part II, 1930s to 1950s, Laguna Art Museum

Fine Art Photography by John Connell, now on permanent display at Newport Lexus, Jamboree & MacArthur, Newport Beach. Info: (949)690-0619