The world-famous Pageant of the Masters is looking for volunteers to participate in the 2012 summer presentation of “The Genius”. Volunteers of all ages needed. No theater experience necessary. In addition to needing volunteers to pose in the Pageant, volunteers are needed for positions in the wardrobe, make up, and headdress departments, as well as cast area coordinators and refreshment servers, among other positions.

Saturday, January 7 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday, January 8 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Thursday, January 12 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Festival of Arts
Irvine Bowl (backstage)
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 494-3663  

Click the link below for an informational  flyer with gift offer

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The 2012 Pageant of the Masters, The Genius, will be staged July 7 through August 31. Ticket prices start at $15. Tickets are on sale now by calling 1-800-487-3378 or online at www.PageantTickets.com. The Festival of Arts is a nonprofit organization whose proceeds go to support the arts.

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Don’t miss out on your chance to win a Laguna Beach home, or $1 Million Dollars!! Tickets are now being sold, and along with the chances to win prizes, including the grand prize, there are also special opportunities this year to get free tickets to the OC Fair, the Festival of Arts, free Hobie Surf Shop T-shirt and more with your raffle ticket purchase!  Click the link below for more information.

http://www.ocean-institute.org/raffle/index2.html

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A new and costly rule called Qualified Residential Mortgage, is being considered by federal regulators. If the proposal passes it would require homebuyers to make at least a 20% down payment on a home purchase for the most affordable rates. Federal regulators have taken a law passed by Congress intended to prevent future banking collapses and turned it into an unintended penalty on homebuyers.

Make your voice heard, click on the link below for more information.

https://secure.homeowneraction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=153&utm_source=HLemail&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=narpub&utm_campaign=qrm2011

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Six homes in ‘central village’ will be open to public in Village Laguna fundraiser.

Six homes will be featured on the 39th annual Charm House Tour on May 15.

This year the tour will showcase classic and contemporary homes, some newly renovated and others maintained in their original condition.

“One example of this year’s featured homes is a charming 1926 cottage, hidden away but within walking distance of many Laguna retail establishments,” said event spokeswoman Barbara Picheny. “The home is abutted by a lush backyard garden which is visible from the ‘indoor/outdoor’ room overlooking meandering brick pathways, mature trees, an aviary and specimen plants such as cycads and a huge euphorbia. Inside the home is a life-time’s collection of children’s literature, antiques and noteworthy items of interest.”

Other homes on the tour will be announced at a later date.

All the homes are in what is being called the central village, two on Catalina Street, one on Temple Hills Drive, another on Virginia Park Drive and one on Ocean Way.

“This is not a walking tour, but wearing comfortable shoes is a good idea,” Picheny said.

The annual tour is presented by Village Laguna, which is dedicated to the preservation of the Greenbelt, the Bluebelt and other qualities that distinguish Laguna from other South County communities.

Proceeds from the tour benefit the group’s philanthropic and political efforts.

Tours begin at the Festival of Arts Grounds, 650 Laguna Canyon Road. Buses will transport visitors to the homes and back to the grounds.

The first bus will leave the grounds at noon, the last at 3 p.m. Homes will be open until 5 p.m.

Pre-event tickets are $40, $45 on the day of the tour, if still available.

Tickets may be bought at Animal Crackers, 30822 S. Coast Hwy.; Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Hwy.; Coast Pet Supplies, 880 N. Coast Hwy.; Copy & Print Center, 240 Beach St; Cottage Furnishings, 802 S. Coast Hwy.; Fawn Memories, 384 Forest Ave.; Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy.; La Casa del Camino, 1289 S. Coast Hwy.; Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Hwy.; Silver Images, 311 Ocean Ave.; Rock Martin Custom Jewelry, 268 Forest Ave.; and Monarch Bay Optometry, 13 Monarch Bay Plaza, Dana Point.

Paypal may be used to buy tickets at http://www.villagelaguna.org/. Tickets may also be obtained by mailing P.O. Box 1309, Laguna Beach, CA 92652. Tickets will be mailed until the week before the tour, after which they will be in will-call at the first home on the tour, where tour-day tickets will be sold.

By Barbara Diamond, Coastline Pilot

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Repairs to the Main Beach Boardwalk are expected to be complete before summer.

The City Council approved a $120,000 contract Tuesday night to repair the decades-old wooden structure. Water from Dec. 22′s storm pushed the boardwalk out of alignment and damaged supports.

A portion of the boardwalk near Broadway and Pacific Coast Highway has been closed since the storm, though the area south of the damage has remained open to walkers and joggers.

Meek Construction will take on the two-month repair project, which must be started by the end of March. City officials hope to recoup 75 percent of costs through federal or state disaster aid, which would require approval from those agencies first. If that process carries on too long, the City Council agreed to take on all costs to ensure the landmark is repaired by summer.

Repairs will include:

•Replacing one broken piling and two stairway pilings

•Realigning three pilings and a displaced stairway

•Replacing lost or damaged planks

•Placing up to 300 tons of rock to repair the settled area

•Replacing paving and lighting

-OC Register, Feb 3, 2011

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