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MAY 3, 2024 | Volume XXI, Issue 18
Rotary’s 17th Annual Grapes for Grads Raises a Glass to Student Success
Above left: Laguna Beach Rotarians Jeff Redeker (left) and Dave Cler (right) take a break from hosting the popular Grapes for Grads event at the Festival of Arts grounds last Sunday, April 27. Top right: LCAD students take part in artist demos. Bottom right: Local author Pamela Knudsen stands with the silent auction gift basket she donated to Grapes for Grads. Clara Beard/LB Indy
By Clara Beard | LB Indy The 17th annual Grapes for Grads, hosted by the Rotary Club of Laguna Beach this past Sunday, April 27, at the Festival of Arts grounds, was packed with food from local restaurants, musical entertainment by the popular Lake Forest party band Typical Gypsys, art demonstrations by Laguna College of Art + Design and Laguna Beach High
School art students, a silent auction and, of course, plenty of wine tastings - all for a good cause. The annual event generates scholarships for Laguna Beach High School’s graduating seniors planning to attend college and for Laguna College of Art + Design students. All the money raised from the event goes toward the scholarships.
Laguna Art Museum Branches Out with Jay DeFeo: Trees The exhibition will be on view starting Sept. 21 By LB Indy Staff Laguna Art Museum will present Jay DeFeo: Trees showcasing the works of California artist Jay DeFeo (1929-1989). Set to be on view from Sept. 21 through Jan. 12, 2025, this is the first exhibition dedicated to the artist’s fascination with trees and exploration of the natural world. Jay DeFeo: Trees encompasses two bodies
of work: drawings from the Tree series made in the 1950s, and photographs of trees created during the 1970s. Curated by LAM Curatorial Fellow Rochelle Steiner, Jay DeFeo: Trees will offer a rare glimpse into the artist’s drawings produced between 1953 and 1954 in her Berkeley studio, following extensive travels in Europe and North Africa. These drawings,
infused with nature’s inspiration, demonstrate DeFeo’s unique blend of representation and abstraction, marking a pivotal period in her artistic journey. Among the nine extant works from the Tree series are two pieces from Laguna Art Museum’s collection. JAY DEFEO, PAGE 20
Laguna Playhouse Production of ‘Tartuffe’ Keeps Comedy Rolling By Eric Marchese | Special to the LB Indy Great comedy is immortal, like “Tartuffe,” Molière’s masterpiece. Even more than 350 years since it was first staged, it still tickles the funny bone. It makes us laugh, but also provokes thought about issues like religious faith, materialism, and the many guises of hypocrisy. We relate to “Tartuffe.” It’s accessible – maybe because Molière understood human nature. So we’re laughing at human folly, at the kinds of peccadilloes and failings as commonplace in the 17th century as they are today. Laguna Playhouse’s production, directed by Richard Baird, taps Richard Wilbur’s 1963 English verse translation, a stellar version which preserves the original’s use of Alexandrine verse in rhyming couplets. Wilbur translated 10 Molière plays in all, and his facility with the playwright’s style and language is evident in the fluidity of Laguna’s staging. Career con artist Tartuffe (Bruce Turk) has hoodwinked wealthy yet gullible Orgon (Bo Foxworth) into believing he’s a humble, virtuous servant of the church. With the backing of his mother, TARTUFFE, PAGE 22
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