IN THE ARTS

Marsh-Boinus signs breast cancer book

Rosalie Marsh-Boinus, a two-time breast cancer survivor and Sawdust Artist, will read and discuss her short story, “The Pebble and the Rock: A Love Story” from the compilation of short stories titled, “A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors,” published by Adams Media. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, at Latitude 33 Bookshop, 311 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach.

The book, which includes 50 stories from other breast cancer survivors, has been released to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Joining her at the book signing will be two other breast cancer survivors and contributors in the book from the Orange County area, Stacia Deutsch and Ginger Silverman.

A portion of the proceeds from the book goes to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Marsh-Boinus designs decorative one-of-a-kind purses which she sells at the Sawdust Art Festival, along with oil paintings and prints from her world travels. For more information, e-mail rosalie.lagunaartists@ earthlink.net.

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‘Inside Studio Art’ series debuts Sunday

Patterned after the Bravo TV series “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” “Inside Studio Art” aims to illuminate life inside the artist’s studio at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Studio Arts Gallery, 1200 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

The gallery is inaugurating a special forum where featured artists can speak openly and honestly about the things that matter most to them: their craft and the crucial events of their lives and careers that shaped them as working artists.

Guests are invited to be part of this new program and to join an inside conversation with host Bill Harris and artist Suzi Chauvel.

Harris, a regular on “Entertainment Tonight,” overtook Siskel and Ebert as co-host of the national syndicated “At The Movies with Rex Reed.” After 13 years on Showtime, he spent another six years on E! channel as a regular, while his daily feature, Harris In Hollywood, was heard on some 225 radio stations nationwide.

Chauvel has had an international career as a textile artist, fashion designer and award-winning filmmaker working for a client base including Nike, Pepsi, Levi Strauss, Sony and Disney. She has lectured worldwide and has made appearances on NBC’s “Dateline,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” MTV and London’s BBC. Her fine-art photography currently featured at Studio Arts Gallery reflects many facets of her artistic journey.

Admission to the event is $8, students admitted free with ID. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling (949) 376-1619.

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It’s Momen Month at two local galleries

A series of major paintings and sculptures by Karl Momen is featured this month at Laguna Beach’s Marion Meyer Contemporary Art and Endangered Planet Gallery through Nov. 10.

Momen, an international artist whose works are in public and private collections in Europe, Japan and the U.S., is best known as the creator of the epic 87-foot tall “Metaphor: The Tree of Utah” sculpture that is located adjacent to Interstate 80 in Utah’s stark Bonneville Salt Flats. The sculpture, completed in 1986, is seen by millions of travelers each year.

Born in Iran in 1934, Momen moved to Germany in the late 1950s and studied art and architecture there. In Germany he worked for both Max Ernst, one of the masters of Surrealism, and Le Corbusier, one of Europe’s foremost architects. Momen moved to Sweden in 1961 and, after establishing himself as a successful architect, began to work full-time as an artist and sculptor in 1978. He currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and frequently works in the U.S. at his studio in Sausalito.

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art is located at 354 N. Coast Highway. Call (949) 497-5442 or visit marionmeyergallery.com. Endangered Planet Gallery is located 384 Forest Ave., Suite 13, Laguna Beach.

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Council approves Friday film series

A new series of art-related films and documentaries will be shown on four Fridays in January and February.

The Laguna Beach City Council approved the Arts Commission proposal for the “Friday Film Series” at the Oct. 7 meeting.

Films will be shown from 6 to 7:30 p.m., staring Jan. 16 and ending Feb. 6 at the Forum Theatre on the Festival of Arts Grounds

The cost of the series will not exceed $2,000. Funding is available in the commission’s allocation from the Business Improvement District, which is earmarked for off-season art-related activities that bring tourists to town.

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Two Gallimaufry shows on Main Beach

Gallimaufry Performing Arts’ will present two special free performances on Main Beach in Laguna Beach Oct. 25 and 36.

“Broadway on the Beach” will be presented 4 p.m. Oct. 25, followed the next day, 4 p.m. Oct. 26, with “Pericles Redux.”

“Broadway on the Beach” features stars from Gallimaufry’s recent production of “Cabaret,” as well as a performance by the Lagunatunes Community Chorus. The entire concert will be accompanied by the Laguna Community Concert Band.

The concert features Broadway melodies by the Laguna Community Concert Band and music by Andrew Lloyd Weber sung by the Lagunatunes Community Chorus. A tribute to “Fiddler on the Roof” will feature Rich Wordes and Eloise Coopersmith, and “My Fair Lady” be vocalized by Rob Harryman, Steve Josephson, Tom Keyes, Lisa Morrice and James Vaughn. The concert concludes performances from “Chicago” featuring Eloise Coopersmith, Juliet Fisher Schulein, Rob Harryman, Amy Hitchcock and Steve Josephson.

“Pericles Redux” is described as “a radical adaptation of Shakespeare’s adventure play ‘Pericles, Prince of Tyre,’ that pushes the boundaries between theater and dance. Pericles is the tale of a prince forced to flee his homeland by an incestuous king. Traveling from city to city, he finds new friends and, eventually, a wife and child, until tragedy strikes, leaving him bereft of both “” or so he thinks. The ground-breaking Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble performs the piece.

Broadway on the Beach and Pericles Redux are a part of Gallimaufry Performing Arts’ 2008 Gallimaufry Arts Festival. Sponsored by the City of Laguna Beach, the Hotel and Lodging Establishments of Laguna Beach, the festival begins Thursday, and concludes Nov. 2. For more information call (949) 499-5060 or visit www.gallimaufry.info.

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First Sundays presents flute, string trio

Laguna Beach Live! and the Laguna College of Art & Design will present Les Amis Musicalles, a flute and string trio, with a special guest harpist in the First Sundays series, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road.

Admission is free.

The group will premiere a new work commissioned from James F. Hopkins, professor emeritus in composition at Thornton School of Music, who will be present to talk with the audience. The trio explores musical collaborations beyond flute, violin and viola and features Cynthia Ellis, flute; Jeanne Skrocki, violin; and Janet Lakatos, viola. Special guest will be harpist Michelle Temple.

The group received first prize at the National Flute Assn. Chamber Music Competition and has performed at NFA conventions in Columbus, Dallas and San Diego. Ellis has been solo piccoloist with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra since 1979. Skrocki is concertmaster of the Opera Pacific Orchestra and assistant concertmaster of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Lakatos is principal violist of the Pasadena Symphony.

Harpist Temple has been a member of the Pacific Symphony since 1994. Sponsors are the American Association of University Women/Laguna Beach Branch and the lodging establishments and city of Laguna Beach. For more information, visit www.lagunabeachlive.org or call (949) 715-9713.

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Lee’s ‘Ringmaster’ at Rohrer Fine Art

Rohrer Fine Art will open the exhibition “Ringmaster,” featuring the artwork of Lawrence Lee with an artist’s reception and opening from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The show runs through Jan. 10.

Using unusual mediums such as India inks and tea alongside traditional pencils and watercolors, Lee’s work is a carnival-like swirl of imagery. His world of talking creatures and plants characterize the strangeness and randomness of life.

“I am basing the show on the character of a ringmaster, or conductor of a traveling circus who has fallen in love with a trapeze artist named Sophia,” Lee said.

Born in Texas in 1978, Lee studied painting at the Texas A&M; School of Commerce, and will begin working toward his masters in fine arts degree this fall.

The gallery is located at 346 N. Coast Hwy. For more information, call (949) 494-8200 or visit online at www.rohrerfineart.com.

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Tuan sculpture dedication set

The City of Laguna Beach will dedicate “Rendezvous,” a sculpture by Tuan, at the entrance to Picnic Beach at Heisler Park, at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25. The sculpture is on loan from Miranda Galleries.

A reception will follow the dedication at 6 p.m. at Masterpiece Fine Art Showroom, 1945 Laguna Canyon Road.

For more info, call (949) 497-0722. RSVP to spoeschl@lagunabeach city.net.