Professional Student/Gallery Mentoring Program
December 6, 2007 ~ 6-9 pm

The annual collaboration between Laguna College of Art & Design and First Thursday's Art Walk member galleries culminates on December 6 from 6-9 pm when 19 Laguna Beach galleries, volunteering as mentors, will feature original works by Fine Arts seniors of Laguna College of Art & Design during the Art Walk. The students will be present at each gallery exhibiting their work, which is available for sale. A percentage of sale proceeds will benefit the student artists, Laguna College’s Scholarship Fund, and the First Thursday’s Art Walk.

The Student/Gallery Mentoring Program, now in its 6th year, was launched by one of the original First Thursday’s Gallery member and current LCAD Professor Robin Fuld. The program pairs senior students in the Fine Arts Professional Studies class with First Thursday’s professional art galleries and is designed to demonstrate the intricacies involved in the business of operating a gallery and professionally exhibiting artwork. The program includes hands-on work with representatives from the galleries whose expertise helps guide the students and to broaden the scope of their art world experience.

Each gallery makes a substantial commitment of time and expertise to mentor LCAD students, and knows that their role as a mentor is a worthy investment. When asked why mentoring the students is important, gallery owner Marion Meyer remarked, “The relationship with current and former students from the college is very refreshing and valuable. I still have contact with students assigned to my gallery in past years and follow their careers as they stop by the gallery to see new shows. This year during Art Walk in June and July, I actually showed work created by the brother of the student who was featured during the Mentoring Program at my gallery in December 2006. Great connections are made, and the clients and collectors support it. It’s a win-win situation for all.”

An integral part of LCAD’s mission is to provide students with the skills and education necessary to prepare them for today's complex and changing job market. The success of the college depends on the accomplishment of its students and, in turn, the success of alumni resides in their ability to engage in fulfilling careers. “This year we have the most students and galleries participating to date. The success of the program has cemented such a strong relationship that many students are often hired by their mentor gallery during the semester as support staff. Many have then gone on to permanent gallery positions or representation- the mentoring continues. The connection is very rewarding for everyone involved,” said Robin Fuld Professor of Professional Studies and Career Placement Officer.

Gallery	Student
La Bottega Dell'Acquaforte	Chris Hill
The Redfern Gallery	Nicholas Enevoldsen
Bluebird Gallery	Megan Martin
DeRu's Fine Arts	Salem Cade
The Esther Wells Collection	Alexsandra Babic and Latife Warshawsky
Pure Laguna Beach	Hyemee Ahn
Mandarin Fine Art	Candice George
Dawson Cole Fine Art	Michael Harnish
Marion Meyer	Sara Miska
Whitney Gallery	Brendan Gilbert
Studio 7	Keri Jaggers
Cove	Jessica Papa
Endangered Planet	Francisca O'Toole
Studio Arts Gallery	Colleen Police
Gallery McCollum	Eunice Choi
Kush Fine Art	Hely Omar Gonzalez
Townley Fine Art	Christian Ramirez
Vintage Poster	Angela Kwac
Azali	Ha Young Choi

Student Images:
Eunice Choi, Oil
Jessica Papa, Watercolor
Nicholas Enevoldsen, Oil

Laguna College and Fairhaven Memorial Park present

Alumni and MFA Exhibition and Sale

“Capturing the Force of Stillness”_

Laguna College of Art & Design and Fairhaven Memorial Park are pleased to present Capturing the Force of Stillness. The exhibition and sale will feature more than fifty pieces of realistic and representational artworks by MFA students and alumni of Laguna College of Art & Design.

The century-old memorial park, which borders the cities of Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin, will present the exhibition in their spectacular Greek Revival Mausoleum. The venue is a stone and marble edifice, approximately 20,000 square feet in space and nestled within the park’s lush green grove of one-hundred-year-old twisted Monterey Cypress.

Built in 1916, the Mausoleum is included in the National Register of Historic Places and listed with the Historical Preservation Society. With 30 foot ceilings, marbled walls and floors, as well as poetically themed stained glass windows, the museum/cathedral-like quality of this stately monument promises to be a harmonious and elegant venue for the Fairhaven Mausoleum Art Exhibition.

Spanning four days, this show will be sponsored through the generosity of Fairhaven Memorial Park and produced in partnership with Laguna College of Art & Design. The exhibition kicks-off with the artist_s opening on September 8^th from 6:00-9:00pm where artwork will be viewed by candlelight, as it was in Europe centuries ago. This evening will also feature fine varietal wine and cheese tasting.

"This is a rare opportunity to experience a magnificent blending of so many of the arts," says Regina Jacobson, curator of the exhibition and exhibiting artist. "What strikes me most is what happens to realistic art in a space such as this; the pieces become intimate and more personal, especially when lit by candlelight. This event surpasses the idea of an art exhibit; it's an entire environment that promises to be truly inspirational. Please don't miss this one."

The exhibition and special events run November 8-11 at the Fairhaven Mausoleum located in the Fairhaven Memorial Park at 1702 Fairhaven Avenue, Santa Ana. Exhibition hours are Thursday from 6:00-9:00pm, Friday and Saturday from 11:00am-9:00pm, and Sunday from 12:00pm-6:00pm. Admission and parking are free.

The Newport Beach Film Festival & Orange County Film Society
Present the Premiere Screening of Sharkwater with Writer/Director Rob Stewart

Sharkwater - Premier

Thursday, Nov. 1st, 2007 @ 7:00 pm
Regency Lido Theater
3459 Via Lido
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949.673.8350

For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.

Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.

Stewart's remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world's sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.

Stewart and members of his team will introduce the Premiere Screening.

Tickets for the Premiere Screening are $10 for Adults, $5 for Seniors and Students. Available at the Box Office.

Free for Orange County Film Society Members.

More about the film at Sharkwater.com.

The film will open nationwide November 2nd, 2007.

OPERA PACIFIC
Orange County, California's Resident Grand Opera Producing Company

Financial Position Dramatically Improves During 2006-2007 Season

Strategic planning launched with funding through major grant from James Irvine Foundation

Carmen has highest per show box office gross in Opera Pacific history

Opera Pacific Foundation Formed

Robert C. Jones, President and CEO of Opera Pacific, announced at the Annual Meeting yesterday that the financial position of Opera Pacific has dramatically improved during the past fiscal year - so much so that “Opera Pacific had a significant operating surplus following the 2006-2007 season, the best place that the company has been in recent memory and certainly since 2001.

“Opera Pacific has extraordinary leadership,” said Jones. “Our Chairman Paul Musco offered a $2 million challenge grant that was not only matched, but exceeded with new and increased gifts totaling $2.3 million from fifteen donors. The commitment of Paul and Marybelle, at a critical time in the life of the company, inspired others to provide exemplary support of their own.”

“As a result, Opera Pacific faces its future for the first time in a long time with a sense of real optimism and the ability to finance its activities. The entire community benefits from the leadership and generosity of the Muscos, many generous donors at all levels, and the Board of Directors.”

Much of the new financial stability of Opera Pacific comes from a business plan that Jones developed when he first arrived in the fall of 2004 - with the five-year goals of “stabilize, sustain, and grow.” At that time management and the Board had to quickly stabilize a company that had been incurring annual operating deficits for several years: reducing costs, cutting back on staff and administrative expenses, and reducing the number of annual productions -- in order to keep artistic standards high for all remaining operas.

Significant strides to sustain the company came next through a plan for long-term debt reduction and adoption of strong fiscal control standards and practices maintained by the Board. The company is now poised for growth in the form of added productions, progressive and prestigious programming, and new offerings of smaller form music drama in new venues and educational formats to increase community participation. Growth, however, is dependent on increased revenue from both ticket sales and donations.

Jones said, “The Musco Challenge and successful match has been a cornerstone allowing us to announce these improved financial results today. The timing of this meeting, following on the triumph of a season-opening performance of La Bohème last Wednesday that wowed the audience, fills us with optimism and momentum for the future. It is exciting to turn our thoughts ahead - to The Magic Flute and Susannah, the West Coast Premiere of one of the best and most often performed American operas ever written. Then to next season with The Grapes of Wrath and Salome, highlighted by Deborah Voight's only regional operatic appearance, and then to celebrating the 25th anniversary of Opera Pacific in 2010-2011 with true blockbuster events to be announced.”

In addition to the positive financial results, Robert Jones outlined continued progress in strategic planning. Opera Pacific has engaged NP Strategies, a highly regarded planning organization from San Diego, to help it undertake an extensive review of Opera Pacific's role in the Southern California community as curator and creator of music drama.

NP Strategies is helping Opera Pacific to identify and plan for its role as a strong community resource, further development of its governance structure and effectiveness, and alignment of the company with the growing needs of an evolving population. Support for this capacity-building initiative is made possible, in part, through a major four-year grant from the James Irvine Foundation, awarded to Opera Pacific through a competitive process.

Opera Pacific also announced the formation of the Opera Pacific Foundation, for the purpose of generating and managing a new endowment for the company and to provide arms-length stewardship for restricted major gifts. “There are many forward thinking community leaders who recognize the need for a permanent endowment to secure the future of Opera Pacific as a pillar of the cultural maturity of Orange County, which takes pride in its reputation and quality of life,” said Jones.

“The Opera Pacific Foundation provides additional security that funding for the future will be segregated and independently managed. A strong endowment is the next - and perhaps most important - cornerstone for any institution that is financially secure and ready to grow. It is needed to keep pace with the ever-increasing need for educational offerings, continually elevated standards of artistry, and the technological advances needed to deliver arts to ever evolving consumers.”

The company also achieved its highest gross per performance revenue for its 2006 production of Carmen, featuring the farewell performances of the international star, mezzo soprano Milena Kitic. Ms Kitic, an Orange County resident, was among the newly elected Opera Pacific Board of Directors.

ELECTION TO THREE-YEAR TERMS - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karl Bergstrom
Jay Kunkle
John Dunbar*
Carlos Mollura*
Martin Hubbard
Mark Nielsen*
Robert C. Jones
Barbara Roberts*
Dee Kerrison
Clarence Turner
Gail Kirwan
Fillmore Wood
Milena Kitic*
o Inaugural term

OFFICERS
Sebastian Paul Musco, Chair
David Moore, Vice Chair
Beverly Spring, Vice Chair
Dag Wilkinson, Vice Chair
Fillmore Wood, Vice Chair
Connie Spenuzza, Secretary
Patrick Dirk, Treasurer
Robert C. Jones, President & CEO
Dawn S. Reese, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

No Trespassing

Images of El Morro – the photography of

Robert Rooks
Rainey Fine Art -- Balboa Peninsula

Featuring video footage from the documentary “End of Summer – Last Days of El Morro”
A film by Ron Pastucha and Lynn Hackman
Former El Morro residents will be attending

Saturday November 3, 2007 - artist reception
6:00 – 10:00 pm
Exhibition: Nov. 3 – Nov. 30

Photographic images of El Morro
by Newport Beach photographer Robert Rooks

Images of a community that no longer exists. Capturing a moment in California history –
the mythic lore of the California dream that is changing faster all the time. A unique exhibition of photographic and visual imagery documenting the last days of El Morro.

Former El Morro residents will be in attendance to reunite and relive the
memories of the fabled seaside community of El Morro.

“I am excited to present Robert’s photographs in my gallery because of the powerful
images he was able to capture and what this show represents. I was taken in by his desire
to reunite the community of El Morro.

These pictures take us through a time when the people of El Morro had to say goodbye to the lives they once shared and to the home they loved.

“Robert talked about the show being a triangle effect where the El Morro community all
meet together to relate with the photographs, video footage, and one another.

“My passion for connecting people through art matches that of Robert’s, as his vision to
bring them home, in a sense, will be realized. Robert captured on camera those still,
tender moments of the harsh reality of those last days of having to say goodbye to home.”

Lisa Rainey
Rainey Fine Art Gallery

No Trespassing
Images of El Morro – the photography of Robert Rooks

Artist Statement: Robert Rooks – Balboa Island, Newport Beach

A professional photographer for over 15 years, specializing in corporate, professional
sports photography and documentary photojournalism. In addition to being a film maker,
currently developing a feature length documentary film on Illegal Immigration.

www.RobertRooksProductions.com

The idea of doing the “No Trespassing” show came about while working on a documentary film project on El Morro.

I had the opportunity to photograph the last days of El Morro – the abandoned homes and empty lots and the people who stayed until the very last day. I always new El Morro was a special place. It became even more apparent while spending time with the residents during the last days. I realized how much this place meant to them.

I have taken photographs from the ocean at El Morro for years. It’s a place unlike any other. The cold fall mornings with the sun rising over the hills – offshore winds creating these golden plumes of water set against the black backdrop of the point. Very spiritual and inspiring. “When it finally came to an end in 2006, I realized what made El Morro such a special place. It was the people.

El Morro was a community of people who respected the ocean, each other, their lifestyle and the place they called home.” “No Trespassing” is a unique exhibition of still photography, video footage and the interaction of former residents with the imagery and with each other. The show is an opportunity to reunite and relive the memories of El Morro through photographs and video.

It’s an interesting exhibition to have people in attendance who know more about the photographs than the photographer. I captured these moments in time, yet the former residents of El Morro lived these moments every day. Some for generations.

It is a shame to see communities like El Morro disappearing from the California landscape. It is, however, an honor to be a part of an exhibition that celebrates the things that made El Morro such a great community.

Robert Rooks
October 2007

Rainey Fine Art
Balboa Peninsula
105 Palm Street
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Lisa Rainey
949-673-1382
Lisa@raineyfineart.com
www.raineyfineart.com

THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE

PRESENTS

Hank Williams: Lost Highway

BY RANDALL MYLER & MARK HARELIK

DIRECTED by RANDALL MYLER

November 13 – December 16, 2007

Casting has been announced for The Laguna Playhouse production of Hank Williams: Lost Highway, the Off Broadway hit musical about the life of country music legend Hank Williams that runs November 13 through December 16 at the Moulton Theatre in Laguna Beach.

Van Zeiler has been cast in the lead role of Hank Williams, the music icon who touched the hearts of millions in his short career. Zeiler portrayed Williams in previous productions of Lost Highway in San Diego, Nashville, New York and Arizona. He played the title role in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story in London and on UK/US tours. He has extensive NY and regional credits at Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab, Looking Glass Theatre, CAP21, Transport Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theatre Center, Arizona Rep, Kansas City Rep, New Harmony Theatre, Ordway Center, Princeton Rep, and Cortland Rep. Film/TV: “All My Children,” “Guiding Light,” “Tad,” “Families at War” (BBC).

Other cast members include Mississippi Charles Bevel as Tee-Tot, Margaret Bowman as Mama Lily, Stephen G. Anthony as Hoss, Myk Watford as Jimmy Burrhead, Marc Baczynski as Leon Loudmouth, Mike Regan as Fred “Pap” Rose, Russ Weaver as Shag, Stephanie Cozart as the Waitress, and Regan Southard as Audrey Williams.

Director Randal Myler was nominated for a 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award (Best Director) for Hank Williams: Lost Highway, which he co-wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the hit musical Love, Janis and received a Tony® nomination for It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, which he co-authored and directed at Lincoln Center. He has examined the lives of The Mamas and the Papas (Dream a Little Dream), frequent co-writer Mark Harelik’s grandfather (The Immigrant), and John Denver (Almost Heaven and Back Home Again: A John Denver Holiday Concert). Regionally he has directed throughout the United States, including The Kennedy Center, the Mark Taper Forum, the Arena Stage, Actor's Theatre of Louisville and many others.

Hank Williams: Lost Highway is a musical tribute that traces the brief but stellar career of country music icon Hank Williams, who touched the hearts of millions of people through his memorable mystique as a performer and the simple spell of his yearning songs. Packed with familiar melodies, including “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” the show recounts Williams’ often lonely journey from backwards Alabama obscurity to super-stardom at the Grand Ole Opry. Though his life ended tragically, Williams’ legend lives on through songs that celebrate the tenderness of the heart and the hopefulness of the human spirit.

“Over the past 15 years The Laguna Playhouse has become one of the West Coast’s premier producers of small and mid-sized musicals, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway continues that tradition,” said Laguna Playhouse’s Artistic Director Andrew Barnicle. “The show was a hit Off Broadway, and I think it will strike a chord with our audience.”

Hank Williams: Lost Highway - Performance & Ticket Information:

Ticket Prices: $25 to $65

Previews:
Tuesday – Friday, November 13 – 16: 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 15: 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

Opening Night Gala:
Saturday, November 17: 7:30 p.m.
(By invitation only and press night)

Regular Performances
November 18 - December 16, 2007
Tuesday – Saturday evenings: 8:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday matinees: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evenings November 25 & December 9: 7:00 p.m.

FOR INFORMATION & TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
BOX OFFICE: 949.497.ARTS (2787), ext. 1
GROUP SALES: 949.497.2787 ext. 229
WEBSITE: www.LagunaPlayhouse.com

MOULTON THEATRE

606 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna Beach, California 92651

Walt Disney Pictures Presents ENCHANTED and Disney's Enchanted Experience

Exclusively at the El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood this Holiday Season

November 21 - January 6

In celebration of Walt Disney Pictures' ENCHANTED -The El Capitan Theatre will usher in the holiday season with DISNEY'S ENCHANTED EXPERIENCE from November 21 through January 6. DISNEY'S ENCHANTED EXPERIENCE is a giant 24,000 square foot attraction filled with activities for the whole family and built from real sets and props from the movie.

Guests will first see Disney's ENCHANTED at the historic El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, and immediately following the film, will enter DISNEY'S ENCHANTED EXPERIENCE, where they can:

Meet all the Disney Princesses - Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine - and the newest princess, the heroine of ENCHANTED - Giselle. See real props, sets and costumes direct from the movie, including the actual Enchanted Ballroom set.

Go behind-the-scenes with a unique art exhibit showing how the ENCHANTED filmmakers were inspired by classic moments from Disney films.

Scale a rock wall, jump in a bounce house, play in a video arcade, and compete in games of skill themed to the movie, such as Narissa's Poison Apple Toss, Central Park Bounce, Bus Stop Boogie, and Nathanial's Taxi Game - a competitive race around the streets of New York with a radio controlled taxi.

Be in the movie - KODAK photographers will take pictures of guests and place theminto different scenes from the film.

Guests can scan a card at each photo location and download their pictures at home via a free website created exclusively for DISNEY'S ENCHANTED EXPERIENCE photos. Dress up like a Princess in Andalasia's Fashion Dress-Shop. Enter to win an exclusive Vera Wang Evening Gown.

And much more - It's over 3 hours of fun! FOR TICKETS CALL 1-800-DISNEY6