Editing Laguna Beach, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach Entrance.jpg|thumb|Entrance to Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters]]

The [[Laguna Art Museum]] is rooted in the development of Laguna Beach as an art community with the creation of the Laguna Beach Art Association in 1918.<ref>{{cite book | first=Claire Marie | last=Vogel | title=Images of Laguna Beach | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-7385-6997-0 | pages=100}}</ref> Located beside the main beach, the museum focuses on the art of California. The [[Pageant of the Masters]], founded in 1933, is held annually during the summer months. The unique show presents recreations of famous artworks using real people as models. Community organizations also host several long-running art festivals during the summer season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Change|first=Richard|title=Summer is Festival Time|url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/art-255040-year-festival.html|access-date= June 28, 2010|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=June 27, 2010|page=Arts & Entertainment 3}}</ref>

The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show, which underwent a major renovation in 2017, originated in the 1930s. It showcases juried works by 140 Orange County artists, and its stage provides a venue for daily musical performances in July and August of each year. The [[Sawdust Art Festival]] was founded in 1965 as a counterculture alternative to the Festival of Arts. It exhibits non-juried crafts and arts on a dedicated {{convert|3|acre|ha|adj=on|abbr=off}} site. The Art-A-Fair began in 1966, built an exhibition site in 1977 and exhibits juried works of 125 artists from outside the area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.coastlinepilot.com/2011-06-24/news/tn-cpt-0624-artafair-20110624_1_art-a-fair-festivals-focus-artists|title=Connection through Art-A-Fair|last=Clay|first=Joanna|date=June 24, 2011|work=Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot|access-date= October 9, 2013}}</ref>

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The Laguna Playhouse, founded in 1920, is noted as the "oldest continuously running theatre on the west coast".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Allard|first=Maurice|date=July 1989|title=Spotlight: Laguna Beach|journal=Orange Coast Magazine|volume=15|issue=7|pages=22–24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_GAEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22laguna+playhouse%22&pg=PA24|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> The playhouse provides professional stage productions in its 420-seat Moulton Theater, as well as performances by the Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre program. The [[Irvine Bowl]] is a 2600-seat amphitheater used for the Pageant of the Masters program and for occasional concerts.

The Laguna Beach [[Plein Air]] Painting Invitational is held annually in October.<ref>[http://www.LagunaPleinAir.Org Laguna Plein Air Painters Association — 15th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Some of North America's plein air landscape painters are invited to participate in the week-long events including public paint outs, artist meet and greets, and educational activities.

The Laguna Beach Arts Commission sponsors a weekly Summer Concert in the Park series at Bluebird Park and Heisler Park. The [[Laguna Beach Chamber Music Society]] holds an annual chamber music festival during the winter season. Laguna is also home to the annual Bluewater Music Festival, and Kelpfest held on [[Earth Day]], to raise awareness of the importance that kelp plays in ocean habitat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kelpfest.org/ |title=Kelpfest 2014}}</ref>