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OPENS JULY 7 PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS
With this year’s theme, “Made in America,” the annual show will focus on artists, innovators, and revolutionaries who were inspired by the freedom they found in the United States. Actors on stage in elaborate makeup and costumes will re-create paintings, sculptures, and other works of art from iconic artists such as Winslow Homer, Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper, Mary Cassatt, and Luis Jimenez. Bonus: A pageant ticket includes free admission to the Festival of Arts grounds all summer. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-494-1145, foapom.com
JULY 8 E V E N T S
POP GUN RERUN
Festivals, theater, the O.C. Fair, and more by Robin Jones
This 1980s tribute band plays everything from new wave to hair metal, with a little pop and rock thrown in. At this outdoor concert, the performers will dive into their repertoire of hits from artists such as Prince, Madonna, Depeche Mode, Bon Jovi, and INXS. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-498-2139, casaromantica.org
DON’T MISS IN JULY
JULY 8
Starting July 2 with the Pier Plaza Festival— complete with a new 12,000-square-foot Beer and Wine Garden—and running through the weekend with the Surf City Run 5K, the expanded Neighborhood Parade, and a fireworks show off the pier, Huntington Beach’s annual Independence Day party is a tradition that draws crowds from across Southern California. 714-536-5486, hb4thofjuly.org OPENING JULY 2 L AGUNA ART-A-FAIR
This annual summer event features traditional oil paintings, watercolors, sculpture, and charcoal drawings along with mixed-media pieces, fiber art, ceramics, and jewelry made by established and emerging fine artists and artisans from around the world. 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-494-4514, art-a-fair.com 36 ORA NGE C O A ST • July 2021
JULY 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 LITTLE SEEDLINGS STORY TIME
Preschool-age children and their caregivers are invited to gather in the Central Garden on Friday mornings and explore nature through children’s literature. The drop-in program is free to all and introduces little ones to stories, picture books, and poems that complement the setting. Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, 949-673-2261, thesherman.org JULY 7, 14, 21, 28 SUMMER YOGA
Certified yoga instructor Darnell Renee leads outdoor classes among beautiful plants, flowers, and fountains. Beginners as well as more advanced students will be able to take part in breath work, balance, strength, stretching, and meditation practice in this hour-and-a-half restorative class. BYO mat. Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, 949-673-2261, thesherman.org
In between singing the hits of the 1950s and ’60s, this four-man doo-wop group tells jokes and keeps the audience laughing. The group has been Jay Leno’s opening act for seven years and has performed with the Coasters, the Drifters, and the Beach Boys. They’ve also played for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and at the White House. Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton, 714738-6595, themuck.org OPENS JULY 9 “EDGES”
The first musical that Benj Pasek and Justin Paul collaborated on, this show follows four young adults working through questions about love, commitment, and self-discovery. The pair—who went on to create the music for “Dear Evan Hansen,” “La La Land,” and “The Greatest Showman”—wrote the show when they were undergraduates at the University of Michigan. Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, 714-777-3033, chancetheater.com
P H O T O G R A P H C O U R T E S Y O F PA G E A N T O F T H E M A S T E R S
JULY 2 THROUGH 4 HUNTINGTON BEACH FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
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