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May 26 – June 1
What's up Laguna! Memorial Day is behind us so crowds should thin out. Below you'll find a few events, some new spots opening up, this week's conditions, some local news, and a bit of Laguna lore.
Here's what's going on in Laguna...
This Week
Rivian Theatre
Thursday 5/28
The OC Effect
Rivian South Coast Theater, 162 S Coast Hwy 6:30–9pm
A documentary on Orange County's pioneer surfers and skaters, playing at the Rivian Theater.
Saturday + Sunday 5/30–31
Troy Lee Designs Parking Lot Sale
380 Glenneyre St 10am–6pm both days
Our local Troy Lee are clearing out the warehouse: gear, helmets, clothes, all marked down, with an extra 20% off on top.
Weekly Favorites
Laguna Farmers Market
Farmers Market
Lumberyard lot, 521 Forest Ave Sat 8am–noon
Maybe our favorite thing all week. Come grab local food and goods at the best little farmers market around. It's free and a great community hang.
Live music at The Porch
The Ranch, 31106 Coast Hwy Nightly, 4–8pm
Live music out on the patio every night. Grab a seat, order drinks and snacks, enjoy the spot.
Lend a hand
Laguna Food Pantry, 20652 Laguna Canyon Rd, Unit B Weekday mornings 7:30–10:45am
They could use a few extra hands sorting and handing out groceries to neighbors. Ages 14 and up welcome (14 to 17 with an adult). Sign up once and come on by, it's a good one.
Coming Soon to Laguna
The Laguna Greeter
Noble Ace
Former Mastro's chef Magellan Moore is opening an old Hollywood speakeasy in the old Bodega space (Heisler Building, 400 S Coast Hwy). Coming early summer, before the 4th.
Small's Smash Club
The smashburger spot is taking over the old Dizz's place in South Laguna. Opening soon, and we'll shout when the day's set.
Local Conditions
Golf cart
Surf
A steady west-southwest swell running waist- to chest-high — nothing huge, but fun, and cleanest in the glassy mornings before the afternoon onshore fills in.
Weather
A damp, drizzly start to the week — proper late-May gray — then clearing and warming for the weekend. Water still cool, low-to-mid 60s.
TUE
5/26
68°
59°
WED
5/27
67°
58°
THU
5/28
68°
52°
FRI
5/29
69°
58°
SAT
5/30
73°
55°
SUN
5/31
74°
58°
MON
6/1
73°
60°
Crowds
Memorial Day crowds thin out early in the week, but summer is officially on. Look for mellow weekday mornings and busier weekends.
Tourist-O-Meter
Tourist-O-Meter
MellowPacked
Picking Up
In Season
Strawberries are at their peak, with cherries and the first apricots turning up at the markets. California avocados are in full swing too. Good week to hit the farmers market.
Local Wildlife
Whale season's changing shifts. The last gray whales are heading north, the first blue whales are rolling in for summer, and dolphin pods cruise by daily. Worth a scan from the Heisler bluffs.
Laguna News
Main Beach tower
•  The beach shade ban is now in effect — no pop-up tents or canopies on city beaches, single-pole umbrellas only, except the designated zones at Main and Aliso.
•  The Sawdust Art Festival turns 60 this year — the milestone season runs June 26 to Sept 6. Buy tickets here
•  Active Culture bumped its summer hours — the Coast Hwy cafe is open till 9pm now.
Laguna Lore
Legend has it Laguna's first surfer was George “Peanuts” Larson, riding here by the early 1930s. In 1934 he shaped a board at the Main Beach lifeguard tower, then hauled a local kid, Dick Metz, down to San Onofre in his Model A. Metz, born in Laguna in 1929, learned riding tandem on a 100-pound board too heavy to carry home, so he'd just leave it on the sand.Vintage Laguna surfer
That's it for this week, see you out there!
— Only In Laguna
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