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3rd Annual Coast Film Festival Returns to Laguna Beach

By Greer Wylder

November 10, 2021

The 3rd Annual Coast Film Festival (CFF) is set for November 10th – 14th at The Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach. CFF’s multi-screen indoor and outdoor theaters will show more than 50 premier surf, snow, skate, mountain biking, climbing and other action sports, outdoor, and environmental feature films and documentaries. Festival-goers will also have full access to watch lively post-screening panel discussions co-hosted by Outside TV’s Pat Parnell and TV personality Ariel Tweto, stroll through the festival’s art exhibition, and for the kids, film, art and environmental programs are scheduled throughout the weekend. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 15th,…

Hotel San Luis Obispo’s Ox + Anchor and San Luis Obispo Film Festival Honor Author Julia Child

By Greer Wylder

November 08, 2021

Piazza Hospitality’s Hotel San Luis Obispo, a luxury boutique hotel situated along California’s beautiful Central Coast, is offering a special dinner at Ox + Anchor curated by Chef Ryan Fancher in honor of renowned culinary inspiration, Julia Child. In partnership with the San Luis Obispo Film Festival, this exclusive experience will also feature a screening of the new documentary “Julia” at the first solar-powered theater in the U.S., the Palm Theater, located adjacent to the hotel. The film is a moving portrayal of the life of beloved cookbook author and unlikely television star who brought French cooking into the hearts and…

Laguna Art Museum Presents Rebeca Méndez for Ninth Annual Art & Nature Festival

By Greer Wylder

October 27, 2021

Laguna Art Museum will present the ninth annual Art & Nature festival, a multidisciplinary exploration of art’s various engagements with the natural world, November 4-7. The museum will also hold the annual Art & Nature Gala on November 6, an immersive evening of Art & Nature supporting Laguna Art Museum’s far-reaching art education and exhibition programs.This year’s Art & Nature featured artist, Rebeca Méndez, will present Any-Instant-Whatever, a multimedia experience depicting a contemplation of a day in Los Angeles that captures a cloud-rich sky above the lively city and its inhabitants. According to Méndez, the sky and the sun in Los Angeles…

The Newport Beach Film Fest presents two Action Sports Shorts

By Greer Wylder

October 25, 2021

The Newport Beach Film Fest presents two Action Sports Shorts: Cold Water Therapy and An Ode to Love & Ski JumpingCold Water Therapy: The synopsis: Three childhood friends take on the adventure of a lifetime in the Alaskan Winter searching for uncrowded waves and a sense of relief from their busy lives.Tickets are available here for the Wed, Oct 27th, 3:30 PM @ Starlight Triangle Cinemas - Theater #5An Ode to Love & Ski Jumping – A 7 min film by Maryanne Galvin Tag line: An homage to those who emboldened him with courage and grit, an international ski jump judge reflects…

22nd Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Closing Night Film

By Greer Wylder

October 25, 2021

On Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m. the 22nd Annual Newport Beach Film Festival will close with the West Coast Premiere of WAR ON THE DIAMOND at The New Port Theater in Corona del Mar. Directed by Emmy and Peabody Award Winner Andy Billman and based on the award-winning book The Pitch That Killed by Mike Sowell, WAR ON THE DIAMOND tells the story of Ray Chapman - the only MLB player killed by a pitch - and the 100-year rivalry between two baseball teams and two cities - Cleveland and New York. Produced by Art Horan, Danielle Alberico, and longtime Newport Beach resident,…