The first art festivals were annual events that took place near medieval universities, when artworks by students executed for heresy were auctioned to the cheering public. Visit a modern-day, nonviolent equivalent with today's Groupon: for $4, you get a one-day adult general-admission ticket (up to a $7.75 value) to the Sawdust Art Festival, held on a beautiful, three-acre eucalyptus grove in Laguna Canyon. The festival runs daily until Sunday, August 28.
With more than 200 local artists and an annual draw of more than 200,000 visitors, the nine-week, nonjuried Sawdust Art Festival attracts a horde of creative talents who converge on Laguna Beach armed with crafts, art glass, jewelry, clothing, textiles, paintings, ceramics, sculptures, and photography. Each year’s selections are as varied as the craters of the moon—though much more evenly spaced—and promise a full day of walking entertainment and sightseeing. Consult the calendar of events to plan your day, or wander randomly and trust random chance to see you through.
Laguna Beach residents receive free admission with ID on Thursday evenings after 5 p.m. and all day on the first Friday of each month. All military and their family are admitted free with military ID.
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The Groupon Guide to: High-Tech Piracy
The term pirate often calls to mind images of seafaring roustabouts, jauntily crossing blades, smuggling saltwater rum, and trading boisterous barbs via sassy parrots. High-tech piracy is a wholly different industry that has grown since the military accidentally released computers into our ecosystem. What are today's most common forms of high-tech piracy?
DVD Piracy: Using a tiny laser in their computers, mischievous pirates are now able to "burn" DVDs, which renders many of the scenes unplayable and thus prevents future Netflix subscribers from finding out whether or not it was an acceptable country for old men.
Vegetable Piracy: Though honest, hard-working people pay full price for their produce, there is a more nefarious segment of the population that takes that potato home, downloads it into some rich topsoil, and makes free copies for all their friends.
Tracing Paper: Aspiring artists looking for a shortcut to success should be forewarned—intellectual-property theft never pays, no matter how cool Snoopy looks driving that fire truck.
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