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TODAY
BARBECUE OPEN HOUSE
Ganahl Lumber will host a complimentary barbecue on the third
Friday of every month. Guests will be able to meet local contractors
and do-it-yourselfers. The lunch even will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ganahl Lumber is at 1765 Laguna Canyon Road. Information: (949)
494-6538.
PAIN MANAGEMENT LECTURE
Dr. Maryam Rahbar will discuss different approaches to treating
chronic pain. The hour-long lecture will begin at 12:30 p.m. at South
Coast Medical Center, 31872 S. Coast Highway. Information: (949)
499-7202 or http://www.southcoastmed
center.com.
SATURDAY
RESTORATION DAYS
Laguna Greenbelt Restoration Days is looking for people to join
park volunteers for a morning of habitat restoration in Laguna Coast
Wilderness Park. Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. has planned a series of
restoration days on the third Saturday of each month through June
2004. It will be from 8 to 11 a.m., and volunteers will help remove
nonnative plants. Meet at the Interpretive Center and parking will be
provided in the gravel parking area just south of the El Toro Road
and Laguna Canyon Road junction. Bring gloves, hat, sunscreen, shovel
and pruners (if you have them) and sturdy shoes and water. All
volunteers receive a free "Keep It Wild" T-shirt. Information: (949)
923-2235 or go to http://www.lagunagreenbelt.org.
WEEKEND HIKES
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park offers hiking, mountain biking and
equestrian riding on designated trails at the Willow Canyon Staging
Area, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road, and hiking on designated trails at
the Dilley Preserve on Laguna Canyon Road every Saturday and Sunday.
Information: (949) 923-2235.
CONNECT SPIRITUALLY
Intuitive counselor George Shaver provides clients with insights
that extend out of their sight from noon to 5 p.m. at the Chakra
Shack every Saturday. Shaver uses a variety of modalities, including
aura, palmistry, channeling and tarot cards. Information: (949)
715-6930.
PEACE VIGIL
The Laguna Beach Peace Vigil will meet every Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at Main Beach. The group seeks nonviolent answers to global
conflicts. Information: (949) 499-3190 or (949) 494-7609.
SUNDAY
ADULT BASKETBALL
The public is invited to play ball at Laguna Beach High School.
Full-court pick-up games are played in the school's gym from 9 a.m.
