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Locals and celebrities celebrated 75 years of life imitating art at the 10th Annual Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters Gala on Aug. 23. Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated Neil Patrick Harris hosted the sold-out gala, a fitting finale to the 2008 season. “This show is in a class by itself,” Harris said. He especially admires the dedication of the volunteers. “They come from all over, Harris said. “And they come every night. Some of them start as 10-year-olds and they just keep coming back.

BARBARA DIAMOND The Friends of Laguna Beach Library will honor prolific, award-winning author Theodore Taylor at the annual dinner. "Ted has always been a major supporter of libraries [not to mention filling their shelves] and we want to say thank you," Friends President Martha Lydick said. Best-selling, former Laguna Beach author T. Jefferson Parker will serve as master of ceremonies for the dinner, to be held Oct. 28 at Tivoli Terrace. "Also on the same evening, we are having the second annual Silent Auction of autographed books," Lydick said.