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The galleries denoted with a ( ) participate in the First Thursday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m. April 3. SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES Bahram-B Gallery (949) 581-9542 1273 S. Coast Highway Featuring stone-bronze sculpture, unique creations and paintings by artist Bahram. Bluebird Gallery (949) 497-5377 1540 S. Coast Highway The Bluebird Gallery has been specializing in California impressionist paintings for more than 22 years.

The next First Thursday Art Walk will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. June 5 SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES Bahram-B Gallery (949) 581-9542 1273 S. Coast Highway Featuring stone-bronze sculpture, unique creations and paintings by artist Bahram. Bluebird Gallery (949) 497-5377 1540 S. Coast Highway The Bluebird Gallery has been specializing in California impressionist paintings for more than 22 years. Cove Gallery (949)

ART WALK Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on Thursday for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Free shuttle service starts from the Laguna Art Museum at 6:15 and runs until 9 p.m. Information: http://www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. ( Denotes galleries that participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.) The next Art Walk will be on Aug. 4. SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES DeRu's Fine Arts (949) 376-3785 1590 S. Coast Highway Featuring a "Selection of Highlights from our Early California Impressionists," and contemporary artist David Chapple.

Send DATEBOOK items to the Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, P.O. Box 248, Laguna Beach, CA 92652; fax to 494-8979; call 494-4321 or e-mail coastlinepilotlatimes.com or through our online calendar at www.coastlinepilot.com . Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. TODAY Friday Night Happy Hour at Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Road from 5 to 7 p.m. $5 for gourmet food; $6 for wine; $11 minimum. Information: (949)

A high-end steakhouse planned for the former French 75 site in Laguna Beach by a group that includes Anaheim Ducks' player Teemu Selanne is expected to open later this summer. Jim Shumate, owner along with Selanne and Kevin Pratt, hopes to open the restaurant, now set to be called Selanne's, July 1. The three friends got together five years ago to discuss opening a restaurant, said Shumate, former general manager of the Chart House in Dana Point. The search spanned coastal areas from Laguna Beach to Newport Beach.

A man suffered minor injuries in a head-on traffic crash at Coast Highway south of Moss Street on Friday, Laguna Beach police said. Officers responded to the site at 4:36 p.m. and found one of the vehicles' occupants with injuries, but he was not transported to a hospital. There were no arrests made, Laguna Beach Police Sgt. Louise Callus said in an email. As of midday Tuesday, the report was not written, so the make and model of the vehicles involved were unknown, Callus said.

It's not every day that people get the chance to do something creative that they're not only passionate about, but also pays their bills. Toes on the Nose window dresser Sydney Hensler says she got lucky. "It's something I never expected to do, but it totally fits me in a weird way," the Newport Beach resident said. "I really enjoy doing it, and I really enjoy doing it in Laguna Beach because I feel like it's a community that appreciates it. " Hensler, 28, was working at Toes on the Nose in downtown Laguna about two years ago when she was asked to try her hand at the storefront windows that face South Coast Highway.

The sleepy seaside village of Laguna Beach is the backdrop of a local filmmaker's latest thriller - "Mirror Image. " The independent film stars Eric Roberts, "CSI" star April Eden, Ed O'Ross of "Six Feet Under" fame and Eve Mauro of "Dexter," among others. It screens at South Coast Cinema on Sunday night. Executive Director Joey DePinto moved to Laguna six years ago and thought the quiet town would be the ideal location for his latest suspense movie, which centers around a girl who grapples with the murder of her twin sister.

A Newport Coast man is being interviewed by Laguna Beach police in an ongoing case of dirty diapers being dumped on public streets. The 67-year-old suspect's identity is being withheld, Capt. Jason Kravetz said in a press release. The reports of diaper dumpings in Laguna go back to May. Corona del Mar had similar incidents during the past year. Detectives have been working on the case for the past few months, but got a break Monday night, according to the release. While setting up surveillance on North Coast Highway, police discovered bags of diapers that had not yet been hit by cars.

South Laguna residents asked the City Council Tuesday to seed fundraising for the purchase of the community garden parcel that is on the market. The request for funding from the sale of a different parcel the city acquired by quitclaim from the county and agreed to sell for $251,251.87 was not on the agenda. The city attorney and city manager advised the council to discontinue public testimony on the proposal, despite some grousing, until the requested allocation was agendized. "It will be on the Oct. 2 agenda," said City Manager John Pietig.

The cause of a 4-acre fire that broke out at Coast Highway and Nyes Place on Sunday was still under investigation, according to Laguna Beach Fire Department Division Chief Dan Stefano. "At this point, the fire investigation continues and a final report is not anticipated for at least another week or more," Stefano said in an email. When asked about downed power lines in the area, he said investigators are looking closely at everything, but that there are no speculations until the final report is done.

Adult diapers have continuously been dumped in north Laguna over the past few months, according to police, who said they have no suspects in the case. Starting on June 27, there have been 15 incidents of diapers being dumped near the north city limits, Sgt. Louise Callus said in an email. The latest report was Aug. 26. Callus said there have been anywhere from three to four individual diapers to three bags full of used adult diapers, which were placed in lanes of traffic near the north city limits and Emerald Bay main entrance.

The Laguna Beach Visitors and Conference Bureau's information center will temporarily be tucked back into Forest Lane, as long as it conforms to city regulations. The City Council on Tuesday approved the temporary relocation of the center while visitors bureau officials try to find a permanent spot. The center previously was located on the ground floor of Coast Sotheby's International office at 361 Forest Ave., which it vacated last month. Council approval is subject to Planning Commission approval of a coastal development permit, a temporary use permit for up to three years, and the design of the project.

Police issued a traffic warning Tuesday due to a tree that fell across the road in the 700 block of North Coast Highway. Lt. Jason Kravetz said the tree fell across the southbound lanes and drivers should avoid the area until about 1 p.m. Crews were at the site Tuesday morning to remove it. - Joanna Clay Twitter: @ joannaclay