Surf Culture

Laguna Art Museum is exhibiting "The OsCene: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC," "Jody Zellen: Other Places," "The Many Faces of Roger Armstrong" and "Surf Culture Redux" through Feb. 27. "The OsCene: Contemporary Art and Culture in Orange County," exhibit involves diverse media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media, video/film. Sound/music, architecture and tattoo art. Additional lectures, panels, film screenings and music performances are scheduled throughout the exhibit.

SUZIE HARRISON I have always loved fireworks. Laguna is among the top three I've experienced -- they're actually all tied for first. In San Francisco I had the pleasure of watching from a boat in the bay. We had great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the city. Vail is another prized place with three different shows on three nights within a 10-mile radius. It's breathtaking to see the mountains highlighted in so many colors. And then there's Laguna.

Suzie Harrison To surf or not to surf has never been a question in the mind of Kathy Zuckerman. She dove into the lifestyle as a teenage girl back in the 1950s. She defined the surf lifestyle for millions of people. If she sounds like a real-life Gidget, she should. She is. The surfing icon paid a visit to Laguna as part of the Laguna Art Museum's Surf Culture Lecture Series. "All About Gidget" took place Sunday at the museum. Zuckerman had a lei around her head and the appropriate California glow -- it was easy to picture her back in her teenage surf days.

EYE ON ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT I am rather excited that fall starts this weekend -- it just seems like a time of renewal and energy. When I was growing up in Kansas City, it was the most picturesque time of the year. And from having spent many years in Colorado, I know the leaves have already started changing in Boulder and the aspens in Vail usually hit their prime this weekend. To me the changing of the leaves, their color, is art in and of itself.

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 coastlinepilot@ latimes.com. Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. TODAY SURF CULTURE REDUX The Laguna Art Museum will present a reconfigured exhibit of the most well-attended show in the museum's history, "Surf Culture -- The Art History of Surfing." The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday through Oct. 2 at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive.

JAMES PRIBRAM Hold on to your seats. Not only did we get what seems like the first good south swell in years this week, but we have another Surfrider benefit concert from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Ocean Avenue Brewery. This special event will help the Laguna chapter of Surfrider and the Laguna Beach High School water-testing program. This program offers a "hands-on" experience with Environmental Protection Agency-approved testing methods, an introduction to the local environmental issues and the opportunity to raise the level of awareness in our community about water quality problems at our braches.

ART WALK Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on the first Thursday of every month for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Free shuttle service commences from the Laguna Art Museum at 6:15 and runs until 9 p.m. Information: http://www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. The next First Thursday's Art Walk is 6 to 9 p.m. May 5. ( Denotes galleries that participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.) Laguna Art Museum Laguna Art Museum is exhibiting "Laguna's Hidden Treasures: Art from Private Collections," through July 10; "Paul Paiement Hybrids 1.0 -- 3.5," through July 3; and "Surf Culture Redux" through Oct. 5. "Paul Paiement: Hybrids 1.0 - 3.5," is a five-year survey of the Los Angeles-based painter.