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OBITUARY :

Robert Lawrence Kronquist , of Laguna Beach and Dana Point , passed away at home on Jan . 31 , 2023 . He is survived by his only child Kaitlin Kronquist of Dana Point , as well as sister Diana Johnson of Tuscon , Ariz .; nephews Mike Johnson of Riverside , Calif . and Steve Johnson of Alabama and grandniece and nephews Jennifer & Dylan Johnson of Riverside and Austin Johnson of Alabama .

Bob was a long-time resident of Laguna Beach , graduating from Laguna Beach High School in 1963 . He went on to Saddleback College and then joined the US Navy and served during the Vietnam war in 1965 and 1966 . He returned to Laguna Beach and attended Chapman University , graduating with a degree in Business .

Bob worked for the family business taking care of the several properties that his parents owned . He eventually took over The Kronquist Gallery , now 484 North Gallery , on PCH in Laguna Beach , where he especially enjoyed hosting parties during artwalk evenings .

Aside from Kaitlin , his two great loves were the ocean and cars . He competed as a windsurfer for Infinity , sailed his sailboat locally and to Catalina , and kayak surfed at Brooks Street . Bob was a superior athlete in water sports . His other love was cars . He used to race his souped-up Morris Minor with a huge Chrysler engine in the canyon back in the day . He loved tinkering with his other sports cars and vans .

He truly was a Laguna local and loved meeting new people from all walks of life . Bob will be remembered by many as a sweet and generous local who often helped out those less fortunate than himself .

No flowers please . Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in Bob ’ s name .

PAID ANNOUNCEMENT

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important art colonies of the US and the world .”

The Harlem Renaissance is considered a golden age in African American culture , manifesting in literature , music , stage performance , and art . The era is widely known in pop culture for its nightclubs and music : Duke Ellington , Cab Calloway of the Cotton Club , and Bessie Smith , to name a few . Lesser known to many are the painters and sculptors associated with the movement . The Pageant of the Masters hopes to shine a light on sculptors Meta Warrick Fuller and Augusta Savage , and painters Archibald Motley and Aaron Douglas .

Kicking off act two , audiences will see the work of these artists come to life on stage , including the signature 16-foot sculpture “ Lift Every Voice and Sing ” by Harlem Renaissance artist , activist , and educator Augusta Savage ; as well as , “ Song of the Towers ,” which is part of a four-mural collection series by Aaron Douglas . Douglas felt that jazz was a significant contribution of African American culture to the world . Meta V . W . Fuller ’ s bronze statue “ Emancipation ” and Archibald Motley ’ s extraordinary painting “ Holy Rollers ” will also be highlighted during the Harlem Renaissance art colony portion of the show .

“ All four of these works of art are new to our stage . I especially admire Aaron Douglas ’ style ; his colorful silhouette paintings and murals depicting Black history ,” added Challis Davy . “ I have selected uplifting musical pieces to complement the four tableaux . Jazz , spirituals , and gospel will be represented , along with a song that ’ s considered an anthem - ’ Lift Every Voice and Sing !’”

Presented under Laguna Beach ’ s starry-summer night sky , the 2023 Pageant of the Masters will also feature live , original music and narration , dazzling theatrical illusions , and some surprises , all presented in the 2,600- seat amphitheater of the Irvine Bowl .

The art colony established in Laguna Beach in the early 20th century was the primary inspiration for the 2023 theme . “ We ’ re excited about the theme , ‘ Art Colony ,’ because Laguna Beach was really put on the map as such more than 100 years ago ,” Challis Davy said . “ We don ’ t acknowledge our local art colony status until the finale of the show , and along the way , we will show other art colonies where artists offered support and inspired one another .” The Pageant of the Masters is celebrating its 90th anniversary this summer with the production , Art Colony : In the Company of Artists , with performances nightly from July 7 to Sept . 1 . Advance tickets are now on sale starting at $ 35 per person . More information about the Pageant of the Masters and Festival of Arts can be found by following the Festival at @ FestivalPageant and by visiting www . foapom . com .

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from Dave Verity of UCLA and the importance of the southern maritime chaparral from Gordon Marsh of UC Irvine and Ted Haynes of Cal State University Fullerton .

Amid the sages , the toyons and lemonade berries are the rare Cneoridium dumosum , or spice bush , which bears miniature oranges . It is the only member of the citrus family native to Orange County . I find that little fact ironic and fascinating , but I pointed it out to a hiker up on the Valido trail recently and got a “ Hmm .” I think he was more interested in how many steps were being tallied in his Apple watch . We weren ’ t counting steps in those days . We were deep breathing the scents , looking for wood rat nests ( Fred ’ s favorite animal ), and loving these richly carpeted and still preserved natural hillsides .

But it wasn ’ t peaceful , as I told the doctor , it was tumultuous . From the first week I started working for Fred we had planning commission and board of supervisors meetings in Santa Ana — years of them . How many afternoons sitting in those hard seats waiting for our three-minute opportunity to convince commissioners and board members from flat urban Orange County that preserving these remote hillsides was important .

There was organizing with the South Laguna Civic Association , community meetings , garage sales to raise funds for legal assistance , and on the professional side , mapping , analyzing development proposals , writing letters and producing an actual plan for South Laguna that saved most of the hillsides in open space . It was the first natural resourcebased land use plan for Orange County . If not for these efforts , there would have been roads up the mountains from First Avenue ( now Eagle Rock Way ) and Third Avenue , and the hillsides would have been graded for mobile homes , condominiums and houses . There was no period of time without controversy or a misguided development proposal . There were also opportunities to create more beauty and park space ( South Laguna Village Green ), and those required politicking too . More hard seat sitting , more persuasion , more drawings , more community creativity . There is still no time without controversy or opportunity to make the community better .

That ’ s the thing . We have a treasure here . That doesn ’ t mean we just declare that we ’ re lucky and then open the box and spend what has been so carefully put there by nature and our predecessors . We are now the treasurers , the guardians . That ’ s our job now , to sit in the hard seats , to be inspiring and appreciative , not only keeping the decisions from going astray but putting our creativity and love into our treasure , our town , to nourish it and make it even more beautiful . Thanks , Doc .

Ann is a landscape architect and former Laguna Beach mayor . She is also a long-time board member of Village Laguna , Inc .

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surf documentary , includes a sneak peek of the film and historic imagery , clothing and items from the era of the film . The exhibition is on view through Mar . 12 , 2023 .

The Art & Nature Festival is the museum ’ s largest public program of the year , bringing together tens of thousands of participants to foster an appreciation of nature , raise environmental awareness and discover cross-sections between nature and the arts .

Art & Nature Festival 2023 Events SUNDAY , FEB . 12 Inspired by Robert Young ’ s painting , The Big One , local artist Jo Situ Allen ( aka DIRTY ERASER ) will lead a mixed media collage workshop using found images , objects and reproductions of marine life from The Accidental Naturalist , her books on native California species . Jo will share some insights about the wonderful species found just off the beaches of Laguna . Energized by the intuitive flow of the ocean , students will create their own magical underwater landscape through colors , forms and textures . The Oceanic Flow workshop will begin at 2 pm Tickets are available for purchase through the Laguna Art Museum website and cost $ 20 for museum members and $ 30 for non-members . Children under 12 can attend the workshop for free but must be accompanied by at least one paying adult . Supplies for the workshop are included with the ticket .

SUNDAY , FEB . 12 Inspired by Robert Young ’ s painting , The Big One , local artist Jo Situ Allen ( aka DIRTY ERASER ) will lead a mixed media collage workshop using found images , objects and reproductions of marine life from The Accidental Naturalist , her books on native California species . Energized by the intuitive flow of the ocean , students will create their own magical underwater landscape through colors , forms and textures . The workshop begins at noon .

SUNDAY , FEB . 26

Join historian Alison Rose Jefferson for a presentation where she will share stories about how African Americans from the 1900s to 1960s created recreational and relaxation spaces at Southern California beaches and other places . In the process , African Americans could form communities and create business projects at these sites . These stories are drawn from her recent book , Living the California Dream : African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era and other work . She will also share how some of these stories are being used in contemporary public history remembrance and public policy actions . The presentation starts at 1 pm .

For more information about the tenth annual Art & Nature and Laguna Art Museum exhibitions and programming , visit lagunaartmuseum . org . To stay connected and learn about upcoming events , follow the museum on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .