Laguna Beach Business Club 2024 Speaker Series : Mark Kelly

Laguna Beach Business Club ’ s June 20 speaker is Mark Kelly , founder of Silicon Storm . The LBBC holds monthly breakfast meetings starting at 7:30 a . m . and hosts speakers who discuss topics valuable to achieving personal and professional success .

Kelly will discuss his career , past and future projects and the phenomenon of copyright and patent trolls .

Most recently , Kelly founded Silicon Storm , a technology development company that focuses on creating cutting-edge hardware and software applications for User Experiences , Product Development , Augmented / Virtual / Mixed Reality , and AI solutions .

Meetings are hosted at Nirvana Grill , 303 Broadway St ., # 101 , Laguna Beach , Calif . 92651 . Non-members are welcome . The non-member guest fee is $ 30 , payable by Venmo or cash / check payable to the Laguna Beach Business Club the day of the meeting . Space is limited . Guests , be sure you receive RSVP confirmation . For more information about the LBBC or to register , visit lagunabeachbusinessclub . com or email Info @ LagunaBeachBusinessClub . com .

Laguna Beach Business Club ’ s June 20 speaker is Mark Kelly , founder of Silicon Storm . Photo courtesy of Mark Kelly

Laguna Playhouse Announces : The Male Intellect : An Oxymoron ? And Woody Sings : The Musical Legacy Of Woody Guthrie

Laguna Playhouse has two special events coming up this June . Robert Dubac ’ s critically acclaimed , hilarious and insightful , “ The Male Intellect : An Oxymoron ?” and an evening of music from the legendary American songwriter Woody Guthrie , Woody Sings : The Musical Legacy of Woody

Guthrie ” starring award-winning actor / singer David M . Lutken and his band of talented multi-instrumentalists . Both shows will perform beginning the week of June 26 at the Laguna Playhouse , 606 Laguna Canyon Drive in Laguna Beach .

Tickets can be purchased online at lagunaplayhouse . com or by calling 949-497-2787 . Laguna Playhouse is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach .

Laguna Beach ’ s Only Community Theatre Reaches Halfway Point Matching Grant Challenge

Thanks to a generous group of donors , beginning with the late Jon Cobain for creating the fundraiser , No Square Theatre is more than halfway to its $ 100,000 matching grant challenge . “ Through the generosity of our most supportive community members , we launched this fundraiser with a bang ,” said board member Dr . Tom Bent . “ We want others to know that Laguna ’ s beloved Lagunatics of 20 years could be funded for the next five years due to Jon Cobain ’ s generous gift if we meet the challenge and we just need a little more support to reach our goal . Of course , if we exceed it , all the better for Laguna ’ s only commu-

nity theatre .” No Square Theatre launched its $ 100,000 challenge grant in May with a successful kick-off party .

No Square said that thanks to the generosity of Dr . Tom and Carolyn Bent , Greg and Barbara MacGillivray , Janet Chance and John Loomis , Chris Quilter , Patrick Quilter , George Heed and others , the kick-off evening reached $ 50,000 plus in pledges .

June at the Susi Q : You , too , can play the ukulele or catch a co-ed core strengthening class

Tom Joliet , Laguna Beach ’ s popular ukulele instructor , will be offering both beginning and intermediate classes in person at the Susi Q this June and July .

No prior music knowledge is needed for the beginning class .

Starting with ground zero basics , by the end of nine week ’ s participants will have been introduced to 13 chords , five strum patterns and over 35 songs .

The beginning class takes place between 10:30 and 11:30 a . m . from Thursday , June 20 to Aug . 29 , with a break from July 4 . Fee is $ 70 .

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