What's New with LOCA

The young children were fidgety. Some explored bookshelves, others climbed over furniture and one tugged on a mother’s forearm in the youth wing of the library. Some knew each other as elementary school classmates, while others exhibited the age-appropriate shyness that often precedes meeting new friends.

Artist Gretchen Shannon leads a sculpture workshop at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb., at Laguna Nursery. During the Laguna Outreach for Community Arts workshop, she will demonstrate how to assemble a hanging garden sculpture. The cost is $30 and all materials are provided.

Laguna Outreach for Community Arts is presenting a mixed-media workshop at Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway, Thursday, Dec. 11, from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Beginners and all levels are invited.

Laguna Outreach for Community Arts invites the public to a discussion with acclaimed local painter Scott Moore, known for art works that read like glorious vintage postcards. He speaks to the Art Club on Thursday May 29, 4-6 p.m., meeting at DM Studio, 1294 S. Coast Highway, suite D, at Cress Street.

Despite serving approximately 20,000 people since its inception in 1992, Laguna Outreach for Community Arts (LOCA) shows no signs of slowing down or becoming staid in its programming. Instead, the arts organization continues to add to its roster new and innovative offerings for participants of all ages, from preschoolers to senior citizens.