Laguna Woods

January 2, 2026 at 6:03 p.m.

You can make something out of ingredients on hand. Just open the refrigerator and go...

The 2025 Sawdust Art Festival Winter Fantasy in Laguna Beach has opened, with arts and crafts created by more than 180 artists. The festival is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 21.
(Photo by Mark Rabinowitch, Contributing Photographer)

Enter Sawdust Art Festival Winter Fantasy’s holiday wonderland

November 28, 2025 at 10:39 a.m.

The 35th annual Winter Fantasy has arrived just in time for holiday shopping. It is...

Follow the red cobbled road to new adventures at the Museum of Make Believe, an enchanting place of magical realism in Laguna Beach.
(Photo by Penny E. Schwartz)

Enter the land of make believe in Laguna Beach

November 23, 2025 at 7:34 p.m.

Museum invites kids and adults to a fairy tale land with magical characters and fanciful...

A trout created by Cheryl Garcia in a Saddleback College Emeritus glass class is on display at Saddleback College. (Photo by Penny Schwartz)

Saddleback College Emeritus glass exhibit showcases denizens of the deep

November 8, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Ocean creatures of all kinds made of stained and fused glass are on display through...

Bagpiper Richard Cook performs Amazing Grace during the Veterans Day observance at El Toro Memorial Park in Lake Forest, CA on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Orange County plans Veterans Day 2025 celebrations with fields of flags, remembrance ceremonies

By Heather McRea

November 7, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

If you are a veteran or you would like to participate in commemorating the service...

One of the featured works at Laguna Art Museum’s current exhibit is “On the Road to Zion.” Oil on canvas. 47 1/2 x 67 1/2. Private lender. Anthony and Mary Podell. (Courtesy of Laguna Art Museum)

Past and present of the Southwest converge at Laguna Art Museum

October 16, 2025 at 10:46 a.m.

The two exhibits contrast reverence for nature with the heavy hand of development.

Sharing a cultural dance, members of the Korean Club perform at the Unity Festival. (Courtesy of Penny Schwartz)

Villagers celebrate their diversity at inaugural Unity Festival

October 4, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

The brainchild of village leaders, the festival aimed to be a lively celebration of the...

Clubhouse 7 in Laguna Woods Village. (Photo by Mark Rabinowitch, Contributing Photographer)

Meet the candidates for Laguna Woods Third Mutual board

By Anita Gosch

September 20, 2025 at 9:11 a.m.

Seven residents are in the running for four director seats, each with a term ending...

Meet the candidates for Laguna Woods United Mutual board

By Anita Gosch

September 20, 2025 at 9:03 a.m.

Four residents are vying for three director seats, each with a term ending in 2028

The terracotta warriors how they may have looked when originally painted. They are part of the new exhibit, “World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century,” at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.
(Photo by Penny E. Schwartz)

Terracotta warriors occupy the Bowers Museum

September 20, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

World-famous life-size clay soldiers discovered in a burial pit in Xian, China, plus newly discovered...

“Peace on Earth,” a collage by Laguna Woods resident Robin Meader, is part of the Peace Day observance taking place Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Clubhouse 1. The collage depicts “the things I believe everyone wants and should be able to enjoy in a peaceful world,” Meader says. Along with artworks, the observance includes speeches, poetry readings and singalongs.
(Courtesy of Robin Meader)

Peace Day comes early to Laguna Woods

September 18, 2025 at 8:55 a.m.

Clubs team up to share poetry, art and music calling for a world without war

Laguna Woods resident Doris Eiler and Micky Mouse celebrate her 10-year anniversary working at Disneyland. Eiler worked at the theme park first as a switchboard operator, then as a salesperson in the gift shops.
(Courtesy of Doris Eiler)

At age 90, Laguna Woods resident retires from ‘happiest place on Earth’

September 2, 2025 at 6:56 a.m.

Former Disneyland employee has fond memories of working the switchboard back in the day

It’s tomato season in California. Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist Carla Vigos uses cherry tomatoes in this pasta recipe.
(Courtesy of Jeff Sinclair)

Recipe: Take advantage of tomato season for this pasta

August 17, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

This vegetarian recipe calls for cherry tomatoes that are baked to enhance the flavor for...

The first Woodstock festival was held 65 years ago this week in upstate New York. In this August 1969 file photo, a couple hugs during the rain-soaked event, whose full title was the Woodstock Music and Art Festival. (AP file photo)

Laguna Woods residents recall 1969 Woodstock experience

By Anita Gosch

August 16, 2025 at 11:13 a.m.

Peace, love and music festival had profound effect on their lives, they say

Members of the Aquadettes rehearse in Laguna Woods, CA on Friday, August 8, 2025. The water ballet group is preparing for The Aqua Follies to celebrate their 60th anniversary. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Aquadettes swim team of Laguna Woods celebrates 60 years in the pool

By gqlshare

August 11, 2025 at 9:06 a.m.

The Aquadettes, whose members range in age from their 50s to 86, prefer to be...

Works by Susan Hoehn stand out at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach because her paintings also have a part in the Pageant of the Masters as tableaux vivants this year. Here, her works are show on Friday, July 25, 2025.
(Photo by Mark Rabinowitch, Contributing Photographer)

Festival of Arts showcases a cornucopia of creativity

August 8, 2025 at 7:08 p.m.

Works by 120-plus artists in a variety of mediums are on display in Laguna Beach...

Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords during a GIFFORDS town hall meeting on gun violence prevention at the Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse 5 in Laguna Woods on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords advocates for gun violence prevention at Laguna Woods town hall

By Lillian Ashworth

August 8, 2025 at 3:04 p.m.

Over 450 guests packed a clubhouse to hear the former Arizona representative speak about gun...

Santa Margarita quarterback Madi Lam (1) passes the ball before Canyon’s Baylee Backoff (4) can make the tackle during the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section 2024 flag football playoffs in Orange on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

New rules could have major impact on girls flag football season

By Dan Albano

August 7, 2025 at 9:38 p.m.

Changes for pass rushing, screen blocking and punting will be in effect as the season...

OCVarsity Hot 150: Orange County’s top impact football players for 2025

By Dan Albano

August 6, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

Dan Albano ranks the county players expected to have the most impact this season. Ranked...

Laguna Woods resident Audrey Grider artworks have a distinctive mythical air, shaped into hearts or suspended in dreamlike narratives. Here, she is in her booth at the 2025 Laguna Art-A-Fair in Laguna Beach.
(Photo by Mark Rabinowitch, Contributing Photographer)

Laguna Beach fest is an affair of the arts and the hearts

July 28, 2025 at 8:42 a.m.

Six Laguna Woods residents show their creativity is timeless

Leafy green vegetables, grown by Laguna Woods residents, are for sale at the Laguna Woods Garden Centers Club’s farmers market on Saturday, July 19, at Clubhouse 2.
(Photo by Mark Rabinowitch, Contributing Photographer)

Laguna Woods farmers market flourishes

July 26, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

Local sale of fresh produce raises $5,000 for Meals on Wheels program

A coyote lurks in the bushes near Aliso Creek in Laguna Woods. The coyote population in the Village has increased dramatically, residents say.
(Photo by Mark Rabinowitch, Contributing Photographer)

Laguna Woods residents get vocal at town hall on coyotes

July 20, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

Animal control officer gives advice on living with the predator but is given an earful

Chicken Marsala – thin slices of chicken breast smothered in mushrooms – goes good with mashed potatoes on the side. Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist Carla Vigos has an easy recipe.
(Courtesy of Jeff Sinclair)

Chicken cutlets with mushrooms go well with mashed potatoes

July 20, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Chicken breasts sliced thin and pounded work best for chicken Marsala

The 59th annual Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach is open daily through Aug. 31, 2025. More than 185 artists are participating in the show this summer. (Courtesy of Penny E. Schwartz)

More than 185 artists showcase their work at Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach

July 19, 2025 at 5:40 p.m.

Many artists have shown their work at the festival for decades, while each year new...

Laguna Woods Globe columnist Cheryl Russell (Courtesy of Cheryl Russell)

Just one memory can unlock that story inside you

By Cheryl Russell

July 19, 2025 at 2:18 p.m.

Sharing a life story can lift the spirit, sharpen memory and reveal just how much...

A bowl of spaghetti, a slice of bread, a nice red wine, and you’ve got yourself a quick, easy and delicious meal. Learn how Laguna Woods resident Carla Vigos makes spaghetti.
(Photo by Jeff Sinclair)

This spaghetti sauce can be made just the way you like it

July 19, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

The sauce can be full of meat, or it can be a meatless marinara

An ecological oasis sits in the center of San Juan Capistrano