A Special Arts Festival -- A tradition for 70 years in arts-friendly Laguna, the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters is held every summer throughout July and August. It's pretty large now, and it includes the formerly "alternative" Sawdust Festival across the street. Log on to www.foapom.com.

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