July 13-14
Ready for some old-timey cosplay? Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach has been staged for the last 85 years, one of Southern California’s truly enduring traditions. Extreme makeup, carefully crafted sets and choreography transform volunteers into real-life paintings and sculptures with jaw-dropping results. It’s a method called tableaux vivants, or “living pictures.”
This year’s “Time Machine” theme (from July 7 to Aug. 31) will feature more than 35 living works, including Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s “The Vintage Festival” (at right), Eadweard Muybridge’s “Motion-Study” and Vermeer’s “The Music Lesson,” as well as the movie poster for the 1960 film “The Time Machine.” Tickets start at $15 and include entry to the showcase of local artists, the Festival of Arts.
Info: Pageant of the Masters, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, (800) 487-3378, foapom.com