Local heroes honored at
6th annual Laguna Hero Fest
by Stu News Laguna
Music, Art, and Films from around the world will showcase local and global heroes at the 6th Annual Laguna Hero Fest on Thursday, May 23, at [seven-degrees].
Doug Miller
Laguna Beach artist and musician, Douglas Miller, will be honored at the Laguna Hero Festival for his outstanding contributions to the community. Miller has been photographing and painting landscapes of Laguna since the early 1970s. Mentored by his aunt, a plein air painter, his landscapes capture the natural beauty of the California Coastal region. Since 1971, Miller has painted over 14,000 paintings and has taken almost 500,000 photographs, not including digital, since he began documenting Laguna Beach and its inhabitants.
Wyland and Nick-I Hernandez will be on hand to receive awards for their inspiring documentary, Blues Planet Sounds, a feature-length film, which features top blues musicians voicing their concerns about the ocean and the environment.
James Pribram
Eco-Warrior James Pribram will be recognized for his ongoing commitment to protecting coastal regions locally and globally.
Tyler Russell
The 2013 Community Hero Award will go to Tyler Russell for creating a not-for-profit FM radio station for the town of Laguna Beach that serves community groups and artists on the air at KX 93.5.
Special awards will go to Laguna's Boys & Girls Club and to The Susi Q Center for their community-building efforts.
The MY HERO Project is also hosting an afternoon program for children and families at [seven-degrees] on May 23, 3 to 5 p.m. Police Officer Nikie Hernandez will give a brief talk about disaster preparedness.
Local not-for-profit organizations have been invited to share their information with the community at both of these special events. There will be music and refreshments served. The evening Festival will culminate with dance music performed by Nick-I Hernandez and Friends.
This year's Laguna Hero Fest will be on May 23, 7 to 10 p.m. at [seven-degrees], 891 Laguna Canyon Road. The 2013 Laguna Hero Fest is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please visit: http://myhero.com/rsvp. For information about MY HERO Project visit www.myhero.com or email
[email protected].
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