This past Saturday, Laguna Beach’s newly revamped South Coast Theater, which also serves as electric car maker Rivian’s largest flagship location in Southern California, saw a full house of the beachiest of surf fans for the premiere of “Girls Can’t Surf,” a fluorescent look into the real-life stories of some of surfing’s top female talent fighting through primarily male dominant surf culture during the 1980s.
Both the state and city museums are celebrating 20 years of artistic achievements, the state’s former budget director makes his debut showing of woodworkings, and an artistic exhibit showcasing the history of Telephone Hill are among the offerings for this month’s First Friday.
This isn’t the first time San Clemente has been a full-on surfing Hot Zone. It’s just that this time around, local surfers have been given a serious boost.