FESTIVAL FEUD

What started out as a dispute over rent for Laguna Beach’s famed Festival of the Arts and Pageant of the Masters show has escalated to a threat to move the festival and a campaign by the artists to remove the festival’s board. “Artists are usually more accepting of change. This came as a surprise to me that this particular group of artists doesn’t have the willingness to look at the possibilities.” – CNN 11/20/00