Thursday Night Cheese & Wine Tasting, 5:30 p.m.

Get an informal education on wine and cheese while enjoying a flight of the evenings' tasty offerings. Three tasting "flights" of 2 wines and 3 cheeses are offered each week for $15 per flight, and are described to you at tableside by friendly and knowledgeable staff. Reservations are recommended.

Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA; 949-494-4006

2008 California Biennial, until March 15

Featuring work from contemporary artists both established and up-and-coming, the California Biennial is mandatory attendance for anyone with even a passing interest in modern art, an event so big and important they can only work up the energy to do it once every two years.

Orange County Museum of Art At Newport Beach, 850 San Clemente Dr., Newport Beach, CA; 949-759-1122

Girls Night Out, 9 p.m.

It's ladies night with DJ Soltani rocking the cantina all night long!

Chronic Cantina, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA

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