{"id":19023,"date":"2024-04-12T13:51:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=19023"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:08:30","slug":"opening-new-worlds-of-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=19023","title":{"rendered":"Opening New Worlds of Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/h6>\n
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(Graphic courtesy of Museum of Make Believe, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Watching dreams come true for gifted artists, is one of life’s most magical experiences.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, April 25th, in Laguna Beach, you’ll get a chance to experience that magic.<\/p>\n

At 5:30 that afternoon, Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony as the Museum of Make Believe<\/a> hosts their inaugural exhibit, “Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales”, in their brand-new, 1,000-square-foot creative space!<\/p>\n

And it’s going to be enchanting.<\/p>\n

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(Royalty-free image by Hishametto<\/a> from Pixabay.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Since 2020, artists Amy and Geoff Mitchell<\/a> have been celebrating imagination and creativity.<\/p>\n

As co-founders of Museum of Make Believe, they’ve hosted a number of\u00a0 immersive and interactive pop-up events.\u00a0\u00a0 They’ve made art accessible, with workshops, parties, puppetry, and even an original radio drama, “Strange Secrets of Starlight Park”!<\/a><\/p>\n

All along, their vision has been to bring their magic to a permanent location.<\/p>\n

Now, they’re seeing that vision become a reality.<\/p>\n

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(Image courtesy of Museum of Make Believe, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n

For this inaugural exhibit, Museum of Make Believe has created a magical woodland.<\/p>\n

Think twinkling fireflies, mystical trees and a handpainted cobblestone path.\u00a0 Throughout them will be\u00a0 a variety of paintings, miniatures and sculptures–each of which tells its own story.<\/p>\n

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(Royalty-free image by Ga_Webz<\/a> from Pixabay.)<\/p><\/div>\n

“The Museum of Make Believe is a nonprofit organization…dedicated to preserving the timeless art of storytelling,” said Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO Erin Slattery in a recent press release.<\/p>\n

“This new immersive Ghost Stories & Fairy Tales<\/em> exhibit offers guests a way to step back into nostalgia and experience an older kind of magic.”
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For the Grand Opening, the magic will include free admission, make-your-own puppets for the smallest magic practitioners in attendance, refreshments on the patio, door prize drawings and a fundraiser raffle.<\/p>\n

Can’t make it to Laguna on the 25th, but you’d like to explore the enchantment at a later date?\u00a0 Tickets are available at this link<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony celebration for Museum of Make Believe as they open their first permanent space on Thursday, April 25th, at 5:30 pm at Suite 5 of 1590 South Pacific Coast Hwy, near Bluebird Canyon Drive, in Laguna<\/strong> Beach.\u00a0 The Museum’s inaugural event, “Ghost Stories and Fairy Tales”, will be open at no charge to all attendees for this special event.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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