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James Beard Benefit at AnQi

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By Greer Wylder
May 23, 2013

t was a Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner co-chaired by Elizabeth An, Cheryl Holden, Soogie Kang and Britt Meyer like no other when 170 foodies and friends gathered at AnQi by Crustacean at South Coast Plaza. Guests experienced an extraordinary six course menu by acclaimed Guest Chef Daniel Rose, owner of Spring restaurant in Paris, created with Master Chef Helene An and Chef de Cuisine Ron Lee. The sold-out event resulted in a donation-- doubled by Elizabeth An--to support the James Beard Foundation's educational outreach,  along with funding a local AnQi scholarship at the Art Institute of California Orange…

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The Intergalactic Nemesis Giveaway

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By Greer Wylder
May 20, 2013

We’re giving away two tickets to the live-action graphic novel “The Intergalactic Nemesis Book One: Target Earth” at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. The tickets are good for the performance Friday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Expect a one-of-a-kind whirlwind show with radio drama and more than 1,000 hand-drawn vivid comic book images displayed on a giant screen as three actors play all the parts and one Foley artist and one keyboardist perform all sound effects and music. To enter, simply subscribe to Greer's OC and enter code "Segerstrom." The performance was featured on NPR’s All Things…

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As You Like It!

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By Greer Wylder
May 20, 2013

Pack a picnic and enjoy Shakespeare in a free outdoor theatre performance of “As You Like” at Concordia University Irvine at 4:30 p.m. on May 25-27 and June 1-2. Concordia’s professional theatre company, Looseleaf Theatre Co. will perform the classic Shakespeare play staged in the late 1960s with Mad Men suits and hippies, singing and a professional wrestling match. Performances at 4:30 p.m. May 25, 26, 27 and June 1, 2. Concordia University Irvine's Nelson Amphitheatre is at 1530 Concordia West in Irvine.

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OC Goodwill Boutique opens Friday, May 17

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By Greer Wylder
May 16, 2013

Get ready for a whole new shopping experience, like nothing you've ever seen before!  The new OC Goodwill Boutique will open on Friday, May 17, at 9 a.m. in Tustin.  Overflowing with re-purposed, style-rich clothes, house wares and furniture, shoppers should not be surprised to see brands like Gucci, Coach, Bebe, Christian Dior and dozens of others at the Boutique, dubbed "fashionably good."  Why "fashionably good?"  Because $0.91 of every dollar spent here funds Goodwill's mission of training and employing people with barriers.  So you can have fun shopping brand names at incredible prices, while helping your community at the same time.…

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Summer Food & Wine Event at SCP

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By Greer Wylder
May 15, 2013

Food and wine lovers can join the fight against hunger in Orange County by attending the Summer Food & Wine Event, a South Coast Plaza tradition for more than 25 years, on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s. At the celebration more than 30 premium wineries will be pouring 100 of their best vintages, along with tray passed appetizers from Charlie Palmer’s such as truffle cheese sliders, herb French fries, hamachi sashimi with blood orange-fennel marmalade, three cheese risotto croquette, saffron aioli; taco yaki–ginger, potato foam; and smoked and seared scallop with pineapple and rhubarb…

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