Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa is the place to be Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. during its Volcom’s California tour of free custom hats and screened tees. Volcom board shorts will be given away every 15 minutes. Also, someone will win a surfboard, and free pizza for all. 233 East 17th St. in Costa Mesa. 949.645.4624.
Continue Reading The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art puts energy in the spotlight as it welcomes an exhibit solely dedicated to artists’ interpretation of energy. Join artists for an opening reception Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m., Brats Berlin and Crepes Bonaparte food truck will be serving delicious foods. The pieces were chosen by Howard Fox, emeritus curator of contemporary art, at Los AngelesCounty Museum of Art and will be shown through Sept.17. Fox selected 73 works, from a pool of 1,500 diverse works in all media that he felt needed to be shown together. Orange County Center Center for Contemporary…
Continue Reading Are you getting the picture that this year's OC Fair is all about eating? We’re asking Greer’s OC readers who attend the "Let's Eat!"-themed fair this year to shoot pics of their favorite foods. Whether it be deep-fried Kool-Aid, deep-fried brownies, deep-fried Girl Scout cookies, or tried and true deep fried butter, we want to see what you’re eating. So send your OC Fair pic to Gretchen at gretchen@pacific-creative.digital and we'll post them on our Facebook page. Please make sure to include your name, date the photo was taken and a brief description. We will be picking winners through the…
Continue Reading On Sunday, "Chocolate: The Event" festival will unwind with a grand Gala Chocolate Awards from 4 to 10 p.m. at UltraLuxe Cinema in GardenWalk, Anaheim. Starting at 4 p.m. there will be a a celebrity-studded red carpet, chocolate awards, movie memorabilia displays, "Golden Ticket" giveaways, swag bags, Wonka movie character look-alike's and chocolate tastings. Mel Stuart, the director of “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory” will be attending and honored at the event. At 8 p.m. you can watch “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in the UltraMax theater. Tickets to closing night cost $75 each and include the VIP wrap…
Continue Reading This Saturday is National Cheesecake Day and The Cheesecake Factory has your cheesecake needs covered! When you visit The Cheesecake Factory (no to-go orders) you can get any slice at half-price. That includes pineapple upside-down cheesecake, wild blueberry white chocolate cheesecake, ultimate red velvet cake cheesecake and all the classics. To celebrate the day, The Cheesecake Factory will also be launching their new "Hershey's Chocolate Bar Cheesecake" that features Hershey's chocolate cheesecake between layers of chocolate cake and ganache, topped with chocolate frosting and chocolate chips - sounds like a delicious toothache! Check out the locations page at The Cheesecake…
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