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Sunday in the Vineyard!

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By Greer Wylder
May 11, 2011

The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar will be hosting its 3rd Annual “Sunday in the Vineyard” fundraiser to help improve the lives of at-risk kids on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. featuring a a premium wine tasting of nearly 60 wines, many from boutique wineries. The event will include a live cooking station with the Winery’s Executive Chef Yvon Goetz, and live and silent auctions benefiting the Marconi Foundation for Kids and the Child Guidance Center. Tickets for Sunday in the Vineyard cost $150 per person, a portion of which is tax-deductible. Tickets must be purchased in advance by…

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You Deserve a Free Ice Cream!

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By Greer Wylder
May 10, 2011

Go get a free scoop of ice cream today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Haagen-Dazs shops. You can find Haagen-Dazs at Fashion Island, South Coast Plaza, Mission Viejo, Orange, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Corona del Mar and more.

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And The Envelope, Please…

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By Greer Wylder
May 09, 2011

We were sad to say goodbye to the Newport Beach Film Festival at the final screening of “A Beginners Guide to Endings” Thursday at the Lido Theatre. Eight days and 400 movies flew by faster than we were able to say, “Please pass the popcorn.” It’s difficult to choose a favorite, that’s like when the kids ask which one of them we love the most. But of the dozen or more films that we saw (while playing hooky), we highly recommend “Deadheads,” the zombie film/love story; “Bhopali,” the terrifying true story of second generation children affected by the Union Carbide…

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Birthdays in Laguna!

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By Greer Wylder
May 09, 2011

Laguna Beach celebrates four milestone birthdays Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Main Beach: the Laguna Playhouse is turning 90; Laguna College of Art + Design is 50; and Pacific Marine Mammal Center is turning 40; and Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau is 25. Free cupcakes will be given to the first 750 guests, and there will be a four-layer cupcake cake, courtesy of Casey’s Cupcakes, the recent winner of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” to celebrate the anniversaries. The bottom layer will have 90 cupcakes, the third layer 50, the second layer 40 and the top layer 25. Guests also…

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Butterfly Season!

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By Greer Wylder
May 06, 2011

Orange County’s only butterfly house at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach is celebrating the start of butterfly season with an open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can stop by to see the beautiful local butterflies, purchase nectar plants, and enjoy breakfast, lunch or dessert too. Crafts and face paintings are available for children. Environmental Nature Center is at 1601 E. 16th St. in Newport Beach. 949.645.8489.

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