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Free Home Show!

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By Greer Wylder
April 15, 2011

For three days only, Anaheim Convention Center is hosting the OC Spring Home and Garden Show. From April 15 to the 17, OC residents can explore every kind of home decorating and renovation option possible and participate in daily gardening seminars. As an added bonus, the first 500 attendees on Friday will receive a free kitchen slicing knife and the first 100 visitors on Saturday and Sunday get a free food chopper! Convention floor is open Friday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 800.358.7369…

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Japan Rocks Benefit Show

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By Greer Wylder
April 13, 2011

In Japan's time of need, every little bit helps. Local musicians are gathering Thursday night to benefit The American/Japanese Red Cross Society at Alex's Bar in Long Beach. The proceeds from the cover charge, a mere $8 for an entire evening of face-melting music, will all be donated for relief to the nation of Japan. The bill for Japan Rocks includes early rock'n'roll and rockabilly inspired Inazuma (Japanese rock heroes from Los Angeles), the energetic rock and funk band The Studiofix (from Los Angeles and OC), rock and noisy "space jam" Wild Pack of Canaries (from Long Beach) and big…

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Free Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream in Tustin Today!

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By Greer Wylder
April 12, 2011

Ben & Jerry’s is handing out free ice cream cones today from noon to 8 p.m. at all of its Scoop Shops! In Orange County, this means you can go to Ben & Jerry’s at the District at Tustin Legacy. Stop in for a free scoop of a longtime favorite or discover a new flavor, like Late Night Snack, with fair trade vanilla bean ice cream with a salty caramel swirl and fudge covered potato chip clusters; Bonnaroo Buzz: light coffee and malt ice creams with whiskey caramel swirls and English toffee pieces; and our personal favorite, Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone…

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Spell This!

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By Greer Wylder
April 11, 2011

Fancy yourself a gifted speller? Well, here’s your chance to test your spelling skills (publicly no less) and possibly raise $1,000 for your favorite charity. My two eldest sons and I will be entering the $1,000 National Adult Spelling Bee Sunday at 2 p.m. in Long Beach in the hopes to come home with $1,000 for Jack and Milly, the two students in Kenya that I’m helping put through college in Nairobi. I won Spelling Bees in elementary school, so why not? And you can compete against me too. The entry fee costs $30, or $40 at the door. As…

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Off to Canada!

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By Greer Wylder
April 11, 2011

Have you heard that John Wayne Airport will start offering daily non-stop flights to Canada? Beginning May 2, WestJet, Canada’s leading discount airline, will fly from Orange County to Vancouver, British Columbia, and on June 13 to Calgary, Alberta. This means you can take advantage of easy vacation experiences to Canada. And to find out more about Travel Alberta’s beautiful vacation packages, you can join Alberta’s heli-yoga instructor Kristen Stuart and YogaWorks Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a virtual heli-yoga experience at the Irvine Spectrum Center. The event, open to the public, will virtually transport participants to…

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