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Can-Can Canned Food Drive Throughout Run of Moulin Rouge! The Musical 

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By Greer Wylder
November 07, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is thrilled to help the Orange County Food Bank fully stock its shelves with canned food goods for those in need. Throughout the run of Moulin Rouge! The Musical from Nov. 9 until Nov. 27, 2022,  all patrons are encouraged to donate canned goods to help the nearly twenty percent of children in Orange County living in “food insecure” households. While putting Moulin Rouge! The Musical’s four values of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love into practice, Segerstrom Center is excited to involve the community in one harmonious effort to cultivate compassion and reduce food insecurity throughout the county. Along with the…

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Pure Salt x Tirzah Holiday Collection Launch Party

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By Greer Wylder
November 07, 2022

Celebrate the season with Pure Salt with Tirzah International's launch of its holiday collaboration on Thursday, Nov. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pure Salt Store in Newport Beach. Tirzah President Kirsten Dickerson will join Pure Salt co-founders Aly Morford & Leigh Lincoln for a Q&A about supporting women-led organizations and empowering marginalized women around the world, as well as cocktails and shopping with a purpose. See the Pure Salt x Tirzah Holiday Collection online here.Pure Salt Interiors, the Newport Beach-based interior design studio, and Shoppe known for its clean, coastal, and naturally-inspired designs, is proud to announce its first rug…

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Flamenco Legend: Farruquito at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

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By Greer Wylder
November 04, 2022

Farruquito Flamenco is coming to Segerstrom Center of the Arts on Wednesday, November 9 at 8 p.m., in Segerstrom Hall.  Farruquito’s roots in flamenco dance have taken him all over the world, immersing audiences in his gift as the “greatest Flamenco dancer of this new century.” (New York Times) As the principal inheritor of the greatest Gypsy flamenco bloodlines, Farruquito has made it his life’s mission to share the purest form of flamenco on stages worldwide while further broadening his influence by collaborating with the most paramount film directors, conductors, and artists of our time.Farruquito (Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya), son of flamenco…

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Le Shrimp Noodle’s Happy Hour

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By Greer Wylder
November 04, 2022

Le Shrimp Noodle Bar's HAPPY HOUR means 30 percent off any bowl of noodle soup from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The popular sister concept to Paradise Dynasty specializes in shrimp noodle soup made from simmering shrimp, chicken, and Chinese aromatics and spices for more than 8 hours, resulting in a rich and umami-packed broth perfect for shrimp lovers! Guests can select from 3 different noodle options including silky rice vermicelli noodles, craft ramen noodles and rice noodles. Toppings include an array of shrimp-centric items, from whole prawns to minced prawn meatballs and handmade prawn wontons, but also some…

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Segerstrom Center Presents Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples

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By Greer Wylder
November 02, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Mavis Staples, with special guest, vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Kandace Springs for one performance only, Friday, December 9, 2022, at 8 p.m. at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Mavis returns to Orange County with her incomparable gospel singing and an array of her most reputable songs spanning from the Civil Rights era to some present-day classics. Kandace Springs will open for Mavis with the voice that Prince describes as “a voice that could melt snow.” Staples’ achievements as both a gospel music pioneer and civil rights activist…

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