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The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation Presents filmmaker Greg MacGillivray

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By Greer Wylder
January 23, 2023

Join the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation on Saturday, January 28 at 7 p.m. as it salutes filmmaker Greg MacGillivray and his memoir Five Hundred Summer Stories: A Life in IMAX. It’s an evening of storytelling and celebration. Greg and his team have produced more than 60 adventure films over the past five decades from surf movies to pioneering IMAX documentaries.Light supper and festivities follow Greg's program in the Friends Room. Steve Wood and Beth Fitchet Wood, founding members of HONK will perform.Your ticket benefits the Technology Fund for Witte Hall, which brings audiences the best audio/visual experience in sight…

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The 46th Annual OC Home & Garden Show and Giving Pavilion February 25-26 at the OC Fair & Event Center

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By Greer Wylder
January 22, 2023

The 46th Annual OC Home & Garden Show will be celebrated February 25-26 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. It will be the most interesting, fun, and informative home show in years complete with OC’s finest home improvement vendors, a beautiful garden display, hourly DIY, hourly prizes, and more. And for the first time, Ultimate Events founder, Sylvia Andersen, will debut The Giving Pavilion, an entire building dedicated to promoting, teaching, and offering opportunities for guests to learn more about local nonprofits and charities. Free booths for nonprofits are available now. Email sylvia.ultimateevents@gmail.com, call or text 801.599.6664…

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The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay’s Global Cuisine Series

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By Greer Wylder
January 22, 2023

The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, the leading Forbes Five-Star oceanfront resort in the San Francisco Bay Area, is bringing back the renowned Global Cuisine Series, which is overseen by the resort’s culinary leaders, Executive Chef Roberto Riveros-Leyton and Navio Chef de Cuisine Francisco Simon, and features visiting Michelin-starred chefs from around the world.The 2023 Global Cuisine Series is spearheaded by Navio’s Chef de Cuisine Francisco Simón who collaborates with visiting chefs to prepare signature dinner and brunch menus for one weekend at the resort’s fine dining restaurant, Navio. The first guest chef in the 2023 Global Cuisine Series is Chef Miguel Navarro of Es Fum…

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BalletX at Irvine Barclay Theatre

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By Greer Wylder
January 19, 2023

Featuring three West Coast premieres, including Tiler Peck's “Umoja” (meaning “joyful” in Swahili), the diverse and innovative BalletX is a contemporary ballet experience unlike anything you've ever felt before. The renowned dance company will perform at Irvine Barclay Theatre on Jan. 24. According to Peck, Umoja is based on unity and community and is what the world needs now. With an eclectic repertoire and exuberant dancers, this Philadelphia-based company is blazing a path of creativity and innovation across leading stages, including The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, and Jacob’s Pillow. Since its founding in 2005, BalletX has produced over 100 ballets by…

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Laguna Art Museum FAMILY-FRIENDLY! Art & Nature Festival Programming!

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By Greer Wylder
January 18, 2023

Laguna Art Museum presents family-friendly art & nature festival programming!  Discover the amazing world of tidepools during this educational excursion to Laguna’s Heisler Park Beach on January 22 at 3 p.m.Just a short walk from the museum, you’ll join the Laguna Ocean Foundation for an in-depth look at the tidepools and the organisms that call them home. This program will require participants to maneuver the beach including sand and rocks, please wear appropriate footwear. This program is in partnership with the Laguna Ocean Foundation. Tickets can be found at this link. 307 Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach.

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