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Winter Escape Deal to Sonoma’s Wine Country

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By Greer Wylder
January 30, 2018

Madrona Manor, Sonoma County’s grand estate in an elegant and extraordinary vineyard setting is offering a winter escape deal. “Breaking in the New Year” includes a complimentary night stay. Book two nights and get the third night free, weekends included. The package also includes a bottle of sparkling wine and chocolates upon arrival. It’s available now through March 31. Madrona Manor was built as a private residence in 1881. It’s located in the hills above the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County surrounded by eight acres of wooded and landscaped grounds.  With 22 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites, Madrona Manor…

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Kinky Boots Returns to Segerstrom Center

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By Greer Wylder
January 30, 2018

KINKY BOOTS, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts, February 6 – 11. This wildly popular and powerhouse theatrical work – now in its fifth year on Broadway –brings impressive performances by first-rate performers. Leading the tour will be Lance Bordelon as Charlie Price, Jos N. Banks as Lola, Sydney Patrick as Lauren, Adam du Plessis as Don, Hayley Lampart as Nicola, and John Anker Bow as George. Brandon Alberto, Eric Stanton Betts, Derek Brazeau, Tyler Jent, Tony Tillman, and Ernest Terrelle…

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laura chenel’s debuts black truffle goat cheese

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2018

Laura Chenel, the premier American chèvre from Sonoma since the 1970s, just debuted new Black Truffle Cabecou. It’s a dense, yet soft goat cheese disk steeped in Truffle Oil and Black Truffles, making it the brand’s third marinated chèvre product following the success of its Original Marinated Cabecou with Herbs and its Marinated Spicy Cabecou. Cut from Laura Chenel’s Original fresh goat cheese logs, the Cabecou cheese rounds are dried on racks for five days before being hand-packed in leak-proof, recyclable plastic jars which resemble mini buckets. As the pioneer of American goat cheese, it is no surprise that Laura Chenel’s…

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LunaFest Celebrated at Chapman University

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2018

LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted on Saturday, Feb. 3, by Zonta Club of Newport Harbor at the Marion Knott Studios in Dodge College of Film & Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange. This unique film festival features a diverse lineup of nine short films by professional women filmmakers, ranging from animation to fictional drama.  Zonta Club of Newport Harbor has chosen female filmmakers at Dodge College of Film & Media Arts at Chapman University to be the recipients of…

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South Cove, Dana Point’s New Residential Development to Open in Decades

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By Greer Wylder
January 26, 2018

International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning just opened residential models at South Cove in Dana Point. Built by San Diego-based real estate development company Zephyr, this is Dana Point’s first new for-sale residential development to open in decades. South Cove is a unique, barefoot community with a laid-back luxury in a highly-coveted coastal setting at the southern gateway of Dana Point. Located at 34202 Del Obispo Street in Dana Point, the new residential community features a mix of 168 one-, two- and three-story flats, townhomes and twin homes, 883 - 2,126 square feet. Within a stone’s throw of the…

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