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Dodgeball Challenge to Wipe Out Diabetes

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2016

You can join a fun Dodgeball Competition to benefit JDRF on Sunday, March 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Misty May-Treanor Sports Center in Irvine. The Mothers & Daughters for Multiple Causes event is an afternoon of dodgeball excitement that will include food, drink, prizes, a silent auction and fun—while funding research to find a cure for diabetes. You can register here. It’s a bracketed dodgeball competition with, 21 teams (so far). Each player  donates to play, and all proceeds will be donated to JDRF. One of the members, Maddy Wiesner has Type 1 Diabetes and is an…

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Sweet and Delicious Irish Soda Bread

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2016

For a limited time you can stop by any five Boudin SF’s in Orange County to pick up Boudin’s Irish Soda Bread made with a traditional baking soda leavened recipe and laced with plump raisins. In the mid-1800s, soda bread was often the only food on the tables of families in Ireland. Many continue to honor this age-old tradition by serving Irish Soda Bread as a reminder of how fortunate they are. The fresh-baked Irish Soda Bread available through April 3.   It’s a perfect complement to traditional corn beef and cabbage, or with a glass of Irish whiskey, a…

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The 3rd annual Women of Influence Forum

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By Greer Wylder
March 09, 2016

You can join the 3rd annual Women of Influence Forum on Friday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Irvine Hotel. Some of Orange County’s most successful and influential women will be sharing their stories, challenges, triumphs and how they achieved their success. The event brings together more than 250 women business owners, professionals, and community leaders. It’s a breakfast, break, lunch and program. This year’s keynote speaker will be Robin Follman-Otta, Chief Operating Officer, RA Industries, LLC/Markall, Inc. She’s an executive, artistic director, entrepreneur and world-class soprano. She is also Chief Operating Officer for her family’s adventure destination fishing…

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Pick it up, Pack it Up

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By Greer Wylder
March 09, 2016

Just in time for upcoming holidays such as Easter, Mother’s Day, graduation, Father’s Day, summer camp, bridal showers and weddings, Boxfli is offering a convenient pick-up service for gifts and products that need to be packaged, shipped or both. Boxfli will pick up items that need to be shipped or packaged for a $5 flat fee within a five mile radius of its Costa Mesa or Mission Viejo stores.  Boxfli also sells unique novelty gifts and with no gift wrap required, the company offers a rainbow-colored selection of eco-friendly, exclusive boxes, with patterns ranging from bold stripes and preppy argyles…

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Huntington Beach Spring Symphony

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By Greer Wylder
March 08, 2016

The Huntington Beach Symphony presents their spring concert, “Love, Heroes, Elegance" on Sunday, March 13 at 3:30 p.m. at the Robert B. Moore Theater at Orange Coast College. The featured artists are concertmeister of Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Katia Popov (violin), the Ruslan Biryukov (cello) and Teresa de Jong-Pombo (piano). Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano with orchestra, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1803. It is the only concerto Beethoven ever completed for more than one solo instrument. Maestro Grant Sevdayan will open the concert with Beethoven's powerful "1st movement" of Beethoven's Symphony N5. The…

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