Support OC Music!

December 14, 2010

Heading to Best Buy for some holiday shopping? Don’t forget to pick up a copy of the 2010 OC Music Awards Best of Orange County compilation CD proudly displayed in support of local music at each check out register. It makes a great stocking stuffer or under the tree item. The comp features 14 tracks from 2010 Award recipients, including Sugar Ray, Atreyu, Thrice, Free the Robots, Dusty Rhodes and The River Band and BLOK to name a few. A portion of sales from the compilation benefit Music for a Cure [url=http://musicforacure.org/]http://musicforacure.org/[/url], the Awards official charity, furthering its efforts to…

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Ultimate Foodie Gift For the Holidays!

December 13, 2010

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the foodie who has it all? How about a 10-day culinary adventure of a lifetime? Acclaimed chef Mark McDonald of Old VineCafé (named 2009’s ‘Best Restaurant in OC’ by OC Weekly), along with master chef John Nocita from the Italian Culinary Institute, are hosting a gastronomic excursion to Italy, where guests will spend 10 days exploring and eating their way through the southern regions of Calabria and Sicily. Activities include: making 50 kinds of pasta alongside chefs from the Italian Culinary Institute, dining in some of the region’s best restaurants, touring wineries and…

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Get Into the Holiday Spirit!

December 10, 2010

Bundle up, gather the family and ring in the season with OC Parks. The Candlelight Tour returns on Saturday, and Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest. The park will transform into an extravagant celebration with 1,000 luminarias lighting the buildings, illuminating the pathways and shining on the park grounds. Holiday carolers, local musicians, storytellers and flamenco dancers present seasonal entertainment throughout the evening. Visit Santa and enjoy warm cider, cocoa and homemade confections. 25151 Serrano Road in Lake Forest. Costs $4 Adults, $3 kids ages 3-12. Free parking. 949.923.2230 or 949.923.2232. Enjoy…

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Rock & Republic!

December 10, 2010

Starting today The Warehouse Sale is offering Rock & Republic jeans at up to 80% at the Westminster Mall and items start at an incredible $24.99! Tens of thousands of pieces including women’s and men’s jeans as well as a full range of best selling tops, sweaters, shorts, skirts, dresses, outerwear, and more, along with a variety of children’s wear and maternity lines are available at discount prices starting Friday Dec. 10 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1025 Westminster Mall, Unit # 2029 in Westminster.

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Dealperk.com For JDRF!

December 06, 2010

As if you need more reasons to sign up for DealPerk.com (which offers daily deals on incredible experiences in Orange County reduced up to 80%), the good people at DealPerk.com are donating 10% of revenue from its perks through Jan. 18, 2011 to my favorite charity, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. JDRF is the worldwide leader in funding research to cure type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly and lasts a lifetime. Just click on this link to see the deal of the day! When you subscribe each morning in your inbox you’ll find daily deals…

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