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17th Annual John Wooden Classic

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By Greer Wylder
December 17, 2010

The 17th Annual John Wooden Classic will feature four of the nation’s premier basketball programs, and tributes to legendary coach and humanitarian John Wooden Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim. The game matchups for the one-day basketball doubleheader will feature: St. Mary’s vs. Long Beach State (11:45 a.m.) and UCLA vs. BYU (2:30 p.m). Party Suites are also available with completely furnished with leather sofas, cocktail tables and 42” plasma TVs.  Experience great views and a tremendous atmosphere that can only be found in a luxury suite. Packages also include preferred parking. Click here for additional information about Party Suites.…

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Center For Living Peace Holiday-Wrapping Session

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By Greer Wylder
December 17, 2010

Join the Center for Living Peace for holiday-wrapping session Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. where you can learn to create beautifully wrapped gifts with unexpected, easy-on-the-earth materials. Did you know that if every family in the U.S. chose to wrap just three gifts with reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields? So bring three gifts to wrap! Class costs $12 per person or $10 each for families/groups of three or more. Sign up now to reserve your space. Class takes place at the Center for Living Peace in the University Shopping Center. 4139 Campus…

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Support OC Music!

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By Greer Wylder
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!

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By Greer Wylder
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!

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By Greer Wylder
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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