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NB Film fest CLOSING NIGHT AND CELEBRATION

04.26.17

We’ll be sad to say goodbye to the 18th annual NB Film Fest; it will end its eight-day run with the Southern California premier of the Exception on Thursday, April 27 at 8:15 pm at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach. Following the screening you can attend the Closing Night Celebration at Via Lido Plaza. The outdoor event will feature top entertainment and hor d’oeuvres prepared by award winning Orange County restaurants as well as a bar hosted by Tito’s Handmade Vodka.

The Exception starring Christopher Plummer, Lily James and Jai Courtney tells the story of a German soldier who tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planned a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.

The 18th annual NB Film Fest dubbed  "Go Deeper" features even more films--509 to be exact--from 58 countries--and all attendees will have access to filmmakers, actors and others involved in the filmmaking process

Tickets to the Closing Night Film and Celebration are $95 and can be purchased in advance here. The minimum age for guests is 21 years old. 

Passes and tickets for film screenings, galas and special events are available online at NewportBeachFilmFest

The Lido Theater is at 3459 Via Lido in Newport Beach.

Via Lido Plaza is at 3425 Via Lido in Newport Beach.

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The 40-Year-Old Vegan

04.25.17

Want to get the inside scoop on how to eat vegan in a super tasty way? Sandra and Susan Sellani, 57-year-old fraternal twins, grew up like most Italian families — eating! They now live on different coasts — Sandra in Newport Beach, and Susan in Pennsylvania--and while they still love to eat, they’ve just switched to healthier recipes now that they are over 40.

“Growing up, we always loved to be in the kitchen, watching our mother and grandmothers cook their famous Sellani Italian recipes,” says Sandra, the West Coast vegan who coincidentally is also the Chief Marketing Officer for See Jane Go, a rideshare App for women by women.  “A year ago, Susan and I thought, why don’t we turn these family recipes into a cookbook for the way we both eat today — vegan or plant-based. But like most Italian families, no one had written down the recipes!  Lucky for me, Susan is the one with the memory and remembered most of the ingredients. So began our journey to writing and publishing, The 40-Year-Old Vegan: 75 Recipes to Make You Leaner, Cleaner & Greener in the Second Half of Life.

“The 40-Year-Old Vegan includes a fifty-two-week meal plan to help easily transition to a plant-based lifestyle with old-fashioned, recognizable recipes and a realistic vision for looking and feeling good in the second half of life — without having to squeeze into a pair of size-two Spanx!” says Susan, an East Coast omnivore who enjoys meat on occasion.

In addition to the 75 vegan recipes in the cookbook, the authors have included inspirational stories from other “40-year-old vegans” who have turned to plant-based living in their second half of life. Those featured come from all walks of life, from a certified personal trainer and marathon coach in New York, to an Illinois financial planner. It is the authors’ hope that these stories will shatter any myths or stereotypes people have about vegans.

To learn more about the authors and The 40-Year-Old Vegan, visit 40yov.com.

Mercy for Animals, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting compassionate food choices and policies, is the beneficiary of ten percent of author proceeds from the sale of the book.

The 40-Year-Old Vegan is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, select book stores nationwide and at the authors’ website.

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