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Speakeasy Days at the Back Bay Tavern
12.09.13
Come out and celebrate the history of the 1920’s bar with Rising Sun & Co pop-up shop event and vintage car show on Friday, Dec. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 14 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Back Bay Tavern at Whole Foods Newport Beach.
Back Bay Tavern will be serving prohibition style beer and Chef Alan’s award winning chili fitting of era at 1930’s prices. The vintage car show will feature ‘30s era cars, hot rods and motorcycles, plus live music by RT and the 44’s and Speedbuggy. Preferred parking for vintage cars, bikes and traditional hot rods.
Back Bay Tavern is at Whole Foods Market Newport Beach is at 415 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach. 949.999.8572.
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Fragrant Holidays from Voluspa
12.09.13
Let Orange County based VOLUSPA set the scene for your holiday experience with its hand-poured, paraben-free candles and custom designed diffusers.
All of their affordable and stylish scented collections make perfect gifts. Its Vermeil Collection, ideal for the winter gift giving, comes in beautiful speckled vermeil silver glass jars and tins, in scents of Chestnut Vetiver (fire roasted chestnuts with amber, earthy votiver and oakmoss), Ponderosa (pine resin, white tabac and accents of fresh lavender and eucalyptus), Clove Pomander (crushed red cloves, pear, bergamot and nutmeg), and a Branche Vermeil (winter spruce).
Another perfect collection for winter is VOLUSPA'S new Crane Flower, a delicate sweet fragrance in a vibrant gilded floral glass jar with a throwback to 70’s decadence.
Voluspa can be found at retail stores, or online at Voluspa.com.
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