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Women War & Peace
09.28.11
The Center for Living Peace just announced its newest line-up for its Living Peace Series for 2011-2012. The stellar series features international leaders who are committed to global health, sustainability and compassion.
On Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis, executive producer and filmmaker Abigail Disney and UCI Professor Roxanne Varzi, will join the Center’s founder Kelly Thornton Smith at UC Irvine for a discussion on PBS SoCal’s five-part series of documentaries entitled “Women, War and Peace" premiering Oct. 11 (and running through Nov. 8).
Davis narrates one of the films, and Disney was an executive producer. Tickets sell out quickly, but you can find them at livingpeace.uci.edu. UCI students, faculty and staff are admitted free with reservations; general seating costs $8. At the Student Center at UC Irvine.
Fans of the incredible speaker series that debuted last fall remember that it featured Charlize Theron, Sir Richard Branson, and even the Dalai Lama speaking at UC Irvine.
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It’s Wine Time!
09.28.11
You only have until Saturday before trading in wine glasses for steins!
OC Wine Week is underway until Oct. 1 and some of the best restaurants in OC are offering incredible wine pairings and wine flights for you to indulge in.
Bluewater Grill in Tustin or Newport Beach has $15 lunch wine pairings and a $30 dinner pairing menu with everything from beer battered fish and chips paired with Chardonnay to a free range chicken breast with Pinot Noir.
AnQi By Crustacean in Costa Mesa has prepared a $55 four-course menu complete with a hand selected wine with each course.
For lunch, stop by taco asylum in Costa Mesa to enjoy two tacos, rice and beans and a glass of any wine for $15.
Or, if you're feeling particularly classy, try the Wine Lab wine and cheese flight for $15, which includes three wines paired with three cheeses in Newport Beach.
Check out the full list of participating restuarants and what they have to offer here.
OC Beer Week begins Sunday.
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