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Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas
11.15.19
Mark O'Connor's "An Appalachian Christmas," an evening of holiday favorites performed by Grammy Award-winning bluegrass and American roots musicians, comes to Musco Center for the Arts on Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m. The O'Connor family and their band invigorate familiar holiday classics for a delightful evening.
In addition to these fresh, playful, and joyous versions of beloved Christmas songs, composer and fiddler Mark O’Connor includes a few original compositions in the spirit of the season.
The music is so appealing that the group's Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas album was Number 1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Album charts in 2011. It has remained in the Top Five each year since, becoming a perennial Christmas classic hailed as a Top 10-holiday album by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Los Angeles Times. According to The Boston Globe, “All Christmas music should be played so elegantly on violin."
Tickets for Mark O'Connor's "An Appalachian Christmas" begin at $25 and are available online at muscocenter.org or by calling Musco Center at 844.626.8726 (844.OC.MUSCO).
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The Bar Method Newport Beach Studio Grand Opening
11.15.19
The Bar Method Newport Beach is celebrating the grand opening its new studio on Saturday, November 16 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., is free to the public and will feature complimentary classes and experiences with leading local brands. Attendees will enjoy a fresh-pressed juice tasting with Tribest Life, a nutritious bar tasting with BuffBake, a skincare sampling from Drunk Elephant, first access to Goldsheep’s Holiday collection, a Kombucha tasting with Citizen Water Co., and more!
Additionally, The Bar Method Newport Beach is now offering a limited number of low priced “Founders Memberships” that offer incredible benefits including: unlimited monthly classes, exclusive access to all studio workshops, 20% off all retail, ten guest passes and complimentary membership freeze.
The Bar Method Newport Beach offers a challenging, smart and personalized workout that is safe and effective for clients spanning a wide range of abilities, including those with physical limitations and injuries. Interestingly, the technique was created under the guidance of physical therapists and its instructors take yearly certification exams and receive lessons on anatomy and hands-on adjustments, to uphold the high standards of The Bar Method.
Grand Opening attendees that purchase a membership or class package will receive an awesome gift bag stocked with Bar Method apparel and goodies from its community partners including: Tribest Life, BuffBake, Drunk Elephant, Citizen Water Co., The Whole Purpose, Peatos, MedTerra CBD, and more!
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