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OCWineFest celebrated wine, craft beer, camaraderie
03.20.18
Guests braved the rain and shine at last weekend’s OCWineFest, which took place on the historical grounds of A Stones Throw Winery in San Juan Capistrano. Almost 1800 guests sipped more than 200 wines, mingled, danced, nibbled bites and learned about award-winning wines from around the globe over the course of the weekend – tasting wines from as far away as Israel and Hungary, to those made right in our backyard of Orange County.
The six craft breweries on tap were a hit among the crowd, which spanned demographics, showing that the enthusiasm for the wine and beer community is strong in Orange County. Blazing the (Orange County wine) trail to bring vino and people together – from newbies to aficionados – OCWineFest balanced fun, exploration, and education in one place.
The overriding theme of the event, however, was spreading awareness for the Orange County chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, an organization near and dear to OCWineFest organizer, Col. Sean Magee, also an LLS survivor.
A second OCWineFest event is in the works, with dates TBA. Stay tuned at ocwinefest.com. LAWineFest will take place June 2 and 3 at The Row in Downtown Los Angeles. More info at lawinefest.com.
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The Book of Mormon Returns to OC
03.19.18
Back by popular demand, nine-time Tony Award winner, The Book of Mormon returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited engagement March 20 – April 1. The Book of Mormon follows two Mormon missionaries as they attempt to share their scriptures with the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest of the locals, who are preoccupied with more pressing troubles such as AIDS, famine, and oppression from the local warlord.
The Book of Mormon features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Tony Award winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, March 24 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.
Tickets start at $34.75 and are on sale now. They can be purchased online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling 714.556.2787.
For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, please call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236.
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