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Art of Design Create a Seat to End Homelessness
10.05.17
You're invited to Illumination Foundation's Art of Design on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Coldwell Banker Atrium in Newport Beach. It’s a night of food, drinks, entertainment and one-of-a-kind, custom seats created by eleven of Southern California’s top interior designers to raise funds to address the behavioral health of homeless and unstably housed children.
Each designer is creating a custom chair depicting their own personal flair, without any limits on fabric, size and style to be auctioned at the Art of Design event.
Participating designers include EC Designs, Kenn Gray Home, Turcotte Interiors, K. Smith Interiors, Huma Sulaiman Design, Jess Jones Design Group, Denise Morrison Interiors, Carly & Co., Ohara Davies-Gaetano Interiors, Indoteak Design, and Graig Cady.
Participating restaurants include Filomena's Italian Kitchen, Sol Mexican Cocina, ChocXO, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Royal 21, California Fresh, Skyloft, Brio Tuscan Grille, Newport Rib Co., and Asian Box.
Tickets cost $200. For more information, visit ifhomeless.org/aod2017
Coldwell Banker Atrium is at 840 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach.
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Ghost Gathering at Heritage Museum
10.04.17
Just in time for Halloween, the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana presents a Ghost Gathering on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 5 to 9 p.m. It’s spooky fun for the entire family.
Ghosts of historical figures will guide guests through the haunted Kellogg Mansion and spooky museum grounds, including the Gospel Swamp Natural Area.
Entertainment by Krazy Kirk & the Hillbillies, a hilarious and talented bluegrass band featured at Knott's Berry Farm & Disneyland and Miguel Pulido & Friends with Mexican and American folk music. Occult blacksmith Gil Ramirez will make charms to ward off evil spirits.
There will also be a paranormal investigation hosted by Haunted OC in the Kellogg Mansion for an extra fee at hauntedoc.com
A Native American village will feature storytelling and songs shared by ghosts of Tongva family. Hear the ghost of a preacher and learn old hymns accompanied by a real pump organ at the Gospel Swamp ghost encampment. And, there’s the Spit-tunes Barbershop Quartet with grim grinning ghosts serenading guests. The Tacos Manuel food truck will offer meat and vegetarian options - http://www.tacosmanuel.com/. At the German Beer Garden, you can enjoy beverages brought by German farming immigrants of the 1800s
There will be an opportunity drawing, various Halloween items for purchase, old-fashioned crafts and activities for families, and a silent horror film theater with live musical accompaniment.
3101 W. Harvard St. in Santa Ana.
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