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Canstruction Awards ceremony
09.16.16
Orange County’s top architecture and engineering design firms have elevate canned food to an art form with CANstruction throughout South Coast Plaza and ARTIC through Sunday, Sept. 25
At the end of the CANstruction display, the sculptures made entirely out of cans will be distributed by the OC Food Bank to nearly 400 soup kitchens and food pantries across the county.
Celebrating their ninth year, CANstruction Orange County is taking an artistically fresh perspective on today’s pop culture icons for this year’s competition. Inspirations range from Pokémon and Kobe Bryant, to the loveable characters in The Book of Life, Kung Fu Panda, and Finding Dory.
An annual art show, design competition, and food drive all rolled into one, CANstruction raises hunger awareness by challenging teams to create giant, whimsical, and wildly inventive sculptural masterpieces.
Each team spends months planning and designing their entries, but are only allowed one adrenaline-filled night to meticulously stack and color coordinate cans into incredible and whimsical feats of engineering.
You can come out and celebrate CANstruction Orange County at the “CAN-Do Awards” on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Pirch at SOCO in Costa Mesa to thank and meet the hard-working and creative teams for their work throughout the year. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, and beer included. Tickets cost $50 per person and great gourmet appetizers and unlimited wine and beer. Tickets are available here.
PIRCH is at 3303 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa.
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Coastal Cleanup Day
09.15.16
You can help make the beach even better on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon p.m. by participating in Coastal Cleanup Day – part of the world’s largest trash pickup. Following the three-hour event, Orange County Coastkeeper and the California State Parks will host a post-cleanup celebration at Huntington State Beach.
The Trash Free OC Jamboree event from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. will feature educational games and activities, prizes and food will be available for purchase from food trucks: Ruby's Diner, Piaggio on Wheels, Crepes Bonaparte and Kona Shaved Ice.
The event is free, but a portion of proceeds from food sales will be donated to Coastkeeper and to Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beaches to support environmental education efforts.
Last year, nearly 7,000 Orange County volunteers collected more than 42,000 pounds of trash and recyclable materials during the three-hour event across all parts of Orange County. This year, Coastkeeper expects an even bigger turnout and more trash recovered.
It’s a BYO and zero waste event. It’s best to bring a bucket or reusable bag, gloves and a reusable water bottle. You can view here to see the 47 cleanup sites in Orange County.
Minors will have to sign a consent form here.
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