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CHOC Follies!
11.01.11
Here’s your chance to perform live on stage while raising funds for Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Auditions for CHOC Follies are underway Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach. CHOC Follies 15th annual original musical is called “Christina and the Crystal Ball, a Cinderella Story for the Social Net Set.” It’s a modern spoof on the classic fairy tale.
Since its inception in 1997, CHOC Follies has netted more than $5 million dollars for the hospital.
Cast members don’t have to have singing and dancing experience. Auditions will be at The Island Hotel (free valet parking) at 690 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach.
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SAVE SCIENCE AT FALL FLINGO!
11.01.11
By Sheryll Alexander
Did you know Newport Mesa’s award-winning Kaiser & Woodland schools no longer have funding for science programs? You can do something about it by attending Kaiser & Woodland Schools Foundation’s “Save Our Science” Fall Flingo.
Held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Newport Harbor Drivers Club (729 Farad St. Costa Mesa), Fall Flingo costs $45 per person and includes a no-host cocktail reception, music provided by DJ Craig, a four-course, French-themed dinner catered by Irvine Ranch Market, bingo games orchestrated by an entertaining host and a Texas Hold ‘Em-style poker tournament. In addition, the silent auction features with more than $30,000 in prizes from local retailers and restaurants.
Here's more information about Fall Flingo:
Bingo, which will be held from 7:30-9 p.m., includes a hilarious host and prizes for the winner. 12 cards for $50.
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker has limited seating, starts at 7 p.m. and features first, second and third place prizes. $100 buy-in donation.
The first prize in the Fall Flingo opportunity drawing is a week at a flat in Roquebrune Village in the south of France. The second prize is an Apple iPad and the third prize is a year’s worth of pizza from Original Pizza in Costa Mesa. Tickets costs $10 each or three for $20.
To purchase admission tickets, visit [url=http://www.kwschools.org]http://www.kwschools.org[/url]
To purchase opportunity drawing tickets or for more information, contact flingo@kwschools.org or call Paul Hilson at 949-254-3167.
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