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Summer Camp For Children With Autism

07.07.14

The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders at UC Irvine is offering a recreational Summer Camp Program to promote recreation skills for children ages 5-12 with autism and developmental disorders.

Three weeks of camp in August will be available with different themes, such as Old Time Camp Games, Outdoor & Recess Games and Water Week. Activities will include games like relay races, kickball, water balloon fights and many more.

The camp, held at UCI, includes trained ABA therapist working side-by-side with UCI students. The students serve as mentors to help guide and support the unique social and behavioral needs associated with autism and other developmental disorders.

Camps cost $500 per child a week or $400 per sibling a week.

Week 1 August 4 - 8 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Week 2 August 11 -15 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Week 3 August 18 - 22 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

For more information and to register, call Bethany Peralta at 949.267.0408. or email, thecenter4autism@uci.edu

UC Irvine Anteater Recreation Center (ARC) at 680 California Ave. in Irvine.

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Feels like home at Harlow’s

07.02.14

By Natalie Aronson

The moment I stepped through the door at Harlow's in San Juan Capistrano, I felt welcomed. I was greeted immediately by the bartender who finished crafting his cocktail and stepped inside the dining room to tend to our party. The warm décor of the restaurant was inviting, with beautifully detailed ceiling panels and a dimly lit chandelier that rested above the bar, accentuating the hand-crafted syrups lining the shelves.

What makes Harlow's feel like home is their fine attention to detail, in everything they do. Their cocktails are mixed with syrups made in-house by the restaurant's General Manager, Ana Maria. She welcomed us and instantly fell into casual conversation, informing us about their farm-to-table dishes that make up their California-contemporary menu. No GMO's, all organic and made fresh daily, even the bread and butter are churned and baked in their very own kitchen.

Restaurants can boast "hand-crafted", but until you try their soaked, dark cherries (each take 45 minutes to prepare and taste just like Christmas) which are served alongside signature cocktails, then you truly have not experienced what hand-crafted really means.

From their Tito's handmade Mules, made with in-house brewed ginger beer, to their Peaches and Pork- an appetizer consisting of prosciutto, grilled local yellow peaches, pecorino crisp and vanilla oil- Harlow's takes the time and attention needed to catapult these dishes to a dining experience. At Harlow's a meal is not something you simply eat and pay for, but rather a moment to share with those in your party, and to treat yourself to locally-sourced and truly hand-crafted plates.

Worried about what to get? Well, every item on the menu looks delicious (and beautifully plated). But my personal favorites were the Covent Garden cocktail made with Pimms No. 1, St. Germaine, fresh strawberries, mint & club soda and of course...another pork dish. Brussel sprouts mixed with house cured pork lardons....it gives a new and satisfying meaning to eating your greens. Come for the great Happy Hour prices and stay for the ambiance; by the end of the night you won't believe you were eating in a suburban shopping center!

Open for dinner from 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday; bar service 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 3 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Happy Hour from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday; 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Harlow’s Fine Cuisine and Crafted Cocktails is at 31111 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano. 949.240.8100

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