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Unique Ink!
03.02.12
Bummed you missed out on tickets to the OC Music Awards this weekend? Head over to the OC Fairground tonight through Sunday to check out the fifth annual Musink Tattoo Convention and Music Festival.
The event showcases some of the world's best tattoo artists and some great performances. After getting used to the buzzing, you can watch the artists use traditional techniques without machines, freehand incredible designs, check out some art hanging on the walls, or catch the Miss Musink competition.
The Howlers, Guana Batz and Tiger Army are performing Friday night, followed by Bayside, Yellowcard and New Found Glory on Saturday, and The Darlings, Hell or Highwater, Against Me! and Alkaline Trio (pictured above) on Sunday night.
Check Musink.org for set times and convention hours.
Tickets are $30 for single day passes at the door or $50 for all three days.
OC Fair & Event Center is located at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa.
Dining

A ROYAL 30 YEARS!
03.01.12
By Sheryll Alexander
We’ve always loved Royal Khyber Fine Indian Cuisine, so we are excited about celebrating this South Coast Plaza Village’s 30th anniversary with a $30 prix fixe dinner (which includes a glass of wine!).
Proprietors Urmil and Arun Puri’s dinner special includes a choice of spicy tandoori kebabs for two, daal (lentil) soup, gourmet greens with tamarind-ginger-honey dressing or a vegetarian assortment of samosa, aloo tikki and onion bhajia. Entrée selections (served with basmati rice pilaf, vegetables and tandoori or garlic nan) feature the restaurant 's signature dish: Khyber’s Nectar (a fall-apart lamb shank braised for hours in spices) or salmon malabar, chicken tikka masala, paneer tikka masala or vegetarian thali.
For dessert, pick from kulfi with cannoli, carrot pudding with coconut ice cream or Puri’s popular rice pudding with pistachios and almonds. Plus, the meal also includes a glass of wine or non-alcoholic beverage.
Royal Khyber, South Coast Plaza Village, 1621 W. Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, 714-436-1010, [url=http://www.royalkhyber.com]http://www.royalkhyber.com[/url].
Sheryll Alexander runs a news media agency based in Costa Mesa.
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