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Learn to Golf and Get Away at Pelican Hill!

08.03.11

Thanks to new value-driven golf getaways at Pelican Hill, golf enthusiasts cab be treated to luxury stays, professional instructors, and the chance to play at one of the most spectacular golf courses on the SoCal coast.

Starting in the fall, Pelican Hill Golf Club will be offering value-driven golf getaways and top instruction programs at both its ocean view courses.

Pelican Hill Resort features 36 holes of ocean-view golf designed by the renowned Tom Fazio, as well as the Pelican Hill Golf Academy led by Glenn Deck, considered one of top 100 golf instructors in the country. One of Pelican Hill’s golf getaway packages, the Guy’s Golf Getaway, runs Sept. 5 through Dec. 30, and it includes two nights in a spacious villa with personal butler service; one golf round with forecaddie; dinner at Pelican Grill, the Golf Club’s 19th Hole and Newport Coast’s Sports Center; and haircut and hot lather shave in The Spa’s traditional barber chair. Packages start from $1,450 for two nights (based on double occupancy in two-bedroom garden-view Villa). Two-night minimum stay required; excludes tax and gratuity. Also available Sept. 5 through Dec. 30, the Golf Academy Total Tune-up Package offers a private half-day clinic for experienced players to work on their fundamentals, advanced golfers can pick up new techniques, or beginners can learn the game.

The package includes: two nights in a luxurious bungalow guest room; a private 45-minute lesson at Pelican Hill Golf Academy and 2.5-hour nine-hole playing lesson with Glenn Deck. The package starts at $1,685 for two nights. Two-night minimum stay required; based on availability. Excludes tax and gratuity.

One weekend of each month, the Pelican Hill Golf Academy will offer four different half-day golf schools dedicated to help improve or enhance a specific part of the game of golf. Private lessons are available at all times to provide customized and individual instruction based on the skill level of any player. The workshops cost $225 per student.

For Golf Academy reservations, contact Glenn Deck at gdeck@pelicanhill.com or 949.467.5810.

For accommodations, spa, dining or golf reservations, call 800.820.6800.

Pelican Hill is at 22701 Pelican Hill Road South in Newport Coast.

Sunset Strip Music Festival Rocks

07.29.11

By Sheryll Alexander

West Hollywood’s famed Sunset Strip Music Festival has announced Motley Crüe as the headline act with tickets now available online. The three-day outdoor street festival starts Aug. 18 with street stages and historic rock music halls featuring performances by artists such as Bush and Public Enemy as well as more than 50 other bands.

New this year is after parties at the Key Club and Roxy Theatre with DJs such as Felix Cartal, Harvard Bass, Deathface, Bones, Semi Precious Weapons and Empire.

Celebrating West Hollywood’s rich musical rock history and influence, the Sunset Strip Music Festival closes down a long stretch of Sunset Boulevard for three days. This star-struck boulevard transforms into a world-class outdoor concert destination with outdoor stages, beer gardens, a VIP lounge, food trucks and live performances within the venues during the day until 1-2 a.m.

Not only do rockers jam under West Hollywood's warm sun and blue skies, but The Sunset Strip’s cool and dark indoor venues – Viper Room, Whisky A Go-Go, The Roxy Theatre, Key Club and House of Blues Sunset Strip – also host iconic acts such as Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors with vocalist David Brock and Uriah Heap.

Tickets are on sale via TicketWeb (www.ticketweb.com/SSMF). August 20 street festival tickets are available for $55 in advance and $70 at the door. A limited number of VIP street festival tickets, which include access to a VIP rooftop lounge and priority access to the venues, costs $120 in advance.

A very limited number of three-day VIP passes (which include access to all the venues on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, plus the Aug. 18 tribute to Motley Crue and VIP access to the Aug. 20 street festival) are available for $250.

Fans can also purchase tickets directly from their iPhones this year with the Sunset Strip Music Festival app available for free download (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sunset-strip-music-festival/id432757230?mt=8&ls=1).

(Photo courtesy of Jim Donnelly)

Sheryll Alexander runs a news media agency based in Costa Mesa, California. Follow her! @sheryllalexande

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