The Dose

Goodbye Irvine Meadows, Hello New Outdoor Amphitheater

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By Greer Wylder
October 19, 2016

It’s so sad to say goodbye to Irvine Meadows Amphitheater--closing at the end of this month.  Many thanks to the grassroots movement called “Save Live Music Irvine” that brought attention to Irvine Meadows closing and built momentum for a new venue in Irvine. Now, we hear that FivePoint, along with Live Nation Entertainment would like to build a 12,000-seat outdoor music amphitheater adjacent to the Orange County Great Park with hopes of opening in time for the 2017 summer season. The interim amphitheater, pending approval by the City of Irvine, would be located less than two miles from Irvine Meadows.…

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The inaugural Breitling Huntington Beach Airshow, October 21-23

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By Greer Wylder
October 18, 2016

The thrilling Breitling Huntington Beach Airshow will take place in Huntington Beach on Oct. 21 – 23, with Friday Oct. 21 serving as a rehearsal day. It’s the only beachfront airshow on the West Coast, and the first airshow held in Huntington Beach in more than twenty years. The Saturday and Sunday events will include four hours of incredible aerial acrobatics featuring the Breitling Jet Team, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Michael Goulian, Kirby Chambliss, Bill Stein, David Martin, an F-18 Super Hornet Demonstration, Jack Link’s Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Biplane, Lyon Air Museum’s C-47 Dakota and a flyover by FedEx.…

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The 20th Annual Witte Lectures

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By Greer Wylder
October 17, 2016

The 20th annual Witte Lectures, a high profile series from the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation (NBPLF), will be kicking off this month with Lynsey Addario on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Other renowned speakers on a variety of compelling topics will include Jon Meacham, Joe Nocera, Dr. Wade Davis and Isabel Wilkerson appearing through April 2017. The lineup includes three Pulitzer-Prize winners, a respected columnist from The New York Times and a hailed ‘Explorer of the Millennium’. The NBPLF encourages you to reserve your seat for a chance to hear from the following renowned speakers: October 29 at 7…

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Time for a New Nightclub

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By Greer Wylder
October 14, 2016

Orange County has a brand new nightlife venue--Time Nightclub that just opened at The Triangle in Costa Mesa. It’s from Newport Beach-based Identity Management Group—the same folks who brought us the recently shuttered Sutra, OC’s go-to nightclub for the last 13 years. Time Nightclub is located in the rotunda that was Niketown at The Triangle, at the corner of Newport Blvd. and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. It’s larger than the former Sutra space, Time Nightclub is more than 13,000 square feet, with a 700 square foot dance floor. The club features a state-of-the-art Funktion One sound system and a…

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Roger’s Gardens’ Halloween Boutique | ‘Grimm Tales’

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By Greer Wylder
October 13, 2016

Each Halloween season, Roger’s Gardens enlists the best of the best in design and creativity to create an enchanting and scary Halloween Boutique. This year’s theme, “Grimm Tales” recreates classic fairy tales with a twist. Now you can explore themed rooms such as Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella and find one of a kind and incredible treasures to add to your Halloween décor. You’ll love the magic mirror on the wall and custom artworks from American artists. You can pick up enchanted pumpkins, skeletons, figurines and spiders. And in the Hansel &…

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