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Grand Central Art Center Hosts The Adjacent Possible.

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By Greer Wylder
February 01, 2021

Grand Central Art Center presents The Adjacent Possible, a live, online theater experience that mixes storytelling, improvisational performance, and technology to transform the audience into an orchestra. The experience culminates in the performance of a piece of music that is published - the first and last ever to take place. No musical experience is required. The Adjacent Possible does not use participants' microphone or camera - making it a safe and renewing experience for anyone.  The Adjacent Possible, a term adapted from theoretical biologist Stuart Kaufman, uses music making as a vehicle to explore the nature of togetherness, desire, and possibility.…

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Mess Hall Market’s popular Drive-In & Dine-Out Movie Nights

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2021

Mess Hall Market’s popular Drive-In & Dine-Out Movie Nights continue this February with 10 new dates! With a line-up that includes movie musicals, cult classics, and horror favorites, there is truly a drive-in screening for everyone this month! Guests are welcome to arrive starting at 5 p.m.to secure their parking spot on the roof of the food hall’s adjacent parking structure, before heading down to Mess Hall to grab a bite to eat from fan-favorite concepts including Big Parm, The Drink Bar, Fonda Moderna, Fowl Play, The Little Greek, Saigon Kitchen, The Sandwich Society, Slapfish, and VaKa Burger. Tickets can…

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Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen Brings Back Brunch

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By Greer Wylder
January 29, 2021

Sunday brunch at home is always a good idea, especially when you can order a $22 Mimosa Kit featuring a bottle of Spanish sparkling wine and fresh orange juice as well as a curated list of signature brunch specials now offered on Cha Cha’s website every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m! Start your brunch with Pozole Verde, a Homemade tomatillo-chile broth prepared with chicken, hominy, cabbage, radish, and lime followed by Cha Cha’s fan-favorite “Carne Asada con Huevo,” also known as grilled marinated skirt steak with fried fresh egg  served with Cha Cha’s potatoes and ranchero…

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Tomatomania! Is back at Roger’s Gardens

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By Greer Wylder
January 28, 2021

Tomato enthusiasts won’t want to miss the world’s largest tomato plant sale at Roger’s Gardens from Friday, Feb. 26 to Sunday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.  The 9th annual celebration will include an astonishing selection of over 250 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomato plants, including new varieties for 2021 and a large selection of peppers. They’ll also be introducing the Tomato of the Year, ‘Lava Flow’, a red striped skin and a pastel blush of yellow, red or pink flesh. This tomato is juicy and contains complex, intriguing, well-balanced, fruity flavors, perfect in salads or…

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Segerstrom Center Online Musical Theater Training Program

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By Greer Wylder
January 28, 2021

One enthusiastic parent whose child participated in Segerstrom Center for the Arts’  Musical Theatre Training Program this past fall said, “Please offer more musical theatre classes soon!”  And so, the Center’s Education Department has announced a new series of classes for aspiring young performers ages 9-18 in February. Students of all experience levels are welcome for this 5-class virtual program, where they will be coached in musical theater performance and technique by some of the industry’s leading live stage professional artists and educators. The classes will be live but virtual Tuesdays and Thursdays February 9, 11, 16,18 and 23. Because…

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