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National Oreo Cookie Day Is Every Day at Sunright Tea Studio!

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By Greer Wylder
March 05, 2021

National Oreo Cookie Day is Saturday, March 6 and it's EVERY DAY at Sunright Tea Studio where they celebrate this iconic cookie in their Oreo Brûlée Boba Milk ($5.65) made of a crème brûlée foam and crushed Oreos combined with sweetened fresh milk and boba! Sunright Tea Studio, Southern California’s newest Bubble Tea Shop, suggests guests Shake their Oreo Brûlée Boba Milk “17 Times” before drinking it. Sunright Tea Studio suggests this not only because it is their tried-and-true method of blending their flavors and textures perfectly, but also because they want their guests to stop and savor a happy…

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BJ’S BREWHOUSE’s New BEER CLUB

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By Greer Wylder
March 04, 2021

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse® is rolling out a new BJ’s Brewhouse Beer Club program at locations across California. BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse® invites California beer-lovers to enjoy and explore the brand’s iconic craft beers for just $30 (plus tax) every other month (a $75 value). Beer aficionados across California can register for the new BJ’s Brewhouse Beer Club membership, providing exclusive access to BJ’s limited-run beers developed exclusively for Beer Club members. Future beers brewed exclusively for members will include an iconic BJ’s dessert reinvented as a beer and a 2020 Great American Beer…

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Grater Grilled Cheese Introduces New Menu Creations

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By Greer Wylder
March 04, 2021

Grater Grilled Cheese, a grilled cheese-focused restaurant with locations in Huntington Beach and Irvine is bringing cheesy goodness to anyone who loves a gourmet, chef-inspired twist on the grilled cheese sandwich. Choose from over 10 delicious Chef Creations or build your own. Grater also offers a nice selection of Grater burgers, Pomme Frittes (Grater Cheese French Fries), and Mac and Cheese. Grater Grilled Cheese is making mouths water again with two new creations. Birria Grilled Cheese ($11.99) is on the menu for a limited time, featuring the brand’s signature Basic5 cheese base, braised beef short rib, cilantro, onions, and a…

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Musco Center’s Mostly Blues Festival Online Livestream

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By Greer Wylder
March 03, 2021

On March 5, experience what Rolling Stone called “one of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets," alternative folk singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah. The Tennessee-bred musician is a member of folk supergroup Our Native Daughters but has a mighty, resonant voice all of her own, best exemplified by the recent release of "Black Myself," Kiah's anthem of gritty self-acceptance. Join Amythyst Kiah this Friday, March 5  at 7 p.m. for a free live-at-home concert and Q & A discussion about bluegrass guitar Celtic music, and the intermingling of multicultural influences that create her boundary-crossing “Southern Gothic alt-country blues” style. Register at muscocenter.org  

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Free Livestream jazz events from Irvine Barclay Theatre

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By Greer Wylder
March 03, 2021

Jazz enthusiasts can enjoy free jazz livestream events courtesy of the Irvine Barclay Theatre in March. Free Livestream: Francisco Torres Latin Jazz Quintet Saturday, March 6 at 4 p.m. PST Francisco Torres is a trombonist, arranger, composer, and educator who hails from the state of Sonora, Mexico. He is the musical director for the legendary Poncho Sanchez and a member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, John Beasley’s MONK'estra, and the Clare Fischer Big Band. He has been a part of several Grammy-winning records including Latin Soul (Poncho Sanchez), ¡Ritmo! (Clare Fischer), That’s How We Roll, and Life in the Bubble (Gordon Goodwin). For the past several years,…

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