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Center Hub Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day!

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2020

Eat, drink, and celebrate like the Irish at Center Hub on St. Patrick’s Day! Located inside the TRADE Food Hall in Irvine, Center Hub will be celebrating this boozy holiday with drink specials that guests won’t want to miss! Celebrations include four $5 specials; $5 Guinness Bottles, $5 Jameson Shots, $5 Shamrock Sours, and $5 Pints of green beer. Guests who want a bite can pair their favorite St. Patrick’s Day drinks with one of the many worldly food concepts that TRADE Food Hall has to offer! For more information about TRADE visit tradefoodhall.com. 2222 Michelson Drive in Irvine.  

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ROCKY DAWUNI BRINGS HIS REGGAE-“AFROBEAT” SOUNDS TO Soka

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2020

Get ready for some grooves and dance-inducing anthems by Grammy Award-nominated Rocky Dawuni performing at Soka Performing Arts Center – Black Box Theater on Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. This galvanizing performer, musician and activist, straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean, and the US to create his unique “Afrobeat” sound that unites generations and cultures. His music is a progressive fusion of Reggae, Afrobeat, soul and Highlife music, and influenced by the soulful beats of Fela Kuti, the positive messages of Bob Marley and the infectious, sing-along anthems of Michael Franti and K’naan.  Rocky has shared the stage…

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A BRONX TALE Broadway’s Hit New Musical

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2020

A BRONX TALE, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater will play Segerstrom Hall March 10 – 22. A Bronx Tale, based on the one-man show that inspired the now-classic film, this streetwise musical takes audiences to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s—where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be. Featuring an original doo-wop score, this is a…

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Celebration of Children Black & White Ball

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2020

CASA Celebration of Children Black & White Ball celebrates 35 years of CASA, In Style on Saturday, March 14 at 5 p.m. to late at the Fashion Island Hotel in Newport Beach. The evening includes cocktails, a live auction, live entertainment, dinner, and dancing. Suggested black, white, coral and gold attire. Honoring John Michael Engstrom Foundation, Edwards Lifesciences, Mark and Holly Kerslake and Gary Conkle. Your support will provide crucial funding to enable CASA to recruit, train and support hundreds of mentor advocates in the coming year, making a difference for hundreds of children who are currently waiting for a CASA volunteer of their own. Court Appointed…

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Mess Hall Market’s Painting & Vino Sunday

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By Greer Wylder
March 09, 2020

The popular Tustin food hall, Mess Hall Market is hosting another Painting & Vino afternoon on Sunday, March 15 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.! The three-hour art class will be led by Master Artist, Alexis Rivera, and will include both step-by-step instructions on how to create a masterpiece and all of the supplies needed to paint “Bodega Twilight”. No experience is necessary to sign up! So come ready to paint, sip, and eat at any of the 10 chef-driven food concepts offered at Mess Hall Market, and take advantage of exclusive beverage specials from Drink Bar that are only…

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