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Six New Exhibitions at OCMAEXPAND-SANTA ANA

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By Greer Wylder
September 23, 2019

OCMAEXPAND just debuted the third season at the temporary space at the South Coast Plaza Village in Santa Ana with the opening of six new exhibitions of works by artists from the Pacific Rim, all of which consider the complexities of our relationship to the natural world. Artists represented include Carolina Caycedo (b. 1978, United States/Colombia), Daniel Duford (b. 1968, United States), Ximena Garrido-Lecca (b 1980, Peru/Mexico), Mulyana (b. 1984, Indonesia), Robert Zhao Renhui (b. 1983, Singapore), and Yang Yongliang (b. 1980, China).  Exhibitions through March 15, 2020 include: Carolina Caycedo: Wanaawna, Rio Hondo and Other Spirits, organized by Cassandra Coblentz, OCMA Senior Curator and Director…

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TAPS FISH HOUSE & BREWERY CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY

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By Greer Wylder
September 23, 2019

TAPS Fish House & Brewery will celebrate the opening of its landmark restaurant in Brea 20 years ago with a three-course menu of original dishes from 1999 on Monday, September 23, starting at 4 p.m.  As a tribute to the 20th anniversary TAPS brewers are bringing back the cult classic and award-winning beer Trace of Remy. “A little taste of nostalgia is in order to thank our guests for their amazing loyalty over the last two decades,” said TAPS founder and proprietor Joe Manzella, who opened the original TAPS in Brea with his father and sister on September 20, 1999.…

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Prego’s Seafood Season

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By Greer Wylder
September 23, 2019

If you love Italian food and seafood you can experience something special at Prego Mediterranean at The District at Tustin Legacy for a limited time only. Prego Mediterranean celebrates the best in Seafood Season, Italian style, with a special menu available through October 6. Inspired by Chef Ugo Allesina’s Italian roots and his love for its coastal cuisine, Prego created a an Italian seafood-centric menu with favorites such as the Zuppa di Pesce with Manila clams, mussels, scallops; and Cozze Del Marinaio, Black Santa Barbara Mussels with white wine, garlic, clam juice, dash of chili flakes, served with crisp Tuscan…

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The Literacy Project Celebrates 10 Years

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By Greer Wylder
September 20, 2019

Newport Beach-based The Literacy Project (TLP), a nonprofit organization enabling disadvantaged youth to increase their reading skill levels, is celebrating 10 years of achievement throughout September, which is also National Literacy Month. Over the past decade, The Literacy Project has helped over 9,000 struggling students learn how to read through a one-of-a-kind program that is provided at no cost to the students or schools. The Literacy Project currently serves school districts throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties, the Coachella Valley, and recently crossed state lines to support southern Utah. The program is taught by specialized instructors in a fun, social…

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CASA Rocks at elysewalker

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By Greer Wylder
September 20, 2019

The second annual CASA Rocks in Newport Beach will be celebrated on Saturday, September 21, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at elysewalker in Newport Beach. This unique event’s goal is to raise funds for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County in their outstanding efforts of helping the abused, abandoned and neglected children and teens in the foster care system.  Each attendee at CASA Rocks will have the opportunity to dance the nightaway, while enjoying specialty cocktails and gourmet catering courtesy of Nobu Newport Beach.  Dance and sing along to premier Los Angeles acoustic rock duo, Crimson Crowbar featuring…

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