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NEWPORT BEACH FILM FEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES

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By Greer Wylder
April 26, 2019

The Environmental Film Series presented by the Newport Beach Film Festival from April 25-May 2 features a curated program of documentary films designed to raise awareness of important issues affecting the planet. The program explores a wide array of "eco" and "green" topics, including water quality, sustainability, natural resource preservation, animal protection, ecosystems, pollution, public health issues, citizen activism, and the adverse effects of industrialized agricultural practices. Films in the Environmental Film Series will screen at Edwards Big Newport, The LOT in Fashion Island, Regency Lido Theater and The Triangle. Three films in the Environment Film Series explore the negative impacts that…

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Women’s Business Symposium with Cookie Johnson

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By Greer Wylder
April 25, 2019

Now in its 13th year, the Comerica Bank Women’s Business Symposium has been a sell-out event each year. You can join the event on Friday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, with featured guest Cookie Johnson of “Believing in Magic” NY Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist and Interviewer Lynette Romero, KTLA5 Morning News anchor, and reporter. Comerica developed this program specifically for women business owners, executives and professionals at all levels looking for opportunities to Learn, Connect & Grow professionally, personally and financially. The discussion with Johnson and…

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SLIME BONANZA RETURNS TO THE DISTRICT

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By Greer Wylder
April 25, 2019

Orange County’s ooey gooey-est event returns to The District at Tustin Legacy this Sunday, April 28 from noon to 3 p.m. to celebrate all things slime. Last year’s Slime Bonanza event drew more than 300 attendees and nearly 30 Instagram-famous slimers from across Southern California. This year, slime fanatics can look forward to even more popular slime vendors. Returning this year will be actress Tori Spelling with her daughter Stella @stylishslimesbystella, who has her own line of slimes. Last year, OC-based slimer Nick Werfelmann @itsslimetyme told the OC Register that he intended to buy a Tesla with his slime earnings -- which…

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Art, Architecture + Design (AA+D) Film Series

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By Greer Wylder
April 24, 2019

Art and design enthusiasts will love the Art, Architecture + Design (AA+D) Film Series, an international showcase of films at the Newport Beach Film Festival celebrating art, architecture, design, modernism, photography, sculpture, painting, typography, advertising, publishing, urban planning, public and immersive art. The series highlights emerging and prominent artists, visionaries and icons of the creative world whose achievements have influenced, intrigued and inspired a multitude of designers, curators, historians, and independent filmmakers. The Art, Architecture + Design Film Series will spotlight nine independent feature-length and seven short documentary films from around the world. The AA+D films will screen at THE…

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Cooking Demonstrations at Stonewall Kitchen

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By Greer Wylder
April 24, 2019

To celebrate the 30th Annual Spring Garden Show, four leading chefs from South Coast Plaza’s restaurants will demonstrate signature recipes, share cooking tips and samples of the delicious dishes they prepare at Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School. Classes are demonstration only with plenty of opportunities to learn new tips, ask questions and interact with the chef and staff. Thursday, April 25 at 3 p.m., Sample The Hall Global Eatery Join renowned chef Amar Santana for a lively cooking demonstration and be among the first to sample tastes from his soon-to-open The Hall Global Eatery at South Coast Plaza. Santana, runner up of Bravo’s…

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