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Storytime at Cilek Kids Room

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By Greer Wylder
August 20, 2019

In a partnership with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, Cilek Kids Room at SOCO is holding monthly Storytime events from now through October.  These hour-long interactive activations all feature live music, dance, and storytelling with each Storytime event finishing with a parent and child activity that relates to the subject of the story told.  Once Storytime is complete, families are invited to the SOCO Farmers’ Market to take part in a tasting tour with Market Bucks-tokens that can be spent on anything inside the market. Cilek Kids Room’s second Storytime event will take place on Saturday, August 24 from…

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Nikki Beach Celebrating Life for 20 Years

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By Greer Wylder
August 19, 2019

Nikki Beach, the family-owned and operated global luxury lifestyle and hospitality brand, has been “Celebrating Life” for 20 years. What started as a lovely tribute to the late Nicole Penrod has blossomed into an international hospitality sensation with 13 beach clubs around the world, five hotels, and an influential lifestyle brand. Most recently, Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Santorini opened this month. To mark the 20-year milestone, Nikki Beach has partnered with ViX Paula Hermanny to produce a stunning white one-piece with a plunging back, adorned with Nikki Beach’s logo and Forever Young slogan. Guests who buy this exclusive swimsuit will also receive…

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Pop-In@Nordstrom x Herschel

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By Greer Wylder
August 19, 2019

Inspired by travel and music culture, the Pop-In@Nordstrom x Herschel collection features novelty items exclusively designed by Olivia Kim in some of Herschel Supply Co.’s most iconic shapes. The shop just launched in select Nordstrom stores such as at South Coast Plaza and online at Nordstrom.com/pop. Featuring more than 100 exclusive items for men, women, and kids, the limited-edition collection includes durable and fashion-forward pieces for travelers to get-up-and-go to work, school or play. The assortment features some of Herschel Supply Co.’s most iconic styles including the Nova Mini, Grove Small, Sutton Duffle, Cruz Crossbody, Seventeen Hip Sack and more…

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Pelican Hill Spa Day During Visit Newport Beach Wellness Week

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By Greer Wylder
August 19, 2019

Pelican Hill Spa, recently voted “#1 Spa in California” by Conde Nast Traveler magazine and recipient the Forbes Five-Star rating for its seventh consecutive year now, offers 22 treatment rooms, women’s & men’s Acqua Colonnades, relaxation lounges, a private Spa Suite, fitness center, wellness classes, personal training, salon, day packages, spa cuisine and boutique. They offer incredible body therapy treatments, massage therapy treatments, facial therapy treatments, HydraFacials, as well as hair and nail salon services. You can take advantage of their Wellness Week Spa Day offer from August 23-29. Enjoy a Pelican Hill Spa Day during Visit Newport Beach Wellness Week…

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LAGUNA BEACH BOOKS welcomes AUTHOR JEFF GORDINIER

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2019

On Sunday, August 18 at 4 pm, Laguna Beach Books welcomes Jeff Gordinier to the store. Jeff will be discussing and signing copies of his new book, Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World. Hungry is a book about not only the hunger for food, but for risk, for reinvention, for creative breakthroughs, and for connection. Feeling stuck in his work and home life, writer Jeff Gordinier happened into a fateful meeting with Danish chef René Redzepi, whose restaurant, Noma, has been called the best in the world. A restless perfectionist, Redzepi was…

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