Pop-Up Shops at SOCO and The OC Mix

October 12, 2018

Throughout the remainder of 2018, SOCO + The OC Mix is hosting a variety of local pop-up shops! Boutiques and brands including Fifi Venezia, CAMPO, and Morrow Soft Goods will provide shoppers with the opportunity to find unique holiday gifts all in one place! 3313 Hyland Avenue in Costa Mesa.

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CHEF CHALLENGE COMPETITION at Anaheim gardenwalk

October 12, 2018

Anaheim GardenWalk is celebrating its second annual Chef Challenge cook-off on Sunday, October 14 from 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. During the event, sponsored by DiningOut Magazine, top chefs from seven notable Orange County restaurants will prepare their signature dishes to compete for best-in-show honors. The chefs will be assisted by local high school students carefully selected from culinary arts programs throughout Orange County. FREE Chef Challenge food samples will be available to the first 600 registered attendees on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. Attendees who wish to sample the food are asked to sign up…

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MCM Capsule Collection at Pop-In Nordstrom

October 11, 2018

This month, Pop-In@Nordstrom is offering an exclusive MCM capsule collection including more than 100 unique items celebrating the heritage, history and future of luxury brand MCM. Delving into the MCM archive, Olivia Kim, Nordstrom VP of Creative Projects, reimagines some of the brand’s most coveted and iconic styles including collaborations with Everlast, New Era and Champion. The shop will be available in select Nordstrom stores such as South Coast Plaza and online at Nordstrom.com/pop through November 11. Nordstrom is at South Coast Plaza at 3333 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa. 714.549.8300.

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Festival Ballet Theatre celebrating its 30th Anniversary

October 11, 2018

Festival Ballet Theatre, Orange County’s resident professional ballet company is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a repertory of innovative contemporary works and acclaimed classical ballets. The season starts with Ovation, a conceptual tour de force in three pieces by contemporary choreographers on October 13 and 14, followed by The Nutcracker from December 8 to 24, Sleeping Beauty on March 23 and 24, concluding with Gala of the Stars in August 2019 (venue to be announced). Ballet fans can enjoy the contemporary work of the October show titled Ovation. Featured works are: Texture of Time, choreographed by Josie Walsh, a thought-provoking…

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‘First We Surf, Then We Eat’ at Laguna Beach Books

October 10, 2018

Laguna Beach Books welcomes local author Jim Kempton on Sunday, October 14 at 4 to 6 p.m., to talk about his new book, First We Surf, Then We Eat. Jim Kempton has spent his life traveling and surfing the world, along the way learning to cook the world's best beach-loving dishes. Now he's sharing his vividly colorful, richly flavorful, and vibrantly healthful collection of more than 90 recipes, along with stories of the best waves, markets, restaurants, adventures, and misadventures that he's experienced, from Australia to Hawaii, the Basque Country to Indonesia, California to Mexico. First We Surf, Then We…

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