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We Care Wednesdays

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By Greer Wylder
July 18, 2017

The OC Fair celebrates We Care Wednesday with free admission for you with a donation request each week. On Wednesday, July 19 from noon to 3 p.m. you can donate five nonperishable food items for free OC Fair admission to benefit  Second Harvest Food Bank and OC Food Bank Acceptance of donated items is at the discretion of the OC Fair. Promotion is limited to one free admission ticket and one free carnival ride per person. Guests must be present with donation to receive free ticket. Ticket is only valid on the day of the donation drive.

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Culinary Events at OC Fair

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By Greer Wylder
July 18, 2017

Food enthusiasts are in for an incredible program at the OC Fair. In the OC Promenade Culinary Arts Building you can discover artisans who bring the “Farm Fresh Fun” theme to life. Taste award-winning California olive oil. Sample locally made kombucha. Learn how butchers, bakers and local booze makers are changing the way things are crafted in Orange County and beyond! The culinary team at OC Fair & Event Center has curated a lineup that showcases top local chefs, TV celebrities, cookbook authors and local businesses to help you get a taste of what that food revolution is like. Pies:…

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Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen’s New ‘Cali Bandito Taco’

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By Greer Wylder
July 17, 2017

Not only has Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen in Fullerton won awards for being one of Orange County’s best live music destinations, but their menu offerings are equally noteworthy.  Slidebar recently launched a must-try new taco in partnership with Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce. The “Cali Bandito Taco” is a spin on the late-night staple, the California Burrito. The taco is prepared using house made tortillas and topped with Gringo Bandito red marinated carne asada, french fries, cheddar cheese, sour cream and avocado crème. Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce was founded in 2004 by Dexter Holland, frontman of the multi-platinum Orange County group The…

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Free Movie Mondays At Segerstrom Center for the Arts

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By Greer Wylder
July 17, 2017

Segerstrom Center for the Arts continues its Movie Mondays series with beloved movies spanning decades: 1978’s The Wiz on July 17, 1988’s Stand and Deliver on July 24, 1990’s Edward Scissorhands on July 31 and 2003’s School of Rock on August 7. The showings are FREE, and, for the first time, the Center will provide closed captioning. Movie Mondays is one of Orange County’s most popular summertime events, with its fun-filled activities, picnic dinners, popular food trucks and the fan-favorite films on consecutive Mondays. The Center’s Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, where the films have been shown for the past…

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Bibi McGill at Glen Ivy this Weekend

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By Greer Wylder
July 14, 2017

This weekend, Beyonce’s music director, Bibi McGill hosts yoga classes, lunch and live DJ sets at Glen Ivy Hotsprings in Corona. The Portland-based musical director of Suga Mama (Beyoncé’s ten-piece, all-female band) and internationally acclaimed yoga teacher crisscrosses the globe, DJing, producing music, teaching yoga and giving health and wellness seminars. Bibi’s yoga classes will be held Saturday, July 15 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Lunch is Saturday, July 15 at 1 p.m. The private lunch for 30 people is $25 each. The DJ set is Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 at 6 p.m. It’s available to all…

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