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Born in The USA Whiskey Specials

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By Greer Wylder
February 20, 2017

In celebration of President’s Day, Huntington Beach’s new globally-inspired coastal eatery, Bluegold at Pacific City, is hosting a Presidents’ Day Whiskey Social on Monday, Feb. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. You can j sip on all-American whiskey drinks. The “Born in the USA” cocktail specials all mixed with Jim Beam include Old Fashions, Manhattans, Whiskey Sours and Sazeracs. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 21016 Pacific Coast Highway Ste D200 in Huntington Beach. 714.374.0038.

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Paws FUR Pink

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By Greer Wylder
February 17, 2017

Paws FUR Pink is a dog-friendly run/walk SoCal series for breast and canine cancer awareness. On Sunday, February 26, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. you can join Paws FUR Pink Orange County at Irvine Regional Park in Orange. Participants can register to run or walk with their dogs and raise funds for charity paw-tners, which include the Orange County and Los Angeles Affiliates of Susan G. Komen, and the National Canine Cancer Foundation (NCCF). “We created an event that includes dogs because we understand that the love of our pets is what we need to feel better,” said Lisa…

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Free Mammograms at Knott’s Berry Farm

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By Greer Wylder
February 17, 2017

“Knott’s Berry Farm for the Cure” is celebrating its fourth consecutive year and has teamed up with Susan G. Komen Orange County for one day only to provide free mammograms and clinical breast exams to Knott’s employees and the local public who qualify. On Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., free mammograms and breast exams will be performed at the first and only mobile digital mammography coach serving Southern California. On any given day, in Orange County, more than five women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and one woman will die from the disease. For more…

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Heal The Bay at Venice Beach

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By Greer Wylder
February 16, 2017

This Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, a thousand volunteers of all ages in the Los Angeles community will partake in the cleanup of Venice Beach organized by Gran Centenario Tequila’s Angels On Earth program in support of Heal the Bay, in an effort to protect their coastline and revitalize their urban waterways. You can sign up at HealTheBay.org. Following the event, anyone who is 21 and over will be honored at Cabo Cantina with an “after party” cocktail event featuring Gran Centenario specialty cocktails and bites. 3100 Ocean Front Walk, South of Venice Beach Pier. Cabo Cantina…

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Denim & Diamonds Fashion Show to Benefit Global Genes

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By Greer Wylder
February 15, 2017

In honor of World RARE Disease Day Global Genes, a leading rare disease patient advocacy organization, is hosting the first-ever Denim & Diamonds Fashion Show on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast. Models will walk the runway in honor of loved ones affected by rare disease on World RARE Disease Day. Celebrity guests, Madison McLaughlin (Arrow) and fitness model Shaka Smith, will join models on the runway in support of rare disease awareness. The show was produced by Newport Coasts’ own rare disease parent advocate Perla Portillo. The Denim & Diamonds Fashion Show…

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