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LAMBORGHINI’S 100TH BIRTHDAY AT MARCONI AUTO MUSEUM

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By Greer Wylder
August 26, 2016

The world tour celebrating the 100th birthday of the late founder of Lamborghini sports cars will make its first stop in the U.S. at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin at a fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 28 to help feed and house Southern California’s “motel kids.”  Tickets for the birthday gala are $275 each and can be purchased here. Funds will benefit Caterina’s Club, a nonprofit founded by Bruno Serato that helps children whose families are forced to live in cramped, crime-ridden motels. The evening starts at 5 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by a children's performance, dinner and live auction, and fashion show by Betinnis and dessert.…

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Eat Wings, Raise Funds for JDRF

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By Greer Wylder
August 26, 2016

You can come out and enjoy a tasty fundraising event for the JDRF Ride Program at Buffalo Wild Wings in Irvine and Lake Forest on Saturday, August 27—all day! Simply bring in the flyer and present it to your server—15% of your check will benefit JDRF to fund critical T1D research across the globe in support of accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. 23600 Rockfield Blvd. in Lake Forest. 949.588.9464. 14110 Culver Drive in Irvine. 949.872.2999.

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Light the Night Fundraiser Comedy Benefit

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By Greer Wylder
August 26, 2016

Join the Irvine Improv on Monday, August 29 for an annual fundraising night filled with laughter and fun in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2016 Light The Night Walk that’s raising funds for blood cancer research. The headliner is Kira Soltanovich from GSN’s “Winsanity” and from Tru TV’s “How To Be A Grown Up”. The show is with Dylan Mandlsohn and hosted by Chris Donovan. Fabulous raffle prizes and auction items will be available, all benefiting LLS. Dinner starts at 6 p.m.; comedy begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40 and includes admission and Umami dinner entree. You…

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LATIN DIVA LIVENS UP BACK BAY BISTRO’S JAZZ SERIES

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By Greer Wylder
August 25, 2016

International star, singer and pianist Julia Vari who has performed at Mexico City’s National Auditorium, the Harlem Jazz Club in Barcelona, Spain and, locally, at Jazz on Vine in Los Angeles will liven up Back Bay Bistro’s Jazz Series tonight.  Dinner will be served from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The performance is the latest in the restaurant’s ongoing jazz series that features top performers in the genre. Dinner tickets are $40 each, include a 3-course dinner featuring a starter course followed by either fresh seasonal seafood or filet mignon then…

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Evening of Dance Tour de Force III

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By Greer Wylder
August 25, 2016

Dance enthusiasts will be blown away with a one-night-only star-studded evening of dance: Tour de Force III on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. The incomparable performance will be the first event to celebrate 30 years of Segerstrom Center’s artistic programming. It will highlight the greatest ballet companies and the world’s most celebrated dancers. Tour de Force III produced in collaboration with Ardani Artists, the program will also include: Clay by Vladimir Varnava and Tristesse by Marcelo Gomes. In addition to Osipova and Polunin in Silent Echo and Stepin in Le Divertissement du Roi, the international casts…

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