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Santa Ana Sites presents Kaki King

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By Greer Wylder
August 17, 2016

You can take in a new concert experience with guitar virtuoso and composer Kaki King performing her groundbreaking multi-media work, “The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body” on Saturday, August 27 at 8:30 p.m., at The Ritz in downtown Santa Ana. The Ritz is located just above the Yost Theater, and Brooklyn based Kaki King will perform with her custom white guitar that doubles as a video monitor. Projection mapping is used to cast images onto her guitar (and onto a screen behind her) as she throws down an acoustic set that's dynamic, emotional, and in sync with the…

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life is beautiful at CABARET

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By Greer Wylder
August 17, 2016

If you haven’t yet seen Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall’s Tony Award-winning production of "Cabaret," this is the week to do it. It’s running at Segerstrom Center for the Arts through Sunday, Aug. 21. The musical is from the award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company celebrating its 50th anniversary season. You can hear some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” You can leave your troubles outside—while experiencing John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way. "Cabaret" runs Tuesday, Aug. 16 through Friday,…

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Steal the Glass at Eureka!

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2016

Love beer and collecting beer memorabilia? Join Eureka! in Irvine at University Center, or Huntington Beach, for an exclusive Steal The Glass event on Wednesday, August 17. The ongoing event, celebrated every Wednesday at 6 p.m. features a beer from a local brewery and when you order the designated beer, you can take home the branded glass it comes in. The Steal The Glass event features Rogue’s Honey Kolsch, a light and sweet beer that is brewed with honey that is foraged straight from the bees at rogue, to the bottle, then to Eureka! Eureka! will also be tapping Rogue’s…

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Cloth & Metal Summer Select Sale

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2016

One of our favorite stores in Costa Mesa---Cloth & Metal offering a curated selection of men's fashions, art and high-end audio equipment is having a select sale at its flagship store on East 17th Street in Costa Mesa and online. You can take avantage of savings and enjoy 40-75% off all remaining inventory on nearly every brand - from Shinola, Saturdays Surf NYC, NN07, Reigning Champ, Gitman Vintage and Thierry Lasry. It's rare, but as part of Cloth & Metal’s select sale they will also be clearing out audio floor models in anticipation for some exciting new product introductions arriving…

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Tour of Italy Wine dinner

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By Greer Wylder
August 16, 2016

You can take a culinary tour of Italy paired with wines from five regions of Italy--Lombardy, Sicily, Campania, Piemonte, and Veneto without even leaving the country at Antonello Ristorante at South Coast Plaza Village in Santa Ana on Thursday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m.   The Tour of Italy Wine Dinner features wines paired with a specially prepared prix-fixe menu.  When you arrive, you can enjoy a chef's selection of passed hors d'ouevres and small bites with Pinot Nero Bianco (Lombardy). And then, the appetizer--Salumi e Formaggio -- a variety of Italian cold cuts served with grana padano cheese paired with Nero D'Avola Rossa (Sicily). The next course is…

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