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Balboa Bay Resort’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

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By Greer Wylder
December 01, 2015

Experience a magical holiday event tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Resort’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the porte cochere. The complimentary family-friendly festivities will include the lighting of a giant 20-foot Christmas tree adorned with thousands of twinkling lights, a special visit from Santa Claus, holiday movie projections and spectacular holiday décor throughout the Resort and Club. Guests will enjoy seasonal treats and hot beverages while the seventy-piece Laguna Concert Band performs holiday favorites and the well-known classics of the season. Solo artists Kim Salyer and Sydney Haik will also accompany the band for…

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Planet Beauty’s Annual Holiday Charity Event

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By Greer Wylder
November 30, 2015

You are invited to Planet Beauty’s annual holiday charity event to benefit Children’s Hospital of Orange County on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Planet Beauty Newport on Jamboree Road. Planet Beauty has teamed up with Peter Thomas Roth Skin Care for an evening of free mini services from top vendors, $6k in raffle prizes, free gift bags, delicious bites and sweets, along with music and libations. CHOC Children’s will receive 20% of all purchases. You can RSVP today at Events@planetbeauty.com. Planet Beauty is at 3601 Jamboree Road #8 in Newport Beach. 949.752.1885.

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Delphine Berryhill, Creator Butterfli Me Makeup Studio

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By Greer Wylder
November 30, 2015

Our latest spotlight on Orange County entrepreneurs is with Delphine Berryhill, creator of Butterfli Me Makeup Studio in Irvine. She just answered our 20Q’s and she’s a one-woman powerhouse—her Butterfli Me Makeup Studio is the product of her own personal metamorphosis from talented makeup artist, to business visionary, delivering cosmetic empowerment to women seeking personal transformation. Berryhill has worked as a makeup artist for top makeup brands, she started a successful mobile makeup service called About Face, and even had her own marketing and advertising agency. More recently, she lamented with friends that they needed a place for a quick…

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SHOP Local, Eat Local. Drink Local. Union Market Tustin.

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By Greer Wylder
November 27, 2015

Come out and shop small this holiday season and support local at Union Market at The District in Tustin! There’s a great Shop Local event on Saturday, November 28 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. so you can enjoy a day of shopping and savings, along with eating, drinking, prizes, raffles, gifts and goods all day long. Union Market includes Orange County’s original artisan coffeehouse, Portola Coffee Lab that takes the art of coffee to new levels by not only hand-selecting beans, roasting, but introducing us to different brewing styles for coffees. Kettlebar, a Southern-infused steam kettle cooking eatery is…

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Holiday Night Market at the LAB and CAMP

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By Greer Wylder
November 27, 2015

The LAB and The CAMP will host a Holiday Night Market in support of Shop Local Saturday on November 28, 2015 from 6 to 10 p.m.  You can enjoy live music, holiday crafts and support local artists and small businesses while getting a head start on holiday gift shopping! The CAMP merchants and eateries include: 118 Degrees, Active Ride Shop, Blackmarket Bakery, Ritual Juicebox, East Borough, Ecco, Lollipop, Mesa, Milk & Honey, Native Foods, Old Vine Café, Organic Designs by Aggelige, Outer Limites, Purre, Retreat Salon, Seed People’s Market, The Studio, Taco Asylum, Tree House, Umami Burger, Vitaly and Wine…

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