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I Heart The OC Mix | Shopping Event this Saturday!

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By Greer Wylder
February 05, 2018

We invite you to shop small for your loved ones this Valentine's Day at the I Heart The OC Mix shopping event on Saturday, February 10 from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. We are celebrating everything we love about The OC Mix - artisan coffee, cheese, fashion, jewelry, kombucha - and so much more - with in-store special offers, tastings, and gift ideas for your Valentines.  Come enjoy music and a day of shopping and dining at Costa Mesa's favorite boutique retail and dining destination - The OC Mix at SOCO! This event is free and open to the public, but…

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Hi-Time Wine Cellars Presents Tour de Napa

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By Greer Wylder
February 02, 2018

Napa Valley’s finest wineries will pour over 100 different wines for guests at Crevier Classic Cars museum in Costa Mesa on Saturday, Feb. 10  from 4-7 p.m. with an early VIP preview starting at 3 p.m. Attendees will indulge in the top wines that the valley has to offer, along with fine cheeses and charcuterie from SideDoor and breads from Bread artisan bakery, while listening to live music, perusing vintage cars and interacting with winemakers, sommeliers, and industry leaders. The list of wineries that will be pouring is still growing, it currently includes: Alpha Omega, Antica Napa Valley, Bella Union,…

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16th Annual Laguna Beach Music Festival

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By Greer Wylder
February 01, 2018

Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan will serve as guest artistic director of the 16th Annual Laguna Beach Music Festival taking place February 7-11 in Laguna Beach. Phan is the first vocal soloist to serve in this capacity. The Festival is a platform for the discovery of up-and-coming artists with its presentations of world-class musicians in intimate venues. The Festival highlights include appearances by special guest artists, the world premiere of a new song cycle by composer Missy Mazzoli (“Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” - Time Out New York), a new multimedia event around Leoš Janáček's powerful The Diary of One Who Disappeared, and…

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Orange County’s Best Resource for European Antiques

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By Greer Wylder
January 31, 2018

Easily the best resource for beautiful, high-quality European antiques, lighting and home furnishings in Orange County can be found at Summerhill Ltd. Antiques & Design in Old Towne Orange. Since 1995, Summerhill has been specializing in hard-to-find lighting-- antique chandeliers, sconces, table and floor lamps. All antique and vintage lighting are brought back to life from its original condition, but better. Each vintage piece is refurbished with modern wiring, all new lead crystal and is a one-of-a-kind original. Summerhill also carries a wide range of stock and custom lampshades in a great variety of styles, fabrics and stunning colors. In…

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Bay Area’s SAJJ Mediterranean Coming to OC

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By Greer Wylder
January 30, 2018

SAJJ Mediterranean, the Bay Area-based family of restaurants and food trucks known for fresh Middle Eastern eats, will open their first SoCal locations in Orange County. The first location will open soon in Rancho Santa Margarita, and the second in Irvine at the Sand Canyon Plaza in the spring. Since first opening doors in 2012, SAJJ has made a name for itself for offering traditional Mediterranean dishes that take guests on a culinary adventure. SAJJ was named in San Francisco Magazine’s ‘Best Fast-Dining Spots in the Bay Area,’ PureWow’s ‘13 Best New Restaurants in San Francisco,’ and as one of…

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