The Dose

Give Your Furniture New Life at A & B Custom Upholstery

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By Greer Wylder
September 18, 2015

We know where many top chi-chi interior designers in Orange County go for great quality custom furniture and upholstery. They call David Madrid, owner of our favorite, A&B Furniture + Upholstery in Westside Costa Mesa. For more than 30 years, Madrid and his family have offered top quality custom upholstery and custom furniture at incredibly fair prices. Madrid’s team can custom make just about anything you want and can even duplicate furniture from magazines. They’re the go to source for refurbishing old wood, reupholstering outdoor cushions, and building pieces from scratch. With so many designers ordering excess pieces, you can also…

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Make plans! The Social Calendar in Orange County

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By Greer Wylder
September 17, 2015

For the first time, we’ve launched a new social calendar so that you won’t feel out of the loop. From here on out, we’ll be your resource for all of the cool events you need to know about in Orange County. We’ll be updating it often with galas, charity events, shopping opportunities, concerts and more. Need to contact us? Shoot us an email to info@pacific-creative.digital with "calendar" in the subject. Thank you!

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The 2nd Annual Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival Oct. 2-4

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By Greer Wylder
September 16, 2015

The 2nd Annual Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival returns Oct. 2-4, for a three-day epicurean journey bringing together some of the finest local and world-renowned chefs, mixologists and wine experts to Newport Beach.   The Festival kicks off with a Launch Party & Charity event to benefit Project Hope Alliance on Friday, Oct 2 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Island Hotel’s Oak Grill & Aqua Lounge. You can bid on silent auction items, while also mingling with celebrity chefs and enjoying cocktails, fines wines, a special menu prepared by Oak Grill Executive Chef Marc Johnson and live…

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ISLAND HOTEL NEWPORT BEACH A VIBRANT COASTAL LIFESTYLE GETAWAY

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By Greer Wylder
September 15, 2015

Sometimes all it takes to truly appreciate where we live is to stay at one of our local luxury hotels—to enjoy a vacation close to home. One of the best stays in Orange County is at the newly transformed Island Hotel Newport Beach. The urban and coastal hotel recently finished an impressive vibrant and chic new look with modern conveniences, personalized services, and an engaging social scene with entertainment, craft cocktails and one of the best restaurants in SoCal—the new Oak Grill. Whether you decide to stay, or refer a friend from out of town, you will love the new…

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Long Beach Folk Revival Festival Artisanal Foods, Craft Beers & All Things Made in Long Beach

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By Greer Wylder
September 14, 2015

Celebrate the local creative community at the 3rd Annual Long Beach Folk Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m to 11 p.m. at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The family-run homegrown music festival brings together Long Beach artisanal foods, craft beer purveyors, a Wee Folk Village, the “Vintage Bazaar” shopping experience, banjos, crafts, beards and pure American live music. Entertainment and activities for all to enjoy include the favorite annual pie eating contest, the beard & mustache contest, Deering Banjo contest, instrument making, square dancing and bluegrass jams. Festival goers can sink their teeth into Chef Paul of…

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