The Dose

The Best of Greer’s OC and Travelzoo Fall Specials

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By Greer Wylder
October 24, 2013

This week’s best Greer’s OC and Travelzoo deals are out to simplify ways for you to enjoy fall in Orange County, Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Each day, you can find offers and experiences in your Daily Dose of OC and on Greer’s OC Deals section. Choose from travel, hotel stays, dinners, massage experiences, wine tasting, sunset cruises and much more. Current specials available include a night stay at Island Hotel in Newport Beach, for just $169 including a $60 credit. You can also rent a private speedboat for up to six people at just $75; enjoy a spa day…

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Halloween Fall Fest at SOCO this Friday

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By Greer Wylder
October 23, 2013

You're invited to SOCO and The OC Mix this Friday, from 3 to 8 p.m. for the Halloween Fall Fest, featuring an evening of activities and an outdoor movie for the whole family to enjoy! Bring your little gremlins and goblins in costume to celebrate Halloween early with a pumpkin patch, face painting and a chance to decorate pumpkins using Chalk Paint from Peinture! The Halloween Fall Fest at SOCO and The OC Mix will be an evening of fun for all ages! A free, family-friendly film - Hocus Pocus from Disney  will be shown in the SOCO Courtyard (bring…

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Halston Heritage for JDRF

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By Greer Wylder
October 22, 2013

Join an evening of shopping and Champagne at the new Halston Heritage boutique at Fashion Island in honor of the Dream Guild of JDRF Orange County on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will include a Halston Heritage handbag giveaway. And 15% of all proceeds made by Dream Guild guests through Saturday will benefit JDRF Orange County. Founded in the 1960s, Halston’s groundbreaking designs continue to influence fashion today. A new team of innovators are continuing Halston’s legacy through the Halston Heritage collection as an approachable luxury lifestyle brand –mixing classic Halston codes with a modern edge to…

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Pageant of the Monsters!

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By Greer Wylder
October 21, 2013

The Pageant of the Monsters returns to Laguna Beach October 25, 26, 27 and 31 at the Festival of Arts. The backstage of the Pageant of the Masters is transformed into a family-friendly haunted house filled with the ghostly passengers of a doomed sinking luxury liner. Plus demented sideshows, live music, wandering zombies and other “spook-tacular” surprises! Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under. It’s phantasmically fun and frightfully affordable!

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PB & J For Good

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By Greer Wylder
October 17, 2013

Orange County Chefs just launched a ten-day promotion, PB&J for Good, to benefit children who suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition worldwide. Participating chefs will be creating unique PB&J’s as a special menu offering. Each will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every PB&J dish to benefit StopSAM.org, a fundraising arm for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), a devastating condition that affects nearly 20 million children and causes more than 2 million deaths annually. The following restaurants will be involved in the promotion through Friday, Oct. 25. Andrei's Conscious Cuisine and Cocktails (Irvine) Chef Yves Fournier – PB&J…

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