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Fashion Meets Film: StyleWeekOC Returns to Fashion Island October 15–19

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By Greer Wylder
October 05, 2025

StyleWeekOC returns for its 14th annual celebration of fashion, beauty, and culture, October 15–19, 2025, at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The highly anticipated event once again partners with the Newport Beach Film Festival for its second year, blending the worlds of style and cinema across five immersive days. Guests can look forward to fashion shows, beauty experiences, celebrity conversations, red carpet moments, and panels set against the backdrop of Southern California’s premier open-air destination.Following a successful debut partnership in 2024, the collaboration between the Newport Beach Film Festival and Fashion Island continues to highlight the intersection of fashion, film,…

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Pacific Airshow Returns to Huntington Beach Oct. 3-5

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By Greer Wylder
September 29, 2025

Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach will take place October 3 to October 5, 2025, showcasing one of the most impressive lineups of the world’s premier performers at the nation’s largest airshow by attendance. With an internationally diverse roster, the event will feature new attractions designed to bring the action closer to spectators than ever before, creating an unforgettable experience.This year’s lineup includes performances from the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the Royal Air Force Falcons Parachute Team, Anthony Oshinuga in the Pitts S-1, Aaron Fitzgerald in the Red Bull Bo-105 aerobatic helicopter, the WWII-era B-29 DOC, Sealed Composites, and the Goodyear Blimp, among…

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Mastro’s Brings Its Iconic Dining Experience to Irvine Spectrum

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By Greer Wylder
September 26, 2025

Mastro’s Ocean Club opens today at Irvine Spectrum Center, giving Orange County a new destination for celebrations and memorable nights out with friends and family. This is the second Mastro’s in the county, joining Mastro’s Ocean Club Newport Beach at Crystal Cove Shopping Center.The restaurant’s modern California design features warm wood, bronze accents and golden finishes. Guests will find two outdoor patios, private dining spaces, a lively piano bar and a spacious main dining room. The 10,404-square-foot setting can accommodate up to 342 guests.The menu highlights USDA Prime steaks, certified Kobe and Wagyu beef, and an Irvine-exclusive offering of WinterFrost…

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San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein Comes to Segerstrom Center

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By Greer Wylder
September 25, 2025

Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein for five performances only, Oct. 2 to 5, 2025. The production is choreographer Liam Scarlett’s acclaimed interpretation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel.Set to an original score by Lowell Liebermann, the work is performed live by the Pacific Symphony under the direction of conductor Martin West. Scarlett’s version of the gothic tale blends choreography, music, pyrotechnics, and dramatic storytelling.The ballet follows Victor Frankenstein’s ambitious plan to create life, unleashing consequences that test the limits of humanity. Scarlett transports audiences to early 19th-century Geneva, with scenes ranging from eerie laboratories to…

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26th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Announces 2025 Lineup

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By Greer Wylder
September 19, 2025

The Newport Beach Film Festival will return October 16–23 for its 26th year, showcasing more than 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 32 countries.The festival opens October 16 with Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott. It closes October 23 with Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, starring Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac and Christoph Waltz.Centerpiece screenings include Nia DaCosta’s Hedda with Tessa Thompson, Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague with Zoey Deutch, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value with Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning and Renate Reinsve, and Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out…

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