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Bardega to Open in Laguna Hills with Bodega-Style Market and Custom Cocktails

By Greer Wylder

July 02, 2025

Bardega, a new neighborhood bar and market, is set to open in Laguna Hills in late summer 2025. The concept, created by longtime friends and local entrepreneurs Cory Danger and Matt Sharp, blends a laid-back lounge with a chef-driven kitchen, bottle shop, and bodega-style market.Guests can expect a customizable cocktail experience featuring non-alcoholic, low-ABV, and full-spirit options, alongside local beer and standout wines. Bardega’s menu will highlight elevated comfort food with modern twists, available for dine-in or takeaway.Cory Danger, known for co-producing MUSINK and founding Golden Crown Barber Shop, and Matt Sharp, a hospitality consultant and owner of multiple beverage-focused…

ABT’s ‘Giselle’ Returns to Segerstrom Center This Summer

By Greer Wylder

July 02, 2025

Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes the return of American Ballet Theatre’s Giselle this summer, marking the company’s first Orange County summer engagement in more than 15 years. The beloved classic will be performed five times July 24–27, 2025. Tickets are available now at scfta.org.Staged by Kevin McKenzie with choreography after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa, and set to music by Adolphe Adam, Giselle is a two-act ballet that explores themes of unrequited love, heartbreak, and redemption. The timeless story follows a young peasant girl who falls for a nobleman disguised as a villager. When his betrayal is…

Catalina Museum for Art & History Presents Work by Sonia Romero

By Greer Wylder

June 15, 2025

The Catalina Museum for Art & History is now showcasing From Los Angeles to Catalina: The Art of Sonia Romero, an intimate and visually rich exhibition by celebrated Los Angeles-based artist Sonia Romero. On view through October 12, 2025, the exhibition features Romero’s iconic silkscreen prints, paintings, and a new site-specific piece capturing the nostalgic charm and layered cultural history of Catalina Island.Romero, known for her intricate paper cutting, printmaking, and mixed-media paintings, spent summer 2024 in Avalon connecting with the local community. During her stay, she led museum workshops and explored the museum’s extensive archive of vintage Catalina ephemera,…

Step inside California Kinship at Langson IMCA

By Greer Wylder

June 10, 2025

Visitors to Langson IMCA are encouraged to slow down, embrace the experience, and make space for a sense of awe and inspiration.On view through Aug. 30, California Kinship: Painting Homelife in the Golden State Before 1940 invites guests into the private worlds of early 20th-century Californians. Curated by Langson IMCA Assistant Curator Michaëla Mohrmann, Ph.D., the exhibition features portraits and scenes of everyday life—capturing moments of intimacy, care, and connection at home. Many of the works on view are drawn from the museum’s Buck Collection.Visitors of all ages can also enjoy the new Reading Lounge, In Focus gallery, and ongoing…

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Ninth Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival to Celebrate Stories of the Sea

By Greer Wylder

June 09, 2025

The ninth annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival will set sail June 13-14 with a theme that celebrates Stories of the Sea: Wooden Boats in Film & Fiction.Presented by Whittier Trust and hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club, the festival brings the romance and adventure of classic sea tales to life with a lineup of iconic wooden boats, many featured in films, fiction, or owned by Hollywood legends.This year’s featured vessel is the fully restored Western Flyer, the historic sardine trawler that John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts famously chartered to the Sea of Cortez, later chronicled in The Log from…