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Chazz Palminteri A Bronx Tale

By Greer Wylder

March 14, 2022

When you saw the movie or musical version of A Bronx Tale, did you know that someone wrote it about their own life? Or that it started as a one-man play?Chazz Palminteri himself is bringing the play that started it all to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on April 2 at 8 p.m.Chazz Palminteri’s legendary writing in A Bronx Tale catapulted the story of his childhood onto the big screen, detailing the tough area of the Bronx he grew up in and his involvement with the Mafia. After its leader took him under his wing, Palminteri grew more deeply…

Discovery Cube’s Bubblefest is Back!

By Greer Wylder

March 14, 2022

Tickets are now on sale for Orange County’s #1 family event – Discovery Cube’s Bubblefest! This year’s annual event begins March 30 and runs through April 17. Returning this year is world-famous bubble artist Melody Yang and the Mega Bubblefest Laser Show along with tons of outdoor interactive, bubble-tastic activities. Member and general public pre-sale tickets are available through March 29. Tickets includes admission into a select Mega Bubblefest Laser Show (a 45-minute adventure that will BLOW you away) with four daily shows @ 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The festival also includes other fun activities like “Me in…

OC Restaurant Week 2022 Celebrates 120+ OC Restaurants

By Greer Wylder

March 04, 2022

Orange County Restaurant Week, an entire week dedicated to celebrating local restaurants, returns this Sunday, March 6 through Saturday, March 12. This year’s event will highlight more than 120 restaurants that have thoughtfully crafted menus and cocktails designed to showcase Orange County’s diverse dining options. Diners will have an opportunity to partake in a variety of Prix-Fixe Menus and Luxe Menus; as well as focused experiences, including Family Night, Date Night, Vegetarian Dining, a Dessert Spotlight, and options for the entire Squad. In addition, the beloved Cocktails of Restaurant Week will showcase unique creations.Diners will be able to find participating restaurants and search menus, cocktails and more, online at http://www.OCRestaurantWeek.com.This year’s event kicks off with an exclusive Restaurant Week Masters…

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Tony Yazbeck

By Greer Wylder

March 02, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Tony Yazbeck on March 24, 25, and 26, at the Samueli Theatre. Broadway triple threat Tony Yazbeck brings his signature style to the Segerstrom Center offering up a little song, a little dance, and a whole lot of joy. Come enjoy an intimate evening of musical favorites that will be sure to entertain and transport you to a different time.Since his Broadway debut as a newsboy in the 1989 revival of Gypsy, quintessential song-and-dance man Tony Yazbeck has continued to land coveted roles and garner critical acclaim—including a Tony Award® nomination for the leading role in On…

The Langston Hughes Project Presented by Pacific Symphony & Irvine Barclay Theatre

By Greer Wylder

February 25, 2022

In a perfect way to celebrate Black Heritage Month, Ron McCurdy and his Quartet will take the stage at Irvine Barclay Theatre on Feb. 27, joined by a 55-piece orchestra from Pacific Symphony and performing while set to the poetry of Langston Hughes. “The Langston Hughes Project” is an homage to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at the beginning of the 1960s.It’s a multimedia concert performance of the poet’s jazz poem suite titled, Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz. It is a twelve-part epic poem which Hughes scored with musical cues drawn from blues and Dixieland, gospel songs,…