Attention beer lovers! Ready to find out what IPA you truly love the most? Get in on the IPA blind tasting at OC Wine Mart & Tasting Bar in Irvine Friday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. There will be eight IPA’s to sample including Russian River Blind Pig IPA, Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, Port Brewing High Tide Fresh Hop IPA, Firestone Union Jack IPA, Deviant Dales IPA, Dogfish 60 Minute IPA, Green Flash West Coast IPA and Eagle Rock Populis IPA.
Cost is $25 per person for beer and cheese, $3 back will go towards purchase of featured beer.
2272 Michelson Drive in Irvine. 949.250.0033.
Street Art and DJs
As Issued, a new art + design bookstore at The Lab in Costa Mesa, will be hosting the signing event for Cryptik’s new book “Eastern Philosophy” Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Hit + Run will be live screen-printing as guest DJ’s perform. The book documents Cryptik’s street art and features many iconic images including Buddha, the Buddha Palm, Ganesha, and Gandhi. Other photographers and artists who have captured his work are also included..
The Cryptik Movement is a public art campaign on a mission to bring greater awareness and understanding through compelling, iconic imagery that sparks reverie and scrutiny. It wants to inspire and provoke thought without religious or political agendas. Copies of the book will be available for $37.50.
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. As Issued is at 2930 Bristol St. #A104 Costa Mesa. 949.300.7118.
Kiehl's Swag
Kiehl’s Since 1851 at South Coast Plaza is celebrating its new home (Level 1 across from MAC Cosmetics in the Saks Fifth Avenue Wing) in a big way Friday from noon to 2 p.m.
Stop in and receive personalized skincare consults, facials and meet Kiehl’s president Chris Salgardo. Be one of the first 50 to arrive and receive a free bottle of Crème de Corps, and free 20-minute facials are offered all weekend long.
With a $65 purchase, you’ll receive a best-seller trio, and with a $100 purchase, receive a 5 oz. Ultra Facial Cleanser.
Kielh’s Since 1851 South Coast Plaza is at 714.427.0998.
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