What to expect at a re-purposed shipyard in Westside Costa Mesa? Dakota Collective is a new pop-up concept that promotes art, fashion, music and more. Tonight a huge blowout event will mark its launch with free Kogi Korean tacos from 6 to 8 p.m.; Morgan Collett Dj’s from 8 to 10 p.m.; Posso the DJ live set from 10 p.m. to midnight and a full open bar. Dakota Collective is a multi-brand lifestyle store for men and women, music and events space, café and coffee bar. Choose from hard-to-find apparel brands, limited-run collections and unique vintage pieces.
Mainstay labels will include BB Dakota and Jack, Cheap Monday, Corpus, and Jen Kao. A 20-foot tugboat serves as a quirky display. There are seating areas, a library full of rare art and photography books, a coffee bar, and a gourmet food truck outside during business hours. An outdoor seating in a lush garden setting will be available for the lunch crowd. Attached to the store is a music venue/gallery space where music events, art shows, readings, and fashion shows will be held a few times per month. Open through the second week in January 2010. 1640 Pomona Ave. in Costa Mesa. RSVP to dakotacollective@gmail.com.
Eyeing Something Miraculous
If you’re sick and tired of wearing different glasses for reading, etc. Maybe you should check out this new technology. TruFocals is a new invention in eyewear that offers infinite variable focuses in a single frame. The on-demand, user-adjustable lens should replace the hassle of multiple glasses for every vision need. And you can see for yourself how TruFocals work Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Custom Eyes Optometry in Costa Mesa. At the event, enter to win a pair of TruFocals. TruFocals are scratch-resistant and anti-reflective, contain anti-smudge coatings; and offer protection from harmful UVA and UVB rays. 1835 Newport Blvd., Suite A-111, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. 949.646.4949.
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- 11.17.25 – HAVEN Honors Taco Asylum with New Taco Tuesday Menu
- 11.17.25 – Costa Mesa Welcomes Sweetgreen’s New Sweetlane
- 11.17.25 – Sip, Savor, Repeat: Better Buzz Expands in Orange County
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- 11.16.25 – The Nutcracker Returns to Irvine Barclay Theatre
- 11.13.25 – McG, Nancy Silverton, and Rick Caruso Team Up for Spacca Tutto at Palisades Village
- 11.13.25 – Philz Coffee Debuts Holiday Menu and Launches First-Ever Rewards Program
- 11.12.25 – Pendry Newport Beach Hosts Annual Chefsgiving Dinner
- 11.12.25 – Sip, Shop, and Give Back with HYPEACH and Working Wardrobes
- 11.08.25 – Shucked Musical Comedy Heads to Segerstrom Center November 11–23
- 11.05.25 – Dolly Parton’s Songs Come to Life with Pacific Symphony
- 11.05.25 – Savor the Season by the Sea at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
- 11.04.25 – Ice at Santa Monica Returns for the Holidays
- 11.03.25 – ZAFFRE Fine Linens Celebrates Two Years in Costa Mesa
- 11.02.25 – North Italia Debuts Seasonal Fall + Winter Menu in Irvine and Beyond
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- 10.28.25 – Día de los Muertos Rooftop Brunch at Top of the V
- 10.27.25 – Sip & Shuck Returns to Laguna Beach Nov. 2 to Benefit CASA
- 10.26.25 – A Crystal Cove Takes Mimosa Brunch to the Next Level
- 10.26.25 – Rose Bakery Café Opens in Orange
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- 10.30.25 – Zara Man Opens First U.S. Store at South Coast Plaza
- 10.27.25 – Jack Johnson Headlines Two-Night Coast Film & Music Benefit Concert
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