Greer's OC

Become a member of the Orange County Film Society today, for just $99 you’ll be the first to see 8 award-winning advance screenings of films and interesting lectures that you wouldn’t normally have access to. Plus, you’ll receive 4 tickets to the Newport Beach Film Fest, April 26 to May 3. On Tuesday at 7:30 pm. the OC Film Society is showing a special advance screening of “Bully” at the Regency Lido Theater in Newport Beach, followed by a panel featuring psychologist and expert on bullying, Dr. Jerry Weichman. The new documentary film Bully, directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, offers an intimate look at how bullying has influenced the life of five kids and their families.

Bully sheds a light into the pained and often endangered lives of bullied kids, revealing a problem that transcends geographic, racial, ethnic and economic borders and captures a growing movement to change how bullying is handled in schools, in communities and in society. 
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Visit www.OrangeCountyFilmSociety.com for membership and program information.

Regency Lido Theatre is at 3459 Via Lido Drive, Newport Beach.

Feel Good!

Orange County families are in for good luck at Pretend City’s free Good to Go from Head to Toe’s Family Fun and Wellness Fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The St. Patrick’s Day-themed health and wellness fair in Irvine invites parents to bring their children ages 0-5 in for free developmental screenings, free child ID cards, community and health-related activities, nutritious eating options, live music and more. Screenings include hearing, speech and language, behavior, BMI, fine and gross motor, and dental. If a child visits three of the checkup stations, they will receive free admission, an $11 value, to Pretend City, good for one year. There will also be healthy foods available from Jamba Juice, Seabirds food truck and Lulu’s Café.

Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. Pretend City is at 29 Hubble in Irvine. 949.428.3900.

Sunday Mimosa Brunch

 They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We say why not add in a mimosa, a good cause, and call it a brunch? Lightopia, the Laguna Beach lighting store, is bringing food donated by local restaurants to the ASID Dream Home this Sunday for a special mimosa brunch. We’ve raved about the Dream Home concept all week and this is your chance to walk through the home while munching on Shirley’s Bagels, Plums, Zinc Café, and many more. The mimosa brunch will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as well. Come out and enjoy the most important meal of Sunday.

Mimosa Brunch presented by Lightopia at Soco. Sunday, March 18^th 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 3303 Hyland Ave, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $25 online at asidocc.org or $30 at the door.

Beautiful Skin with DMK

One of our favorite estheticians in Orange County, Grace Gutierrez at True Grace Skin Care in Newport Beach is the first in OC to offer a new balancing and corrective approach to skin care,  DMK Enzyme Therapy and products created by skin care guru, Dr. Danné Montague-King, DMK. The cult line has an international following including clinics in the UK, Australia, and Russia. In celebration of the new treatments available, True Grace is offering an introductory special through Saturday, March 24. A 45 min. customized enzyme treatment costs $99 (Reg. $120), and a 60 min. instant lift enzymes costs $129 (Reg. $165). These treatments are effective for anti-aging, acne, rosacea, and almost any skin condition. Appointments must be booked in advance, space is limited. 250 Newport Center Drive, Suite 150 in

949.706.0011 www.TrueGraceSkinCare.com