18th Annual Muckenthaler Motor Car Festival – May 19th – 20th, 2012
http://themuck.org/s/motor-car-festival/
May 19-20, 2012
Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern, Fullerton 714-738-6595
A One-of-a-kind Automotive Cultural Event, this oldest and grandest car show in North Orange County hosts Hot Rods and a Concours d’Elegance with the true classics of the automotive industry spread out over 8 acres of lawns.
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Soka University’s Annual International Festival – May 5th 2012
Soka University’s Annual International Festival
May 5, 2012 | 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
Soka University, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo 949-480-4081
Enjoy over 700 musicians and dancers performing on three stages! The 2012 International Festival will again be part of the Orange County’s Imagination Celebration, presented in cooperation with Arts Orange County and the Orange County Department of Education. There will be lots of international food, exhibitors, games and activities, an art exhibition, ceramic sales and demos, a children’s play area with Superslide and Bounce House, student project presentations— and much more!
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Newport Beach Film Festival – April 26th – May 3rd, 2012
April 26 – May 3, 2012
Newport Beach 949-253-2880
Showcasing more than 350 films from around the world, offering an ambitious and international selection of features, shorts, documentaries and animation that will compete for both Jury and Audience awards.
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Discovery Science Center – Bubblefest – March 31st – April 22nd, 2012 in Santa Ana
March 31 – April 22, 2012
Discovery Science Center 2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana
Don’t miss the return of Orange County’s most astounding spring break bubble spectacular! This year’s Bubblefest will be the biggest and most impressive outdoor festival in the Center’s history with an inflatable play zone, water spheres, interactive science zones and more. Plus, be sure to catch the Mega Bubblefest Laser Show, featuring world-renowned Bubble Artist Deni Yang direct from New York City!
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Irvine Korean Cultural Festival – January 14th, 2012
Irvine Korean Cultural Fesitval
The Annual Irvine Korean Cultural Festival is an event designed to commemorate Korean immigration to the United States, which began in 1903. The festival also represents an opportunity to celebrate and share Korean cultural heritage and artistic traditions with the broader Irvine community and Orange County. The Festival is a culture-filled extravaganza replete with fine Korean cuisine, games, art, music, and entertainment. Irvine Korean Festival
| When: January 14th, 2012, 10:00am to 5:00pmWhere: Irvine Civic Center
Free Admission, Everyone is Welcome! |
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Irvine Restaurant Week – January 13th – 19th, 2012
The seven-day celebration features special two or three-course, prix fixe lunch and/or dinner menus starting at $11.95 per person (beverages, tax and gratuity not included) at more than a dozen participating restaurants. Irvine Restaurant Week
What is Irvine Restaurant Week?
From international flair to American classic, Irvine offers a variety of dining options for families, date nights, business occasions and more. Food lovers have an opportunity to experience the City’s diverse dining January 13-19, 2012. The seven-day celebration features prix fixe lunch and/or dinner menus starting at $11.95 per person (beverages, tax and gratuity not included) at more than a dozen participating restaurants. (Menu and pricing options vary per restaurant).
Irvine Restaurant Week is being held in conjunction with California Restaurant Month. Upwards of 30 destinations across the state, from the desert and coast to wine country and High Sierra, are participating in the month-long celebration of the state’s culinary offerings.
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Irvine International Film Festival – January 12th – 16th, 2012
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Orange County Great Park’s Inaugural Family New Year’s Eve Celebration, Irvine – December 31st, 2011
Orange County Great Park’s New Year’s Eve Celebration
IRVINE – Come make New Year’s Eve a Great Night for the whole family at the first ever Great Park Family New Year’s Eve celebration. Enjoy the final hours of 2011 with an evening filled with live music and dance, food and fun for all ages in a safe, alcohol-free environment on Saturday, December 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Great Night! A Great Park Family New Year’s Eve will count down to 2012 on East Coast time, culminating at 9:00 p.m. with the Great Park Balloon descending simultaneously with the Times Square ball drop in New York. Admission is free, and parking is $10.
The event will reflect music and images of each decade from the 1940s to the present. Local dance groups will perform dances from each era, and everyone can get down as a DJ plays tunes from the disco era in the Hangar 244 Lounge.
Southland Mega Groove, a popular 5-piece band with versatile vocalists, will rock the night away with songs from across the decades, starting at 7:00 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. when the Park transforms into a party atmosphere in time to ring in the New Year with a pop of streamers, party hats and noise makers.
Visitors will be able to see military vehicles and vintage cars and kids can create artistic crafts, enjoy carousel rides and everyone can dine on delicious food available from a variety of gourmet food vendors. Visitors can also send New Years Eve photos to friends and family and post them on Facebook from one of four special high-tech photo booths on site.
The Orange County Great Park is located at Sand Canyon and Marine Way, and can easily be reached by the 5 or 405 freeways. For more information, please visit Orange County Great Park’s New Year’s Eve Celebration or call 866-829-3829.
About the Great Park The Orange County Great Park, with its 1,347-acre master plan, is the focal point of the redevelopment of the publicly-owned portion of the 4,700-acre former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The Great Park features an iconic tethered helium balloon that rises 400 feet in the air, providing an aerial view of Park development. Other features include the Carousel, Farm + Food Lab, Kids Rock Playground, Walkable Timeline, Palm Court Arts Complex, North Lawn recreation area and historic Hangar 244. The South Lawn lighted soccer fields and Community Garden will be added in 2012. For more information go to Orange County Great Park’s New Year’s Eve Celebration.
December 13, 2011 Comments Off
BB Jazz – New Year’s Eve Gala – Winter Jazz Series – Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach – December 31st, 2011
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with BB Jazz! Enjoy entertainment, dinner, dancing and party favors at this popular annual evening Gala. BB Jazz is a non-profit organization that produces many exciting concerts throughout the year featuring Smooth Jazz, R&B & Contemporary artists in the city of Huntington Beach, California. Join in on the festivities this season by supporting live music and at the same time the proceeds will benefit various charities.
December 31st, 2011 at 7:00PM - All table seating in the Grand Ballroom. PLATINUM DINNER TABLES are located center to the stage and include a 4 course dinner with table service. DINNER SERVICE @7:30-9:00pm. GOLD TABLES/no dinner are in a great location on the left and right side of the center tables. BRONZE TABLES/no dinner are located on the far left and right of the Gold Tables. Entertainment,dancing and Party Favors are included with all ticket types. Doors open @6:30 for cocktails and dancing to DJ Jonathan Phillips. Christine Day will open @ 7:30pm with an amazing show and special guest that will get you in the mood. Joey Sommerville, a hot trumpet player out of Atlanta will show you how to party and Chante Moore will ring us into the New Year. DJ Jonathan Phillips will make sure you dance til you drop spinning great music in between sets and finishing off the night until 1:00am.
December 13, 2011 Comments Off
girls inc.® Girls Incorporated® in Orange County, CA – Winter Workers Event – December 10th, 2011
Girls Incorporated in Orange County – As the oldest girl-centered organization in the U.S., Girls Inc. has been transforming girls’ views of themselves and their opportunities for generations. Girls Incorporated of Orange County is much more than an afterschool program – they are the place and have the people that help girls succeed.
Please help to provide a Wonderland for Girls:
10th Annual Winter Workers
Saturday, December 10th – 10:00AM – 2:00Pm
1815 Anaheim Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
See below how to sponsor, or lend a helping hand :
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