Skylar Brandt (Clara, the Princess) and Herman Cornejo (Nutcracker, the Prince) in Alexei Ratmansky’s “The Nutcracker.” Photo: Marty Sohl. December is the month of dance in Orange County—specifically, “The Nutcracker.” Nearly every dance studio presents its version of “The Nutcracker,” the beloved holiday story based on “The Nutcracker and the Read More
OC Chapter Childhelp President Pam Pharris, John O’Hurley Co Chair Jacquie Casey / photo by John Watkins Several hundred guests boarded the Love Boat at the Balboa Bay Resort on October 1 to raise funds for the Orange County chapter of Childhelp, an organization that exists to meet the physical, Read More
Former Mayor Evelyn Hart waves to the crowd as she sits down for a group photo with other past Newport Beach mayors during the annual Mayor’s Dinner in February 2020. — Photo by Sara Hall © Former Newport Beach Mayor and longtime community leader Evelyn Hart passed away on November Read More
Bluewater Grill Dec 2022 Tasting dishes On the second Tuesday of every month, Bluewater Grill Newport Beach in Cannery Village hosts a menu tasting and wine pairing event that serves as a tempting sneak peek of items being added to the menu that month. The tastings always feature two dishes Read More
Kure IT! founder Barry Hoeven Corona del Mar resident Barry Hoeven was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2007. After Hoeven learned there was a disconnect between the number of people afflicted with kidney cancer and the amount of funding and research being conducted to find a cure, he launched a Read More
Lighting of the Bay – photo by Chris Trela Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort kicks off the holiday season in Newport Beach with the 32nd annual Lighting of the Bay that starts Friday, Nov. 25 and continues nightly through New Year’s Day. On November 25 from 4 to 9 p.m., the Read More
Men’s Doubles Winners Matt Wright and Riley Newman / Photo by Lawrence Sherwin The Professional Tour of Pickleball (PPA Tour) hosted the Takeya Showcase at the Tennis Club of Newport Beach November 17-20. The event was billed as one of the largest held in California this year, with more than Read More
Lizi Avsajanishvili in Don Quixote as part of Reunited in Dance. Photo by Karolina Kuras For one night, Russia and Ukraine came together with a sole purpose: to reunite artists from both countries to create an intimate, one-of-a-kind evening of dance on the stage of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Read More
We all know the holiday song “Let It Snow,” and the belting “Let It Go” number from the movie “Frozen. Visit Newport Beach offers a new tag line for their 2022 holiday campaign that combines both those titles: “Let It Glow,” which shines a light on the experiences in Newport Read More
“A day without ice cream is a day without sunshine.” That’s a quote from me, and you’re welcome to borrow it. Yes, I’m an ice cream fan, dating to back to my childhood when I’d go to Thrifty’s Drugstore and order a double scoop of pistachio and strawberry whenever I Read More
