Alexis Silva By Jasmine Jenkins | Special to the NB Indy Alexis Silva, a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Newport Beach who attends Corona del Mar High School, will release her first full-length album on August 1. Silva began making music early on, initially through choir and musical theater. She started songwriting Read More
Volleyball World, the FIVB, USA Volleyball and Eagle Four Partners of Newport Beach have announced that the top-level Elite Beach Pro Tour tournament will return to the U.S. for the first time since 2018, with a landmark event set for Newport Beach. The tournament marks a major milestone for the Read More
Pola Benke Pacific Symphony has announced the appointment of Pola Benke as Assistant Conductor beginning August 1. Benke is an esteemed conductor and cellist recognized for her transformative approach to orchestral leadership and for bringing a modernized approach to symphonic repertoire. “We are excited to have Pola Benke obtain the Read More
Lynne Sebastian By Lynne L. Sebastian, UBS Newport Beach According to The Cerulli Report, about $105 trillion is set to change hands by 2045, and the future of wealth is increasingly female. With women earning more and living longer overall, they are poised to control a substantial share of money Read More
Artist Debra Huse at last year’s Just Plein Fun event. If you see more artists than usual on Balboa Island during the week of July 28 through August 1, it’s because they are having Just Plein Fun! The Huse Skelly Gallery is celebrating the 20th annual Just Plein Fun event, Read More
The crew from Hoag’s Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center Mobile Kitchen. Photo credit Hoag Hospital Foundation. Newport Beach restaurants helped raise more than $528,000 at the 37th annual Hoag Summer Fest held at Newport Dunes, presented by Woodside Credit. The event, which was attended by more than 1,400 guests, Read More
For many, California has been the holy grail of online poker. Though home to an estimated 40 million people and a consolidated gaming culture, California is still an unopened market in the U.S. Nonetheless, California stands on the sidelines of this digital revolution. Though states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Read More
Mary V. Buckingham, Mark Herzlich, Lacy Robertson On May 29, more than 300 guests attended the 38th annual Circle 1000 Founders Celebration Brunch at the Balboa Bay Resort. The Circle 1000 Founders’ Committee welcomed donors, friends, Hoag physicians, staff, and volunteer leaders who gathered in support of the Hoag Family Read More
NCI Founder and Artistic Director Molly Lynch Corona del Mar resident Molly Lynch is a Professor of Dance at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine. Now that school is out for the summer, Lynch can take a nice long vacation. Or maybe not. Lynch is the Read More
Adele Adkins After conducting an extensive nationwide search led by Arts Consulting Group, The Laguna Playhouse has hired Adele Adkins as its new Managing Director. A nationally recognized arts leader and creative strategist, Adkins brings more than 25 years of experience in driving organizational growth, building high-performing teams, and delivering Read More
