Travel Costa Mesa Blog
Health and Wellness Event at the OC Mix in Costa Mesa
The OC Mix, SoCo Collection and Living Fit OC collaborated to bring awareness to living a healthy lifestyle. With vendors, free demos and giveaways the OC Mix was transformed into a destination for a guide to health-related products, activities and resources.
Jason Quinn of the Playground in Downtown Santa Ana, and winner of season two of the Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, provided a free cooking demonstration at Surfas Culinary District from 11 am – 1 pm. Quinn focused on healthy recipes that utilized fresh, local ingredients. Read More
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Acting Classes at South Coast Repertory
For all aspiring thespians with no acting experience, those looking to improve stage skills or future master troupers, South Coast Repertory offers acting courses to fit your needs. There are continuing education classes for adults, acting courses for kids and teens and audience enrichment seminars before selected shows at SCR.
The winter session for adult acting, playwriting and screenwriting classes begin January 14, 2013. Those who enroll before January 4, 2013 receive a $10 discount. For adults, SCR offers 8 acting classes ranging from the basic fundamentals of acting to advanced courses like acting for the camera and musical theatre. All acting and writing students are also eligible for $10 student rush tickets to Segerstrom and Argyros stage productions. Read More
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Newport Beach Holiday Boat Parade
Newport Harbor was alight with sea-faring vessels of all shapes and sizes, glowing with lights and decorations for the start of the 104th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Each year, this Orange County tradition draws over a million viewers looking to take in the holiday spectacle. This year’s theme is “Surf, Sand and Santa.”
Although the holiday parade is over one hundred years old, this year marked the first time that the start of the parade was commemorated with a firework show. The fireworks were set off of the Balboa Pier at 6:30 pm. The final night will also be marked by a firework show at 9 pm. The boat parade lasts for five nights, from Wednesday, December 19 – Sunday, December 23 as Newport Harbor, Balboa Island and Newport Peninsula are illuminated with vivid lights and adorned with extensive holiday decor. Read More
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Chef Thomas Keller Signs Copies of Bouchon Bakery at South Coast Plaza
Hundreds of people anxiously waited in line to meet renowned Chef Thomas Keller and his Executive Pastry Chef Sébastien Rouxel. The two famous chefs appeared at Williams-Sonoma at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa to sign copies of their new cookbook, Bouchon Bakery. It was their only book signing in Orange County. Read More
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