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A small group of pot and sushi aficionados join on a Saturday afternoon in a Santa Ana warehouse for the third sushi + doobie rolling workshop. Hosted by MJU High Dining (a division of Mary Jane University), the event pairs cannabis and sushi with education, teaching class attendees how to roll joints and sushi. There was plenty …
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Summertime, and the living is easy. Well, not really—but for at least one day out of the year, we can pretend that it is. This year, the Weekly’s annual Summer Fest returns to Newport Dunes on Jun 17 from 1-5 p.m. for an afternoon shindig sunny enough to melt your cares away. Hosting a full …
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Your ability to stomach the grotesqueries of everyday life will determine how much you’re going to get out of the Begovich Gallery’s “Doorway to Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman.” This solo exhibition by the New York artist, accessibly curated by Sara Fortson and Mike McGee, is a litany of depravity—serial killers, voyeurism, religious fanaticism, …
It was at a city council meeting that photographer Federico Medina found out about SanTana’s annual Artist Grant. Under the alias of StoopDown, the native son had already documented the Civic Center’s homeless population. Wanting to bring an awareness to the situation, he decided do a social documentary on all of the city. And last …
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A five-piece group of friends out of Long Beach, Nothing But Flowers has been bringing funky, synth pop sounds to local spots since last year, and is playing a Star Wars-themed funk party in downtown Long Beach on Thursday. They want you to come and dance. Originally a three-piece made up of Heather Sommerhauser on …
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Friday 2:50 p.m. A woman sits in her car smoking a cigarette at the tennis gardens waiting for her friend to come back with wristbands. There’s a sign on the back window that reads “Just left cheating fiancé. MUST PARTY! Please Help!” She looked at me with a disheartening look in her eyes, as I …
World-class performance artist Scot Nery has been hosting a captivatingly hilarious variety show called Boobie Trap in LA on Wednesday nights, and this week the hidden gem celebrates its 100th consecutive show. You should go. After talking to Nery last week, I tried to get a feel for the show’s unique concept. Through a lifetime …
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From small gestures to sizable donations, our Grub Guide roundup reminds us that it’s better to give than receive. Sure, we’ve got some dining deals. Yet helping those less fortunate makes us feel as though we made a difference. Evans Brewing Co. Anniversary and Fundraiser – FullertonSwing by DTF this Saturday and celebrate another year …
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*This post has been updated, see correction below On Martin Luther King Day, John Carrillo, a longtime fixture on the OC singer-songwriter circuit, asked a friend if he wanted to go to the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Carrillo, a huge fan of the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, the Who, and a myriad of other artists, …
There is no more primal instrument than the drum. However, despite the age of the instrument, its versatility has transcended the limited communication skills of those who first used it (give or take eight thousand years ago). And just as some string instruments are meant to synthesize the sound of the human voice, the steady …
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As the Weekly’s Club Editor (which means all the listings you see in our kick-ass concert calendar are managed by yours truly), I’ve noticed that mom and pop music venues across Orange County tend to host a slew of contemporary cover bands—some of these bands are even OC locals. Because of the re-occurring tribute gigs …
After 39 years of supplying instruments and gear to Orange County, Anaheim music shop Pete’s Music will be closing it’s doors. Rising rent, and better business at their Riverside County locations has drawn an end to the Anaheim store, which is unfortunate in an era of harder to come by mom-n-pop music shops. The entire …
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