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Orange County Fair & Exposition Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Costa Mesa
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Mo Ran Gak Restaurant
9651 Garden Grove Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92844
Category: Restaurant > Korean
Region: Garden Grove
Fullerton Farmers' Market
801 W. Valencia Drive
Fullerton, CA 92832
Category: Restaurant > Street Food
Region: Fullerton
Irvine Lake Cafe
4621 Santiago Canyon Road
Silverado, CA 92676
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Silverado
Villa Romano Green Farms
200 Avenida La Pata
San Clemente, CA 92673
Category: Restaurant > Street Food
Region: San Clemente
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
12827 Harbor Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Category: Retail
Region: Garden Grove
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
2200 S. Ritchey St.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Category: Retail
Region: Santa Ana
Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90620
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Buena Park
Aliso Beach
31131 S. Pacific Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Laguna Beach
The Fisherman's Restaurant
611 Avenida Victoria
San Clemente, CA 92672
Category: Restaurant > American
Region: San Clemente
Costa Mesa Speedway
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Category: Sports/Recreation
Region: Costa Mesa
Mugs Away Saloon
27324 Camino Capistrano
Laguna Beach, CA 92677
Category: Music Venues
Region: Laguna Niguel
Fullerton Sports Complex
560 E. Silver Pine St.
Fullerton, CA 92835
Category: Sports/Recreation
Region: Fullerton
The Festival Amphitheatre
12852 Main St.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Category: Performing Arts Venues
Region: Garden Grove
Ocean Institute, Dana Point
24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Dana Point
Angels Stadium Of Anaheim
2000 E. Gene Autry Way
Anaheim, CA 92805
Category: Music Venues
Region: Anaheim
Irvine Meadows Fairgrounds
8800 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Irvine
Art-A-Fair
777 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Community Venues
Region: Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Laguna Beach
Sawdust Art Festival
935 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Laguna Beach
Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
6200 Atherton St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
Category: Music Venues
Region: Long Beach
Captain Dave's Dolphin & Whale Safari
24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive Dana Point
Dana Point, CA 92629
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Dana Point
United States Sailing Center
5689 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
Category: Services
Region: Long Beach
Oaks Blenheim Riding Park
Via la Plata
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: San Juan Capistrano
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
20612 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Services
Region: Laguna Beach
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Long Beach
Dockside Boat & Bed
316 E. Shoreline Drive
Long Beach, CA 90802
Category: Hotels/Resorts
Region: Long Beach
Cook's Corner
19122 Live Oak Canyon Road
Coto De Caza, CA 92679
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Coto de Caza
Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Pacific Coast Highway and Warner
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Huntington Beach
Hi-Time Wine Cellars
250 Ogle St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Category: Restaurant > Wine Bar
Region: Costa Mesa
Wild Rivers Waterpark
8770 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Irvine
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Out of Town
The Rinks- Anaheim Ice
300 W. Lincoln Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Category: Sports/Recreation
Region: Anaheim
Oak Canyon Ranch
5305 E. Santiago Canyon Road
Orange, CA 92869
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Orange
Las Brisas
361 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Restaurant > Mexican
Region: Laguna Beach
Tanaka Farms
5380 3/4 University Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Category: Restaurant > Raw Food
Region: Irvine
Portfolio Coffee House
2300 Fourth St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
Category: Coffeehouses
Region: Long Beach
Art Theatre of Long Beach
2025 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
Category: Movie Theaters
Region: Long Beach
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Hair and makeup: Autumn Sanders
Styling: Devon Nuzer
On-set stylist: Sunshine Harding
Models courtesy of Models International: Haley Bartlett, Thor Knai, Samantha Summers
SEE ALSO:
VIDEO: Click here to go behind the scenes of our cover photo shoot.
INFOGRAPHIC: Click here to see the last orange groves in Orange County.
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36. DANA POINT'S TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL
It has a title sponsor in Toshiba, but the behind-the-scenes work of this annual salute to old-time nautical vessels is at the Ocean Institute, an Orange County nonprofit that has carved a national reputation for its ecological and educational programs ranging from marine science to maritime history. File this one under the latter, as the kind of vessels you'll be gazing at during the Tall Ships Festival are the kind that traversed the oceans well more than a century ago. The ships sail into port Sept. 9 and take a collective cruise at sundown followed by mock cannon-battles the next two days. Saturday and Sunday also feature a nautical-themed festival, complete with a pirate encampment, a living-history demonstration, tours of the tall ships, and an arts-and-crafts show. Seven ships are expected to participate, including Dana Point's Pilgrim, a full-size replica of the hide brig that carried Richard Henry Dana on his landmark journey spelled out in OC's first reality show, Two Years Before the Mast. 24200 Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point, (949) 496-2274; www.ocean-institute.org. Sept. 9-11.
37.KEY ANGELS SERIES
The July 1-3 series against that other Los Angeles team, the Dodgers, will obviously generate the most buzz—but it's no more important than a series against another mediocre-to-awful squad such as the Seattle Mariners, which wraps up the Angels' 10-game home stand before the All-Star Break. So save your ducats and attend one of the series that, more than likely, will determine which team from the limping American League West Division advances into the postseason. Those are against the Rangers, who, unless they've bolted out to a huge lead by the All-Star Break, should be the Halos' only serious in-house division competition. Oh, there's also a team from New York called the Yankees coming to Anaheim Sept. 9-11, but no one really follows the Yankees outside NYC, right? Angel Stadium of Anaheim, 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, (714) 940-2000; www.losangelsangels.mlb.com. Angels vs. the Rangers, July 19-21, Aug. 15-18, Sept. 26-28.
38.IRISH FAIR AT IRVINE MEADOWS
Let's face it: St. Patrick's Day may be the biggest non-Cinco de Drinko boozing holiday of the year, but outside of puking up your corned beef and cabbage, it's hard to get a real feel for Irish culture. Far more culturally inclusive is the massive Irish Fair, which organizers claim is the largest in the western United States. It's filled with music, dance, food and wares from or greatly inspired by the Emerald Isle, including sets from the Young Dubliners and the Fenians, harp and bagpipe concerts, Irish football and hurling demonstrations, an Irish Grand Parade, an Irish dog show, and even a sheepherding demonstration. And here's something really interesting: On Sunday, church services are held at 10 a.m. The Roman Catholics do their thing in the Shamrock Bowl, while the Protestants get theirs on an island in the middle of a lake. Hmm . . . Irvine Meadows, 8808 Irvine Center Dr., Irvine; www.irishfair.org. June 18-19. $12-$18.
39. THOSE LAGUNA BEACH ARTS FESTIVALS
It's easy to confuse the three festivals that clog up Laguna Beach's insanely packed roads in the summer, but here's the skinny. The Pageant of the Masters, while well-known for its rather insane live re-creations of classical art pieces, actually began 75 years ago as a juried art show, which it remains; this year, some 160 pieces will be judged. Right across the street is the Sawdust Festival, founded in 1965 in large part as a protest against the aforementioned juried system. Only Laguna Beach residents exhibit in this show, and you can stroll the grounds and see them actually creating their works, which range in media from blown glass and wooden sculpture to jewelry and surfboard design. It also features three stages and strolling entertainers. Finally, Art-A-Fair, which also started 45 years ago, is a scaled-down combination of the first two. It's a juried art show that allows non-residents to exhibit, and you can also watch the artists at work. Pageant of the Masters, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, (949) 494-1145; www.foepa.com. July 7-Aug. 31. Sawdust Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, (949) 494-3030; www.sawdustartfestival.org. June 24-Aug. 28. Art-a-Fair, 77 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, (949) 494-4514; www.art-a-fair.com. June 24-Aug. 28.
40. BIKING THE SANTA ANA RIVER TRAIL, FOR NOVICES AND MASTERS ALIKE
Summer in OC means never having to check the weather forecast—sunny and warm for months at a time. In other words, perfect bicycling weather. OC has dozens of off-road bicycle paths, but the king of all of them is the Santa Ana River Trail, a 32-mile path that runs from the Green River exit on the 91 in Corona to the beach at the Huntington Beach/Newport Beach border, completely separated from traffic for all but half a mile and recently resealed and re-striped for much of its length. The path passes under the roads that cross it, which is enough to give new riders a little workout. Just be careful out there—it's popular with runners, walkers and families teaching children to ride bicycles in a safe environment. And for advanced riders, the Riverside Bicycle Club sponsors the annual Riverside to Surfside bike ride (formerly—and more funnily—known as the Smog to Surf) from the La Sierra Metrolink station to Huntington Beach. riversidebicycleclub.com.
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