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2012 Stories by ERIN DEWITT

• How to Make Real Absinthe

  published May 24, 2012

  Though fancy liquor stores sell bright-green booze in bottles labeled "Absinthe," it's not the real deal. Actual, bona fide absinthe is illegal... More >>

• Long Beach Pride Festival

  published May 17, 2012

  This weekend marks the very anticipated Long Beach Pride Festival, set to take over the fair city once again for positivity, acceptance, and... More >>

• College Night Pride Party

  published May 10, 2012

  Leave it to Ripples, Long Beach's most notorious gay club, to come up with a mid-week theme night that makes even the most un-shockable of club... More >>

• Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  published May 10, 2012

  The perpetually adorable man-child that taught us how to fold paper airplanes and introduced us to Penny cartoons back in the '80s met a frenzied... More >>

• Latin American Famiy Festival

  published May 3, 2012

  Cinco de Mayo is officially over and all that remains are splitting hangovers, three-digit credit card charges at the bar, and perhaps some... More >>

• The Fix

  published May 3, 2012

  Consider this a light-hearted way to prepare for the upcoming onslaught of political campaigning—the satirical rock musical The Fix comes to... More >>

• Angels vs. Minnesota Twins - Rally Monkey Beanie Giveaway

  published April 26, 2012

  So the Angels haven't gotten off to the best start this year. But this night's game against the Twins, perhaps subconsciously designed before the... More >>

• The Meteors

  published April 26, 2012

  Psychobilly kids—this is your day. The Meteors, London's own founders of the subgenre and, to this day, still one of the few "true" bands to... More >>

• The Broadway Comedy Showcase

  published April 26, 2012

  If anyone's got a sharp sense of humor, it's those crazy college kids—you have to in order to spend tens of thousands on education only to... More >>

• Million Dollar Quartet

  published April 26, 2012

  Add your first grade teacher and a pony, and this sounds a lot like the dreams we have after a midnight Jack in the Box run. Million Dollar... More >>

• Steve Aoki

  published April 19, 2012

  One of the most famous DJs on in the planet visits little ol' Orange County this week, and on a Wednesday of all nights—but it's just... More >>

• Microfest

  published April 19, 2012

  Imagine a symphony—but the edges are smoothes out, the drops are minimal, and the notes seem to have hardly any space between them. This is... More >>

• Goose and Tomtom

  published April 19, 2012

  The exceedingly quirky Garage Theatre opens its 2012 Armageddon season with Goose and Tomtom, written by David Rabe and directed here by Eric... More >>

• BalletX

  published April 12, 2012

  Smack dab in the middle of the Laguna Dance Festival (considered one of the ten most relevant events to shape the Orange County art scene), comes... More >>

• Holocaust Remembrance Day Event: Laura Hillman, Schindler's List Survivor

  published April 12, 2012

  In Laura Hillman's autobiography, I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler`s List Survivor, the author recounts her harrowing march... More >>

• La Boheme

  published April 12, 2012

  A choice selection of the standard Italian opera repertory, and one of the most frequently performed operas internationally, La Boheme comes to... More >>

• Cloudlands

  published April 12, 2012

  Cloudlands, one of the rare musicals to perform at South Coast Repertory, makes its world premiere this week—but this isn't your typical... More >>

• Flight Facilities

  published April 5, 2012

  Flight Facilities, the mysterious nu-disco group from Trinidad and Tobago (though some believe that's rubbish and they're actually from Sydney)... More >>

• She Stoops to Conquer

  published April 5, 2012

  While most people can't afford a quick trip across the pond to catch this London performance in person, National Theatre Live does us a solid and... More >>

• Spring Awakening

  published April 5, 2012

  What you don't know can ruin your life—a lesson ruthlessly demonstrated in Frank Wedekind's story of a group of young teenagers on the brink... More >>

• Bongo Fury

  published March 29, 2012

  If you see stream rising from the underground well leading into Harvelles, no need to call 911. Rather, finish that delicious Congregation Room... More >>

• Abstract Workshop 14th Anniversary Party

  published March 29, 2012

  Abstract Workshop, one of Orange County's favorite DJ nights, celebrates the big 1-4 this weekend—and in club years, that's akin to... More >>

• Sizdah Bedar Celebration

  published March 29, 2012

  This weekend marks “Sizdeh Bedar," a celebration to officially say goodbye to the Persian New Year. This joyous outdoor gathering happens... More >>

• CSS

  published March 22, 2012

  Brazilian art pop group CSS might be tired of being sexy (the title of their debut album, Cansei de Ser Sexy, is something only Brazilians could... More >>

• Artist in Residence Recital

  published March 22, 2012

  Monday night entertainment doesn't have to be limited to watching Bad Girls Club reruns—you can get classy if you want to. Every week,... More >>