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The last time we requested three main courses piled onto the same plate, we were briskly ejected from one of the classier joints in South County. Politely, [itals] but briskly. It may have been the request, it may have been the altered, attack-of-the-munchies condition we were in. Either way,...
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San Juan Capistrano
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Food & Drink, Arts |
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The Blue Cafe :
Sat., February 18, 9:00pm
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Local zombies! Surface and grab a date for the Fourth Annual Sweetheart Massacre Zombie Prom in Long Beach. This year’s gruesome gala features music by Horror Squad, Pu$$y Cow and Micah Schnabel of Two Cow Garage. A bit more risqué than the typical high school dance, there's also...
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Long Beach
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Music, Dance, Burlesque, Arts |
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Brea Improv :
Tue., February 21, 8:00pm
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Fantasy Comedy—it's like Fantasy Baseball or Fantasy Football, except that you don't get to pick your players, the Improv does. This latest round of Fantasy Comedy features a talented roster of rookie funny people as well as old vets, showing off their stand-up chops. They advertise that...
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Brea
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Arts, Comedy, Theater |
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So you survived Monday, but the Tuesday blues have a solid grip. A buildup of creative energy is about to rupture, and there’s no way you’re going to make it to the weekend. Find your way to Viento y Agua, where a few lucky Tuesdays of the month become the coffeehouse’s open-mic...
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Long Beach
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Theater, Poetry, Music, Arts |
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The perfect temperatures, the cloudless skies, the beautiful locals—OC summer Sundays are the epitome of easy leaving, as long as you stay off the freeway. At the OC Great Park, the recreational grounds (which used to be a military base—and a lima-bean field before that) hosts an...
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Irvine
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Food & Drink, Farmers' Markets, Craft Events, Arts |
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Hunger Artists Theatre Co. :
Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., February 10 until Sun., March 4, 8:00pm
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Thank you, Terri Mowrey, for letting Orange Coutny claim you as their own—we promise to treat you better than LA ever could! The actress the Weekly voted the Best in 2011 (for this very performance, actually), graces the stage once again, presenting West Side Terri at the Hunger Artists...
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Anaheim
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Arts, Theater |
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Broken Lizard's big break started with a little film called Super Troopers. The five-member group began as a sketch comedy troupe at Colgate University—and who knew a few years later Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske would make a film that, to...
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Brea
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Theater, Comedy, Arts |
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HB Academy for the Performing Arts :
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., February 16 until Sat., February 18, 7:30pm
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So you say you’ve got them moves like Jagger, eh? Well, my guitar gently weeps, so suck it. These are the typical clamorings of a Beatles vs. Rolling Stones fan rivalry. While we may never come to an agreement over which British Invader shall reign supreme in our collective classic rock...
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Huntington Beach
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Music, Lectures, Arts |
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Muzeo :
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Wed., February 8 until Sun., September 9, 10:00am
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There is perhaps no piece of literature more influential to human existence than the Bible. And despite having been authored thousands of years ago, it is still relevant and, remarkably, still in existence in its original form. View portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls along with leaves from the...
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Anaheim
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Museum Exhibits & Events, Arts |
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Bowers Museum :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 1 until Sun., March 4
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The newest exhibit at Bowers Museum goes deep into the underground empires of royal tombs from three of China's most influential dynasties: the Qin, the Han and the Tang. For this sequel to 2008's "Terra Cotta Warriors" exhibit, Bowers brings back a few of the life-size clay statues, protectors...
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Santa Ana
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Museum Exhibits & Events, Arts |
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OC Fairgrounds :
Every week Wednesday, 5:30pm-9:00pm
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Looks like the food truck epidemic is here to stay, and we're not too upset about that. For those who constantly check Twitter feeds and Facebook posts to find where their favorite rolling restaurant is headed for lunchtime—we admit it, we've driven cross-county for Sriracha-Tapatio...
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Costa Mesa
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Food & Drink, Arts |
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Discovery Science Center :
Daily from Thu., November 24 until Sun., April 15, 10:00am
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Learning you are, yes, with "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination." This one-of-a-kind educational experience developed by the Boston Museum of Science in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. combines costumes and props from all six Star Wars films with interactive exhibits related to the...
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Santa Ana
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Museum Exhibits & Events, Arts |
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Auld Dubliner :
Every week Monday, 8:00pm-10:00pm
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Yes, the geeks have just about inherited the earth. Go ahead and ask Mark Zuckerberg or J.K. Rowling. Geeks Who Drink is an organization that pairs brains with booze; it currently hosts weekly bar events in 14 states across the country. Modeled after traditional Irish-pub quizzes, this is more...
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Long Beach
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Music, Games, Contests, Cheap Thrills, Barhopping, Arts, Adult |
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The Gypsy Den :
Every week Monday, Thursday, 7:30pm
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Open-mic events always bring out the aspiring teenage folkies, workaday closet emo crooners and ill-conceived joke bands, but OC's best open mics—Gypsy Den's included—come with a cadre of older, more experienced, more awesome amateurs in addition to the twentysomethings. There's a...
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Santa Ana
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Theater, Music, Club Events, Arts |
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Get out your Coke-bottle glasses, pocket protectors, suspenders and Star Wars memorabilia because Thursdays just got geek-ified. Nerdy Thursday, presented by Hibbleton Gallery, is not your average variety show—think Jeopardy! meets Revenge of the Nerds. Usually presented in three acts, the...
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Fullerton
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Theater, Poetry, Music, Arts |
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Yeah, we've got some recession blues to sing about. So do most folks—leave it to Max Bloom's Cafe Noir to give the people an outlet at their weekly open mic and jam session. With coffee under a dollar (very much appreciated), tasty little baked things and charming '40s decor, this might...
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Fullerton
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Open Mic, Music, Comedy, Arts, Poetry |
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Part of MoLAA's permanent collection, this brightly colored display adds a dose of much-needed culture to Southern California (sorry, but frozen yogurt is not culture).
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Long Beach
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Museum Exhibits & Events, Family Events, Arts |
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In 1975, a film about a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania hit US theaters and a new breed of camp-loving, kitschy freaks was born. Now the longest running theatrical release ever, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is everyone's favorite midnight shenanigan, performing regularly...
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Long Beach
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Theater, Film, Cheap Thrills, Arts |
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Bowers Museum :
First Sunday of every month
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Courtesy of the Lockhart Family and a generous donation in the memory of Dorothy Goerl, the Bowers Museum offers free admission to Santa Ana residents, with proof of residency (e.g., driver's license, utility bill, etc.), on the first Sunday and third Tuesdays of every month. So, save that cash...
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Santa Ana
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Museum Exhibits & Events, Family Events, Arts |
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So you play an instrument. But maybe you're not sure if you're talented. Or you think you are and want other people to know it, too. Or you want to show off a song you just wrote to that cute girl who works behind the counter. Whatever the reason, come to Musician's Open Mic Night every...
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Long Beach
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Theater, Spoken Word, Poetry, Open Mic, Music, Arts |
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Detroit Bar :
Every week Sunday, 9:00pm
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Let's all get drunk and sing! Every Sunday night, Detroit Bar, one of OC's most prominent venues for stylish, up-and-coming musical acts, frees its stage for less talented hacks to come up and belt it out. At Sunday Karaoke, the alcohol is flowing, the mic is open and MC extraordinaire Bobby...
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Costa Mesa
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Music, Arts |
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Bureaucracy is the killer of good ideas, but a foundation is finally paying for the little guy. Thanks to the LA County Arts Commission, the Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA) offers free admission to all guests every Friday. Like many of its peers, the LBMA can be hit or miss depending on its...
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Long Beach
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Family Events, Arts |
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Some party people get tired of overcrowded bars, pricy drinks, and DJs that don't deserve the drink tickets they're getting paid with (we swear, if we hear "Pumped Up Kicks" one more fucking time...), so it might be worth your sanity to check out iPod Sundays. The Pike Bar in Long Beach is...
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Long Beach
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Music, Barhopping, Nightlife, Arts |
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Bowers Museum :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 1:00pm
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Remove yourself for a minute from the stifling minutiae of modern American civilization. Close your eyes and reach out to a more primal humanity—which happens to be a few hundred miles west of California. Bowers Museum’s newest exhibit, “Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the...
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Santa Ana
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Photography, Museum Exhibits & Events, Arts |
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Bowers Museum :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 10:00am
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The title of the exhibit kind of says it all. The Miao are a cultural group that come primarily from southern China, and they really put some thought and work into the way they dressed and adorned themselves. Like, way more than the girl you know who takes forever to get ready (what is she...
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Santa Ana
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Museum Exhibits & Events, Fashion & Style, Arts |
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