Subject: Charitable Giving

• Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band

  March 26, 2009

• Indonesian Earthquake Relief

  For anyone interested in helping the victims of the massive earthquake in Java, globetrotting raconteur and author of the forthcoming Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris has helpfully posted on his blog a list of charities assisting the survivors. Bob's post also touches on some of the questions you should ask when deciding which charity to entrust with your money. Questions like WGWCWJGIAMVW? and HMCJLP?

  May 30, 2006

• Snoop Dogg Pleads Guilty to OC Felony

  The Orange County District Attorney's office announced late this afternoon that rapper Snoop Dogg has pleaded guilty to knowingly carrying a dangerous weapon into John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana a year ago. The 35-year-old international celebrity, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, was sentenced to three years probation plus 160 hours of community service. He must also pay $10,000 to the charity Right Trak, according to prosecutors. DA officials say they blocked the rap singer from

  September 20, 2007

• A Piece of Chone, All Your Own

  The Angels are auctioning off Chone Figgins' helmet for charity! Did Chone steal your heart as well as second base this season? Then cast your online bid and his helmet can be yours. No, ladies, not that kind of helmet. Where's Commie Girl when I need her to make GOOD jokes about Angels' genitalia? CLICK HERE TO BID

  January 16, 2008

• OC Fundie Funder Gives Money to Wacky Reeps, Homo-Haters--And Lou Correa?!

  The most influential Orange County man you've never heard of is undoubtedly Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr., heir to the Home Savings (remember that bank?) fortune. He rarely makes public appearances due to suffering from Tourette's Syndrome, but that hasn't stopped him from giving millions of dollars away to some of the craziest causes imaginable: creationism, anti-gay marriage, anti-gay clerics in the Episcopalian Church, and so many others that in its list of America's most influential evangelicals a

  June 19, 2008

• Arthur Magazine Faces a Grave Deadline

  The great LA-based counterculture magazine Arthur needs to raise $20,000 by July 1 or it will have to cease publishing. LA Weekly's Randall Roberts summarizes the sorry scenario on our sister paper's blog here. If you're so inspired, you can donate money to Arthur's worthy cause by using the widget below.

  June 27, 2008

• Benefit Concert for Iowa Flood Victims July 1

  In an effort to help out their fellow Iowans, SoCal-based Iowa transplants Tyler and Jessica Kamerman are organizing a benefit concert called Reach Out for the flood-bedeviled citizens of that Midwestern state. If you would like to support Reach Out, contact Tyler Kamerman at (310) 968-2365. The details for this event: WHEN: Tuesday, July 1 at 8:00 p.m., $20 admission [all proceeds go to United Way of Iowa and tax-deductible contributions will be accepted] WHERE: 14 Below (1348 14th St., S

  June 30, 2008

• OC Music Fest 09 Partners with Be The Shirt for Contest

  What are you doing in May 2009? Not sure yet? Well, try to pencil in a few days for OC Music Fest 09, which happens in about 10 months in Irvine and promises to feature nearly 100 established and up-and-coming bands. In the meantime, you creative types may want to enter the Be The Shirt band/artist T-shirt design contest. For details regarding the contest and festival, read the press release after the jump.

  July 18, 2008

• Comment 'til You Drop!

  Gentle readers: As you may have already noticed, your favorite digital fishwrap has undergone a renovation. Bear with us as we work out the kinks. But already present: another way for readers to duke it out with each other and ourselves--you can now leave comments on our stories! Just check out the fun people are having with my story on once-deadbeat dad Michael Scott Kerr's latest philanthropic venture and have at it!

  August 22, 2008

• Kaba Modern to Perform at the VMA Pre-Show

  Though UC Irvine-based hip-hop dance troupe only placed a disappointing third (when evvveryone knew they should have at least been second—c'mon America!) in the debut season of MTV's Best American Dance Crew, they're back for another competition: The chance to present at Sunday's Video Music Awards and $25,000 to their charity of choice. Viewers tuned in last Saturday as the top dance crews from both Season One and Two reconvened to dance to VMA-nominated videos—audiences then voted on th

  September 5, 2008

• Angelonis Sweepstakes

  June 7, 2001

• Lost In Space

  September 11, 2003

• Cloris Leachman at Heritage Pointe Luncheon

  April 2, 2009

• Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. Responds to Weekly Query

  Over the weekend, Christian philanthropist extraordinaire and Weekly reader Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. responded to my post asking whether he'd buy a new property for Newport Beach's St. James Episcopal Church because they're currently homeless for casting their theological lot with a homo-hating Ugandan. His email is below. Dear Gustavo, I am not going to answer any questions on Capistrano, because I don't really understand the situation there. I did that on the recommendation of my chief of staff

  January 26, 2009

• Good Gallery Art/Music Event

  January 22, 2009

• Pajama Storytime

  January 8, 2009

• Come Together

  December 11, 2008

• Gobble Gambol

  November 20, 2008

• Motor Heads

  September 4, 2008

• Earth Tones

  August 28, 2008

• Grape Expectations

  July 17, 2008

• Gauze and Stardust

  January 10, 2008

• Seeds in Your Teeth

  49th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival

  May 24, 2007

• Good Karma

  Wally Ingram benefit
  

  November 2, 2006

• T-Shirt Design Contest!

  May 4, 2006

• Our MVP

  March 30, 2006

• Yule Log!

  November 24, 2005

• Mushmouth Reconsidered

  July 15, 2004

• Letters

  May 22, 2003

• Pulling Out the Roots

  May 23, 2002

• Bingo!

  January 31, 2002

• And the War Came

  April 30, 2009

• La Casa Garcia Releases New Book

  Last month, I wrote about the surprisingly good flautas offered by La Casa Garcia in Anaheim. It's not the county's best Mexican-American joint (though does belongs among the top 10), but owner Frank Garcia is a true Mexi-mensch; his annual We Give Thanks Thanksgiving dinners is the stuff of legend, and guarantees him a spot in heaven. You can read about Garcia's story in a new book, We Give Thanks: A Book About Frank Garcia and His Legacy: Restauranteur and Philanthropist. More than mere vanity

  April 30, 2009

• Going Postal to Help Hungry Orange Countians

  When the postman drops letters, magazines and packages off at your Orange County home or business on Saturday, he or she is going to want something in return: food.To help combat a sharply increasing need for emergency food assistance, U.S. Postal Service letter carriers will seek donated food items from every home and business they hit on their Saturday rounds. You can help by setting non-perishable food items by your mailbox that morning.The collected food will be donated to various local char

  May 5, 2009

• To Do Tonight - 5/14

  A "Taste For Charity" and Silent Art Auction, 5 p.m.Tastes by top restaurants, silent auction of art from local galleries and a live auction with raffle prizes! This charitable gathering has it all. Proceeds benefit the Community Clinic, 1st Thursdays Art Walk, Sally's Fund, CSP Youth Shelter, Woman's Club of Laguna Beach, No Square Theatre, and two Laguna Beach High School Scholarships.Tivoli Too, 777 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA; 949-494-9650 Sgt. Pepper's Dueling Pia

  May 14, 2009

• Controversy at LB's Shore Ultra Lounge

  Remember that charity benefit show I wrote about? The one at Long Beach's Shore Ultra Lounge? Yeah, that one. Anyone, the promoter sent me this email (and added it as a comment to all my previous posts) saying that he was, well, ripped off. Here's what he sent me. And before anyone gets mad at me, I am simply the messenger. I have no idea what went on. I am not taking a side. I do not know who is right or wrong. I am just spreading the news.

  June 22, 2009

• Cooking for a Cause

  July 16, 2009

• UC Irvine Discontinues Sugar Daddy Henry T. Nicholas' Rowing Teams, 3 Other Sports . . . Unless

  The Los Angeles Times' Fabulous Forum blog reports today that UC Irvine as of Saturday is "discontinuing" five sports--men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's rowing, and sailing--to cut costs amid reduced state funding. University brass expects to save $1 million by shuttering the programs. Funny, but indicted billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III gave $280,000 more than that just to the UCI crew team, according to Dave Wielenga's July 2004 Weekly cover story,&n

  July 30, 2009

• Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo

  August 20, 2009

• Reminder: HB Restaurant Week Starts Today!!

  Since I last wrote about the event, which runs until June 2, it's more than doubled in size, with 27 restaurants, pubs and bars confirmed, including Duke's. There are brilliant bargains to be had (check the website for details), and, even better, this chowing is for charity!

  May 26, 2009

• The Eagle Has Landed . . . Flapping His Wings at John Wayne

  Photo by Joel Eckman Maus Glenn and Wendy Stearns admire Challenger's wingspan as handler Al Cecere holds the non-releasable bald eagle.​ CHALLENGER'S CHARITY FLIGHT PATH IS CORRECTED . . . "Challenger," the non-releasable American bald eagle we told you about this morning, made his scheduled arrival at John Wayne Airport.

  September 9, 2009