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Attn: SoCal Foodies! Valle Wine & Food Festival Invites You To Its First Annual Celebration

If you’re a foodie, a wine lover and enjoy traveling, you’ll be excited to learn that there will be the first wine and food event of its kind in the world’s hippest and magical travel destination, Valle de Guadalupe!  On Sunday, October 22nd, Valle Wine & Food Festival will have it’s first event that will feature more than 15​​ ​celebrity​ ​chef​ ​food​ ​stations​ ​and the top​ ​15​ ​Baja​ ​wineries, local​ ​breweries,​ ​live​ ​bands,​ ​DJs,​ ​dancing,​ ​book​ ​signings,​ ​live​ ​auction​, VIP​ ​Lounge,…

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A Lust for Life at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Photo Credit and Rights to Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation and @AFisherphoto It was a long anticipated Friday, as most Friday’s are. The heat wave from this month had almost drained all of my energy. Yet, my excitement to enjoy an amazing weekend visiting Santa Barbara County gave me the push I needed to get by. First order of business for my visit with one of my very best friends was to watch Lana Del Rey at the Santa Barbara Bowl…

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Pacifico Dance Company Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Mexican History, Myth and Folklore

You know it’s a Mexican fiesta when there’s folklorico dancers and Mariachi’s involved.  If you’re a big fan of folklorico, Mexican art and music, then you’ll love the Pacifico Dance Company. The group is led by an amazing Latina, Adriana Astorga-Gainey who is a highly trained dancer and combines choreography that fuses the traditional dance with modern. In celebration of Pacifico Dance Company 25th Anniversary, Saturday, August 12th, the dance Company returns to the Ford Theatres with Mexico, De Tierra…

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Top 4 On The Go Must-Have Summer Essentials

Hey everyone, Daniel here or @ocd92 if you know me from Instagram. Spring showers have past and gone and flowers are in full bloom. It must be summer right?! That means most of us are on the go. Whether it’s still hitting the day to day grind, or putting that PTO vacation time into good use. I for one, am totally on the go and with full time work, freelancing, gym, and going back to school it can get a bit overwhelming.…

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Catal Restaurant and Evans Brewing Co. Celebrate Summer with a 5-Course Dinner, June 29th

Craft beer lovers, this event is for you.  If you’re a fan of exquisite cuisine and craft beer, Catal Restaurant in Downtown Disney has a dinner event you don’t want to miss.   On June 29th, experience one of Orange County California’s oldest microbrewery, Evans Brewing Co craft beers, which will be paired with an exclusive menu prepared by Catal Restaurant Chef. Evans Brewing Co, was founded as Orange County Brewing Company, the first beers were poured in February 1995. With management changes,…

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Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins Empowers Young Girls with Wonder Woman Movie

I was invited/hosted by Warner Bros. Pictures to preview the movie and interview the cast, all opinions are my own. Growing up as a young girl in the 80’s there weren’t too many female superheroes to look up to, except maybe a few, like Wonder Woman, She-Ra and Gem.  (Remember them?  If you don’t know who they are, Google them! You’re missing out.)  My sister and I would rein-act so many scenes from the cartoons we watched and we believed…

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An Interview with Amy Schumer & Goldie Hawn on the New ‘Snatched’ Movie

I was invited/hosted by 20th Century Fox to preview the movie and interview the cast, all opinions are my own. Snatched is a comedy coming out this mother’s day featuring Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer with fun characters, big laughs, and an even bigger heart.  The film is a tale of Emily Middleton, played by Amy Schumer, a social media privy twenty-something with a below average work ethic but an optimist’s’ outlook on life and people.  Goldie Hawn plays her…

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