April 24th, 2015 at 9:00 am
The water shortage in California has reached crisis status. This month, Gov. Jerry Brown took the unprecedented step of ordering mandatory water restrictions to achieve a 25 percent reduction in urban water usages throughout the state. With California’s hottest and driest months ahead, we all need to do our part to ensure that we have enough water to drink, fight fires, and irrigate the crops that bring in billions of dollars to the state. Unfortunately, while water demand rises, supply continues to shrink.
Therefore, municipal governments throughout the state are stepping up to help residents find new, innovative, and cost-effective ways to reduce water consumption in non-disruptive ways. Industry, agriculture, and population place significant strains on the water reserves, but the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) has created a strategy of helpful rebates for technological solutions that will help balance the needs of everyone.
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April 22nd, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Information provided by: Riviera Orange County
Help make Orange County a better place while having fun with the whole family! You’re invited to Ripple Kids in Action on April 26, 2015 from 12 -3 p.m. at SOCO Collection in Costa Mesa. This free event will offer kids an assortment of fun, hands-on service projects like planting milkweed, making toys for shelter animals, and packing birthday party kits for children in need. Surfas Culinary District will host a Fierce Food Cooking Demonstration where real-life Ripple Kids will partner with professional chefs to share their favorite easy, healthy recipes. Guests will also enjoy live music from OC’s School of Rock youth music academy, delicious food, and pet-adoption opportunities through Barks of Love Animal Rescue. Ripple Kids seeks to inspire and empower kids to take action in their communities, and this is the perfect opportunity for kids to get inspired to give back.
Where:
SOCO Collection
3303 Hyland Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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April 21st, 2015 at 3:00 pm
More beer, more music, more food, and–thanks to its growing popularity–more restrooms will be on tap at this year’s Newport Beach Beerfest. The all-inclusive event on the sandy beaches of Newport Dunes Resort will offer unlimited samples of more 100 craft beers, wines, and spirits, plus more food trucks than ever. DJs will get the crowd on its wobbly feet. Live bands scheduled include Metro Station, Fire in the Hamptons, and Scott Russo of Unwritten Law. VIP tickets include early admission, entrance to the VIP lounge and more.
Where:
Newport Dunes Waterfront
1131 Back Bay Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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April 20th, 2015 at 3:00 pm
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Find the perfect mix of fun and adventure as you watch the 68th Annual Newport to Ensenada Race. This overnight race is 125 miles long and starts at Balboa Pier, where racers will have to decide whether to head offshore for stronger winds or to sail the rhumb line toward the finish. This race has more than 50 trophy categories and is perfect for both first-time racers and experienced pros.
Where:
1 Balboa Pier
Newport Beach, CA 92661
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April 17th, 2015 at 9:00 am
He was born and raised in Tennessee, but Huell Howser literally traveled to all four corners of California. The genial host of “California’s Gold” and other PBS TV series not only produced 443 episodes about icons in the Golden State, but also became one himself.
Every place he visited, Howser connected on camera and off with the locals, other visitors, and occasional celebrities he casually interviewed over 18 seasons. Although he denied it, he became a celebrity himself. The proof: He was parodied twice on “The Simpsons,” even lending his own voice to his animated character. “Ah-may-zing!” and “That’s great!,” his oft-repeated descriptions of people, places, and things that excited him, became catchphrases among his loyal viewers.
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