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On Wednesday, May 10, Newport Beach-based Friendship Circle held its 11th annual Evening of Recognition at the Beckman Center in Irvine. The Friendship Circle’s mission is to address the challenges facing individuals with special needs by celebrating their uniqueness and...

Celebrating its 30th year, the annual Hoag Summer Classic will bring together more than 40 of Orange County’s finest restaurants, live music and thousands of Hoag donors and friends on Wednesday, June 28, starting at 5 p.m. at Newport Dunes, 1131 Back Bay Drive. Thanks to Hoag’s...

By NB Indy Staff / Photos by Chris Trela  As a collaborative effort to promote literacy, Newport Beach-based The Literacy Project teamed up with Angels Baseball and Angels Alumni Association to host 100 second grade students at the fourth annual “Readers in the Outfield” event...

Orange County dance fans were treated to the World Premiere of American Ballet Theatre’s “Whipped Cream” when it debuted at Segerstrom Center for the Arts last March. Choreographed by ABT Artist-in-Residence Alexei Ratmansky, “Whipped Cream” is set in Vienna, Austria to a lavish...

“Sounds of the Sea” was the theme of Pacific Chorale’s 2016-2017 closing night concert last month, when the resident choir of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts celebrated a multitude of accomplishments and remembrances, beginning with its Chairman’s Dinner, an annual fundraiser...

Encore for Education, a commercial real estate industry charity concert, raised $161,345 to benefit Music Matters, a program created by Buchanan Children’s Charities and the Orange County Community Foundation (both based in Newport Beach) to restart Orange County public schools...

For 56 seasons, tennis legend Roy Emerson and his wife Joy, have hosted the Roy Emerson Tennis Classic to benefit a charity close to their hearts: Holy Family Services and Foster Care Agency. Funds raised at this event, along with those raised at the Guild’s Patroness Luncheon,...

Submissions are currently being accepted by the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for businesses, corporations, schools, nonprofit organizations, and individuals for the 2017 National Philanthropy Day Orange County Awards Luncheon scheduled for...

Four remarkable women – including two from Newport Beach and one from Laguna Beach – will tell their inspiring success stories to an anticipated audience of more than 300 businesspeople and guests on Thursday, May 11, as the National Association of Women Business Owners, Orange...

In Newport Beach, horse power doesn’t always mean what’s under the hood of a Ferrari. In fact, there are areas of Newport’s Back Bay where horse power is the preferred method of travel. In some nearby neighborhoods, horses are right at home in Newport Beach, but they’re not...

Longtime Newport Beach resident, philanthropist and visionary entrepreneur Henry T. Segerstrom passed away two years ago, but his memory and spirit live on thanks to institutions such as the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Plaza, which celebrates its 50th...

Chef Bruno Serato is renowned for doing amazing things in the kitchen of his historic Anaheim White House restaurant, but even more amazing is his ongoing dedication to feeding 2,000 underprivileged kids every night through his charity, Catrina’s Club. However, both the...

Classical music and classic ragtime joined forces when the Hutchins Consort hosted its annual Gala, dubbed “Ragtime,” featuring a performance by the Consort along with the G Burns Jug Band, at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club on March 12. The evening began at 5 p.m. with a...

A handful of Newport Beach chefs joined other OC culinary wizards to create extraordinary dining experiences during the annual Table for 10 charity event, orchestrated annually by KM Productions for deserving nonprofits in the area. This 11th annual affair on March 5 welcomed 350...

In 1992, Steve Churm – then the publisher of Newport Beach-based OC Metropolitan Magazine – took a chance on a young writer who proposed writing a monthly theater column for the burgeoning publication. That writer’s career blossomed and grew over the years, as did OC Metro...

Corona Del Mar-resident Ellen Darling was honored at the annual JDRF Gala last Saturday at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel. Darling and her family became involved with JDRF and used their connections to promote awareness about the disease and raise money to find a cure. Her...

In honor of the worldwide Rare Disease Day, Global Genes – a rare disease patient advocacy organization – hosted its first Denim & Diamonds Fashion Show last week and raised $20,000 for their cause.  The event was held Feb. 28 at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast. ...

Newport Beach resident has joined MOMS Orange County, a nonprofit organization serving low-income pregnant women, as director, strategic partnerships and communication. Pronk-Dunn began her nonprofit career as the director of public relations for Goodwill Industries of Orange...

Nearly three dozen of Orange County’s top chefs are participating in the OC Chefs Table fundraising event to be held on Sunday, March 12 at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Held in the Grand Ballroom, the event features renowned chefs creating a five-course dinner...

The tastiest charity event in Orange County may well be the annual Table for Ten culinary experience, which return to Laguna Cliffs Resort & Spa on March 5. This extravagant affair, which last year raised $300,000, benefits two Orange County charities: Vocational Visions,...