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Annual Newport Beach wooden Boat Festival Returns to Balboa Yacht Club June 7-8

The 8th Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival will return to the Balboa Yacht Club, June 7 – 8, 2024 with more than 40 wooden vessels of all sizes on display, and a collection of master artisans and craftsmen at work. This year’s festival theme is “The Art & Craft...

Summer Camp Signups in Newport Beach

For locals and visitors, Newport Beach is nature’s classroom, offering an amazing array of experiences to stimulate children during the summer months. From catching their first wave to learning how to cook, Newport Beach offers the best summer camps to kids who love to learn and play under the...

Sherman Library & Gardens Announces 2024 Spring Plant and Flower Shows

Sherman Library & Gardens has announced three Spring plant and flower shows in partnership with local plant societies. The public is invited to view wonderful plants and blooms, learn from plant specialists, and buy locally grown plants. Shows include an exhibit, sale, family activities, lectures, and other programming. The shows...

Lincoln Elementary Students Present “The Lion King Jr.” Tuesday January 16

The performing arts can open a whole new world for children—acting, singing, dancing and gaining confidence and interpersonal skills in the process. Thanks to a statewide grant program, students at Costa Mesa-based Vanguard University are teaming up with local nonprofit Arts & Learning Conservatory to provide young children at Lincoln...

Fashion Island Menorah Lighting

Chanukah - The Festival of Lights - can bring back fond memories of childhood years, and serves to renew a sense of identity for the Jewish community. The Chanukah lights provide warmth, joy, strength and inspiration. Such is a purpose of a community-wide Menorah lighting celebration. Fashion Island joined Chabad...

DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach Now Enrolling Patients in Clinical Study on Artificial Disc Replacement

Committed to supporting research vital to the field of spinal care, DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (“DISC”) has announced its participation in a clinical study on artificial disc replacement and is now enrolling qualified patients. Candidates may include patients between the ages of 18 and 75 who have been...

10th Annual Spyglass Hill Meet ‘n Greet Picnic

Several hundred people from adults to kids attended the 10th annual Spyglass Hill Meet ‘n Greet Picnic for Spyglass Hill Residents on Sunday, Sept. 10 at Spyglass Hill Park. Sponsored by Spyglass Hill HOA, Newport Beach City Council and many local businesses, the picnic featured face painting, games, a magician...

History Channel Show “American Pickers” headed to So Cal in Search of Classic Treasures

The hit History Channel show “The American Pickers” is coming to So Cal to film episodes this September, and they are looking for people with unusual or rare collections. Anyone who has watched “American Pickers” knows it’s a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking.” The show...

Hoag Welcomes Renowned Specialist to lead Pain Management Program

Hoag is advancing the care and management of pain patients in Orange County with the addition of Charles De Mesa, D.O, M.P.H., who will serve as Chief of Interventional Pain, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Hoag Spine Center. He joins the multidisciplinary, specialized team of spine care experts at...

Coma Survivor and Brain Injury Advocate to Attempt New Hydrobike Record from Catalina to Newport Harbor

On Sunday, Aug. 20, Matthew Thomas – a coma survivor who was once given a five percent chance of living – will again pedal his hydrobike from Avalon, Catalina to the Orange County Sheriffs Harbor Patrol Station in Newport Beach. Matthew is attempting to beat his August 2022, 11-hour ride,...