Best Of OC - Week Of August 25
Orange County, let's finish August with some exciting fun. Start your week the right way, with dessert, and end it on Labor Day weekend with a sampling of various ethnic foods, a fabulous Art-Deco festival with dancing, dining, and drinking galore, or a trip to San Diego for one of the world's best sand sculpting competitions.
Monday, August 25
Celebrate National Pot de Crème Day
FIG & OLIVE
151 Newport Center Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 877-3005
www.figandolive.com
Start your Monday off with a sweet celebration in honor of National Pot de Crème Day. FIG & OLIVE features a decadent Chocolate Pot de Crème, one of the most beloved dessert dishes, that is filled with simple and striking flavors of chocolate, vanilla, and butterscotch. Topped with crunchy praline financiers, vanilla cream, and a shaving of orange zest, who says you can't start your week with dessert?
Tuesday, August 26
Our House Smoked Pastrami Project
Mendocino Farms
450 E. 17th St.
Costa Mesa, CA, 92627
(949) 548-2500
www.mendocinofarms.com
For a limited time, head to Mendocino Farm's newest location in Costa Mesa to enjoy their hand-crafted pastrami sandwich, dubbed "Our House Smoked Pastrami Project." The sandwich, created in collaboration with Mendocino Farms team and LA-based Ugly Drum BBQ Chefs Erick Black and Joe Marcos, features 12-hour pecan wood-smoked meat served on Drago Bakery Rye with Creamy Apple Cole Slaw.
Wednesday, August 27
"Once" Tour
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 556-2787
www.scfta.org
The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, "Once" is making its way to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited two-week engagement. Based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, the story follows an Irish musician and Czech immigrant as they forge an unexpected romance through their shared love of music. Music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, with book by award-winning Irish playwright, Edna Walsh.
Thursday, August 28
Art Deco Festival
Queen Mary
1126 Queens Hwy
Long Beach, CA 90802
(877) 342-0738
www.queenmary.com
Visit the Queen Mary this weekend for the chance to drink, dine, and dance your way through this fabulous by-gone era. The opulence of the Art Deco period is on display, one of the largest collections in the world on board the Queen Mary, and the celebration couldn't be more fun. Dress in period clothing to add to the excitement while you enjoy art tours, prohibition tastings (we won't tell!), live music, dance parties, and a vintage bazaar.
Friday, August 29
US Sand Sculpting Challenge
1140 North Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
www.ussandsculpting.com
Make your way to San Diego this Labor Day weekend for the US Sand Sculpting Challenge. Over 300 tons of sand will fill the B Street pier and world master sand sculptors from Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Latvia, and Singapore will challenge the best in the U.S. with their stunning skills. Live entertainment, food trucks, sand boxes and rides for the kids, sand sculpture classes, and a large collection of art for purchase round out the weekend.
Saturday, August 30
Orange International Street Fair
Plaza Square Park
Orange, CA 92866
(714) 633-4816
www.orangestreetfair.org
Leave your U.S. passport at home and head to Orange this weekend for their annual Orange International Street Fair. Stroll through the 15 ethnic streets (including Germany, Japan, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Polynesia, Mexico, Asia, and more) offering regional food, alcohol, handmade crafts, art, and live entertainment for each region. Don't forget to get your street faire passport stamped for the chance to win great prizes!
Sunday, August 31
The Great Labor Day Cruise
88 Fair Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA
www.occa-inc.com
Presented by OCCA, Inc., a local non-profit, the 32nd annual "The Great Labor Day Cruise", takes place this weekend at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Attracting thousands of pre 1978 vintage autos, classics and street rods, this family friendly event is much more than just a car show. Vendors, a model car contest, and wild wagons display, and the chance to win a rebuilt 1965 For Mustang, dubbed the Wounded Warrior Project Car with proceeds donated to the charity.
