Music Speaks, a major concert event produced by singer/songwriter AJ Rafael, is taking over Anaheim this weekend at the Heritage Forum!  Get ready for TWO action packed nights of amazing talent and entertainment, all to benefit Autism Speaks, a charity dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatment, and cure for Autism!

AJ has a strong, personal connection to this cause, check out his story:
“Music Speaks” has an important mission, aiming to spread awareness about Autism, and encourage action that would improve the conditions of the lives and …

It has been seven long years since the last official Orange County LGBT Pride Event took place in 2002. This past Saturday the 15th, this tradition made its return in Irvine’s William R. Mason Regional Park at the very first OC Pride: Picnic at the Park.

[Image Taken from OC Pride's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2253204&id=103948534063]
Now, I’m not a journalist, so I don’t pride myself in being able to do any research or speaking with any key individuals who put this event together. No, I am just a gay man who was …

Guess what? We have another contest – this time for some cool custom postcards from Digital Room. Hopefully you guys will actually enter this contest eh?
So here’s a rundown of what you get if you win:
200 Postcards – any size you want as long as it’s 4×6, 4.25×6, or 5×7; 14pt gloss or matte/13pt uncoated paper; and full color printing on both sides of the postcard.
Only thing you don’t  get free is shipping. And a kitchen sink. So you have to pay for shipping. This offer is available to the …

After having a fun filled Friday, a delectable Kogi Burrito on Saturday in Costa Mesa, why not have finish the weekend all JAZZY and spend the evening at Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe to witness one of the greatest Latin Jazz percussionists of all time?

Thats’ right I’m talking about Grammy Award Winner Mr. Poncho Sanchez!
He will performing THIS Sunday August 16th at 7 pm and an encore set at 9pm!
If you have never been to Steamers or a  Jazz gig EVER, it is something YOU don’t want to miss! As …

I don’t know what to say.  There are a lot of things happening at CSU and UC systems right now that aren’t making us very happy.  Let’s not let the Asian American Studies department be another casualty to the everlasting “budget crisis”, alright Titans?  Check in the catalog to see how these classes can cover your credits, because they can!  If you’ve ever taken either of these classes, or want to say something about the department, please share below in the comments!  Pass the info along to anyone you think …

This Saturday, August 15th, 2009 – Ananda Ybarra (one of our awesome readers!) is hosting “Art for a Cure”, a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, helping blood cancer patients live longer, better lives. From 5pm – 8pm, you can enjoy refreshments, enter a raffle, and peruse the gorgeous group exhibition of local emerging artists (like Krystie Sargent, left) at the ARTery at the Lab in Costa Mesa for only $10!
Ananda, as part of Team in Training (see video below), is running the Nike Women’s Marathon (woo hoo, …

KOGI BBQ PARTY!
Kogi BBQ will be at the Holiday Inn in Costa Mesa from 6pm – 12am this Saturday – August 15th, 2009.  And this time, regardless of how long the line is, you can finally follow Alice’s advice and crack open an ice cold beer (if you’re 21+!!!) while you wait because the Holiday Inn will have a bar, open to serve you in the parking lot!
In addition, after you get your nomilicious food, there will be seated dining and drinking areas in the …

Kogi BBQ is back in Orange County again tonight…in the citaaayyyy, city of Or-ange.  From 7pm – midnight at 1736 E. Meats Ave Orange, CA 92865 (map).  If this is your first time, be sure to check out our tips and tricks post!
I’ve told you my lame Kogi stories over and over again with each OC Kogi Watch post, so let’s hear from Chef Roy for a change.  Chef Roy tells the Kogi Story in the video below at Zocalo Public Square.  Happy Kogi hunting!

[image via Flickr user Sklathill]

Ahh…polaroid photos. Press a button. You’re blind for a split second, then you start flailing your arms everywhere. It’s a process that we’ve seen people do and have done ourselves many times.
Sadly, Polaroid stopped producing their beloved instant cameras in 2007 and will stop producing their instant film this year. (the 600 series is supposedly going to expire today!) There is a chance for you to relive those moments and also the moments of hundreds of others.
The Hibbleton Gallery in Downtown Fullerton will be opening an exhibit called “INSTANT GRATIFICATION: …

*jumps for joy* Hello Friends,
We…what? We’ve been SPOTTED?! w00t w00t! We were just nominated Best Microblogger and Best Local Blog for the just-spotted.com Orange County Blog Awards! It’s the ultimate honor to have been nominated by one of our AWESOME readers/followers, so to whoever you are, THANK YOU!!!

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We’re up against some really awesome Local Blogs and Microbloggers so we really need your support! Voting closes on Thursday, August 13th at 11:59pm! Click on the picture below and it’ll take …