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NEWPORT BEACH | LIVING LOCAL<br />
APRIL <strong>2019</strong><br />
<strong>Travel</strong><br />
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Luxury Cruising<br />
with Oceania<br />
The Other Newport<br />
Base Camp: Denver<br />
Newport Beach Film Festival at 20<br />
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An Invitation to<br />
Discover the World<br />
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SEPTEMBER 12th, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Oceania Sirena | <strong>KUDOS</strong> NB/Torres Winemaker Cruise<br />
Monaco to Barcelona - 7 days<br />
Join <strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach Magazine as it hosts an exclusive Torres winemaker<br />
cruise which includes one (1) Group Cocktail Party, a Winemaker's Dinner, and one<br />
(1) Wine Tasting Session as part of your on-board itinerary.<br />
Bodegas Torres, founded in 1870, is the largest winery in Spain and one of the most<br />
prestigious wineries in the world. Located in Vilafranca del Penedès, and with a global<br />
presence in more than 150 countries, the winemaker also operates Marimar Estate in<br />
California and Miguel Torres in Chile. Some of the most famous wine labels are; Viña<br />
Sol, Sangre de Toro, De Casta, Coronas, Atrium, Viña Esmeralda, and the brandy<br />
labels Torres 5 and Torres 10.<br />
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SEPTEMBER 29th, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Oceania Marina | VeganCruisade<br />
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OCTOBER 8th, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Oceania Riviera | Fall Foliage Cruise with Mainly Mozart<br />
Montreal to New York 11 days<br />
Enjoy Private Performances by Well-Known Musicians such as John Kimura Parker.<br />
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DECEMBER 7th, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Oceania Sirena | Stars of the Vine Coastal Wine Cruise<br />
Round-Trip Los Angeles - 7 days<br />
Sit back and relax as the Luxury Oceania Sirena sails to 5 different wine regions in<br />
California & Mexico. Experience wineries in Napa, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Barbara<br />
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NEWPORT BEACH | LIVING LOCAL<br />
EDITOR<br />
SPEAKS<br />
the spice of life!<br />
APRIL <strong>2019</strong><br />
<strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach<br />
PUBLISHER<br />
Ana Launes | ana.launes@kudosnb.com<br />
EDITOR<br />
Donna Bunce | dbunce@kudosnb.com<br />
ART DIRECTOR<br />
Grace Neary | gneary@kudosnb.com<br />
SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE<br />
Cherie Adams | cadams@kudosnb.com<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
Dawn Bonker • David Duran<br />
Randy Harding • Anne Marie Panoringan<br />
Andrea Poe<br />
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS<br />
Ann Chatillon • Kyle Chevalier<br />
Art Pazornik<br />
<strong>KUDOS</strong> Publications<br />
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YES, IT’S TRAVEL! How often do you have someone ask, ‘What<br />
travel plans do you have this year?’ And, it is always fun to say<br />
what you have planned. Right? In my case, it could be a trip to<br />
Europe, a road trip on Route 66 (yes, I did it with my goddaughter)<br />
or even a class reunion (which I never miss!).<br />
This issue is our <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Issue</strong>, so take a look and see if something<br />
appeals to you. Our Oceania Cruise, for which our magazine is<br />
hosting a group, has the Europe component covered, as the cruise departs from Monte<br />
Carlo through Antibes, Portofino, Livorno (Florence and Pisa), Corsica, Mallorca, and<br />
Valencia to Barcelona.<br />
Our “Other Newport” story features Newport, Rhode Island, which shares our name and<br />
waterfront setting, but little else. Its roots as a fishing village with its cobblestone streets,<br />
flanked by colorful Colonial-era houses is a treat. But, the real “Wowsa” moment comes<br />
when you visit the Gilded Age mansions lining the waterfront, which the Vanderbilts and<br />
others called their “summer cottages.” Other highlights include The International Tennis<br />
Hall of Fame and the Audrain Automobile Museum, featuring a rotating roster of 200<br />
antique cars dating from 1899 to new releases.<br />
Denver is our final travel story. The Mile High City’s farm-to-table cuisine, its stunning art<br />
museum and other cultural offerings, and shopping and dining at Cherry Creek shopping<br />
center are just a few things to take in. And, don’t forget you are just a day trip away from<br />
visiting the surrounding areas, which includes Rocky Mountain National Park and its stunning<br />
views. Hop on Amtrak’s Winter Park Express or the Georgetown Loop Railroad for a more<br />
in-depth view of the amazing scenery. Don’t miss visiting the City of Golden, which boasts<br />
six museums, one of the largest Coors breweries in the world and the famed Red Rocks Park<br />
& Amphitheatre.<br />
Not a travel story but deserving of mention is the 20th Anniversary of the Newport Beach<br />
Film Festival, set for <strong>April</strong> 25 to May 2. The festival, co-founded by Gregg Schwenk and Todd<br />
Quartararo, has become the leading luxury lifestyle film festival in the country. Also of note<br />
is the festival’s partnership with Visit Newport Beach in presenting its UK Honours in London<br />
to showcase the best of UK talent in film, television and music. Held just prior to the BAFTA<br />
award ceremony, Variety also partners to recognize its annual list of 10 Brits to Watch.<br />
In closing, I am hoping whatever your spice of life is, you enjoy it!<br />
Until next time,<br />
Donna Bunce, Editor<br />
dbunce@kudosnb.com<br />
kudosnb.com<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Medieval knights, which are chimneys, ventilation<br />
shafts and staircases, on the roof of Casa Milà,<br />
the residential building in Barcelona built by the<br />
ingenious architect Antoni Gaudi. Barcelona is<br />
one of the visits on the <strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport<br />
Beach/Torres Winemaker Cruise on Oceania’s<br />
newly-renovated Sirena.
TABLE<br />
of CONTENTS<br />
APRIL <strong>2019</strong><br />
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featuring<br />
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18 I Luxury Cruising with Oceania I See the world on this<br />
amazing cruise line<br />
24 I Base Camp: Denver I Enjoy amazing city and stunning landscape<br />
experiences<br />
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28 I The Other Newport I Newport, Rhode Island offers New England<br />
grit and glamour<br />
32 I A Community Icon at 20 I Newport Beach Film Festival<br />
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departments<br />
6 Editor Speaks<br />
10 Plaudits<br />
16 The Buzz<br />
22 Town Happenings<br />
36 Chef’s Corner<br />
39 Head’s Up!<br />
42 What’s On<br />
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PLAUDITS<br />
noun | plau·dit<br />
1 : an act or round of applause<br />
2 : enthusiastic approval<br />
Newport Beach Jazz Party<br />
Draws Raves<br />
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Jazz lovers from all over the country<br />
gathered at the Newport Beach Marriott<br />
Hotel for the 19th Annual Newport Beach<br />
Jazz Party. With Sue and Paul Lowden<br />
taking the reins of the four-day jazz<br />
extravaganza, the best of the best<br />
performed, and with a portion of proceeds<br />
benefiting jazz programs, including<br />
Newport Harbor High School’s, it was a<br />
win-win for all. Photography Art Pazornik<br />
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1. Owners of the Newport Beach Jazz Party Paul and Sue Lowden<br />
and their sons Paul, Jr. and Chris Lowden | 2. Jack Jones opening<br />
with an all-star big band the opening night of the Newport Beach<br />
Jazz Party | 3. Jack Jones performing | 4. Star jazz saxophonists<br />
Houston Person, Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton performing with<br />
the Emmet Cohen Trio | 5. Newport Harbor High School Jazz<br />
Band perfomring with jazz stars, from left, Shelly Berg, Tom Scott,<br />
Chuck Redd and Ken Peplowski | 6. Newport Harbor High School<br />
Jazz Band sitting in on a band rehearsal | 7. Jeff Hamilton Trio<br />
with Hamilton on drums, Jon Hamar, bass, and Tamir Hendelman,<br />
piano | 8. Jazz Party Artistic Director and clarinetist Ken<br />
Peplowski performing | 9. Vocalist Tierney Sutton performing<br />
with Tom Ranier (piano), Katie Thiroux (bass) and Matt Witek<br />
(drums) | 10. Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | 11. The<br />
inaugural Newport Beach Jazz Party Painting by Katie Thiroux<br />
(second to right of painting), whose proceeds benefit art<br />
programs at Newport Harbor High School, among others. Ken<br />
Peplowski and Sue Lowden to right | 12. Newport Beach Mayor<br />
Diane Dixon presenting a city proclamation to Jazz Party<br />
Founders John McClure and Joe Rothman
PLAUDITS<br />
noun | plau·dit<br />
1 : an act or round of applause<br />
2 : enthusiastic approval<br />
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Celebrating<br />
Award Winners!<br />
Three hundred people gathered at the Fashion Island Hotel to<br />
celebrate the winners of the 110th Newport Beach Christmas Boat<br />
Parade and Ring of Lights competition. Hosted by The<br />
Commodores of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce,<br />
smiles abounded as money was raised for next year’s parade<br />
through tempting live and silent auctions (with an amazing 275<br />
items!).<br />
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1. 110th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Awards Dinner and Auction | 2. Event Chair<br />
Marie Case | 3. Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Steve Rosansky<br />
presenting awards to Parade Chair David Beek and Ring of Lights Chair Joe Stapleton | 4.<br />
Diana Greenwood, center, with Newport Beach & Co.'s Gary Sherwin and Doug McClain | 5.<br />
Boat Parade's Santa Claus, James Walker, with Ray and Elizabeth Lewis, who provided the<br />
official Santa boat for the parade | 6. Ring of Lights Winners Donna Di Bari (1st Place, Lights<br />
and Animation) and Janet Curci (Daily Pilot/Stunews Award) | 7.Commodores Scott Jones,<br />
left, and Jim Walker, right, with Kay Walker, center | 8. Commodore Ronald Schwartz with his<br />
wife Sindi | 9. Commodore Rich Fischbeck with his wife Cristy | 10. Commodores Dorothy<br />
Larson and Lula Halfacre Andre | 11. Commodore Fashion Island Hotel GM Gerard Widder<br />
with hotel's Community Relations Manager Barbara Eidson | 12. Dinner dolphin centerpiece,<br />
courtesy of Commodore Debbie Snavely and the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel<br />
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PLAUDITS<br />
noun | plau·dit<br />
1 : an act or round of applause<br />
2 : enthusiastic approval<br />
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Heart Disease and Stroke<br />
Major Topic at Go Red<br />
for Women Luncheon<br />
Go Red for Women is the American<br />
Heart Association’s national movement<br />
to end heart disease and stroke in<br />
women. Go Red for Women luncheons<br />
are held annually all over the country in<br />
February, and the one in Orange<br />
County, at Hotel Irvine, saw 400<br />
women gather to raise awareness of<br />
the leading cause of death in women,<br />
cardiovascular disease.<br />
The crowd-pleasing “purse-onality”<br />
auction continued its popularity.<br />
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1. Event Chairs Jen and Jim Bastian | 2. Warren<br />
Johnston, M.D., keynote speaker and AHA Orange<br />
County board of directors president | 3. Christine<br />
Wessel, telling her inspiring survival story | 4. AHA<br />
board of directors member Dave Ferrera and Kim<br />
Adams | 5. Attendee Sandra Locona with Katie<br />
Szyman of Edwards Lifesciences, member of AHA<br />
board of directors and incoming 2020 Go Red for<br />
Women chair | 6. ABC7's Anabel Munoz, event<br />
emcee<br />
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All for a Good Cause<br />
Beauty in Grace, Saddleback Medical Center Foundation’s women’s<br />
giving circle, held its third annual luncheon at Shady Canyon Golf Club.<br />
They were celebrating the membership gifts, which raised $74,000 to<br />
purchase cryoablation equipment for treatment in select early stage<br />
cancers and a blanket warmer for MemorialCare Breast Center at<br />
Saddleback Medical Center. Photography Kyle Chevalier<br />
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1. Beauty In Grace Founding Circle members Dawn<br />
Levine, Diane Libertella, Cecilia Belew, Nora Evans,<br />
M.D., Norene Norris-Walsh, M.D., Jane Frederick,<br />
M.D., Chair Cathy Han, M.D., Mary O'Toole, M.D.,<br />
Wende Ludas | 2. Nicole Lewis, M.D., a radiologist with<br />
the MemorialCare Breast Center, was guest speaker |<br />
3. Beauty In Grace members Teresa Powell and Kim<br />
Massoudi | 4. Ellen Huberman, Terry Weaver, Young<br />
Han, M.D., Trish Toomey, Sally Bender | 5. Jessica<br />
Denay | 6. Fruity mocktails<br />
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PLAUDITS<br />
noun | plau·dit<br />
1 : an act or round of applause<br />
2 : enthusiastic approval<br />
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A Beloved Tradition<br />
Continues<br />
The 58th Annual Adoption Guild Patroness Luncheon and Fashion<br />
Show drew 200 guests to the Balboa Bay Resort in support of HFS<br />
Adoption and Foster Care. Grayse owners Marie and Kelly Gray, along<br />
with Susan Stein and William Squire, spoke on the evolution of fashion<br />
through a runway show featuring vintage looks to today’s styles.<br />
Models included women from the patroness membership.<br />
Photography Ann Chatillon<br />
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1. Adoption Guild of Southern California President Chris<br />
Garber, event co-chairs Michelle Swift and Christine<br />
Johnson | 2. Grayse owners Kelly and Marie Gray,<br />
center, with Patroness members Sue Podany and Laurie<br />
Rounds, right, modeling Grayse fashions | 3. Co-Chair<br />
Michelle Swift, Patrice Werschmidt, event committee<br />
member Nancy Collins | 4. Patroness member Sue<br />
Podany, center, with guests Jeannie Mullin, left and<br />
Cathy O'Neil, right | 5. Guests Terri DeLong, Nancy<br />
Cahill, Julie Shwewin, Joanne Sarria | 6. Guests Carol<br />
Lee and Heidi Miller with committee member and event<br />
underwriter Pam Selber<br />
Art Auction Draws<br />
Art-Loving Guests<br />
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Laguna Art Museum’s 37th annual benefit art auction, touted<br />
“California Cool,” featured more than 100 important California<br />
artists and netted more than $268,000 for its exhibitions and<br />
education programs while pleasing more than 250 art lovers.<br />
Eighteen works were featured in the live auction, with an additional<br />
97 works of art offered in the silent auction.<br />
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1. Kirsten Whalen, Sara Warner, LAM Board Chair Lou Rohl, Laguna<br />
Beach Mayor Bob Whalen | 2. Trustee Emil Monda, center, with Rich<br />
and Stacie Immesberger (1) | 3. Sue and Gary Grant | 4. Michelle and<br />
David Fisher, Wendy Aird | 5. Kevin Sperry, Catherine Kaleel, Evan Senn<br />
| 6. Matt Lawson, LAM Executive Director Malcolm Warner, Betsy and<br />
Gary Jenkins<br />
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THE<br />
BUZZ noun |<br />
1 : creates excitement, hype or a thrill<br />
2 : generates hype, cool gossip, talk, excitement<br />
Kim Bates with Balboa Island Museum President Shirley Pepys<br />
WOMEN AND WISDOM<br />
Balboa Island Museum, in its new location on Marine Avenue,<br />
hosted an evening for 70 guests featuring the WSDM (Wisdom) for<br />
Women Inspiring Female Speaker Series, with the theme, “The<br />
Rocky Road to Success.” The series was launched seven years ago<br />
by Kim Bates, a leader in women’s mentorship, coaching and<br />
empowerment. Bates moderated a panel of influential and<br />
inspiring women, including: Melissa Friebe (Taco Bell); Stefanie<br />
Farnsworth Salem (Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival);<br />
Daphne Freeman (Urban Decay); Nancy Dahan (Brown & Dahan,<br />
LLP); actress and author Danielle Kennedy and Annie Winter,<br />
(BVAccel). The discussion centered on the failures and/or tough life<br />
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Scott Barnhardt, Jerry Mandel, Krysta Rodriguez/Photo: Skye Schmidt<br />
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The 12th Annual Gift of Literacy<br />
Author Luncheon, presented by<br />
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scheduled for Friday, <strong>April</strong> 5 at 11<br />
a.m. The featured author is Lisa See,<br />
who will speak about her latest<br />
release, The Island of Sea Women.<br />
Selected as one of Oprah<br />
Magazine’s 25 most anticipated<br />
books for <strong>2019</strong>, See is the author of<br />
such New York Times’ bestsellers as The Tea Girl of Hummingbird<br />
Lane and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. She is known for<br />
immersing her readers in captivating tales, rich in Asian history and<br />
intricate relationships between women. Tickets are $100 per person<br />
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“OCEAN SOUL”<br />
The Irvine Barclay Theatre’s National<br />
Geographic Live! Series is featuring<br />
one of Nat Geo’s most seasoned<br />
photographers, Brian Skerry, known<br />
for his amazing photos in the vast,<br />
hidden world beneath the waves. The<br />
presentation is Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 14th at<br />
4 p.m. Skerry dives eight months of<br />
the year, often in extreme conditions<br />
beneath the Artic ice or in<br />
predator-infested waters and has even lived at the bottom of the<br />
sea to get close to his subjects. This past fall, National Geographic<br />
Books published Ocean Soul, a landmark retrospective of Skerry’s<br />
photographs. TheBarclay.org<br />
Brian Skerry<br />
Year of the Pig Lunar New Year centerpiece<br />
It’s All About Yellow at South Coast Plaza!<br />
Yellow Vase, a unique dining concept that combines a bakery, café<br />
and full-service florist has opened at South Coast Plaza. With five<br />
locations in the South Bay, the popular and charming establishment<br />
boasts a cheery interior that includes seasonal yellow flowers and<br />
whimsical gifts, along with its French café with-a-twist fare and its<br />
grab-and-go bakery. Yellow Vase doubles as a high-end florist<br />
known for its creative floral arrangements and, in addition, offers<br />
catering services and specializes in unique cakes. The café is open<br />
for breakfast and all-day light, fresh fare with American, French and<br />
Italian accents. It is located in the Saks Fifth Avenue wing, Level 1.<br />
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Bonifacio, Corsica, France<br />
Palma de Mallorca, Spain<br />
City of the arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain<br />
Park Guell by Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain<br />
IF YOU ARE AN AVID TRAVELER, THEN YOU KNOW THAT<br />
TRAVELING ON BOARD A CRUISE SHIP IS STILL ONE OF THE<br />
MOST ENTERTAINING WAYS TO EXPLORE THE WORLD. The<br />
ship acts like a floating resort, which magically transports you to<br />
various ports throughout your trip without the nuisance of having to<br />
spend time organizing restaurants, hotels or transportation.<br />
Oceania cruises, the upper premium subsidiary of Norwegian<br />
Cruise Lines Holdings Ltd., does this better than anyone, and Bob<br />
Binder, President and CEO of Oceania Cruises explains why.<br />
“For ships of this size, they are unique in every sense: physical<br />
size, ambiance, intimacy, and wealth of amenities. With a crew of<br />
400 for a maximum of 684-guests, the staff-to-guest ratio is<br />
extraordinary, allowing for uniquely personal service, a level of<br />
service that you typically find only on ultra-luxury ships that charge<br />
double the price.”<br />
Guests and crew develop warm relationships during their cruise,<br />
and there is absolutely no lack of pampering in any phase of service<br />
offered. Consequently, Oceania guests are intensely loyal and many<br />
of them have traveled at least 30 times on these ships. Prior guests<br />
talk about the ambiance of these ships being unlike any other.<br />
Each of Oceania’s Regatta-Class ships, the Regatta, Insignia,<br />
Nautica and Sirena, have four restaurants, which is an unusually high<br />
number for ships of their size. The entire fleet has a reputation for<br />
its award-winning culinary programs, and the restaurants do not<br />
disappoint with delectable cuisine accompanied by fine wines.<br />
As a sign of their commitment to excellence, the company is<br />
investing $100 million to completely renovate the vessels.<br />
"OceaniaNEXT will be the most extensive and comprehensive<br />
suite of product and guest service enhancements that we have ever<br />
undertaken," said Binder, which Oceania says will result in “four<br />
better-than-new-ships."<br />
Studio DADO, a top Miami interior design firm, is tasked with<br />
overseeing the project to create the new suites, staterooms and<br />
public spaces.<br />
In the first phase of OceaniaNEXT, each ship will return to service<br />
with 342 new designer suites and staterooms, as well as new décor<br />
inspired by Oceania’s destinations in its restaurants, lounges, and<br />
bars. The suites and staterooms have brand new bathrooms,<br />
closets, windows, doors, furnishings, lighting and cabinetry.<br />
In-room technological improvements include state-of-the-art TV<br />
systems in multiple languages offering on-demand movies, itinerary<br />
and weather updates. Gathering spaces on the ships have new<br />
Baker and Donghia furnishings and Rubelli and Kravat fabrics.<br />
Insignia returned to service in December; Sirena returns in May<br />
<strong>2019</strong>; Regatta in September <strong>2019</strong>; and Nautica in June 2020. In<br />
addition to the return of their four ships, Oceania announced an<br />
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SEE THE WORLD WHILE EXPERIENCING A LEVEL OF<br />
SERVICE ONLY FOUND ON ULTRA-LUXURY SHIPS THAT<br />
CHARGE DOUBLE THE PRICE<br />
The Grand Staircase OceaniaNEXT Regatta Ship<br />
The Grand Hall in the New Regatta-Class Ship<br />
OceaniaNEXT's New Stateroom<br />
OceaniaNEXT's Owner Suite<br />
order for two new 67,000 gross ton Allura-Class ships from Fincatieri<br />
S.p.A. The ships to be delivered in 2022 and 2025, will each<br />
accommodate approximately 1,200 guests. This new class of<br />
mid-size cruise vessels will retain the ambiance and design elements<br />
of the line’s award-winning Marina and Riviera ships while affording<br />
guests an additional level of comfort with many new luxury<br />
amenities.<br />
Oceania’s newly renovated Sirena will be the vessel for the<br />
<strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach/Torres Winemaker Cruise on September<br />
12-19, <strong>2019</strong>. The 7-day trip from Monte Carlo to Barcelona, is<br />
packed with not only spectacular ports, but is also packed with<br />
numerous benefits and amenities. Included are roundtrip airfare, 4<br />
shore excursions, unlimited internet, prepaid gratuities, a Welcome<br />
Aboard Torres cocktail reception, a Torres wine tasting session, and<br />
a Winemaker dinner that pairs delicious cuisine with fine wines<br />
provided by Torres.<br />
The fabulous array of ports includes Monte Carlo, Monaco, home<br />
of the Monaco Grand Prix, the lavish Prince’s Palace, and the<br />
beautiful Casino Monte Carlo. Antibes, France, with Musée Picasso<br />
and Portofino, Italy, one of the most visually stunning ports in the<br />
Mediterranean are the next stops on the itinerary. Livorno, Italy, the<br />
fourth port, is a gateway to Pisa and its famous Leaning Tower, and<br />
Florence, the capital of Italy’s Tuscany region and home of the Uffizi<br />
Gallery, the Duomo, and Michelangelo’s Square. The trip then visits<br />
the beautiful islands of Corsica and Mallorca. Both ports offer<br />
spectacular beaches and cuisine. Valencia, Spain, the seventh port is<br />
known for its world-famous paellas and the breath-taking City of<br />
Arts and Sciences. The final port on the cruise is magnificent<br />
Barcelona. Home of architect Antoni Gaudi and his Sagrada<br />
Familia, the Picasso and Miro Museums, the historic Gothic Quarter,<br />
and world-famous gastronomy, Barcelona is one of the most<br />
amazing cities in the world.<br />
No matter what you like to do when traveling, cruising with<br />
Oceania offers the best of the best in service, cuisine, fine wine,<br />
excursions, nightlife, time with friends, or just rest and relaxation.<br />
See the world while experiencing a level of service only found on<br />
ultra-luxury ships that charge double the price.<br />
For more information on Oceania cruises and the <strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport<br />
Beach/Torres Winemaker cruise in September, <strong>2019</strong>, please call<br />
Adam Martindale at 206-399-2138, or email at<br />
amartindale@cruiseplanners.com.<br />
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TOWN<br />
HAPPENINGS<br />
A Heart for Helping Others<br />
CHAPMAN ALUMNA'S NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE<br />
INSPIRES HER HOSPICE WORK<br />
Chapman University alumna Michelle Wulfestieg is Orange County’s 2018<br />
National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Founders Award honoree<br />
Article Dawn Bonker<br />
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Michelle Wulfestieg, third from left, was among several Orange County leaders honored for their philanthropy by the<br />
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County, at its annual 2018 National Philanthropy Day celebration.<br />
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ALUMNA MICHELLE WULFESTIEG<br />
HAS TOLD THE STORY OF HER NEAR DEATH MANY TIMES,<br />
BUT TEARS STILL SPRING TO HER EYES WHEN SHE RECOUNTS<br />
THAT WINTER NIGHT IN 2008.<br />
She had just left a print shop with her completed master’s thesis<br />
in hand when she suffered a massive stroke, sparked by a congenital<br />
brain lesion that had caused a childhood stroke that had left her<br />
partially paralyzed.<br />
She remembers a paramedic holding her shoulders, begging her<br />
to hang on. But, the lesion was shutting down her brain. She says a<br />
near-death experience engulfed her, blanketing her in peace and<br />
calm.<br />
“I remember thinking I can’t hang on anymore. This is it. I have to<br />
go. So I went,” says Wulfestieg (M.A. organizational leadership ’08).<br />
“I was completely surrounded by God and it had this beautiful<br />
warm light that surrounded me and I just knew that this is where I<br />
had come from and this is where I now belonged,” she says with an<br />
emotion-filled voice.<br />
But, not just yet, as it turned out. Wulfestieg says she heard what<br />
she believes were prayers and divine assurance guiding her back to<br />
life.<br />
Later, recovery from a coma and brain surgery was nearly<br />
overwhelming. But, as she struggled, the executive director of<br />
Southern California Hospice Foundation had a revelation. This must<br />
be what her clients felt like – wounded, frustrated and in pain. Unlike<br />
hospice patients, though, she was improving and she became<br />
convinced it was the reason for her survival. There was just one thing<br />
to do. Get back to work.<br />
Today, the foundation is growing and serves thousands of<br />
terminally ill children and adults and their families who need financial<br />
help and emotional support. Recently the organization launched a<br />
campaign to build a nonprofit hospice residence in Orange County.<br />
For her work, the Newport Beach resident was named 2018 National<br />
Philanthropy Day Orange County’s Outstanding Founder Award<br />
recipient.<br />
“It was exciting and just such a great honor,” Wulfestieg says.<br />
Among the other honorees were philanthropists Ling and<br />
Charles Zhang, founders of the Pick Up Stix restaurant chain, and<br />
the Ueberroth Family Foundation.<br />
But the day might never have arrived without the support of<br />
her Chapman community, she says. Chapman was a natural<br />
choice for her – she is a member of the Scudder family, which<br />
donated the Albert Schweitzer Collection to the University and<br />
counts many Chapman Panthers among its members. What she<br />
couldn’t possibly anticipate, though, was how friendships forged<br />
in class would help her beyond the classroom.<br />
“You become very close with these people because you share<br />
so much of your life with them,” she says. “They all have the same<br />
passion, the same vision, the same gusto for life and they just<br />
want to make a difference in their organizations, in their<br />
community, in their state, their country and in the world.”<br />
Those friends rallied around during her recovery, as she<br />
worked to regain speech, mobility and strength. Today, some<br />
even serve on the board of her organization.<br />
When commencement arrived, she surprised family,<br />
classmates and even herself. With help, she rose out of her<br />
wheelchair and walked across the stage to receive her diploma.<br />
“I just became determined,” she says.<br />
That turning point still motivates her as she works to make a<br />
difference by helping people receive the best quality of life they<br />
can hope for in their dying days.<br />
“For me, it’s this – don’t wait. You might not make 84. That’s<br />
why I wrote a book, typed with one hand and a damaged brain,<br />
called All We Have is Today. It’s a reminder. There is no guarantee<br />
of tomorrow.”<br />
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Day Trips Out Of Denver<br />
Denver skyline<br />
Article David Duran | Photography Visit Denver<br />
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THE OUTDOOR CITY OF DENVER IS A CITY WITH<br />
SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND<br />
OFFERS PLENTY OF URBAN ADVENTURES FOR ALL AGES.<br />
Explore the Mile High City’s farm-to-table cuisine, local breweries<br />
and even live music venues like the famous Red Rocks Park &<br />
Amphitheatre. Visit the Denver Art Museum with its famous<br />
American Indian art and Western art collections, see the giant blue<br />
bear public art sculpture, shop at Cherry Creek or get an authentic<br />
western shirt at the iconic Rockmount Ranch Wear. The city of<br />
Denver can easily fill an itinerary, but don’t forget about all the<br />
amazingness that lies just beyond the city limits. With Denver’s<br />
central location, it’s possible to take day trips to explore everything<br />
the surrounding areas have to offer while making it possible to<br />
return back to the city in time for dinner.<br />
Denver Union Station<br />
Denver Art Museum<br />
Driving into the Rocky Mountains<br />
WINTER PARK EXPRESS<br />
Ready to hit the slopes? With Amtrak’s Winter Park Express,<br />
getting to the fresh powder for a day of skiing couldn’t be any<br />
easier. From January 4th to March 31st each year, take the Winter<br />
Park Express from Denver Union Station to the base of Winter Park<br />
Resort. Once at the resort, guests can meet with the Adventure<br />
Concierge to plan a full day of activities including lift tickets, a<br />
snowshoe tour, tubing hill, snowcat tours, ice-skating, ski bike tours,<br />
snowmobiling and more. After your day at the resort, hop back on<br />
the Winter Express to be taken back to Denver’s Union Station via<br />
the Winter Park Express.<br />
Amtrak's Winter Park Express
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK TOUR<br />
On this tour, guests depart in the morning to Estes Park, a<br />
picturesque town in northern Colorado known as the base of Rocky<br />
Mountain National Park, with Aspire Tours. The small group tours<br />
depart from Denver’s Union Station and take guests to experience<br />
some of Colorado’s stunning mountain landscapes. Throughout the<br />
multiple stops, guests will have the opportunity for optional hikes or<br />
to just enjoy extra time snapping photographs of the views. Wildlife<br />
sightings are expected but never guaranteed.<br />
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park<br />
ROCKY MOUNTAIN AERIAL TOUR<br />
If you prefer a different view of the national park, consider a day<br />
spent soaring above the clouds in a small plane. Bluebird Aviation<br />
will take up to three people on a dreamlike aerial tour over the<br />
Continental Divide and metro areas. Depending on the time of<br />
year, it’s possible to see fall colors cascading down the slopes, fresh<br />
snow on 14,000-foot mountain peaks or the optical phenomena like<br />
round rainbows known as “glories.” Mountain tours typically fly<br />
over Rollins Pass, Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre,<br />
Blackhawk/Central City, Grand Lake, Moffat Tunnel, the Indian<br />
Peaks Wilderness area and also offers views of Longs Peak.<br />
Mountain tours take place when the winds are light, typically in the<br />
mornings and evenings.<br />
Rocky Mountain National Park<br />
GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD<br />
Journey back in time with a ride on one of<br />
Colorado's great narrow gauge railroads, the<br />
Georgetown Loop Railraod. Be astounded by the<br />
Devil's Gate High Bridge, Rocky Mountain views<br />
and the engineering marvel that is the<br />
Georgetown Loop. Reserve a seat in the historic<br />
Presidential/Waldorf Car. This car is the ultimate<br />
VIP section. Guests have a dedicated attendant,<br />
who offers special holiday drinks and snacks.<br />
Georgetown Loop Railroad<br />
MT. EVANS SCENIC BYWAY<br />
The Mount Evans Scenic Byway, just 60 miles<br />
west of Denver, is the highest paved road in North<br />
America. A day trip to the top is a journey that<br />
snakes and climbs through nearly 9,000 feet of<br />
elevation gain, from the high plains of Denver<br />
through five climate zones to the 14,264-foot<br />
summit of Mount Evans, one of 54 peaks in<br />
Colorado that soar to 14,000 feet and above – the<br />
famous “fourteeners.”<br />
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THE CITY OF GOLDEN<br />
The Wild West is still alive in Golden, Colorado's territorial<br />
capital until 1867. Upon arriving in Golden, you are welcomed with<br />
an old-fashioned wooden arch over Washington Street reading:<br />
"Howdy Folks! Welcome to Golden!" Today, it's home to six<br />
museums, Coors Brewery, one of the largest brewing facilities in the<br />
world, and a downtown filled with shops and restaurants. The<br />
famed Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre is just up the road. Golden<br />
is also home to unique museums and cultural attractions. If you're<br />
looking for outdoor adventure, Golden is also home to miles of<br />
hiking trails for all levels, some stellar rock climbing and Clear<br />
Creek, which runs through the center of town and offers whitewater<br />
rafting and excellent fishing.<br />
Coors Brewery in the city of Golden<br />
Red Rocks Park Amphitheater just outside of Golden<br />
WHERE TO STAY: KIMPTON HOTEL BORN<br />
Located in Denver’s revitalized LoDo neighborhood and<br />
anchoring Colorado’s transportation hub, Kimpton Hotel Born is<br />
Union Station’s perfect partner as the property is located just steps<br />
from the tracks. Designed to be the pride of the new heart of<br />
Downtown Denver, the hotel features exquisite details such as<br />
Bavarian inspired materials to exposed concrete ceilings, from floor<br />
to ceiling windows to an entirely original art collection of nearly 700<br />
pieces, all by local artists. Kimpton Hotel Born is the gateway to the<br />
Rockies and the rest of the beautiful state of Colorado, making it an<br />
ideal place to set up base camp before departing on day trips to<br />
explore the surrounding areas.<br />
Kimpton Hotel Born in downtown Denver<br />
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Newport, Rhode Island Shares Our Name And Waterfront Setting,<br />
But The Parity Ceases There<br />
Alva and William Kissam Vanderbuilt's Marble House Dining Room<br />
Article Andrea Poe<br />
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The famous 635-mile open ocean Newport to Bermuda Race<br />
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, THE “OTHER NEWPORT” SITS<br />
3,000 MILES AWAY FROM NEWPORT BEACH. While these cities<br />
share a name and are both blessed with a spectacular setting on the<br />
waterfront, the similarities end there.<br />
Newport, Rhode Island is a delightful combination of New<br />
England grit and glamor. Its roots as a fishing village are very much<br />
in evidence along the cobblestone streets and crooked brick-lined<br />
lanes that are flanked by colorful Colonial-era houses. Thanks to its<br />
stunning scenery and cool temperatures, it became the summer<br />
escape of the Gilded Age for industrialists like the Vanderbilts. The<br />
aristocratic tone was further bolstered when John F. Kennedy and<br />
Jackie were married here. Today, Newport is considered one of<br />
America’s greatest yachting capitals, hosting the America’s Cup,<br />
Denver Art Museum<br />
and the Newport Bermuda Race, the challenging 635-mile open<br />
ocean competition that attracts the world’s greatest sailors.<br />
Bowens Wharf<br />
ON THE WATERFRONT<br />
Along the waterfront, you can ogle some massive yachts, it’s<br />
true, but Newport also harbors a working fishing fleet. Visitors can<br />
explore the majestic Narragansett Bay and glide past iconic<br />
lighthouses aboard a number of boats, including a former rum<br />
smuggling yacht. But you need not sail to experience the best of<br />
the waterfront. A visit to twin wharves, Bannister and Bowen, yield<br />
shopping opportunities that include only-in-Newport souvenirs (a<br />
pewter whale bottle opener, anyone?), along with preppy tunics<br />
and locally made bath bombs.<br />
Bannisters Wharf<br />
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ED “SUMMER COTTAGES”<br />
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without a visit to the<br />
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alls, silver-encrusted 125,000-square-foot ceilings, mansion and architectural overlooking elements the Atlantic Ocean with<br />
from French gold gilt chateaus. walls, silver-encrusted Just up the ceilings, street another and architectural elements<br />
t, Alva, hosted imported lavish from parties French at Marble chateaus. House, which Just up used the street another<br />
lion cubic Vanderbilt, feet of marble Alva, for hosted its construction. lavish parties Across at Marble the House, which used<br />
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boasts what street, may The be Elms, the a most palace stunning conceived grounds by in a Philadelphia coal<br />
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aure-foot street house, is which anchored she owned by socialite until her Doris death in Duke’s extravagant<br />
39,000-sqaure-foot house, which she owned until her death in<br />
1993.<br />
A tour of Cornelius Vanderbilt II's summer home, The Breakers<br />
The Elms "summer cotage" was built for coal baron Edward Julius Berwind in 1901<br />
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International Tennis Hall of Fame<br />
Coors Brewery in the city of Golden Cliff Walk that winds along behind the Gilded Age mansions<br />
BEYOND THE MANSIONS<br />
It was back in 1881 on the grass courts of the International Tennis<br />
Hall of Fame that American tournament tennis was born. Today, an<br />
onsite museum traces the evolution of the game and its players<br />
through memorabilia like 19th century all-wood rackets. The<br />
building itself, shake-shingled, gable-peaked and capped with a<br />
handsome clock tower, is so beautiful that it frequently hosts<br />
weddings. The world’s top players compete here each year, but<br />
mere mortals can also book a court for a game or a lesson.<br />
Just steps away on the very same block, visitors will find Audrain<br />
Automobile Museum, a small but magnificent space dedicated to<br />
rare high-octane, high priced cars. The museum displays a rotating<br />
roster from its collection of 200 antique cars dating from 1899 to<br />
new releases, including Bugattis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis, many<br />
customized and one-of-a-kind. Jay Leno, who owns property in<br />
Newport, is a frequent visitor.<br />
For outdoor fun, nothing beats a stroll along Cliff Walk, the<br />
three-and-a-half mile pathway that weaves behind the swank<br />
Gilded Age mansions, delivering dramatic vistas of the mercurial<br />
Atlantic Ocean. Here, waves crescendo against the rocks, sending<br />
sea spray into the air. At certain points, visitors can climb down to<br />
small coves and plunge their feet into the (typically) chilly water.<br />
DINE<br />
Newport is awash with places where you can sample authentic<br />
New England seafood, harvested from the waters right out front.<br />
The Black Pearl, a buzzy local favorite is prized for its extraordinary<br />
clam chowder. The Clarke Cooke House, an 18th century white<br />
clapboard building with a wonderful warren of dining rooms, serves<br />
up classics like lobster rolls. And, you can grab a table on the deck<br />
overlooking the marina at The Mooring to dine on local clams,<br />
claws and calamari.<br />
STAY<br />
Newport has no shortage of charming accommodations. Nestled<br />
among the twisting streets, you’ll find worthy bed and breakfasts<br />
that buttress restored historic homes. One of the best is the elegant<br />
but unfussy Hydrangea House, which puts you in easy walking<br />
distance of the mansions and museums. To get a taste of what it<br />
must have been like to be a guest at a Gilded Age mansion, book a<br />
room at Castle Hill Inn, an estate tucked at the end of the scenic<br />
Ocean Drive, with dramatic vistas of Narragansett Bay.<br />
No matter where you anchor yourself, you’ll never be far from the<br />
waterfront, the soul of the “other Newport.”<br />
Newport's Clarke Cooke House restaurant at Bannisters Wharf<br />
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A COMMUNITY ICON<br />
Celebrates Its<br />
20th Anniversary<br />
THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL IS<br />
THE LEADING LUXURY LIFESTYLE<br />
FILM FESTIVAL IN THE NATION<br />
Article Donna Bunce | Photography courtesy of Newport Beach Film Festival<br />
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“HAVING GROWN UP HERE, BOTH TODD AND I FELT THAT<br />
THERE WAS NO BETTER BACKDROP FOR AN<br />
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THAN NEWPORT BEACH -<br />
RIGHT UP THERE WITH CANNES AND ITS WATERFRONT<br />
SETTING,” SAYS GREGG SCHWENK, CO-FOUNDER WITH<br />
TODD QUARTARARO OF THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM<br />
FESTIVAL, WHICH CELEBRATES 20 YEARS THIS APRIL.<br />
As Schwenk remembers, “I was serving on the economic<br />
development committee for the City of Newport Beach, and we sat<br />
down in early 1999 with who we felt were the community<br />
stakeholders in forming a film festival - the mayor, conference and<br />
visitors bureau, local collegiate film schools, the Orange County<br />
film commissioner - and formed a board and began planning our<br />
first festival. By <strong>April</strong>, we launched.”<br />
Continuing, Schwenk says, “We wanted the film festival to be in<br />
<strong>April</strong> to capitalize on the Oscars. Plus, it was the off-season in<br />
Newport Beach for hotels and visitors and the festival could give<br />
the community a nice stream of revenue.”<br />
Now, 20 years later, the eight-day Newport Beach Film Festival is<br />
a major film festival and showcases more than 300 films from 50<br />
countries, attracts more than 55,000 attendees and is the leading<br />
luxury lifestyle film festivals in the nation. It presents an international<br />
slate of studio and independent films from emerging and seasoned<br />
filmmakers, featuring World, North American, U.S. and West Coast<br />
premieres, as well as an International Spotlight Series celebrating<br />
foreign language films. Through tributes, special screenings and<br />
seminars, the festival has honored film industry notables, including<br />
Aaron Sorkin, Robert Wise, Elmer Bernstein, Alan Arkin, Kate<br />
Beckinsale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Orange<br />
County’s own McG, and many more.<br />
The festival has also made a name for its parties.<br />
“We produce eight parties, one every night,” Quartararo says.<br />
“The opening night party, the largest, attracts an average of 3,000<br />
people, and we showcase live bands, 30 area restaurants’ offerings<br />
and special performances from Las Vegas and Broadway. We call it<br />
Orange County’s biggest party.”<br />
<strong>2019</strong> UK Honours in London, which recognized Downton Abbey creator, writer<br />
and executive producer Julian Fellowes, center, with an Icon Award. Joining<br />
him are NBFF Co-Founder/CEO Gregg Schwenk, left, and VIsit Newport<br />
Beach President/CEO Gary Sherwin<br />
Newport Beach Film Festval Co-Founders Gregg Schwenk and Todd Quartararo<br />
FILM FESTIVAL CATEGORIES<br />
The Newport Beach Film Festival prides itself on its diversity of<br />
programming. Along with feature-length narrative films and<br />
documentaries, programs have been introduced that set the festival<br />
apart, along with the tried and true, such as the Action Sports Film<br />
Series. Leslie Feibleman, director of Special Programs and<br />
Community Cinema, has been on board the festival team since the<br />
third year.<br />
“Leslie has been an incredible part of the growth and evolution<br />
of the film festival,” Schwenk says.<br />
“My children have grown up with the festival,” Feibleman<br />
admits.<br />
Under her watch, an Environmental Film Series has been<br />
introduced with a curated program of documentary films designed<br />
to raise awareness of important issues affecting the planet.<br />
Feibleman has overseen the Art, Architecture + Design Film Series,<br />
NBFF's Director of Special Programs +<br />
Community Cinema Leslie Feibleman, right, at<br />
the film festival in 2011 with actor Robert<br />
Patrick (”X-Files”, “Terminator 2”,<br />
“Judgement Day”), who starred in the<br />
festival's film, “Good Day For It” - Photo: Lou<br />
Delgado<br />
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2018 Opening Night Gala party at Fashion Island/Photo: Chris Holmes<br />
2018 Saturday Night Centerpiece Celebration at Newport Beach Country Club<br />
Sunset Reception at The Resort at Pelican Hill sponsored by Compass. Event<br />
guests included 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival filmmakers, partners, sponsors<br />
and more<br />
launched in 2009, which highlights icons of the creative world<br />
whose achievements have influenced and inspired a multitude of<br />
designers, curators, artists and independent filmmakers. Launched<br />
in 2018, the Culinary Film Series celebrates emerging and<br />
prominent gourmet chefs, the art of gastronomy, international food<br />
culture and the craft of winemaking and distilling. The Action Sports<br />
Film Series, introduced in 2005 in the festival’s early years, has<br />
emerged as the largest action sports film event in the country.<br />
“Our community is the epicenter of a thriving action sports<br />
industry, so it has been a natural fit for us,” Feibleman says. “The<br />
festival boasts an enthusiastic audience base dedicated to action<br />
sports cinema, culture and lifestyle.”<br />
The Shorts Program has been a major showcase since the<br />
festival’s beginnings<br />
“It is the largest shorts program within a major film festival in the<br />
U.S.,” Quartararo says proudly. “NBFF accepts and screens well<br />
more than 200 short movies culled from submissions received from<br />
all over the world. During the festival, up to 40 shorts programs are<br />
presented each year.”<br />
The Family Film Series, launched in 2003, has been a popular<br />
series with films geared to filmgoers of all ages. It particularly gives<br />
young filmgoers an interactive and educational experience through<br />
Q&A sessions, school visits, workshops, live entertainment and<br />
autograph sessions.<br />
The Music Film Series explores the irrevocable experience that<br />
links music and film through highlighting performances, historical<br />
headlines and struggling musicians and their stories propelled by<br />
music. The Music Video Series, created in 2013, celebrates music as<br />
a cinematic art form and features all forms of musical talent and<br />
filmmaking styles from around the world.<br />
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Addressing young filmmakers has been a mission for NBFF since<br />
2004, when it introduced<br />
Addressing<br />
the Collegiate<br />
young filmmakers<br />
Showcase,<br />
has<br />
which<br />
been<br />
gives<br />
a mission for NBFF since<br />
local colleges and<br />
2004,<br />
universities<br />
when it introduced<br />
an opportunity<br />
the Collegiate<br />
to showcase<br />
Showcase, which gives<br />
student-created short<br />
local<br />
films<br />
colleges<br />
on the big<br />
and<br />
screen<br />
universities<br />
at the festival.<br />
an opportunity<br />
It also<br />
to showcase<br />
offers student filmmakers<br />
student-created<br />
a chance<br />
short<br />
to interface<br />
films on<br />
with<br />
the big<br />
film<br />
screen<br />
industry<br />
at the festival. It also<br />
professionals, alumni,<br />
offers<br />
media<br />
student<br />
and other<br />
filmmakers<br />
filmmakers.<br />
a chance<br />
A sampling<br />
to interface<br />
of<br />
with film industry<br />
participating schools<br />
professionals,<br />
include Chapman<br />
alumni,<br />
University,<br />
media and<br />
UCI,<br />
other<br />
Cal<br />
filmmakers.<br />
State<br />
A sampling of<br />
Fullerton, UCLA, USC<br />
participating<br />
and OCC.<br />
schools<br />
The following<br />
include<br />
year,<br />
Chapman<br />
the Youth<br />
University,<br />
Film<br />
UCI, Cal State<br />
Showcase was launched,<br />
Fullerton,<br />
which<br />
UCLA,<br />
spotlights<br />
USC and<br />
short<br />
OCC.<br />
films,<br />
The<br />
music<br />
following<br />
videos<br />
year, the Youth Film<br />
and PSA’s created by<br />
Showcase<br />
filmmakers<br />
was<br />
18<br />
launched,<br />
years and<br />
which<br />
younger.<br />
spotlights short films, music videos<br />
“We are big fans<br />
and<br />
of<br />
PSA’s<br />
supporting<br />
created<br />
the<br />
by<br />
filmmakers<br />
filmmakers 18<br />
of<br />
years<br />
tomorrow,”<br />
and younger.<br />
Quartararo says.<br />
“We are big fans of supporting the filmmakers of tomorrow,”<br />
The Seminar Series,<br />
Quartararo<br />
sponsored<br />
says.<br />
by the City of Newport Beach Storm troopers in front of Lido Theater for a 2007 “Star Wars” screening<br />
Arts Commission, presents<br />
The Seminar<br />
a series of<br />
Series,<br />
interactive<br />
sponsored<br />
panels<br />
by<br />
that<br />
the<br />
focus<br />
City of Newport Beach<br />
on the art of filmmaking.<br />
Arts Commission,<br />
The series is free<br />
presents<br />
and features<br />
a series<br />
talented<br />
of interactive<br />
and<br />
panels that focus<br />
distinguished film<br />
on<br />
industry<br />
the art of<br />
professionals.<br />
filmmaking. The<br />
This<br />
series<br />
year’s<br />
is free<br />
theme<br />
and features<br />
is<br />
talented and<br />
“Vision and Craft: The<br />
distinguished<br />
Art of Filmmaking.”<br />
film industry professionals. This year’s theme is<br />
The well-received<br />
“Vision<br />
Community<br />
and Craft:<br />
Outreach<br />
The Art<br />
Program<br />
of Filmmaking.”<br />
partners with<br />
more than 40 non-profit<br />
The<br />
organizations<br />
well-received<br />
and<br />
Community<br />
pairs each<br />
Outreach<br />
one with<br />
Program<br />
a<br />
partners with<br />
film that aligns with<br />
more<br />
its mission.<br />
than 40 non-profit organizations and pairs each one with a<br />
The NBFF’s International<br />
film that<br />
Spotlight<br />
aligns with<br />
series<br />
its mission.<br />
features screenings this<br />
year of feature films from<br />
The<br />
the<br />
NBFF’s<br />
Pacific<br />
International<br />
Rim – Japan<br />
Spotlight<br />
and China<br />
series<br />
- as well<br />
features screenings this<br />
as a European showcase<br />
year of<br />
from<br />
feature<br />
Sweden,<br />
films<br />
France,<br />
from the<br />
Ireland,<br />
Pacific<br />
France,<br />
Rim – Japan<br />
Italy<br />
and China - as well<br />
and Germany. The Actress Kate Beckinsale was<br />
as<br />
Latino<br />
a European<br />
showcase<br />
showcase<br />
features<br />
from Sweden,<br />
Chile, Brazil<br />
France,<br />
and<br />
Ireland, presented France, the Italy Woman of<br />
Screenwriter, director, producer<br />
Mexico, and the U.K.<br />
and<br />
and<br />
Germany.<br />
Ireland have<br />
The<br />
their<br />
Latino<br />
own<br />
showcase<br />
spotlights.<br />
features Chile, Distinction Brazil Award and for<br />
and playwright Aaron Sorkin<br />
Beginning in 2015, Outstanding Contribution<br />
Mexico,<br />
the<br />
and<br />
NBFF<br />
the<br />
and<br />
U.K.<br />
Visit<br />
and<br />
Newport<br />
Ireland have<br />
Beach<br />
their<br />
have<br />
taught a master class in<br />
own spotlights. to Acting at the 2016 NBFF<br />
screenwritng at the 2011 NBFF<br />
partnered to present the<br />
Beginning<br />
UK Honours,<br />
in 2015,<br />
held<br />
the<br />
in London<br />
NBFF and<br />
just<br />
Visit<br />
prior<br />
Newport<br />
to<br />
Beach have<br />
the BAFTA (British<br />
partnered<br />
Academy<br />
to<br />
Film<br />
present<br />
Awards)<br />
the<br />
award<br />
UK Honours,<br />
ceremony.<br />
held<br />
The<br />
in London just prior to<br />
star-studded celebration<br />
the BAFTA<br />
includes<br />
(British<br />
the best<br />
Academy<br />
of UK<br />
Film<br />
talent<br />
Awards)<br />
from film,<br />
award ceremony. The<br />
television and music,<br />
star-studded<br />
and starting<br />
celebration<br />
in 2017, Variety<br />
includes<br />
has<br />
the<br />
partnered<br />
best of<br />
to<br />
UK talent from film,<br />
recognize its annual<br />
television<br />
list of 10<br />
and<br />
Brits<br />
music,<br />
to Watch.<br />
and starting in 2017, Variety has partnered to<br />
recognize its annual list of 10 Brits to Watch.<br />
ORANGE COUNTY FILM SOCIETY AND CINEMA ORANGE<br />
The Orange County<br />
ORANGE<br />
Film Society<br />
COUNTY<br />
was created<br />
FILM SOCIETY<br />
in 2006 to<br />
AND<br />
give<br />
CINEMA<br />
film<br />
ORANGE<br />
festival goers a year-round<br />
The Orange<br />
festival experience.<br />
County Film Society was created in 2006 to give film<br />
“We have many<br />
festival<br />
Academy<br />
goers<br />
and<br />
a<br />
Screen<br />
year-round<br />
Actors<br />
festival<br />
Guild<br />
experience.<br />
voters in our<br />
membership,” Quartararo<br />
“We<br />
says.<br />
have<br />
“Many<br />
many Academy<br />
of the films<br />
and<br />
we<br />
Screen<br />
showcase<br />
Actors<br />
go<br />
Guild voters in our<br />
on to become Oscar<br />
membership,”<br />
contenders and<br />
Quartararo<br />
winners.”<br />
says. “Many of the films we showcase go<br />
Cinema Orange,<br />
on<br />
created<br />
to become<br />
and curated<br />
Oscar contenders<br />
by Feibleman<br />
and<br />
since<br />
winners.”<br />
2004,<br />
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch attended the pre-BAFTA 2015 NBFF UK Honours in<br />
is in partnership with Orange<br />
Cinema<br />
County<br />
Orange,<br />
Museum<br />
created<br />
of<br />
and<br />
Art<br />
curated<br />
and presents<br />
by Feibleman<br />
a London, represening "The Imitation Game”<br />
since 2004,<br />
monthly documentary<br />
is in<br />
film<br />
partnership<br />
series with<br />
with<br />
filmmaker<br />
Orange<br />
appearances<br />
County Museum<br />
at the<br />
of Art and presents a<br />
museum’s temporary<br />
monthly<br />
space in<br />
documentary<br />
Santa Ana.<br />
film series with filmmaker appearances at the<br />
museum’s temporary space in Santa Ana.<br />
IN CONCLUSION<br />
Twenty years later,<br />
IN CONCLUSION<br />
Gregg and Todd reminisce about their<br />
creation, with Gregg saying,<br />
Twenty<br />
“We<br />
years<br />
are<br />
later,<br />
truly humbled<br />
Gregg and<br />
by the<br />
Todd<br />
positive<br />
reminisce about their<br />
accolades from both<br />
creation,<br />
the community<br />
with Gregg<br />
here<br />
saying,<br />
in Newport<br />
“We<br />
Beach<br />
are truly<br />
and<br />
humbled<br />
the<br />
by the positive<br />
entertainment community<br />
accolades<br />
around<br />
from<br />
the<br />
both<br />
world.”<br />
the community<br />
With Todd<br />
here<br />
adding,<br />
in Newport<br />
“I<br />
Beach and the<br />
gotta say the festival<br />
entertainment<br />
has grown far<br />
community<br />
beyond our<br />
around<br />
expectations,<br />
the world.”<br />
and<br />
With Todd adding, “I<br />
we are thrilled to see<br />
gotta<br />
what<br />
say<br />
it is<br />
the<br />
today.”<br />
festival has grown far beyond our expectations, and<br />
Newport Beach Film we Festival are thrilled | <strong>April</strong> to 25 see to what May 2it is today.”<br />
At press time, there were no announcements about the opening<br />
night’s featured Newport film Beach or Film celebrity Festival honorees. | <strong>April</strong> 25 to May Check 2<br />
NewportBeachFilmFest.com At press for time, details. there Tickets were no will announcements be available on about the opening<br />
night’s featured film or celebrity honorees. Actress Keira Check Knightley attended the<br />
<strong>April</strong> 1.<br />
pre-BAFTA 2015 NBFF UK Honours in<br />
NewportBeachFilmFest.com for details. Tickets will be available on<br />
London, representing "The Imitation Game,"<br />
<strong>April</strong> 1.<br />
which was named Best Picture and Best<br />
Ensemble Cast for NBFF and UK Honours
CHEF’S<br />
CORNER<br />
A Well-Seasoned Establishment:<br />
Revisiting Prego’s Prego’s<br />
Classic Classic Fare Fare<br />
Short Rib served over polenta cake, sprinkled with parmigiana and fresh herbs<br />
Article Anne Marie Panoringan<br />
36 <strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach | <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
PHILANTHROPY. PERSEVERANCE. PERFECTIONIST. Prego<br />
Mediterranean may have changed their address, but Executive<br />
Chef/Partner Ugo Allesina’s hospitable nature is unwavering. As a<br />
member of the Prego family since 2000, chef’s leadership in the<br />
kitchen allowed this establishment owned by Ruth and Tony Bedi to<br />
thrive and create an Irvine mainstay for the last 18 years. An<br />
expanded repertoire from the original Von Karman Avenue menu,<br />
we explored a number of plates to become reacquainted with their<br />
regional cuisine.<br />
A meatless marvel of grilled eggplant, artichokes and<br />
mushrooms, the Four Seasons pizza perfectly prepares us for our<br />
subsequent courses. Its crust is of respectable density, showcasing<br />
the diced vegetables atop fresh tomato sauce and cohesive<br />
mozzarella. If this pie appears familiar to diners, in a previous<br />
iteration it was also presented with ham—not that we’re missing it.<br />
Our meal progresses to hearty Short Rib over polenta cake.<br />
Reminiscent of osso bucco, herbs such as sage and thyme bring out<br />
the complexity of this “meat and potatoes” entrée. The dish is also<br />
a nod to Chef Ugo’s insistence on creating stocks from scratch and<br />
butchering all their meats to utilize nearly every part of the animal.<br />
A full-bodied red from their generous selection of wines by the glass<br />
proves to be an appropriate pairing<br />
Chef’s annual charity work for the American Liver Foundation and<br />
Table for 10 reminded us that everyone’s talent can be utilized.<br />
Donating his time and resources towards fundraisers is equally<br />
effective as a monetary gift.<br />
“When I get up in the morning, I wonder what I can do better,”<br />
Allesina confides.<br />
Showcasing his culinary experience is a generous contribution to<br />
both the community and the events he’s associated with.<br />
Between courses, we grazed on a Charcuterie spread alongside<br />
scratch-made focaccia and breadsticks. Alternating bites of tangy<br />
giardiniera (a pickled vegetable condiment), paper thin slices of<br />
Mortadella Bologna, Prosciutto di Parma, and handcrafted Alle-Pia<br />
Italian salami occupy our eager taste buds. Charcuterie fact: The<br />
Alle-Pia brand is a private label operated by Chef Allesina’s brother<br />
out of San Luis Obispo County. These savories tide us over to the<br />
final course.<br />
Prego’s free-range, Mediterranean Chicken is plated over<br />
vegetable rice with homemade curry sauce. Thoughtfully marinated<br />
for 48-hours in a yogurt and 10-spice blend that includes coriander,<br />
garam masala and paprika, the poultry maintains an exceptionally<br />
moist texture. For a region surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea,<br />
our entrée represented its area well.<br />
Prego Mediterranean Executive Chef/Partner Ugo Allesina<br />
Having dined at Prego over the years, we can attest to its<br />
personable service and reliable selections. It is attributed, in part, to<br />
Chef Ugo Allesina’s mantra, “Never believe you are the best; you<br />
will still be learning, even on your last day of work.” Despite an<br />
extensive industry background that includes properties in Germany,<br />
Italy and the United States, chef remains humble and eager to make<br />
every guest interaction meaningful.<br />
Prego Mediterranean is located inside The District at Tustin Legacy.<br />
2409 Park Avenue/949.553.1333; PregoOC.com<br />
<strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach | <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 37
“WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I WONDER WHAT I CAN DO BETTER,”<br />
CHEF ALLESINA CONFIDES<br />
Mediterranean Chicken - yogurt-based marinade with house spices,<br />
served over white rice and vegetables with curry sauce<br />
Four Seasons Pizza - fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, grilled eggplant,<br />
mushrooms and artichokes<br />
Charcuterie - hand-crafted Allesina salami, bresaola,<br />
prosciutto di Parma, mortadella and giardiniera<br />
38 <strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach | <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
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<strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach | <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 39
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WHAT’S ON<br />
noun | what+is on<br />
1 : dates to remember<br />
2 : noted events and activities<br />
APRIL<br />
5"Leonard Bernstein at 100"<br />
Coast Hills Auditorium, Aliso Viejo<br />
South Coast Symphony, known as “The Unstuffy<br />
Symphony,” is presenting a Bernstein tribute<br />
concert,”Leonard Bernstein at 100,” at the Coast<br />
Hills Auditorium in Aliso Viejo on Friday, <strong>April</strong> 5 at<br />
7:30 p.m. The celebration of the illustrious<br />
composer, conductor, educator, concert pianist,<br />
cultural ambassador and humanitarian will include<br />
his symphonies, ballets, and musicals with<br />
conductor Barry Silverman at the helm.<br />
SouthCoastSymphony.org<br />
16<br />
“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin”<br />
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall<br />
The Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale will perform<br />
“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin” in a concert/drama<br />
that commemorates the courageous Jewish prisoners in<br />
the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World<br />
War II, who performed the work 16 times as an act of<br />
defiance and resistance to their Nazi captors. The<br />
performance is interspersed with historic film, testimony<br />
from survivors and narration.<br />
PacificSymphony.org<br />
3/30 -<br />
XXII"<br />
21"Bubblefest Discovery Cube OC<br />
Bubblefest features hands-on bubble science and the amazing<br />
Mega Bubblefest Laser Show starring Deni and Melody Yang.<br />
Interactive spaces include the Mega Bubble Courtyard, Water<br />
Spheres and the Bubblefest Zone, where the whole family can<br />
learn bubble science from surface tension, elasticity, air<br />
pressure and geometric properties. Show runs four times a<br />
day: 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.<br />
DiscoveryCube.org<br />
13<br />
"Sutton Foster in Concert"<br />
Irvine Barclay Theatre<br />
A tour de force of musical showmanship,<br />
Sutton Foster is known for her Tony<br />
Award-winning performances in Anything<br />
Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie, as<br />
well as for her roles for delighted<br />
television audiences in Bunheads and<br />
Younger. Her performance at The Barclay<br />
will combine Broadway tear-jerkers with<br />
lighthearted gems. A chameleon of song,<br />
Foster is always remarkably versatile,<br />
always surprising and full of heart.<br />
TheBarclay.org<br />
Links Love:<br />
Swinging for Charity”<br />
16“Life<br />
Pelican Hill Golf Club<br />
The Southern California Hospice Foundation’s<br />
annual golf tournament at Pelican Hill Golf<br />
Club in Newport Coast invites you to<br />
participate as an individual player, sponsor or<br />
both. The day includes a continental breakfast,<br />
putting contest, shotgun start, 19th hole happy<br />
hour, dinner and program. It is a forum to<br />
mingle with individuals of common backbroud<br />
who share the belief that hospice is a vital and<br />
indispensable service for our community.<br />
SoCaliforniaHospiceFoundation.org<br />
25-28“Southern California Garden Show”<br />
South Coast Plaza<br />
The Southern California Garden Show is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an “At Home in the<br />
Garden” theme. The annual event highlights ideas in outdoor living and gardens and draws more<br />
than 100,000 visitors. It is the largest Southern California garden show to offer complimentary<br />
admission, including seminars, a tour of the palm varieties around the plaza, cooking classes, and<br />
more. SouthCoastPlaza.com/GardenShow<br />
5<br />
"Third Coast Percussion"<br />
Samueli Theater/Segerstrom Center<br />
The first percussion ensemble to win a<br />
Grammy Award in a chamber music<br />
category, this Chicago-based quartet did<br />
just that in 2017 for Best Chamber<br />
Music/Small Ensemble Performance. The<br />
group, formed with students at<br />
Northwestern University, has since become<br />
noted for its unusual collaborations and<br />
audience connection. Composer Philip<br />
Glass has created a new work for them - his<br />
first for percussion ensemble. SCFTA.org<br />
17<br />
"Alan Cumming:<br />
Legal Immigrant"<br />
Musco Center for the Arts<br />
Tony Award-winning Scottish - American<br />
actor Alan Cumming is many things to<br />
many people: provocateur, social activist,<br />
bon vivant, stage and television star (The<br />
Good Wife, Instinct) - and, above all,<br />
storyteller. He became an American<br />
citizen in 2008 and “Legal Immigrant” is a<br />
cabaret of stories and songs about his life<br />
and loves in his adopted homeland.<br />
MuscoCenter.org<br />
26-28<br />
"Newport to Ensenada<br />
International Yacht Race"<br />
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach<br />
The 72nd 125-mile overnight Newport<br />
to Ensenada International Yacht Race<br />
provides a mix of fun and adventure.<br />
With more than 40 trophy categories<br />
and numerous classes for monohulls,<br />
multihulls and cruisers, the opportunity<br />
to take home the silver makes this race<br />
appealing to all levels of participants.<br />
NewportToEnsenada.com<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
42 <strong>KUDOS</strong> Newport Beach | <strong>April</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
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