7/31/2019 [6-7][OCT][CENTER]

1/1

October 2, 20126 CENTERSPREAD 7October 2, 2012

EXPLORINGTHE BUBBLE

Layou bySooyunChoi, Cen erspread Edi or

ByBritneyKuo,A&EEdi orNes led in he hear o Irvines business

dis ric , he IrvineMuseumis a quie litlehavenwhere ar en husias s can spend a peace ula ernoon among pain ings ha celebra e hena ural beau y o our home s a e. Specializingin early Cali ornia Impressionism, he museumro a es exhibi s every hree o our mon hsand hos s a riendly s a ha is passiona eand knowledgeableabou he ar ea ured. I scurren exhibi Au umnsGlory, Win ers Gracepresen s Cali ornia in a di eren ligh , leavingbehind hesummerya mosphere ha hes a eis ypically known or and cap uring he newspiri o hecolder seasonsin heir pain ings.

I yourelooking or arelaxingway ospendheday wi hyour riends,a visi o he museumollowed byaquick bi e o ea a alocal res auran

ishighly recommended! A rip herewill no den hewalle ei her,as admission is only$5 or adul swhilechildren,s uden sand seniorsare admited

ree. On hesecond Wednesdayo everymon h,admission is ree or everybody. The museum is

openTuesdays oSa urdays rom11a.m. o5p.m.

ByAngeline Nguyen,S a Wri er Thebes place orelax in hesun wi h riends and amilyis heOrange Coun yGrea Park.

Known or i s award-winningdesign planand exci ingho air balloon rides, heGrea Parkisper ec or munchingonorganic goodiesand lis ening o awesomeconcer s.

Thebes place o nd home-grown produceand delicious ood is he FarmersMarke , openSundaya ernoons.Besidessampling ree rui ,peopleo all agescan enjoy hecra smadebylocal ar isansand delicacies rom ood ruckssuchas Crepes Bonapar e,a deliciouscrepespecial y ruck, and ChompChomp Na ion,an exo ic Singaporean-serving ruck.

The Grea Parks 1,347 acres makes i a per ec venue or large ou door concer s.Previouslyheld concer sinclude heVansWarped Tour, ea uringbands suchas We heKi ngsandAll TimeLow,and heFligh sand SoundsSummer Fes ival, veweekso non-s opmusic romallgenres.The winklings arsand reshair are ade ni eplus whenenjoyinga nigh immersed inmusic.Curren ly, parkcoordina orsare eamingupwi h Goldenvoice, he promo er behind heannual CoachellaValley Music and Ar sFes ival, oschedule u uremusic es ivals.

Inaddi ion o he curren Grea ParkCarousel,Farmand Food Lab,and FarmersMarke ,hepark will includea gol course,bo anical gardenand wildli e corridor oncecons ruc ionis

comple e.Al hough heGrea Parkwill no be nished or ano her 30 o 40years,i scurrenatrac ionsmake i wor h he visi .

ByMegan Nazareno,Edi or-in-Chie The ermar holds coun less meanings, rom ceramics o pho ography

heculinaryar s.For anyonewi hanydegreeo in eres in ar , heIrvineFineACen er o ershundredso classes,variousequipmen ,and exci ingeven s ha ca

ovir ually anyde ni ion o ar .Classes cover an arrayo ar mediumsand arenormallyoncea week.Some

popular classes or eenagersincludeDigi al Pho ographyand Pain ing. MoreexworkshopsareChineseBrushPain ing,JewelryDesignand Crea ionand In roduc

oMosaics. TheCen er alsoo ers o her oppor uni ies ha requireless imecommi me

OpenS udio o erss a assis anceand henecessaryequipmen or pho ographceramics,jewelryand prin making.

Ar loverscan alsolook orward o he Cen ersannual HolidayFaire,heon Nov.2 and Nov.3 hisyear.Wi h over 150vendors,gues scan buyuniquelyhandmadepieces. Proceedswill go o helocal ar scommuni y.

Throughou he year, he Cen er hos s several exhibi ions. From Nov. 17Dec.21, agroup exhibi ioncalled Ar is s Taleswill ea ure hree ar is sand imagina ive ake ondi eren genreso li era ure.

Wi hi screa iveenvironmen , riendlyins ruc ionand ampleequipmen ,IrvineFine Ar sCen er isa reasure rove or bo har ama eursand mas ersalik

ByJenny Lee,Accen Edi orI sabou ime ha s uden s ookas epback rom heir compu ersand cellphones o akein some reshair.Wha beter place odo s

veryown sourceo quali yproduce: TanakaFarms?Visi orsareo ered manydi eren ypeso ours hroughou heyear a he arm.Thes rawberry oursgo romMarch oJuneand w

romJuly oAugus .Harves oursalsojus ended inAugus .These oursallow visi ors opick reshvege ablessuchaskale,snappeas,and cguided hrough he rail o variouscrops all over he arm. Comingsoon are he U-PickPumpkin Pa chand Chris masTrees even or he

Apar rom hemany oursavailable,TanakaFarms produces and isopensevendaysa weekall year,sellingproducegrown hroughorgaharves ed daily or ex ra reshness.

However, he rui s and vege ablesavailable will vary hroughou eachrespec ivegrowing seasons o guaran eequali yand as e.Curredeliciouss rawberries, can aloupesand wa ermelons.Anex ra swee op iono ered now ischocola e dipped s rawberries.

Whens ruggling o nd some hingnew o do,visi TanakaFarms or anin eres ingand in orma ive our or asimplevisi o pickuprea s.Ei her way,enjoy heexperienceo ryingsome hing resh and new!

ByChris inaKo,NewsEdi orYoucanea , shop,wa chmovies...and alsomakecandlesa heIrvineSpec rum.A

PureLigh CandleS udio,cus omers, even he ar is icallychallenged,can easilycrea ecandlesin jus a ew hours.

Cus omersare led hrough he processupon arrivalpicking he candlemold, color o hewax, ragranceand op ional decora ions.Thecandlesarerela ivelysimple omake.All he

cus omer has o dois chopup heslabso wax and lay ou hearrangemen o decora ions.Anemployeewill henmel hewax wi hho wa er and place hedecora ionson hecandle. The ragranceand wax piecesare included in he priceo he mold, and op ional decora ionsrange rom encen s o eendollars.Thecoolingprocessmay akeanywhere rom wo o

our hours,bu adry-in-one-hour op ionis available or $5.Decora ingop ionsareplen i ul.Thereare35 sizesand shapeso moldssquares,

hear s, pyramids,ellipses,hear s, owersand embellishmen slike wax shapes, beads,Vene ianglasshear s,sparklers,no eand pho oholdersand smaller candlesshaped like

owersand comic bookcharac erslikeHelloKity ha canbeplaced on op o hebasemold.However,somemay nd i difcul o nd decora ions heylike, asmany o heones

a hes ore havea dis inc lyhomes yle, ar s-and-cra s eel. Also, he prices o heembellishmen scanadd up ono -so-walle - riendlyprices.Theonesshown o herigh are$32and $40.

Though,all inall, PureLigh iswor hcheckingou , whe her i is or ashor break romshopping, anoppor uni y or amilybonding or acrea ive low-keyda e.

ByEmaanBaqai,Layou Edi orI youresearching or alitle classic cul ureand vin ageea samids hemoderni yo our ci y,Old

TownIrvine is heplace ogo! Loca ed onSand CanyonAvenue jus pas he 5 reeway, his seeminglyinypor ion o Irvineencompasses mucho i shis ory.

Uponarriving,my riendsand Iheaded oKnowlwoods ograb abi e oea .However,moreen icinghan hediner s ylegrub was hedecor.Thewood panelingand displayau omobilesmademe nos algic;

signa ureson hewallsspokeo heagelongagowhenall Irvinianswould head o hejoin ogobbledownacouple o heworlds bes hamburgersa er soccer gameson Sa urdaya ernoons.

A er a pla eo hear ychicken enders,wewalked around heagingLa Quin aInnand read abouIrvinehis orys ar ing romWorld War IIapparen ly,Irvineused o be henumber oneproducerso limabeansin heworld! Manyo heshopsin heareahad run ou o business,bu s rolling hrough he1960ss ylebuildingsand gaslampswasanadven ureo i sown.Old TownIrvineisde ni ely or anyonewhoenjoysareaso hebea enpa h!

Photo: Brittney Kuo

Photo by Emaan BaqaiPhoto by Nicole Wu

Photo by Sooyun Choi

Photo by Sooyun Choi

Irvine Museum

Old Town Irvine

Irvine Fine Arts Center Orange County Great Park

Tanaka Farms

Pure Light Candle Studio

www.irvinemuseum.org

www.ocgp.org

www.irvinefnearts.org

www.purelightcelebrations.com

www.tanakafarms.com

Photo by Brittney Kuo

Photo by Emaan Baqai