Saturday, May 19, 2012
CVCS holds its first annual burger cook-off on Saturday and the competition is strong, but Team Big Dog Daddy grabs first place.
It was an all-out burger war as three teams competed at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools' burger cook-off on Saturday. As the competing teams prepared their entries, attendees enjoyed tasty treats from several catering trucks offering burgers, corn dogs, funnel cakes, popcorn and ice cream. The winner of the burger throwdown, based on taste and originality, was the "Rock-n-Rojo Burger" prepared by Team Big Dog Daddy. Second place was awarded to Team Lady Lindsey's creation, "Burger Blues." Third place went to Team Flyin Hawaiian's "Burger on the Beach."
Students from schools across Orange County showcase their art at the Orange County Green Fair.
Paint, paper, bottles, aluminum and used tea bags were just a few of the materials transformed into art at the Orange County Green Fair's art walk. Created by students living in Orange County, every piece of art on display represented the artist's views on "Going Green." While some of the art displayed messages of conservation and sustainability, others used recycled items to create something new and original. Check out the slideshow from the student art walk above.
Friday, May 18, 2012
From Southern California, the moon will not be perfectly centered on the sun. The 2 1/2-hour eclipse, starting at about 5:25 p.m., will be partial rather than full.
Forget about the Sunday night blues: Southern Californians will have a ringside seat to watch the partial eclipse of the sun beginning around 5:25 p.m. The moon will partially block the sun, resulting in a "ring of fire'" around the dark disk of the moon. "From start to finish, it looks like something is taking a bite out of the sun, which keeps getting smaller and smaller,'' said Laura Danly, curator at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. "It's a very unusual sight." Observers can steal a glance with the naked eye but should not look directly at the sun for more than a second or so. "Sunglasses are not enough,'' Danly said. "You can damage your retinas if you look directly at the sun for any length of time. It's very risky -- it can …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The eighth annual Battle of the Mariachis Festival was Saturday in San Juan Capistrano.
Mariachi groups from all across Southern California took the stage in the scenic courtyard at Mission San Juan Capistrano Saturday. They performed before a large audience and a panel of judges to compete for cash prizes. The group awarded first place took home $2,000. The competition was presented by the Thomas J. and Erma Jean Tracy Family Foundation and Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Jim Gaffigan offers an amusing take on the favorite sea creature of environmentalists.
As a counterpoint to the recent news of whales getting tangled in fishing lines, how about a little whale humor? Comedian Jim Gaffigan, whose popular observations cover everything from bacon to Catholicism, has a new bit on whale weight problems and predators.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Hundreds of pet lovers and their four-legged friends came out on Saturday for the 19th annual event to benefit the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter.
With their tails held high and their ears on alert, dogs of all shapes, colors and sizes, converged on Dana Point Harbor Island on Saturday for the 19th annual Wag-A-Thon. Click here to see the video. The popular event benefits the San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter and was organized by the Pet Project Foundation. With lots of barking, tricks, and more, the day most definitely went to the dogs.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The San Juan Hills High theaters students will present a musical in which the audience chooses a different ending every night.
San Juan Hills High students present The Mystery of Edwin Drood 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, May 3, May 4 and May 5 at 7:00 in the SJHHS theatre. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical based on the last novel of Charles Dickens. The author passed away before the novel was finished. Because of this, the musical was written to allow the audience to choose the ending so each night is a unique performance and has a different ending.
The conservative '70s-era rocker played to a sold out crowd at the Coach House Thursday. Yeah, he had plenty to say.
The Motor City Madman isn't about soft messages. Ted Nugent, the self-proclaimed “Great White Buffalo,” performed a flawless show Thursday night with his ear-piercing band the Nigerian Rebels to a sold out crowd at the Coach House. A mountain of stacked Bad Cat and Eddie Van Halen 5150 signature amplifiers were creatively decorated with two lifelike AR-15 assault rifles that reassured the audience of second amendment advocates that this was, indeed, a Ted Nugent show. “Hey Coach House, I just go to work everyday and [tick] off [people] without even trying,” screamed Nugent halfway into the song Doctor, the second of the set. Despite the recent controversy regarding Nugent’s comment at the National Rifle Association convention in St. …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Recent comments got him booted from a Kentucky line-up, but he'll be in San Juan Capistrano Thursday night.
Rocker Ted Nugent may have been kicked off the bill in Kentucky, but he’s coming to San Juan Capistrano Thursday. Nugent of “Cat Scratch Fever” and other 70s tunes’ fame, is also known for his conservative viewpoints. Inflammatory remarks he made earlier this month – that he’d be “dead or in jail by this time next year” if President Obama wins re-election – apparently caught the attention of the Secret Service. Nugent made the comments during an interview at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, comparing Obama and his administration to "coyotes" that needed to be shot and encouraging voters to "chop [Democrats'] heads off in November,” according to the Huffington Post. That was enough for promoters of a military concert …
Monday, April 23, 2012
The conservative '70s-era rocker played to a sold out crowd at the Coach House Thursday.
The self-proclaimed “Great White Buffalo” and “Detroit City Mad Man” Ted Nugent performed a flawless show with his ear-piercing band the Nigerian Rebels to sold out crowd at the Coach House Thursday night. A mountain of stacked Bad Cat and Eddie Van Halen 5150 signature amplifiers were creatively decorated with two life-like AR-15 assault rifles and reassured the audience of second amendment advocates that this was a Nugent show. “Hey Coach House, I just go to work everyday and piss off assholes without even trying,” screamed Nugent halfway into the song Doctor, the second of the set. Despite the recent controversy regarding Nugent’s comment at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis – where he compared the Obama …
V. Duvall
8:19 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
The community needed to put the word out better, we didn't know it was happening. Maybe next year the local papers and THE PATCH will give us a heads up, beforehand!!!!! more ›