SPOTLIGHT

17TH ANNUAL FOOD, WINE & MICRO-BREW FEST

Every once in a while you get a chance to do something good for

yourself while doing something good for others. The 17th annual Food,

Wine & Micro-Brew Fest, to be held Thursday at South Coast Plaza, is one

of those times.

The food-filled event raises funds for Second Harvest Food Bank of

Orange County during Hunger Awareness Month, otherwise known as October.

“Every dollar raised provides 30 meals,” said C.J. Sprague,

development coordinator for the Food Bank.

Some of the restaurants, breweries and wineries serving up samples

include Birraporettis, Ho Sum Bistro, Maggiano’s Little Italy, The

Clubhouse, Plum’s Cafe and Catering, Boudin Bakery, Quattro Cafe, Rock

Bottom Brewery, Wyder’s Cyder, Redhook Ale Brewery, Hart Winery, Clos Du

Bois and Allied Domecq Wines.

FYI

Where: Macy’s Home Store/Crate & Barrel wing of South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa

When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday

Cost: $40 presale or $50 at the door

Call: (714) 771-1343 or https://foodfest.org

Learning more about safety

NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC SAFETY DAY

The city of Newport Beach will kick off Fire Prevention Week today

with a Public Safety Day at the Newport Center Fire Station. The event

will feature tours of the fire and police stations, live demonstrations

by the Fire Department and SWAT team and displays from the American Red

Cross, harbor patrol, DARE and lifeguards.

FYI

Where: Newport Center Fire Station, corner of Santa Barbara Lane and

Jamboree Road, Newport Beach

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today

Cost: Proceeds from food and drink sales go to the Orange County Burn

Assn

Contact: (949) 644-3681

PLANNING AHEAD

MASQUERADE BALL

The Orange County Young Professionals will hold its fourth annual

Masquerade Ball for the Arts at the Orange County Museum of Art.

Saturday, Oct. 27

MAYA ANGELOU

Literary great Maya Angelou will come to UC Irvine for an evening of

spoken word. Angelou is the author of 11 best-selling books, including “I

Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”

Thursday, Nov. 1

NUMERICALLY SPEAKING

60: The number of musical pitches that can be played by Trimpin’s

“Conloninpurple,” part of the “You Are Hear” exhibit at the Orange County

Museum of Art.