Laguna Niguel, CA December 2022

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'Tis the Season

December 2022 PUBLISHER

Michael Gerard | michael.gerard@citylifestyle.com EDITOR IAL COOR DINATOR

Barbara Kimler

The holidays are here! As the spirit of the season surrounds us, we often try to recreate what made the season feel so magical to us in our youth.

The traditions we set for our own families often mirror some of what we experienced as a child whether it is the smells, the sounds, the lights, the holiday activities or a combination of it all.

This month, we highlight the magic of the season and how our community helps spread holiday cheer. We’ve compiled a gift guide to make your shopping easier. We also wanted to share what our area has to offer this holiday season for entertainment and ways to give back.

While this season can be beautiful for some, it can be painful and lonely for others, especially those who have recently lost a loved one. In the true spirit of the season, let’s take care of those in our community that need assistance or who are alone. My hope for you this season is that you feel love and peace and that we all remember to take care of each other extending grace, empathy and love.

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American Ballet Theater’s The Nutcracker Returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts

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1-7: Over 200 guests joined Extraordinary Lives Foundation’s annual Comedy Night fundraising gala on October 19 at the scenic Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach. Joined by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, featured comedians were headliner George Wang, Lowell Benjamin and host Frances Dilorinzo. A live auction highlight was a matching paddle raise gift by Dr. Kenneth James of $3,200. Dr. James Lin of Reproductive Fertility Center was the event’s title sponsor. elfempowers.org

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8-21: The City of Laguna Niguel Military Support Committee held its “Taste for the Troops” event on October 20th at the Crown Valley Community Center. The fundraising event, featuring “tastes” from a wide variety of our area’s finest local restaurants and local recording artist Zach Churchill, raised funds to support the City’s three adopted military units and their families. Learn more about the Military Support Committee at cityoflagunaniguel.org Photography by Karen Reuter CONTINUED >

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Laguna Art-A-Fair Ushers in New Era for 2023 Summer

Faith Episcopal Church Hosts "A Holiday Happening"

The Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade Returns on December 10th!

Laguna Art-A-Fair is on track to make 2023 a more enjoyable and expansive experience. Continually voted the best art festival in Laguna Beach, its newly elected Board of Directors plans to build on past success and popularity to make the festival an even more desirable destination.

Preliminary initiatives include increasing attendance and sales through improved marketing visibility, stronger community outreach, onsite food and drink offerings, toplevel musicians, entertainment and a slate of new events. art-a-fair.com

On Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Faith Church Laguna Niguel opens its doors for A Holiday Happening. Guests can enjoy gourmet baked goods by Petites Miettes and live music throughout the afternoon. Kids can visit with Santa.

Attendees will also receive tickets for a wonderful auction featuring holiday gift baskets, home décor, candles, baked goods and more! Faith Church is located at 27802 El Lazo in Laguna Niguel. faithepiscopal.org

The City of Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade returns on Saturday, December 10th at 10am on Crown Valley Parkway. Be part of a tradition as we present the 30th Annual Parade. The Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade is one of the premier events in South Orange County featuring marching bands, equestrian units, youth groups, car clubs, local dignitaries and celebrities including, Santa! LagunaNiguelParade.com

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Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Annual Capistrano Lights Opens December 3 Enjoy this Historic Setting with New Holiday Traditions ARTICLE BY BARBARA KIMLER Capistrano Lights returns to historic Mission San Juan Capistrano on select evenings from December 3 through December 30, 2022, with several new offerings. Tickets go on sale November 1 and include all-day admission, multi-language Capistrano Lights audio tour and holiday programming from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. nightly.

The opening night on December 3 will feature a special welcome by Mission San Juan pastor, Reverend Monsignor J. Michael McKiernan and a reading of The First Christmas by board member Vicky Carabini.

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Capistrano Lights transforms the California Landmark grounds with festive lights, community-designed Christmas trees, large-scale nativity scene in the Ruins of the Great Stone Church (circa 1806), Dickens-era carolers, extended backdrops for holiday photos and nightly 30-foot tree lighting with music.

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AMERICAN BALLET THEATER’S THE NUTCRACKER RETURNS TO SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS

You know the holiday season is here when The Nutcracker performances begin to dot the calendar in cities across the country. Young ballet students in dance studios everywhere work tirelessly as they prepare to be a part of this timeless classic.

The story for The Nutcracker Ballet is loosely based on a book called The Nutcracker and the Mouse King written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. The story tells the tale of a young girl who befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve and wages a battle against the evil Mouse King. Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed the score and the ballet’s first performance hit the stage in the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892.

While Tchaikovsky’s score was widely praised, the ballet itself was not a hit at its onset.

After the 1917 Russian revolution, many experienced Russian ballerinas came to America—and with them came The Nutcracker. Here, the ballet became “Americanized” as the Russian artists, embracing a new culture of freedom, began to adapt the ballet to fit their new lifestyle. Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score also helped to boost the ballet’s popularity after Disney released its huge hit movie, Fantasia, in 1940. Fantasia featured music from the Nutcracker Suite and America fell in love with it.

The first performance of The Nutcracker in America was given by the San Francisco Ballet on December 24th, 1944, and the timing could not have been better.

Fantasia had left its mark and World War II was coming to an end in Europe. At the same time, wooden nutcrackers became popular in America as soldiers returning home brought the figurines back with them as gifts for loved ones. The rest is history.

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Today, right here in Costa Mesa, we can see The Nutcracker performed by one of the greatest dance companies in the world—American Ballet Theater. Revered as a living national treasure, few ballet companies rival ABT in size, scope, and outreach. Though located in New York City, ABT annually tours the United States – performing for 300,000 people annually – and is the only major cultural institution to do so.

The Company has made more than 30 international tours to 45 countries to share American ballet with the world.

So, if you get a chance, be sure to visit Segerstrom Center for the Arts for one of the sweetest treats of the holiday season: American Ballet Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker. Travel with curious Clara and her adventurous prince as they journey through a kingdom filled with colorful characters and pure holiday magic.

Created by celebrated choreographer and ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, this beloved classic brings a cast of more than 100 performers to the stage and features dazzling sets and costumes by Tonywinner Richard Hudson, accompanied by Pacific Symphony playing Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. This is certain to be a holiday experience you will never forget! For tickets and showtimes, visit scfta.org

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Oh, the holidays are here again! How does time pass so quickly? Last December seems like yesterday—and everything in between then and now is just a blur. If you’re like me, the holiday season is a focal point of each life-year passing. Ideally, as we wind down through the month of December, we’d have all the time we need to thoughtfully reflect on the year gone by. We’d tally our accomplishments and promise to do better in the next year to come.

Better yet, we’d create an action plan to help ensure our personal achievements, growth, and success in the year to come.

To effectively complete this self-improvement assessment, we need to take the time to do some good old-fashioned soul searching—preferably in a peaceful, quiet, and serene setting. A rocking chair and a crackling fireplace would be a good place to start. But we never seem to find that time in December, do we? Once Thanksgiving passes, the eye of the holiday hurricane is upon us… and it does not relent until the final whistle of the Rose Bowl game.

For me, it seems to kick in right around the moment that last bite of pumpkin pie goes down at the Thanksgiving dessert table. In the back of my mind, I know chaos is coming, yet it still seems to catch me off guard every year—as if our thoughts are not consumed enough with vacation plans, family gatherings, special events, holiday parties, and decorating.

On top of all that—and intermittently lost in the shuffle—we still need to address the ultimate dilemma of what gifts to give our loved ones.

Selecting the right gift for each of our loved ones is probably the most challenging holiday decisions we must make; and these decisions deserve our attention. Why is it that we always procrastinate on this seemingly most important element of our holiday to-do list each year? After all, isn’t the holiday season supposed to be all about giving?

Wouldn’t it be easier if the holidays were not so commercialized? This question reminds me of one of my favorite holiday TV specials as a child: the 1965 animated classic, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” As a middle child in a family of eight kids, I will always cherish the memories of gathering around the old Zenith with all my siblings and downing a fresh cup of hot chocolate (with plenty of marshmallows, of course). That Peanuts holiday special—along with Rudolph and Frosty—was a highlight of every Christmas season. To this day, the message of that program, in particular, sticks with me. Charlie Brown’s confusion and frustration with the meaning of Christmas was eloquently addressed when Linus stepped onto the stage, blanket in hand, and said, “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” Linus nailed it... and his oration reminds all of us that Christmas and the holiday season has very little to do with material gifts. So don’t stress it, enjoy it!

After all, it’s the thought that counts.

Here’s to finding the quiet time needed to reflect on 2022 and prepare for a great 2023. To help lighten your load, we’ve identified some cool gifts that your pets, kids, and significant others will love. Wishing you the best of holidays and a Happy New Year!

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Giving Campaign Now in its third year, the City Lifestyle Giving Campaign will give away $300,000 this holiday season to help individual community members who would benefit from a helping hand during their time of need. But they need YOUR HELP to make it happen! Maybe you know of a single parent struggling to provide, an elderly person who has experienced loss, a child enduring a health issue, a co-worker suffering a sudden, unexpected tragedy or a neighbor with a financial hardship who has fallen between the cracks of getting assistance. Chances are you know someone with a specific need—even if nobody else does.

To preserve and protect the dignity of every recipient, the City Lifestyle Giving Campaign is completely confidential. No identities will be revealed or publicized in ANY way. (Even those who nominate others may remain anonymous if they choose.)

Last year, City Lifestyle was able to give to more than 70 recipients all over the country by sending checks in the mail through New Year’s Eve. (This year, the goal is to double that number with checks ranging in amount up to $3,000 each.)

With nominations flooding in from community members and leaders such as judges, police officers, teachers, nurses, social workers, mentors and readers like you, we were able to reach people who might otherwise go unnoticed.

“We believe in giving back and serving the communities where we live in a real and tangible way,” says Steven Schowengerdt, CEO and founder of City Lifestyle. “This Giving Campaign is all about personally impacting the lives of people we know with an unexpected check in the mail just to say that someone thought of them this holiday season.”

Together with Matthew Perry, Chief Sales Officer, Steven adds that the outpouring and gratitude from the recipients was overwhelming and affirmed that this is a tradition they want to continue.

“We believe God has blessed our company with continued success,” Matthew adds, “so we in turn want to be a blessing to others.”

City Lifestyle has also enacted an internal giving program whereby every employee in the company receives $100 to give away to someone in the community. “The idea is to encourage our employees to keep doing it on their own,” Steven says. “Taking care of one another and blessing others is so rewarding that it perpetuates a cycle of giving. It’s extremely important to me as a person and as a company to foster that culture of generosity.”

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Sawdust Art & Craft Festival’s Winter Fantasy

935 LAG UN A CAN YON R OAD, L AG UNA B E AC H | 1 0 :0 0 A M Winter Fantasy is a one-of-a-kind holiday art festival that offers a festive, handcrafted shopping experience in an enchanting winter wonderland with thousands of lights and decorations, handcrafted gifts by 165 artists, three stages of live music, community performances, carolers, puppeteers, art classes, and daily visits with Santa Claus. sawdustartfestival.org

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Dana Point Harbor 47th Annual Boat Parade of Lights

DA N A POIN T HARBOR | 6:00 P M Dana Point Harbor is excited to announce the 47th Annual Boat Parade of Lights, “Surfin’ USA.” Decorate your boats for the chance to win up to $10,000 in cash prizes across several categories. The annual holiday light display, consisting of over 700,000 LED lights illuminates the Harbor starting November 16, with the Boat Parade running December 9 through December 12.

Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade

CROW N VALLEY PAR KWAY, LAG UNA NI G UE L | 1 0 :0 0 A M The City of Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade returns on Saturday, December 10th at 10am on Crown Valley Parkway. Be part of a tradition as we present the 30th Annual Parade. The Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade is among the premier events in South Orange County featuring marching bands, equestrian units, youth groups, car clubs, local dignitaries and celebrities including, Santa! LagunaNiguelParade.com D E C E M BE R 1 4 T H - 1 8T H

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114th Annual Newport Beach Boat Parade

NEWPORT HARBOR | 6:00 PM For over 100 years the Newport Beach Boat Parade has dazzled spectators. The boat parade in Newport Beach began as a 9-boat affair during the turn of the 20th century and has grown into hundreds of ships and homes in full décor with over 2 million people viewing the Newport Beach Boat Parade each year. christmasparadeboats.com

Holiday Market: Inn at the Mission

IN N AT THE MIS S ION SAN J UA N CA P I ST R A NO | 4 :0 0 P M The Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection invites you to its second annual openair holiday market Wednesday, December 18th, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Our festive evening will feature local businesses, craft artisans, Santa, and other special holiday surprises. innatthemissionsjc.com D E C E M BE R 1 8T H - 1 9 T H

American Ballet Theater's The Nutcracker

SEG ER STR OM CEN TER FOR THE A RTS , C O STA ME SA | 7 :0 0 P M SoCal’s favorite holiday tradition returns with American Ballet Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker. Created by one of today’s most celebrated choreographers, Alexei Ratmansky, this dazzling holiday treat features ABT’s roster of superstar dancers along with gorgeous sets and costumes by Tony winner Richard Hudson, and the Pacific Symphony playing Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. scfta.org

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31671 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach | Next to Coyote Grill | 949.499.5052 skylinekitchenbath.com

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(714) 883-2943 mgerard@gerardteam.com gerardteam.com Mike Gerard, Broker Associate | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties 2 Ritz Carlton Dr. Monarch Beach, CA 92629 If your property is currently listed with a Broker, this is not intended as a solicitation. Equal Housing Opportunity. DRE# 01034441