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ARTS ISSUE PERFORMING ARTS TITANS OFFER SENSATIONAL SEASONS PACIFIC SYMPHONY’S HISTORIC 40-YEAR JOURNEY ATHENS UNDENIABLY ARTISTIC SOUL “PRICELESS” LUNCHEON’S KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS DEIDRE PUJOLS

LIFESTYLE LETTER

SEPTEMBER 2018 PUBLISHER

Randy Harding | rharding@lifestylepubs.com Ana Launes | alaunes@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

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The Performing Arts are Flourishing!

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Dawn Bonker, Helena Danovich, Rick Gaeth, Tim Mangan, Andrea Poe, Jessica Roy

I ALWAYS LOVE THIS ISSUE, SINCE I HAVE AN ARTS BACKGROUND AND AM

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

TUNED IN TO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN OUR LOVELY COMMUNITY. I have

Frank Berry, Steven Georges, David Kawashima,

a degree in music and taught vocal music in Indiana, where I'm from, and in Fountain Valley, California for six years before, sadly, the music program was severely cut back. I

Jason Kurtz, Kristen Langlais, Tony Lattimore, Ana Launes, Peggy O'Donnell, John Ridgely, Jessica Roy

sang with the Master Chorale of Orange County (later the William Hall Master Chorale) for 25 years and continue to sing with my church's 120-member choir. Along the way, I've supported the arts with my time, expertise and treasure, i.e. Segerstrom Center, Opera Pacific (chairing five opera balls!), the Master Chorale, and Chapman University's Musco Center. Along the way, as a journalist, I have written about all the arts groups in the county, so I have an overall understanding of how healthy the arts are here.

Our feature story details the 2018-2019 seasons of three of the most successful performing arts venues in the county: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Musco Center for the Arts and Irvine Barclay Theatre. You will be impressed with the plethora of offerings.

Also, of note, is an article about Pacific Symphony's 40th anniversary. From the celebrated stages of Europe, China and Carnegie Hall, this amazing orchestra has arrived!

If you would like to be immersed in culture, visit Athens, Greece. Our travel story details

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the ancient city as "a cultured European hub with an artistic soul."

Not arts related, but with an important message, our story on the sixth annual "Priceless" luncheon, hosted by Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice, focuses on the huge issue of human trafficking. Deidre Pujols, wife of Angels baseball superstar Albert Pujols, is the keynote speaker.

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Take a look at the wonderful array of performances offered at our featured arts venues, and purchase some tickets! I am looking forward to attending many of those amazing performances myself. Who knows, I'll probably see you there!

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EXTRAORDINARY. Join the College of Performing Arts for our 11th Season, October, 2018 through May, 2019.

Featuring If All the Sky Were Paper, written by Andrew Carroll, director of our Center for American War Letters, and directed by John Benitz. A moving historical chronicle that highlights the full range of human emotions. All performances in the Musco Center for the Arts. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day. For tickets and information, muscocenter.org/event

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INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2018 FEATURES 18 Sixth Annual "Priceless" Luncheon Addresses Human Trafficking Keynote speaker Deidre Pujols shares her vision in helping vulnerable populations

25 Sensational Offerings from our Community's Performing Arts Titans The 2018-2019 seasons of Segerstrom Center, The Barclay and Musco Center shine

32 Athens Culture is Intoxicating Art thrives in this ancient city

38 Pacific Symphony: A 40-Year Journey From Fullerton's Plummer Auditorium to the celebrated stages of Europe, China,

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and Carnegie Hall, Pacific Symphony is an orchestra whose time has come

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1. Earvin "Magic" Johnson during his keynote presentation | 2. Breakfast Co-Chairs Paula Mattson, left, and Shirley Quackenbush, right, with Orange County United Way President/CEO Sue Parks | 3. WPF members Artyn Gardner, Muff Tennyson and Gena Reed with WPF Fund Manager Kristen Griggs | 4. Jennifer Swan-Altieri, 3rd grade teacher at Paul Revere Elementary in Anaheim, smiles as her students share their personal WPF stories | 5. Women's Philanthropy Fund Co-Chairs Jackie Kelley and Cinda Churm | 6. Students from Paul Revere Elementary in Anaheim perform a dance to kick off the Woman's Philanthropy Fund Breakfast

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1. Joy Emerson, Tournament Co-Chair Libby Doughty, Roy Emerson, Tournament Co-Chair Katie Richardson | 2. Adoption Guild supporters Jeannie Hidey, Pam Selber, President Chris Garber, Patrice Werschmidt | 3. Women's Open player Riley McQuaid | 4. Sean Abdali, Roy Emerson, Men's Open Singles Winner Jenson Brooksby, Ken Stuart | 5. Adoption Guild supporter Pam Fossler with player bags | 6. Julie Ahlert, Dennis Killelea

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1.Rivals Cup Co-Chairs Linda and Burton Young and Tom and Dana Chou | 2. Rival's Cup winners, representing USC, are Drew Hoeven, Craig Ichiho, Chris Chu, Burton Young, Danny Chou, and Jim Kato | 3. Terry Donahue (UCLA Head Football Coach (1976-1995). his wife Andrea Donahue, and Paul McDonald (former USC and NFL quarterback and Kure It board member | 4. Kelly Ly, Longest Female Drive winner, with Olga Richardson | 5. Live auction winners Taryn Mead, Lauren Wong and Linda Brigante | 6. Rich Thomas (Hoag Classic Business Operations Director), Susan Miller (Kure It's Executive Director), Todd Perry (Brigg's Electric CFO and Kure It's Board Chair 10

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Serious Fun Gala Honors Longtime Supporter Kate Duchene was presented the Dove Award for her dedication to breaking the cycle of domestic violence by Human Options, a nonprofit dedicated to that mission. Held at the Balboa Bay Resort, 325 supporters enjoyed a Tahitian Nights-themed evening, which featured a performance by the Muana Neui School of Polynesian Dance and helped net

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AROUND TOWN Jared Mathis, great-grandson of Nellie Gail Moulton, represented the Moulton family in announcing the $1 million gift toward renovations of the theatre. A historical video paid tribute to Nellie Gail Moulton, the major benefactor to the building of Laguna Playhouse's Moulton Theatre.

South Coast Plaza was also honored for its generous role in supporting the arts in Orange County.

STUDENT FILMMAKERS RECEIVE ENDOWMENT MONIES FOR FILM PROJECTS

Hilbert Museum Founder Mark Hilbert.

Whittier Trust CEO David Dahl, Chapman University President Emeritus Dr. Jim Doti/ Photo: Peggy O'Donnell

Women of Chapman, a major support group of Chapman University, held its annual June

WHITTIER TRUST HOSTS RECEPTION AT HILBERT MUSEUM

Luncheon at Balboa Bay Resort to honor its 201718 new members, outgoing and incoming boards and to present a $323,000 check to the university.

Following Chapman University’s 40th anniver-

A number of Dodge College film students were

sary of its Economic Forecast on campus at Musco

recognized with endowment monies provided by

Center for the Arts, Whittier Trust hosted a private

WOC’s $1 Million Student Filmmaker Endowment.

reception and tour for their clients at Chapman’s

The endowment monies help the students create

Hilbert

a film for their senior film project. A video of last

Museum,

where

Chapman

President

Emeritus Jim Doti (Forecast presenter) and his wife Lynne were presented a certificate of gratitude by Hilbert Founder Mark Hilbert for their generous

year's winners’ films was presented.

NEWS AT SOUTH COAST PLAZA

donation of 17 California Scene paintings from

Luxury fashion retailers Alexander McQueen

their collection. Whittier Trust CEO David Dahl was

and Givenchy have opened boutiques at South

most complimentary of the university, Doti and the

Coast Plaza with five more boutiques to make their

California art showcased at the museum.

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BALBOA ISLAND MUSEUM NEWS Balboa Island Museum has announced it is moving to a larger space on the island - the former Art for the Soul store. Giving the iconic museum Board Chair Paul Singarella with Kate and Jared Mathis presenting the Moulton family $1 million gift to Laguna Playhouse

more than double the space will enable it to expand exhibits, increase programming and include community events throughout the year. The new museum will be open in November.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER DEIDRE PUJOLS SHARES HER VISION IN HELPING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

ADDRESSES HUMAN TRAFFICKING

DR. SANDRA MORGAN, VANGUARD UNIVERSITY’S GLOBAL

an initiative founded in 2017 to encourage baseball fans to learn

CENTER FOR WOMEN AND JUSTICE (GCWJ) DIRECTOR, IS

about modern day slavery. Strike Out Slavery Day will take place on

ON A MISSION. Her passion is to eradicate human trafficking. With

September 15, 2018, at Angel Stadium, with a pregame awareness

a pediatric nursing background, Morgan began her anti-trafficking

festival and headliner Nick Jonas entertaining at a post-game concert.

work in Athens, Greece in 1994 by serving on the board of the Athens

Albert is solidly behind Deidre.

International Nurses Association. After returning to the U.S., she vol-

“Over the last two and half years, I have seen my wife travel across

unteered with the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force and

the globe learning about and fighting the issue of human trafficking.

began to work with Waymakers, a nonprofit that serves as adminis-

She has supported me in my career, and now I know it’s my time to

trator of the task force. In 2010, Dr. Morgan became director of the

support her as she fights for these important issues. I’m blessed to

GCWJ, which provides training and resources to enable leaders to

jump aboard with her on this fight.”

promote justice against human trafficking and modern day slavery.

“He is my biggest supporter,” Deidre says. “And, Dr. Morgan is

“Our work over the last 15 years has been to study the complex

amazing! She has been a big supporter of Open Gate International

issue of human trafficking in our own backyard and beyond,” says

since we started. I am honored to be keynote speaker at the ‘Priceless’

Morgan, who is recognized globally for her expertise in combating

luncheon and look forward to meeting people doing powerful things

human trafficking and working to end violence against women.

in addressing human trafficking.”

The sixth annual “Priceless” fundraising luncheon in support of the GCWJ is being held September 22 at the Fashion Island Hotel in Newport Beach and will feature keynote speaker Deidre Pujols, wife of acclaimed Angels first baseman Albert Pujols.

In November, 2016, after traveling around the world to learn about

Stacy Jewell, an award-winning artist and anti-human trafficking advocate, will be speaking at the “Priceless” event.

“Her value as a survivor advocate informs the work of Open Gate International and the education platform of the Global Center for Women and Justice,” Morgan says.

human trafficking and other exploitations, Deidre founded Open

Statistics state that human trafficking enslaves 45.8 million people

Gate International, dedicated to identifying vocational opportunities

in 167 countries. Morgan educates politicians, law enforcement, edu-

throughout the world that will provide vulnerable individuals the

cators, and healthcare practitioners, both here and around the globe,

opportunity to gain independent economic success.

with cutting-edge practices in trafficking prevention and changing

“We want to give them a chance to be legitimately trained and

laws to prosecute perpetrators and sex purchasers to the fullest extent.

employed,” Deidre says, to which Morgan adds, “Deidre’s vision

“Everyone has a platform to use in this battle,” Morgan says.

of offering job training to human trafficking survivors and to those

“Deidre has her sports and culinary arts platforms, and I use my

at-risk drew me immediately to her organization.”

nursing and education platforms. We want everyone to understand

In addition to supporting survivors, Deidre is bringing the issue of human trafficking to the big leagues through Strike Out Slavery, 18

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that they have a platform and a part in ending human trafficking.”

Visit Vanguard.edu/Priceless for tickets and information.

The Honorable Judge Maria D. Hernandez, recipient of the Outstanding Individual Diamond Award, Dr. Sandra Morgan, Vanguard University President Michael Beals at the 2016 Priceless Luncheon

Dr. Sandra Morgan and Deidre Pujols find common ground in fighting human trafficking.

Deidre and Albert Pujols

Dr. Sandra Morgan, kneeling in blue top, in Athens, Greece on May 25, 2018 leading 10 Vanguard University students and two support members on the Human Trafficking Country Study. Also pictured is Elias Antwan (next to Morgan), who along with his wife Voula serve refugees and asylum seekers in Athens through their organization Bridges Humanitarian Initiative.

“OUR WORK OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS HAS BEEN TO STUDY THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN OUR OWN BACKYARD AND BEYOND.” —DR. SANDRA MORGAN September 2018 | Newport Beach Lifestyle

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MONSTERS AMONG US

OUR TOWN

John Benitz, chair of the Department of Theatre, says students and faculty work together to create a season lineup that “starts a conversation.”

DEMONS OLD AND NEW TAKE THE STAGE AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ARTICLE DAWN BONKER

MONSTERS AREN’T JUST THE STUFF OF

The professor of theatre hopes the season

HALLOWEEN, SWOOPING ONTO THE

serves as a meditation on an uncomfortable

SCENE IN THE TRAPPINGS OF THEIR

aspect of human nature.

BREED–CAPES, FANGS, FLYING BROOMS

“We’re really trying to unpack this idea

AND ALL THE REST–THEN EXITING

of how we make monsters of the other. It

STAGE LEFT UNTIL NEXT SEASON.

just seems so relevant. How do we break

“People can conjure them up like soup, with fear of the unknown a key ingredient,” says

The #MeToo movement and the immi-

John Benitz, chair of Chapman University’s

gration crisis at the border helped spark the

Department of Theatre in the College of

theme. But, tough topics are familiar territory

Performing Arts. “It’s a sad instinct we some-

for the department’s theatrical selection com-

times gravitate to. Once you’ve successfully

mittee, which includes students and faculty.

objectified a group or person, it makes it eas-

“We’re always looking to produce theatre

ier and possible to display hate against them.”

that starts a conversation. Certainly, it’s about

Such modern beasts take the stage in the

entertainment. We want people to experience

university’s theatrical lineup for the 2018-2019

top-quality entertainment. But, in the end, we

season, built around the theme Monsters &

want to create dialogue, give them something

The Other. The season opens with the classic

to consider and be moved emotionally, and

“Dracula” and follows with a variety of plays

perhaps even changed a bit,” he says.

that ponder the human tendency to demonize the stranger and hold a mirror up to the monster within us, Benitz explains.

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through that?” he says.

Student

need

also

drives

the

season’s selections.

“We have incredibly talented students,

Other productions will examine hate

and so it is fitting to create a season that

crime, war and even the bumpy business of

reflects that talent and makes a playground

facing diversity.

for that talent to thrive,” Benitz says.

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY’S 2018-2019 THEATRE SEASON + “Dracula” by Steven Dietz, from the novel by Bram Stoker | October 18–20 and October 25–27 He’s still the Dracula you know, but more sinister than ever in this contemporary adaptation. + “If All the Sky Were Paper” by Andrew Carroll | Directed by John B. Benitz | November 10 A play about one man’s search for extraordinary war letters. Celebrity cast members to be announced. Previous productions have featured guest stars Annette Bening and Laura Dern, among many others. + “Vinegar Tom” by Caryl Churchill Directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Tamiko Washington | November 29–December 8 A contemporary work that uses a 17th-century witch hunt to condemn past and present oppression of women. + “The Laramie Project” by Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project | Date to be announced A theatre reading of the play written in reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. + “Avenue Q”Music and Lyrics by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez | Book by Jeff Whitty | Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx | Directed by Luke Yankee | February 14–16 They’re young, randy and living amidst strangers in New York City. And, they’re puppets, diverse and hilarious puppets. This production of the Tony Award-winning musical is staged in Musco Center for the Arts. + “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen | Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Nick Gabriel | April 25–27 & May 2–4 A young woman discovers her late sister’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook and journeys into a world laden with action, comedy and life lessons.

“If All the Sky Were Paper” returns to the Chapman University stage this fall. Based on Andrew Carroll’s bestselling books, the play features real letters that highlight the emotions experienced by troops and their families during war."

Tickets are available online at Chapman.edu/ Events-COPA or by calling the university box office at 714.997.6624.

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BACK STAGE COMEDIAN/ACTOR JON LOVITZ HAS ANTEATER ROOTS

Master Thespian Lets Loose in Irvine Jon Lovitz

ARTICLE HELENA DANOVICH INSPIRED BY HIS COMIC IDOLS, AL JOLSON AND THE MARX BROTHERS, JON LOVITZ CAME TO UCI IN THE MID-70S TO STUDY ACTING. In September, he’ll be back in Irvine at the Barclay to offer up his personal brand of stand-up.

A self-professed ham in his undergraduate days, Lovitz was honing his Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce routines in his dorm room and studying “Great Acting” (yes, that was the name of the class) during the day with his drama professor Robert Cohen.

With 21 plays under his belt, he graduated in ’79 with lifelong memories and a foreboding feeling of perpetual unemployment.

But, after brief stints working in a clothing store and a Xerox shop, he joined the Groundlings, an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, and his career took flight. By 1985, he was a regular on NBC's Saturday Night Live, emerging as one of the show's stars, thanks to his hysterically broad characters, including Tommy Flanagan: The Pathological Liar, Hanukkah Harry and The Devil.

One of his most memorable creations was Master Thespian, the ruthlessly ambitious egomaniacal actor. Created during his time at UCI, the sketch was inspired by former UCI drama professor William Needles.

In short order, Lovitz became a Hollywood mainstay in such movies as City Slickers II, A League of Their Own and The Wedding Singer— and as Jay Sherman in the acclaimed cult cartoon series, The Critic. When Lovitz wanted to try his hand at stand-up (he is one of the few performers to start as an actor and then become a stand-up comedian), his comedy compatriots came up with some undeniably unique advice: “Just have fun,” they said.

But, that is, of course, what this Anteater has been doing all along… “Yeah, that’s the ticket!”

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THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY IS FORTUNATE TO BE BLESSED WITH THREE PERFORMING ARTS VENUES THAT OFFER AN AMAZING ARRAY OF CULTURAL OFFERINGS.

The oldest, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, was launched in 1986, and is today one of the country’s major performing arts centers. Celebrating its 32nd season, audiences will enjoy everything from the world premiere of “Isadora,” starring today’s reign-

ing prima ballerina Natalia Osipova as modern dance revolutionary Isadora Duncan, to Broadway’s smashing success, the sixtime Tony Award-winning “Dear Evan Hansen.” Under the artful leadership of President Terry Dwyer, the showstoppers continue.

Irvine Barclay Theatre opened in 1990 to great acclaim and has grown to be an arts superstar in its 28 years. The past three years have seen arts aficionado Jerry Mandel take the reins as president to propel the theatre to even greater heights. This season features Broadway/Cabaret, an amazing jazz season and contemporary dance series and individual artists and ensembles presenting a plethora of music genres, i.e. bluegrass, flamenco, gospel music and Hawaiian masters. It is a season for all tastes.

Termed “the new kid on the block,” Musco Center for the Arts opened at Chapman University in March, 2016, and with expert leadership from Executive Director Richard Bryant, the venue has rapidly become known as one of the top university-based performing arts center in the country. This season showcases renowned tenor/conductor Plácido Domingo in Verdi’s Don Carlo, Tony Award-winning Alan Cumming, violin superstar Sarah Chang, jazz icon Jon Batiste, country star Rosanne Cash, and the famed Julliard String Quartet.

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Segerstrom Center for the Arts “I can honestly say this is one of the most exciting moments in the history of the Center,” Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Terry Dwyer says.

Starting with the Center’s very popular Broadway Series in Segerstrom Hall, Dwyer says: “We have another great season coming up on the heels of our ‘Hamilton’ Season. Nearly every show is currently running on Broadway, including Waitress, Come From Away, Disney’s Aladdin and Hello, Dolly! starring Betty Buckley. Plus, we’ll have new productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Beautiful – The Carol King Musical returning, and the Center Premiere of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

Dwyer says the International Dance Series has become an artistic signature for the Center.

“Once again, we are offering a season with several premieres performed by the world’s best ballet companies and dancers. The world premiere of Isadora, created specifically for today’s most celebrated ballerina, Natalia Osipova, has turned all eyes of the dance world on the Center.”

In addition to Isadora, there is ABT’s annual treat, The Nutcracker, the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Pepperland with music of The Beatles, Don Quixote with the Mikhailovsky Ballet and Orchestra, Pygmalion with the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, and ABT’s extravagant production of Harlequinade.

The Center’s Cabaret, Jazz and Chamber Music Series adds to the variety of musical styles and traditions that can be enjoyed in nearly all the Center’s venues.

This season’s Cabaret Series showcases Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon fame), as well as Steve Tyrell, Aaron Lazar - “Broadway to Hollywood,” Rita Wilson “Liner Notes,” and Rob and Friends - A Little Night Music.

Dwyer is particularly proud of the Center’s Chamber Music Series, with a world premiere by Third Coast Percussion and West Segerstrom Center for the Arts/ RMA Photography

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The Center’s programming has broadened and reached new audiences with free performances at the newly-opened George and Julianne Argyros Plaza.

“We are complementing our flagship series with a broad range of offerings on the Argyros Plaza,” Dwyer says. “We look at the plaza

“I CAN HONESTLY SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CENTER.” - DWYER

as a major venue that features an eclectic selection of artists and entertainment as well as its own series of community-based performances and events.”

The Center also proudly serves as the artistic home, via the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, to three of the region’s major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale.

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Concluding, Dwyer says: “I can’t tell you how lucky I feel and how proud I am to be a part of an institution whose programs are such high quality and which cares so deeply about its community.”

Visit SFTA.org for dates and times.

1. Six-time Tony Awards winner, including Best Musical, "Dear Evan Hansen," presented in Broadway Series at Segerstrom Center 2. Mikhailovsky Ballet and Orchestra’s “Don Quixote” with Angelina Vorontsova and charismatic Ivan Vasiliev in Segerstrom Center’s International Dance Series 3. Emerson String Quartet in Segerstom Center’s Chamber Music Series/Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco 4. Jazz great Diana Krall featured in Jazz Series at Segerstrom Center CONTINUED >

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Irvine Barclay Theatre

Irvine Barclay Theatre Mandel was in retirement, after leading the Orange County Performing Arts Center (now Segerstrom Center for the Arts) for nine years, when he got the call to be president of The Barclay.

“I have to tell you, I’m having the most fun of any time in my career,” he says.

Under Mandel’s leadership, this season showcases a great roster of award-winning artists.

“For each genre, the artists are hand-picked,” he says. “There’s a reason everybody’s here. There are loads of Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Oscar nominees and winners, a Pulitzer Prize winner and even a musician with a royal knighthood.”

Always a mecca for jazz, the Jazz Series at The Barclay features an incomparable roster: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, saxophonist Grace Kelly, Dee Dee Bridgewater with the Memphis Soulphony, John Pizzarelli and a Salute to Sinatra & Jobim @50, Fred Hersch Trio, Dr. Bobby Rodriguez Latin Jazz Christmas, Christian McBride Big Band and, as a bonus, Miles Davis & The Blue Flame Incident, and Peak Experience - At Last, with guest vocalist Barbara Morrison.

The Broadway/Cabaret Series is filled with talent.

The roster includes Sutton Foster (“it took me two years to get her,” Mandel says), Christine Ebersole, Bebe Neuwirth, the Jerry Herman Broadway Legacy Concert, and now-famous Orange County School of the Arts graduates Krysta Rodriguez and Scott Barnhardt.

The Barclay’s signature Contemporary Dance Series features a diverse selection: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Israeli); Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company; Martha Graham Dance Company, Backhausdance, Jessica Lang Dance in world premiere of Tony Bennett music, and Orange County’s Festival Ballet Theatre.

The Musical Mavericks series showcases some great talent: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (“we’re setting up a dance floor,” says Mandel), Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Steep Canyon Rangers, Trio Céleste, “An Evening with Kathy Mattea,” and Tower of Power.

“The World Stages Series is a catch-all,” Mandel says, “with the Soweto Gospel Choir in a tribute to Nelson Mandela and Aida Cuevas, ‘Queen of Mariachi.’”

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Mandel is proud of the new National Geographic Live! series (“Nobody else has it,” he says) with noted “female Indiana Jones” Mireya Mayor, accomplished mountain climber Hilaree Nelson, and ocean photographer Brian Skerry.

The Family Series, always sold-out, features six amazing, enchanting performances, including the captivating Popovich Comedy Pet Theater.

Two stand-alone performances include comedian/actor and UCI alumnus Jon Lovitz and cirque-like performance, The 7 Fingers in Réversible.

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and showcases its musical theater, dance, opera and classical music performances there.

Mandel sums things up, saying: “The Barclay is in the best shape it’s been in with more performances and the best

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ticket revenue yet, increased fundraising support and new levels of financial commitment from our partners, the City of Irvine and UCI." “We are well received. The community gets to choose great performances, and everyone wants to be in a venue where every seat is a great seat. It’s a good place to be.”

For dates and times, visit TheBarclay.org 1. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featured in The Barclay's Jazz Series 2. Sutton Foster, two-time Tony Award winner and "Younger" TV star, makes appearance in The Barclay's Broadway/Cabaret Series 3. Jessica Lang Dance Company performs "That Thing Called Love" with the music of Tony Bennett in The Barclay's Contemporary Dance Series 4. AIda Cuevas, "Queen of Mariachi," makes an appearance in The Barclay's World Stages Series CONTINUED >

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Musco Center for the Arts Musco Center for the Arts

“Entering our third season, I think we’ve managed to reach a high altitude in a short period of time because of the people who are with us, not the least of which are S. Paul and Marybelle Musco, Chapman University President Daniele Struppa and international opera star Plácido Domingo,” Musco Center Executive Director Richard Bryant says.

Domingo will be performing the concert version of Verdi’s Don Carlo with the LA Opera Orchestra, marking his fourth appearance with the Center.

“Plácido is a friend and adviser, and there is no doubt his international prominence and endorsement have greatly helped us,” Bryant says.

Quintesssential stars of opera, dance, theatre and classical music grace the stage this season, including celebrated opera singer Nathan Gunn accompanied by wife Julie Gunn, classical guitarist Manuel Barreuco, the all-Stradivarius instrumentation Quartetto di Cremona, TV star Alan Cumming, singer Michael Feinstein's holiday performance, superstar violinist Sarah Chang, and the fabled Julliard String Quartet.

Top names in other genres feature jazz favorite and Steven Colbert bandleader Jon Batiste, blues icons Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite, country star Rosanne Cash, the side-splitting comedy of Colleen Ballinger in “Miranda Sings Live…No offense,” and in genre-crossovers, violinist Lucia Micarelli and Kishi Bashi with a string quartet.

Visiting artists and companies include the high-flying Chinese Warriors of Peking, the bagpipes and pageantry of the Scottish Music Tattoo and Parade, Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, both sharing the stage with the Chapman University Big Band, and two bands, Dustbowl Revival & Hot Club of Cowtown, combine to celebrate American neo-roots.

Dance is represented by the acclaimed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the extraordinary dancer/athletes of Pilibolus.

Special Events include a screening of Disney’s beloved animated classic Beauty and the Beast with live orchestra, including professionals and Chapman students; Musco-Center-produced, “A Southern California Christmas;” and a Veteran’s Day performance of the Chapman-produced play saluting America’s Armed Forces, “If All the Sky Were Paper.”

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“We’ve had a long list of important speakers here at Chapman Robert Frost, Martin Luther King, former astronaut Scott Kelly, etc.

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“We work diligently to engage our community,” Bryant says, “and Musco Center’s Heartbeat of Mexico Festival, presented in association with Chapman University’s Latinx Staff and Faculty Fourm, is held on Memorial Day weekend and features free all-day entertainment and ticketed headliners in the theatre.”

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“The College of Performing Arts is our biggest user,” he says, “and that’s why when we book visiting artists and companies, we give priority to those who can also integrate

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Speaking from the heart, Bryant says, “Having the privilege of working with these people and leading this place as it ascends is wonderful.”

For dates and times, visit MuscoCenter.org

1. International opera star Plácido Domingo performs concert version of "Don Carlo" with the LA Opera Orchestra at Musco Center/Photo: Doug Gifford 2. Tony Award-winning Alan Cumming in "Alan Cumming - Legal Immigrant" at Musco Center 3. Colleen Ballinger brings YouTube sensation and Netflix series star Miranda Sings to the stage in "Miranda Sings Live...No Offense" at Musco Center 4. At Musco Center, Dustbowl Revival (top) and Hot Club of Cowtown entertain in a celebration of The Band, the rock group that toured with Bob Dylan September 2018 | Newport Beach Lifestyle

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ATHEN S CULT UR E I S IN TOX I CAT I N G ART THRIVES IN THIS ANCIENT CITY

ARTICLE ANDREA POE

A distant view of the Temple of Hephaestus, part of the ancient Agora (marketplace and center of life for the ancient Greeks)

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ATHENS IS A CULTURED EUROPEAN HUB. The city gets a bad rap as a place to fly into before departing as fast as possible. Perhaps that’s because the gorgeous Greek islands beckon like sirens, but, in fact, the city has an undeniably artistic soul. Here, even the shops, cafes and vibrant bustling street life have a poetic edge. Art lovers won’t for a moment regret planning a long weekend in Athens to delve into Greece’s artistic pulse before (or after) hitting the idyllic beaches and Instagram-worthy views the islands offer.

ART LOVERS WON’T FOR A MOMENT REGRET PLANNING A LONG WEEKEND IN ATHENS TO DELVE INTO GREECE’S ARTISTIC PULSE BEFORE (OR AFTER) HITTING THE IDYLLIC BEACHES AND INSTAGRAM-WORTHY VIEWS THE ISLANDS OFFER.

Base yourself in Plaka, the old town, at the base of the Acropolis. The ancient site dominates the

Athens crown jewel, the Acropolis/ Photo Y Skoulas/VisitGreece.gr

skyline, commanding the hilltop above the city. By day, Grecian blue skies and a strong sun set the Parthenon in stark relief and come nightfall, when it’s strategically bathed in golden light, it becomes downright otherworldly. The well-placed and incredibly hospitable Plaka Hotel has a large rooftop bar with unobstructed views, as do narrow balconies perched outside many guest rooms. Nearby, the Art Gallery Hotel, a homey spot owned by the family of a local impressionist painter, has unobstructed views of the Parthenon from the common fourth floor balcony.

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National Archaeological Museum, where the gold Mask of Agamemnon resides/Photo Y Skoulas/ VisitGreece.gr

Acropolis Museum's Caryatids, who acted as pillars guarding the Temple of Athena Nike/Photo courtesy of the Acropolis Museum

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The chicly designed Acropolis Museum

excellent gift shop, especially appealing for

located on the southern slope houses a trove

fans of abstract art, thanks to the replicas of

of archeological finds from the site, including

minimalist prehistoric pieces.

the Caryatids that acted as pillars guarding

Benaki, one of Greece’s most celebrated

the temple of Athena Nike, which have been

art centers, housed in an elegant white

painstakingly restored using cutting-edge

townhouse, traces the cultural develop-

laser technology (take a careful look at the

ment of Greece until the country’s inde-

back of their heads to check out their intri-

pendence in 1821. Highlighted are the

cately carved braided hairstyles). For those

artistic contributions like textiles and jew-

looking to return home with a piece reflect-

elry. (The intricately rendered gold pieces

ing Greece’s artistic tradition, the Acropolis

are particularly spectacular).

gift shop, while not inexpensive, offers some very fine copies of original art.

For those who want to do a deeper dive into Greek art, there are a number of other muse-

The original Greek Agora (marketplace

ums with meaningful collections. The National

and general center of life for ancient Greeks)

Gallery of Art, which is spread over two build-

is within puttering distance of the Acropolis.

ings, spans centuries from the Byzantine era to

Stroll the site and weave amid the beautiful

present day. The Municipal Gallery of Athens is

ruins, which will toss you back in time to the

the city’s collection of mostly 19th and 20th cen-

days when Socrates picked up provocative

tury Greek artists. And, the Cartoon Museum is

conversation along a stone wall.

a highly relevant space, founded in 1994, that’s

Downtown at the National Archeological Museum, you’ll find some of the ancient

dedicated to cartoonists, especially those who tackle the political issues of the day.

world’s greatest treasures. The collection is

Beyond the museums, the streets are teem-

so large and substantial that real history buffs

ing with artistry, especially in Plaka. Take in the

will want to spend a full day (or even two) here.

neighborhood’s whitewashed architecture,

Stand-out pieces include the gold Mask of

steep steps and stony hills as you shop for

Agamemnon, which dates to 1500 BC and a

hand-made leather sandals, artisanal olive

fragment of Acropolis law etched into marble.

oil soaps and antiques. The heartbeat of the

EMST National Museum of Contemporary

area is Monastiraki, a sprawling market, where

Art offers a completely unique opportunity

stores stay open well past nightfall, some as

to take in work by (mostly) Greek artists,

late as midnight.

many which address current events, such

Come evening, take a seat outdoors beside

as the impact of the European Union on the

locals gathered at the lively cafes that stud

islands. Note: A complete reconstruction is

the market to talk politics, art and sport.

underway, so exhibits are limited until 2019.

Follow the Athenian lead and order Mythos

At the compact Museum of Cycladic Art

beer, a shot of ouzo or a frothy cappuccino

you’re more likely to see locals than tour-

freddo while you gaze up at the Acropolis,

ists. Here, spread out on the museum’s four

where civilization as we know it started. You

floors is some of the most important works

may have a ferry to catch to a gorgeous Greek

of art from the islands, some dating back to

isle in the morning, but for now, you can rest

the Bronze Age. This museum also has an

assured you are right where you should be.

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I C F A IC P A 40-YEAR JOURNEY

Y SY M PH O N FROM FULLERTON'S PLUMMER AUDITORIUM TO THE CELEBRATED STAGES OF EUROPE, CHINA, AND CARNEGIE HALL, PACIFIC SYMPHONY IS AN ORCHESTRA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

ARTICLE TIMOTHY MANGAN JIMMY CARTER WAS PRESIDENT, “ALL IN THE FAMILY” WON BIG AT THE EMMYS, DISCO WAS STILL POPULAR AND THE YANKEES BEAT THE DODGERS IN THE WORLD SERIES. There was no cable or cell phones or personal computers. People read newspapers, on paper, delivered by kids on bicycles. We’re talking 1978, 40 years ago.

That was also the year that Pacific Symphony was founded. I was attending high school in Fountain Valley, a trombonist with hopes for the future. In March, a group of community leaders in northern Orange County led by Marcy Mulville got together with the Cal State Fullerton conductor Keith Clark to form what they would initially call the Pacific Chamber Orchestra (changed a couple years later to Pacific Symphony Orchestra). I didn’t hear about it at the time, but soon enough, Forrest Gump-like, if you will, my own musical path would begin intersecting with the orchestra’s at significant points in its history. When I look back on my life, the Symphony plays a big and recurring part.

My introduction to the group came in the early 1980s. A music major at USC, I was asked to sub as second trombone in performances, if memory serves, of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Brahms’s Requiem led by Clark. This was in the days when the orchestra performed at Santa Ana High School. For most of the

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rest of the 1980s, though, we went our sepa-

The year 2006 marked a turning point. The

rate ways. I was off to work in a band at the

orchestra made its first European tour, with

EPCOT Center in Florida, then went to study

stops in Munich, Lucerne, Cologne, Vienna

music criticism at the Peabody Conservatory

and elsewhere, and a certain music critic was

in Baltimore. Under Clark, the orchestra made

embedded for the ride. (I started my career

a series of recordings of mostly neglected

as a blogger during that trip.) Among other

American repertoire (still in print), but con-

things, the European tour, with its first-class

tinued as a part-time, freelance ensemble.

concert halls, helped prepare the musicians

Perhaps, its most significant moment of the

to open — this time they got the call — the

decade was a negative one. At the opening

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in

of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in 1986,

September, which they did with newly-com-

the Los Angeles Philharmonic performed

missioned pieces by William Bolcom and

instead of the up-and-coming local orches-

Philip Glass, star soloists Midori and Plácido

tra. Its time had not arrived.

Domingo, and a performance of Mahler’s

By the 1989-1990 season, Pacific Symphony

Symphony No. 1. It was a big moment for

was in search of a new music director. I had

Pacific Symphony and Orange County, and

recently started writing for the Los Angeles

part of my beat to report on it.

Times as a freelance music critic and had been

In 2013, I finally performed with the orchestra

assigned to review the candidates for the job,

again, as part of the orchestra’s OC Can You

who would take turns guest conducting the

Play With Us? initiative, during which amateurs

orchestra throughout the year. On Jan. 31,

were seated side-by-side with members of

1990, a young conductor trained by Leonard

Pacific Symphony. St.Clair conducted the finale

Bernstein, Carl St.Clair, auditioned for the posi-

of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and I once

tion, and I was in the audience reviewing for

more played the second trombone part. I could

the Times. “It was time again for another tryout

now say that I had performed under every

Wednesday at Segerstrom Hall, and conductor

music director the orchestra has ever had.

Carl St.Clair made the most of the opportunity,”

Carnegie Hall beckoned St.Clair and the

I wrote. “As the latest candidate for the Pacific

orchestra in 2018, inviting them to make

Symphony's music director position, St.Clair, an

their debut in the venue with Glass’s “The

assistant conductor for the Boston Symphony,

Passion of Ramakrishna,” commissioned in

was a compelling presence.” A few weeks later,

2006 for the opening of Segerstrom Concert

he was named the next music director.

Hall, recorded in 2011 by these musicians

Throughout the 1990s, I continued to review

and now being performed in New York for

the orchestra regularly for the Times and then,

the first time. The hall was sold out; the

beginning in 1998, for The Orange County

New York Times called the group “a major

Register. St.Clair was busy building up the orches-

ensemble.” A month later, they jumped in

tra, increasing the number of its performances,

a plane (and trains and buses) and made

commissioning new music and continuing with

their first tour of China, where audiences

recording. At the Register, the orchestra was the

responded joyously.

centerpiece of my beat and I reviewed its entire

I went along, but not as a critic. Now, as

season, interviewed guest artists and St.Clair as

the 40th season begins, Pacific Symphony

well. In 2000, he instituted the annual American

is the largest-budgeted U.S. orchestra

Composers Festival, which quickly became one

founded in the last half century. It’s come

of the highlights of the concert season here, and

a long way. These days, it even has its own

a pleasure to write about.

writer-in-residence. Me.

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Renowned tenor/conductor Plácido Domingo joins Pacific Symphony on the 2006 Opening Night concert in the new Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Music Director Carl St.Clair conducts Pacific Symphony in its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut (April 21, 2018)/Photo: Richard Termine

Music Director Carl St.Clair and actors take final bows after performance and videotaping of Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a Great Performances episode broadcast nationally on PBS this year/Photo: Joshua Sudock September 2018 | Newport Beach Lifestyle

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT

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Coach Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers

Coach Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes

Coach Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide

Coach Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FAVORITES WILL ALABAMA DOMINATE AGAIN?

ARTICLE RICK GAETH

THE 2018-19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON IS FAST

The Big Ten will have a playoff team again, and Ohio

APPROACHING. The NCAA playoff committee has made it

State with Coach Urban Meyer is still the top dog in the

clear for this season that only Power Five conference teams

conference. This league is loaded with talented teams,

(SEC, Big 10, ACC, PAC 12, and BIG 12) will be allowed a spot in

and more than likely, conference play will eliminate a lot of

the College Football Playoff. That leaves only a handful of teams

them from the playoffs.

that realistically have a chance to make it to the playoff.

The University of Central Florida (UCF), a Group of Five conference team, was denied a berth in the playoffs last season even

ACC Conference favorite Clemson looks loaded again with talent, but will play at Texas A&M and Florida State. If they win both games, then they have a good chance for a playoff slot.

though they were the only team with a perfect record, including

The Big 12 will not make the playoffs this year. Oklahoma

a win in their Bowl game. UCF coach Scott Frost has moved on

and Texas play each other this season, and the winner of

to his alma mater, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where

the Red River Shootout will have to go undefeated to earn a

he quarterbacked their 1997 National Championship team. The

place in the playoffs.

Huskers are a team to watch with Frost at the helm.

To be considered for this season's playoffs, the Pac-12 and

In the PAC 12, Southern California local powers, USC and UCLA,

Big 12 conference champions will have to go undefeated with

have both lost their starting quarterbacks to the NFL and UCLA has

impressive wins. The other three Power Five conferences

hired new coach Chip Kelly. Both teams are a year away from com-

could have one loss and still make the playoffs. It is unlikely

peting for a coveted playoff spot. The Washington Huskies have a

that this season will have a two-loss team in contention.

chance if they beat Auburn, Stanford and then Washington State for

The four most likely playoff teams for 2018-19 are Alabama,

the annual Apple Cup. If Washington survives these three games and

Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson.

are undefeated, they should have a good shot at making the playoffs.

College football currently has four playoff teams. Critics

The SEC will likely determine its championship with an

want that to increase to eight teams. The change would give

Alabama-Georgia game. The common thread with these teams

automatic berths to the five Power Conference championship

is they both travel to LSU’s Death Valley, so LSU could be the

teams and would allow three at-large teams This would open

league spoiler. Alabama and Georgia have only four road games

the playoffs to Independents and other small conference teams,

and eight Conference games during the season. This disparity

or a really good Power Five Conference runner-up that deserves

in Conference games is a big advantage for the SEC when com-

a shot. Whatever playoff system is in place, college football fans

pared to conferences like the Big 10, who have 9 games.

nationwide will be cheering again for their teams.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

FOOD STYLING 101

cook it like a chef MULTICOLORED BEET, WHIPPED GOAT CHEESE, PICKED FIELD GREENS AND BALSAMIC BRUSCHETTA

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY JESSICA ROY

CREATING A BEAUTIFUL DISH THAT WILL PLEASE A CROWD OR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IS ACHIEVABLE WITH JUST A FEW QUICK TIPS AND EASY-TO-FOLLOW STEPS. One of my beliefs is that people eat first with their eyes; therefore, I love to create food that is vibrant, fresh and, of course, delicious. Taste to me is equally if not more important so I always encourage seasoning and tasting as you go. This simple beet and whipped goat cheese bruschetta is served on a multigrain baguette, topped with juicy blood oranges, tri-colored beets, balsamic glaze, and picked garden greens.

INGREDIENTS 1 14 oz. Multigrain Baguette 10 oz. Goat Cheese 1 Lemon, zested and juiced

½ lb. Baby Candy Stripe Beets (optional) 2 Blood Oranges

¼ c. Whipping Cream

4 oz. Petite Salad Greens

1 lb. Baby Red Beets

¼ c. Balsamic Reduction

1 lb. Baby Golden Beets

3/4 c. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

METHOD Let Goat Cheese soften. Separate beet root from stem.

Wash beets and place in a steamer. Steam until soft and cooked through, approximately 25 minutes. Reserve beet greens for another use (they are amazing sautéed.)

In the meantime, place goat cheese and whipping cream in a bowl. Add lemon zest and season with 1 tsp. salt. Whip until soft and fluffy and reserve in refrigerator.

Slice bread ¾ inches thick. Place 1/8 c. olive oil in skillet and toast bread until light golden brown on both sides, reserve. Take beets out of the steamer. When they are warm, carefully peel skins away with a paper towel being careful to leave long root intact. Cut root away from beet and reserve for garnish. Cut beets into bite-size pieces and keep in separate bowls. Mix ½ c. olive oil and lemon juice together and divide between beets. Season beets with a generous amount of salt and pepper.

Peel blood orange and cut into segments, and cut again into bite-size pieces. Reserve in a small dish. Dress picked salad greens with 1 tbs. olive oil and toss with a pinch salt and fresh pepper. Place toasted bread on serving platter. Spread

Beet and Whipped Goat Cheese Bruchetta on a Multigrain Baguette

goat cheese on top. Place beets on top of cheese mixture, starting with red beets first. Arrange 3 pieces of orange segments on each slice. Garnish with beet roots and picked salad greens. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and enjoy!

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STEP 1

Place toasted bread staggered on a serving platter. If you can, choose a rustic wood-style platter to enhance the farm-to-table feel. A nice white platter would work equally as well and will contrast nicely with the beets. Spread whipped goat cheese on top.

Tip: While spreading, make peaks with the goat cheese to create dimension and height. This way, when you place the beets on top, it will create visual interest.Â

STEP 3

Place picked salad greens and beet root tips on top. Tip: I try and choose leaves that are curly and look interesting to create a more whimsical effect. You want to place them deliberately to create dimension but being careful not to cover beets up.

STEP 2

Place seasoned beets and blood orange segments on top of goat cheese. Tip: Place red beets down first; then, place other beets and blood orange segments on top. This will prevent red beets from bleeding into other ingredients.

STEP 4

Drizzle with balsamic glaze and enjoy!

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