John Moorlach in John Wayne’s booth at Gulliver’s Restaurant in Irvine. (Photo by Teri Sforza) This was John Wayne’s favorite booth, the server says. It’s all dark and rustic and Jolly Old England; the Duke himself gazes from a framed portrait over the table, pensive beneath his cowboy hat. The server wrests the table from…
Day: May 6, 2022
OC Fair 2022: Smokey Robinson, Lindsey Stirling, Maxwell added to Pacific Amphitheatre lineup
OC Fair has announced more performances for its 2022 Toyota Summer Concert Series at Pacific Amphitheatre including R&B legend Smokey Robinson, who just made his debut on the Palomino Stage the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio last weekend. Robinson will headline Pacific Amphitheatre on Aug. 12 ($40-$80). Electronic-pop artist, violinist and dancer Lindsey Stirling…
Sparks’ roster crunch means Amanda Zahui B. won’t play this year
The Sparks’ tough 2021 season – which ended without a playoff appearance for the first time since 2011 – did a lot to inform how Derek Fisher approached his second offseason as the team’s general manager. For one thing, he realized the Sparks desperately needed more players with the ability to go and get a…