:: SoBeCa ::
:: South On Bristol Entertainment Culture and Arts ::
2930, 2937, & 2981 Bristol Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626 contact: info@thelab.com

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Specialty retail projects, The LAB and The CAMP, across the street from each other on South Bristol in Costa Mesa, invite you to experience the “SoBeCa District”, an acronym for South On Bristol Entertainment, Culture and Arts. The SoBeCa District is the only progressive, lifestyle-culture, specialty retail shopping destination of its kind in Orange County reaching out to the community and surrounding neighborhood bringing together subcultures with common shared interests in fashion, arts and the outdoors.


 
2.14.10 SUNDAY – Happy Valentine’s Day
2.17.10 WEDNESDAY 5-8pm
OC CRAFT CLUB * FREE: IDEA FARM inside SEED People’s Market

2.20.10 SATURDAY 1-8pm
GRAFFITI BEACH POP-UP STORE: Shop art, fashion, and crafts. Enjoy a bikini fashion show, free food and live music

2.21.10 SUNDAY 12-5pm
GRAFFITI BEACH POP-UP STORE: Shop art, fashion, and crafts. Enjoy free food and live music

2.21.10 SUNDAY 6:30-8:30pm
Food: Intro to Cheese & Wine Tasting & Pairing: Focus on Spain * $35 + $25 supply fee (21 & over): IDEA FARM inside SEED People’s Market

2.24.10 WEDNESDAY 5-8pm
Craft: Mixed Media Jewelry * $40 + $15 supply fee: IDEA FARM inside SEED People’s Market

2.25.10 THURSDAY 5-8pm
Photography: What Does This Button Do? From composition to technical understanding: all the basics of digital SLR cameras *75 (bring your camera): IDEA FARM inside SEED People’s Market

2.27.10 SATURDAY 11am-2pm
Craft: Sewing 201 – Purses * $40 + $10 supply fee (Prereq: Basic sewing skills or Sewing 101): IDEA FARM inside SEED People’s Market

2.27.10 SATURDAY 3:30-6:30pm

Craft: Creating Natural Handmade Spa Goodies - * $45 + $20 supply fee: IDEA FARM inside SEED People’s Market

The LAB:

1.23.10 though 2.21.10
Eye Candy – A Valentine’s Inspired Art Exhibit: ARTery Gallery

2.05.10 FRIDAY 11:30-2:30pm
DJ Thomas PM: The Living Room
2.06.10 SATURDAY 8-11pm
Tom Gastelum Party at Treasury Dept. Store
2.12.10 FRIDAY 11:30-2:30pm
DJ Thomas PM: The Living Room
2.14.10 SUNDAY – Happy Valentine’s Day

2.19.10 FRIDAY 11:30-2:30pm
DJ Velvet Touch: The Living Room

2.26.10 FRIDAY 11:30-2:30pm
DJ Velvet Touch: The Living Room

2.28.10 SUNAY 3-5pm
KUCI Days: Bands TBD: The Living Room

SoBeCa:

Every Thursday-Saturday 5:30-11 PM
Boqueria Supper Club @ Rooster Café (750 Saint Clair)

 

On January 24th, The LAB and The CAMP held its first “Chalk-Off,” a sidewalk chalk art contest that took over the concrete pathways winding among both properties. Participants colored up marked areas with their own creative thoughts and messages for a chance to win gift cards to LAB and CAMP retailers including SEED People’s Market, Old Vine Café, Buffalo Exchange and Bundles and Bumps. After judging some impressive artistic talent, the finalists were chosen and rewarded. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Adult Division (Click Here To View Photos)
1st Place: Rina Kim: $100 Gift Card to SEED People’s Market
2nd Place: Tiffany Prajudha: $50 Gift Card to Old Vine Café
3rd Place: Katie Furuyama: $25 Gift Card to Buffalo Exchange

Kids Division (Click Here To View Photos)
1st Place: Ezra Silua: Age 8: Prize Bag and $25 Gift Card to Bundles and Bumps

We caught up with the standout winner of the adult division, Rina Kim.

Name: Rina Kim

Age: 21

Where do you live? Irvine, CA. But I'm originally from Torrance, CA by Redondo Beach :)

Where do you hang out? Anywhere in the OC area; I love hanging out in Costa Mesa because it seems that there are usually a lot more things to do!

How long have you been a customer of the LAB/CAMP? I only found out about LAB/CAMP when I came to Irvine for school (at UCI) so it's only been 3 years.

Do you have a favorite store or restaurant at the LAB/CAMP? I LOVE Native Foods Cafe! It's only been a couple of months since I found out about it, but I'm already racking up so much member points since I go so often. I also like SEED, so it's good thing that I won the gift card through this art contest. I really like Buffalo Exchange as well!

What do you do? Work, hobbies? I'm a Starbucks Barista on campus! My hobbies.. listening to music, doodling, going to the beach.

Are you an artist? Yup, I'm an Art major at UCI.

What is your favorite medium to work with? I'm not quite sure yet. I've tried lots of different mediums and so far, I think I like charcoal and ink the best. But we'll see.

Check out some of Rina’s artwork!

Got a small business idea? Tired of working in your garage?
Want a small retail shop in an
un-mall location?
We got a space for you!!
Innovative office/workspaces now available in the Sobeca area (Baker St. near Bear).

Let us know so we can
design accordingly.
Contact: ryan@thelab.com

 

SEED People's Market
Looking for Great People
(Permanent, Part Time Help)
Contact info@seedpeoplesmarket.com

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::: The ARTery :::
The ARTery is a series of steel shipping containers transformed into a walkthrough community art exhibition space. Located on The LAB's premises (www.thelab.com) in Costa Mesa, The ARTery is at the heart of the urban resurgence of Southern California. The ARTery is dedicated to supporting emerging artists through their exhibitions and installations. Each month The ARTery will present a Featured Artist in its main exhibition space that will last the duration of two weeks to one month. Also, local emerging artists and previous featured artists will display their artwork within The ARTery's supporting common areas. In addition to the show, each artist will be promoted through The Lab's collaborative efforts to further support the artisan community..

If you would like to submit work for the artery e-mail info@ thelab.com

 

Start the new year right with a water-wise landscape from Agave Coast Landscapes, a division of Laura Dalton Landscapes. From design to installation to maintenance, we will create a beautiful garden that saves lots of water--something you can will enjoy all year long. We are a licensed landscape C-27 contractor. Visit our website at www.lauradlandscapes.com to learn more. Agave Coast: Smart Gardens for Modern Living.

714-454-9114

765 Baker, Studio E

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

February 8th thru 14th
Stop in to Active for NEW spring product arrivals from all the top brands!
Active Tees 2 for $24
Active Socks 5 for $20

February is RVCA month at Active – check people.activerideshop.com for details

Please include these url’s on the post, if possible – in small print:
www.iamONEof.com
www.activerideshop.com

Old Vine Café is now taking reservations for Valentines Day Dinner!
Sunday February 14th 2010

Guests will have a choice between the following two menus. There will be two seatings, one at 4:30 & one at 7:30

714-545-1411

The Original Tasting Menu
First: Sautéed Sea Scallop on a nest of Crispy Fried Yucca finished with Tarragon Chardonnay Sauce. (Paired with a 2006 Frogmore Creek Chardonnay, Tasmania)

Second: Handmade Fettuccini Pomodoro garnished with Aged Pecorino Romano Cheese. (Paired with a 2005 Tre Serre Barbera, Piedmonte Italy)

Third: Four Ounces of  All Natural Filet Mignon & Crispy Fried Onions with Bleu Des Basque Demi Cream Sauce. (Paired with a 2008 Maipe Cabernet Sauvignon, Argentina)

Last: Grandma’s Cheesecake, Wild Berry Puree (Paired with a NV Ferreira Ruby Port)
$65 per person

The Vegetarian Tasting Menu
First: Salad of Baby Spinach with Dried Fruit, Pine Nuts, Fresh Goat Cheese & Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. (Paired with a 2008 Wild Rock Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand)

Second: Mozarella Buratta, Panko Crusted Eggplant, Grape Tomatoes & Basil Pesto. (Paired with a N.V. Caposaldo Brut Prosecco, Italy)

Third: House Made, Pan Fried Polenta with Pomodoro Cream Sauce garnished with Aged Pecorino Romano Cheese. (Paired with a 2006 Valle Reale Vigne Nuove Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Italy)

Last: Mini Pecan Pie Tartlets garnished with Vanilla Fleur De Sel Butterscotch Sauce & Whipped Cream. (Paired with 2003 Famiglia Bianchi Late Harvest Semillon, Argentina)
$65 per person

Old Vine Café is also taking reservations for Friday the 12th & Saturday the 13th of February. Our regular dinner menu will be served on these nights.
5:30 & 8:30 reservations only.

Valentine promotion Feb. 13-14 2010

Buffalo Exchange will be giving out Buffalo Exchange bags and tees with purchases of $50 or more. We will also have 80’s movie trivia for $5 off coupons.

Presidents day Monday Feb. 15, 2010, We will have President’s trivia for $5 off coupons.

Tuesday Feb 16, 2010, Fat Tuesday, we will be giving out plastic necklaces for mardi gras celebration.

 

What?
Enjoy free wireless connection for your laptop at The Camp and The LAB.
How?

Want to work in the Sobeca District?

Check out ryan@thelab.com for what's coming...


 

::: The CO-OP Galleries :::

Costa Mesa's newest student and emerging artist movement focused upon the arts through site-specific collaborative opportunities fusing fine art, music, architecture, environmental responsibility and active lifestyles together in one communal means of expression/exploration. The CO-OP Galleries are dedicated to searching outside the confines of established art institutions and presenting work that has the potential to engage a wide range of audiences. New opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture, multi-media installations, paintings, drawings and photography in an encouraging environment that invites interaction between artists, artworks and the public have arisen. For more information on how to exhibit with the CO-OP, email info@thelab.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
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