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teenagers in ill-ﬁ tting suits, the shuttle | felt like a party bus taking us to prom. I 10 appreciated them taking care of their guests, and I had a feeling that theme would carry on throughout the festival itself. It was a short trip to the church, and my stomach was very much on my mind when I got out. However, I didn’t want to ignore some of the real rockstars of the festival, namely the many vendors that set up kiosks in the courtyard. They were selling everything from jewelry and PEOPLE AT THE 41ST ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS POSING WITH HOMEMADE PASTRIES home goods to Greek novelty T-shirts and hoodies. However, one vendor that the festival, he has this way of ex- integrity, and while I’m not a big toma- It’s fried cheese on toasted bread and on display, and I nearly panicked from particularly caught my eye hailed plaining the appeal of this and similar to guy, the slices served well to freshen if you ask me, there’s little one can do the sheer amount of delicious choices from Egypt, rather than the nation cultural events. He compared it to re- things up. The tzatziki sauce also to improve upon that formula. Some- in front of me. Theples, melomakarona, being celebrated over this weekend. turning to one’s homeland; “It’s [getting helped in that regard, and the variety how, though, they managed to do just ravani and more graced my vision, but His country is also the cultural root to see] the way that people dance, the of textures made it a delight. that, and I found this simple dish to be it was the famous baklava that won of many of the goods he had on sale. way they eat, the way they enjoy life. I was sat- abound with tex- my heart in the end. Traditional garments, papyrus scrolls, When you see the culture come to life, isﬁ ed, but I SAGANAKI (FLAMING CHEESE) ture and nuance This turned out to be a good decision. miniature backgammon boards and it’s like seeing the country appear in knew I had (especially upon The flaky top layers complemented the more covered the tables and walls in front of your eyes.” a duty to be adding some chewier ones in a stunning dance, and his tent. That thought was wonderful, but as I a thorough lemon juice). I could tell that care was put into the “We import traditional items from wrapped up my discussion with him, journalist, so I I also got to meet creation. It turned out my intuition was Egypt, and we always get the best my next thought immediately went pulled myself some wonder- correct; every pastry on display was quality; we’ve never gone for the to what awaited me on the other side up from my ful people who handmade by church volunteers. mass-produced, “touristy” things,” of the courtyard. I had already seen chair and sat down at my I found that to be a symbol of what

FLAMING SAGANAKI FLAMING SAGANAKI said the vendor. “We make our own the sign for pastries, which included wandered table shortly was happening here. Members of this work, and each piece is individual some enticing pictures of baklava, but back to the after me, and church, both Greek and non-Greek, and unique. That’s why they love our I knew I had to go for something savory food court to they were kind came together to put all their care work.” fi rst. Specifi cally, a gyro was in order. see what else enough to give and love into an experience for their CULTURAL CROSSROADS AT “The jewelry you see here came out of It seems I had shown up right after would be in me the scoop on community to enjoy. Using their hands the sea. There’s coral, mother of pearl, everyone had gotten their fi rst servings store. I saw a many of the oth- and hearts to full capacity, they invited abalone, even lava. I call those lava of food, so there was no line as I entered giant sign that er meal options. people to see exactly what the desire to ST. PAUL’S 41ST ANNUAL GREEK pieces ‘the beauty of destruction.’ ” the clean white gyro tent. I ordered one said “Sagana- They had special spread culture can allow for. Frankly, I wondered what drew him to sell for a cool $8, and right as I was about ki (Flaming praise for the I’d be surprised if anyone thought they traditional Egyptian decorations at the to ask them how their day had been Cheese).” At pastitsio, which is hadn’t pulled it o . They love their cul- FESTIVAL Greek festival, and fi gured his connec- going, a hot gyro was being presented this point, I blacked out and suddenly a Greek lasagna-type dish, along with ture, they love their Church, and they tion might be with the Church itself. to me with a warm smile. awoke standing in front of their booth. the grape leaves and lamb, the latter love the community that’s welcomed “I’ve been with the Church since 1997. I had a slight worry that the quickness Reading that this would be “fried of which they described as tender and them with open arms. DELICIOUS FOOD AND COMMUNITY SHINE AT I’m here every year for my beautiful with which it was done would a ect Greek cheese flamed in brandy” only subtly seasoned. It’ll be too late to attend this year’s church and my beautiful people. I the quality, but nothing could have made it more appealing, and watch- After we shared a cup of wine (their festival by the time this article comes ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN IRVINE. live in San Dimas, but I always come been further from the truth. The meat ing the cheese crisp up and erupt in treat to me), I ventured o on my fi nal out, but be sure to stay updated with around here with my friends.” was flavorful and tender, the bread alcoholic flames was one of the most mission: dessert. I made a beeline to the St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church for STORY AND PHOTOS BY: RYAN NAJJAR As far as people who haven’t been to was pillow soft while having plenty of enticing things I’d seen in a while. room where they had all the pastries details on next year’s festivities! 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DELICIOUS FOOD AND COMMUNITY SHINE AT SHINE AT DELICIOUS FOOD AND COMMUNITY IN IRVINE. FESTIVAL ANNUAL FLAMING SAGANAKI SAGANAKI FLAMING CULTURAL CROSSROADS AT AT CROSSROADS CULTURAL GREEK ANNUAL 41ST PAUL’S ST. FESTIVAL FOOD ARTS oon after Laguna Beach’s sum- merlong Festival of Arts (FOA) invited people from around Orange County to enter its ﬁ ne Sart show more than a dozen years ago, several artists from Irvine eagerly ap- plied for admission. This year, six Irvine residents are pleased to show their artwork in the festival, which opened on Friday, IRVINEWEEKLY.COM July 5. Three of these artists, working in printmaking, photography and oil painting, respectively, help to demonstrate the variety of work shown at the FOA. Noriho Uriu is one of the longest running Irvine residents exhibiting at the festival. She moved to the United | 2019 10, JULY

States from Japan in 1987 and to O.C. | in 1998. Originally trained in realistic 12 fi gurative drawing and painting, she studied printmaking in 2000, and soon began experimenting with intaglio, etching, dry point, aquatint, relief print, woodcut, linocut, monoprint and monotype — often combining several SOUND TRIP BY HORIHO URIU WINSTON CHURCHILL BY DENNIS CARRIE print methods in one work. An exhibitor at the FOA since 2005, she this vision, he shoots majestic waves as they are part of a category of work About his “Frederick Douglass Seated,” “Lincoln is universally recognized as is excited to show her work to visitors from the shorelines of local surfi ng that he calls “Abstract Extractions.” in this year’s show, he explains, a man of great character, courage, from around the country and the world. spots, including Laguna Beach and The Portrait painter Dennis Carrie, “Douglass was a man of extraordinary and honesty. He was responsible for She describes her work in this year’s Wedge Newport Beach, featured in the exhibiting at the FOA since 2017, courage and eloquence who did much making this country one of liberty show as “transience and reemergence,” 1964 fi lm, The Endless Summer. describes his experience there: “The to begin the movement in the United to be possessed by all of its citizens.” explaining, “I have long been interested The working title for Rothage’s photos most important highlight for me is States toward a nation of freedom to About “Winston Churchill,” the title in the cycles of life and in the border at the festival this summer is “Slow meeting people from all over the world be enjoyed by all regardless of race. He and subject of another oil painting, between life and death.” Fast.” He explains that his photos from who visit the Festival. I want people to possessed striking physical features that Carrie says, “I believe that Churchill About her silk aquatint, intaglio and previous years have had remarkable see my paintings and to hopefully learn displayed his great strength of mind, was the one person most responsible for mixed media print, “Reemergence,” sharpness and clarity, especially for and be moved in some way.” courage, and character.” saving Western Civilization in the 20th Urio says, “One can look down on a tree such large images, and that people who Carrie’s subjects for his oil paintings He describes Abraham Lincoln, the century. This painting may inspire some stump from above and imagine the saw them often remarked that they felt are often portraits of historical fi gures. subject his “Lincoln Seated” portrait: curiosity in viewers to simply ask ‘who teeming activity of an urban layout, as though they were “there,” that they was that man?’ ” as life reemerges from the life force of could walk right into the ocean and the About “Protective Custody,” portraying the tree.” About her etching, aquatint waves. mug shots of eight prisoners from and intaglio piece, “Loop Line: Life’s This year, Rothage decided to slow various nationalities, Carrie says, “I was Cyclicity,” she explains. “Fading flowers down his camera’s shutter speed inspired to do this painting after reading

SALT SHAKER BY BRECK ROTHAGE are the symbol of the transience of to create images with a softer Eric Ho¥ er’s book The True Believer. It life, and their return to bloom the next appearance. With this new approach to is about World War II and about how season represents the cyclicity of life.” conveying, “the character or personality people can be convinced to perpetrate IRVINE RESIDENTS’ ARTWORK Her mixed-media drawing “Yuragi” of the ocean at the coastline,” as he unbelievably inhuman acts on other is based on a Buddha image, and says, viewers are delighted to see completely innocent human beings. includes elements expressing the this new work. He explains, “I do not Given that the desire to be good ought GRACES LAGUNA BEACH’S transition of human emotional stages care to document a specifi c place or to be the ideal state of mind, we should and states of consciousness. Her print location, but rather the ever changing never forget the evil of the past.” titled “Mapping” contains several layers compositions of colors, textures and This year, the Laguna Beach Festival FESTIVAL OF ARTS of balloons, symbolically depicting an motion — up close and personal.” of Arts hosts 140 artists, exhibiting more image of clouds. His largest piece from this new series is than 1,000 pieces of fi ne art, including Photographer Breck Rothage, the 72 x 48 inch “Painter’s Stroke,” with paintings, sculpture, photography, THIS YEAR’S EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL FEATURES displaying his work at the Festival of the characteristics of expressionist printmaking, ceramics, glass, furniture SIX IRVINE CREATIVES WHO WORK IN A VARIETY OF Arts for more than a decade, conveys paintings. His 45 x 30 inch “Smooth and jewelry. The outdoor festival at 650 his love of the seashore, with, “all of Peak” features waves coming to a peak, Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach is MEDIUMS it’s variations of colors, textures and as they often do at The Wedge. The open daily July 5 to August 31, weekdays compositions.” He adds, “The sights contrasting 60 x 30 inch “Smooth Roll” from noon to 11:30 p.m. and weekends, BY LIZ GOLDNER sounds and smells among the craggy depicts wildly rolling waves. And his 48 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (949) 494-1145, rocks, sand and sea are unique, x 24 inch “Powder II” and 20 x 30 inch LagunaFestivalofArts.org. PHOTOS COURTESY OF FESTIVAL OF ARTS LAGUNA BEACH beautiful and ever-changing.” With “Extract” have abstract characteristics, MEMPHIS BY DENNIS CARRIE IRVINEWEEKLY.COM | JULY 10, 2019 | 13 WINSTON CHURCHILL BY DENNIS CARRIE “Lincoln is universally recognized as recognized universally is “Lincoln courage, character, great of man a for responsible was He honesty. and liberty of one country this making citizens.” its of all by possessed be to title the Churchill,” “Winston About painting, oil another of subject and Churchill that believe “I says, Carrie for responsible most person one the was 20th the in Civilization Western saving some inspire may painting This century. ‘who ask simply to viewers in curiosity ” man?’ that was portraying Custody,” “Protective About from prisoners eight of shots mug was “I says, Carrie nationalities, various reading after painting this do to inspired It Believer. 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MEMPHIS BY DENNIS CARRIE About his “Frederick Douglass Seated,” Seated,” Douglass “Frederick his About explains, he show, year’s this in extraordinary of man a was “Douglass much did who eloquence and courage United the in movement the begin to to freedom of nation a toward States He race. of regardless all by enjoyed be that features physical striking possessed mind, of strength great his displayed character.” and courage, the Lincoln, Abraham describes He portrait: Seated” “Lincoln his subject SOUND TRIP BY HORIHO URIU as they are part of a category of work work of category a of part are they as Extractions.” “Abstract calls he that Carrie, Dennis painter Portrait 2017, since FOA the at exhibiting “The there: experience his describes is me for highlight important most world the over all from people meeting to people want I Festival. the visit who learn hopefully to and paintings my see way.” some in moved be and paintings oil his for subjects Carrie’s gures. fi historical of portraits often are “Extract” have abstract characteristics, characteristics, abstract have “Extract” x 24 inch “Powder II” and 20 x 30 inch inch 30 x 20 and II” “Powder inch 24 x depicts wildly rolling waves. 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July and photography printmaking, in to help respectively, painting, oil shown work of variety the demonstrate FOA. the at longest the of one is Uriu Noriho at exhibiting residents Irvine running United the to moved She festival. the O.C. to and 1987 in Japan from States realistic in trained Originally 1998. in she painting, and drawing gurative fi soon and 2000, in printmaking studied intaglio, with experimenting began relief aquatint, point, dry etching, and monoprint linocut, woodcut, print, several combining often — monotype work. one in methods print she 2005, since FOA the at exhibitor An visitors to work her show to excited is world. the and country the around from year’s this in work her describes She reemergence,” and “transience as show interested been long have “I explaining, border the in and life of cycles the in death.” and life between and intaglio aquatint, silk her About “Reemergence,” print, media mixed tree a on down look can “One says, Urio the imagine and above from stump layout, urban an of activity teeming of force life the from reemerges life as aquatint etching, her About tree.” the Life’s Line: “Loop piece, intaglio and flowers “Fading explains. she Cyclicity,” of transience the of symbol the are next the bloom to return their and life, life.” of cyclicity the represents season “Yuragi” drawing mixed-media Her and image, Buddha a on based is the expressing elements includes stages emotional human of transition print Her consciousness. of states and layers several contains “Mapping” titled an depicting symbolically balloons, of imageof clouds. Rothage, Breck Photographer of Festival the at work his displaying conveys decade, a than more for Arts of “all with, seashore, the of love his and textures colors, of variations it’s sights “The adds, He compositions.” craggy the among smells and sounds unique, are sea and sand rocks, With ever-changing.” and beautiful S LIZ GOLDNER BY SALT SHAKER BY BRECK ROTHAGE FESTIVAL OF ARTS LAGUNA BEACH PHOTOS COURTESY OF THIS YEAR’S EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL FEATURES SIX IRVINE CREATIVES WHO WORK IN A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS IRVINE RESIDENTS’ ARTWORK ARTWORK RESIDENTS’ IRVINE BEACH’S LAGUNA GRACES OF ARTS FESTIVAL ARTS ENTERTAINMENT rvine Barclay Theatre is about always fi nd something along the way of 16 dancers from di erent professional it or fi nish it on another company or to expand its horizons with more that surprises me when I least expect it,” companies who participate in a another organization and we’ve seen events than the venue has ever Mandel said. “Never knowing what the three-week workshop with four over the years that at least half of the seen before. This consists of music, surprise may be keeps me excited about choreographers (Julia Feldman, pieces that have been developing this cabaret,I dance, speakers, jazz and so what we do.” Alan Hineline, Alex Ketley and Tom project have gone on to be performed or much more. Beginning on July 12, the Irvine Barclay Theater opened in Mattingly) and perform original pieces. premiered by other organizations.” season will have the National Theatre 1990, and from the start diversifi ed with Over the years, the dancers have come As the founder of NCI, Lynch started it Live screening of All About Eve starring unique performances. Madel said it’s from a number of di erent professional as an independent project. Sixteen years actresses Gillian Anderson and Lily a place where audiences not only get ballet companies, including Nashville later, she’s seen a lot of change because James. This will be followed by more to see memorable shows, but can be Ballet, Richmond Ballet and Sacramento of the people who become a part of it IRVINEWEEKLY.COM events, including an evening of Broad- in a closer atmosphere with what’s Ballet. Artistic director Molly Lynch each year. way hits with Linda Edner, a lecture happening in front of them. said this event will have dances that “It’s di erent every year because there by CNN legal analyst Je rey Toobin are di erent choreographers that come and a night of music with Hamilton star each year,” she said. “And what I’ve Mandy Gonzalez. learned is I usually have about half President of the theater Jerry Mandel of the dancers return and half of the said that the 2019-2020 season is dancers [are] new so there’s sort of new taking on a di erent path than the | 2019 10, JULY

previous season with several more | kinds of performances. Several years “WE STARTED BY 14 ago, he and his colleagues started ADDING A JAZZ SERIES programming an arc that is about to come into fruition this season. THAT HAS QUICKLY “We started by adding a jazz series that MATURED INTO ONE OF has quickly matured into one of the best in Southern California. Then we added THE BEST IN SOUTHERN a Broadway-Cabaret series focusing on CALIFORNIA. great voices. And of course, the Barclay has long been known as a leading THEN WE ADDED A presenter of contemporary dance,” BROADWAY-CABARET Mandel said. The president added that he wanted SERIES FOCUSING to have a nice blend of di erent artists ON GREAT VOICES. come join and not only show o their AND OF COURSE, THE talent, but also bring an extra taste of the county. BARCLAY HAS LONG “[We wanted] well-known names in BEEN KNOWN AS A the fi eld, along with up-and-coming artists, and we try to add a SoCal LEADING PRESENTER element featuring the best that Southern OF CONTEMPORARY California has to o er in that genre,” he said. “We feel that the programming DANCE.” at the Barclay is fi nally hitting its -JERRY MANDEL stride and making itself known in the community.” BARCLAY THEATRE Mandel also said this season is not blood being brought into the project, just about presenting new art, but also but there are also dancers who have IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE about giving the community a place to been through the process so they can belong. help the dancers get acclimated in the “We want our patrons to feel that the process.” PRESENTS ITS 2019-2020 Barclay is their home,” Mandel said. “A The dancers spend up to eight hours comfortable and welcoming place for per day working on their pieces. Lynch them to share experiences with great said with all the hard work they put in, SEASON artists.” “The size of the Barclay allows us may or may not be completed. This will it’s the freedom they share that makes One particular event that Mandel to give our audiences very intimate give audiences the opportunity to ask their performances special. hopes residents will experience at experiences with the people on stage,” questions. “I always feel like if you allow yourself FOCUSED ON CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY the theater is Chick Corea, a jazz trio Mandel said. “You are never that far “It’s fully performed, but it’s not fully to be open that you can develop with Christian McBride and Brian away from the performances and that produced. And the audience can something new and I think thats what AND BELONGING THE VENUE BRANCHES OUT Blade, playing on October 4. And with creates a special energy between the o er their thoughts about it,” Lynch we really try to do at NCI is allow the WITH DIVERSE BOOKINGS numerous other performances coming audience and the artists that you don’t said. “Sometimes we’ll even ask the freedom for these choreographers to be up, everyone can expect something get in larger venues.” audience, ‘What did you get out of it? open-minded,” Lynch said. BY SAM MACHADO new and exciting that may be One of the more intimate performances What did you see?’ At the end of it, the For more information on the 2019-2020 unexpected. includes the National Chreographers choreographers own their work and season at Irvine Barclay Theatre, visit “A season is a year-long journey and I Initiative on July 27. This event consists they have the ability to go and stage thebarclay.org. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BARCLAY THEATRE IRVINEWEEKLY.COM | | JULY 10, 2019 15 -JERRY MANDEL -JERRY “WE STARTED BY BY “WE STARTED SERIES ADDING A JAZZ QUICKLY HAS THAT ONE OF INTO MATURED IN SOUTHERN THE BEST CALIFORNIA. THEN WE ADDED A BROADWAY-CABARET SERIES FOCUSING VOICES. ON GREAT THE AND OF COURSE, LONG HAS BARCLAY A AS BEEN KNOWN LEADING PRESENTER OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE.” blood being brought into the project, project, the into brought being blood have who dancers also are there but can they so process the through been the in acclimated get dancers the help process.” hours eight to up spend dancers The Lynch pieces. their on working day per in, put they work hard the all with said makes that share they freedom the it’s special. performances their yourself allow you if like feel always “I develop can you that open be to what thats think I and new something the allow is NCI at do to try really we be to choreographers these for freedom said. 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