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Enjoy a delicious, art-filled 5-course menu by renowned Chef Ron Oliver, inspired by one of the world's most impressive art collections. Featuring wine pairings from the Valle de Guadalupe, generously provided by Baja Wine + Food and private tours of the world's largest collection of African & Oceanic art. When Chef Ron was a child, his family’s obsession with tasty food and their habit of gathering in the kitchen inspired Ron to start cooking. He spent hours in the kitchen absorbing the sounds, aromas, and orchestrated movements surrounding him. Those experiences started the excitement Ron feels every time he steps into the kitchen. “I can still close my eyes and revisit those very first impressions of cooking.” Throughout his career, Ron has traveled the globe tasting, savoring, and noting foods of the various regions. “I traveled to discover native ingredients and cooking methods for my restaurants, but the perspective I gained on life was an ever bigger discovery. The idea that food is a gift from the earth, that cooking is an act of love, and that eating is socially unifying, are all concepts I learned through travel. Being able to share those experiences with others on a nightly basis as a chef is the best reward.” Despite the global nature of his spices and condiments, Ron looks close to home for the freshest local ingredients. He works with farmers and purveyors, both big and small. “My favorite grower is Blue Sky Ranch, a communal farm in Lakeside that grows citrus, stone fruit and herbs specifically for my kitchen.” Ron says his higher culinary purpose is to support local schools and to teach food literacy to young people. “I try to teach today’s children that the earth will take care of us so long as we take care of it. That is a very basic idea that is easy for them to engage in.” Chef Ron worked as Garde Manger Chef, Sous Chef, and Fine Dining Chef at The Peabody Hotel in Orlando. He helped open Roy Yamaguchi’s first mainland restaurant in Pebble Beach, California as Sous Chef. He ran the stoves as Chef De Cuisine of the iconic Marine Room Restaurant in La Jolla, California for 20 years. He now is a private chef and caterer, creating memorable dining experiences for all types of special occasions. Proceeds support Vanguard Culture, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diego's creative industry workforce with award-winning arts coverage, professional development, and unique cross-industry events. Vanguard Culture is on Facebook+ Instagram + @VanguardCulture on Twitter

Sometime today, the global population is forecast to hit 8 billion. The U.N. calls it a milestone for humanity, made possible by advances in public health and medicine. But there are also challenges.

North Coast Rep presents "An Evening With C.S. Lewis" starring David Payne. The year is 1962 and C.S. Lewis, the famous British author, is hosting a group of American writers at his home near Oxford. They are about to experience a captivating evening with a man whose engaging conversation and spontaneous humor made him one of the great raconteurs of his day. Seated in his living room, he recalls the people and events that inspired his thoughts and shaped his life; of his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, why he nearly abandoned the Narnia Chronicles, how he came to embrace Christianity and of the American woman who turned his life upside down. David Payne’s "An Evening With C.S. Lewis" has proved to be an enthralling theatrical experience, one which has led many thousands to discover, or rediscover, the continuing impact of a man who died over 50 years ago and whose collected works made him one of the literary giants of the 20th Century. London born actor/playwright David Payne’s first encounter with C.S. Lewis was when, as a teenager, he was given a copy of Lewis’ best-selling book "Screwtape Letters." Little did he realize that some 40 years later he would be gaining a reputation for his portrayals of its famous author. He has played Lewis in a number of productions of "Shadowlands," in his self-penned "Weep for Joy," in more than 500 presentations of "An Evening with C.S. Lewis" (My Life’s Journey) and "St. Jack & The Dragon" a touching yet sometimes hilarious account about the relationship between Lewis and his adopted mother, Janie Moore. Payne’s latest self-penned Lewis based show is "Wardrobes & Rings," which focuses on the very last meeting between Lewis and his great friend, J.R.R. Tolkien. To learn more about David Payne, visit www.aneveningwithcslewis.com. "An Evening With C.S. Lewis" will be performed on April 25 and 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at North Coast Repertory Theatre: 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive Solana Beach, CA 92075. Tickets are $39 and can be purchased at www.northcoastrep.org or at the Box Office (858) 481-1055. North Coast Rep is on Facebook + Instagram + @NorthCoastRep on Twitter

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