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CHECKING IN

Dining and dancing

Daily Pilot checks in with owner and entertainment director of Newport Beach lounge.

April 16, 2009|By Paul Anderson
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Around here people know that I am the No. 1 Michigan State University fan, very active in the alumni groups, a director of the SoCal Big Ten Club and OC Spartan of the Year. Yeah, we got thumped in the NCAA final game, by a very talented and very senior Carolina team. They were awesome, and we were glad to just be there playing in front of the largest crowd in Final Four history! We only graduate two players this year, which means that most of our excellent squad comes back for another run. MSU and Coach Tom Izzo have had tremendous success in the last 11 years, with five Final Four appearances, so we hope to be Top Five and the team to beat next year!

Alan, tell us a little about your charity events newsletter.

About eight years ago I started a simple e-mail going out to mostly single people in the Newport/Irvine/Costa Mesa area to let them know about Children’s Hospital of Orange County charity opportunities.

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I started to gather e-mail addresses, and other charities and venues asked me to let people know about their events, too. I now have more than 23,000 local subscribers. The idea is to let folks know about charity events, restaurant openings and other worthwhile and fun activities.

We try to find something for everyone, with an emphasis on opportunities to meet other quality local people. We look for interesting and worthwhile events that are not commonly known, or have some special appeal. It’s my way of giving back, get some much-needed publicity for some of these little charities and make some fun times for all.

We also do event planning and produce events, do marketing and publicity for restaurants and lounges (like Code) and occasionally host our own big parties.

CONTACTS

Code Restaurant and Lounge

Managing Partner: Moe Ghazi

4221 Dolphin Striker Way

Newport Beach, Calif. 92660

Reservations and info: (949) 660-0888

www.CodeRestaurant.com

Diamond Productions

Alan Freeman

2082 Michelson Drive No. 303

Irvine, CA 92612

afreeman@bestOCevents.com(949) 222-2232 office

(714) 390-5190 cell

www.bestOCevents.com


City Editor PAUL ANDERSON may be reached at (714) 966-4633 or at paul.anderson@latimes.com.

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