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Jan1

15th Annual Balboa New Year's DAY Talent Celebration

Balboa Gazebo, Oceanfront & Main Street, Balboa Village, Newport Beach, CA

To Participate or Sponsor Contact Tina4Music@Yahoo.com

 

The 15th Annual Balboa New Years Day Talent Celebration FREE Community Event at the historic gazebo stage in Peninsula Park near The Balboa Pier & Oceanfront Bike Path   After producing our annual Balboa New Year's DAY Talent celebration FREE community event for all ages at my own expense for the past many years even previous to 14 years ago when I received notification from the city that it had then been recognized as a special event requiring payment of permits and insurance, this year I am asking for sponsorship assistance in exchange for extensive promotional advertising on all affiliated online and print distributions AND video eMail commercial logo template with distribution 

 

This tradition of family FUN also involving Balboa merchant friends who generously provide free gifts and prizes is unique and especially beneficial since most communities only provide opportunities to celebrate New Years EVE for ages over 21 and are not FREE.

 

Your sponsorship and efforts to share this opportunity will be appreciated far beyond results from your investment for  this one event since will also be contributing to the passionate efforts of many to save preserve, restore and continue to enhance the history of FUN in Balboa throughout all seasons for the pleasure of present and future generations including local and global friends all over the world who enjoy sharing nostalgia and child hood memories of every day life and family vacations most often referred to as "The best times of our lives" 

 

You can view examples of this FUN daily communication at Facebook groups 

 

"I grew up in Newport Beach before it was The OC" 

"Balboa FUN Zone Rides"  

"Balboa Village FUN Zone" 

and "Balboa-Island"

 

Here is the estimated $2,000 event expense breakdown...  

Estimated EXPENSES $2,000

 

* City of Newport Beach Reservation, Licens & Permits $ 435

* City of Newport Beach Electricity 4 hours $ 52

* Event insurance $ 300

* At least 20 FM Radio Commercials $ 500

* Exclusive DISNEY Community Advertising $313

*Sound Engineering & Video Recording Equipment $400

 

Click links below to view  DAILY PILOT Los Angeles Times articles featuring some of my previous creative projects to collaborate talent for Balboa community enhancement.

 

"Bringing FUN back to Balboa with FUN Zone Fridays" 

 

Fun Zone business owner begins new family tradition in hopes of attracting some community and merchant spirit to the 'village.'

Event organizer who owns Fun Zone studio is holding fundraiser 

 

 

 

FREE Donations Help <3

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Aug12

OC Fair Closing Day Featuring MENAGERIE PLEASURES Duo Tina Hoffman & Gregg Thompson

The Orange County Fair Marketplace, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA

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♫ MENAGERIE PLEASURES DUO ♫
With full band sound and acoustic
Tina Hoffman & Gregg Thompson Since 1993
Featured at OC Fair Closing Day
Sunday August 12, 2018 12:00 NOON til 12:45pm

♫ PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW BAND PAGES
and if you like what you hear please like the page

Menagerie Pleasures
All genre duo with full band sound and/or acoustic

OC Pro Jam HOLLYWOOD Cross Promotion
Pro Jam House Band / Live Karaoke Band Experience

♫ MENAGERIE PLEASURES YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Fair Entry

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Tuesday July 3rd Our 3rd OC Pro Jam Hollywood Cross Promotion at Holiday

Tuesday July 3rd Our 3rd OC Pro Jam Hollywood Cross Promotion at Holiday

Holiday, 719 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA

<3 SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM TO VIEW SPONSORS

& AFFILIATES SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS to create musician networking opportunities since 1993 <3

  ♫ ! LAUNCH YOUR 4th of JULY CELEBRATION WITH US ! ♫ 

on the 3rd for our 3rd OC Pro Jam HOLLYWOOD Cross Promotion hosted by Holiday.Com in Costa Mesa & Taco Tuesday Angels !  

♫ ! ATTENTION MUSICIANS ♫ ! THIS TACO TUESDAY 7/3 Launch Your 4th at Our July 3rd OC Pro Musicians Jam HOLLYWOOD Cross Promotion at Holiday Costa Mesa ♫ FREE ADMISSION ♫ FREE VIDEO RECORDING & a FREE DRINK for each prearranged guest performer ♫ Even if you aren't a musician you will enjoy the awesome LIVE MUSIC No excuse not to support this historic music scene networking experience since the next day you can sleep in LoL

 

"Raising awareness for national expansion of free talent programs preventing addiction, bullying, cutting, grief, murder & suicide through MUSIC & The Arts" by encouraging donations, additional locations and volunteer talent instructors for COA Entertainment

www.CommunityOutreachAlliance.Com/Art-Music-Lessons

www.CommunityOutreachAlliance.com/Activities

www.CommunityOutreachAlliance.com/Donations

 

♫ IF YOU OR YOUR BAND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE

& RECEIVE A VIDEO RECORDING OF YOUR PERFORMANCE...

Contact Tina Hoffman with your song and performance time selection for inclusion in our prearranged schedule that will be publicized below in this event description box that I will update as each guest is confirmed

 

♫ VIEW OUR LIST OF 450 SONGS

http://menagerieentertainment.com/menagerie_pleasures_band_or_duo_song_list/

 

♫ MEET MENAGERIE PLEASURES Pro Jam House Band Musicians

Sir GT

Tina Hoffman Music

Joseph Larsen Drums (Gene Loves Jezebel)

"Emo" Emad Alaeddin

MUSICIAN DETAILS & DEMOS

http://menagerieentertainment.com/menagerie_pleasures_musicians 

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♫ SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS SO FAR INCLUDE...   8:30 WIKKID STARR from HOLLYWOOD Featuring Toney Richards Future Events Include... Fri July 13 The Rose Pasadena w Bullet Boys & Pretty Boy Floyd Fri July 27 Whisky A Go Go HOLLYWOOD w Pretty Boy Floyd www.wikkidstarrrr.com/calendar  

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LA Music Awards Nominee "Emo" Emad Alaeddin From Orange County UK Fan Page Original Songs

https://itunes.apple.com/ie/artist/emad-alaeddin/318141656

www.GrantedRecords.Com  

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Dean Rutherford Lead singer songwriter of the band I manage TEN MILE TONGUE

from Huntington Beach TOP $PONSOR OF TASTE OF THE ARTS Music Festival FUNdrai$ing for COA

will be singing Jane's Addiction.

LISTEN to a taste of Dean's talent www.TenMileTongue.Com/MUSIC

 

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♫ PLEASE LIKE OUR NEW FACEBOOK PAGES

supporting our efforts to create musician networking opportunities since 1993

 

Menagerie Pleasures ♫

All genre duo with full band sound and/or acoustic

www.facebook.com/pg/Menagerie-Pleasures-218811448701991/events

 

OC Pro Jam HOLLYWOOD Cross Promotion

Pro Jam House Band Experience

www.facebook.com/pg/OC-Pro-Jam-Hollywood-Cross-Promotion-1978736125492204/events

 

Much Love & BlesSINGs !!!  &;-) ♪♫ >♥< ♪♫ 

Tina Hoffman Music

Menagerie Pleasures ♫

Menagerie Entertainment

OC Pro Jam HOLLYWOOD Cross Promotion Facebook PageOC Pro Jam HOLLYWOOD Cross Promotion  Facebook Group

"Collaborating talent and resources

for local and global life enhancement projects

and community celebration events"

www.menagerieentertainment.com/menageriezine_newsletter

<3 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING SPONSORS & AFFILIATES SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS to create musician networking opportunities since 1993 <3

 

♫ TEN MILE TONGUE

Original Melodic Alternative Rock from hard edge to acoustic

www.TenMileTongue.Com/MUSIC

 

♫ Guardian Roofs & Solar Energy Solutions

Family Owned Contractor Construction Company Since 1984

Lic.No. 847279,B1 & C39 www.GuardianRoofs.Com

CALL 714-470-2869 Mention Tina4Music

 

♫ Granted Records

Multifaceted Music Recording & Academy for All Ages

www.GrantedRecords.Com

CALL 657-223-5737 Ask for Emo mention Tina4Music

 

♫ C4OCradio.net LLC.. RADIO & TV

 

♫ Designs by Eric Original 3D Skilsaw Woodwork ORIGINAL ART

Fantasy Medieval Pueblo Sci Fi Castles Prehistoric Dinos

Customized Functional Furniture Folk ART Paintings Abstracts and Family Crests handcrafted from rustic wood and tree branches found in New Mexico, Kansas and other Midwestern locations.

VIEW DESRIPTIONS & PRICING

CUSTOM ORDERS & QUALITY PRINTS ALSO AVAILABLE

Contact Tina4Music@Yahoo.Com

VIEW VIDEO MONTAGE WITH MUSIC

www.facebook.com/DesignsByEric/videos/1778179515528594

 

♫ Farrington previously STARFLOWER

by James Patrick Singer/Songwriter based in Long Beach, CA

His sound is influenced by the best bands of the 60s & 70s,

bringing it back to save the future

LISTEN FREE & BUY Itunes Amazon Google Play and Spotify.

LIKE at www.facebook.com/JamesPatrickStereo

NEW SONGS at FARRINGTON Youtube Channel

PREVIOUS SONGS at STARFLOWER Youtube Channel

 

♫ The Gerg Show! ONLY on www.indiesceneradio.com

on INDIE SCENE RADIO From MA USA

LIVE ROCK N CHAT Virtual Happy Hour

EVERY TUES & THUR 4-6pm PST

! CONGRATULATIONS to Gerg Anidem for The New England Music Scene Award !!!

www.IndieSceneRadio.Com

VIEW PHOTO JOURNAL ARCHIVE of Bands & Virtual Happy Hour Menus

www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.426186530839697&type=3

 

♫ KOCI SUNDAY BRUNCH 11am to 12 Noon

KOCI Radio Presents A SKOSH MORE with previous mayor of Costa Mesa Gary Monahan owner of www.SkoshMonahans.Com

LISTEN at 101.5 FM or www.KOCIRadio.Com

Call in 949-650-1015

 

♫ KOCI Radio Local Motion Local Music show

EVERY WEDNESDAY 8pm

with Rip Morgan “Supporting & Reporting on the Orange County Music Scene

www.kociradio.com/local-motion

 

♫ Menagerie Treasures Unique Boutique

FUNdrai$ing eBay store online global shipping or pick up in Newport Beach

Each purchase assists with financing collaboration of talent for local and global

life enhancement projects & community celebration events

10% of each $ale is also donated to Samaritan's Purse disaster relief

www.MenagerieTreasures.Com

 

♫ Menageriezine ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONAL DISTRIBUTION

$25 per Month (or $100 for a year including complimentary eMail template)

http://menagerieentertainment.com/talent_services__promotional_distribution

 

♫ Musicians Contact

Thousands of bands, employers, agents and managers have used our referral service to find musicians and singers for over 45 years. We bring musicians and bands together, from club and casual groups to traveling bands to concert and recording acts.

“My #1 all time favorite guitarist since 1993 found me again at www.MusiciansContact.Com“

Personal Testimony by Tina Hoffman Music, Menagerie Entertainment

 

♫ Soundhouse Promotions

Gear Music News Concert Tickets & Bands

You Need It..We’ve Got It!

All the best gear at the guaranteed lowest price.

www.soundhousepromotions.com

 

♫ SRPW FM Spectrum Radio

Michael Perrin DJ Micky

EVERY FRIDAY 10:30am-12:30pm PST 6:30-8:30pm UK & South Africa

VOTE & JOIN THE WEEKLY LIVE COUNTDOWN + CHAT

 

♫ TAXI TV with Ricky Menace & Arsenal of Friends

 

♫ Teletunez Music Library One Stop Shop

“Setting the mood for productions since 1988.

If we don't have the music you want we'll create it"  

FREE Admission Donation$ Appreciated 4 House Band Compen$ation

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In the 1980s while sending out invitations to my taste of the arts talent celebration events at The Gazebo in Peninsula Park near Balboa Pier to local and global recipients of my distribution I began using the terminology "Balboa Village" to avoid the frequent confusion from Balboa Island and other Balboas all over San Diego, Los Angeles and The Valley which I then revised to "The Balboa Village FUN Zone" because my events have always been created with the intention of enticing oceanfront guests to explore the FUN throughout the entire 3 block radius of both destinations for the full seaside amusement park experience between the beach and harborside FUN Zone boardwalk with breath taking panoramic views from The Ferris Wheel or while dining at one of the amazing bayfront restaurants + new and rare vintage arcade games + water sports + FUN tours + whale watching + anti mall affordable unique boutique fashion and gift stores + MUCH MORE and hopefully in the near future restoration of the carouselle and LIVE MUSIC.

In the meantime please Contact Tina4Music@yahoo.Com if you would like to help sponsor our next "Balboa Taste of The Arts Talent Celebration"

VIEW Balboa FUN Zone news, articles, multimedia images, music videos, film productions, and photos of previous attractions and community efforts to STOP & RESTORE gradual removal of historic nostalgic FUN


Most recent is at the top 

Oldest history is at the bottom

 

 

MERCHANT VIDEOS

 

www.yelp.com/biz/explorocean-newport-beach

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32780-d2359997-Reviews-Balboa_Fun_Zone-Newport_Beach_California.html

 

www.facebook.com/groups/BalboaVillageFUNzone

www.facebook.com/BalboaNewportBeach


www.thebalboafunzone.com

www.balboavillage.com

www.oceanquestoc.org/fun-zone

www.visitnewportbeach.com/activities-and-attractions/balboa-fun-zone

      

    

Photos by Newport Beach historian Jim Fornier Creator of www.TalesOfBalboa.Com

 

The Balboa Village FUN Zone PHOTO VIDEO JOURNAL

In construction 

 

"Saving The Historic Balboa FUN Zone" Photo Gallery Project

May 2016 

$234,398 LED lighted Arch proclaiming Balboa Village the 'Home of the Fun Zone' on Balboa Blvd at Adams Street gets Newport City Council OK www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0512-balboa-village-sign-20160511-story.html

 

www.oceanquestoc.org/fun-zone

Discovery Cube's Ocean Quest

 

www.Exporocean.Org is now Discovery Cube OceanQuest

www.oceanquestoc.org Previously www.NHNM.Org Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

 

 

April 21, 2016 

Newport Harbor’s iconic but struggling Balboa Fun Zone could get a boost in a long-running effort at revitalization through a merger to be announced today by Discovery Cube Orange County and the ExplorOcean nautical museum and education centerhttp://www.ocregister.com/articles/discovery-712656-cube-explorocean.html

 

 

 

 

January 25, 2016

From Mike Glenn 

Throwback to The Fun Zone (when it was fun) & How We Got to Where We are Today

Loyal family owned vendors EVICTED

 

http://savenewport.com/2016/01/25/throwback-to-the-fun-zone

 




January 4, 2016

ExplorOcean Replaces Tom Pollack with new chief Linda Mayer

 

http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-0101-ceo-explorocean-20160104-story.html


 

 

December 2015 

Just before Christmas 2015 Balboa Bikes was forced to close completely after a fire which at the time of this post is under investigation.www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-694966-beach-reported.html

 

HELP DEBBIE REOPEN atwww.gofundme.com/ezear8fw

 




August 17, 2015

Having lived in Newport Beach for more than 50 years, Ralph Rodheim feels certain about one thing: Balboa Village is not having an identity crisis. The commercial district that stretches between Palm and A streets along the Balboa Peninsula has gone through a variety of modifications 

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-balboa-revitalization-20150817-story.html





April 1, 2015

Yelp review from Mike Glenn www.SaveNewport.Com

www.yelp.com/biz/explorocean-newport-beach

 

This so-called museum is a farce at best.  What kind of museum destroys the very essence of Balboa, then claims to have preserved it?  ExplorOcean has destroyed the FunZone.  It is their property and they can do what they want, but it is laughable that they claim to be a non-profit of preservation when the only thing of significance that they have done is to destroy history.

 

In addition to the blight that they have caused in Balboa, they also play in local politics, getting politicians to gift them land and other special deals for prices lower than $1/day for a $10m plot of land-- less than they would pay in taxes if the land had simply been given to them.  The owners are awful.  Their politics stink, the place is vacant and not entertaining.

 

I go by all the time and never see anyone in there.  Not. One. Soul.  I have gone several times in hopes that I could be turned around.  The place is vacant.

 

"Hey, can you tell me how to get to ExplorOcean?" Said no one, ever.

 

 

March 19, 2015

From Mike Glenn

http://savenewport.com/2015/03/19/throwback-the-fun-zone-when-it-was-still-fun/

Do you remember the Fun Zone when it still attracted local kids and tourists?  Here is a collection of some of the older shots that I have found.

Now’days, ExplorOcean has purchased the building.  The rides were pushed out in exchange for a museum that I’ve literally never seen kids in.  Rumors abounded: The shops had their rents denied for renewal.  Boat companies on the shoreline were forced to sell their own companies to ExplorOcean for pennies on the dollar.  Meanwhile, as ExplorOcean destroys the FunZone, they also continue to bleed money.

 

 

December 23, 2014

Balboa Fun Zone yielding to educational space


http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-fun-zone-20141223-story.html

For generations, the scruffy but lovable Balboa Fun Zone was a whirl of lights and bumper cars and waterfront amusement rides. But then ExplorOcean bought a chunk of the property facing Newport Harbor and exchanged the kitschy Scary Dark Ride and bumper cars for a learning center focused on science education. But as the new owners continue to remold the area into a place for learning, longtime merchants and wistful residents wonder whether the fun has gone out of the Fun Zone. the nonprofit ExplorOcean — formerly known as the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum — has been a key player in the transformation of the Balboa Fun Zone from a 1950s-style seaside amusement park to an educational space that emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math.

 

 

 

June 18, 2014 Balboa Peninsula Aerial Flight

 

 

 

October 29, 2013

360 degree view of Balboa Peninsula and Newport Harbor

 

 

 

 

www.facebook.com/SaveTheBonfireRings

 

SAVE the Big Corona Fire Pits

www.facebook.com/groups/159619917026

 

SAVE the CDM and Newport Fire Pits

www.facebook.com/groups/247447988683358

 

 

 

 

July  13, 2013

 

 

 

July 10, 2013

 

 

 

July 1, 2013

 

The Balboa FUN Zone     Tina Hoffman Interview

 

ORANGE COAST MAGAZINE 

 

Rituals: The Slo-mo hurricane. Sandy wiped out the fun zones of the Jersey Shore overnight. Here, (Balboa) it’s a less dramatic erosion. www.orangecoast.com/rituals/2013/07/01/rituals-the-slomo-hurricane#sthash.RYFk73MT.dpuf

 

VIEW FACT CHECK & NUMBEROUS MISQUOTE CLARIFICATIONS by Tina Hoffman

http://menagerieentertainment.com/clarified_media_misquotes/balboa_fun_zone_the_slo_mo_hurricane/

0713Rituals1

 

 

 

June 28, 2013

 

 

*!* NICE COMMERCIAL *!*

 

June 21,  2013 California Travel Tips

reporter endearingly calls it "The Old Fashioned FUN Zone" 

 

Balboa Fun Zone - Newport Beach

 

 

 

June 12, 2013

 

 

May 30, 2013

 

May 24, 2013

http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/36117/home/assembly-to-consider-resolution-in-support-of-beach-bonfires/

 

 

 

May 16, 2013

 ExplorOcean, the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, has announced the appointment of Tom Pollack as chief executive officer replacing former CEO Rita Stenlund who resigned 

http://www.thelog.com/local/explorocean-announces-new-leadership-team/

ExplorOcean Announces New Leadership Team

 

 

 

March 27, 2013

TO SAVE BEACH FIRE PITS

Our home and business in neighbor city of Newport Beach is also facing the same endangerment of fire pits with the excuse of scientifically proven health risks however less in comparison to residential fire places & bbqs, cigarette smoke, exhaust from autos, boats, airplanes, lawn mowers etc....As even observed by coastal commissioner Esther Sanchez at the hearing last month you can review at www.menageriezine.blogspot.com/p/help-save-balboa-village-fun-zone.html

 

Hey Tina Hoffman. What about something like this for the fire pits?

Did you know that Fire glass produces more heat than real wood, and is also environmentally friendly.

There is no smoke, it’s odorless and doesn’t produce ash. You are able to stay toasty warm without cutting down trees and the specially formulated glass crystals give off no toxic deposit.

 

 

Thanks Courtney !!! I LOVE THIS !!! And it's gorgeous !!! Especially in comparison to the only other alternative suggestion I have received so far...aka COW DUNG lol !!! We will just have to find out cost and practical way to keep the glass contained ...maybe a metal mesh screen cover or something ? Well let's get the word out for our genius friends to figure it out before the FINAL DEADLINE in May. In the meantime I will add to our Chronicles of Balboa lol aka "Help SAVE Balboa Village & The FUN Zone History of FUN" Photo Video NEWS Journal since 2002 at www.Menageriezine.blogspot.com &;-) ♪♫ >♥< ♪♫

 

 

 

March 6, 2013

REMOVAL FIRE PIT ISSUE EXTENDED TIL MAY 

 

Maybe by the next extended deadline in May we can try to discover a scientifically proven economical way to ecologically convert the fire pit structures and update content burning regulations to reduce legitimate health risk concerns even tho scientifically proven less in comparison to injuries resulting from water, sand, sun, boats, automobiles, airplanes, cigarette smoke, residential BBQ smoke, junk food consumption and other activities related to LIVING at the BEACH as also observed and stated by Coastal Commissioner Esther Sanchez "No real comprehensive analysis of harm compared to other activities. BBQs from residents contribute more than fire rings. What it looks like to me how it's been presented is this is a way to control the public by getting them off your beach". "

 

In my opinion her intelligently presented insightful and transparent opinion deserves many new LIKES at www.facebook.com/esther4oceanside. VIEW the meeting highlights at www.coronadelmartoday.com/34504/home/fire-rings-decision-delayed-until-air-districts-may-meeting AND www.ocregister.com/news/fire-498489-rings-city.html SEE HOW TO HELP at www.SaveThePits.com/how-to-help &;-) ♪♫ >♥< ♪♫

 

PS *!* Please be sure to LIKE Esther's page at www.facebook.com/Esther4Oceanside and send her a BIG THANK YOU message there or email esanchezccc@aol.com &;-) ♪♫ >♥< ♪♫