Pyrate Daze - Celebrating Pyrates, Steampunks, Zombies and Mermaids - Santa Ana, CA - 8/27 & 8/28

Pyrate Daze is a two day indoor/outdoor event launching on August 27th and 28th at the Embassy Suites in Santa, Ana CA. Celebrating pyrates, steam punks, zombies and mermaids after earning a coveted “Best Of” Award from LA Weekly.
By: Marie Bargas
 
Aug. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- PYRATE DAZE 2011
A 2 DAY CELEBRATION OF PYRATES, STEAMPUNKS, ZOMBIES AND MERMAIDS
BRINGS QUALITY FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT TO ORANGE COUNTY, CA
August 27th and 28th at the Embassy Suites in Santa, Ana CA
www.pyratedaze.com


August 15, 2011, Santa Ana, CA. Pyrate Daze is a two day indoor/outdoor event launching on August 27th and 28th at the Embassy Suites in Santa, Ana CA.  Riding the wave of the media tsunami put forth by Disney’s international blockbuster – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, Los Angeles based Tolestar Entertainment returns to Orange County with a family entertainment program celebrating pyrates, steam punks, zombies and mermaids after earning a coveted “Best Of” Award from LA Weekly on their maiden voyage in’09.

Celebs include: Tommy  “Tiny” Lister THE DARK  KNIGHT, THE FIFTH  ELEMENT, JACKIE BROWN Tony Curran GLADIATOR, UNDERWORLD, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, Doug Jones, PAN’S LABYRINTH, HELLBOY 2:  THE GOLDEN ARMY Cerina Vincent CABIN FEVER, NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE, RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL Vernon Wells COMMANDO, MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR. Bands and acts include the Pirates Charles (Key Club and House of Blues), the Doxie Chicks (fresh from the Black Carpet for POTC: ON STRANGER TIDES), Gabba Gabba Hey (Ramones Tribute), Cirque Noir (dark circus), Veronique Chevalier (Steam Punk), Zoe Boekbinder (Steam Punk) Comedian Dante from Last Comic Standing, Aloha Nui Hula, a Zombie Invasion performed by Thrill the World and live mermaids (Moon Mermaid) swimming in the hotel swimming pool. Kids and adults are sure to enjoy daily workshops like Jack Sparrow 101: "You don't know Jack".  And, everyone is invited to view screenings of the steam-punk themed short TOY SOLDIERS from drsteel.com or special screenings of TREACHERY AND A DEAD MAN’S PROMISE.

(Full festival program and descriptions available upon request.)

Producer Mitcheal Toles who is already an award-winning philanthropist is giving back to the immediate community by donating a percentage of proceeds from the event and auction to Heartfelt Cardiac Projects and the OC Fallen Firefighters Relief Fund.  “I am very grateful for the response from the businesses that support Pyrate Daze either directly or indirectly.  The positive response has been amazing,” Toles said in a recent interview.  “It’s nice to know that there are a lot of companies out there with a social conscience.  We did not expect to get this much support so soon after the markets dropped on Wall Street.”  Notable contributors to the auction are highlighted by Best Party Ever, owned and operated by Brian Danner (voted Nickelodeon’s #1 Parents Picks –  Child Entertainer and LA Parent Magazines Best Party Entertainers), Studio City Tattoo (owned and operated by Clay Clement voted #1 Tattoo Parlor in Los Angeles 5 years in a row by City Search and  voted Best Shop in LA by Fox LA) and legendary sword smith Tony Swatton  whose work is prominently visible in the Disney POTC franchise as well as X-MEN:  THE LAST STAND, CONSTANTINE, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, BLADE, HELLBOY and too many other popular films and television projects to mention in just one sitting.  Other auction items include an 11 carat diamond pave bracelet, LPO Perfumes and a cruise to the Bahamas courtesy of Celebration Cruise Lines.  Pyrate Daze has also received product donations from smaller companies including Lisa Kasper’s Blue Moon Candles and Mimi L. Poor’s AlcheMystic Amulets. “We have always supported local artists and artisans.” Toles confided. “I’m a pyrate. I like discovering new treasures.” Local restaurants including Jasper’s Bar and Grill, Teriyaki Jet and The Olde Ship have also stepped up to the plate, so to speak.  And, the list continues to grow as we approach opening day.

About Heartfelt Cardiac Projects:  Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) claims the lives of over 450,000 Americans each year* and is the #1 killer in the U.S.  SCA can result in the death of individuals who may or may not know of pre-existing heart conditions. Heartfelt Cardiac Projects provides cardiac screening in order to save lives from preventable tragedies due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).  Echocardiograms (ECHO-cardiac ultrasound) and Electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG) are offered for a nominal tax deductible donation, per screening. Echocardiograms and Electrocardiograms can typically cost $1,500.00.  If you’ve lost your job and your insurance (and many people have) then you know how impossible this expense is if you’re trying to support a family. Many individuals with heart conditions experience no symptoms and many insurance providers will not cover the cost of these exams.  Families can be screened for a tax deductible donation not to exceed $85 per person. In a country where health insurance is too expensive now for the average family struggling to survive in this Recession, access to a screening can mean the difference between life and death.

About the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association:  The Orange County Professional Firefighters Association represents over 800 professional Firefighters of the Orange County Fire Authority and the Laguna Beach Fire Department. Combined, they provide regional fire protection to 23 cities and 1.5 million citizens in Orange County, California. OC Firefighters deliver: Regional Dispatching * EMS services from 60 fire stations for both paramedic and emergency medical technicians * Structural fire protection; residential, commercial, industrial, and high-rise incidents * Wildland fire protection including water-dropping helicopter * Urban Search and Rescue * Swift Water Rescue * High Angle and Back Country Rescue * Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (John Wayne Airport) * Hazardous Material response and scene management * Support Services: Fire Safety Inspection and Code Enforcement; Fire Investigation; Planning and Development of new construction; Public Education; Regional Training Center.  I In 1998 the OC Firefighters founded the Fallen Fire Fighters Relief Fund to aid the families of two Orange County Fire Authority firefighters lost in the line-of-duty. The Fallen Fire Fighters Relief Fund, supported by Orange County citizens and employees of the Orange County Fire Authority, has time and again stepped forward with immediate relief to ease the grief and hardship of these catastrophic losses, donating over $70,000 to date. This particular charity is very near and dear to Toles’ mother, Pauline, who was once a firefighter herself.  

Media Contact: Marie Bargas – 310.847.0341, email – marie.bargaspr@gmail.com,
website:  www.pyratedaze.com (photos and interviews available upon request)
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