With nearly a quarter of a century in Hollywood, McG is returning to his Newport Beach roots. The Uglies director’s River Jetty Restaurant Group has been tapped as the new operator of The Lido Theater as it reopens following a restoration to its original Art Deco design,

The Fritz Duda Co., owner of Via Lido Plaza in Newport Beach, has added the River Jetty Restaurant Group as the new operator of The Lido Theater.

Director and producer Joseph McGinty Nichol, known professionally as McG, believes the best seat in the house at Lido Theater in Newport Beach is right in the center. “I think that is the finest seat.

The Newport Beach Film Festival has added Irish Spotlight, a program that will showcase a small slate of Irish films. The fest will host North American Premieres of Blue Fiddle, Four Mothers and the docu Housewife Of The Year.