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Spirit Backward: Orange County’s Dry Drinking Movement Takes Root at Temperance
We are expanding our Arts & Culture coverage coverage to include food. Our new food writer, Anne Marie Panoringan, starts of the new year by looking at the new trend of the non-alcoholic bar and cocktail scene.
Community Arts
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OC Fair Board Turns Down Ticket Price Hike For Now
Fair Board directors at their first nighttime meeting on Thursday didn’t vote to approve any ticket price hikes at the fair gates for this summer, following public backlash and uncertainty by some directors that they had enough information to make such a decision.
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Spirit Backward: Orange County’s Dry Drinking Movement Takes Root at Temperance
We are expanding our Arts & Culture coverage coverage to include food. Our new food writer, Anne Marie Panoringan, starts of the new year by looking at the new trend of the non-alcoholic bar and cocktail scene.
Theater
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South Coast Rep Partners with Playwrights Horizons in New Commissioning Project
South Coast Repertory is teaming with New York’s Playwrights Horizons to create a major commissioning program for new plays. The Pinnacle Commission, announced today, will award $60,000 on a recurring basis to a major American playwright.
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SCR’s New Leader Tears Down Walls, Builds Bridges, Directs a Musical
With almost a year under his belt as the new artistic director at South Coast Repertory, David Ivers is finding his footing and carving out his place with the Orange County institution.
Music
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Itzhak Perlman is Still Having Fun
PREVIEW: After a lifetime in the public eye, the iconic violinist continues to be “very, very happy.” He will perform in Orange County on January 19, 2020.
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra Kicks the Holiday Up a Notch
REVIEW: The Latin/Caribbean combo brought a high energy freshness to the holiday classics, which worked most of the time.
Dance
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Skylar Campbell To Premiere His New Dance Group In Orange County
Stars of the ballet world will join Skylar Campbell in creating a new dance company – what they are currently referring to as a collective – which will premiere their work together for the first time in Orange County in June 2020 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
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Mariinsky Keeps the Vision of Classical Ballet Alive, Bringing ‘La Bayadère’ to Segerstrom Center
The Russian ballet company, with the presentation of the 19th century ballet set in India, is proud to keep the classics alive.
Visual Arts
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Palm Court Arts Complex Strides Into the New Year
Though the future of the Great Park remains uncertain, the Irvine-based Arts Complex is celebrating nine years with confidence.
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Art Collection in the Spotlight at Cal State Fullerton
Jennifer Frias, the new director of the Begovich Gallery, says the collection’s 600 artworks will be more accessible to students and the community going forward.