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This year, revelers had three major Tet festivals to choose from to help ring in the lunar new year. Parades in Garden Grove and Westminster, with the Garden Grove parade new this year, were the result of a split in leadership, but not a split in loyalties by the community.
From the local scene to the international stage, SolArt’s Sali Heraldez and Carla Zárate-Suárez continue to make an impact on the Orange County arts landscape.
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.
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.
Though the future of the Great Park remains uncertain, the Irvine-based Arts Complex is celebrating nine years with confidence.
Check out the events we are excited about for rest of the arts season in Orange County.
REVIEW: The Latin/Caribbean combo brought a high energy freshness to the holiday classics, which worked most of the time.
REVIEW: The Duke Ellington Orchestra keeps its transformed “The Nutcracker Suite” fresh and surprising, even 59 years after its debut.
COMMENTARY: Still no resident opera company in O.C.? No more visits from Domingo? Everything is just fine.
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.