Volunteer opportunities, dance performances and children’s events: These are just a few of many free, family-friendly events offered through OC Parks and public libraries.
Category: Culture
Orange County culture lives in the traditions, festivals and gathering places that tell you where you are. Car shows, holiday convergences and the photographers who have documented all of it.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana’s Fiestas Patrias Celebrate Mexican Independence Day
Mexican Independence Day, culture and traditions were championed in Santa Ana’s downtown historic district this past weekend.
Posted inCountywide
Renewed Iconic Chicano Santa Ana Murals Unveiled
After years of art conservationist activism from locals, restored murals were unveiled this past Saturday.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim’s Little Arabia is Finally Getting its Freeway Signs
City officials are expected to unveil the new signs next month after decades of advocacy by Arab American business owners and community leaders to officially recognize Anaheim’s Little Arabia.
Posted inSanta Ana
Celebrating Chicanos: A Legacy of Culture and Activism in Southern California
The 3rd annual Chicano Heritage Festival at Centennial Park, where over 8,000 gathered Sunday, followed a proclamation honoring Artesia Pilar neighborhood leaders and muralist Marina Aguilera last week.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
The Science Behind Saving Chicano Murals
The Santa Ana Artist(a) Coalition and Carlos Rogel, an art conservationist, are leaders in the movement to bring Chicano murals back to life.
Posted inNEWS
An ‘Original Chicano Barrio’ in Santa Ana Gets a New Mural and Pocket Park
The $2 million dollar, not-yet-named pocket park in Artesia Pilar also doubles as a stormwater capture system.
Posted inEducation
OC’s Only Public Arabic Class is Getting Cut, Can it Be Saved Again?
After back tracking on over a 100 teacher layoffs, Anaheim Union High School District officials are cutting the only public Arabic class in OC after almost doing so last year.
Posted inCulture
Orange County Gears Up For Juneteenth Celebrations
Cities across Orange County and local organizations are planning how to celebrate Juneteenth and commemorate the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana’s Sullivan Neighborhood Wants Your Take on a Mural For This Wall
The public art project will be discussed at the Country Club Mobile Home Park this Wednesday spearheaded by local senior activists.
