Kaitlin WrightDec 16, 20221 min readDANCENochebuena at Musco Center for the Arts Celebrates the Season in a Uniquely Mexican American WayIt’s important for Jimmy Cuéllar and Kareli Montoya to carry on the tradition of mariachi and folklórico. But the husband and wife duo do...
Richard Chang and Kim PhamDec 9, 20221 min readVISUAL ARTS‘Yellow Submarine Rising’ Gives Asian American Artists a Platform to Speak and ShineThere’s a mini-revolution going on at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, and it’s decidedly not quiet. The...
Kristina M. GarciaDec 2, 20222 min readVISUAL ARTSLocal Artists will be Serving a New Look for Placentia’s SR-57 Orange FreewayThe SR-57 Orange Freeway stretches approximately 4.9 miles through the cities of Placentia, Fullerton and Brea. Soon the standard gray...
Richard Chang & Jessica ChoiAug 25, 20221 min readCULTUREA Vibrant Korean Community is Thriving in North O.C.Even the people in the Zoomak parking lot in Buena Park can hear the distant thump of music – K-pop to be exact – and the babel of...
Kaitlin WrightAug 5, 20222 min readDANCELaguna Dance Festival Evolves as Jodie Gates Moves to a New Position in CincinnatiLaguna Dance Festival founder Jodie Gates is embarking on a new adventure over 2,000 miles away from the place she’s called home for the...
Timothy ManganApr 7, 20222 min readMUSICPacific Symphony Mounts a Surefire Production of Verdi’s ‘Otello’ in Segerstrom Concert HallREVIEW: Tenor Carl Tanner reprises the title role that he sang at the Metropolitan Opera in a commanding performance.
Kim PhamFeb 1, 20212 min readCULTURECelebrating Black Joy as an Alternative Form of Resistance and Reclaiming of HumanitySince 1976, the month of February has been recognized in the United States as Black History Month to observe and celebrate the Black...
Peter LefevreSep 10, 20202 min readMUSICHow the Pandemic Made UCI Composer Michael Dessen’s World Go ZoomIf you’ve ever been in a video meeting, you’ve had this experience: Someone’s lips move, and a fraction of a second later, you hear the...