Culture OC StaffSep 423 min readEVENT ROUNDUPSFall Preview 2024: Our Writers Have Chosen Their Top Arts and Culture PicksWe’re excited to share with you our writers’ picks for notable events in theater, dance, visual arts, food, culture and music for fall...
Culture OC StaffMay 291 min readEVENT ROUNDUPSSummer Preview: A Look at the Best in OC Arts and CultureWe’ve made it past Memorial Day weekend, so what does that mean? The summer season has officially begun! So instead of falling back on...
Paul HodginsMay 108 min readTHEATERClassical Music is Booming. Theater? Not So Much.We look at what ails theater, still struggling to recover four years after the pandemic. The dark days of the pandemic are several years...
Paul HodginsMay 16 min readPROFILESA Former Percussionist Sings the Praises of Pacific ChoralePacific Chorale’s new leader made a mid-career switch from instrumental to vocal music with no regrets. Rhett M. Del Campo, the new...
Paul HodginsApr 125 min readCULTUREGreat Park Arts Campus is Finally Taking ShapeAfter years of planning and negotiations, the Cultural Terrace is a step closer to reality. The city of Irvine has greenlighted...
Timothy ManganApr 53 min readMUSICSt.Clair and Pacific Symphony Find the Heart of ‘La Bohème’REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. “Is anything in the world more poignant...
Pacific ChoraleMar 273 min readPRESS RELEASESPacific Chorale Names Rhett M. Del Campo President and CEOThe following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Culture OC. The information provided has been written by the...
Paul HodginsFeb 225 min readMUSICPacific Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season, Probably Conductor St.Clair’s LastPacific Symphony’s 2024-25 season, announced today, will be a year of tribute and transition. The tribute is to music director Carl...
Culture OC StaffJan 15 min readCULTUREThe Comings, Goings and Passings in 2023The last 12 months were filled with significant changes to the cultural scene in Orange County. Several major arts institutions said...
Culture OC StaffNov 22, 20231 min readCULTUREA Cornucopia of Options: What to Do in Orange County During the 2023 Holiday SeasonPerformances, exhibitions, holiday fairs and more are in store for the culturally curious. It seems to approach us quicker each year, but...