Requiem Cafe Shines a Light on Underrepresented Folks in the Gaming Community
If you think about what life was like not too long ago, you wouldn’t envision a palpable presence for gaming culture. While gaming culture has always been a thing, there…
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Hey Brother, Can You Spare an Empty Space?
Checking in with Orange County’s theaters without a home. Remove the high school and college theater programs, as well as those venues that mainly host and don’t create theater, and…
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Andrew Litton Throws His Hat in Pacific Symphony Ring
REVIEW: The American conductor leads an authoritative Shostakovich; Alessio Bax plays Beethoven. Candidate number five for the position of the Pacific Symphony’s music directorship showed up Thursday night at Segerstrom…
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Pacific Symphony Announces 2024-25 Season, Probably Conductor St.Clair’s Last
Pacific Symphony’s 2024-25 season, announced today, will be a year of tribute and transition. The tribute is to music director Carl St.Clair, who will be marking his 35th year with…
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Why Does Kei Concepts Keep Changing Concepts?
Our culinary columnist questions recent alterations in the Kei Concepts family of restaurants. I’ve followed Kei (pronounced “Key”) Concepts restaurant group since its first brick-and-mortar, Sup Noodle Bar in Buena Park –…
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Hilbert Museum Reopens and Nearly Triples in Size
The expanded museum in Old Towne Orange features California scene paintings and nine new exhibitions on view starting Friday. The chain-link fences and scaffolding have come down, the opening festivities…
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Annual Laguna Dance Festival Seeks to Celebrate Community, Artistry and Diversity
Three nights of dance at the Laguna Playhouse feature New Zealand’s Black Grace, Los Angeles Ballet and Syncopated Ladies. In the ever-evolving landscape of dance, Laguna Dance Festival organizers hope…
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Five Reasons Chocolate Rarely Pairs with Wine, and Five Tips for Those Determined to Do It
On Feb. 14, everyone wants to drink wine with chocolate. Experts help us understand why it’s not such a great idea. It’s Valentine’s Day, so most of us are dying…
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Orange County Celebrates Tet and Lunar New Year
PHOTO STORY: Drew A. Kelley captures the festivities at the 42nd annual UVSA Tết Festival at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday, Feb. 10. Tens…
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Pacific Symphony’s New Pops Conductor is Ready to Make a Splash
Instead of waving a conductor’s baton, he wielded a lightsaber. Instead of wearing a tuxedo, he donned a black tunic from a galaxy far, far way. These are the creative…
