Summer Preview: A Look at the Best in OC Arts and Culture
We’ve made it past Memorial Day weekend, so what does that mean? The summer season has officially begun! So instead of falling back on the usual, conventional options – movies,...
May 29, 2024
Arts Orange County Announces Honorees for 24th OC Arts Awards
The event will be held Sept. 24 at Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa.
May 20, 2024
The City of Irvine and Orange County Music & Dance Celebrate Groundbreaking of New Performing Arts Complex
The sun shone as brightly as the pristine golden shovels Tuesday afternoon at the groundbreaking for two new cultural facilities in Irvine’s Great Park. Last month the city of Irvine...
May 8, 2024
Trial by Fire: The Making of Ali Mookhi and Khan Saab
Halal chef-owner’s success came with burns, hunger and tough love. Now Imran Ali Mookhi has two restaurants and two more in the works. Determined to seek his fortune in America,17-year-old...
April 17, 2024
Great Park Arts Campus is Finally Taking Shape
After years of planning and negotiations, the Cultural Terrace is a step closer to reality. The city of Irvine has greenlighted construction for two tenants of the Great Park’s dedicated...
April 12, 2024
Conventional Conversations: Diverse Voices Find Their Place at WonderCon
Diversity and representation were major talking points in upstairs meeting rooms at WonderCon last weekend, but what did they look like on the exhibition floor? It didn’t take long for...
April 2, 2024
$61 Million Arts Village at Irvine Valley College Opens Its Doors
Irvine Valley College dance student Nathan Waters used to struggle to find space to practice on campus. He remembers rehearsing outside, using the reflective surface of the Performing Arts Center...
March 29, 2024
10 Years at The Frida Cinema
The Santa Ana indie theater has endeavored to become a ‘museum of cinema’ with curated films, themed events, panels and community partnerships over the past decade. The past few years...
March 22, 2024
Where to Break Your Fast During Ramadan
Here’s a list of restaurants that serve iftar for Muslims during the month-long holy holiday. It’s time once again for the celebration of Ramadan, a holy month of worship, study...
March 7, 2024
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...
February 28, 2024
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...
February 12, 2024
Tet and Lunar New Year Festivals Illuminate Orange County in the Year of the Wood Dragon
A roundup of events for the Tet and Lunar New Year festivities in Orange County. The Lunar New Year, also known as Tet in Vietnamese culture, is a time for...
February 7, 2024
