Culture

Oct 22, 2026 Lido Theatre

Experience the West Coast premiere of Unleashed Spirits: The Rise of the Hollywood Vampires, a documentary chronicling the legendary 1970s Hollywood Vampires drinking club and its resurrection as a rock supergroup featuring Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, and Joe Perry. A Q&A with director Daniel E…

Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 CXU Gallery

CXU Gallery is pleased to present “Memory Lag,” a solo exhibition by Jung Yeon Bae. The exhibition explores the relationship between memory, travel, time, and emotion, considering the ways experiences can remain with us long after the moment itself has passed. “Memory Lag” takes its title from the…

Oct 22, 2026 - Dec 12, 2026 University Art Gallery (UCI)

What does it mean to desire, to stand before, to be subject to, the power of Law in a time of forever wars? Before the Look of Law connects Kafka’s enigmatic depiction of law with Simon Leung’s 2006 curatorial project, Look of Law, to meditate on an unprecedented hostile takeover of the collective…

Oct 22, 2026 - Nov 08, 2026 South Coast Repertory - Julianne Argyros Stage

At the insistence of his wife, a political prisoner, a man agrees to help a blind woman train for a race in Paris.  After placing third, they take on a second challenge.  Can they run the 38-kilometer Channel Tunnel from France to the UK in a few hours to avoid being hit by the first train of the…

Oct 22, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026 Brea Art Gallery, The

What Fearful Shadows is a contemporary art exhibition that reimagines iconic elements of early American horror—The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Salem Witch Trials, and the works of Edgar Allan Poe—through the lens of modern culture. Featuring original works that range from illustrative to…

Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 24, 2026 Huntington Beach Art Center (HBAC)

Fiber art can be as a form of communication, speaking through structure, material, and process. The artists in this exhibition take familiar fiber techniques and use them in unexpected ways, combining traditional methods with new ideas to create works that feel both structured and natural. Some…

Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 Downtown Laguna Beach

Join us for the Coast Film & Music Festival (CFMF) in Laguna Beach.  Experience 10 days of films, live music, conversations, and unforgettable experiences celebrating adventure, creativity, and the natural world. From award-winning documentaries and filmmaker Q&As to concerts, the Coast Summit…

Oct 22, 2026 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

Grand Central Art Center, in collaboration with the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), invites the community to join us at OCCCA for a curatorial talk by Miranda Lash, Ellen Bruss Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. This event marks the second program in a…