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Surfing Heritage and Culture Center
Sun, Oct 18 @ 4:00 pm
The Artist Lab
Presented by The Artist Lab Irvine at The Artist Lab
Sun, Oct 18 @ 1:30 pm
The Sanctuary Studio for the Arts & Humanities
Sun, Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
Anaheim Packing District
Mon, Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm
Mon, Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm
Oct 18, 2026 Surfing Heritage and Culture Center
Coast Film and Music Festival invites audiences to step inside the world of mariachi music in MARIACHI MATTERS with Anthony Small, a live multimedia journey through the music, history, artistry, and people behind one of the world’s most enduring musical traditions. The afternoon opens with Mariachi…
Oct 18, 2026 The Artist Lab
Celebrate the fall season with a hands-on, creative workshop at The Artist Lab in Irvine. Whether you want to design a minion, a cute cat, a spooky ghost, or a superhero pumpkin, we’ve got all the tools and inspiration you need. Designed for kids & teens. (Parents and grandparents are welcome to…
Oct 18, 2026 Frida Cinema, The
The Rooted Film Festival, founded and produced by filmmaker Julian Maya, brings the community together through the power of film to celebrate culture, identity, family, and the many voices that shape who we are and where we come from; high school filmmakers from Southern California create short…
Oct 18, 2026 The Sanctuary Studio for the Arts & Humanities
As October comes to a close, we approach the darkest time of the year and slowly begin to transition into winter. It is time to give thanks for the fall harvest, as well as to let go of anything that we cannot carry through the colder seasons. In this spirit, we invite you to join us in a special…
Oct 18, 2026 Atomic Ballroom
Kick off the afternoon with Mikey & Nikki for a fun Move & Groove lesson designed to get your body moving and help you settle into the music before the party gets going. Come ready to loosen up, try some ideas, and find a few new ways to move to the sounds you’ll hear throughout the afternoon. Then…
Oct 18, 2026 Frida Cinema, The
Join us for the premiere of Wolf Girls, a culminating thesis project at CSULA made by 50+ passionate students, alongside six other short films from emerging filmmakers. Come celebrate independent filmmaking. Synopsis of the Wolfgirls: 18-year-old Hana’s life in the psych ward is lonely and tightly…
Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 26, 2026 Anaheim Packing District
Join us for Monster Movies at the Packing District. Lumen Experiences presents free Halloween Monday Night Movies at Farmers Park, shown on a large LED screen with surround sound. Showtime is 7 p.m., and guests are encouraged to arrive early to settle in with spooky-season sips and savors from the…
Oct 19, 2026 The Drake
Christopher Linman brings a new take to Jazz music as a vocalist, pianist, songwriter and composer. With a tremendous following from Washington D.C. to London, Christopher has made his way to the West Coast where we welcome him.
Richard Stein of Arts Orange County has been appointed to the California Arts Council by Gov. Newsom. Stein has served as the President and CEO of Arts OC for the...
May 20, 2025
Most have no easy way to replace withdrawn grants, which reimburse groups for money already spent.
May 19, 2025
The money was earmarked for the theater’s current production of “The Staircase.”
May 6, 2025
After 59 years in the city of the arts, Costa Mesa Playhouse faces an existential crisis and must find a new home.
May 5, 2025
Chance Theater, The Wayward Artist and Curtis Theatre come up big with a total of 20 awards.
April 30, 2025
Orange County’s Artist of the Year program has finally whittled down the 923 students nominated this year to the top seven arts students in the county in 2025. The Artists...
April 27, 2025
From the pool of 923 nominees this season, 112 students named as semifinalists.
April 20, 2025
The ceremony on Sept. 16 will include honoring the group’s longtime leader, Richard Stein, who is retiring.
April 18, 2025
Heidi Zuckerman Announces Her Decision to Move on as CEO and Director of Orange County Museum of Art at the End of Her Contract in December 2025
April 16, 2025
OCSA parents, students, teachers and school supporters protest Santa Ana Unified and call for a settlement to avoid bankruptcy.
April 2, 2025
High school arts teachers nominated 923 students for the awards program this season.
March 16, 2025
The theater’s challenges mirror many of American theater’s current dilemmas.
March 7, 2025
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