Cabrillo Playhouse Catches a Second Wind
It’s a 71-year-old community theater inside a 95-year-old house located at the southernmost tip of Orange County, which has one of the highest percentages of older adult residents in the...
January 22, 2024
State-of-the-Art Culinary Program at Valley High Breaks Barriers
Farm-to-table preparation with an on-site garden is one of many highlights of the culinary program at Valley High School in Santa Ana. Spearheaded by the nonprofit High School Inc., the...
January 15, 2024
Meet David Ellenstein, Laguna Playhouse’s New(est) Artistic Director
For just over a year now, David Ellenstein has served as the artistic director of Laguna Playhouse – at first in an interim capacity before his tenure was solidified this...
December 15, 2023
Bowers Museum Hires First Chief Curator Since 2005
Like the new president, Tianlong Jiao has both an academic and museum administration background. The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana has appointed Tianlong Jiao as its new chief curator, starting this Friday,...
November 30, 2023
Paula Tomei to Step Down as SCR’s Managing Director
Paula Tomei, South Coast Repertory’s longtime managing director, will step down in August 2024. The announcement was released today. Tomei, 66, has been with Orange County’s most prominent theater company...
November 14, 2023
New Bowers Museum President Aims to Reach Out to Local Communities
The hiring of a full-time, senior curator is Seán O’Harrow’s top priority. Seán O’Harrow, the new president and CEO of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, is a multicultural person,...
November 9, 2023
California Arts Council’s Leader Resigns Unexpectedly
Jonathan Moscone, executive director of the California Arts Council, has announced he is leaving his post after less than two years. Moscone, 59, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday...
November 7, 2023
Irvine Barclay Theatre President Jerry Mandel to Step Down
Jerry Mandel, president of Irvine Barclay Theatre, will leave his position at the end of this year. The announcement was made today. Craig Springer, Irvine Barclay Theatre’s executive vice president,...
November 2, 2023
Andrew Brown Announces His Departure from the Pacific Chorale
After almost five years at the helm of the Pacific Chorale, Andrew Brown has announced that he is stepping down at the president and CEO at the end of October....
October 5, 2023
Jodie Gates Leaves Leadership Role at Cincinnati Ballet
Orange County-based dance star Jodie Gates has left her position as the artistic director of the Cincinnati Ballet after barely more than a year at the helm. The surprise announcement...
September 29, 2023
