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CSUF – Meng Concert Hall
Fri, Oct 30 @ 8:00 pm
Rivian South Coast Theater
Fri, Oct 30 @ 6:30 pm
University of California, Irvine - Winifred Smith Hall
Fri, Oct 30 @ 8:00 pm
Pretend City Children's Museum
Sun, Nov 1 @ 11:00 am
Sun, Nov 1 @ 12:00 pm
Sun, Nov 1 @ 2:30 pm
Oct 30, 2026 CSUF – Meng Concert Hall
Directed by Bill Cunliffe, Fullerton Jazz Orchestra consistently receives high scores and acclaim at major west coast jazz festivals. They have been featured on a live radio broadcast across North America as part of the Playboy Jazz Festival, and have previously won the Pacific Coast Collegiate…
Oct 30, 2026 Musco Center for the Arts
Grammy® and Latin Grammy®–winning artist Gaby Moreno is a singer-songwriter and producer whose warm, soulful sound bridges English and Spanish. Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, she has released nine albums and earned major honors, including a Grammy® win for X Mí (Vol. 1)…
Oct 30, 2026 Campus JAX
A live recreation of a rock concert straight out of the 1970s! You'll be transported back in time as the band, with meticulous attention to detail, brings to life the greatest AM radio hits, one-hit wonders, and #1 songs from that magical era everyone knows and loves. If you love the music of the…
Oct 30, 2026 Rivian South Coast Theater
The immersive Halloween celebration, Ghosts, Grooves and 'Thriller' presented by Laguna Dance takes place at the historic Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach with the program beginning promptly at 7 p.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to experience the full event. The evening will…
Oct 30, 2026 University of California, Irvine - Winifred Smith Hall
Experience the UCI Symphony Orchestra in a more personal setting. Symphony Orchestra Express features one-hour performances in distinctive venues that place audiences just steps from the musicians, offering a closer connection to the music and the artists who bring it to life. Conducted by Geoffrey…
Nov 01, 2026 Pretend City Children's Museum
Dia de Los Muertos with us! Sing along to Flower Songs Music, decorate a sugar skull, and enjoy a live Folklorico performance. It’s a day to remember loved ones and celebrate life through color, music, and tradition.
Nov 01, 2026 Campus JAX
Campus JAX favorite Michael O’Mara returns with a brand-new concert experience created for everyone who still believes rock should be played live, large and with everything on the line. Michael O’Mara’s RockShow Inc. brings together six powerhouse Southern California musicians for a fast-moving…
Nov 01, 2026 Irvine Barclay Theatre
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera stars in this bold, contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, filmed live at London’s National Theatre. Directed by Robert Hastie, this sharp and stylish reimagining brings urgency, wit, and psychological intensity to the timeless tragedy.
Artist Jo Situ Allen, with the help of partners Sumter Pendergrast of Sidecar Doughnuts and Stuart Dooley, hopes to make rice rolls the next big thing. Growing up in Kaiping,...
July 10, 2024
Our culinary columnist shares the story behind Chef Carlos Gaytán, responsible for three new Downtown Disney dining outlets.
July 3, 2024
The new Wayfarer owners have a long, personal history with the Costa Mesa music and dining venue that they hope to build on.
June 5, 2024
The event will be held Sept. 24 at Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa.
May 20, 2024
Editor’s Note: This is PART 2 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August. South Coast Repertory founders David Emmes and Martin Benson had every reason...
May 6, 2024
Pacific Chorale’s new leader made a mid-career switch from instrumental to vocal music with no regrets. Rhett M. Del Campo, the new president and CEO of Pacific Chorale, was a...
May 1, 2024
The Icelandic pianist has devoted 88 concerts to Bach’s keyboard masterpiece, and nothing else. Most concert pianists in the midst of their careers follow a familiar path: performing the warhorse...
April 29, 2024
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Culture OC. The information provided has been written by the submitting organization and not by the writers at Culture OC. We include...
March 27, 2024
Thomas Bradac, a pillar of Orange County’s theater community for decades, has died. He was 76. Bradac was best known for his longtime championing of Shakespeare as the head of...
March 14, 2024
Editor’s Note: This is PART 1 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August. “Twenty-four years ago … two young men set out to start...
March 11, 2024
Our culinary columnist interviews Strong Water’s owners, Ying Chang and Robert Adamson. It was November 2019 when I initially visited Anaheim’s Strong Water, Ying Chang and Robert Adamson’s long-awaited project in...
March 8, 2024
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...
February 9, 2024
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