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Art
Exhibits, Events & Workshops
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Dance
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 Casa Kinetic Nutcracker
December 12-13, 2019
7-8 pm
Performed in full by Orange County Ballet Theater (OCBT), this holiday classic features choreography tailored to the Casa’s intimate and cozy Main Salon.
OCBT’s home is with the award winning Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy (DKCBA) which has grown to offer dance training from pre-ballet to professional level (ballet) as well as modern, tap, jazz, contemporary, character and lyrical genres.
LOCATION:
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, Main Salon
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672
INFORMATION:
(949) 498-2139 |
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Music
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 Handel's
Messiah
December 8, 2019
3 pm
It's
hard to image a holiday season without "Messiah,"
the most famous oratorio in the world. Through
some of the most beautiful music ever written,
"Messiah" conveys a message of hope to everyone
who hears it, year after year after year. Thrill
to blazing trumpets, thundering timpani and the
electrifying, uplifting "Hallelujah" chorus.
LOCATION:
Orange County Performing Arts Center - Renée and
Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
INFORMATION:
714-755-5799 |
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 Jazz Nights at Envy Lounge - Newport Beach
Tuesdays
9pm to 12am
Envy Lounge, Orange County’s newest best nightlife scene, hosts Jazz Nights every Tuesday from 9pm to 12am. Jazz Nights at Envy Lounge feature different artists each week. No cover charge.
Please visit our calendar and sign up for our newsletter get informed about featured artists.
LOCATION:
Envy Lounge
4647 MacArthur Blvd
Newport Beach, CA
INFORMATION:
Reserve a cabana for a Jazz Night party with up to 15 friends at: reservations@envyloungeoc.com or by calling (949) 287-8270. |
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Film
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 Casa Cinema: It’s a Wonderful Life - San Clemente
December 17, 2019
6 pm
Holiday Classic! An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Limited seating available, please RSVP.
$5 entrance fee
LOCATION:
Casa Romantica - shown indoors in the main salon
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672 |
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 Bowers
Movie Night presents: Walls of Fire: The Story of Los Tres Grandes (1971)
December 28, 2019
1:30 pm
Experience the Golden Globe Award-winning documentary film about the “Great Three” muralists of Mexico. Rufino Tamayo was such a notable contemporary of these artistic legends that he was sometimes called “the fourth,” in reference to this influential trio, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Siqueiros.
Tickets: Free for Members or with paid museum admission | General $7
LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
INFORMATION:
714.567.3677 |
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Historical
Tours & Programs
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 San
Juan Capistrano Walking Tour - San
Juan Capistrano
Sundays
1 pm
The
Walking Tour visits two San Juan Capistrano adobes
built in the 1790s and the Victorian Pryor House.
Hear tales of Buchard the pirate, Juan Flores the bandito, Chola Martina the bruja and much more.
The tours are given every Sunday at 1p.m. The tour covers approximately four city blocks. Donations of $2.00 per adult and $1.00 for children are accepted and go to several projects, including Save the Adobe Fund. Group tours can be booked on request by calling the Historical Society at 949 493- 8444.
LOCATION:
Meet your guide at the railroad depot platform on Verdugo Street
San Juan Capistrano
INFORMATION:
(949) 493-8444 |
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Home and Garden Tours & Workshops
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Current
Museum Exhibits
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 Bowers
Museum Exhibit - Dimensions of Form: Tamayo and Mixografia
September 21, 2019 - January 19, 2020
Dimensions of Form: Tamayo and Mixografia addresses the artistic legacy of modern master Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991). Fifty prints on loan from Mixografía® in Los Angeles depicting silhouetted figures, celestial bodies and the feathered serpent-god Quetzalcoatl will illustrate the “fourth great one’s” last artistic collaborative expedition to add form to a typically flat medium.
LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana
INFORMATION:
(714) 567-3679 |
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Readings,
Lectures & Seminars
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Theater
& Performing Arts
- Featured On Stage Peformances
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 Chance Theater presents: Anne of Green Gables
November 29 - December 29, 2019
Generations of readers have adored the best-selling novel Anne of Green Gables, and now the musical adaptation of the beloved book hits the stage at Chance Theater. The Cuthberts expect to adopt a boy, but receive, instead, a red-haired, wide-eyed orphan girl. Though clever young Anne Shirley has a penchant for getting into trouble, she works her way into the hearts of her adoptive parents as well as the residents of rural Prince Edward Island. It’s a heartwarming story for the whole family.
Recommendation: Wonderful for the entire family, ages 4 and up.
LOCATION:
Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA
TICKETS / INFORMATION:
Tickets and Information at www.ChanceTheater.com/Anne
20% off tickets. Limited availability. Use code "CARROTS20"
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 A
Christmas Carol
November 30 - December 24, 2019
Hal Landon Jr.'s Farewell Performance as Scrooge! Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless Dickens classic and all your favorite characters—Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come—and everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge. After 40 years, Hal Landon Jr. will be hanging up his top hat. It's the end of an era, but the tradition will continue. Don't miss Hal's final "Bah Humbug!"
LOCATION:
South
Coast Repertory
INFORMATION:
(714) 708-5555 |
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 Chance Theater presents: A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 6-29, 2019
Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in the all-new stage adaptation! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they produce their own Christmas play and ultimately learn the true meaning of the season. A Charlie Brown Christmas is a present the whole family can enjoy! Adapted from Charles M. Schulz’s timeless story, this holiday treat features the unforgettable music of Vince Guaraldi, as well as beloved holiday carols performed by the Peanuts characters. There’s no better way to discover the magic of the season!
Recommendation: Wonderful for the entire family, ages 4 and up.
LOCATION:
Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave. Anaheim, CA
20% off tickets. Limited availability. Use code "FOOTBALL20"
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 SCR
Presents: Fireflies
January 5-26, 2020
Somewhere in the Jim Crow South, the sky burns red. A church bombing has rocked the Civil Rights Movement to its core, and Reverend Charles Grace must galvanize the people with messages of hope. It is his wife Olivia, however, who skillfully crafts his speeches and delivery. But her ability to play the supportive spouse is cracking under the weight of too many secrets, too many regrets and life lived in the shadows. “This is language as lush catharsis,” proclaimed New York Magazine.
Recommendation: High school and above. Contains sexuality.
LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa
INFORMATION:
714-708-5555 |
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 SCR
Presents: She Loves Me
January 25 - February 22, 2020
Romantic, charming and brimming with joy, this musical comedy reminds us that one kind deed can open up a world of possibilities. At Maraczek’s Parfumerie, clerks Georg and Amalia are constantly at odds. Outside of work, they’re each falling madly in love with an anonymous pen pal, unaware that it is the other. This nostalgic Broadway hit inspired by the story that gave us The Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail is “as sweet and exhilarating as a first kiss” (New York Daily News).
RRecommendation: Age 12 and above.
LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa
INFORMATION:
714-708-5555 |
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 Chance Theater presents: Fun Home
January 31 —March 3, 2020
When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Recommendation: Ages 13 and up. Contains adult language and subject material.
LOCATION:
Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA
TICKETS / INFORMATION:
Tickets and Information at ChanceTheater.com/fun_home
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Community
Theater & Student Theater Productions
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 Cabrillo
Playhouse presents: Steel Magnolias
January 17 - February 9, 2020
Based on his own experience growing up in rural Natchitoches, Louisiana, Robert Harling’s landmark play Steel Magnolias explores the bonds between six women at a beauty salon. Combining light-hearted comedy and quirky characters with a serious, heart-rending storyline, Steel Magnolias has appealed to audiences both onstage and in its popular 1989 film adaptation.
LOCATION:
202 Avenida Cabrillo
San Clemente, CA
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(949) 492-0465 |
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Current
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Orange
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