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Exhibits, Events & Workshops
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 Sawdust
Winter Fantasy
Five Weekends
November 20 - December 19, 2021
This unique fair offers shoppers the opportunity
to purchase unique artisan crafts from various
local artists. Includes live entertainment, hands-on
art projects and picture-perfect moments, the
Sawdust Art Festival's Winter Fantasy will become
your family's holiday tradition.
LOCATION:
Sawdust Art Festival
935 Laguna Canyon Rd
INFORMATION:
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Dance
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 Casa Nutcracker - San Clemente
December 9-10, 2021
7 pm
This holiday classic with the Orange County Ballet Theater features choreography tailored to Casa Romantica’s intimate Main Salon theater, with a runtime of an hour and twenty minutes. This event will require all attendees to wear masks while indoors.
Cost: $30-$40
LOCATION:
Casa Romantica
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672 |
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Music
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 Handel's
Messiah
December 5, 2021
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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Film
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 Casa Cinema: It's a Wonderful Life - San Clemente
December 14, 2021
6 pm
A Casa Romantica Tradition! Enjoy this quintessential holiday film outdoors in Casa Romantica’s outdoor coastal Redmond Amphitheater. This event takes place during the Casa Lumina Holiday Walk.
Cost: $0-$12
LOCATION:
Casa Romantica
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672 |
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Historical
Tours & Programs
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 Downtown Santa Ana Historic Architecture Tour - Santa Ana
Saturday, February 5, 2022
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Downtown Santa Ana (DTSA), the county seat since 1889, is probably more reminiscent of a classic downtown than any historic downtown in Orange County.
Join Preserve Orange County with one of their experienced tour guides for a 2 1/2 hour cultural experience. See the banks, courthouses, stores, churches, fraternal halls, and office buildings on a walking tour of this district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Learn about active historic preservation issues in Santa Ana concerning buildings such as First American and the YMCA.
Preserve Orange County member: $12 Non-member: $15. Click link abover to purchase tickets
LOCATION:
Old Orange County Courthouse
211 West Santa Ana Boulevard
Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
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Juan Capistrano Walking Tour - San
Juan Capistrano
Saturdays
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 Historical Society gives tours every Saturday at 1:00 pm starting at the train depot. Tours last about 45 minutes and include the Society’s own collection of historic structures as well as other homes in the Los Rios District. As the oldest, continuously inhabited street in California, Los Rios Street is a charming neighborhood with a colorful history.
LOCATION:
Meet your guide at the railroad depot platform on Verdugo Street
San Juan Capistrano
INFORMATION:
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Home and Garden Tours & Workshops
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 Floral
Park Holiday Tour - Santa Ana
Tour holiday homes in Santa Ana's beautiful, historic Floral Park. Four Historic Landmark Estate Homes beautifully decorated for the holidays. There will also be a Holiday Market featuring festive gifts, home goods, seasonal decorations and a Winter Wine Garden.
Proceeds from the tour support the Floral Park Scholarship Fund benefiting Santa Ana high school and college students.
LOCATION:
Historic Floral Park is located south of the 5 Freeway in Santa Ana (downtown Orange County) near the Discovery Cube and Bowers Museum. From Flower Street, turn east on 19th Street. From Broadway, turn west on 19th Street. From 17th Street, turn north on Flower Street and then east on either 19th Street or Santa Clara Ave. |
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Current
Museum Exhibits
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 Bowers
Museum Exhibit - Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy
Ongoing Exhibit
Curated by scholars of Chinese history and culture from the Shanghai Museum, this incredible collection portrays the evolution of Chinese art and culture. Journey back through 5000 years of Chinese history and follow the efflorescence of arts throughout one of the world's oldest living civilizations. From large painted ceramic pots used during the Neolithic period, to sculptures of camels and horses made at the height of the Silk Road, to beautiful embroidered silk court robes and ivory carvings from the 19th century, this exhibition presents the importance of fine art made to be admired during life and depended on in the afterlife.
LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana
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(714) 567-3679 |
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Readings,
Lectures & Seminars
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Theater
& Performing Arts
- Featured On Stage Performances
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 Chance Theater presents: Striking 12 - Anaheim
November 26, 2021 — December 19, 2021
Striking 12 is a unique hybrid of riveting musical theater and an electrifying pop-rock concert. It tells the story of a grumpy, overworked New Yorker who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone when an incandescent figure arrives at their door with the promise to chase away the winter doldrums. Striking 12 is a festive tale filled with wit, emotion, and musicianship, creating an anti-holiday musical celebration about rediscovering and reconnecting to the true spirit of the season. The New York Times called it “a cross between a rock concert and a holiday show for people who don’t like holiday shows.”
Click above to view current COVID-19 policy requirements
LOCATION:
Presented by: Chance Theater
@ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807 |
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 South Coast Repertory presents: A Christmas Carol - Costa Mesa
November 27, 2021 - December 26, 2021
Orange County’s favorite yuletide tradition continues! From the first “Bah humbug” to the final “Wassail,” this timeless classic is sure to rekindle your holiday spirit. Join all your favorite Dickens characters—Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come, and of course, everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, portrayed by SCR Founding Member Richard Doyle.
LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
TICKETS / INFORMATION:
Phone: (714) 708-5555
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Community
Theater & Student Theater Productions
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 The Cabrillo Playhouse Presents: A Cabrillo Holiday Celebration
December 17-19, 2021
A holiday show for the whole family. Join us with Mr. & Mrs. Clause as we celebrate the holidays and sing tradtional and contemporary songs with some audience participation.
Please visit website for current mask requirements
LOCATION:
202 Avenida Cabrillo
San Clemente, CA
INFORMATION:
(949) 492-0465 |
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Current
and upcoming cultural events in Orange County.
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Orange
County Museum of Art Visionaries: Beaded,Woven, and Fired – Craft in Modern and Contemporary Art 
