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Exhibits, Events & Workshops
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 Annual Arts & Crafts Bonanza - Laguna Woods
November 2-3, 2019
9 am
If you’re an arts and crafts aficionado, you’ll love Bonanza! Laguna Woods Village’s talented artists and craftsmen present an extensive collection of works for purchase. Browse a unique array of gifts, home décor, wall art, jewelry, accessories and more crafted from ceramic, porcelain, wood, glass, fabric, yarn and precious metals, and oil, acrylic and watercolor paints.
Nonresidents, guests welcome. Event will also have live music, food for purchase and complimentary beer/wine while supplies last.
LOCATION:
Offsite parking and complimentary shuttle service at the
Laguna Woods Village Maintenance Center
23081 Via Campo Verde
Laguna Woods, CA
INFORMATION:
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Dance
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 Segerstrom
Center for the Arts Presents: Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra - La Bayadère
October 16-20, 2019
7 pm
Amid the sweeping vistas and grand temples of mystical India, Petipa's great Russian classic is a glorious epic of eternal love and godly revenge. La Bayadère offers tour de force performances by the Mariinsky's legendary ballet stars as the tale's doomed temple dancer Nikiya, the warrior who betrays her, Solor, and her archrival, Gamzatti. But nothing will prepare you for the spellbinding "Kingdom of the Shades," a showcase for the corps de ballet in gossamer white tutus, floating in perfect synchronicity across the stage, as sublime as angels arriving from heaven.
LOCATION:
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
INFORMATION:
(714) 556-2787 |
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Music
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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
& Cinema
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 Casa Cinema: Singing in the Rain - San Clemente
November 19, 2019
6 pm
Singin’ in the Rain (1952) is an American film starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. One of the most successful musicals ever filmed, the plot follows film stars making the transition from silent films to “talkies” with romance, drama, and a whole lot of comedic rhythm!
$5 entrance fee
LOCATION:
Casa Romantica - shown indoors in the main salon
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672 |
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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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 UCI Illuminations presents: Public Reading by David Henry Hwang - Irvine
Thursday, November 14, 2019
5 pm
David Henry Hwang is one of the most influential American playwrights working in the theater today. His works include M. Butterfly, Chinglish, Golden Child, The Dance and the Railroad, and Soft Power.
The public talk of David Henry Hwang will follow a brief “prologue” performed by Theatre Woks, UCI’s Asian American theatre group. The prologue and talk will begin at 5pm at Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center.
In addition to David Henry Hwang’s public talk, UCI is delighted to feature an afternoon symposium on his work, The Worlds of David Henry Hwang, featuring Esther Kim Lee (Duke University, Theater Studies), Asian American theatre scholar and author of The Theatre of David Henry Hwang, Daphne Lei (UCI Drama), and Julia Lee (UCI Asian American Studies). The symposium is from 1pm to 3pm., Aliso Beach A, UCI Student Center. Register Here
LOCATION:
Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center
4113 Pereira Dr
Irvine, CA 92697
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Theater
& Performing Arts
- Featured On Stage Peformances
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 Chance Theater presents: The Vandal
September 20 - October 20, 2019
Tickets on sale starting June 28, 2019
Strangers, a woman and a boy, on a cold road at night, next to a cemetery, waiting for a bus. The bus is late. The woman sinks into herself, her coat hanging crooked, too thin for this cold night. Things couldn’t be worse. She has some ominous connection with the nearby hospital. She’s unresponsive to the fast-talking teenager who works to engage her with everything from philosophical riffs to brash seduction. Neither knows what this night holds in store. Hamish Linklater’s funny, and ultimately spooky debut play explores life, death, and Doritos as these two characters cling to a temporary escape from loneliness.
Recommendation: Ages 13 and up. Contains adult language.
20% off tickets. Limited availability. Use code "WOMAN20"
LOCATION:
Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA
TICKETS / INFORMATION:
Tickets and Information at www.ChanceTheater.com/Vandal
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 Laguna
Playhouse presents: "Yoga Play"
September 25 - October 13, 2019
At the top of their game, yoga apparel giant Jojomon is hit with a terrible scandal that sends them into freefall. Desperate to recover their earnings and reputation, newly hired CEO Joan stakes everything on an unlikely plan. Yoga Play lovingly and hysterically highlights the intersection between spirituality, commerce and comedy.
This production includes some adult language. Recommended for audiences 12 and older.
LOCATION:
Laguna Playhouse
606 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
INFORMATION:
Box Office (949) 497-ARTS (2787) |
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 SCR
Presents: The Canadians
September 29 - October 20, 2019
Life is good in Port Alison, Manitoba—Thursday night hockey, beers at The Peg, nice people. But lately Gordy’s interests lean more toward The Magic Flute and pottery classes. When his pal, Brendan, is gifted two all-expense paid tickets on a gay cruise, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime—to experience life far from Canada! In this quick-change comedy where five actors play a ship-load of characters, small chances might lead to big changes. But can Gordy step out of his comfort zone?
Recommendation: High school and above. Contains adult language, sexuality and strobe lighting effects.
LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa
INFORMATION:
714-708-5555 |
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 Chance Theater presents: Goosebumps
October 4-27, 2019
Brooke and Zeke are thrilled to learn that they’ve won the starring roles in the new school musical — a mysterious production called The Phantom. But when strange, seemingly supernatural events begin interrupting rehearsals, the friends begin to wonder whether the show they’re acting in might be cursed. In the slightly spooky, family-friendly world of Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium, Brooke and Zeke must race to find out whether they’re being haunted by ghosts or hoodwinked by pranksters.
Recommendation: Wonderful for the entire family, ages 4 and up.
20% off tickets. Limited availability. Use code "ZEKE20"
LOCATION:
Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA
TICKETS / INFORMATION:
Tickets and Information at www.ChanceTheater.com/Goosebumps
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 SCR
Presents: Aubergine
October 19 - November 16, 2019
Sometimes a meal is more than just food. A man shares a bowl of berries and a young woman falls in love. A mother meticulously prepares her son’s favorite dish to keep him from leaving home. And a Korean-American son cooks soup for his ailing father to say what words cannot. The perfect bite transcends time and cultural differences in this poetic tale of love, loss and healing by the author of The Language Archive and Office Hour.
Recommendation: Age 14 and above. Contains adult language.
LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa
INFORMATION:
714-708-5555 |
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 UCI Illuminations presents: Patience Agbabi - Irvine
Thursday, October 24, 2019
5-6:15 pm
Public conversation with Jane O. Newman followed by a performance based on Agbabi's work with asylum seekers.
Patience Agbabi is a British poet and performer. Agbabi began performing on the London club circuit in 1995. As Canterbury Laureate from July 2009 to December 2010, Agbabi developed a full-length poetry collection based on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and her 2014 Telling Tales mines Chaucer for a twenty-first century take on the characters, its poetry, and its performance elements.
Co-sponsored by the Department of English, Medieval Devysings, The Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, International Center for Writing and Translation, Humanities Core, the UCI Shakespeare Center, International Studies, and Illuminations.
LOCATION:
Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center
4113 Pereira Dr
Irvine, CA 92697
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Community
Theater & Student Theater Productions
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 Camino
Real Playhouse presents: Agatha Christie's: Murder on the Nile - San Juan Capistrano
Saturday & Sunday Nights
September 20 - October 12, 2019
It’s the 1940s. Kay Ridgeway is cruising on the River Nile on the paddle steamer Lotus. Kay has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare.
LOCATION:
Camino Real Playhouse
31776 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
INFORMATION:
(949) 489-8082 |
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Current
and upcoming cultural events in Orange County.
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Laguna
Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational
Pacific Symphony presents: An Evening with Stephen Sondheim & Andrew Lloyd Webber 
Orange
County Museum of Art - Lectures &
Artist Talks 
