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 Mission
San Juan Capistrano - "Two Journeys: One
Mission" - San Juan Capistrano
October 11, 2009 – January 5, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
“Godspeed” by Suzi Chauvel and “5264” by Siân
Poeschl. Visual depictions of ageless journeys,
through photography on metal and kiln-formed glass
Exhibit
is free with paid admission to the Mission.
LOCATION:
Mission San Juan Capistrano
26801 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano
INFORMATION:
(949) 234-1317
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Music
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 Pacific
Symphony Presents: "Beethoven's Fifth"
December 10-12, 2009
Virtuoso
oboe playing is spotlighted in a superb orchestral
suite paying homage to Ravel’s comrades who died
in World War I. Then, Grammy Award-winning guitarist
Sharon Isbin adds lightness and flamboyance to
the program with the irresistible dance rhythms
of Rodrigo’s “Fantasy for a Gentleman.” Finally,
the most famous four notes in music: the “da-da-da-dum”
opening of Beethoven’s exceptional Symphony No.
5.
LOCATION:
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
615 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa
INFORMATION:
714-755-5799
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 Handel's
Messiah
December 13, 2009
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
& Cinema
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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.
Tales of ghosts, pirates, buried treasure and
of many who have lived here will point out why
San Juan is so special.
Donations
of $2.00 per adult and $1.00 per child are accepted
and go to several projects including Save the
Adobe Fund.
LOCATION:
Tours leave from "Lady Debra's" at the corner
of Camino Capistrano and Verdugo Street.
San Juan Capistrano
INFORMATION:
(949) 493-8444
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Current
Museum Exhibits
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 Discovery
Science Center Presents: Mexico: Festival of Toys
- Santa Ana
Now through Jan 3, 2010
You're
invited to bring your children and immerse yourselves
in Mexican culture through toys and games of the
past and present. This interactive exhibit features
hand-made toys for both celebration and play.
Challenge each other in traditional Mexican games,
play with authentic dolls and masks, learn about
the cultural significance of Mexican toys.
LOCATION:
Discovery
Science Center
2500 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
INFORMATION:
714-542-2823
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 Bowers
Museum Exhibit: "The Baroque World of Fernando
Botero"
September 12 - December 6, 2009
Featuring
35 rare etchings by Rembrandt Van Rijn made between
1629 and 1654, Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars
in Rembrandt?s Etchings focuses on a subject the
artist frequented in his formative years: the
beggar. Rembrandt's images document and humanize
the vagrant population living in 17th century
Dutch society that considered these individuals
repulsive and outcast.
LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana
INFORMATION:
(714) 567-3679
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Readings,
Lectures & Seminars
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 Casa
Romantica Poetry Reading Series
Ongoing - Readings are held the last Wednesday
of every month at 7:00 pm.
Promoting
and celebrating the many poets living and writing
in Orange County and offering the best poetry
of Southern California and beyond in a setting
both historic and beautiful: the Casa Romantica
Cultural Center Gardens.
Events are free and open to the public.
LOCATION:
Casa Romantica
415 Avenida Granada
San Clemente, CA 92672
INFORMATION:
(949) 498-2139
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 Orange
County Museum of Art - Visionaries Lecture Series
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Newport Beach
Every Monday beginning October 19
1:30–3:30 pm
Spend
the coming art year answering the question–how
did contemporary art become contemporary? Discover
the unexpected connections between the past and
present and encounter the sudden changes that
shocked the art world. Dr. Jeanne S. M. Willette
(Associate Professor of Art History at Otis College
of Art & Design) leads this new series of in-depth
lectures in art history to examine the Big Three—painting,
sculpture, and installation and trace their history
from past to present.
LOCATION:
850 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach
INFORMATION:
949-759-1122
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Theater
& Performing Arts
- Featured On Stage Peformances
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 SCR
presents: "Saturn Returns"
October 23 - November 22, 2009
From
the fertile brain of Noah Haidle, one of the brightest
new voices in American theatre, comes 88-year-old
Gustin. He’s endearingly crabby and, according
to his caregiver, perfectly healthy and in no
need of care. But there are echoes in Gustin’s
home, echoes of the women he loved — and thought
he couldn’t live without. He steps into those
echoes and takes the audience with him through
three stages of his life, on an inventive journey
that bends time and surprises at every turn.
 A
Christmas Carol
November 28 - December 26, 2009
Orange
County's happiest family tradition is 30 years
old! Once again, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and, of
course, Ebenezer Scrooge himself will bring 19th-century
London to life in Orange County's favorite Christmas
tradition.
LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa
INFORMATION:
714-708-5555
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 Laguna
Playhouse presents: "Winter Wonderettes"
November 24-December 30, 2009
The
Wonderettes are back! Set six months after the
end of The Marvelous Wonderettes, this seasonal
sequel finds the girls returning to their hometown
for a Holiday celebration with their family and
friends, complete with great Wonderette renditions
of ‘60s holiday tunes. Wonderette member Betty
Jean is in charge of her company’s Christmas party,
so naturally the Wonderettes are the logical choice
for the entertainment. But when Santa turns up
missing, the girls must use their talent and creative
ingenuity, plus some great holiday tunes such
as “Little Saint Nick” and “It’s a Marshmallow
World,” to rectify their holiday party without
the jolly big guy in red.
LOCATION:
Laguna
Playhouse
606 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
INFORMATION:
Box Office
(949) 497-ARTS (2787)
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Community
Theater
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 Musical
Theatre Village presents: "A Christmas with
Scrooge "
December
4 - 27, 2009
The
Classic Dickens tale of "Christmastime in Londontown"
set to song and dance. It is our annual MTV tradition
and a heartwarming way to spend the Holiday Season.
LOCATION:
Musical Theatre Village
36-C Mauchly
Irvine, Ca
INFORMATION:
Box Office (949) 753-1996
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 Camino
Real Playhouse presents: "A Christmas Story"
- San Juan Capistrano
Nov. 27 - Dec. 20, 2009
Ralphie,
a young boy growing up in the '40's, dreams of
owning a Red Rider BB gun. He sets out to convince
the world this is the perfect gift. But along
the way, he runs into opposition from his parents,
his teacher, and even good 'ol Santa Claus himself.
“You’ll shoot your eye out!” is the refrain, but
that never derails him from his dream.
LOCATION:
Camino Real Playhouse
31776 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 675
INFO:
(949) 489-8082
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Wine
Tasting Events
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 Monthly
Tasting Party
Meets
the FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH (except January)
6-9 pm
Enjoy
their wines with hot food, snacks, artisan breads
& cheeses. Cost: $30 per person. Drop in - no
reservation required. Live music, taste their
bubbly Champagne, Raspberry Sparkling, plus over
20 wines to select from.
LOCATION:
Laguna Canyon Winery
2133 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651 USA
949.715.9463 (Wine)
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