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Art Exhibits & Events

Mission San Juan Capistrano - "Plein Air Art Reproductions Exhibition" - San Juan Capistrano
Opens January 9, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Mission San Juan Capistrano is proud to partner with Mrs. Joan Irvine Smith to display reproductions of historic plein air paintings from Mrs. Smith’s collection at the Irvine Museum.

Exhibit is free with paid admission to the Mission.

LOCATION:
Mission San Juan Capistrano
26801 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano

INFORMATION:
(949) 234-1317

Artists Village Open House - Santa Ana
Village Art Walk - First Saturday of the Month

Downtown Santa Ana comes alive with arts the first Saturday of each month when galleries, theatres, artists and performers in the Artists Village host a monthly Open House for the public. This free event attracts as many as 1500 individuals who come from throughout Los Angeles and Orange County to walk more than 150 participating studios and galleries located in historic buildings in the heart of downtown Santa Ana.

714-571-4229

Laguna Canyon Premier Artists (Private Studios) & Wine Tasting
1/2 Day Tour - Meet 8 to 15 of Laguna's Premier Artists.

These award winning Gallery and Festival Artists will show you their latest work of art in their private studios as well as the process and tools used for their inspiration. Many have won prestigious awards and are renowned around the world. Enjoy contemporary art, plein air, mixed media/abstract, bronze sculptures, figurative art, sculptured glass jewelry and more. There's also a stop at Laguna's famous Culinary Arts for wine tasting & cheese.

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Music

8th Annual BB Jazz Festival
September 11, 2010

Featuring R&B and Jazz artists Maysa, Walter Beasley, Raul Midon and more!

This concert series brings the finest in contemporary jazz to Huntington Beach. Event also has large vendor village for food and crafts and a full day of R&B and Contemporary Music. The proceeds benefit children with autism and other children's charitie.

On-line ticket purchasing available

LOCATION:
Central Park
Huntington Beach, Ca

INFORMATION:
714-377-7574

Pacific Symphony Presents: "Beethoven's Ninth"
September 11, 2010

8 pm

More than 100 singers from a dozen Orange County choruses unite to give voice to Beethoven's crowning achievement — a monumental fusion of soloists, chorus and music all set to Schiller's magnificent "Ode to Joy."

LOCATION:
Verizon Amphitheater
Irvine

INFORMATION:
714-755-5799

Pacific Symphony Presents: "Tchaikovsky's First"
September 23-25, 2010

8 pm

Pacific Symphony opens the 2010-2011 season with Tchaikovsky’s First, the epitome of the romantic piano concerto, surrounded by Weber’s vibrant “Oberon” Overture and Brahms rich, ingenious Symphony No. 2.

LOCATION:
R&H Segerstrom Concert Hall
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA

INFORMATION:
714-755-5799

"ONE SOUL JAZZ" Series
Every Sunday

Featuring different Jazz artists. Free admission.

LOCATION:
Gaslamp Restaurant & Bar
6251 E. Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach

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Film & Cinema

Bowers Museum Film Series presents: 'A Century of Quilts – American Quilts'
September 17, 2010
1:30 pm

Documentary that features some of the best quilts of the 20th century as if follows artists all across America and explores their studios as well as their processes. This film shows that quilts can represent artist’s stories as well as the diversity of American life. Free with Paid Admission to the museum.

LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana

Bowers Museum Film Series presents: 'CINEMA ITALIANO: A PERFECT DAY (2008) 14:00'
September 19, 2010
2 pm

Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Arts Council. Free with Paid Admission to the museum.

LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana

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Historical Tours & Programs

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

Discovery Science Center Presents: “Planetary Research Station” - Santa Ana
New exhibit now open

The “Planetary Research Station” is an animated globe that can show dynamic, animated images of the atmosphere, oceans, and land of a planet.

LOCATION:
Discovery Science Center
2500 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92705

INFORMATION:
714-542-2823

Bowers Museum Exhibit: "Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique"
July 3 - January 16, 2010

Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile.

LOCATION:
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana

INFORMATION:
(714) 567-3679

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Readings, Lectures & Seminars

Orange County Museum of Art - Visionaries Lecture Series - 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

Laguna Playhouse presents: "Ethel Merman's Broadway!"
September 8 – 19, 2010

Rita McKenzie recreates her uncanny, award winning Off-Broadway portrayal of Ethel Merman, the Queen of the Broadway Musical in this international smash hit. Relive those amazing tunes: "I Got Rhythm," "There’s No Business Like Show Business," "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and 20 more of Broadway's all-time greatest songs. McKenzie weaves Merman's bigger-than-life story with her signature tunes in an absolute must-see evening!

LOCATION:
Laguna Playhouse
606 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92652

INFORMATION:
Box Office (949) 497-ARTS (2787)

SCR Summer Players presents: "Misalliance"
September 10 - October 10, 2010

Here is George Bernard Shaw is at his mischievous best, turning his sharp wit to the relationship between parents and children. While the elders argue ideas and morals, the younger generation longs for action, adventure, love and independence. Especially Hypatia, who is tired of all the talk and ready for something to happen. Finally it does!

Also, coming up on the Julianne Argyros Stage - In the Next Room by Sarah Ruhl. Runs September 26 - October 17, 2010

LOCATION:
South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa

INFORMATION:
714-708-5555

OC Pavilion Theater presents: "Doubt"
September 17 - October 10, 2010

It's 1964, at St. Nicholas Catholic school in the Bronx. A nun who grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth?

LOCATION:
The OC Pavilion Performing Arts Theater
801 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

INFORMATION:
714.550.0880

 
Community Theater

Camino Real Playhouse presents: "Second Stage Stand-up' - San Juan Capistrano
September 11, 2010
7:30 pm

An evening of side-splitting laughter. Our monthly Second Stage Stand-up Comedy is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and keep you laughing long after the evening ends!

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

Laguna Canyon Premier Artists (Private Studios) & Wine Tasting Tours
1/2 Day Tour - Meet 8 to 15 of Laguna's Premier Artists.
These award winning Gallery and Festival Artists will show you their latest work of art in their private studios as well as the process and tools used for their inspiration. Many have won prestigious awards and are renowned around the world. Enjoy contemporary art, plein air, mixed media/abstract, bronze sculptures, figurative art, sculptured glass jewelry and more. There's also a stop at Laguna's famous Culinary Arts for wine tasting & cheese.

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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