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Your guide to the performing and visual arts in orange county Spring/Summer 2018
Your Guide to the Performing and Visual Arts in Orange County Spring/Summer 2018
Music | Theater | Art | Dance | 142 Arts Venues & Organizations From the publishers of
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Contents
Spring/Summer 2018
Dance 34 Adding Vigor to Virtuosity L.A. Dance Project premieres a new work during its first O.C. residency. 36 A Time to Intensify Our county’s leading summer sessions 38 Dance Editor’s Picks Don’t-miss events and performances
Mixed Media 42 New Inspirations Bloom at Laguna Beach Summer Festivals What’s happening at Pageant of the Masters, Festival of Arts, and Laguna Art-A-Fair 44
Writers Speak The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation presents prize-winning authors.
Senator Kennedy’s return home to Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, Massachusetts, July 1960
47 Mixed Media Editor’s Picks Don’t-miss events
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10 Broadway, Baby “Hamilton” and a roster of hits, direct from Midtown Manhattan
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26 An Extraordinary Acquisition Gerald Buck’s infamous art collection gets new building at UC Irvine.
48 A Centennial Year Laguna Art Museum turns 100.
From Prodigy to Pro Joey Alexander takes his piano playing to serious heights.
12 An Invitation to Play Summer is Shakespeare Season at UC Irvine and venues across O.C.
20 Bringing the Classics to the Masses Trio Céleste reminds listeners of the relevance of chamber music.
14 Theater Editor’s Picks Don’t-miss events and performances
22 Music Editor’s Picks Don’t-miss events and performances
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28 ‘American Visionary’ Re-examines a Legacy Photographs tell President Kennedy’s story at the Bowers Museum. 30 Visual Arts Editor’s Picks Don’t-miss events and exhibitions
52 Connective Space Segerstrom Center’s newest, most central venue 54 Arts Organizations and Venues 59 Selected O.C. Galleries 62 Youth Datebook 64 Arts Datebook 68 Encore
Photo by Paul Schutzer, courtesy The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images; Cover photography by Louis Fisher courtesy of Casa Romantica
ON THE COVER: Dante Lara, “Casa Kinetic: Celebrating Tap Dance Legends.”
Three Broadway blockbusters are coming to Orange County this summer. With stories highlighting the diversity of the American experience, these productions are both critically acclaimed and crowd-pleasing. THE COLOR PURPLE, the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South, arrives for one week only, June 19–24. With a soul-raising score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. Based on the hit film, SCHOOL OF ROCK – THE MUSICAL is a hilarious new musical that follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star who turns a class of straight-A students into grade-A rockers. This high-octane smash features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie and musical theater’s first-ever live kids rock band! A treat for the whole family, SCHOOL OF ROCK plays July 24 – August 5. Finally, you’ll be dancing in the aisles when ON YOUR FEET! premieres August 21 – September 2. Taking you behind the music and inside the real story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan—the groundbreaking couple who travelled all the way from very humble beginnings in Cuba to the very top of the pop music world. ON YOUR FEET! features some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter-century—and one of the most inspiring stories in music history. Three fantastic shows, three reasons to experience a night on the town at Segerstrom Center. Join us!
Pictured, from top: Cynthia Erivo and Joaquina Kalukango in The Color Purple on Broadway; Alex Brightman and Brandon Niederauer in School of Rock – The Musical; Ana Villafeñe and the cast of On Your Feet! All photos by Matthew Murphy
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Publisher’s Letter
ARTS DISCOVERY
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am proud to share the new issue of Premiere OC, your guide to the performing and visual arts in our community—including information on more than 220 arts organizations, performances, and events throughout Orange County.
Within this issue, editor Lara Wilson and her team have uncovered some real gems, including the Gerald Buck art collection. Stashed away in an unmarked Laguna Beach building for decades, the Buck Collection is said to be the most important collection of modern California art in private hands. Even better, the collection has been donated to the University of California, Irvine, which will build a new art museum to showcase it alongside the Irvine Museum’s extraordinary collection of California landscape painting. When complete, it will add to O.C.’s portfolio of leading museums: the Bowers Museum, Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, and the Hilbert Museum. Each offers its own discoveries and is worth a visit. More arts discoveries await this spring and summer. If you can procure a ticket to Hamilton at the Segerstrom Center, it will be worth the effort and expense—but if not, our story on their Broadway series will reassure you that there’s a show for everyone. Music, anyone? We showcase everything from jazz to chamber music to the Pacific Symphony’s Summerfest series. In this issue, we also explore Laguna, where festivals and galleries delight summer visitors and residents. To conclude our theme of discovery, we share details of several of the exceptional summer dance programs offered in our community—ready to inspire more greatness in the future. In closing, I encourage you to explore the issue and the arts throughout O.C.! Sincerely,
PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER Christopher O. Schulz cschulz@orangecoast.com EDITOR Lara Wilson lwilson@gmail.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Andrew Hart ahart@orangecoast.com
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Segerstrom Hall is the room where Tony-winning sensation “Hamilton” will happen, along with other top-drawer shows making their way to Orange County.
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he Segerstrom Center for the Arts is no stranger to Broadway blockbusters, having served as the local stop for touring crowd-pleasers such as “The Lion King” and “Les Miserables.” But the anticipation surrounding the arrival of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s game-changing “Hamilton” is on a whole other level, says Terrence Dwyer, the center’s president. “There’s been an overwhelming buzz
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Clockwise from left: “Hamilton,” “The Color Purple,” and “School of Rock” make their way to the Center this season.
about the show and a significant increase in season subscriptions,” he says. “The response has been dramatic and enthusiastic. There’s been an excitement I’ve never seen before in the community, and that’s had a spillover effect [with regard to] the center’s other shows.” Of course, all that excitement can make it hard to score a seat. But if you took your shot and didn’t get one of the hottest tickets in town, that
“Love Never Dies” April 24 through May 5 “Hamilton” May 8 through 27
Photo credit: “Hamilton,” Joan Marcus; “The Color Purple,” Matthew Murphy; “School of Rock,” Tristram Kenton
“The Color Purple” June 19 through 24 “School of Rock” July 24 through Aug. 5 “On Your Feet” Aug. 21 through Sept. 2 For tickets, as well as the latest updates on pre- and post-show activities related to the Broadway series, visit scfta.org.
doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy another Broadway-caliber production as the center winds up its 2017-18 season with an eclectic series of musicals. One of the shows Dwyer is looking forward to is “On Your Feet!,” which tells the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. “It’s got great music and high energy; it’s a very entertaining evening,” he says. There’s also a double dip into Andrew
Lloyd Webber’s catalog that shows two very different sides of the composer: “Love Never Dies,” a sequel to his “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “School of Rock,” which includes not only Lloyd Webber’s music, but also songs from the hit Jack Black film. Finally, the season includes the touring show of the 2016 Tony winner for Best Musical Revival, “The Color Purple.” ● scfta.org Spring/Summer 2018 Premiere OC 11
Theater
It’s Shakespeare Season at UC Irvine—immerse yourself.
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he play’s the thing at UC Irvine, both onstage and off. This summer’s New Swan Shakespeare Festival in its 130-seat mini-Elizabethan theater features “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” opening July 6, and “The Winter’s Tale,” opening July 5. Known for contemporary takes on the classics—last season’s “The Taming of the Shrew” placed Petruchio and Kate in a 1970s punk rock milieu, for example—the festival promises more surprises. “We’re looking for relevances to our lives and to the struggles that we’re facing. So for sure, if you come to our productions, you are not going to see a museum piece,” said Eli Simon, producing artistic director. In conjunction with the plays, UCI’s Shakespeare Center offers Shakespeare Weekends, with seminars exploring the plays’ texts and demonstrations with the directors and actors: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Aug. 11, and “The Winter’s Tale” on Aug. 12. “I want people to feel that Shakespeare belongs to them, is fun and accessible, full of unknown depths and heights, and is emotional, passionate, and beautiful,” said Julia Lupton, Shakespeare Center’s co-director. Meanwhile, Lupton has organized “The Hamlet Trial” on April 11, which puts the dithering Danish prince on trial for the murder of Polonius and for sending Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to their deaths. Hamlet will be represented by UCI School of Law Dean L. Song Richardson; Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky is the prosecutor. The audience is the jury. ●
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A Summer of Shakespeare New Swan Shakespeare Festival “The Hamlet Trial,” April 11 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” July 6 through Aug. 31 “The Winter’s Tale,” July 5 through Sept. 1 Shakespeare Weekends, Aug. 11 and 12 newswanshakespeare.com Casa Romantica The Southern California Shakespeare Festival Guild in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” June 28 and 29 casaromantica.org
North American Tour Cast. Photos by Matthew Murphy
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Editor’s Picks “SHREW!” by A my Freed will be fully produced in 2018; here, actors rehearse for its 2017 Pacific Playwrights Festival reading. Turn to our Arts Datebook for more information.
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In the world premiere of “Little Black Shadows,” a fully mounted Pacific Playwrights Festival production, Kemp Powers’ two protagonists are slaves in pre-Civil war Georgia. The prospect of a family move prompts the pair to see themselves in a new light. South Coast Repertory
4.20-22
The seven plays presented during this 21st annual Pacific Playwrights Festival will give viewers the opportunity to discover what’s new and next in contemporary American theater. The lineup goes beyond all confines of time and place with original work by Qui Nguyen, Julia Doolittle, Kevin Artigue, Caroline V. McGraw, Madhuri Shekar, Amy Freed, and Kemp Powers. South Coast Repertory
4.20-5.20
From playwright David Lindsay-Abaire comes the Tony Award-winning “Good People,” which reunites high school sweethearts from flip sides of a difficult coin. One lost her job and has nowhere else to turn; the other is now a successful doctor in the suburbs. Chance Theater
5.25
National Theatre Live broadcasts world-class plays from London all the way to O.C. “Julius Caesar,” filmed in the new Bridge Theatre, is Shakespeare’s timeless take on leadership, polarization, and civil war. Irvine Barclay Theatre 14 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
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Tango partners Ramona and Khalil are both grappling with their own mortality. Part of Chance’s 20thanniversary season, “Elevada” offers each the chance to love again even when time is running out. Chance Theater
6.6-24
Based on Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Clybourne Park” is the award-winning spin-off that sets its story of race and housing in a rapidly shifting Chicago neighborhood. Laguna Playhouse
6.29-7.29
The story you know from the Tim Burton film comes magically to life in this regional showing of “Big Fish.” Stunning music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa enhance the script. Chance Theater
8.4-25
Gravedigging, ransom, and Z-list stars collide in William Carey’s “Idol Minds,” a comedy about celebrity status and entitlement. Stages Theatre
Photography by D ebora Robinson for South Coast Repertory
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PROMOTION
FESTIVAL OF ARTS OF LAGUNA BEACH
The arts have been an integral part of the Laguna Beach community for more than 100 years, distinguishing it from other beach towns in Southern California. The Festival of Arts was founded in 1932 by local residents as a summer exhibit providing local artists a showcase for their artworks. For more than 85 years, the Festival of Arts has played an influential role in reinforcing that art colony identity with its two world-class events: The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show and the Pageant of the Masters. FESTIVAL OF ARTS The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show has been rated one of the top festivals in the nation and each year hosts 140 of Orange County’s most talented artists. Each summer, paintings, glass, ceramics, photography and a variety of different mediums are on display and available for purchase directly from the artists. In addition to the artwork on display, patrons may enjoy artist demonstrations and art workshops, art tours, live music, special events, on-site restaurants and much more. PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS The Pageant of the Masters is the Festival of Arts’ crowning jewel and arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world. Watch real people be magically transformed into life-sized re-creations of famous works of arts. A live narrator guides you through the story of each living picture accompanied by the music of a professional orchestra. With an expert staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers, the Pageant of the Masters has won recognition as the best presentation of its kind. In 2018 the Pageant of the Masters celebrates it’s 85th anniversary with the theme is “Under the Sun.” Theatrical magic, live music and light-hearted storytelling will honor Laguna’s own and other artistic pioneers from around the world who left their studios in search of new inspiration.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
FESTIVAL OF ARTS FINE ART SHOW July 5 – September 1, 2018 PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS July 7 – September 1, 2018 “Under the Sun” CELEBRITY BENEFIT CONCERT & PAGEANT: Saturday, August 25
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Art and Story Time: Mondays, July 9 – August 27 Tribute Tuesdays: Tuesdays, July 9 – August 27 Art Talks & Tea: Wednesdays, July 11 – August 29 Art, Jazz, Wine, & Chocolate: Thursdays, July 12 – August 30 Concerts on the Green: Saturdays, July 7, 14 & 21, Aug 4, 11, & 18, Sept 1 Family Art Day: Sunday, July 8 Festival Runway Fashion Show: Saturday, August 19 For a complete listing of events and exhibits, visit LagunaFestivalofArts.org
TICKETS AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT: Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters 650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, CA 92651 800-487-2278 LagunaFestivalofArts.org Spring/Summer 2018 Premiere OC 15
Feel the Thrill of Live Music! Experience YOUR Pacific Symphony as it makes its Carnegie Hall debut!
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CLASSICAL Moving Masterpieces Glass & Shankar (Carnegie Hall Preview Program) April 12-14 • 8 p.m. Watts Plays Beethoven • May 3-5 • 8 p.m. Rach 2 • May 31 – June 2 • 8 p.m.
POPS Unbeatable Entertainment Cirque de la Symphonie • April 6-7 • 8 p.m. Saturday Night Fever — Music of the Bee Gees June 8-9 • 8 p.m.
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MUSIC
Trio Céleste takes their sound out of the concert hall. SPRING/SUMMER 2018 PREMIERE OC 17
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Prodigy to Pro 14-year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander plays Chapman’s Musco Center on April 27. by Cristofer Gross
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n April 27, Chapman University will offer a lesson in musical phenomenology when 14-year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander and his trio perform at Musco Center for the Arts. The Bali-born teen continues to entertain audiences and mystify fellow artists with an uncanny blend of dexterity and creativity. Imaginative improvising and composing marked his first two Grammy-nominated CDs, released when he was 12 and 13. His third, in 2017, was a live recording of music by his earliest inspiration, Thelonious Monk. The young pianist’s father, an amateur musician who played jazz records in the house, sensed his son’s
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The Joey Alexander Trio hopes to bring young audiences to the Musco Center in April.
artistic antenna and gave him a minielectronic keyboard when he was 6. Soon, he was picking out Monk tunes. “It started with Monk,” Alexander confirmed by phone from his New York home. “But also Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal, Horace Silver, and classical composers like Maurice Ravel and Debussy. Another inspiration was gospel music by composers like John Newton.” After showcasing Alexander at a Jazz at Lincoln Center gala at age 10, Wynton Marsalis said, “There has never been anyone … who could play like that at his age. I love everything about his playing—his rhythm, his confidence, his understanding of the music.”
Jazz in O.C.
MAJOR VENUES
Boathouse Collective Live music includes jazz boathousecollective.com
Casa Romantica Casa Jazz Club featuring Gilbert Castellanos, Sept. 8 and 9 casaromantica.org
Bourbon Street bourbonstreetfullerton.com Crepes & Grapes crepesandgrapescafe. com/livemusic
Irvine Barclay Theatre Branford Marsalis Quartet, April 14 Cecile McLorin Salvant, April 20 thebarclay.org
Don the Beachcomber Tom Kubis Big Band one Monday each month donthebeachcomber.com
Photography by Carol Friedman
Laguna Beach Live! Jazz Wednesdays at [seven-degrees] Josh Nelson presents “The Sky Remains,” April 11 lagunabeachlive.org
Evans Brewing Company Live music includes jazz evansbrewco.com Newport Beach Marriott Hotel Sunset Jazz at Newport Series on Wednesdays, July through Sept. sunsetjazzatnewport.com
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center 13th Annual Muckenthaler Jazz Festival, May through June themuck.org/jazz-festival
Self-taught and tutored by veteran musicians during jam sessions, he values inspirational encounters. At 8 he met Herbie Hancock after the legendary pianist-composer heard him at a UNESCO concert. “You told me that you believed in me, and that was the day I decided to dedicate my childhood to jazz,” he later told Hancock. “It’s just a blessing for me to share this gift with other people,” he said, adding that he hopes the Chapman concert, with bassist Kris Funn and drummer Kendric Scott, will inspire young people to come discover jazz. “You just have to give jazz a chance,” he says. “Right?” ● uscocenter.org
The Parks Bistro Jazz every Friday and Saturday theparksfullerton.com
Segerstrom Center for the Arts Bill Charlap, April 28 Pedrito Martinez Group, May 4 scfta.org Soka Performing Arts Center Sean Jones, April 6 soka.edu/pac
OTHER VENUES Adele’s at the San Clemente Inn Live music includes jazz adelesanclementeinn.com
Salt Creek Grille Live music includes jazz saltcreekgrille.com/danapoint San Juan Hills Golf Club Thursday Concert Series includes jazz sanjuanhillsgolf.com Spaghettini’s Regular jazz schedule www.spaghettini.com/ calendar.php
Cooks Chapel at Anaheim Packing House cookschapelpackinghouse. com/events.html
Keep up with Orange County jazz at @OCLiveJazz on Facebook
Barley Forge Thursday Night Jazz barleyforge.com Spring/Summer 2018 Premiere OC 19
Music Bringing the
Classics to the Masses Orange County’s Trio Céleste is delivering a fresh new perspective on chamber music.
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From left to right: cellist Ross Gasworth, pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks, and violinist Iryna Krechkovsky.
fans where they are instead of relying on them to come to concert halls and other traditional venues. Since forming in New York City in 2012 and relocating to Orange County the same year, the trio’s members also founded Chamber Music OC, an awardwinning non-profit organization aimed at staging music, dance, and other cultural performances along with educational and community outreach. The group puts on chamber music recitals, collaborates with other artists, and operates a young artists program, training the next generation of chamber musicians. The trio is the current Ensemble-inResidence at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine. They plan to record a second album this summer. ● April 29 at Irvine Barclay Theatre, trioceleste.com
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n a world where we stream music instantly to devices that fit in our pockets, Trio Céleste is taking on the challenge of presenting chamber music so that people actually will want to listen. “It’s hard for people nowadays to imagine sitting in a concert hall for an hour and a half without a cell phone and just listening,” said pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks. Kwan Loucks, along with his wife, Canadian violinist Iryna Krechkovsky, and cellist Ross Gasworth, is always thinking up new ways to bring chamber music to all corners of O.C. and surrounding Southern California. As part of that musical mission, the acclaimed trio has performed in churches, public libraries, and other unconventional venues, meeting music
by Tim Grenda
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APRIL: Folk, Classical & World Music
APR 8 Jim Curry Presents the Music of John Denver APR 13 Dana Louise and the Glorious Birds - Indie Folk In Soka's Black Box Theatre. Tickets $16-20. APR 15 Pacific Symphony Plays Beethoven's Ninth Sundays @Soka. Carl St.Clair, Conductor. USC Thornton Choral Artists, Jo-Michael Scheibe, Director. Soloists: Mary Wilson, soprano; Milena Kitic, mezzo-soprano; Scott Ramsay, tenor; Rod Gilfry, baritone APR 28 Latin Rock with Grammy Winner La Santa Cecilia APR 29 Romantic Solo Piano with Garrick Ohlsson Program: Beethoven – Sonata No. 28; Brahms – Fantasien, Op. 116; Schubert – Sonata in B-flat Major
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Music
Editor’s Picks
4.16
Hear the sweeping sound of cinema as the Boston Pops Orchestra takes on everyone’s favorite oeuvre. Keith Lockhart conducts their All-John Williams program. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
4.28
Photography by Autumn de Wilde
Grammy-winning quartet La Santa Cecilia, named for the patron saint of music, exemplifies the modernday Mexican-American experience while drawing upon a multicultural base of cumbia, bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, and klezmer music. Soka Performing Arts Center
4.28
From O.C. Music & Dance comes “From Classical to Rock.” The benefit concert’s lineup includes John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls and other seasoned performers alongside a youth orchestra and choir of OCMD students. Irvine Barclay Theatre
5.11
Award-winning vocalist and actress, Audra McDonald, will step off-screen, away from her Broadway and opera ensemble work, and into the spotlight. Join the artist and her trio for an intimate evening of songs, including ones written especially for her. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
5.19
Under Robert Istad’s direction, Pacific Chorale will perform “Music of the Golden State,” including such California-bred composers as DJ Mason Bates. His work for vocals and electronics explores the earliest radio-wave communications among family members in the 1920s. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
5.23
The Hawaiian Masters Series pairs multiinstrumentalist Nathan Aweau and slack key guitarist Kawika Kahiapo in “Voices of Hawaii.” Irvine Barclay Theatre 22 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
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Dana Point Symphony plays “Bernstein, Bruch, and Copland” to conclude their seventh-anniversary season, featuring local violinist Yang Bartolotti. St. Edward Catholic Church
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Experience Pacific Symphony out-of-doors with their family-friendly Summerfest series. As the sun sets, you’ll hear the music of Chicago before Fourth of July fireworks go off; see “E.T.” with live musical accompaniment; and close the season with Tchaikovsky’s powerful “1812 Overture.” Pacific Amphitheatre
7.20 and 21
MenAlive will honor their “Heroes” the only way they know how to: through song. Hear selections by U2 and Mariah Carey as well as the O.C. premiere of Andrew Lippa’s masterwork, “I Am Harvey Milk.” Irvine Barclay Theatre
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VISUAL ARTS
Lorser Feitelson, “Magical Space Forms,” 1952. Oil on canvas, 44 by 49 ½ by 1 inches SPRING/SUMMER 2018 PREMIERE OC 25
Visual Arts
An
Extraordinary Acquisition
All eyes are on UC Irvine as it prepares to roll out Gerald Buck’s storied collection.
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he eminent but seldom-seen Gerald Buck Collection of 20thcentury California art—some of it in a private, downtown Laguna Beach building—soon will be available for public viewing at UC Irvine. Buck, an Orange County-based developer, amassed a superlative collection of modern and contemporary California art, eventually owning 3,200 paintings, sculptures, assemblage pieces, and works on paper. In addition to displaying the work in his Laguna Beach home, he purchased and renovated a nearby 3,000-square-foot former post office building to show additional pieces and in which to host art collectors, curators, and connoisseurs. Buck’s private gallery includes 80 art pieces on display and an additional 150 works in on-site storage. The renowned California artists Peter Alexander, Carlos Almaraz, Charles Arnoldi, Larry Bell, Wallace Berman, Joan Brown, Bruce Conner, Ronald Davis, Richard Diebenkorn, Phil Dike, Lorser Feitelson, Sam Francis, Robert Irwin, Roger Kuntz, Gilbert ‘Magu’ Luhan, Helen Lundeberg, John McLaughlin, Barse Miller, Roland
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by Liz Goldner Above, Peter Alexander, “Thrasher,” 1992. Oil on canvas, 48 by 84 inches. Opposite page, clockwise from top: Richard Diebenkorn, “Albuquerque,” 1952. Oil on canvas, 68 ¾ by 60 by 11/8 inches; Laguna Beach gallery; Lorser Feitelson, “Magical Space Forms,” 1952. Oil on canvas, 44 by 49 ½ by 1 inches.
Petersen, Wayne Thiebaud, DeWain Valentine, and many others—more than 500 total—are represented. The entire collection, which is regarded as one of the most important private collections of California art, is reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars. After Buck died in 2013, his heirs donated all of his work to UCI, where it could be properly displayed, restored, and studied. Stephen Barker, dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, is in charge of the collection—and of giving it a home. To that end, he is currently planning the construction of the Museum and Institute for California Art, or MICA. Scheduled to open in five years at UCI, MICA also will house a collection of California Impressionist works that was owned previously by the Irvine Museum. Nearly 100 artworks from the Gerald Buck Collection will be exhibited at UCI’s University Art Gallery and in the nearby School of the Arts gallery starting in August and continuing for four months. ● arts.uci.edu
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Artwork courtesy of The Buck Collection at UC Irvine; gallery, Mark Chamberlain
‘American
Visionary’
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Re-examines A Legacy
ecades before the advent of digital photography, photographers imbued their work with modernist ideals of form, tone, and composition. These qualities pair with such content as John F. Kennedy’s handsome face, elegant demeanor, and attractive family in a striking photographic exhibition at the Bowers Museum. “American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times,” produced by Wiener Schiller Productions in association with the JFK Presidential Library, runs through
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by Liz Goldner Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 1957
June 3. The show includes 77 striking photographs, mostly black-and-white with a few in color, documenting the life and career of the 35th President of the United States. See images of JFK as a boy, at his Harvard graduation, and as a U.S. Naval Reserve officer. Follow his first congressional bid as a decorated war hero in 1946 and celebrated marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953. Finally, bear witness to his run for the White House in 1960, inauguration, tenure as President, and tragic death in Dallas in 1963. ● Through June 3, bowers.org
© Philippe Halsman (courtesy of Magnum Photos)
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Opening with a reception on its first evening, the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association presents the juried exhibit “Spring Palette,” inclusive of 60 to 80 works created outdoors. Randy Higbee Gallery
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With “Soul Element,” artists Evelyn Alu, Jeff Alu, and Mary Beierle work through three distinct perspectives to make the human experience tangible. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
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Collaborators Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry “Exchange” blood during their performative work referencing the racist “one drop rule” from the 19th century. A backdrop of sound draws from slave testimony, police footsteps, and political speeches. Grand Central Art Center
Through 5.30
Russell Pierce’s collection of 50 portraits in varying styles will be on display and free to view during “Change Agents.” CAP Gallery
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Discover the magical realism of the peninsula to the south when “Casa Coastal: The Art of Baja California” features work by three contemporary Mexican artists: plein air painter Juan Angel Castillo, folk artist and painter Esau Andrade Valencia, and sculptor Benito Ortega Vargas. Casa Romantica
Through 5.31
On weekly Free Fridays, the museum is open until 8 p.m. and admission is waived. Catch “Pivotal: Highlights from the Collection,” with works by Opie, Diebenkorn, and more, while it remains on view. Orange County Museum of Art
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Kim Abeles curates works on paper, installations, and video pieces by members of the nationwide L.A. Printmaking Society during “Air, Water, and Earth.” The exhibition examines the planet’s vital elements while under significant environmental pressure. Muckenthaler Cultural Center
“Scenic View Ahead: The Westways Cover Art Collection” includes historic images by Rex Brandt, Phil Dike, and many more commissioned by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Their member magazine cover art program began in 1928. Hilbert Museum
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Explore themes of gender neutrality and androgyny in “Deconstructing Gender: New Works by America Martin.” The Colombian-American artist is known for her modernist approach and vibrant use of color. JoAnne Artman Gallery 30 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
Browse works by a variety of significant artists—from Picasso to Chuck Close—at this downtown Laguna mainstay known for its figurative sculptures by founder Richard MacDonald. Dawson Cole Fine Art
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Chuck Close, “James,” silkscreen in 178 colors, 69 ¼ by 54 ¼ inches
The illustrator who has worked for Dark Horse Comics, Lucasfilm, Nickelodeon, and Penguin Random House will exhibit both traditional and digital media during “Cliff Cramp: Art & Entertainment.” Former Cal State Fullerton students of Cramp’s will show work also. Great Park Gallery
THE WOODEN FLOOR PERFORMS
Unifying AN INSPIRING CONTEMPORARY DANCE EVENT A powerful, must-see contemporary dance performance, featuring the nation's top artists, designers, and choreographers working in collaboration with youth from low-income communities. These young dancers and their introspective work consistently produce poignant, ground-breaking dance pieces that have drawn national accolades.
35TH ANNUAL CONCERT M AY 3 1 - J U N E 2 , 2 0 1 8 I R V I N E B A R C L AY T H E AT R E
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Photography by Christine Cotter Š2018 The Wooden Floor.
Arts Night Out Free pre-performance chat Saturday, June 2 at 6:45pm Presented by
Based in Santa Ana, California, The Wooden Floor is one of the foremost creative youth development nonprofit organizations in the country. We transform the lives of young people in low-income communities through the power of dance and access to higher education.
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Adding Vigor to Virtuosity The L.A. Dance Project arrives in O.C.
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uch excitement circulated around the founding of L.A. Dance Project in 2012 by celebrity dancerchoreographer Benjamin Millepied. For Richard Bryant, Musco Center for the Arts’ Executive Director, his move heralded something greater—something that very well could have helped bring the Musco building onto the scene. “There’s a new burst of creativity in the live arts in Los Angeles, and I think Benjamin Millepied’s arrival here is part of that movement.” After a brief hiatus from Jan. 2013 through July 2016, during which Millepied directed the Paris Opera Ballet, he returned with renewed focus on his nationally and internationally touring company. Yet audiences in L.A. and Orange County are only beginning to grow accustomed to LADP, well, in L.A. This year, the company is pioneering a residency at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, where it will perform a star-studded program of works by Martha Graham, Justin Peck, Ohad Naharin, and Millepied himself.
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Their studios will be open and free to the public each month. And in June, the group will come a step closer, making its first O.C. appearance. Along with two works by Millepied, the Musco presentation will be part of a “technical residency”—an opportunity for LADP to stage a brand-new 30-minute work choreographed by Shannon Gillen. Gillen, who danced for Johannes Wieland Company in Germany and founded Vim Vigor in New York, brings to the commission her European-influenced style and a cinematic approach with specific demands for lighting, set, costumes, and sound. Working with LADP is “a fantastic opportunity,” she says, “not only to stretch my aesthetic, to hearken back to my balletic roots, but also to extend very beautifully-trained virtuosic dancers ... towards physical dance theater, which is what I do now. Finding a palette between those two modalities is thrilling, and will be new for them on some level, and new for Orange County.” ● June 16, muscocenter.org
Image courtesy of Musco Center for the Arts
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Orange County’s International Ballet Festival World Ballet Stars Inspired Young Dancers Performance
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Intensify Dancers travel from all over the world to study and perform during Orange County’s rigorous training programs.
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range County’s summer dance offerings run the gamut, welcoming hundreds of local and visiting students as well as celebrated instructors and choreographers. Daily practice is crucial for all dancers; summer intensives, as they’re called, are important segues from one school year to the next, providing in-depth training, networking, performance, 36 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
By Lara Wilson Above, students of The Wooden Floor perform a new dance during their Co-Creation Lab.
and travel opportunities. Santa Ana’s The Wooden Floor instituted a creative summer session to maximize its impact on older enrolled students. O.C. also is home to the venerated partnership between Segerstrom Center for the Arts and American Ballet Theatre. Read on to find out how the region turns out generation after generation of movers and shakers. ●
Christine Cotter/The Wooden Floor; courtesy Southland Ballet; courtesy Anaheim Ballet
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Christine Cotter/The Wooden Floor; courtesy Southland Ballet; courtesy Anaheim Ballet
Christopher Powney leads a men’s class at Southland Ballet. Anaheim Ballet summer intensive attendees perform at Pearson Park Amphitheatre.
American Ballet Theatre The partner of Segerstrom Center for the Arts brings its codified training program and outstanding repertory to students from around the world. Dancers train in UC Irvine’s studios, and those visiting stay in the dorms. AGES 12-18 (Students as young as 9 may be eligible for the Young Dancer Summer Workshop at the Segerstrom Center.) WHEN July 23 through Aug. 10 AUDITIONS Required abt.org/education/ summerintensive.asp
Anaheim Ballet With an impressive roster of guest instructors and workshops that cover singing, acting, and applying stage makeup, this regional program provides a pro-level experience. Bonus: attendees visit Disneyland, too. AGES 9-20 WHEN June 25 through July 21 AUDITIONS Video submission and essay accepted FINAL PERFORMANCE Pearson Park Amphitheatre anaheimballet.org/ summer-intensives/
Backhausdance The athletic company offers concurrent modern programs for both young students and advanced or working dancers, culminating in a fully produced final concert. AGES 10 and up WHEN July 16 through Aug. 4 WHERE Chapman University backhausdance. org/intensives/
Southland Ballet (Festival Ballet Theatre) With esteemed faculty from The Royal Ballet School and Youth America Grand Prix, Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla draws local and international attendees for a comprehensive ballet curriculum plus contemporary, jazz, and Pilates classes. AGES 8-20 WHEN Aug. 6 through 17 AUDITIONS Required FINAL PERFORMANCE Irvine Barclay Theatre festivalballet.org
The Wooden Floor Now in its second year, the Santa Ana-based CoCreation Lab brings acclaimed choreographers to the school, keeping students engaged through 12th grade. David Dorfman Dance not only will collaborate with them on a new work, but will also perform alongside them in the intimate blackbox theater on site. PERFORMANCE DATES July 19 through 21 TICKETS AVAILABLE July 1 thewoodenfloor.org/ lab
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings works from legendary choreographers Talley Beatty, Billy Wilson, and Ailey alongside fresh voices from company member Jamar Roberts, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, and artistic director Robert Battle. Segerstrom Center for the Arts Dance Theatre of Harlem, the New York institution, is celebrated for its racially diverse casting and compelling contemporary ballet repertoire. Irvine Barclay Theatre
Festival Ballet Theatre’s 11th annual Gala of the Stars features guest artists from internationally revered companies along with young prize-winning protégés in a delightful program of short, virtuosic works. Irvine Barclay Theatre Visiting companies of world-class caliber appear during the annual Laguna Dance Festival, founded by dance visionary Jodie Gates. Laguna Playhouse
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Jason Rodgers (ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”), Dante Lara (NBC’s “World of Dance”), and other prominent West Coast tappers will recall 20th century rhythms, including Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ classic, “Swing Time,” during “Casa Kinetic: Celebrating Tap Dance Legends.” Casa Romantica
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Akomi Dance of Huntington Beach produces its second annual Orange County Dance Festival, showcasing a variety of live works and short films. Rose Center Theater
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The Wooden Floor’s annual concert pairs its student body of underserved youth with excellent dancemakers. New York-based artist Sean Curran returns as one of the invited guests in this year’s show, “Unifying Catalysts.” Irvine Barclay Theatre L.A. Dance Project makes its O.C. debut with a commissioned work by New York’s “vastly gifted” choreographer, Shannon Gillen, and two repertory pieces by founder Benjamin Millepied. Musco Center for the Arts
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Get an up-close look at the artistic process when Molly Lynch presents her National Choreographers Initiative. See four brand-new ballets, all made during the preceding three-week workshop. Irvine Barclay Theatre
Dante Lara shows how far tap has come in “Casa Kinetic: Celebrating Tap Dance Legends.”
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LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL Jodie Gates, former principal ballerina with the Joffrey Ballet and current Vice Dean and Director of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, has brought her passion for dance to Laguna Beach since 2005. Laguna Dance Festival’s (LDF) mission: To present world-class dance performance, increase public appreciation for the art, and provide quality dance education, has bought artists and dance companies to Southern California for over a decade. The Festival has showcased the world’s most exciting talents from the Broadway stage, LA industry and screen, and has won numerous awards for its artistic offerings and events. Laguna Dance Festival has developed into a year-round phenomenon, offering free performances throughout the year, master classes taught by renowned teachers, scholarship opportunities for young artists and a reputation for the best gala in town. May 18, Laguna Dance Festival invites you to commemorate the iconic production of West Side Story with our very own Laguna Beach West Coast Story.
Kelly Sneddon from Complexions Contemporary Ballet Photo by Steve Vaccariello
Performances by professional artists from the LA dance scene, the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and 2017 LDF scholarship winners will light up the night. Fine wine, delicious food, live music and world-class dancing all in the glorious Laguna Beach setting, makes for a night to remember! LDF offers Summer Intensive, June 25 – June 29 featuring internationally celebrated stars Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Jodie Gates, plus additional high profile commercial choreographers. The much anticipated Annual Festival October 4-7, at Laguna Playhouse features Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Stars of Dance. To learn more and purchase your tickets visit: www.lagunadancefesitval.org Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet teaching a master class
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ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Classical Voice: The Enchanted Child April 13-15, 2018 Michael F. Harrah Symphony Hall Creative Writing: OC RYSE April 14-15, 2018 Center for the Arts | Margaret A. Webb Theatre
Now in its third decade, Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) offers a unique school culture that enables students to flourish as artists and scholars, preparing them to reach their highest potential. OCSA’s rigorous academic education coupled with advanced arts training in 14 conservatories has impacted thousands of students— equipping generations of creative thinkers, artists, and leaders. From the beginning, philanthropy has played a key role in OCSA’s ability to provide this transformative experience. Today, the OCSA Foundation offers a series of giving opportunities to meet donor interests and passions: Through the Artist Scholar Sponsorship Program, donors can help over 200 economically disadvantaged students living below the poverty line to receive the full OCSA experience, including arts training, school dances, yearbooks, technology, and supplies. Supporting the school’s Master Artist Series brings acclaimed arts professionals to campus to teach lifechanging master classes. Arts conservatory needs, beyond annual budgets, are met every year because of the Hearts for the Arts campaign, which funds field trips, supplies, student performances, competitions and more. With the help of Season Sponsors, OCSA students participate in over 200 performances, presentations and exhibitions every year, including Season Premiere, Gala, Performing with the Pros, and Season Finale. Legacy Giving is also available for donors who want to help build the school’s endowment fund. Learn more about how you can make a difference at www.ocsarts.net/OCSARising.
Acting: A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 26-28, 2018 The Callero Family Foundation Plaza Season Finale May 30, 2018 Segerstrom Center for the Arts Season Premiere Sept. 8, 2018 Balboa Bay Resort For tickets, visit ocsarts.net/boxoffice.
OCSA RECOGNIZES THE FOLLOWING 2017-18 MAJOR SUPPORTERS: Argyros Foundation Audi Callero Family Foundation DevTo Foundation Mary and Patrick Dirk Disneyland Resort Elerding Foundation Farmers & Merchants Bank Max Gluck Foundation William Gillespie Foundation Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation McBeth Foundation Mike and Maureen Mekjian Martha and James Newkirk O.L. Halsell Foundation Orange County Community Foundation Pacific Life Foundation Carole Pickup Samueli Foundation Harriet and Sandy Sandhu
Photography by Robert Hansen courtesy Festival of Arts
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New Inspirations Bloom at Laguna Beach Summer Festivals
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y way of its popular festivals each summer, Laguna Beach turns into a mecca for art fans from around the world. Organizers have some special twists in mind for this year’s productions, including new artists and expanded offerings for families and art novices. Here’s a closer look at what’s in store for each. Pageant of the Masters The venerable event featuring classic works of art meticulously recreated as “living pictures” turns 42 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
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Above: a living version of Francesco Beda’s “The Chess Game” is glimpsed from backstage.
85 this year, calling for a brighter, more vibrant production to mark the occasion. Longtime producer-director Diane Challis Davy was inspired by a sunset drive through the Orange County hills to create the summery theme, “Under the Sun.” It promises an abundance of local colors and nods to Mother Nature’s particular beauty. “I was driving east on Crown Valley [Parkway] one spring evening last year, watching the changing light on the foothills of Saddleback mountain, when I thought, ‘Aha! Under the
Images courtesy Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters; Sawdust Art and Craft Festival
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Images courtesy Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters; Sawdust Art and Craft Festival
Sun!’” Challis Davy said. “I wanted the theme to express an awareness and appreciation of the beauty of nature, to focus on artists who choose to paint in the open air, and to acknowledge how French impressionism influenced artists around the world to record their own personal reflections.” foapom. com/pageant-of-the-masters Festival of Arts This legendary fine art exhibit welcomes 16 new artists working in mediums ranging from oil painting and photography to hand-painted
Top: Actors preparing to appear in Pageant of the Masters’ “Orange Crate Labels”; Bottom: The Sawdust Art & Craft Festival
silk, scratchboard, and more. Look to the entertainment schedule for an expanded Saturday concert series and new weekly event, “Tribute Tuesdays,” taking place on the festival’s concert stage. Families won’t be left out of the fun. A new kid-friendly Art Tour on Saturday mornings is being offered in addition to the popular daily Art Tours. foapom.com/summer-art-show Laguna Art-A-Fair If you’ve ever seen a stunning painting or sculpture in a gallery and Spring/Summer 2018 Premiere OC 43
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thought, “Sure, it looks great here, but how will it look in my house?” then this year’s Laguna Art-A-Fair is just for you. A highlight of the 2018 event is an expansive luxury home display area plus home design workshops to help festivalgoers envision fine art in their own homes. Meanwhile, VIPs will have access to an original Pablo Picasso, amongst other well-known art, and to exclusive showings during red carpet events. art-a-fair.com Sawdust Art & Craft Festival The Sawdust Art & Craft Festival, a Laguna Beach staple since 1967, is back this year with another nine-weeklong summer event. More than 200 Laguna Beach artists will exhibit and 44 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
Top: Guests gather at Festival of Arts; Bottom: The “Orange Crate Labels” artwork
sell original art and handmade items. Others may be found creating work in a village built in a shady eucalyptus grove. Live entertainment, fashion shows, and art workshops, including glass blowing, are available for everyone from kids to adults on this summer’s festival calendar. The funky, eccentric event may have a bit more dirt under its fingernails than its neighbors, but that’s just how organizers and attendees like it. For getting up-close and personal with artists and their creations, and perhaps for creating something of your own, the Sawdust Art & Craft Festival is the best ticket in town. To learn more, visit sawdustartfestival.org. ●
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Laguna College of Art + Design EMPOWERING CREATIVE LEADERS SINCE 1961. Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD) is located in the center of the creative arts universe. Leading action sports brands; game developers; animation, entertainment, film and television studios; design firms, and art galleries and museums are located right here in Southern California. LCAD students benefit from elite connections with such industry leaders and partners as Anaheim Ducks, Blizzard, Disney, DreamWorks, GoPro, Hurley, Nike, Pixar, Sony, Stance, Warner Bros., and many more. These high-level connections facilitate preferred access to key internships and employment opportunities. Our exclusive enrollment numbers, distinguished academic standards, and educational partnerships with industry leaders ensure that LCAD students receive an unparalleled education that elevates skills and fosters the professional connections needed to succeed in today’s thriving and competitive creative industries. LCAD’s small class size empowers our esteemed faculty to give quality, personalized attention to every student. This rare level of student-instructor interaction, feedback, and input accelerates personal growth and technical proficiency and makes LCAD graduates industry-ready and sought-after. 93% of our 2016 graduates surveyed are currently working full-time, with 84% employed in their chosen fields.
Laguna College of Art and Design’s historic Main Campus
EXHIBITIONS LCAD GALLERY 374 Ocean Avenue Laguna Beach, CA 92651 GMUNK | MISCELLANY April 05–26, 2018; Reception: Thursday, April 5th, 6–9 pm FINE ARTS SENIOR EXHIBITION May 03–31, 2018; Reception: Thursday, May 3rd, 6–9 pm BFA ALL MAJORS SUMMER EXHIBITION June 07–August 31, 2018; Receptions: Thursday, June 7th Thursday, July 5th; and Thursday, August 2nd, all 6–9 pm ALL LCAD GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND RECEPTIONS ARE FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SPECIAL EVENTS 28TH ANNUAL COLLECTOR’S CHOICE SILENT AUCTION Friday, April 20, 2018 6:30–9:00PM $150/ticket [seven-degrees], 891 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA CANYON WALKERS SCULPTURE UNVEILING Thursday, April 26th, 2–4PM LCAD Main Campus, Studio 8 (MC8) 2222 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, CA 92651
COMMUNITY EDUCATION SATURDAY FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP Saturdays (except for holiday weekends) 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. $15 fee each session FREE to LCAD students, staff, faculty, and alumni w/ LCAD ID card
Canyon Walkers Progress, photo by Michael Xun Chi, chixun.net
Laguna College of Art + Design 2222 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949-376-6000
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Writers Speak
Esteemed and prize-winning authors will put down their pens and address audiences as part of ongoing lectures series at the Newport Beach Public Library.
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llustrator, writer, and designer Maira Kalman says that books, more than any other objects, spark her imagination. Kalman’s celebrated projects include an illustrated edition of the classic Strunk and White writer’s guide, “Elements of Style,” and she’s currently at work on a series based on her travels to libraries and museums. So it’s only fitting that the contributor to The New Yorker is among the Witte Lecture Series speakers at the Newport Beach Public Library. Kalman also is the author and illustrator of more than two dozen books for children and young adults, including the joyous “Beloved Dog.” She addresses the topic, “Art and Power of Not Knowing” (April 6 and 7). The library hosts two other esteemed authors this spring: the NBPL Foundation’s Library Live series presents novelist Colson Whitehead, 46 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
by Valerie Takahama Left to right: Colson Whitehead speaks during Library Live; Maira Kalman and Masha Gesson both will present Witte Lectures.
who will speak about his No. 1 New York Times bestselling novel, “Underground Railroad,” winner of both the 2016 National Book Award and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for fiction (April 17). In another Witte lecture, journalist Masha Gesson discusses her new book, “The Future Is History,” winner of the 2017 National Book Award for nonfiction. It chronicles the lives of four Russians born as the Soviet Union was collapsing, a time that was seen to be the dawn of democracy (April 27 and 28). The visual arts are in the spotlight with the library’s monthly “Beyond the Canvas” series. Art historian Jacqueline Hahn addresses Spanish surrealist Joan Miró (April 25) and Man Ray, known for his photographic experiments (May 23). ● nbplfoundation.org
Images courtesy Newport Beach Public Library Foundation; Colson Whitehead, Madeline Whitehead
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Images courtesy Newport Beach Public Library Foundation; Colson Whitehead, Madeline Whitehead
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Human effigy jar, circa 1200-1450, clay and paint
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The in-demand baritone stars in his namesake show, “Nathan Gunn: Flying Solo,” written and directed by Playhouse veteran Hershey Felder. You’ll hear a diverse selection of songs and personal stories. Laguna Playhouse
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Pianist Joyce Yang accompanies Aspen Santa Fe Ballet in this Philharmonic Society of O.C. presentation and co-commission of a world premiere by choreographer Jorma Elo. Two other works employ compositions by Glass and Janáček. Irvine Barclay Theatre
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The native-to-Santa Ana exhibition, “First Americans: Tribal Art from North America,” toured to Colombia and China from 2011 until recently. See rare Navajo, Hopi, and Seri artwork and artifacts from a range of locations, spanning both Baja California and the Arctic North. Bowers Museum
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Attend live recording of the podcast, “The Purpose of Past Tense” with guest Nachoem M. Wijnberg, a Dutch poet and novelist and 2018 recipient of the prestigious P.C. Hooft Prize for Literature. 1888 Center
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Screenings from the UK and Ireland, the Pacific Rim, and Latin America anchor this week-long celebration of cinema. Look for narratives and shorts; action sports movies; an art, architecture and design series; environmental programming; and more in venues all across O.C. Newport Beach Film Festival
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See the Sundance selection, “A Brief Spark Bookended by Darkness.” Creators Brent Green and Brendan Canty will provide live music and narration for the hand-drawn animated short about love in a tragic world. Santa Ana Sites
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The 17th Annual International Festival promises 700 performers on four stages, bringing multicultural music and dance along with food and craft vendors. Soka University
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The Pacific Symphony performs John Williams’ sweeping score as Steven Spielberg’s classic “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” is projected outdoors. Picnicking during the concert is both allowed and encouraged. Pacific Amphitheatre Spring/Summer 2018 Premiere OC 47
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Laguna Art Museum
A Centennial Year Laguna Art Museum celebrates its centenary with several illustrious events.
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bash gave visitors a glimpse into artist Elizabeth Turk’s Shoreline Project, a large-scale, interactive performance piece slated for the museum’s annual Art and Nature Festival in November. In the interim, visitors can help them celebrate their big birthday during a variety of coming events. ●
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Tony DeLap, “Triple Trouble II,” 1966
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The exhibition, “Tony DeLap: A Retrospective,” at the museum through April 28, features 80 paintings, sculptures, and drawings by the renowned nonagenarian artist. It includes several DeLap artworks that have been shown there over the years.
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A screening of “Laguna Art Museum at 100” will be held on April 19 at 7 p.m. The film chronicles the museum’s history from its founding in 1918 to the present, and highlights the life, artwork, and activities of artist Anna Hills.
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The museum’s pivotal exhibition, “Art Colony: The Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1935,” runs from June 24 through Sept. 23, and focuses on the art association’s early years. Approximately 60 artworks will be displayed in the large central Steele Gallery, which will be decorated to replicate its original appearance when it first opened in 1929 as the Laguna Beach Art Association (LBAA).
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Concurrently, the exhibition, “Laguna Art Museum: An Artistic Legacy,” chronicling the history of California art as it dovetails with museum history, will be displayed at John Wayne Airport through September 30. The catalog, “Laguna Art Museum: A Pictorial History,” including work from this exhibition, will be available at the museum store.
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The museum will throw a LBAA birthday party on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. with free admission, art activities, a birthday cake, and docent tours. And their most glamorous celebratory event will be the Centennial Ball, held on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Festival of Arts grounds. For laid-back Laguna Beach, this promises to be a seminal affair.
Left: Frank Cuprien, b. 1871, painting en plein air Right: An event-ready Laguna Art Museum
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Claire Trevor School of the Arts EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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ART: MFA THESIS EXHIBITIONS April 28 – May 12 & May 19 – June 2 University Art Galleries (UAG, CAC, Room) Exceptional graduate student works. PHYSICAL GRAFFITI May 3–5 with Lisa Naugle, Artistic Director New works from undergraduate student choreographers at the Claire Trevor Theatre. CELEBRATE MUSIC AT UCI May 6, 8pm, Irvine Barclay Theatre An exciting, fast-paced evening of musical performances by the UCI Music Department students and faculty. UCI DRAMA PRESENTS: AMERICAN IDIOT June 2 – 9, Claire Trevor Theatre Bold, brash, and fun! Green Day’s chart-topping 2005 punk rock album is brought vibrantly to life. SUMMER ACADEMIES IN THE ARTS June 25 – August 10, UCI Campus The Summer Academies in the Arts are college and career preparatory intensives for students in Art, Dance, Drama, Music, and Technology. NEW SWAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL July 5 – September 1, New Swan Theatre at UCI A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale For more info: NewSwanShakespeare.com
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is a national leader in training future generations of citizen artists. Our graduates go on to electrify audiences in theaters, galleries, and concert halls, as well as in entertainment and technology related venues throughout the world. Each year the school mounts over 300 performances and exhibitions featuring these exquisite young talents.
FOR TICKETS VISIT: www.arts.uci.edu/tickets • box office: (949) 824-2787
EVENT CALENDAR & MORE INFO: www.arts.uci.edu/calendar
Photography by Nick Koon courtesy Segerstrom Center for the Arts
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by Lara Wilson
ometimes, a venue expands inward. That’s just how the new Julianne and George Argyros Plaza and Center 360 café at Segerstrom Center for the Arts might be described. The long-anticipated, $15 million renovation puts to use 56,100 square feet of once-quiet outdoor space. Better yet, absolutely anyone can use it: the events programmed for the Argyros Plaza are free and open to the public. This spring, the Center will conclude the outdoor swing dance series it began in March (April 6 and 15). It also has plans to celebrate the opening of certain springtime shows; for instance, their “Revelations Celebration” will kick off Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s run at Segerstrom Hall (April 14). And on April 21, you are invited to take part in “Brilliance: A Night of Music and Light” by getting down to the post-disco sound of De Lux and enjoying their illuminating after-dark activities. These events and mini-performances won’t, of course, require a ticket for entry. So use the space, and this agenda, to connect to the arts you love. For more information and to get the latest information about events through the summer, visit scfta.org/events/plaza-events-list.aspx
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Arts Organizations and Venues CULTURAL/ PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS 1888 Center 115 N. Orange St., Orange 657-282-0483 1888.center
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente 949-498-2139 casaromantica.org Clayes Performing Arts Center Cal State Fullerton 800 N. State College Blvd. 657-278-3371, fullerton.edu
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org
Musco Center for the Arts Chapman University 1 University Drive, Orange 844-626-8726 muscocenter.org
Muckenthaler Cultural Center 1201 W. Malvern Ave. Fullerton, 714-738-6595 themuck.org
Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 and 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive Aliso Viejo, 949-480-4278 soka.edu/pac
MUSEUMS/ ART CENTERS Laguna Art-A-Fair 777 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, 949-494-4514 art-a-fair.com
Beall Center for Art + Technology UC Irvine 712 Arts Plaza 949-824-6206 beallcenter.uci.edu Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana 714-567-3600 bowers.org
PIVOTAL|HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COLLECTION
NOW ON VIEW Pivotal: Highlights from the Collection offers an opportunity for visitors to consider the history of the museum through key works in the collection. The museum has long championed artists—often at pivotal moments in their careers—through innovative exhibitions, projects, and collecting. The exhibition includes important works by internationally renowned artists Chris Burden, Bruce Conner, Richard Diebenkorn, Mary Heilmann, John McCracken, Glenn Ligon, Catherine Opie, Charles Ray, Ed Ruscha, Betye Saar, Diana Thater, Bill Viola, and Mary Weatherford, among many others. IMAGE: Diana Thater, Wicked Witch, 1996; video installation; Collection Orange County Museum of Art; Museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Lois Outerbridge; photo: Chris Bliss Photography; (c) Diana Thater.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.OCMA.NET 850 SAN CLEMENTE DRIVE NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
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Arts Organizations and Venues Children’s Museum at La Habra 301 S. Euclid St. 562-905-9793 lhcm.org
Hilbert Museum of California Art 167 N. Atchison St. Orange, 714-516-5880 hilbertmuseum.com
Chuck Jones Center 3321 Hyland Ave. Costa Mesa, 949-660-7791 chuckjonescenter.org
Huntington Beach Art Center 538 Main St., 714-374-1650 huntingtonbeachartcenter.org
Festival of Arts 650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, 800-487-3378 foapom.com
International Surfing Museum 411 Olive Ave. , Huntington Beach 714-960-3483 surfingmuseum.org
Fullerton Museum Center 301 N. Pomona Ave. 714-738-6545 cityoffullerton.com Grand Central Art Center 125 N. Broadway Santa Ana, 714-567-7233 grandcentralartcenter.com Heritage Museum of Orange County 3101 W. Harvard St. Santa Ana, 714-540-0404 heritagemuseumoc.org
Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, 949-494-8971 lagunaartmuseum.org
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art 117 N. Sycamore Santa Ana, 714-667-1517 occca.org
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association 949-376-3635 lpapa.org
Orange County Museum of Art 850 San Clemente Drive Newport Beach 949-759-1122, ocma.net
Muzeo 241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim 714-95-MUZEO (956-8936) muzeo.org
Irvine Fine Arts Center 14321 Yale Ave., 949-724-6880 irvinefinearts.org
Palm Court Arts Complex at Orange County Great Park Marine Way and Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine 866-829-3829, ocgp.org
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
The Irvine Museum 18881 Von Karman Ave. 949-476-0294 irvinemuseum.org Kidseum 1802 N. Main St. Santa Ana, 714-480-1520 bowers.org
ISTAD
Music of the Golden State May 19, 2018
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Pacific Chorale salutes the innovation and variety of California’s composers, including music by Shawn Kirchner, Frank Ticheli, Morten Lauridsen, Dale Trumbore, and Mason Bates.
TRUMBORE
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PROGRAM: KIRCHNER: TICHELI:
FEATURING:
LAURIDSEN:
Pacific Chorale David Clemensen, piano Jung-A Lee, organ Robert Istad, conducting
TRUMBORE: O’REGAN: BATES:
Bright Morning Stars There Will Be Stars Mid-Winter Songs In the Middle Tal Vez Tenemos Tiempo (Maybe We Have Time) Mass Transmission
ORDER TICKETS TODAY! (714) 662-2345 PacificChorale.org | SCFTA.org
Pacific Chorale is a proud Resident Company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts!
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Arts Organizations and Venues Pretend City Children’s Museum 29 Hubble, Irvine 949-428-3900 pretendcity.org Sawdust Art Festival 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach 949-494-3030 sawdustartfestival.org Urban Arts OC 4250 Scott Drive, Newport Beach 949-474-1552 urbanartsoc.com
MUSIC
Choral Arts Initiative 949-287-4270 choralartsinitiative.org
MenAlive, the Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus 866-636-2548 menalivechorus.org
DANCE
Reborn Dance Interactive reborndance.org
Orange County Symphony 714-778-0314 ocsymphony.org
Anaheim Ballet 714-520-0904 anaheimballet.org
Richter Academy of Classical Dance 22661 Lambert St., #204 949-916-9979 richteracademy.org
Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra 714-744-7927 ocyso.org
The Assembly theassemblydance.co
Pacific Chorale 714-662-2345 pacificchorale.org Pacific Symphony 714-755-5799 pacificsymphony.org
Dana Point Symphony 301-832-0388 danapointsymphony.com
Philharmonic Society of Orange County 949-553-2422 philharmonicsociety.org
Laguna Beach Live! 949-715-9713 lagunabeachlive.org
South Coast Symphony 714-731-8079 southcoastsymphony.org
Akomi Dance akomidance.com
Backhausdance 714-497-3137 backhausdance.org
The Wooden Floor 714-541-8314 thewoodenfloor.org
MISCELLANEOUS
Festival Ballet Theatre 714-962-5440 festivalballet.org Fuse Dance Company 626-893-2776 fusedanceco.com Laguna Dance Festival 949-715-5578 lagunadancefestival.org National Choreographers Initiative nchoreographers.org
Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation 714-554-2711, apacf.org
Arts Orange County 17620 Fitch Ave., #255, Irvine 714-556-5160 Frida Cinema 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana thefridacinema.org Literary Orange literaryorange.org Newport Beach Film Festival 949-253-2880 newportbeachfilmfest.com
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS Kirsten Anderson “Into The Glow” First Place 2017 Less Is More
Cindy Baron “Peaceful Dawn” First Place 2017 Waterworks
Pierre Bouret “Wailua River” First Place 2017 Best of Plein Air
CELEBRATE THE LEGACY, BE PART OF THE TRADITION!
LPAPA IN RESIDENCE at Forest & Ocean Gallery 480 Ocean Avenue / Laguna Beach
“Our 20 Year Invitational Anniversary” Laguna Plein Air Painters Association P.O. Box 4109 / Laguna Beach, CA 92652 949-376-3635 www.lpapa.org
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“Less Is More” Mar 12 - Mar 26, 2018 / Reception - Mar 17, 2018 “2nd Annual Waterworks” (Exhibition Dedicated To Transparent Watercolors) Sponsored by Joe Hanks Van Cleave Foundation for the Arts May 7 - May 21, 2018 / Reception May 12, 2018 Waterworks Family Fun Painting Day May 19 “4th Annual Art Party & Miniature Auction FUNdraiser” June 10, 2018 Visit lpapa.org for FUNdraiser Information & Tickets “14th Annual Best of Plein Air” July 10 - 22, 2018 / Reception July 14, 2018 THE PLEIN AIR PROJECT
LPAPA’s education program supports multi-generations with The Younger Generation for 4th Grade Students and up, The Next Generation for College level students, The Now Generation with Adult Mentor Programs, Plein Talks and PaintOuts for professional, emerging and beginning plein air painters, and The Kids Paint Out for youth, grades 4 through 12. Support LPAPA Help us Continue & Grow The Plein Air Project!
Arts Organizations and Venues Newport Beach Public Library Foundation 1000 Avocado Ave. Newport Beach 949-717-3890 nbplfoundation.org Orange County Children’s Book Festival Orange Coast College 2701 Fairview Road Costa Mesa kidsbookfestival.com Orange County Film Society 949-253-2880 orangecountyfilmsociety.com Orange County School of the Arts Margaret A. Webb Theatre 801 N. Main St. 714-560-0900 oscarts.net
THEATER
Attic Community Theater 2995 W. Segerstrom Ave., Santa Ana 714-662-2525, ocact.com
Cabrillo Playhouse 202 Avenida Cabrillo San Clemente 949-492-0465 cabrilloplayhouse.org Camino Real Playhouse 31776 El Camino Real San Juan Capistrano 949-489-8082 caminorealplayhouse.org Chance Theater 5522 E. La Palma Ave. Anaheim Hills 714-777-3033 chancetheater.com Concordia Studio Theatre Concordia University 1530 Concordia West Irvine 949-854-8002, x.1526 cui.edu Costa Mesa Playhouse 661 Hamilton St. 949-650-5269 costamesaplayhouse.com Curtis Theatre 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea 714-990-7722 curtistheatre.com
“Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’” was staged earlier this year at Chance Theater.
Huntington Beach Playhouse 7111 Talbert Ave. 714-375-0696 hbplayhouse.com
Lyceum Theater Vanguard University 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa 714-668-6145 vanguard.edu
Laguna Playhouse 606 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-497-2787 lagunaplayhouse.com
Maverick Theater 110 E. Walnut Ave. Fullerton, 714-526-7070 mavericktheater.com Musical Theatre Orange County 714-637-0186, mtoc.org
COLOR VISION on view may 5 - june 16, 2018
The Huntington Beach Art Center is celebrating the power of pigment with three contemporary art exhibitions in 2018. COLOR VISION brings together scientifically and culturally engaging facts about how humans perceive and utilize color, featuring a group of contemporary visual artists that use color not only as a medium but as an element of their message. Patron & Member Preview: May 5 | 5:30--6:30PM Public Reception: May 5 | 6:30--9PM Art for Lunch: May 17 | 11:30AM--1:30PM Image: Marie Thibeault, Exposure, 2017; oil on canvas, 78 x 72 in.
HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER
...where art meets community
www.huntingtonbeachartcenter.org | (714) 374-1650 538 Main Street | Huntington Beach, CA 92648
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Arts Organizations and Venues South Coast Repertory 655 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa 714-708-5555, scr.org Stages Theatre 400 E. Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, 714-525-4484, stagesoc.org Westminster Community Theatre 7272 Maple St. 714-893-8626 wctstage.org “View from Cliff Drive” courtesy the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association
Musical Theatre Village 36-C Mauchly, Irvine 949-753-1996 musicaltheatrevillage.net
Rose Center Theater 14140 All American Way Westminster 714-793-1150 rosecentertheater.com
Mysterium 311 S. Euclid Ave., La Habra 562-697-3311 mysteriumtheater.com Newport Theatre Arts Center 2501 Cliff Drive Newport Beach ntaconline.com
Shakespeare Orange County Festival Amphitheatre 12762 Main St. Garden Grove 714-590-1575 shakespeareoc.org
CONCERT VENUES
City National Grove of Anaheim 2200 E. Katella Ave. 714-712-2700 citynational groveofanaheim.com The Coach House 33157 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano 949-496-8930 thecoachhouse.com
Honda Center 2695 E. Katella Ave. Anaheim 714-704-2500 hondacenter.com House of Blues Anaheim 400 W. Disney Way 714-520-2334 houseofblues.com/ anaheim The Observatory/ Constellation Room 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. Santa Ana 714-957-0600 observatoryoc.com Pacific Amphitheatre 100 Fair Drive Costa Mesa 714-708-1870 pacamp.com Yost Theater 307 N. Spurgeon St. Santa Ana 888-862-9573 yosttheater.com
NEW EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW MARCH 31 – OCTOBER 13, 2018
You’re Invited! Opening Reception: Saturday, March 31, 6 to 8 P.M.
SUNLIGHT AND MAGICAL VISIONS: SHADOW:
A Gift of California Paintings from the Art Collection of Jim and Lynne Doti
A NEW HOPE:
The Enchanted Worlds of Eyvind Earle
SCENIC VIEW AHEAD: The Westways Cover Art Collection
The Star Wars Art of Robert Bailey
CHARACTER REFERENCES:
The Art of the Animation Drawing
In cooperation with the Automobile Club of Southern California
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Selected O.C. Galleries ALISO VIEJO
Founders Hall Art Gallery Soka University 1 University Drive 949-480-4081 soka.edu
ANAHEIM
Artists Republic 400 W. Disney Way, #137 949-988-0603 artists-republic.com Center Gallery 250 Center St. 714-765-4422 anaheim.net
BREA
City of Brea Gallery 1 Civic Center Circle 714-990-7731 breagallery.com Sarah Bain Gallery 407 W. Imperial Highway Suite H-115 562-451-3111 sarahbaingallery.com
CORONA DEL MAR
SCAPE Gallery 2859 E. Coast Highway 949-723-3406 , scapesite.com
COSTA MESA
The ARTery Gallery @ The Lab 2930 Bristol St., thelab.com Daniel Oropeza Original Sculpture 1041 W. 18th St. Studio A-106 949-650-6169 danieloropeza.com Dax Gallery 2951 Randolph St. 714-957-1706 daxgallery.com Gray Matter Museum of Art 485 E. 17th St., #101 gmmaca.org
H Space Gallery Hurley 1945 Placentia Ave. 949-548-9375 hurley.com LIULI Gallery 3333 Bristol St. 714-438-8888 liuliusa.com Martin Lawrence Galleries South Coast Plaza 3333 Bear St. 949-759-0134 martinlawrence.com Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus Drive 714-546-2156 randyhigbeegallery.com
FULLERTON Begovich Gallery Cal State Fullerton 800 State College Blvd. 657-278-7750 fullerton.edu
Magoski Arts Colony 223/225 W. Santa Fe Ave. 714-441-1504 magoskiartscolony.com Internal: Gallery & Oddities 115 S. Harbor Blvd., Suite G 714-869-7585 internalgallery.com
IRVINE
CAC, Room, and University Art Galleries UC Irvine, 949-824-9854 arts.uci.edu Village Gallery Irvine Spectrum Center 59 Fortune Drive, #338 949-450-8282 villagegallery.com
LAGUNA BEACH Artist Eye Laguna Gallery 1294 S. Coast Highway 949-497-5898 artisteyelagunagallery.com
Fine Art, Cuisine, and Live Entertainment Summer 2018 June 29 – Sept 2
Nestled in beautiful Laguna Canyon, the Laguna Art-A-Fair is the premier fine arts summer destination in Southern California Connecting fine art with luxury home design in 2018. Work with expert decorators during our designer events for ideas on home redesigns and renovations.
Check our website for updates on daily events, live music, art demos, and art workshops:
www.art-a-fair.com
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Selected O.C. Galleries Avran Art & Design 540 S. Coast Highway, Suite 104, 949-494-0900, avranart.com
LCAD Gallery 374 Ocean Ave. 949-376-6000, lcad.edu
BC Space 235 Forest Ave. 949-497-1880, bcspace.com
Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art 611 S. Coast Highway 949-715-9604, lgoca.com
Cove Gallery 1492 S. Coast Highway, #8 949-494-1878 covegallerylaguna.com Dawson Cole Fine Art 326 Glenneyre St. 949-497-4988 dawsoncolefineart.com Forest & Ocean 480 Ocean Ave. 949-371-3313 forestoceangallery.com JoAnne Artman Gallery 326 N. Coast Highway 949-510-5481 joanneartmangallery.com
The work of Baja California artist Esau Andrade Valencia will be featured in Casa Romantica’s gallery June 15 through Aug. 25.
Kelsey Michaels Fine Art 354 N. Coast Highway kelseymichaels.com
Las Laguna Gallery 577 S. Coast Highway 949-667-1803 laslagunagallery.com Lu Martin Galleries 372 N. Coast Highway 949-494-8074 lumartingalleries.com Mark Timothy Gallery 350 N. Coast Highway 949-307-0498 marktimothygallery.com Mystic Arts Gallery 664 S. Coast Highway 949-715-5177 mysticartslaguna.com
PROVIDES THE PUBLIC AN OASIS OF INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF REGIONAL HISTORY, HORTICULTURE AND THE ARTS SHERMAN LIBRARY & GARDENS
2647 Pacific Coast Hwy. Corona del Mar, CA 92625 | 949-673-2261 | slgardens.org
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Selected O.C. Galleries Peter Blake Gallery 435 Ocean Ave. 949-376-9994 peterblakegallery.com Prima Fine Art Galllery 570 S. Coast Highway 949-715-0039 primafineartgallery.com Quorum Gallery 374 N. Coast Highway 949-494-4422 quorumgallery.com Redfern Gallery 1540 S. Coast Highway 949-497-3356 redferngallery.com saltfineart 346 N. Coast Highway 949-715-5554 saltfineart.net Sandstone Gallery 384-A N. Coast Highway 949-497-6775 sandstonegallery.com Studio 7 Galleries 384-B N. Coast Highway 949-497-1080 (north) 1590 S. Coast Highway 949-715-0012 (south) studio7gallery.com Sue Greenwood Fine Art 330 N. Coast Highway 949-494-0669 suegreenwoodfineart.com Village Gallery 502 S. Coast Highway 949-494-3553 villagegallery.com The Vintage Poster 1492 S. Coast Highway 800-558-7552 thevintageposter.com
Pablo Picasso, “Le Concert,” collotype and pochoir, 38 by 49½ inches
Wyland Galleries Laguna Beach 509 S. Coast Highway 949-376-8000 wylandgalleries.com
YellowKorner Gallery Fashion Island 401 Newport Center Drive, Suite A203 949-706-0415 yellowkorner.com
NEWPORT BEACH
ORANGE
Art Resource Group 20351 Irvine Ave. 949-640-1972 artresourcegroup.com Debra Huse Gallery 229 Marine Ave. debrahusegallery.com Lahaina Galleries 1173 Newport Center Drive 949-721-9117 lahainagalleries.com Susan Spiritus Gallery 20351 Irvine Ave. 714-754-1286 susanspiritusgallery.com
Guggenheim Gallery Chapman University 1 University Drive 714-997-6800 guggenheimgallery.com
SAN CLEMENTE San Clemente Art Association Gallery 100 N. Calle Seville 949-492-7175 paintsanclemente.com
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
The Cottage Gallery 31701 Los Rios St. 949-340-6693 cottagegalleryonlosrios.com Mission Fine Art Gallery 31760 Camino Capistrano, Suite C 949-291-7738 Missionfineart.gallery
SANTA ANA
“Crystal Cove Looking North,” courtesy the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association
Avantgarden— The Art Gallery 207 N. Broadway 714-558-8843 artavantgarden.com
Bear Street Gallery South Coast Plaza Village 3851 S. Bear St., Suite B-15 714-825-0592 ocfinearts.org F+ Gallery 661 Poinsettia St. 714-493-9430 facebook.com/fplusgallery Marcas Contemporary Art 305 E. 4th St., #103 714-760-4637 marcasgallery.com Q Art Salon 205 N. Sycamore St. 714-835-8833 qartsalon.com Showcase Gallery South Coast Plaza Village 3851 S. Bear St., Suite B-15 714-540-6430 ocfinearts.org
TUSTIN
Chemers Gallery 17300 E. 17th St., Suite G 714-731-5432 chemersgallery.com
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Youth Datebook Concerts, exhibitions, and more—for and by the next generation of artists.
April 15
O.C. Día del Niño Celebrate kids and this year’s theme of the Americas on the Mexican holiday, Day of the Child, during Arts O.C.’s 33rd-annual, monthlong Imagination Celebration. O.C. Fair and Events Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, eldiadelnino.org
April 7
Cirque for Kids! The Pacific Symphony and gravity-defying circus artists will perform together at this family-friendly concert. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-755-5788, pacificsymphony.org
April 13 through 15
April 8
Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival Traditional Japanese koto and lute performances and craft-making are on the agenda for this family-friendly festival with special guests from Taiko Center of Los Angeles and Fudenji Zen Monastery. Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. 714567-3600, bowers.org O.C. RYSE RYSE, an acronym for Regional Youth Slam Event, features O.C. School of the Arts students at the mic. Webb Theatre, 801 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714-564-3282, ocsarts.net
Spring Family Festival Summer—and with it, a season of arts education programming—is on its way. Learn more and celebrate here. Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton, 714-738-6595, themuck.org
May 4 through 27
Imaginology This free, STEAM-focused festival thinks outside the box to allow kids of all ages to explore and experiment. O.C. Fair and Events Center, 88 Fair Drive, 714-708-1500, ocfair.com/imaginology
“Open Casa: Artists of Tomorrow” Student works of painting, drawing, ceramics, and photography are showcased in a juried exhibition for scholarship awards. Casa Romantica, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-498-2139, casaromantica.org
April 22
May 5
April 28 and 29
May 5 through 13
“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” Adapted from the children’s book by Richard and Florence Atwater, this musical from Pins and Needles Productions is a “waddle” of fun. Samueli Theater, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-556-2787, scfta.org
April 14 and 15
May 3
Princess and Superhero Fun Day Your child can dress up and dance, make crafts, and get their face painted like their favorite character. Southland Ballet, 710 Roosevelt Ave., Irvine, 949-757-1936, festivalballet.org
The 17th Annual International Festival Enjoy food, wares, and performances by a multicultural plethora of vendors and performing groups. Soka University, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, 949-480-4278, soka.edu “A Little Princess” Take your little one to see Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic, realized. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-497-2787, lagunaplayhouse.com
33RD IMAGINATION ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Orange County’s favorite family arts festival! April 13–May 27, 2018 A month of family-friendly arts events & visual art exhibits at locations across Orange County. Most events are free! Presented by Arts Orange County and the Orange County Department of Education, with over 40 participating organizations, two exhibitions of student artwork, a student poster art contest, the VSA Festival showcase of art by students with disabilities, and the Día del Niño Festival. Complete event details may be found at SparkOC.com
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Youth Datebook Image courtesy of Anaheim Ballet.
Through May 18
Night at the Cube Sleep over in Santa Ana during this afterhours exhibition with special midnight activities. Discovery Science Center, 2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714-542-2823, discoverycube.org
May 18 through June 3
“Amos and Boris” According to this tale, anyone can be friends—even a mouse and a whale. South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-708-5555, scr.org
May 20
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra Season Finale Winners of the PSYO annual concerto competition will perform with peers in a program of Strauss, Gershwin, and more. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-755-5788, pacificsymphony.org
Anaheim Ballet students perform.
June 18 through July 27
Speak Up Summer Program Teens collaborate with each other to write and mount a new play in this five-week session with scholarships available. Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills, 714-777-3033, chancetheater.com
July 9 through 20
Young Dancer Summer Workshop Aspiring ballet students from age 9 to 12 can learn the fundamentals in this foundational program. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center, Costa Mesa, 714-556-2121, abt.org
July 13 through Aug. 12
O.C. Fair Check the events calendar to make the most of this summer tradition, including concerts, rides, games, a petting zoo, and more. O.C. Fair and Events Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-708-1500, ocfair.com
Ongoing
Arts Camps Geared toward ages 6-8 and 9-12, kids can draw, paint, and make ceramics. Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave., Irvine, 949-7246880, cityofirvine.org
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Arts Datebook Colson Whitehead: The Underground Railroad April 18 Newport Beach Public Library 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach 949-548-2411, nbplfoundation.org Dance Theatre of Harlem April 18 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org Casa Kinetic: Celebrating Tap Dance Legends April 20 Casa Romantica 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente 949-498-2139, casaromantica.org Maynard Dixon, detail from “The Automobile,” 1930, oil on canvas Automobile Club of Southern California Collection
“SHREW!” Through April 21 South Coast Repertory 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-708-5555, scr.org “Nathan Gunn: Flying Solo” April 4 through 22 Laguna Playhouse 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach 949-497-2787 lagunaplayhouse.com Joyce Yang and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet April 5 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org Sean Jones April 6 Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo 949-480-4278, soka.edu/pac Maira Kalman: “Art and the Power of Not Knowing” April 6 and 7 Newport Beach Public Library 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach 949-548-2411, nbplfoundation.org SOCALPAPA in “Spring Palette” April 7 through 21 Randy Higbee Gallery 102 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa 714-546-2156, randyhigbeegallery.com
“Soul Element” April 7 through 28 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art 117 North Sycamore St., Santa Ana 714-667-1517, occca.org “The Purpose of Past Tense” April 8 1888 Center 115 N. Orange St., Orange 657-282-0483, 1888.center “Little Black Shadows” April 8 through 29 South Coast Repertory 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-708-5555, scr.org
Branford Marsalis Quartet April 14 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater April 14 through 22 Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org Boston Pops Orchestra in “All-John Williams” April 16 Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
Pacific Playwrights Festival April 20 through 22 South Coast Repertory 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-708-5555, scr.org “Good People” April 20 through May 20 Chance Theater 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills 714-777-3033, chancetheater.com “Love Never Dies” April 24 through May 5 Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
Josh Nelson in Jazz Wednesdays April 11 [seven-degrees] 891 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach lagunabeachlive.org “The Hamlet Trial” April 11 New Swan Shakespeare Festival Gateway Commons, Inner Ring Road, Irvine 949-824-2787 newswanshakespeare.com TenPints New Music Series April 13 Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo 949-480-4278, soka.edu/pac
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Eyvind Earle, “Detail: Concept Art for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959),” probably 1956-57, casein on board; The Hilbert Collection
Courtesy Hilbert Museum
April
Cecile McLorin Salvant April 20 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org
Image courtesy of Casa Romantica.
Arts Datebook National Theatre Live in “Julius Caesar” April 25 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org
“Elevada” May 4 through June 3 Chance Theater 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills 714-777-3033, chancetheater.com
Newport Beach Film Festival April 26 through May 3 Various venues newportbeachfilmfest.com
International Festival May 5 Soka University 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo 949-480-4278, soka.edu
Joey Alexander Trio April 27 Musco Center for the Arts One University Drive, Orange 844-626-8726, muscocenter.org Masha Gessen: The Future Is History April 27 and 28 Newport Beach Public Library 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach 949-548-2411, nbplfoundation.org “A Brief Spark Bookended by Darkness” April 28 Santa Ana Sites santaanasites.com O.C. Music & Dance presents “From Classical to Rock” April 28 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org
Orange County Dance Festival May 5 Rose Center Theater 14140 All American Way Westminster akomidance.com “Hamilton” May 8 through 27 Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org Yuja Wang in recital May 9 Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-662-2345, philharmonicsociety.org
La Santa Cecilia April 28 Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo 949-480-4278, soka.edu
Audra McDonald May 11 Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
Bill Charlap Trio April 28 Samueli Theater 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
“Exchange” Through May 15 Grand Central Art Center 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana 714-567-7233 grandcentralartcenter.com
“Deconstructing Gender: New Works by America Martin” Through April 30 JoAnne Artman Gallery 326 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, 949-510-5481, joanneartmangallery.com
Pacific Chorale in “Music of the Golden State” May 19 Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-662-2345, pacificchorale.org
May
Pedrito Martinez Group May 4 Samueli Theater 615 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
Hawaiian Masters Series May 23 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org
“Charade,” starring Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant, will be screened at Casa Romantica.
Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider May 26 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org “Change Agents” Through May 30 CAP Gallery 490 Arroyo Chico, Laguna Beach 949-494-8305, caplaguna.org “Pivotal: Highlights from the Collection” Through May 31 Orange County Museum of Art 850 San Clemente Drive Newport Beach 949-759-1122, ocma.net The Wooden Floor’s Annual Concert May 31 through June 2 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org
June
“Clybourne Park” June 6 through 24 Laguna Playhouse 606 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-497-2787 lagunaplayhouse.com Dana Point Symphony June 9 St. Edward Catholic Church 33926 Calle La Primavera, Dana Point 949-542-6282 danapointsymphony.com L.A. Dance Project June 16 Musco Center for the Arts One University Drive, Orange 844-626-8726, muscocenter.org
Mormon Tabernacle Choir June 19 Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-662-2345 philharmonicsociety.org “The Color Purple” June 19 through 24 Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org Southern California Shakespeare Festival Guild June 28 and 29 Casa Romantica 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente 949-498-2139, casaromantica.org “Big Fish” June 29 through July 29 Chance Theater 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills 714-777-3033, chancetheater.com
July
Pacific Symphony in “Color My World: Music of Chicago” July 4 Pacific Amphitheatre 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa 714-755-5788, pacamp.com “The Winter’s Tale” July 5 through Sept. 1 New Swan Shakespeare Festival Gateway Commons, Inner Ring Road, Irvine 949-824-2787 newswanshakespeare.com “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” July 6 through Aug. 31 New Swan Shakespeare Festival Gateway Commons, Inner Ring Road, Irvine 949-824-2787, newswanshakespeare.com
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Arts Datebook “American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times” Mar. 10 through June 3 Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana 714-567-3600, bowers.org “Scenic View Ahead: The Westways Cover Art Collection” Mar. 31 through Oct. 13 Hilbert Museum 167 N. Atchison St., Orange 714-516-5880, hilbertmuseum.com
Audra McDonald
Co-Creation Lab with David Dorfman Dance July 19 through 21 The Wooden Floor 1810 N. Main St., Santa Ana 714-541-8314 thewoodenfloor.org MenAlive in “Heroes” July 20 and 21 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646 thebarclay.org “School of Rock” July 24 through Aug. 5 Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787 scfta.org National Choreographers Initiative July 28 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646 thebarclay.org
August
“Idol Minds” Aug. 4 through 25 Stages Theatre 400 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton 714-525-4484, stagesoc.org Shakespeare Weekends Aug. 11 and 12 New Swan Shakespeare Festival Gateway Commons, Inner Ring Road, Irvine 949-824-2787, newswanshakespeare.com
Casa Cinema: “Charade” Aug. 14 Casa Romantica 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente 949-498-2139 , casaromantica.org Festival Ballet Theatre’s Gala of the Stars Aug. 17 Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org Pacific Symphony in “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” Aug. 18 Pacific Amphitheatre 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa 714-755-5788, pacamp.com “On Your Feet” Aug. 21 through Sept. 2 Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa 714-556-2787, scfta.org
September
“Magical Visions: The Enchanted Worlds of Eyvind Earle” Mar. 31 through Oct. 13 Hilbert Museum 167 N. Atchison St., Orange 714-516-5880 hilbertmuseum.com “A New Hope: The Star Wars Art of Robert Bailey” Mar. 31 through Oct. 13 Hilbert Museum 167 N. Atchison St., Orange 714-516-5880 hilbertmuseum.com “First Americans: Tribal Art from North America” April 7 through Aug. 19 Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana 714-567-3600 bowers.org “Air, Water, and Earth” April 22 through June 10 Muckenthaler Cultural Center 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton 714-738-6595 themuck.org
“Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tet Festival” May through Aug. 19 Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana 714-567-3600, bowers.org 13th Annual Muckenthaler Jazz Festival May through June Muckenthaler Cultural Center 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton 714-738-6595, themuck.org “Cliff Cramp: Art & Entertainment” June 3 through Aug. 19 Great Park Gallery 6950 Marine Way, Irvine 949-724-6247, cityofirvine.org “Casa Coastal: The Art of Baja California” June 15 through Aug. 25 Casa Romantica 415 Avenida Granada San Clemente 949-498-2139 casaromantica.org Laguna Art-A-Fair June 29 through Sept. 2 777 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-494-4514, art-a-fair.com Festival of Arts Fine Art Show July 7 through Sept. 1 650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-494-1145, foapom.com Pageant of the Masters July 7 through Sept. 1 650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-494-1145 foapom.com
Laguna Dance Festival Laguna Playhouse 606 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-497-2787 lagunaplayhouse.com Pacific Symphony in “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” Sept. 8 Pacific Amphitheatre 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa 714-755-5788, pacamp.com Casa Jazz Club featuring Gilbert Castellanos Sept. 8 and 9 Casa Romantica 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente casaromantica.org
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Joan Brown, “People and Eye Trees in the Park in Madrid,” 1961. Oil on canvas, 72 1/8 by 96 by 1 inches
Photography by Autumn de Wilde; courtesy of The Buck Collection at UC Irvine
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anta Ana Sites co-founder and artistic director Allen Moon has delivered an eclectic roster of live art events all over his city. But he sees his responsibility as twofold. Not only should presenters introduce established, international voices into their local scene, he says, they need to support “work that’s created and shared, by and for, this community.” The program will cover both bases on May 11 when it partners with Grand Central Art Center artists-in-residence Sarah Rafael García and Dino Perez, known collectively as Studio Crear. Additionally, Los Angeles-based collaborators Beth Peterson, a puppet artist, and Latin folk band Cuñao will bring their uplifting visuals and global sound, respectively. During an eight-week residency leading up to the event at the Bowers Museum, the group will put the finishing touches 68 Premiere OC Spring/Summer 2018
L.A.-based band, Cuñao
on their multimedia “opera”—a work infused with shadow puppetry, song, dance, and activism—titled “Canción del Inmigrante,” or “Song of the Immigrant.” The joint effort doesn’t stop there. During the residency, Crear will lead volunteer collaborators over the age of 12 through free mask-making and storytelling workshops. Participants’ works, geared towards the migratory experience that is common to humanity, will be displayed in an exhibition alongside the culminating Sites performance. Upon viewing earlier iterations of the project, Moon knew, “living in Santa Ana, which has a high first-, second-, third-generation and beyond immigrant population, that this would resonate. And this would be a powerful tool.” ● May 12 at Bowers Museum, santaanasites.com
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