Winter comes early this year thanks to Winter Fest OC, which returns to the OC Fair & Event Center November 25 through January 1. Billed as Southern California’s largest winter festival, Winter Fest was on hiatus for two years (although they did produce the Night of Lights OC drive-through holiday Read More
The cast of the North American Tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.” Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade In 2001, the jukebox musical romantic drama film “Moulin Rouge” – directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann – was released and dazzled moviegoers with its stylized production and captivating concept. Nearly Read More
Richard Doyle and Presley Coogan (center) with the cast in South Coast Repertory’s 2021 production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jerry Patch. Photo by Jenny Graham/SCR. There is no more time-honored and cherished holiday tradition in Orange County than South Coast Repertory’s “A Christmas Carol.” Adapted Read More
Members of the Newport Bach Film Festival staff / Photo by Charles Weinberg The Newport Beach Film Festival has announced its 2022 Awards, including Audience Awards and Jury Awards. The 23rd edition of the festival was held October 13-20, 2022, showcasing over 350 films from around the world. During its Read More
Collage of mailers sent on behalf of City Council candidates in 2022 Newport Beach residents went to the polls on Tuesday, November 8 to vote on a handful of local city council races as well as Newport-Mesa Unified School District board members, state representatives, U.S. representatives and other key political Read More
Billy Valentine and Sherry Williams Jazz fans know the place to be on Thursday and Friday nights is Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach, but this month you can add Tuesdays to your schedule because the producers of the very successful Sunset Jazz at Bistango summer series, Joe Rothman and John Read More
Balboa Bay Resort Balboa Bay Resort had a successful Howl-o-Ween event featuring costumed fur babies (the four-legged kind), wag bags, and a special doggie-centric menu at the resort’s A+O Restaurant. That was just the start of the resort’s holiday celebrations. Throughout November and December, guests can enjoy family-friendly culinary experiences Read More
The Winery Restaurant chefs at the Chef Masters event / photo by Chris Trela Nearly three dozen chefs and 320 guests were barking up the “right” tree at the Chef Masters culinary extravaganza held October 16 at the Festival of Arts grounds in Laguna Beach, which helped raise $450,000 for Read More
eyeXam Crystal Cove / Design Firm KOHAN architecture A new eye care experience opens on Friday, Nov. 4 in the Crystal Cove Shopping Center, and it looks to be unlike most vision care facilities. It’s called eyeXam, and it offers cutting-edge eye care technology, services, and high-end eyewear. According to Read More
Dancers from “Reunited in Dance” Dance has the power to move audiences through movement. Dance can express emotions when words alone fail. Dance can provide hope in hopeless times. And for one night at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, dance displays the resilience of dancers during a time of monumental Read More
