Category: Orange County News

Pacific Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez Unveils 2025-26 Pops Season

Excitement is building for Pacific Symphony as the orchestra launches its 2025-26 Classics and Pops seasons. Longtime Music Director Carl St.Clair is passing the baton to Artistic and Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley, who conducted his first Classics Concert of the season October 16. Relative newcomer Enrico Lopez-Yañez, the symphony’s Read More

Nominations for the City of Irvine’s Wall of Recognition Open November 1

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 The City of Irvine is accepting nominations for individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses for the City’s Wall of Recognition from November 1 through December 30. The Wall of Recognition, established in 2006 at Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park, recognizes those who have made significant Read More

Free Fair Housing Workshop: Learn Your Rights and Responsibilities

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 The City of Irvine and the Fair Housing Foundation will host a free Fair Housing Workshop Wednesday, November 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Quail Hill Community Center, 39 Shady Canyon Drive. The Fair Housing Foundation will share information, including:  New statewide laws Federal and state fair Read More

Christmas Arrives Early at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar

Christmas has arrived early at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar, and seasonal shoppers are already getting a head start on selecting holiday décor at the annual Christmas Boutique, which also happens to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Roger’s Gardens. Roger’s Gardens stands as one of Southern California’s most festive Read More

Neal Shusterman’s “All Better Now”: A Pandemic of Joy Turns the World Upside Down

A deadly virus is spreading across the world at a rapid rate. But those who recover experience a unique longlasting effect—complete joy. The virus rids people of sadness, anxiety, anger, and jealousy, and those in power race to find a cure for fear they’ll lose control in the chaos. The Read More

The Newport Beach Historical Society Presents Chris Epting on ‘Lost Landmarks of Orange County’ on November 5

The Newport Beach Historical Society presents Chris Epting on “Lost Landmarks of Orange County” for the Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Balboa Fun Zone. Epting is a New York Times bestselling author and television host. Join us to explore his “Lost Landmarks of Read More

Samueli Foundation Announces $11 Million in Grants to 138 Orange County Nonprofits

The Corona del Mar-based Samueli Foundation has made its largest single day tranche of grant announcements in organizational history, alerting 138 Orange County-serving nonprofit organizations that they are grant recipients from the newly created Breakaway Fund. The Breakaway Fund launched in May with a $5 million budget, but the Samueli Read More