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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Brings Wizarding Magic to Segerstrom Center Through July 25

Scene from “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at Segerstrom Center. Photo by Matthew Murphy. By Sandra M. Borges | Special to the NB Indy More than a decade after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” concluded the beloved book series, the wizarding world continues to cast its magic on Read More

Curtain Comes Down on National Choreographers Initiative Led by Corona del Mar Resident Molly Lynch

Choreographer DaYoung Jung (far right) works with dancers Marco Lorenzo-Giguere, Michael Stadtherr, Alyssa Manguiat Rhys Hudson, Darcy McLoughlin, Lucia Lorenzo, and Iori Araya. Photo by Chris Trela. It began as Pacifica Choreographic Project and then continued with National Choreographers Project. Now, after 35 years, NCI Founder and Artistic Director Molly Read More

Hoag Earns First-in-the-West Designation as Endometriosis Center of Excellence

In a significant milestone for women’s health, Hoag is now the first hospital in California – and the first in the western United States – to be designated a Center of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Care by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), reinforcing Hoag’s leadership in advancing comprehensive, patient-centered care Read More

Op/Ed: Mayor Lauren Kleiman Response to July 4 Unrest in Newport Beach

By Mayor Lauren Kleiman This 4th of July, Newport Beach residents donned patriotic ensembles, children delighted in fire engine-led parades around the city, and many enjoyed a banner day out on our harbor, in celebration of America’s 250th. Meanwhile, out-of-town and out-of-state juveniles were congregating down on the Balboa Peninsula, Read More

Daisy Chains Fields Festival Exposes Irvine’s Great Concert Experiment from Live Nation to “Air Supply…Sort Of”

This post was originally published on this site.     There was a time when Irvine had a chance to become Southern California’s premier outdoor concert destination. Instead, it appears the city decided that what Orange County really needed wasn’t blockbuster tours, sold-out amphitheater nights and internationally recognized artists. No. Read More