This fall, Southgate Productions brings “Assassins” to the Curtis Theatre, taking on a musical that feels like part of a history lesson.  “This is definitely a bit of a darker turn for Southgate,” ...

From pottery classes to open studios, local spaces offer a chance to work with your hands, step away from screens and connect with others.

We’re thrilled to share with you our writers’ picks for notable events in theater, dance, visual arts, culture and music for fall 2026. Culture OC’s talented team of arts and culture writers has ...

Orange County Music & Dance, Southern California’s premier after-school pre-K to 12 performing arts school dedicated to cultivating the whole child through a rigorous and programmatic path to mastery, ...

As local newsrooms shrink, California’s Community NEWS Act offers a potential lifeline for independent arts and culture reporting – but the governor must act by Sept. 30.

Two Orange County museums move into larger centers to showcase the evolution of wave riding through the years.

Shakespeare’s centuries-old “bed trick” gets a decidedly modern makeover in “The Bed Trick,” Keiko Green’s contemporary comedy about sex, friendship, deception and consent at Chance Theater in Anaheim ...

The Center’s first artist in residence debuts with his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra in a gala concert this weekend.

This September, Culture OC marks three years as an independent nonprofit newsroom. Anniversaries usually invite us to look back. This year, we are also looking outward at the artists, organizations, ...

It began as a dream that quickly went bust. While San Clemente has recovered admirably and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, for anyone trying to reach it – or pass through it – by rail, ...

With Metrolink fully invested in rebranding from a commuter rail network into something closer to a true regional rail system emphasizing leisure travel, it may seem odd that one of its most appealing ...

While movies that unfold in the workplace are fairly commonplace, plays in that setting are far and few between. That makes “Gloria” something of interest for theater-goers. The dramedy by Branden ...