As the season-opening concert of your brand new music director – your first in some 35 years – it was an entirely anticlimactic evening on Thursday at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

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.

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, ...

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra will take the stage at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Sept. 19 in what could be a watershed moment for a deepening commitment by the ...

When the Primetime Emmy Awards are broadcast Monday, Sept. 14, the city of Fullerton won’t be getting any awards. But it has something that is arguably better: a starring role in “Margo’s Got Money ...

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.

The Orange County arts community deeply mourns the loss of Phil Lyons, an extraordinary philanthropist whose visionary generosity transformed the region’s cultural landscape. Lyons died recently after ...

Back then it was the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and it seemed almost too good to be true. Finally, Orange County had its own monumental temple for the performing arts – the realization of a ...

After a decade spent bringing world-class productions and student artists to the stage, this cultural gem honors its past by looking ahead. Encore Content is produced in paid partnership with the ...