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They began with eight women in a living room with the common goal of starting a women’s singing group. Now, 20 years later, the Orange County Women’s Chorus has become one of the top amateur choruses in the region. Founded in 1997 by Dr. Raymond Egan and directed since 2000...

Homer Bludau was posing for a photo Monday with fellow advisory committee members from the Newport Beach 1st Battalion 1st Marines Foundation, including Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce President Steve Rosansky, when a handful of familiar faces suddenly strolled over to make...

A sold-out crowd enjoyed more than 1,000 Maine lobster dinners prepared on site during the 9th annual Lobsterfest, held last Sunday at Newport Dunes. While feasting the diners enjoyed live entertainment and activities for kids. A percentage of the proceeds go to Leadership...

Anyone who has attended a performance at Segerstrom Center for the Arts recently has no doubt encountered construction in the courtyard between the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and Segerstrom Hall. That construction is the new Julianne and George Argyros Plaza taking...

Known for its eclectic and often cutting edge exhibitions, the Orange County Museum of Art has unveiled another in a long line of dynamic artistic projects: the 2017 California-Pacific Triennial, which runs through Sept. 3. The exhibition, officially titled “Building as Ever,” is...

This is “nirvana weekend” for dance fans, as two separate dance programs – one a classical ballet and the other an evening of world premieres – are being presented at Segerstrom Center for the Arts and the Irvine Barclay Theatre. “Giselle” Up first is Teatro alla Scala Ballet...

Hundreds of Maine lobsters will be flown in to Newport Beach on Aug. 6 for the 9th Annual Lobsterfest, held at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina from 3 to 8 p.m. More than 700 people are expected to attend this annual celebration of summer, which centers around a...

High above Palm Springs, deep in the San Jacinto mountains yet only about 90 minutes from Newport Beach is the town of Idyllwild, a charming (some might say rustic) village that through the years has somehow kept its small-town atmosphere. Set among tall pines, cedars and...

Get 40 top local restaurants (and the Newport Beach Fire Department) to serve their signature cuisine, add an opportunity drawing and live music, then invite 1,000 people to come and enjoy the festivities while raising money for charity. Sounds like an instant classic, which in...

Wonder where the next crop of young filmmakers are coming from? The answer is simple: Chapman University. At its annual Summer Luncheon at Balboa Bay Resort on June 20, the Women of Chapman support group, which has numerous Newport Beach members, bestowed $50,000 worth of...

It was a whirlwind weekend of fun in the sun as 2017 Mr. Irrelevant Chad Kelly, the last man selected in this year’s NFL draft, was feted, toasted and roasted as part of the Irrelevant Week festivities that took place June 29-July 1. Launched in 1976 by NFL alumnus Paul Salata,...

Each year, the Visionary Women Circle of Alzheimer’s Orange County holds a Caregivers Luncheon to honor caregivers who display extraordinary compassion in caring for those touched by Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. Caregiver honorees are recognized for their...

Cool cocktails, balmy evenings and hot jazz. Perfect ingredients for a perfect summer evening under the stars at the Sunset Jazz at Newport concert series that starts July 12 and runs through Sept. 20 at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa in Fashion Island. Held in the...

The Pacific Symphony is renowned as having some of the best musicians in southern California, but the Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles also have top music students performing with them. In fact, the ensembles are so good that in addition to concerts in Segerstrom Concert Hall,...

All good things must come to an end, and so it was with the Pacific Symphony’s summer concerts at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. After nearly three decades, Pacific Symphony played its final concert at Irvine Meadows last September, shortly before the venue closed to make way for a...

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa has a strong tradition of providing scholarships to deserving high school students who are about to graduate and continue on to college. The first college scholarship was awarded in 1945; seven decades later the tradition continues. Thirteen...

Classic car fans and automobile aficionados will be driving, flying and probably even sailing into Newport Beach this weekend for the fifth annual Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction that takes place Friday through Sunday at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. More...

Warmer weather is finally making its way to Newport Beach, and with it comes al fresco concerts held in various venues throughout the city. Leading the charge is the annual Newport Beach Jazz Festival, which returns to the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach June 2-4, 2017. Presented by...

He has an airport named after him, and most recently a park renamed in his honor. Now, Newport’s most famous resident gets an exhibit at Balboa Island Museum. “John Wayne: At Home in SoCal” is a curated show (by Amy Shepherd and Bonny Taylor) of images and memorabilia presented...

Alzheimer’s Orange County held its 19th annual gala on Saturday, March 25, in the Pelican Hill Golf Pavilion at Pelican Hill Resort. Produced by EliteOC Productions, the evening began with a cocktail reception overlooking the rolling hills of the Pelican Hill golf course,...