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Artscapes: “Divalicious” Divas McBroom and Callaway in Samueli Theater

  Amanda McBroom has been described by Broadway World as “one of the greatest night club performers of all time. Her lyrics are profound and express human emotions in glorious poetry. Her humor is so smart and she sings and acts it all brilliantly.” Ann Hampton Callaway was voted...
Posted On 02 Oct 2017
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Balboa Peninsula Art Show is ‘Looking Forward/Looking Back’

Newport Beach artist Georgeana Ireland has truly come full circle. Ireland, who owns Ethos Contemporary Art on the Balboa Peninsula, will be featured in her one-woman show “Looking Forward/Looking Back” that opens this weekend at her gallery at 3405 Newport Blvd. The opening...
Posted On 15 Sep 2017
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Artscapes: Singer-Songwriter Lia Menaker Brings Soulful Sound to Blue Beet

Most musicians dream of making a living making music. Lia Menaker is actually living that dream, although the road to success has been long and winding. In fact, she’s on that road right now as the East Coast-based singer-songwriter continues her cross-country tour with a stop on...
Posted On 07 Sep 2017
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Drama Versus Musical at Segerstrom Center and SCR

Segerstrom Center is renowned for its Broadway musical series, while South Coast Repertory has long been a haven for dramatic works. In September, their roles are reversed when Segerstrom Center presents the North American tour of the National Theatre production of “The Curious...
Posted On 25 Aug 2017
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Artscapes: OC Women’s Chorus Causing Treble at 20

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...
Posted On 17 Aug 2017
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Artscapes: Segerstrom Center Announces Oct. 28 Debut of Argyros Plaza

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...
Posted On 11 Aug 2017
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Artscapes: OCMA Unveils 2017 California-Pacific Triennial

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...
Posted On 06 Aug 2017
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Artscapes: Pacific Symphony Returns to Newport Beach July 16

Classical music goes casual this weekend when Pacific Symphony brings its family-friendly Symphony in the Cities program to Newport Beach on Sunday, July 16 at the Newport Beach Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive. The evening will begin with the Symphony’s “Musical Playground”...
Posted On 13 Jul 2017
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Artscapes: Family Films Under the Stars

Our balmy coastal weather means it’s an ideal time to spend an evening under the stars enjoying a movie screened outdoors. Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Segerstrom Center for the Arts both have a free al fresco film series this summer, with such cinematic classics as...
Posted On 07 Jul 2017
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Artscapes: Sunset Jazz at Newport Offers Al Fresco Music

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...
Posted On 29 Jun 2017
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Artscapes: Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Heads to Europe

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,...
Posted On 29 Jun 2017
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Colorful, Unique Art Show at Peninsula Gallery

A unique Orange County artist will be featured this weekend at a show at a Newport Beach art gallery. Dick Marconi, 82, will showcase his work in an exhibit titled “ICON” One Man Show from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Ethos Contemporary Art on the Balboa Peninsula. “I’m excited about...
Posted On 22 Jun 2017
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Artscapes: Pacific Symphony Prepares for New Summer Home

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...
Posted On 16 Jun 2017
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Artscapes: Al Fresco Concerts Return to Hyatt Regency

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...
Posted On 25 May 2017
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2017 Newport Beach Film Festival Went Deep

The Newport Beach Film Festival decided to “Go Deeper” for its 18th annual incarnation that ran April 20 – 27, starting with the opening night film, “Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton” (a documentary about an American icon who forever changed the sport of big wave...
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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“Remembering Leonard Nimoy” at Newport Beach Film Fest

Many of us want to leave a legacy behind. Something that we will be remembered for. Leonard Nimoy had no such problem since he is forever and indelibly engraved in our collective social conscience as the iconic Mr. Spock on the Star Trek series. For 40 years Nimoy shared his...
Posted On 23 Apr 2017
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“The Scent of Rain and Lightning”

Long-standing resident families vying for advantage, deep-rooted conflicts over land, moneyed power players competing with less affluent interests, authorities straddling alliances. Hmmm…sounds a little like another town we know… The Midwest-set mystery, “The Scent of Rain and...
Posted On 21 Apr 2017
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“The Long Way Back” is a Harrowing Ride

 “The Long Way Back” is a train wreck of a movie—but it’s one of the most compelling and scary train wrecks you will ever see, and punches you in the gut with the reality of one of the most deadly and preventable diseases in the country: opioid addiction. Directed by Richard...
Posted On 21 Apr 2017
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Artscapes: Megan Hilty Brings a Wicked Voice to Pacific Symphony Pops

“Unfortunately, Megan Hilty won’t be able to do the phone interview this morning. Our apologies for the last minute cancellation,” read the email from Pacific Symphony on March 13. The cancellation was understandable—Hilty had gone into labor with her second child! Her son...
Posted On 18 Apr 2017
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Artscapes: Time to “Pop” in to OC Museum of Art

Who would have thought that a Campbell’s soup can could be considered art? Andy Warhol did. The iconic pop art pioneer – along with Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, and others – is part of an exhibition at Orange County Museum of Art called “Pop Art Design” that...
Posted On 16 Mar 2017
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