Newport Beach News

Newport Dunes is once again the site of the Orangewood Challenge which takes place on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Newport Dunes, 1131 Back Bay Dr. The Orangewood Challenge is an exciting and fun multi-sport team-based obstacle course in which teams of four run, navigate,...

VEA Newport Beach has become known as a luxe resort and spa destination that overlooks the Newport Beach Country Club and coastline beyond, but the resort also offers health and wellness activities that are open to resort guests and the public. Here’s a sample: Saturday, 4/13: Boxhaus x VEA Newport Beach Join...

The City of Newport Beach is now accepting applications from organizations that provide community programs available to Newport Beach residents, and from qualified event organizers seeking financial support for Newport Beach-based events. To qualify for the special events grant, the events must take place between July 1, 2024 and June...

Sherman Library & Gardens is hosting an evening lecture with Nelson Coates, top production designer for cinema and television, on Tuesday, April 165 at 7 p.m. Find out what's involved in creating the set design for TV shows such as The Morning Show, the feature film adaptation of Kevin Kwan's...

The 34th Annual Southern California Spring Garden Show is a four-day garden event held April 25-28 in South Coast Plaza’s Crate & Barrel/Macy’s Home Store wings. Discover dozens of unique plant and garden vendors for your spring gardening needs and explore eight inspiring one-of-a-kind outdoor living spaces designed by top...

Orange County is home to hundreds of nonprofit organizations that host fundraising galas and luncheons attended by generous donors and patrons. One of the local philanthropic highlights every year is the annual Napa in Newport charity event that raises funds for Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne, an organization that has a passionate...

Laguna Playhouse held its annual gala on Sunday, March 3 wit the theme of “Oh What a Night! Celebrating Songs from Jersey Boys & The Sensational 60s.” Courter Simmons, Christopher Kale Jones, Shonn Wiley, Ryan Williams from the Broadway, Chicago and Los Angeles companies of the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys”...

City of Hope Orange County, the most advanced cancer research and treatment organization in Orange County with two locations in Newport Beach, has released a report that evaluates the cancer incidence rate in people ages 18 and 49 in Orange County and Southern California amid a national epidemic of...

Crystal Cove Conservancy is hosting a special “Cove Talk” conversation between California’s Secretary of Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot and Conservancy President & CEO, Kate Wheeler on Wednesday, April 3 about issues facing California’s vast protected lands and waters including climate resilience, maintaining biodiversity, and expanding equitable access to the...