A new musical era has begun for Pacific Symphony. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, hundreds of Pacific Symphony subscribers, donors, VIPs and members of the media came to Segerstrom Concert Hall to experience a presentation of the symphony’s 2026-2027 Classical Series, presented by Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation. The new season,...

Monty Python fans rejoice: the Holy Grail of musical comedy, “Spamalot,” returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts February 17 through 22. Lovingly adapted from the 1975 film classic, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “Spamalot” has everything that makes a great knight at the theatre: flying cows, killer rabbits,...

The 46th edition of the Baroque Musical Festival in Corona del Mar is scheduled for this June, but before that week of Baroque classics comes another event: Baroque Miniatures: A Sparkling Musicale! gala evening on Sunday, March 1 a St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach. Curated by artistic director...

The Balboa Island Museum and the Newport Harbor Historical Society are presenting a screening of the film “Sin City: Newport Beach,” a film by Ed Olen along with Celeste Dennerline and Nancy Gardner, at The Lido Theater Thursday, Feb. 26. Doors open at 5 p.m. Screening is at 6 p.m....

South Coast Repertory is embracing 2026 in a big way. In a unique way. In a memorable way. The Tony Award-winning theater company is presenting what they rightfully call the theatrical event of the season: a rotating repertory of two Tony Award-winning plays featuring “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by...

Tim Burton has had an unusual and illustrious career. He got his start as the lead singer and songwriter for the quirky rock band Oingo Boingo before delving into film composition. He has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television,...

Irvine is more than just a city—it’s a name that has a prominent position in the history of Newport Beach. Rancho San Joaquin became Irvine Ranch when James Irvine purchased the tract in 1864 with his partners, whom he eventually bought out. Coastal tracts were sold and developed into beach...

Gallery Sonder presents “Interstitial,” a solo exhibition of recent and newly realized works by Sheng Lor, on view from February 6 through March 7, 2026. The exhibition brings together two bodies of work: Dressed Looms (woven sculptures constructed from discarded looms, yarns, and threads), and Thread Drawings, which echo weaving...

Ready for a slice of pie? This Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach, KCRW presents “Pieowa: A Piece of America,” a feature-length documentary that celebrates how pie is baked into Iowa’s culture, the lengths people go to for a slice, and how this pastry can make...