By Zoe Luczaj | NB Indy Arts Columnist Who says museums have to be quiet? The Orange County Museum of Art’s 2025 Biennial opened on Saturday, June 21 with a roar. OCMA kicked off their California Biennial, “Desperate, Scared, But Social” (titled after OC Riot Grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime’s album),...

The Orange County Museum of Art is desperate. And scared. But social. “Desperate, Scared But Social” is the name of a 1995 album by riot grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime, and it’s the title of OCMA’s 2025 California Biennial, which explores the landscape of late adolescence and early adulthood through...

It’s time for great jazz for a great cause when the annual Eric Marienthal & Friends Concert returns to the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on Sunday, July 13 to raise funds for the High Hopes Brain Injury Program, a local nonprofit organization that works with people who have suffered...

Enjoy brunch on Sunday, July 6 at Ivan's House Live at Mozambique in Laguna Beach with music by Trust 1 and The Sunday Gospel Band, an all-star cast of top musicians that have played at the Saddleback Church and have also been top recording artists for several different artists....

The Newport Beach Film Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary last fall with a star-studded lineup of actors, directors, costumers and other noted luminaries of the entertainment world. The Festival rode the celebratory tailwinds by creating the inaugural Newport Beach TV Fest, presented by the Newport Beach Film Festival June 5-8....

There are a handful of famous literary detectives whose exploits have been captured on stage and screen. Among those are Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, and Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. And then there’s Hercule Poirot, the fictional Belgian detective created by English writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is Christie's most famous...

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced the return of its popular Movie Mondays series, an Orange County summer staple for over 17 years. Held on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, these free outdoor movie nights invite the community to gather for iconic films, family fun, and unforgettable memories. This...

By Zoe Luczaj | Special to the NB Indy Orange County may have invented the strip mall, but it also gave us the stage dive. “Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia,” a new exhibit on display at the Fullerton Museum Center through August 10, reveals the unlikely rise of punk...

Dance lovers are familiar with “Swan Lake,” the classic ballet with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, but there are various versions of “Swan Lake” performed by ballet companies around the world. Miami City Ballet is bringing yet another “Swan Lake” to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for five performances June...