Artscapes
Virtual Culture with OC Museum of Art and Newport Beach Film...
Ready for some virtual culture?
OC Museum of Art may be closed due to social distancing amid the coronavirus situation, but that doesn’t mean you...
Coronavirus Updates from Segerstrom Center and Laguna Playhouse
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Following the directives from Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Agency, Segerstrom...
Off the Menu
Newport Restaurants Serving National Burrito Day
April 2 is National Burrito Day, and a handful of Newport Beach restaurants are ready to serve you a delicious rolled breakfast, lunch or...
Tough Times for Local Restaurants
One week ago, I was dining at Il Barone restaurant, enjoying Franco Barone’s famous Facci Ri Veccia pizza with wild boar and truffle oil,...
Curtain Up
Going ‘Barefoot’ at Laguna Playhouse
Between 1961 and 2003, prolific playwright Neil Simon penned nearly three dozen plays and a similar number of screenplays, making him one of the...
Tales from the Bronx at Segerstrom Center
In 1989, actor Chazz Palminteri wrote and performed a one-man off-Broadway show called “A Bronx Tale,” based on his childhood growing up in the...
Side Dish
Newport Beach Restaurants Respond to COVID-19 with Take-Out Options and Delivery...
Although closed for in-restaurant dining — since large gatherings are prohibited as ordered by Orange County health officials in an effort to limit the...
What Inspires Local Female Chefs?
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality.
I thought it would...
Soundcheck
Kandace Springs Debuts Evening of Jazz at Segerstrom Center
“The mark of a great musician is when other great musicians recognize your talent when they hear it.”
That quote is from jazz sax player...
Soundcheck: Surf’s Up with The Beach Boys at Segerstrom Center
The words “iconic” and “legendary” are often overused, but they certainly apply to one of the greatest bands in Rock and Roll history: The...