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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Stepping Out

How Pie Brings People Together: ‘Pieowa: A Piece of America’ Screens January 11 at Lido Theater in Newport Beach

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...

Ancient Egypt Comes Alive with Newport Beach Film Festival’s World Premiere of ‘The Man with the Hat’ on January 10 at Lido Theater

The Newport Beach Film Festival is digging into archeology this weekend and you’re invited to join the cinematic adventure. On Saturday, January 10, the Film Festival is screening the world premiere of “The Man with the Hat,” a documentary from filmmaker Jeffrey Roth about renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass who...

A Mythic Flame: Pacific Symphony Ushers in 2026 with ‘The Firebird’

By Christopher Trela | NB Indy This is a historic year for Pacific Symphony.  Last fall, Alexander Shelley became the Artistic and Music Director Designate of the Pacific Symphony — only the third music director since the symphony was founded in 1978.  Music Director Laureate Carl St. Clair, a longtime resident of...

A Beloved Tradition Returns: SCR Marks 45th Anniversary of “A Christmas Carol”

There is no time-honored holiday tradition in Orange County more cherished, or more long-running, than South Coast Repertory’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol.” This year marks the 45th annual production of the beloved classic tale of miserly curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve...

A Snow White Christmas’ Returns to Laguna Playhouse with Holiday Fun for All Ages

By Katie Thomas | Special to the NB Indy Ten years ago, Lythgoe Family Productions presented their first iteration of “A Snow White Christmas” on the Laguna Playhouse stage. Now, a revised version of the production returns to the Playhouse through Dec. 28 to mark the 10th anniversary of Panto...

Riot Grrrl Revisited: Kathleen Hanna Joins Emily’s Sassy Lime for Artist Talk at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art

By Zoe Luczaj | NB Indy Arts Writer “What people want is you. They don’t want you trying to be somebody else,” Kathleen Hanna, pioneer of the “riot grrrl” feminist punk (combining feminism, punk music and politics) and frontwoman of the band Bikini Kill, told the NB Indy. That sentiment echoed...

ABT Cracks Their 10th Nut at Segerstrom Center

By Mandy Fang | Special to the NB Indy One of many holiday traditions, “The Nutcracker” is back at Segerstrom Center through December 21 as the incomparable American Ballet Theatre (ABT) celebrates its 10th anniversary season with its wittingly comical “Nutcracker” featuring untraditional twists. Who else illustriously paints the century-old story...

117th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Returns for Five ‘Magical Nights of Lights’ December 17-21

Get ready for five “Magical Nights of Lights” when the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade returns to Newport Harbor December 17-21. This 117th edition of the Christmas Boat Parade – the largest on the West Coast – selected “Magical Nights of Lights” as this year’s theme from nearly 200 submissions. ...

Winning the Grand Prize in the Newport Boat Christmas Boat Parade is Never a Last Hurrah for “The Last Hurrah”

Although the harbor in Shanghai, China, is considered the busiest harbor in the world in terms of navigational challenges, it may not hold a candle to Newport Harbor during the city’s 117th annual Christmas Boat Parade (which launches this year Dec. 17-25). More than 100 yachts of varying lengths and...

The Yachts in the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Are Works of Art and Hard Work

Electrician Scott Scofield paces the teak decks of the 80-foot-long “The Last Hurrah” yacht while meticulously overseeing the complex electrical and mechanical installations of the boat’s holiday lights and décor by more than a dozen coworkers in preparation for this year’s Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Simultaneously, he admits, “I’m...