Pacific. That word can mean many things. For Alexander Shelley, who begins his inaugural season as Pacific Symphony’s new Artistic and Music Director this September, just the name Pacific Symphony is evocative. “It doesn't immediately evoke a specific location, but the word pacific, for me, serves as such a beautiful metaphor...

Prepare to laugh when The Second City improvisational comedy troupe returns to VEA Newport Beach with “The Second City Goes Coastal.” Hosted on the Sunset Lawn against sweeping Pacific Ocean views, this exclusive two-act, 90-minute show features short-form improv sketches, interactive moments with the audience, and classic Second City favorites brought to life...

Hollywood Producer Joseph “McG” Nichol and Jordan Otterbein of River Jetty Restaurant Group took over operations of The Lido Theater in 2024, and they have been ramping up programming to include not just classic movies but concerts and comedians as well as offering The Lido Theater as a special...

The Righteous Brothers – Bill Medley and Bucky Heard will take the stage at the iconic Lido Theater on Thursday, Sept. 10 and Friday, Sept. 11 for the inaugural charity concerts, Lido Legacy Live, to benefit the Newport Beach Junior Lifeguard Scholarship Program and Friends of OASIS Senior Center...

Orange County native Michael Repper recalls attending a Pacific Symphony “Musical Mornings” concert when he was three and being enraptured by the music and the overall concert experience. His grandmother insisted he start piano lessons, which launched a music career that took him from studying piano to being named conductor...

By Mandy Fang | Special to the NB Indy For three weeks this summer, Chapman University's Sandi Simon Center for Dance becomes home for students from around the country, all there to participate in local dance troupe’s Backhausdance's Summer Intensive. The program concludes July 24 at 6 p.m. in the Sandi...

By Sandra M. Borges | Special to the NB Indy More than a decade after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” concluded the beloved book series, the wizarding world continues to cast its magic on audiences—this time from the stage. The six-time Tony Award-winning “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”...

It began as Pacifica Choreographic Project and then continued with National Choreographers Project. Now, after 35 years, NCI Founder and Artistic Director Molly Lynch – the former founder and artistic director of Ballet Pacifica – has decided to make this year’s project the last dance. NCI is an intensive, three-week...

Kennedy Contemporary gallery opened its doors in January 2021, when the pandemic was still a concern and many people remained reluctant to go out in public. According to owner Victoria Kennedy, she had no idea when to expect but she did have a 50-page business plan and an intuition that...