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The next phase of the sculpture exhibition in the Civic Center Park is moving forward following a Newport Beach City Council decision last week. Council voted 7-0 on Jan. 8 to approve the City Arts Commission request to waive the conditions applied to Phase IV of the Sculpture...

During an annual retreat this week, art enthusiasts discussed a number of topics, including programming, budget, performing arts on the Balboa Peninsula, and several new sub-committees, including one to look into possibly bringing back the bus museum tour. Newport Beach City Arts...

A Newport Coast campus transformed into a global village over the weekend, celebrating diversity with food, entertainment and activities from around the world. Sage Hill School hosted the 17th Annual Multicultural Fair on Saturday, bringing in hundreds of attendees from across...

The popular Concerts on the Green series will once again bring thousands of music lovers to the Civic Center lawn this summer. Four acts were approved by the arts commission last Thursday during their monthly meeting. The performers for the summer series are a Sinatra-esque...

  Newport Beach City Arts Commission once again doled out cultural arts grants last week, but this year more than half the funds went back to the Commission — for Concerts on the Green and other programming — and the rest went to only a handful of organizations.   At the Art...

Civic Center Park looks a little barren these days — all nine artworks from Phase 2 of the Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition, which have been on display in the park for the past two years, were removed this week. Fortunately, the City Arts Commission officially voted to...

  The Newport Beach Arts Foundation will host its annual fundraiser, the Art in the Park arts and crafts festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 14 on the Newport Beach Civic Green. Now in its 14th year, this widely-advertised show is expected to attract 1,500 visitors and...

In an effort to expand arts programs offered to the local community, the Newport Beach City Arts Commission recently invited arts organizations offering cultural arts programs for Newport Beach residents and visitors to apply for 2017/2018 Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grants. The...

Various cultures were celebrated, diversity honored and senses delighted on Saturday as attendees “traveled the world” at the 16th Annual Sage Hill Multicultural Fair. The Newport Coast campus was transformed into a global village with 16 authentic food booths, lively cultural...

City Provides Deaf-Friendly Access To help individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speak a different language connect with city services, Newport Beach recently installed tablet devices available to visitors at several city facilities during regular business hours. “We are...

The Newport Beach Arts Commission unanimously approved recommending to City Council a three-year funding and staffing plan to create a long-term self-sufficient arts program in the city. “While this is not a perfect solution, it is a compromise,” Arts Commissioner Caroline Logan...

Visitors to the 15th Annual Sage Hill Multicultural Fair on Saturday enjoyed sights, sounds, and tastes from cultures all around the world without ever leaving the Newport Coast campus. The school’s town square transformed into a global village with 16 authentic international...

The Bard is back in Newport Beach. The Newport Beach City Arts Commission has announced that Shakespeare by the Sea will present a special performance of “The Tempest” on August 18 at the Newport Beach Civic Center Green. According to Tim Hetherton, the Library Services and...

On Wednesday, July 1, Barnes and Noble will kick off their annual celebration of all the things we love to read, watch, and listen to most with the month-long “Get Pop-Cultured” event. This homage to all things pop culture will include a daily activity honoring the authors,...

“A city without arts and culture is a city without a soul.” That sentiment stated by Mayor Ed Selich during the hour-long Master Arts and Culture Plan and Arts Funding discussion at the Newport Beach City Council Study Session on April 14 was echoed by other council members and...

Cultures will be celebrated this weekend as a Newport Coast campus is transformed into a colorful global village. Sage Hill School welcomes the world on Saturday as it hosts the 14th Annual Multicultural Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests senses will be delighted with the...

More than 115 people crowded into the community room at the civic center last weekend, and even more were out walking around the park, all as part of the grand opening of the sculptures at the Civic Center Park. “It’s a very exciting day for all of us,” said Arts Commissioner...

A group of kids traveled across the globe last week to represent their school and their country in a math competition, and they returned on Sunday as champions. Students from St. Mary’s School in Aliso Viejo participated in the 17th International Maths Quest 2014 in Berlin. The...

Thailand, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket. Most of us have our perceptions of what each of these areas of Thailand are about.  But with an open mind you might just see something different. After 21 hours of flying from L.A., I was instantly awoken by the humidity, the chatter of the...

Guests’ senses took a trip around the world last weekend at the 12th Annual Multicultural Fair at Sage Hill School. The festival included colorfully costumed performers and decorated booths, diverse and delicious aromas, traditional and modern music from around the world,...