Each week, Arts Orange County and Culture OC deliver you this look at the stories and events happening in our arts and cultural community.

Art & Jazz with Elena Gilliam

Anaheim's MUZEO unveils a new, regular series that seeks to find resonance and enhanced cultural understanding in a curated combination of these two art forms; with live music accompanying a special gallery tour MORE

Tết and Lunar New Year Festivals Illuminate Orange County in the Year of the Wood Dragon

A roundup of events for the Tết, and Lunar New Year festivities in Orange County.

Francis Lam Holds Foodies Rapt as He Leads a Conversation About Orange County's Food Scene

South Coast Repertory hosts a live taping of American Public Media’s ‘The Splendid Table’ with LAist.

Black History Month Kicks-off in Orange County with an Annual Parade in Anaheim

PHOTO STORY: On the first Saturday of February each year, the Orange County Heritage Council holds its Black History Parade and Unity Festival. The annual event brings together and commemorates individuals who have been influential in Orange County history.

This year's parade was held on Feb. 3. These photos were taken during the parade.

One Teen’s Vision Culminates in a Concert at Soka University for Maui Wildfire Victims

After the fires, the young musician pulled out her ukulele and began to perform in small venues around town. Other students began to join her, and now, nearly six months after, the fundraising efforts have grown to include over 100 students and local residents.

Each week, we recommend a variety of events and experiences from the listings at SparkOC.com, our free website for Orange County's arts and cultural community.

Once

The fable-like love story between street musicians in Ireland, first captured in the Academy Award-winning film, comes to the stage at the Brea Curtis Theater MORE

The Sideshow of Horrors

A spooky themed marketplace brings together clowns, cosplayers, and card readers with proceeds benefitting the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana and their efforts to restore the Maag Farmhouse MORE

Valentine's Paint & Sip for Families

The Children's Museum at La Habra invites parents and children for a special experience in learning how to express love on a canvas, with art supplies and refreshments provided MORE

Don't Touch Me: An Anti-Valentine's Concert

For those who want to explore the more messy and absurd facets of romance this year, Laguna Beach's No Square Theatre has you covered with this irreverent concert that includes a special "Singles Mingle" pre-show cocktail hour MORE