March 20, 2024

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

CelloBello x CMOC: Chamber Music Concert

A day of panels and master classes culminates in a string quartet concert featuring works by Bach, Rachmaninoff, and Schumann MORE

Healthy (Vegan/Vegetarian) Dining Options for Orange County Diners

Culture OC's culinary columnist gives meatless dining an overdue deep dive.

Massive Asian Comics Exhibit on View at the Bowers

A massive collection of comic book art and immersive multimedia installations developed by the UK’s prestigious Barbican Centre, it’s the largest exhibition of Asian comics ever assembled.

Prieto and Pacific Take the Fifth (Mahler’s, That Is)

REVIEW: In an impressive reading of the composer’s symphony, Carlos Miguel Prieto makes his case for the orchestra’s directorship.

Tom Bradac, a Pillar of Orange County Theater, Dies

Thomas Bradac, a pillar of Orange County’s theater community for decades, has died. He was 76.

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.

Cabaret

The legendary musical about the Kit-Kat Club in Pre-WWII Germany serves as the debut adult production from the longtime Mission Viejo youth acting academy MORE

Orange Plaza ArtWalk

The beautiful traffic circle area of historic downtown Orange turns into an outdoor exhibition and street market on Saturday afternoon MORE

Persian New Year at Pretend City

Irvine's popular children's museum offers a day of activities for both people who celebrate Nowruz and others who want to learn more about the stories and traditions that surround the "New Day" MORE

Poetic Voices

Free with admission to Anaheim's MUZEO, this unique experience presents live poetry readings, and discussions with the poets, curated to resonate with the art on exhibit MORE

 
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