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

Candlelight Baroque

Pacific Symphony launches its new series of concerts bringing legendary works of classical music into the most acoustically-rich churches in Orange County; making its first stop at St. John's Lutheran in Orange MORE

Laguna Art Museum’s 12th Art and Nature Festival Seeks to Raise Environmental Awareness

Organizers hope this iteration will continue to shine the spotlight on Orange County’s oldest museum with events and community connections.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts Announces New Vice President of Programming and Production

The Segerstrom Center for the Arts announced Monday that Limor Tomer – the general manager of the Live Arts Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the last 13 years – will be the new leader of programming and production for the Center. She succeeds Judy Morr, who was recruited in 1985 to be the first general manager of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, now the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Morr, who has been acting as an artistic advisor to the Center for the last year or so, was a key player in shaping Segerstrom Center’s reputation as a leading presenter of dance. She brought a world-class dance series to the Center that showcased talent from around the world and built relationships with renowned companies like American Ballet Theatre, which has performed at the Center over 37 times.

Your Guide to Halloween and Día de los Muertos in Orange County

With events ramping up, the Halloween season presents a unique experience in Orange County. Activities range from innocent pumpkin patches all the way up to an extreme horror experience. It’s as diverse as the county and offers something for all ages and tastes.

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.

Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: Circus of Monsters

A parade of monsters tell their stories through songs as MenAlive! weaves a fun and spooky musical tapestry in their Halloween concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre MORE

Día de los Muertos

Saddleback College in Mission Viejo holds their annual free celebration honoring ancestors and other loved ones with live music, art activities, and food MORE

Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards

It's a finger-snapping trip through the history of jazz good for the whole family at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Nov. 2 and 3 MORE

Boardgamers Game Day

Whether you enjoy games for luck, strategy, socializing or just fun, Fullerton Public Library invites boardgame enthusiasts of all experience levels to drop by on the first Saturday of every month MORE