Local guzheng performer and composer transcends time by creating contemporary sounds with a classic Chinese instrument.

From a world premiere to action sports and marine life documentaries, celebrations of culture, cooking, art and more – all in the form of inspiring features and creative shorts – Orange County’s film ...

Celebrity chef Jamie Gwen is the co-founder of Relish, a fine dining and spirits experience that took place over the weekend in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. She talked about the all-star lineup of ...

Banned Books Week offers a reminder of Orange County’s nearly century-long history of censorship battles over textbooks, plays, movies, comics, art and library shelves.

Alexander Shelley, the new music director of the Pacific Symphony, in the several times this listener has heard and witnessed him, is a conductor not given to exaggeration. He is an honest musician, ...

Planning for the annual makeover from family-friendly theme park to fog-filled streets and mazes of terror at Buena Park’s Knott’s Berry Farm can take months, if not years. An important part of that ...

Casagrán, who studied law at UCLA before earning a theater degree from UC San Bernardino, co-founded Ophelia’s Jump and has built the ...

For the Addams family, naturally, things get a little stranger. Cabrillo Playhouse opens its 2026-27 season with “The Addams Family,” the musical comedy inspired by Charles Addams’ famously macabre ...

Representatives from dozens of local arts organizations gather to honor Ann Phong, Eli Simon, Janet and Walke Ray and other influential arts figures and organizations.

There’s something special about creating something new, entirely from scratch. And it’s even better when you get to do it with your own hands. From taking your first lump of clay and shaping it to the ...

A bill that could provide more than $40 million a year in support for local journalism across California is now awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the measure ...

Dick Metz grew up in Laguna Beach in the 1930s, learning to surf on heavy redwood boards with no fin to turn. Carving a path through the waves required dragging an arm or leg in the water. Over the ...