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Your guide to the performing and visual arts in Orange County

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Taking Chances Pays OffO.C. theater celebrates a year of growthPLUSShakespeare Orange County gets a new look, SCR offers up its annual sampler of new works

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Teenager of NoteLocal piano prodigy plays on the world’s stagesPLUSCutting-edge music out of UC Irvine, making the most of the summer concert season

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setting the Barre highABT’s new ballet school comes to O.C.PLUSMark Morris’s “Dido” returns, Boris Eifman takes audiences “Up & Down”

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festival of artistsGet a taste of Laguna’s summer festivalsPLUSDefying gravity with marble, exploring O.C. sculpture gardens

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The cover image on this issue of Premiere OC is well named. “The Connector,” created by Richard Serra in 2006, weighs 360 tons and casts a shadow almost as big as the man who

commissioned it: Henry Segerstrom. Mr. Segerstrom, who passed away in February, was the visionary who transformed his family’s successful agricultural operations into what we know as South Coast Plaza and modern-day Costa Mesa. However, Mr. Seger-strom’s vision was that a community needs more than just com-merce, and that the arts help create a truly lasting legacy.

Pursuing that vision, the Segerstrom family donated the land for the Orange County Performing Arts Center, which opened in 1986. Mr. Segerstrom’s vision and drive didn’t stop there, as he tirelessly led the efforts to support and connect our commu-nity to the arts. Greatly expanded and now named in the fam-ily’s honor, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus is home to multiple performing arts venues, including a world-class con-cert hall and South Coast Repertory. With the planned move of the Orange County Museum of Art to the campus, the vision will be complete. And looming over all it is “The Connector,” a sculp-ture that pays homage to Henry Segerstrom’s role in connecting our community to the arts.

I encourage you to embrace the arts, as we do in every issue of Premiere OC and Orange Coast magazines. Follow your passion, whether it be music, theater, dance or the visual arts. Henry Seger-strom wouldn’t want it any other way.

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Patrice Covington plays Martha Reeves in the touring show of “Motown: The Musical.” For more upcoming shows, see page 16.

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Beach Vickers and Stanton Kane Morales in “She Loves Me”

The Anaheim Hills company celebrates a year of growth onstage and off

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Chance Theater, a small, ensemble-driven company in Anaheim Hills, celebrated the opening of its second stage in February and

an 11-show lineup for 2015, a near-doubling of the number of shows it put on last year.

“It’s a testament to the desire and appetite of Orange County that our work has been so readily embraced by the community,” says Chance Manag-ing Director Casey Long. “The theatrical community is growing stronger every year in Orange County.”

Founded in 1999 by “a small group of people who saw the need for an intimate alternative the-ater experience in Orange County,” Chance launched a capital campaign in the summer of 2013 to raise $760,000, according to Long. It so far has taken in about $620,000.

With that money the Chance moved to a larger space at an industrial complex off La Palma Ave-nue in 2014, opening a theater that seats 150. On Feb. 7, a second theater that seats 49 was unveiled in the space along with a new marquee that reads Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center, named after the Chance donor and Orange County philanthropist.

The new space also includes a classroom for sum-mer workshops for youths and teens interested in theater.

The Chance mostly produces previously staged musicals and plays, but each year a resident play-wright is selected. This year it is Lauren Yee, who is based in San Francisco. Her play, “Samsara,” “a playfully absurd comedy about surrogacy,” opens its run on the main stage in April.

It’s one of the company’s 11 productions this year,

up from six last year. It includes three shows for young audiences, a fi rst for the Chance.

As Long describes it, the 2015 lineup includes a musical adventure into the Scottish highlands, a powerhouse political drama, a joyful contempo-rary musical classic, a poetic modern fantasy con-cerning the lives of dragons, a hilarious and dark dramedy about the perils of Midwestern life, three adaptations for children (based on the adventures of Alice, Fancy Nancy, and Ichabod Crane), and two holiday shows. Each show ends with those involved in the production coming out on stage to take audi-ence questions.

Says Long, “We want to provoke a dialogue in the community.”714-777-3033, chancetheater.com

“Loch Ness” premiered at the Chance this year.

“Maple and Vine”


Orange County has what is arguably the nation’s best new play sampler, and it returns to South Coast Repertory in April.

The Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF), now in its 18th year, benefits from a well-stocked pipeline of original scripts by great contemporary playwrights in full productions or staged readings by theater, film, and television actors such as past participants Alli-son Brie, Katie Lowes, Josh Radnor, Jimmy Smits, and Jon Tenney.

It’s a theatrical dim sum of fresh work that is helping feed regional theater programming across America.

This year, weeks-long runs of Melissa Ross’s hilar-ious “Of Good Stock” and Rajiv Joseph’s haunting “Mr. Wolf,” both commissioned by SCR, will provide two of the weekend’s full productions. There will also be five performances of Theatre Movement Bazaar’s “Big Shot” and four single-performance readings.

“Our goal was to get more productions for the playwrights we love,” explained SCR’s Associate Artistic Director John Glore, who directs the festi-val. “More than 85 percent of the 113 plays we have presented in PPF went on to productions in other theaters. So, it’s happening.”April 24 through 26, 714-708-5555, scr.org

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Evan Handler, David Denman, and Noah Bean rehearse “Of Good Stock” at the 2014 festival.

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The rebirth that Shakespeare Orange County ini-tiated last year continues this summer. In 2014, incoming Artistic Director John Walcutt sought

to attract an audience representative of the county’s diversity to the Garden Grove–based theater.

“The biggest achievement was the new energy and new people that came,” he says. “Attendance shot up because we offered more and different program-ming, and they could afford it.”

A sold-out performance of the autobiographical “Trieu Tran Unplugged,” which drew first-time vis-its from nearby Vietnamese-Americans, will return. Tran also will star in “Romeo and Juliet,” co-pro-duced by The Vietnamese-American Association for Literature and Arts, which received proceeds from “Unplugged.”

“The party Romeo crashes will be Juliet’s quincea-ñera with traditional folklórico dances performed onstage by Relámpago del Cielo,” says Walcutt, who

will co-direct. “But the rift will be between racially mixed families, not between races.”

A classic Elizabethan “As You Like It” arrives in August, with Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” concluding the season. June 13 through Sept. 26, 714-590-1575,shakespeareoc.org

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The Polynesian dance company Hitia O Tera lights up “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

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Segerstrom Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce its 30th season, which is fi lled with that indescribable magic that happens when audiences and artists engage with one another through live performance. Dance, as always, is front and center, and this season features fi ve of the world’s leading companies. The series kicks off in great style with Segerstrom Center premiere of Raymonda, Marius Petipa’s rarely performed story book ballet, which will be performed by the Ballet and Orchestra of the legendary Mariinsky Theatre. Another highlight is sure to be the long-

awaited return of the beloved holiday classic, The Nutcracker, in a delightful new production by American Ballet Theatre. For this milestone season, the Center has assembled a blockbuster lineup for its popular Broadway and Curtain Call series. Mega-hits like Disney’s The Lion King, The Book of Mormon and Wicked are part of a season that includes 11 productions ranging from great family entertainment to cherished classics to brand new hits direct from the Great White Way.

Since our very fi rst season, music has been a central component of Center programming, and this 30th season continues the

tradition of featuring the hottest talents of the day from a vast array of genres. The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Tony Award® winners Kristin Chenoweth and Lea Salonga, and Emerson String Quartet are just a few of the many talented artists who will inspire us with their immense musical talents in this celebratory season. All that is just for starters. Specials, star power, festivals and much more signal the start of something big: Segerstrom Center’s 30th year as Orange County’s center for the best in the arts and entertainment.

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Editor’s PicksDon’t-Miss Theater Events

April 10 through 18: Monkey Wrench Collective puts its stamp on “Hamlet” with “Slings and Arrows,” which takes place throughout the grounds of San Clemente’s landmark Casa Romantica.

April 10 through May 31, June 5 through July 18:Fullerton’s Maverick Theater shows the breadth of its offerings by staging two very different musicals back-to-back: the classic “Les Misérables” and the contemporary adult take on “Sesame Street,” “Avenue Q” (Maverick Theater).

May 8 through June 7: “Peter and the Starcatcher” tells the swashbuckling origin story of Peter Pan in the Tony-winning play based on the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (South Coast Repertory).

May 20 through June 7: Nora and Delia Ephron’s “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” was a star-studded draw for actresses during its New York run; scheduled performers in O.C. include Nancy Dussault, Linda Purl, and Michael Learned (Laguna Playhouse).

June 16 through 28: There’s probably no jukebox musical with a better, richer soundtrack than “Motown: The Musical.” Among the 40-plus songs: “ABC,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “What’s Going On,” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” (Segerstrom Center for the Arts).

For a list of all Editor’s Picks, turn to the Datebook on page 68.

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“Motown: The Musical”

Age: 25 City of residence: New York CityO.C. ties: I spent four years at UC Irvine, where I graduated with a BFA in musical theater. I lived near campus and worked with a company called The Cen-ter for Behavioral Sciences based in Costa Mesa. I was a behavioral technician and tutored children on the autism spectrum. I spent countless hours in these chil-dren’s homes and got to know Orange County in such a per-sonal way.Favorite moment on the “Annie” tour: There is nothing quite like the buzz and nervous energy of opening night. Per-forming “Easy Street” for thou-sands of people the first night is by far my favorite moment on stage. Favorite part of touring: I love the challenges of being in new cities every week, and perform-ing eight shows a week. You really get to know yourself, too, as I am separated from the nor-malcy of my life in New York. I am learning patience and com-promise, and it is testing my stamina and endurance as well. This year has felt like a real jour-ney and it’s only getting better.

SpotlightGarrett Deagon, ‘Rooster Hannigan’ in the touring production of ‘Annie’


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What qualifies a 14-year-old to give a TED talk? How about being globally hailed as a piano prodigy since her 2009 appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”? Umi Garrett,

who lives in Aliso Viejo, already has released two albums, played with multiple symphonies, been named a Young Steinway Artist, and won competitions in Japan, Hungary, and New York. Last year, she spoke at the TEDxOrangeCoast conference at Soka University and completed a 16-city American tour; this spring she’ll perform solo recitals throughout the West. In other exciting news, she recently started high school.

Happy about school?Yes! I’ve been home-schooled online for the last two years so I could tour, but now I’m going to the Orange County School of the Arts—yay!

Describe your TED talk.It’s about the power of music—how it affects people. I went to Japan two years after the 2011 tsunami and got to play for people who were still recovering. I hope to help people through music.

Do you have time to be a kid, too?I have friends, and I like to read and draw. And I have two lizards. But I do practice a lot.

Memorable concerts?Once, in Italy, I had an outdoor solo performance. There were church bells ringing every 15 minutes and bugs were flying up my dress. Oh, and an ambulance went by! But I kept playing.

What’s touring like?My mom always travels with me. I can’t go alone and she won’t let my dad take me because we play tag indoors and spray whipped cream in our mouths. He’s the relaxed parent, and she has to keep the house from collapsing.

Local piano prodigy makes her mark on the world’s stagesby Astgik Khatchatryan

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A Pacific Ocean SymphonyFire and Water offers a new commission with an IMAX touch by Cristofer Gross

Planning Pacific Symphony’s season has been a labor of love for Carl St.Clair. But an unplanned meeting in Laguna Beach may make the biggest

splash of his 25th season as conductor.“I was having breakfast at the Orange Inn when the

owner said he needed me to meet someone,” St.Clair recalls. It was Greg MacGillivray, the producer and director of IMAX hits including “Everest” and “The Living Sea.” That chance meeting led to the commis-sioning of “Siren Songs,” a six-movement, ocean-themed orchestral work by Laura Karpman, with film accompaniment by MacGillivray, that will premiere during Fire and Water, the three-piece season finale in June.

“Laura is an incredibly gifted and respected com-poser who can embrace large topics,” says St.Clair.

St.Clair also wanted to finish his anniversary sea-son with an operatic work, and when it comes to large-topic opera, Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” stands alone.

“We’ll do three orchestral segments and finish with soprano megastar Deborah Voigt performing Brünnhilde’s immolation scene, which concludes the opera,” St.Clair says of the Orange County–bred singer. The program will open with Vivaldi’s “La Tempesta di Mare,” featuring flutist Benjamin Smolen. June 11 through 13, 714-755-5799, pacificsymphony.org

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BACH Fantasia and Fugue in G minorBEETHOVEN Sonata No.32, Op.111LISZT Études d’exécution transcendante

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Academy of St Martin in the FieldsJeremy Denk, Piano

STRAVINSKY Concerto and Apollo in DBACH Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D minor and Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor


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Your Summer Concert Checklist Rich Sherman of Omega Events offers three tips for attending outdoor music eventsby Cynthia Furey

As president of Omega Events, Rich Sherman has produced hundreds of concerts, from the Doheny Blues Festival (this year’s performers

include Bonnie Raitt and the Mavericks) to an eve-ning with jazz trumpeter Chris Botti—where the power went out. “We had to finish the show with flashlights and a bullhorn,” Sherman says. “Very cool.” We asked Sherman for three tips on attending outdoor concerts this summer.

1. Don’t rely on your cellphone. Cellphone reception can be spotty at an outdoor event, causing delayed texts or no connectivity at all.

2. Have a meet-up spot. Designate landmarks within the concert grounds to help find your companions when you get separated.

3. Wear earplugs. Earplugs, Sherman says, are your friends. “You never know when you’ll be up front in a direct line with a speaker stack. If they’re at max volume, the next morning you’ll wish you had worn them.”

Ben Harper crowd surfs at Doheny Days.


In May, graduate students of UC Irvine’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology pro-gram will showcase their original works in the

annual ICIT Student Concert. The purpose of the eve-

ning is to allow students to “introduce who they are musically,” says Christopher Dobrian, UC Irvine pro-fessor of music.

“Compositions in this concert generally tend to be a blend of contemporary classical music bending to the avant-garde, with jazz influences and techno-logical elements,” Dobrian says. In the past, students have enhanced their performances with computer-controlled lighting and other integrated features.

While there are similar graduate music programs across the country, the ICIT program emphasizes the importance of developing students’ creative work. “We want our students to constantly be producing music,” Dobrian says. Coming Fall 2015, the depart-ment will offer new MA and Ph.D. programs in place of the current MFA program. May 14, 949-824-2787, arts.uci.edu/calendar

Modern Music to Your EarsUC Irvine’s graduate students present an evening of original and tech-infused worksby Cynthia Furey

Michael Dessen is an ICIT faculty member at UC Irvine.


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April 10: Big things come in small packages, such as Ariana Grande and her four-octave vocal range. The petite singer is on The Honey-moon Tour, which is sure to feature hits, such as “Problem” and “Break Free,” that are as outsized as her voice (Honda Center).

May 5: Classical music’s premier cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, performs a spe-cial concert with Pacific Symphony as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the orchestra’s music director, Carl St.Clair (Segerstrom Center for the Arts).

May 7 through Oct. 1: Musical theater, Celtic folk, 1920s jazz, barbershop four-part harmonies—these are just some of the genres that can be heard during the Under the Stars concert series (Muckenthaler Cultural Center).

May 12: The acclaimed young violinist Ray Chen displays his award-winning technique in a recital program, presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, that includes Ravel, Schubert, Brahms, and Stravinsky (Segerstrom Center for the Arts).

June 21: It’s World Music Day, so get out and celebrate at Day of Music Fullerton, where bands such as Jeramiah Red and Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys create performance spaces out of a clothing store, a hair salon, restaurants and bars, and more (various venues).

June 26 and 27: MenAlive salutes the uniquely flamboyant life and songs of “The One: The Music of Elton John” (Irvine Barclay Theatre).

June 27: Chart-topping country pop trio Lady Antebellum is on tour with supporting acts (and country music up-and-comers) Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater).


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SpotlightPatrick and Karen Cardinale, singers in Pacific Chorale’s annual community Choral Festival

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Ages: 72 and 70, respectivelyCity of residence: Mission ViejoNumber of years in the festi-val: Since its first year, in 2008Voice types: Bass and sopranoFavorite festival memory: (Patrick) Singing pieces of music written by such great artists as Eric Whitacre (“Water Night”) and Alice Parker’s arrangement of Robert Shaw (“Ride on, King Jesus”). We were actually con-ducted by them on these pieces of music. (Karen) Being conducted by John Alexander and singing with the Pacific Chorale and more than 300 experienced singers is exhilarating.Why they sing in the festival:(Patrick) Because it’s such a priv-ilege to sing with such a truly professional and talented cho-rale… and to learn such an array of music that we have sung over the past seven years. (Karen) The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall is such a fabulous venue. I enjoy everything about the weekend, from practicing to the actual performance.Aug. 16, 714-662-2345, pacificchorale.org

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Boris Eifman’s “Up & Down” has its West Coast premiere at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. For more, see page 34.


New steps, and students, for American Ballet Theater in O.C.by Lara Wilson

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Setting the Barre High


The future of dance in Orange County is secure. In a series of well-choreographed transitions at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, American Ballet Theater’s second-ever year-round school, the

ABT William J. Gillespie School, will open in September at the newly renamed Judy Morr Theater.

“This partnership with American Ballet Theatre is appealing on many levels,” says center President Terry Dwyer, who initiated the plan to bring the school to Orange County. “It enables us to build relationships and engage Orange County’s diverse community in new and meaning-ful ways. It provides a new way for the center to play a leadership role in the field of dance, an art form particularly close to our hearts. And it deepens one of our most rewarding artistic collaborations, that with ABT [see sidebar]. We are excited by the many possibilities the new ABT Gil-lespie School offers the center, our community, and the field of dance.”

For more than 30 years, executive vice president Morr has facilitated high-caliber dance presentations at the center, elevating it to a world-class dance destination. ABT has graced the roster since the beginning, but the opening of the school represents an expansion of the vision for both parties. Indeed, the New York-based ballet company plans to put down permanent roots here, citing as motivation its longstanding rela-tionship with the center (thanks in large part to Morr) and a lack in Orange County of an internationally renowned troupe.

Although ABT has a partnership with UC Irvine and the center to put on summer intensives in Orange County each year, establishing a bicoastal presence and school so far from home is virtually unprece-dented. ABT CEO Rachel Moore assures that these steps are “consistent with [our] vision,” and that a number of changes were set in motion in 2006 when Congress named ABT a “national ballet company.”

And so ABT ended its “Nutcracker” contract with Brooklyn Acad-emy of Music in December 2014. The first new students, a lucky crop of 10- to 14-year-olds, will perform during its 2015 season at the center. Opportunities for priority auditions to perform onstage with the com-pany and take classes from visiting master teachers are among many advantages the school will offer, says Alaine Haubert, its principal. If your child dances, don’t wait until September—an open house in May will introduce prospective students and families to the new facilities and highly esteemed faculty.May 2, scfta.org/ABTGillespieSchool

Dance PartnersA dance school is just the latest in the relationship between ABT and Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Here’s a timeline of their collaboration:

1988 “Swan Lake” World premiere of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s choreography and production performed by ABT.

1999 “Le Corsaire” ABT’s performance here was videotaped by PBS and it received a 2000 Emmy Award. 2003 “Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison” The West Coast premiere included choreography by Stanton Welch, Natalie Weir, Ann Reinking, and David Parsons. “The Dream” Another West Coast premiere, this was also taped by PBS. 2007 “The Sleeping Beauty” Kevin McKenzie’s new production for ABT had its West Coast premiere in O.C. 2012 American Ballet Theatre’s “The Firebird” The world premiere of Alexei Ratmansky ’s production was part of the center ’s 25th anniversary celebration. 2015 “The Sleeping Beauty” The new Ratmansky version had its world premiere here earlier this year, with Diana Vishneva, Gillian Murphy, Paloma Herrera, Isabella Boylston, and Hee Seo alternating in the title role.

The school, which opens in the fall, is geared towards children ages 3 to 14.

Photos by Doug Gifford


Eifman’s “Up & Down” is set during the Jazz Age.

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How to move in multiple directions at once—this is a challenge best left to choreographers to solve. For St. Petersburg-based Boris Eifman, just two of these bearings are “Up & Down,” and that happens to be the title of the West Coast premiere his com-pany, Eifman Ballet, will present at Segerstrom Cen-ter for the Arts.

The narrative follows a young doctor who spirals downward into lost identity as the Jazz Age soars up in full tilt. Set to music by Berg, Schubert, and Gershwin, it occupies “the era of non-stop carni-val,” Eifman says.

Famously drawn to the psychological realm in his creative process, Eifman travels in two additional directions: inward and outward. “Psychoanalysis is important for me not...as a particular scientific theory,” he explains, but in relation to “the inter-nal world of the individual.” And after nearly four decades spent diving into this world to emerge with all the necessary elements of dramatic ballet? Eif-man reflects that “Up & Down” illuminates issues that are now “more relevant than ever.”June 5 through 7, 714-556-2787, scfta.org

Master of MovementBoris Eifman explores the interior life through dance in West Coast premiereby Lara Wilson

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Choreographer Mark Morris catapulted Henry Purcell’s Baroque opera, “Dido and Aeneas,” into most of our lifetimes in 1989, linking

the echoing words of Nahum Tate’s libretto to his visionary movement vocabulary.

The dance production requires synchronization of several moving parts, including orchestra, choir, backdrops, and lighting, so for logistical reasons, it has been seen only once in Southern California, in 2008. This May, the masterwork will return when the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Irvine Barclay Theatre co-present Mark Morris Dance Group with Santa Monica-based Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Cal State Long Beach’s Bob Cole Chamber Choir, and Morris himself at the conduc-tor’s podium.May 15 and 16, 949-553-2422, philharmonicsociety.org

Dancing ‘Dido’Mark Morris Dance Group returns with a legacyby Lara Wilson

“Dido and Aeneas”

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The school provides unparalleled recreational and career-track training, with many students continuing on in ballet and dance-related careers.

STEP-UP!, the community outreach program, provides focused technical instruction along with positive artistic development, and encourages increased student self-worth through motivational and supportive dance instruction for underprivileged youth.

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Age: 27City of residence: Laguna Beach Work: I am a member of Back-hausdance. I also dance with The Assembly, a new company of dancers and collaborators. I am a yoga instructor at You and the Mat in Laguna Niguel and in the fall I teach Yoga for Dancers at Chapman University. What she enjoys about being a dancer: Dance to me is about con-nection. Connecting to myself on a physical, emotional, and ener-getic level—in the studio I check in, explore, challenge, accept, and discover new things about myself and I am connecting to the pres-ent moment fully. I also love the collaboration that occurs between choreographers and dancers: the building of trust, the sharing, learning, discussing, and the com-munity that is created.How she describes the O.C. dance scene: It is vibrant. There are dance companies and uni-versity and studio programs that have established firm roots in the county; there are budding compa-nies and a growing audience. The ABT Gillespie School will open in September. There’s so much to be excited about!Upcoming performances: The Assembly (April 3) and Backhaus-dance (July 31 and Aug. 1)

April 7: The French-Brazilian Compagnie Käfig burns the floor with “Correria” and “Agwa,” which showcase the troupe’s signature style that blends hip-hop, martial arts, and acrobatics (Irvine Barclay Theatre).

May 28 through 30: The young dancers of The Wooden Floor work tirelessly to perform in the annual contemporary concert put on by the Santa Ana-based nonprofit that provides not just dance classes but also academic support and family services (Irvine Barclay Theatre).

July 25: Local champion of new dance works Molly Lynch once again spends her summer vacation bringing top talent to O.C. to workshop pieces in the National Choreographers Initiative; those new dances are presented in this special one-night-only show (Irvine Barclay Theatre).

Aug. 6: Kutturan Chamoru is a Long Beach company that carries on the traditional music and dance of the Chamoru people of the Mariana Islands, including Guam (Muckenthaler Cultural Center).

Aug. 14: Expect a bevy of boldface names on the bill for Festival Ballet Theatre’s annual Gala of the Stars—past performers include Julie Kent, Fabrice Calmels, and Maria Kochetkova—as well as the Fountain Valley company’s regular dancers (Irvine Barclay Theatre).


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The Barclay is also proud of its partnership with UCI and the community of Irvine, its education and outreach programs, and its decades of being an in-demand facility by dozens of other cultural organizations.

WIT, STYLE, POWER, GRACENow through January 15, 2016Twenty-five years of innovative programming in an exhibition spanning 140 feet.John Wayne Airport – Orange County: Destination Art & Culture – the gallery in the pre-security corridor linking Terminals B and C.

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MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP: DIDO AND AENEASmay 15-16, 2015live orchestra and chorus in morris’ famous dance ver-sion of Purcell’s opera.

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Scott Moore (whose “The Corner Market” is pictured here) is one of the local artists exhibiting at

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FESTIVAL OF ARTSSCOTT MOORE“The Corner Market,” 50” x 40,” oil on linenYears in the festival: 35Favorite festival memory: In 1985, selling my fi rst surreal image in my display booth after exhibiting my traditional imagery for the fi ve years prior.Artist I most admire: Andrew Myers! I respect and enjoy his exceptional use of different media.

MARY ASLIN“Ancestral Memory,” 23” x 16,” soft pastelYears in the festival: SevenFavorite festival memory: A man on his way to the Pageant of the Masters saw my pastel painting, “Beautiful Distraction.” The following evening, he phoned me and told me that few pieces of art had affected him the way my painting had and, at his wife’s urging, he wished to purchase it. I oversaw the installation of the painting in the couple’s home and the buyer said he purchased the painting so he could view

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Festival of Artists Summer in Laguna Beach means it ’s time for the annual arts festivals–here’s a sneak peek at artists in Art-A-Fair, Festival of Arts, and Sawdust Art Festival

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it while playing the piano. “And now I will play for you,” he announced, and played the very same Chopin Polonaise that I had listened to repeatedly while painting “Beautiful Distraction!” Artist I most admire: April Raber. Despite many serious health challenges, she produces unique, distinctive, and beautiful landscapes year after year. I am moved by her kindness, fortitude, and talent.

ART-A-FAIR EMILEE REED“Beached,” 24” x 28,” watercolorYears in the festival: SixFavorite festival memory: The day in 2010 when I was accepted into Art-A-Fair!Artist I most admire: Margaret Wilmoth-Jensen, beautiful glass art and an equally beautiful person; Nina K. Cullen, a wonderful eye for color and shape; and Victor Hugo, with his bold, beautiful, bright colors.

NANCY ROUX“Orb,” 16”x 36,” special edition photography on custom copper backing Years in the festival: FiveFavorite festival memory: Receiving back-to-back Artist’s Choice awards. However, the ultimate moment took place last summer when a highly respected abstract painter excitedly dragged a fellow artist into my booth and exclaimed, “Now, THAT’S art!”

Artist I most admire: Watercolorist Natalia Eremeyeva-Duarte is gentle and humble in spirit for one possessing such remarkable artistic talent. She even helps neighboring artists with prospective sales when they’re not in their booths.

SAWDUST ART FESTIVALLARRY GILL“Steel Buds,” stainless steel and hand-blown glass sculptureYears in the festival: 21Favorite festival memory: Sharing a booth with and hearing the stories from Dion Wright, who has been a Sawdust exhibitor for 45 years.Artist I most admire: Gavin Heath, who created the magnifi cent blown glass that is part of this sculpture. He is fearless and thinks outside of the box.

JESSE BARTELS“Redlands Grove,” 5’x 3’, ceramic glazed handmade tileYears in the festival: Eight years as an exhibiting artist, three as an employee in the pottery demonstration booth, and several unoffi cial years in my dad Marlo Bartels’s booth.Favorite festival memory: Teaching pottery at the demonstration booth to kids was a blast. And booth building–it is always fun to see everyone help each other create a new village every year. Artist I most admire: Gregg Thorne, for his contagious enthusiasm for having fun, and bringing visitors along... guarding the wishing well, and granting wishes to kids by having a ready supply of pennies to pass around.

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Jesse Bartels, “Redlands Grove”

Nancy Roux, “Orb”

Mary Aslin, “Ancestral Memory”

The din from the 5 Freeway rumbles through Santa Ana’s Chiarini Marble & Stone, but it’s as innocuous as elevator music compared to

the ear-splitting, high-powered drills and cutting machines the artisans use to turn stone into fi replaces, fountains, and other architectural objects. Elizabeth Turk has her studio in a courtyard here, and she, too, is transforming rocks.

Since the mid-1990s, when she transitioned from working in steel and bronze, she has taken 400- to 3,000-pound blocks of salvaged marble and defi ed their material properties to create 4-foot “Wings”; “Collars” etched and crevassed with delicate arches and lacy detailing; smooth, fl owing “Ribbons”; and latticed “Cages.” These distinctive and startling objects—and their thematic references—have brought her international renown and awards, including a 2010 MacArthur Fellows genius grant and a 2011 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship.

The 52-year-old, who was raised in Newport Beach’s Eastbluff neighborhood, spent her 20s and 30s in Washington, D.C. and New York City, but after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she got a second residence in Orange County to be near her fam-ily. The view of Newport’s Back Bay from her home is as serene and spectacular as the marble yard is loud and industrial. It’s the kind of contrast the art-ist appreciates, devoted as she is to “deconstructing paradoxes” through her work. Talk about how nature is at the crux of all of your work.

A big part of that is having grown up in the West. The scale of the West reminds one that you are a grain of sand. It’s not a city scale. Where I grew up, there were infi nite vantages, whether it was the ocean or the mountains. It was a constant reminder that there’s something larger than your-self surrounding you.How diffi cult is the work physically?

The worst is the dust. There’s the vibrations in your hands, from some of those tools. I end up doing

much more sanding than I want to. I have a choice: whether to have assistants now, or limit carving over the next 20 years. Carpal tunnel, back issues—you don’t know which will get you!What was the impact of being named a MacAr-thur Fellow?

Of course it brought attention, which was really nice. So hopefully I live up to that and it contin-ues. The show that we did after the MacArthur was a “Cages” show, and I really pushed that body of work because I was scared [of not living up to the award]. … And I took risks that, still, I wake up at night thinking: “OK, when is gravity just going to make that whole thing [come down]?” I felt the way that the “Cages” ended up was extraordinary. Being able to look down and through that stone into an infi nite space was the goal.

Ms. MarbleMacArthur award–winning artist Elizabeth Turk creates sculptures that defy gravity in Santa Anaby Laura Bleiberg

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The Festival of Arts, a non-profit 501(c)(3), has always been a local leader that has helped with the growth and development of the community and the arts in Laguna Beach. Established in 1932, the Festival of Arts’ mission is to promote, produce and sponsor events and activities that encourage the appreciation, study and performance of the arts. For every summer for over 80 years, the Festival of Arts has produced two world-class events: The Festival of Arts- California’s Premier Fine Art Show and the Pageant of the Masters- where art comes to life. Together both shows attract more than 250,000 visitors into Laguna Beach.

In addition to the summer shows, the Festival of Arts has an extensive Permanent Art Collection. Artwork from the Collection and exhibiting Festival artists, as well as objects from the Festival archives, are regularly on display at off-site exhibits throughout the year. The Festival also awards scholarships annually to local students.

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juried fine art shows, the Festival of Arts features the artwork of 140 award-winning artists. From early July through the end of August, patrons may enjoy the work of exhibiting artists, demonstrations and art workshops, daily art tours, live music, special events, on-site restaurants and much more.

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jewel and arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world. Watch real people be magically transformed into life-sized re-creations of famous works of arts. A live narrator guides you through the story of each living picture accompanied by the music of a professional orchestra. With an expert staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers, the Pageant of the Masters has won recognition as the best presentation of its kind. Shows are nightly during the Festival of Arts summer schedule.

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FESTIVAL ART TALK SERIES: July 9 – Aug 27 (Thursdays)ART, JAZZ, WINE & CHOCOLATE SERIES: July 9 – Aug 27 (Thursdays)CONCERT ON THE GREEN SERIES: July 11 & 25, August 8 & 22FAMILY ART DAY: July 18FESTIVAL RUNWAY FASHION SHOW: August 15CELEBRITY BENEFIT CONCERT & PAGEANT: August 29

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Quiet sanctuary nestled between two office build-ings. Enter the garden and wind and traffic noise

is quieted; the rocks, radiating the sun’s heat, make the space feel warm.

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Grand Canyon, oil on canvas, 2 paintings, 20 x 16 inches eachExhibited USC 1976, “Pack-In Painters of the American West”

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May 7 through 28: Laguna College of Art + Design’s Animation Chair Dave Kuhn lends his expertise to curating “The Art and Ani-mation of Chuck Jones” (LCAD Space).

May 16 through Nov. 29: Travel back in time to see the coun-try as it once was, as captured by the legendary Ansel Adams, Edward S. Curtis, and Edward Weston, in “Adams, Curtis, and Weston: Pho-tographers of the American West” (Bowers Museum).

May 17: Take a Sunday stroll along the South Bayfront Prome-nade and catch the Balboa Island Artwalk, where 100 artists line the street with displays of their work; live music is provided by local bands (Balboa Island).

May 30 through July 12: Anything goes in “Curious Mediums: Peculiar and Surprising Works of Art,” where the materials run the gamut from rolls of tape to shopping carts (City of Brea Art Gallery).

June 25 through Aug. 23: “Art of the Folding Fan” takes a historical object and gives it a contemporary spin by asking more than 100 artists to paint fans of their own (Muckenthaler Cultural Center).

June 27 through Sept. 27: During a 50-year career, Marcia Hafif has produced films, photos, installations, and performance art pieces, among other works. Now in her mid-80s, she gets a show of her monochromatic paintings in Laguna Beach, where she lives part time (Laguna Art Museum).

Aug. 8: Surround yourself with culture at the Art Crawl Experi-ence, a quarterly art walk that offers exhibits at galleries and pop-up locations, public art installations, and a craft fair. Plus, there are food trucks, live music, and the nearby dining options at the Anaheim Pack-ing District, and free shuttle service (Downtown Anaheim Arts District).


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City of residence: Laguna BeachHer art: Underwater photos mainly shot in Laguna. How the process works: I’m always looking at the tide chart because I shoot in minus low tide. I don’t go very deep; I free dive in a circle as close to the reefs as I can because I need the sun-light for the camera to pick up colors I can’t always see—I don’t use Photoshop because the colors are created by the light reflected underwater and the animals are crazy colorful anyway. I have to be really careful out there because I don’t want to crunch or hurt anything. I use a macrolens about 85 percent of the time because it’s my goal to flip it from photoreal-ism to these abstract images. A lot of people say the photos look like they’re from outer space.Why she does it: I’m expos-ing people to what’s under the water. We are in a marine pro-tected area here in Laguna so I’m able to bring the creatures up and show people what we are protect-ing. People are blown away when I say this is here in Laguna.

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The Great ’68 “The 1968 Exhibit” is coming to the Bowers Museum on June 14. How well do you

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Taking a long weekend during the warm spring and summer months? Here are some arts venues to visit at our neighbor to the north.by Amy Bentley

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HE MUSIC CENTERThe Music Center in downtown L.A. is home to six

major venues for plays, dance events, concerts, dra-mas, comedies, and musicals. Located at the Music Center are the Ahmanson Theatre (which can seat up to 2,000 people), the Mark Taper Forum, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the W.M. Keck Children’s Amphitheater, and the Redcat Theater. The Music Center’s resident companies are the Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles Opera, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Los Ange-les Philharmonic. • Highlight: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” at the Ahmanson, through April 26.

Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 213-972-7211, musiccenter.org

GEFFEN PLAYHOUSENamed for entertainment mogul and donor David

Geffen, the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood encom-passes two performance spaces—the Gil Cates Theater and the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater. The Geffen showcases new plays in an intimate setting. • Highlight: “Murder for Two,” a new musical comedy murder mystery, plays at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater May 27 through July 7.

Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, 310-208-5454, geffenplayhouse.com

PANTAGES THEATREA major renovation in 2000 put this landmark

theater located in the heart of Hollywood back on L.A.’s map of top-notch venues. Many hit shows have played at the Pantages, from “Cats,” “Riverdance,” and “The Book of Mormon” to “Wicked” and a new touring production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” which arrives this summer.• Highlight: Light Up the Blues benefi t concert for Autism Speaks, April 25.

Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, 800-982-2787, hollywoodpantages.com

SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTERThe Skirball Cultural Center in West Los Angeles is

a leading Jewish cultural institution that shares Jew-ish heritage and culture through museum exhibits, literary programs, music, theater, comedy, and fi lm. • Highlight: “Visions and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America,” an ongoing exhibit with rotating displays from the Skirball’s permanent collection of Judaica, showcases the experiences and accomplishments of the Jewish people over 4,000 years. It’s among the largest exhibits of its kind in the world.

Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, 310-440-4500, skirball.org

WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The Wallis, which opened in 2013, offers classic and modern plays, dance performances, and con-certs in a historic building—a restored, 1933 Itali-anate-style building that once served as the Beverly Hills post offi ce. The site today houses the 150-seat Lovelace Studio Theater, a café, and gift shop. The Wallis also includes the 500-seat Bram Goldsmith Theater in a new, contemporary building.• Highlight: Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, April 16 through 18.

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310-746-4000, thewallis.org

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Annette Bening at the Geffen Playhouse

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The Irvine Barclay Theatre’s New World Fla-menco Festival is both a primer and master class in the art, whose nomadic history draws

from Indian, Moorish, Gypsy and Afro-Cuban influ-ences. Flamenco is passion, says the Barclay’s Karen Drews Hanlon, and it erupts as impromptu music and dance. Here are the shows that make up the festival, which runs April 24 through May 3.Flamenco AbiertoThink of it as an introduction to flamenco “without the angst,” Hanlon says. In intimate settings, guests may be pulled into a juerga to dance with performers (April 24 and 25).

Soledad Barrio & Noche FlamencaThis is the art in its purest form, Hanlon says. Singer, guitarist, and dancer keep their eyes locked, taking cues from each other. “The improvisational nature of it all keeps it fresh” (May 1 and 2).

Diego el CigalaThe Latin Grammy Award winner fuses bolero, tango, and Afro-Caribbean jazz into smoky, soulful vocals (May 3). 949-854-4646, thebarclay.org

Passion PlayThe Barclay celebrates the music and dance of flamenco by Carrie Barber

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RAW: natural born artists was founded by artists for artists. Heidi Luerra, a clothing designer, and Matthew Klahorst, a web developer, started

a showcase that has since expanded to almost 60 locations throughout the United States as well as Australia, Canada, and England.

The first installment of RAW took place in 2009; it has evolved to become a place for emerging and vet-eran artists to display their work in a variety of media. That includes not just the usual visual arts, but also

fashion, music, and hair and makeup artistry. In Orange County alone, 30 to 40 artists participate in each of six shows per year.

“We are connecting people and artists to each other no matter the border or industry boundary,” Luerra says. “So it’s important for us to open our network up to as many cultures as possible. My vision, and very ambitious goal, is to become the greatest arts organi-zation in the world.”rawartists.org

RAW TalentO.C. artists showcase their work in everything from painting to fashion designby Rose Flores Medlock

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The Orange County Great Park covers about 1,300 acres in Irvine, but in the midst of it is an inti-mate hub located in the Great Park Gallery. It’s

called The Living Room, and it’s a place where art-ists and visitors are invited to come together in the most comfortable of personal spaces.

Now in its first full year, The Living Room hosts a variety of programs as well as a series of guest speakers for The Living Room Talks. As the city’s program specialist for the fine arts division, Kevin Staniec works with a team to generate ideas for The Living Room. He points out that a home’s living room

is a place where people might welcome guests for coffee or tea and to share details about their lives. “It’s a space anyone can hang out in,” he says. “We thought it would be neat to invite guests to come in and give a living room talk the way you would invite someone into your home.”

Past speakers have included animator Thomas N. Perkins IV and entertainment lawyer Ian Gibson. On May 3, Chris Marrs Piliero, an award-winning writer, producer, and director, will lead a talk. ocgp.org

Make Yourself at HomeThe Great Park invites visitors into its Living Roomby Rose Flores Medlock


During summer movie season, when superhe-roes and animated characters take over the multiplexes, an evening of alternative film at

a local museum can be a refreshing change.Laguna Art Museum offers Film Night, a series

that connects the movies screened to the museum’s mission of representing California art. “All the films are either set in California or are related to Califor-nia in some way, shape, or form,” says Ed Fosmire, the museum’s deputy director. For each event, some-one involved in the film’s making engages in con-versation with the audience.

Orange County Museum of Art, partnering with the Newport Beach Film Festival, presents the Cin-ema Orange film series. These layered evenings of film, gallery tours, and discussions explore art, design, and cultural icons. Upcoming documentaries include “Maker” and “Sign Painters.” “The hope is

that as a modern and contemporary art museum, we can create a forum for independent filmmakers and raise awareness of film as an art,” says Kelly Bishop, OCMA’s director of family and public programs.

Alt-Cinema ParadisoLocal museums screen films that aren’t your average blockbusterby Lisa Pawlak

A scene from the film “Maker”


Editor’s PicksDon’t-Miss Mixed-Media Events

Through July 16: Local authors lead discussions in The Open Book Series. Among the upcoming events: Peggy Hesketh talks about her novel, “Telling the Bees,” (April 16) and Sylvia Chavez hosts a poetry slam (May 21) (Muzeo).

April 11: Dive deep into local history with a new speaker series—coming up, Santa Ana Public Library archivist Manny Escamilla talks about “The One-Eyed Captain: Socialist James Williams Towner, Free Love, and the Founding of Orange County” (Heritage Museum of Orange County).

April 11: Book lovers will find the Literary Orange festival as engrossing as any page turner. Author panels discuss topics ranging from memoirs to mysteries; keynote speakers are bestselling histori-cal novelist Anne Perry and National Book Award finalist Emily St. John Mandel (Irvine Marriott).

April 11 through May 24: Drumming circles, dance classes, student art shows, and family-friendly musicals and concerts are among the events that make up Imagination Celebration, Arts Orange County’s annual cultural celebration for children (various locations).

April 13: Orange County may seem a world away from the Mid-west, but not during “An Evening with Garrison Keillor,” when the storyteller of “A Prairie Home Companion” fame spins his tales as part of the Philharmonic Society’s revived Eclectic Orange series (Segerstrom Center for the Arts).

May 2: More than 900 musicians and dancers, as well as arts and crafts exhibitors, are among the many participants at the 14th annual International Festival (Soka University).

June 21: Kick off the season at the Summer Solstice Festival, with music and dance, an art workshop, an arts and crafts fair, sto-rytellers, gallery tours, and more (Muckenthaler Cultural Center).


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Imagination Celebration

Age: 32 City of residence: AnaheimNumber of years with the film festival: This will be my 10th fes-tival. I still have my neon green volunteer shirt from 2006.Favorite festival memory: We had Robert Patrick one year and he was in the theater screening his film with his daughter and she asked him to get her some pop-corn. I was walking into the the-ater to check on the projection just as he was coming out. It’s a unique experience to be calmly going about your business one second and to have the T-1000 [from “Terminator 2”] coming at you the next. It’s not something you recover from immediately.Favorite film screened at the fes-tival: “The Proposition,” which is vastly underrated. Danny Huston and Guy Pearce in a John Hill-coat–directed, Nick Cave–written, brutal, all–out Australian outback Western. I’m a sucker for the genre anyway, and this film really is a great example of what it can be. Why he feels the film festi-val is important to Orange County: I really think film is the great American art form, and we have a responsibility to foster its advancement. Film festivals are where the art of film gets exper-imented with, progressed, and pushed to its limit. April 23 through 30, 949-253-2880, newportbeachfilmfest.com

SpotlightMax Naylor, director of features programming, Newport Beach Film Festival


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EVENT HIGHLIGHTSBEALL CENTER FAMILY DAYApril 18Beall Center for Art + Technology ART: MFA THESIS EXHIBITIONSApril 24 – May 8 & May 15 – May 29University Art Galleries DANCE PRESENTS: PHYSICAL GRAFFITIApril 30 – May 2Claire Trevor Theatre SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESSMay 30 – June 5Claire Trevor Theatre UCI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTJune 5Irvine Barclay Theatre NEW SWAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALJuly 10 – August 30New Swan Theatre at UCIFor more info: NewSwanShakespeare.com

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is a national leader in training future generations of citizen artists. Our graduates go on to electrify audiences in theatres, galleries, and concert halls, as well as in entertainment and technology related venues throughout the world. Each year the school mounts over 200 performances and exhibitions featuring these exquisite young talents. Please join us for UCI’s Golden 50th Anniversary and two-year celebration.

Orange County Fine Arts is a local non-profit devoted to encourage art

in our communities. Whether you’re a professional artist or just curious,

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Showcase Gallery 3851 South Bear Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704 • 714-540-6430

Bear Street Gallery/Studios 3851 South Bear Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704 • 714-825-0592

Avantgarden Gallery 207 North Broadway, Suite B7B, Santa Ana, CA 92701 • 714-558-8843

Artist Eye Laguna Gallery 1294-A South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 • 949-497-5898

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Imagination Celebration April 12-May 10

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Getty Center1200 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles310-440-7300, getty.eduSee: “Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action” The major Florentine artist’s drawings and panel paintings are on display in this show organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and New York’s Frick Collection (June 23 through Sept. 13).

Hammer Museum10899 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles310-443-7000hammer.ucla.eduSee: “The Afghan Carpet Project”Six local contemporary artists designed carpets that were then woven in Afghanistan; sale proceeds of the carpets will go to Arzu Studio Hope, a nonprofi t that helps empower female Afghan weavers (June 13 through Sept. 20).

Hollywood Bowl2301 Highland Ave.Los Angeles323-850-2000 hollywoodbowl.comSee: “Spamalot”The “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” stage adaptation is this year’s star-studded musical production at the Bowl (July 31 through Aug. 2).

Los Angeles County Museum of Art5905 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles323-857-6000, lacma.orgSee: “Ed Moses: Drawings from the 1960s and ’70s”The L.A. artist’s drawings get their fi rst museum showing since 1976 (May 10 through Aug. 2).

Museum of Contemporary Art250 S. Grand Ave.Los Angeles213-626-6222, moca.orgSee: Kahlil Joseph: “M.A.D.D.”Joseph’s fi lm explores L.A.’s African-American neighborhoods set to a soundtrack by acclaimed hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar; it’s Joseph’s fi rst museum show (through July 27).

A Noise Within3352 E. Foothill Blvd.Pasadena626-356-3100 anoisewithin.orgSee: “Julius Caesar”The award-winning company, which specializes in classic works, presents Shakespeare’s play as the fi nale to its RevolutionRep season (through May 8).

Royce HallUCLA340 Royce DriveLos Angeles, 310-825-2101cap.ucla.eduSee: “River of Fundament”Artist Matthew Barney and composer Jonathan Bepler team up for this fi lm loosely based on Norman Mailer’s “Ancient Evenings,” which has its West Coast premiere (April 25).

Staples Center1111 S. Figueroa St.Los Angeles, 213-742-7100staplescenter.comSee: Taylor SwiftMusic’s hottest megastar will get you to “Shake It Off” during this tour for her best-selling album “1989”; opening acts are Haim and Vance Joy (Aug. 21 through 26).

The Theatre @ Boston Court70 N. Mentor Ave. Pasadena, 626-683-6883 bostoncourt.comSee: “My Barking Dog”The theater’s mix of cutting-edge and classic works includes this play from Eric Coble about the transformation of two neighbors in an apartment complex after a coyote appears on their fi re escape (April 16 through May 24).

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CULTURAL/PERFORMING ARTS CENTERSCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-498-2139 casaromantica.org

Clayes Performing Arts CenterCal State Fullerton800 N. State College Blvd.657-278-3371, fullerton.edu

Irvine Barclay Theatre4242 Campus Drive949-854-4646, thebarclay.org

Muckenthaler Cultural Center1201 W. Malvern Ave. Fullerton, 714-738-6595 themuck.org

Segerstrom Center for the Arts600 and 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa714-556-2787, scfta.org

Soka Performing Arts Center1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, 949-480-4278performingarts.soka.edu

MUSEUMS/ART CENTERSArt-A-Fair777 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, 949-494-4514 art-a-fair.com

Beall Center for Art + Technology UC Irvine712 Arts Plaza 949-824-6206, beallcenter.uci.edu

Bowers Museum2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana 714-567-3600, bowers.org

Children’s Museum at La Habra301 S. Euclid St.562-905-9793, lhcm.org

Chuck Jones Center for Creativity3321 Hyland Ave.Costa Mesa, 949-660-7791 chuckjonescenter.org

ExplorOcean600 E. Bay Ave. Newport Beach 949-675-8915 explorocean.org

Festival of Arts650 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach800-487-3378, foapom.com

Fullerton Museum Center301 N. Pomona Ave. 714-738-6545 cityoffullerton.com

Grand Central Art Center125 N. Broadway Santa Ana, 714-567-7233 grandcentralartcenter.com

Heritage Museum of Orange County3101 W. Harvard St. Santa Ana, 714-540-0404 heritagemuseumoc.org

Huntington Beach Art Center538 Main St., 714-374-1650 huntingtonbeachartcenter.org

International Surfi ng Museum411 Olive Ave. Huntington Beach 714-960-3483 surfi ngmuseum.org

Irvine Fine Arts Center14321 Yale Ave.949-724-6880 irvinefi nearts.org

The Irvine Museum18881 Von Karman Ave. Suite 100, 949-476-0294irvinemuseum.org

Kidseum1802 N. Main St., Santa Ana714-480-1520, bowers.org

Laguna Art Museum307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, 949-494-8971 lagunaartmuseum.org

Muzeo241 S. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim, 714-95-MUZEO (956-8936), muzeo.org

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana 714-667-1517, occca.org

Orange County Museum of Art850 San Clemente Drive Newport Beach949-759-1122, ocma.net

Palm Court Arts Complex at Orange County Great ParkMarine Way and Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine866-829-3829, ocgp.org

Pretend City Children’s Museum29 Hubble, Irvine949-428-3900pretendcity.org

Sawdust Art Festival935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach 949-494-3030 sawdustartfestival.org

MUSICChoral Arts Initiative949-287-4270choralartsinitiative.org

Dana Point Symphony301-832-0388 danapointsymphony.com

Laguna Beach Live!949-715-9713 lagunabeachlive.org

MenAlive, the Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus866-636-2548 menalivechorus.org

Orange County Symphony714-778-0314 ocsymphony.org

Pacifi c Chorale714-662-2345 pacifi cchorale.org

Pacifi c Symphony714-755-5799 pacifi csymphony.org

Philharmonic Society of Orange County949-553-2422 philharmonicsociety.org

South Coast Symphony714-731-8079 southcoastsymphony.org

DANCEAnaheim Ballet714-520-0904 anaheimballet.org

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Backhausdance714-497-3137 backhausdance.org

Festival Ballet Theatre714-962-5440 festivalballet.org

Laguna Dance Festival949-715-5578, lagunadancefestival.org

National Choreographers Initiativenchoreographers.org

The Wooden Floor714-541-8314 thewoodenfl oor.org

MISCELLANEOUSAnaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation714-554-2711, apacf.org

Arts Orange County3730 S. Susan St., Suite 100Santa Ana714-556-5160

Balboa Village Theatre Foundationbalboavillagetheatre.org

Frida Cinema305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana thefridacinema.org

Literary Orangeliteraryorange.org

Newport Beach Film Festival4500 Campus Drive Newport Beach, 949-253-2880newportbeachfi lmfest.com

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach, 949-717-3890nbplfoundation.org

Orange County Children’s Book FestivalOrange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa kidsbookfestival.com

THEATERS3-D TheatricalsPlummer Auditorium 201 E. Chapman Ave. Fullerton, 714-589-2770 3dtshows.com

Attic Community Theater2995 W. Segerstrom Ave. Santa Ana, 714-662-2525 ocact.com

Cabrillo Playhouse202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente, 949-492-0465 cabrilloplayhouse.org

Camino Real Playhouse31776 El Camino Real San Juan Capistrano949-489-8082 caminorealplayhouse.org

Chance Theater5522 E. La Palma Ave.Anaheim Hill714-777-3033chancetheater.com

Concordia Studio TheatreConcordia University1530 Concordia West Irvine, 949-854-8002, x.1526, cui.edu

Costa Mesa Playhouse661 Hamilton St.949-650-5269 costamesaplayhouse.com

Curtis Theatre1 Civic Center Circle Brea, 714-990-7722 curtistheatre.com

Huntington Beach Playhouse7111 Talbert Ave. 714-375-0696 hbplayhouse.com

Laguna Playhouse606 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach 949-497-2787 lagunaplayhouse.com

Lyceum TheaterVanguard University55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa714-668-6145vanguard.edu

Maverick Theater110 E. Walnut Ave.Fullerton, 714-526-7070 mavericktheater.com

Musical Theatre Orange County714-637-0186, mtoc.org

Musical Theatre Village36-C Mauchly, Irvine949-753-1996 musicaltheatrevillage.net

Mysterium19211 Dodge Ave., Santa Ana, 714-505-3454 mysteriumtheater.com

Newport Theatre Arts Center2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach, 949-631-0288 ntaconline.com

Rose Center Theater14140 All American Way Westminster, 714-793-1150 rosecentertheater.com

Shakespeare Orange CountyGarden Grove Amphitheater12762 Main St., Garden Grove, 714-590-1575 shakespeareoc.org

South Coast Repertory655 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa714-708-5555, scr.org

Stages Theatre400 E. Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, 714-525-4484 stagesoc.org

Westminster Community Theatre7272 Maple St. 714-893-8626, wctstage.org

CONCERT VENUESCity National Grove of Anaheim2200 E. Katella Ave.714-712-2700, citynational groveofanaheim.com

The Coach House33157 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano949-496-8930thecoachhouse.com

Honda Center2695 E. Katella Ave. Anaheim, 714-704-2500 hondacenter.com

House of Blues Anaheim1530 S. Disneyland DriveAnaheim, 714-778-BLUE (2583), hob.com/anaheim

The Observatory/Constellation Room3503 S. Harbor Blvd. Santa Ana, 714-957-0600 observatoryoc.com

Pacifi c Amphitheatre100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa714-708-1870, pacamp.com

Steamers Jazz Club138 W. Commonwealth Ave.Fullerton, 714-871-8800

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre8808 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, 949-855-8095 livenation.com

Yost Theater307 N. Spurgeon St.Santa Ana, 888-862-9573yosttheater.com

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ALISO VIEJOFounders Hall Art GallerySoka University1 University Drive949-480-4081, soka.edu

ANAHEIMCenter Gallery250 Center St. 714-765-4422 anaheim.net

Rothick Art Haus170 S. Harbor Blvd.714-829-8283, rothick.com

BREACity of Brea Gallery1 Civic Center Circle714-990-7731 breagallery.com

Sarah Bain Gallery110 W. Birch St., #1714-990-0500 sarahbaingallery.com

CORONA DEL MARSCAPE Gallery2859 E. Coast Highway949-723-3406 scapesite.com

COSTA MESAThe ARTery Gallery @ The Lab2930 Bristol St., thelab.com

Dax Gallery2951 Randolph St.714-957-1706 daxgallery.com

Gray Matter Museum of Art485 E. 17th St., #101gmmaca.org

H Space GalleryHurley1945 Placentia Ave.949-548-9375, hurley.com

Martin Lawrence GalleriesSouth Coast Plaza3333 Bear St.949-759-0134martinlawrence.com

DANA POINTThe Shed Fine Art Gallery24471 Del Prado949-429-5591theshed-danapoint.com

FULLERTONBegovich GalleryCal State Fullerton800 State College Blvd.657-278-7750 fullerton.edu

Magoski Arts Colony223/225 W. Santa Fe Ave.714-441-1504 magoskiartscolony.com

Internal: Gallery & Oddities115 S. Harbor Blvd., Suite G714-869-7585internalgallery.com

IRVINECAC, Room, and University Art galleriesUC Irvine949-824-9854, arts.uci.edu

Village GalleryIrvine Spectrum Center59 Fortune Drive, #338949-450-8282villagegallery.com

LAGUNA BEACHArtist Eye Laguna Gallery1294 S. Coast Highway949-497-5898 artisteyelagunagallery.com

Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow1175 S. Coast Highway949-988-0603, ar4t.com

BC Space235 Forest Ave.949-497-1880, bcspace.com

The Bluebird Gallery1540 S. Coast Highway949-497-5377 bluebirdgallery.net

Cove Gallery1492 #8 S. Coast Highway949-494-1878 covegallerylaguna.com

Dawson Cole Fine Art326 Glenneyre St.949-497-4988dawsoncolefi neart.com

Forest & Ocean480 Ocean Ave.949-371-3313 forestoceangallery.com

JoAnne Artman Gallery326 N. Coast Highway949-510-5481 joanneartmangallery.com

Kelsey Michaels Fine Art354 N. Coast Highway949-922-5250kelseymichaels.com

LCAD Space At Forest & Ocean Gallery480 Ocean Ave.949-371-3313, lcad.edu

Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art611 S. Coast Highway949-715-9604, lgoca.com

Las Laguna Gallery577 S. Coast Highway949-667-1803laslagunagallery.com

Lu Martin Galleries372 N. Coast Highway949-494-8074 lumartingalleries.com

Mark Timothy Gallery350 N. Coast Highway949-307-0498marktimothygallery.com

Peter Blake Gallery435 Ocean Ave.949-376-9994 peterblakegallery.com

Quorum Gallery374 N. Coast Highway949-494-4422 quorumgallery.com

Redfern Gallery1540 S. Coast Highway949-497-3356 redferngallery.com

Salt Fine Art1492 S. Coast Highway949-715-5554 saltfi neart.net

Sandstone Gallery384-A N. Coast Highway949-497-6775 sandstonegallery.com

Simard Bilodeau Galerie1945 Laguna Canyon Road949-376-7611 simardbilodeau.com

Studio 7 Galleries384-B N. Coast Highway1590 S. Coast Highway Suite 3949-497-1080 (north)949-715-0012 (south)studio7gallery.com

Sue Greenwood Fine Art330 N. Coast Highway949-494-0669 suegreenwoodfi neart.com

Townley Gallery570 S. Coast Highway949-715-1860 townleygallery.com

Village Gallery502 S. Coast Highway949-494-3553villagegallery.com

The Vintage Poster1492 S. Coast Highway800-558-7552, thevintage-poster.com

“11th Annual Guest Juried Undergraduate Exhibition,” University Art Gallery, UC Irvine

Galleries: A Sampling of O.C. Galleries


Wyland Galleries Laguna Beach509 S. Coast Highway800-WYLAND-1, 949-376-8000, wylandgalleries.com

NEWPORT BEACHArt Resource Group20351 Irvine Ave.949-640-1972 artresourcegroup.com

Brett Rubbico Gallery361 Old Newport Blvd.949-515-5102 brettrubbicogallery.com

Debra Huse Gallery229 Marine Ave.949-723-6171 debrahusegallery.com

Lahaina GalleriesFashion Island1173 Newport Center Drive949-721-9117 lahainagalleries.com

Susan Spiritus Gallery20351 Irvine Ave.714-754-1286 susanspiritusgallery.com

YellowKorner GalleryFashion Island401 Newport Center Drive Suite A203949-706-0415 yellowkorner.com

ORANGEGuggenheim GalleryChapman University1 University Drive714-997-6800 guggenheimgallery.com

SAN CLEMENTESan Clemente Art Association Gallery100 N. Calle Seville949-492-7175paintsanclemente.com

Gallery 104166 Avenida del Mar949-218-0903 gallery104.com

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANOThe Cottage Gallery31701 Los Rios St.949-340-6693

Mission Fine Art Gallery31760 Camino Capistrano Suite C949-291-7738 mission-fi ne-art.com

SANTA ANAAvantgarden—The Art Gallery207 N. Broadway714-558-8843 artavantgarden.com

Bear Street GallerySouth Coast Plaza Village3851 S. Bear St., Suite B-15714-825-0592, ocfi nearts.org

F+ Gallery661 Poinsettia St.714-493-9430 fplusgallery.com

Marcas Contemporary Art305 E. 4th St., #103714-760-4637marcasgallery.com

Night Gallery Ceramics201 N. Main St.714-973-8477 nightgalleryceramics.com

Q Art Salon205 N. Sycamore St.714-835-8833 qartsalon.com

Showcase GallerySouth Coast Plaza Village3851 S. Bear St., Suite B-15 714-540-6430 ocfi nearts.org

TUSTINChemers Gallery17300 E. 17th St., Suite G714-731-5432 chemersgallery.com

“Nice Blue on Big Orange Background with Light Blue Blob in Middle Painting” by Anthony Hunter, JoAnne Artman Gallery

“The Enchanted Tale” by Jean Mannheim, Redfern Gallery


APRILCompagnie Käfi g April 7Irvine Barclay Theatre4242 Campus Drive Irvine, 949-854-4646 thebarclay.org

Ariana Grande April 10Honda Center2695 E. Katella Ave. Anaheim, 714-704-2400 hondacenter.com

“Slings and Arrows”April 10 through 18Casa Romantica415 Avenida GranadaSan Clemente949-498-2139casaromantica.org

“Les Misérables”April 10 through May 31Maverick Theater110 E. Walnut Ave.Fullerton, 714-526-7070 mavericktheater.com

Literary Orange April 11 Irvine Marriott18000 Von Karman Ave. Irvine, literaryorange.org

“The One-Eyed Captain: Socialist James Williams Towner, Free Love, and the Founding of Orange County” April 11Heritage Museum of Orange County3101 W. Harvard St.Santa Ana, 714-540-0404 heritagemuseumoc.org

Imagination CelebrationApril 11 through May 24Various locations714-556-5160artsoc.org/imagination-celebration.htm

“An Evening with Garrison Keillor” April 13Segerstrom Center for the Arts615 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, 949-553-2422philharmonicsociety.org

MAYInternational Festival May 2Soka University1 University DriveAliso Viejo949-480-4000, soka.edu

Yo-Yo Ma May 5 Segerstrom Center for the Arts714-755-5799pacifi csymphony.org

“The Art and Animation of Chuck Jones”May 7 through 28LCAD Space at Forest & Ocean Gallery480 Ocean Ave.Laguna Beach949-371-3313, lcad.edu

Under the Stars May 7 through Oct. 1Muckenthaler Cultural Center1201 W. Malvern Ave. Fullerton, 714-738-6595 themuck.org

“Peter and the Starcatcher” May 8 through June 7South Coast Repertory655 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa714-708-5555, scr.org

Ray Chen May 12Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 949-553-2422philharmonicsociety.org

“Adams, Curtis, and Weston: Photographers of the American West” May 16 through Nov. 29Bowers Museum2002 Main St., Santa Ana714-567-3600, bowers.org

Balboa Island ArtwalkMay 17South Bayfront Promenade, Balboa Island balboaislandartwalk.info

“Love, Loss and What I Wore”May 20 through June 7Laguna Playhouse606 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach949-497-2787lagunaplayhouse.com

The Wooden FloorMay 28 through 30Irvine Barclay Theatre714-541-8314thewoodenfl oor.org

“Curious Mediums: Peculiar and Surprising Works of Art”May 30 through July 12City of Brea Art Gallery1 Civic Center CircleBrea, 714-990-7730 cityofbrea.net

JUNE“Avenue Q”June 5 through July 18 Maverick Theater

“Motown: The Musical”June 16 through 28Segerstrom Center for the Arts 600 Town Center DriveCosta Mesa714-556-2787, scfta.org

Day of Music FullertonJune 21Various locationsthedayofmusic.com

Summer Solstice FestivalJune 21Muckenthaler Cultural Center

“Art of the Folding Fan” June 25 through Aug. 23Muckenthaler Cultural Center

“The One: The Music of Elton John”June 26 and 27Irvine Barclay Theatre866-636-2548menalivechorus.org

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Lady Antebellum June 27Verizon Wireless Amphitheater8808 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, 949-855-8095 livenation.com

Marci a Hafi fJune 27 through Sept. 27Laguna Art Museum307 Cliff DriveLaguna Beach 949-494-8971lagunaartmuseum.org

JULYThe Open Book Series Through July 16Muzeo241 S. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim, 714-95-MUZEO muzeo.org

National Choreographers Initiative July 25Irvine Barclay Theatrenchoreographers.org

AUGUSTKutturan Chamoru Aug. 6Muckenthaler Cultural Center

Art Crawl Experience Aug. 8 Downtown Anaheim Arts District (Center Street Promenade)714-956-3586downtownanaheim.com/artcrawlexperience

Gala of the Stars Aug. 14Irvine Barclay Theatre714-309-1280festivalballet.org

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Henry Segerstrom at his Newport Beach home, 1988. Photo by Yousef Karsh.

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