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In October

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

American Stories: Midcentury Magazine Illustrations from the Hilbert Collection. Iconic imagery from the booming age of editorial and advertising design, (Through 12/9) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

Alice Neel: Feels Like Home examines the role of kinship, chosen family, and the importance of community within the work of Alice Neel (b. 1900, Gladwyne, PA; d. 1984, New York, NY), one of the foremost American figurative painters of the twentieth century. A curated selection of forty paintings, many pulled from the estate’s collection, focuses on Neel’s honest, intimate paintings of her home, children, animals, and expanded family. (through 10/23) OCMA, Costa Mesa

Ain't Too Proud The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, (through 10/29) SCFA.org

Pensar Y Poder – Jimmy Centeno is a solo exhibition curated by the artist with a global south perspective asking- what is Power and what does it mean to think? Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Brea, themuck.org

Fullerton Museum Center Fullerton Art Town: What Feels like Home dives into the history and evolution of the Fullerton Museum Center’s building and location while also featuring local artists' expressions and definitions of home, (through 11/12) Fullerton Museum Center, fullertonmuseum.com

Three Person Show, reception, 11/3, 5 – 7pm, featuring Michael Davis, Serena Potter, and Kerri Sabine-Wolf, (through 11/16) Coastline Community College Art Gallery, Newport Beach

Mad Marion Cartoons were created by artist Sharon Kennedy in the late 70s and early 80s when she traveled the western states in a converted school bus caravan of other artists, musicians, and entertainers. Curated by Fullerton College Art Gallery museum studies senior intern Grace Yoo, (through 11/30) Fullerton Museum Center

OCMA presents Jennifer Guidi: And So It Is, Guidi’s layered painting practice investigates and generates meditative states of being—spaces in which spiritual, natural, and ethereal boundaries cease to exist. Guidi produces abstract, colorful compositions that build on ancient theories of energy and perception to transport us into heightened states of being, curated by CEO and Director, Heidi Zuckerman, (through 1/7/24) OCMA, Costa Mesa

Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Stobridge curated by Susan M. Anderson is the first exhibition to look at Meacham Strobridge’s Little Corner of Local Art gallery and to acknowledge her important contribution to the development of Los Angeles culture. Her gallery was a popular gathering place for the writers, artists, and craftspeople of the Arroyo Seco, and gave rising talents some of their earliest exposure. (through 1/13/24) UCI/ Jack & Shanez Langson Institute & Museum of California Art, Irvine

In celebration of the Self Help Graphics & Art momentous 50th anniversary, Laguna Art Museum presents the largest selection to date of works by SHG artists from the museum’s collection. Curated by Curatorial Fellow and Guest Curator Rochelle Steiner, Marking an Era: Celebrating Self Help Graphics & Art at 50 offers a contemporary look at the earliest works and themes associated with the movement (through 1/15/24) Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach

Oct 21-22
Beverly Hills Art Show, Beverly Gardens, 1300 Park Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, instagram @bhartshow

Oct 22 – Nov 12
A Raisin in the Sun, the groundbreaking drama changed the American theatre forever, breaking down barriers on and off stage seeks answers to the still-relevant questions, SCR.org,

Oct 27- Nov 5
2023 Art VENTURE juried art show featuring selected Southern California artists, Norma Herzog, Community Center, Costa Mesa

Oct 28
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is thrilled to welcome Miho Hazama and M_Unit as this season’s Jazz Club Discovery Artist! Miho Hazama is a Grammy-nominated artist and one of the most promising and talented composers/ arrangers of her generation, Samueli Theater, SCFA


In November

2023 Art VENTURE juried art show featuring selected Southern California artists, (through 11/5) Norma Herzog, Community Center, Costa Mesa

Fullerton Museum Center Fullerton Art Town: What Feels like Home dives into the history and evolution of the Fullerton Museum Center’s building and location while also featuring local artists' expressions and definitions of home, (through 11/12) Fullerton Museum Center, fullertonmuseum.com

Three Person Show, reception, 11/3, 5 – 7pm, featuring Michael Davis, Serena Potter, and Kerri Sabine-Wolf, (through 11/16) Coastline Community College Art Gallery, Newport Beach

A Raisin in the Sun, the groundbreaking drama changed the American theatre forever, breaking down barriers on and off stage seeks answers to the still-relevant questions, (through 11/12) SCR.org

Mad Marion Cartoons were created by artist Sharon Kennedy in the late 70s and early 80s when she traveled the western states in a converted school bus caravan of other artists, musicians, and entertainers. Curated by Fullerton College Art Gallery museum studies senior intern Grace Yoo, (through 11/30) Fullerton Museum Center

American Stories: Midcentury Magazine Illustrations from the Hilbert Collection. Iconic imagery from the booming age of editorial and advertising design, (Through 12/9) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

OCMA presents Jennifer Guidi: And So It Is, Guidi’s layered painting practice investigates and generates meditative states of being—spaces in which spiritual, natural, and ethereal boundaries cease to exist. Guidi produces abstract, colorful compositions that build on ancient theories of energy and perception to transport us into heightened states of being, curated by CEO and Director, Heidi Zuckerman, (through 1/7/24) OCMA, Costa Mesa

Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Stobridge curated by Susan M. Anderson is the first exhibition to look at Meacham Strobridge’s Little Corner of Local Art gallery and to acknowledge her important contribution to the development of Los Angeles culture. Her gallery was a popular gathering place for the writers, artists, and craftspeople of the Arroyo Seco, and gave rising talents some of their earliest exposure. (through 1/13/24) UCI/ Jack & Shanez Langson Institute & Museum of California Art, Irvine

The Power of Photography features a selection of iconic images which were compiled by the pioneering collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman to celebrate the photograph’s unique capacity for sensibility. Fetterman has been championing the photographic arts for over 40 years. He runs one of the leading fine art photography galleries in the world with a special emphasis on humanist photography (through 1/14/24) Bowers Museum. Santa Ana

In celebration of the Self Help Graphics & Art momentous 50th anniversary, Laguna Art Museum presents the largest selection to date of works by SHG artists from the museum’s collection. Curated by Curatorial Fellow and Guest Curator Rochelle Steiner, Marking an Era: Celebrating Self Help Graphics & Art at 50 offers a contemporary look at the earliest works and themes associated with the movement (through 1/15/24) Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Nov 2
First Thursdays Artwalk,, 6 - 9pm, monthly celebration with galleries open citywide, trolley service available, Laguna Beach

Nov 3
Three Person Show, reception, 11/3, 5 – 7pm, featuring Michael Davis, Serena Potter, and Kerri Sabine-Wolf, (through 11/16) Coastline Community College Art Gallery, Newport Beach

Nov 25- Dec 24
Orange County’s favorite yuletide tradition continues with the Dicken’s classic, A Christmas Carol. From the first “Bah humbug” to the final “Wassail,” this timeless treasure is sure to rekindle your holiday spirit. Join your favorite Dickens’ characters—Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come, and of course, everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, portrayed by SCR Founding Member Richard Doyle, SCR, Costa Mesa

 

In December

American Stories: Midcentury Magazine Illustrations from the Hilbert Collection. Iconic imagery from the booming age of editorial and advertising design, (Through 12/9) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

OCMA presents Jennifer Guidi: And So It Is, Guidi’s layered painting practice investigates and generates meditative states of being—spaces in which spiritual, natural, and ethereal boundaries cease to exist. Guidi produces abstract, colorful compositions that build on ancient theories of energy and perception to transport us into heightened states of being, curated by CEO and Director, Heidi Zuckerman, (through 1/7/24) OCMA, Costa Mesa

Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Stobridge curated by Susan M. Anderson is the first exhibition to look at Meacham Strobridge’s Little Corner of Local Art gallery and to acknowledge her important contribution to the development of Los Angeles culture. Her gallery was a popular gathering place for the writers, artists, and craftspeople of the Arroyo Seco, and gave rising talents some of their earliest exposure. (through 1/13/24) UCI/ Jack & Shanez Langson Institute & Museum of California Art, Irvine

The Power of Photography features a selection of iconic images which were compiled by the pioneering collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman to celebrate the photograph’s unique capacity for sensibility. Fetterman has been championing the photographic arts for over 40 years. He runs one of the leading fine art photography galleries in the world with a special emphasis on humanist photography (through 1/14/24) Bowers Museum. Santa Ana

In celebration of the Self Help Graphics & Art momentous 50th anniversary, Laguna Art Museum presents the largest selection to date of works by SHG artists from the museum’s collection. Curated by Curatorial Fellow and Guest Curator Rochelle Steiner, Marking an Era: Celebrating Self Help Graphics & Art at 50 offers a contemporary look at the earliest works and themes associated with the movement (through 1/15/24) Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Dec 2-3
Open Studios and Holiday Sale, 11am – 4pm, Laguna Canyon Artists open 20 plus art studios for their annual holiday sale and celebration, just 3 minute drive from main beach on Laguna Canyon Road

Dec 7
First Thursdays Artwalk, 6 - 9pm, monthly celebration with galleries open citywide, trolley service available, Laguna Beach

Dec 8-17
SoCal’s favorite holiday tradition returns with American Ballet Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker. Alexei Ratmansky choreographed this dazzling holiday treat featuring ABT’s roster of superstar dancers, Segerstrom Hall, SCFA, Costa Mesa

Dec 19-24
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical features the hit songs You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch and Welcome Christmas (written by Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss) from the original animated series. Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small," decides to steal Christmas away from the Holiday loving Whos, SCFA, Costa Mesa

In January

OCMA presents Jennifer Guidi: And So It Is, Guidi’s layered painting practice investigates and generates meditative states of being—spaces in which spiritual, natural, and ethereal boundaries cease to exist. Guidi produces abstract, colorful compositions that build on ancient theories of energy and perception to transport us into heightened states of being, curated by CEO and Director, Heidi Zuckerman, (through 1/7/24) OCMA, Costa Mesa

Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Stobridge curated by Susan M. Anderson is the first exhibition to look at Meacham Strobridge’s Little Corner of Local Art gallery and to acknowledge her important contribution to the development of Los Angeles culture. Her gallery was a popular gathering place for the writers, artists, and craftspeople of the Arroyo Seco, and gave rising talents some of their earliest exposure. (through 1/13/24) UCI/ Jack & Shanez Langson Institute & Museum of California Art, Irvine

The Power of Photography features a selection of iconic images which were compiled by the pioneering collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman to celebrate the photograph’s unique capacity for sensibility. Fetterman has been championing the photographic arts for over 40 years. He runs one of the leading fine art photography galleries in the world with a special emphasis on humanist photography (through 1/14/24) Bowers Museum. Santa Ana

In celebration of the Self Help Graphics & Art momentous 50th anniversary, Laguna Art Museum presents the largest selection to date of works by SHG artists from the museum’s collection. Curated by Curatorial Fellow and Guest Curator Rochelle Steiner, Marking an Era: Celebrating Self Help Graphics & Art at 50 offers a contemporary look at the earliest works and themes associated with the movement (through 1/15/24) Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Jan 4
First Thursdays Artwalk, 6 - 9pm, monthly celebration with galleries open citywide, trolley service available, Laguna Beach

Jan 19 – Feb 11
Other Desert Cities explores the strained relationships within a family. Written by Jon Robin Baitz, the story centers around a wealthy family in Palm Springs torn apart by the publication of a memoir written by their daughter, NTAC, ntactickets.com

 

 
             
           
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