Phil Lyons and his wife, Mary, became the largest endowment donors to both Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale, cementing their place as pillars of Orange County's arts community.

Three years ago this week, we launched Culture OC with an ambitious but simple vision: to give Orange County’s diverse and vibrant arts scene the deep, high-caliber journalism it deserves.  At a time ...

From Orange County classrooms to Broadway stages and Hollywood, Krysta Rodriguez has built a career defined by authenticity, talent and grit. “Orange County is such an interesting place to grow up in, ...

There are no witches in “The Crucible,” at least not the kind with pointy hats, broomsticks and bubbling cauldrons. More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials and more than 70 years after Arthur ...

We’re thrilled to share with you our writers’ picks for notable events in theater, dance, visual arts, culture and music for fall 2026. Culture OC’s talented team of arts and culture writers has ...

Reopened two years ago following an extensive restoration, the Lido Theater has been returned to its full glory with art deco details, from the grand marquee outside to ornate mirrors and light ...

Ancient Rome may not immediately bring to mind door-slamming farce, flirtatious courtesans, mistaken identities and a stage full of people desperately trying to get what or who they want. In the world ...

The story of the Orange County Women’s Chorus doesn’t begin in a concert hall, conservatory, or cultural institution, but in a living room in 1997 in Irvine with nine women wondering what might happen ...

Growing up isn’t easy, especially when the fate of Narnia, a magical alternate universe, is at stake. This is the very predicament the four Pevensie siblings find themselves in while staying in the ...

Anne Marie Panoringan has been writing about food in Orange County for over 20 years. She shares how she first got started writing, the places she’s traveled to and how she became a James Beard ...

The group Katseye has dropped out of the Daisy Chain Fields Festival because of an injury. The story has been revised to reflect this news. On Saturday, Aug. 29, the Great Park in Irvine will host the ...

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